Kaunas Baltų Ainiai
| Kauno Baltų Ainiai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| League | Lithuania Hockey League |
| Founded | 2019[1] |
| Home arena | (capacity: 300[2]) |
| Colours | Black, red, white |
| Head coach |  |
| Website | Kaunas Baltų Ainiai |
| Franchise history | |
| 2019–2020 | Baltų Ainiai/HC Klaipėda |
| 2020– | Kauno Baltų Ainiai |
Kauno Baltų Ainiai is an ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Lithuania Hockey League, the top tier of ice hockey in Lithuania. They play home games at the .
History[]
Kauno Baltų Ainiai was founded in 2019 and immediately joined the Lithuania Hockey League.[1] The team was initially known as Baltų Ainiai/HC Klaipėda, following the merger to two separate hockey schools.[3] Their debut season was a torrid one, losing 17 of their 18 games, finishing last in the league. In the following offseason, the team changed its name to Kauno Baltų Ainiai, with the HC Klaipėda school instead teaming up with new comers Energija Hockey in order to create Energija Hockey/HC Klaipėda.
Roster[]
Updated January 26, 2021.[4]
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 1 | 
|
R | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 29 |
|
L | 2020 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 28 |
|
L | 2019 | - | |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | ||
| 92 |
|
L | 2020 | - | ||
| 63 | /
|
R | 2020 | Moscow, Russia | ||
| 99 |
|
L | 2019 | - | ||
| 31 | 
|
L | 2020 | Riga, Latvia | ||
| 33 |
|
L | 2020 | - | ||
| 45 |
|
R | 2020 | San Marino, United States | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 67 |
|
L | F | 2020 | Tyumen, Russia | |
| 19 |
|
R | F | 2019 | - | |
| 24 |
|
L | C | 2020 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 3 |
|
L | F | 2019 | - | |
| 5 |
|
R | F | 2020 | - | |
| 11 |
|
L | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 18 |
|
R | F | 2019 | - | |
| 81 |
|
L | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 8 |
|
L | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 88 |
|
L | F | 2020 | - | |
| 13 |
|
L | F | 2020 | - | |
| 51 |
|
L | F | 2019 | Elektrėnai, Lithuania | |
| 17 |
|
L | F | 2020 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 10 |
|
- | F | 2020 | - | |
| 16 |
|
L | F | 2020 | - | |
| 68 |
|
L | LW | 2020 | Magnitogorsk, Russia | |
| 15 |
|
R | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 91 |
|
L | F | 2019 | - | |
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2019-20 | 18 | 0 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 140 | 4th | Playoffs cancelled |
References[]
- ^ a b "Kauno Baltụ Ainiai". Kaunas Baltų Ainiai on Facebook. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Ledos Arena Kaunas - HockeyArenas.net". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Lietuvos ledo ritulio pirmenybėse debiutuos jungtinė Kauno ir Klaipėdos komanda" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. June 20, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Baltų Ainiai Kaunas Hockey" (in Lithuanian). EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
External links[]
| Ice hockey in Lithuania | |
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| Lithuania Hockey League: | |
| Other articles: | |
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- Sport in Kaunas
- Ice hockey teams in Lithuania
- Lithuanian Hockey League teams
- Ice hockey clubs established in 2019
- 2019 establishments in Lithuania