Estonia men's national ice hockey team

Estonia
The recoloured version of the lesser coat of arms of Estonia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s) Lõvid (Lions)
Pääsukesed (Swallows)
Association Estonian Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Jüri Rooba
Head coach Jussi Tupamäki
Assistants Märt Eerme
Janne Pekkarinen
Captain Lauri Lahesalu
Most games Lauri Lahesalu (102)
Top scorer Andrei Makrov (76)
Most points Andrei Makrov (128)
Home stadium Tondiraba Ice Hall
Team colors               
IIHF code EST
Ranking
Current IIHF 26 Increase1
Highest IIHF 23 (2007)
Lowest IIHF 29 (first in 2014)
First international
 Finland 2–1 Estonia 
(Helsinki, Finland; 20 February 1937)
Biggest win
 Estonia 27–1 South Africa 
(Barcelona, Spain; 16 March 1994)
 Estonia 26–0 Bulgaria 
(Tallinn, Estonia; 6 November 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Slovenia 16–0 Estonia 
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 21 April 2001)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 25 (first in 1994)
Best result 19th (1998)

The Estonian men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Estonia internationally. The team is controlled by the Estonian Ice Hockey Association (Estonian: Eesti Jäähokiliit), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Estonia has yet to qualify for the Olympics.

World Championship

Division Championship Coach Captain Finish Rank
C1 Latvia 1993 Riga - - Qualifications 2nd
C2 Spain 1994 Barcelona - - Promoted 1st
C1 Bulgaria 1995 Sofia - - Group stage 4th in Group C1
C Slovenia 1996 Jesenice - - Group stage 5th in Group C
C Estonia 1997 Tallinn - - Promoted 3rd in Group C
B Slovenia 1998 Ljubljana - - Group stage 3rd in Group B
B Denmark 1999 Odense - - Group stage 6th in Group B
B Poland 2000 Katowice - - Group stage 6th in Group B
Division I Slovenia 2001 Ljubljana - - relegated 6th in Group B
Division II South Africa 2002 Cape Town - - Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I Croatia 2003 Zagreb - - Group stage 3rd in Group B
Division I Poland 2004 Gdańsk - - Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Netherlands 2005 Eindhoven - - Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Estonia 2006 Tallinn - - Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I China 2007 Qiqihar - - Group stage 4th in Group A
Division I Japan 2008 Sapporo - - relegated 6th in Group B
Division II Serbia 2009 Novi Sad - - Group stage 2nd in Group A
Division II Estonia 2010 Narva - - Promoted 1st in Group B
Division I Ukraine 2011 Kiev - - relegated 6th in Group B
Division II Iceland 2012 Reykjavík - - Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I Ukraine 2013 Donetsk - - relegated 6th in Group B
Division II Serbia 2014 Belgrade - - Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I Netherlands 2015 Eindhoven - - Group stage 5th in Group B
Division I Croatia 2016 Zagreb - - Group stage 5th in Group B
Division I United Kingdom 2017 Belfast - - Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Lithuania 2018 Kaunas - - Group stage 3rd in Group B
Division I Estonia 2019 Tallinn - - Group B

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I.[1][2]

Head coach: Jussi Tupamäki

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GVillem-Henrik Koitmaa1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)3 October 1990Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
4DMarko Kettunen1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)12 June 1986Estonia HC Viking
5DEduard Slessarevski1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb)16 March 1999Finland KJT Haukat
7DSaveli Novikov2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)90 kg (200 lb)22 May 1999Estonia HC Viking
8FRobert Rooba – A1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)2 September 1993Finland JYP
9FVadim Vasjonkin1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)30 April 1996United States Buffalo State College
10FAleksei Sibirtsev1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)5 December 1987Sweden Borås HC
11FArtjom Gornostajev1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)17 August 1993Finland Muik Hockey
12FRoman Andrejev1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)5 June 1990Sweden Borås HC
13FMaksim Simonov1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)77 kg (170 lb)17 August 1998Finland KJT Haukat
15FRobert Arrak1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb)1 April 1999Finland Jokerit
17FAleksandr Kuznetsov1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)90 kg (200 lb)29 January 1985Estonia HC Viking
18FKevin Parras1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb)4 October 1994France Diables Rouges de Valenciennes
19FRiho Embrich1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)10 March 1993Finland Riemu
20FMihkel Võrang1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)80 kg (180 lb)10 March 1990Estonia Tartu Kalev-Välk
21DJaanus Sorokin1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb)9 February 1986Free Agent
22FAndrei Makrov1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)88 kg (194 lb)14 December 1979Estonia HC Viking
24FAleksandr Petrov1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)25 May 1983Italy Milano Rossoblu
25DFilipp Švarõgin1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)28 January 1987Estonia HC Viking
27DAleksandr Ossipov – A1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb)7 August 1987Sweden Borås HC
28DLauri Lahesalu – C1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)29 March 1979Free Agent
29GRoman Šumihhin1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb)6 September 1991Estonia HC Vipers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Selgus Eesti jäähokikoondise koosseis MM-turniiriks Kaunases". eestihoki.ee (in Estonian). 18 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Team roster" (PDF). iihf.com. 22 April 2018.

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