Belarus men's national junior ice hockey team

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Belarus

The coat of Arms of Belarus is the badge used on the players jerseys
Association	Belarus Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach
Assistants
Captain	Artur Gavrus
Most points	Andrei Kostitsyn (21)
IIHF code	BLR
First international
Kazakhstan 4 - 0 Belarus  (Minsk, Belarus; November 10, 1992)
Biggest win
Belarus 19 - 0 Lithuania  (Minsk, Belarus; November 12, 1992)
Biggest defeat
Russia 12 - 1 Belarus  (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

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.

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. , 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 . 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:

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1998-04-15) April 15, 1998 (age 23)
3	D		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1998-02-16) February 16, 1998 (age 24)
4	D		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1998-11-06) November 6, 1998 (age 23)
5	D		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1999-10-20) October 20, 1999 (age 22)	Dinamo Minsk
6	D		1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1998-08-28) August 28, 1998 (age 23)
7	F		1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1998-06-02) June 2, 1998 (age 23)	Dinamo Minsk
8	D	Vladislav Yeryomenko	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1999-04-24) April 24, 1999 (age 22)	Calgary Hitmen
9	F		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1998-03-17) March 17, 1998 (age 23)	Yunost Minsk
10	F		1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1998-02-23) February 23, 1998 (age 24)
11	F		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1998-07-14) July 14, 1998 (age 23)
12	F		1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1999-01-19) January 19, 1999 (age 23)	Victoria Royals
13	F		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1998-05-13) May 13, 1998 (age 23)
14	F		1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1998-09-12) September 12, 1998 (age 23)
16	F		1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1998-08-20) August 20, 1998 (age 23)
17	F	Yegor Sharangovich	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1998-06-06) June 6, 1998 (age 23)	Dinamo Minsk
18	D		1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 (age 23)
19	F		1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1999-11-15) November 15, 1999 (age 22)	Yunost Minsk
20	G		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1999-02-09) February 9, 1999 (age 23)
21	F		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1999-10-16) October 16, 1999 (age 22)	Prince George Cougars
22	D		1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1999-06-05) June 5, 1999 (age 22)
24	F	Maxim Sushko	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 (age 23)	Owen Sound Attack
25	G		1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	(2000-06-04) June 4, 2000 (age 21)
26	F		1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 23)

World Junior Championship record[]

Year	Rank
1974–1992	As part of  Soviet Union
1993	3rd in Minsk Group (Pool C)
1994	26th (Pool C)
1995	20th (Pool C1)
1996	22th (Pool C)
1997	1st, Promoted to Pool B
1998	1st, Promoted to Top Division
1999	10th place (Relegated to Pool B)
2000	1st, Promoted to Top Division
2001	9th place
2002	9th place
2003	10th place (Relegated to Division I)
2004	1st, Promoted to Top Division
2005	10th place (Relegated to Division I)
2006	1st, Promoted to Top Division
2007	13th place (Relegated to Division I)
2008	13th place (Division I)
2009	13th place (Division I)
2010	14th place (Division I)
2011	13th place (Division I)
2012	12th place (Division I)
2013	12th place (Division I)
2014	13th place (Division I)
2015	1st, Promoted to Top Division
2016	10th place (Relegated to Division I)
2017	1st, Promoted to Top Division
2018	10th place (Relegated to Division I)
2019	12th place (Division I)
2020	13th place (Division I)
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	1st, Promoted to Top Division (expelled)
TBD 2023

References[]

External links[]

• Belarus at IIHF.com