Lithuania men's national ice hockey team

Lithuania
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Lithuanian away jersey badge features Vytis ("the Chaser") who is also featured on the Coat of arms of Lithuania. The home jersey features the Columns of Gediminas.
AssociationLithuanian Ice Hockey Federation
General managerAurelijus Kriščiūnas
Head coachRon Pasco
AssistantsMindaugas Kieras
Daniel Lacroix
CaptainNerijus Ališauskas
Most gamesMindaugas Kieras (102)
Top scorerEgidijus Bauba (47)
Most pointsEgidijus Bauba (98)
Team colorsRed, black, white, gold
       
IIHF codeLTU
Ranking
Current IIHF24 Decrease 1 (26 May 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (2008–2010, 2020–2021, 2022)
Lowest IIHF27 (2003–2005)
First international
Latvia  3–0  
(Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932)
Biggest win
  20–0  Luxembourg
(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 25 March 2002)
  20–0  Iceland
(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 28 March 2002)
Biggest defeat
Latvia  27–0  
(Riga, Latvia; 27 August 1996)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances30 (first in 1938)
Best result10th (1938)
International record (W–L–T)
88–131–10

The Lithuanian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Lithuania. The team is overseen by Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation who is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Lithuania is ranked 24th in the IIHF World Rankings. They have never competed in Olympic Games.

World Championship record

  • 1938 – 10th place
  • 1954–1991 – part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team
  • 1993 – not ranked (3rd in "Pool C" Qualification Group 1)
  • 1994 – not ranked (2nd in "Pool C2" Qualification Group 1)
  • 1995 – 31st place (2nd in "Pool C2")
  • 1996 – 29th place (1st in "Pool D")
  • 1997 – 28th place (8th in "Pool C")
  • 1998 – 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
  • 1999 – 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
  • 2000 – 28th place (4th in "Pool C")
  • 2001 – 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2002 – 30th place (1st in Division II Group B)
  • 2003 – 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2004 – 29th place (1st in Division II Group B)
  • 2005 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2006 – 19th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
  • 2007 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2008 – 24th place (4th in Division I Group B)
  • 2009 – 24th place (4th in Division I Group A)
  • 2010 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group A)
  • 2011 – 25th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2012 – 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2013 – 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2014 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2015 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2016 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2017 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2018 – 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B)
  • 2019 – 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2020 – cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
  • 2021 – cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
  • 2022 – 19th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
  • 2023 – 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2024 – 24th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
  • 2025 – 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B)
  • 2026 – (Division I Group A)

Roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B.[4][5]

Head coach: Ron Pasco

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Date of birth Team
2 D Paulius Rumševičius 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 Energija Elektrėnai
4 D Nerijus Ališauskas 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 HK Spišská Nová Ves
7 F Ilja Četvertak 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 Hockey Punks Vilnius
8 F Paulius Gintautas 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 Sparta Sarpsborg
9 F Laisvydas Kudrevičius 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 Hockey Punks Vilnius
10 F Aivaras Bendžius 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 Kaunas City
11 D Kostas Gusevas 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 Kaunas City
13 F Ugnius Čižas 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 Narvik IK
14 D Artur Seniut 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 Sport U20
17 F Tadas Kumeliauskas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 Energija Elektrėnai
21 F Marijus Dumčius 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 Sport U20
22 F Dovydas Laimutis 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 Energija Elektrėnai
27 F Eimantas Noreika 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 HK Zemgale/LBTU
31 F Mark Kaleinikovas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 TH Unia Oświęcim
40 D Tomaš Krukovski 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 GIJS Groningen
50 G Mantas Armalis 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 Leksands IF
51 D Edgar Protčenko 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 HC Landsberg
70 G Faustas Nausėda 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 Hokki
71 F Povilas Verenis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 Energija Elektrėnai
77 D Domantas Čypas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 Adendorfer EC
88 F Martynas Grinius 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 Saale Bulls Halle
97 F Emilijus Krakauskas 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 HC Sierre

All-time record

As of 8 April 2025[6]
All-time record against opponents
Opponent GP W T L GF GA GD
 Australia 3 3 0 0 20 7 +13
 Austria 2 0 0 2 5 11 –6
 Belarus 3 0 0 3 4 31 –27
 Belgium 2 2 0 0 19 4 +15
 Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 26 3 +23
 China 5 2 1 2 17 22 –5
 Croatia 15 11 1 3 56 32 +24
 Denmark 1 0 0 1 1 8 –7
 Estonia 38 17 1 20 148 140 +8
 France 4 0 0 4 8 24 –16
 Great Britain 10 5 0 5 25 35 –10
 Greece 1 1 0 0 20 1 +19
 Hungary 16 1 0 15 25 97 –72
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 20 0 +20
 Israel 1 1 0 0 7 2 +5
 Italy 3 0 0 3 5 15 –10
 Japan 10 2 0 8 19 45 –26
 Kazakhstan 5 0 0 5 6 41 –35
 Latvia 5 0 0 5 2 45 –43
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 20 0 +20
 Netherlands 17 5 5 7 47 56 –9
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 21 2 +19
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9
 Norway 3 1 0 2 8 15 –7
 Poland 22 4 0 18 47 126 –79
 Romania 16 7 1 8 60 56 +4
 Serbia 6 6 0 0 37 8 +29
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 0 0 14 3 +11
 Slovenia 6 0 0 6 10 42 –32
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 16 1 +15
 South Korea 8 4 1 3 25 22 +3
 Spain 5 5 0 0 31 6 +25
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 1 15 –14
 Ukraine 13 3 0 10 25 62 –37
Total 230 89 10 131 803 977 –174

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ Steiss, Adam (17 March 2020). "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Lithuania – IIHF". IIHF.com. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Paaiškėjo galutinė Lietuvos vyrų ledo ritulio rinktinės sudėtis". hockey.lt (in Lithuanian). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Lithuania - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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