Belarus men's national junior ice hockey team
The Belarusian men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Belarus. The team represents Belarus at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship. Prior to independence in 1991, Belarusian players played for the Soviet Union, which played in the World Juniors from its inception in 1974. Belarus has played in the top division eight times, first in 1999 and most recently in 2018, with their best finish being ninth overall in both 2001 and 2002. The most recent tournament, the 2019 tournament, had Belarus finished second in Division I, the second tier, and twelfth overall.
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| Association | Belarus Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  |
| Assistants | |
| Captain | Artur Gavrus |
| Most points | Andrei Kostitsyn (21) |
| IIHF code | BLR |
| First international | |
 .svg.png){kind=small} (Minsk, Belarus; November 10, 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 (Podolsk, Russia; December 27, 2000) | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 28 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 9th (2001, 2002) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 50–47–6 | |
History
Belarus became an independent nation in 1991, and the team made their first appearance at the top level World Junior Hockey Championships in 1998, when Belarus won Pool B (now Division I). The U20 team attracted some NHL scouts at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, but the Belarusians never won a game and tied Kazakhstan in round-robin play. Belarus finished 10th and were relegated to Pool B for 2000, which was staged in Minsk, Belarus. The team easily returned to the top level by defeating Germany in the final. Belarus had little trouble adjusting to the 2001 World Junior Championships in Moscow, Russia, since players played all over Russia and former Soviet states like Latvia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine. Vitali Aristau, who was 15 years old at the 1999 tournament, was still not good enough to be the starting goaltender for the 2001 squad. The team had two more returnees from the 1999 squad – Konstantin Koltsov and Andrei Maroz. The Belarusians avoided relegation by winning and tying a game against the Kazakhs.
Belarus competed in the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Championships, until finally being relegated along with Germany under the new IIHF format. Belarus returned to the top division in 2005, where they upset the hosts USA 5–2 in round-robin play, but were relegated again with Germany. Belarus has mainly been in the second-tier Division I level since then, though have been promoted to the top division on occasion, most recently in 2018.
Roster
IIHF U20 World Championships roster
Roster for the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships:
Head coach: Yuri Faikov
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Dmitri Rodik | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | April 15, 1998 | |
| 3 | D | Andrei Gostev | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | February 16, 1998 | |
| 4 | D | Vladislav Sokolovsky | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | November 6, 1998 | |
| 5 | D | Dmitri Deryabin | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | October 20, 1999 | |
| 6 | D | Vladislav Martynyuk | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | August 28, 1998 |  |
| 7 | F | Viktor Bovbel | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | June 2, 1998 | |
| 8 | D | Vladislav Yeryomenko | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | April 24, 1999 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 9 | F | Ilya Litvinov | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | March 17, 1998 | |
| 10 | F | Vladislav Ryadchenko | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | February 23, 1998 | |
| 11 | F | Alexander Lukashevich | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | July 14, 1998 | |
| 12 | F | Igor Martynov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | January 19, 1999 | |
| 13 | F | Arseni Astashevich | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | May 13, 1998 | |
| 14 | F | Sergei Pischuk | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | September 12, 1998 | |
| 16 | F | Dmitri Grinkevich | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | August 20, 1998 | |
| 17 | F | Yegor Sharangovich | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | June 6, 1998 | |
| 18 | D | Dmitri Burovtsev | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | April 21, 1998 | |
| 19 | F | Ivan Drozdov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | November 15, 1999 | |
| 20 | G | Andrei Grischenko | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | February 9, 1999 | |
| 21 | F | Vladislav Mikhalchuk | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | October 16, 1999 | |
| 22 | D | Vladislav Gabrus | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | June 5, 1999 | |
| 24 | F | Maxim Sushko | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | February 10, 1999 | |
| 25 | G | Nikita Tolopilo | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | June 4, 2000 | |
| 26 | F | Nazar Anisimov | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | March 6, 1998 | |
Results
References
External links
- Belarus at IIHF.com
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