Ukraine men's national ice hockey team
Nickname(s) | Yellow and Blue (Жовто-сині / Zhovto-syni) |
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Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine |
Head coach | Vadym Shakhraychuk |
Assistants | Kostiantyn Simchuk |
Captain | Andriy Mikhnov |
Most games | Vasily Bobrovnikov (182) |
Most points | Vitaly Litvinenko (105) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | UKR |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 27 1 (6 June 2021)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 11 (2003) |
Lowest IIHF | 26 (2020) |
First international | |
Kazakhstan 5–1 Ukraine (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 14 April 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Ukraine 37–2 Belgium (Bled, Slovenia; 13 March 1993) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Finland 9–0 Ukraine (Helsinki, Finland; 3 May 2003) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 27 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 9th (2002) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
157–148–27 |
Medal record | ||
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Pool B / Division I | ||
1998 Slovenia | ||
2013 Ukraine (Group B) | ||
2016 Croatia (Group B) | ||
2008 Japan (Group B) | ||
2009 Poland (Group B) | ||
2010 Netherlands (Group A) | ||
2011 Ukraine (Group B) | ||
Pool C / Division II | ||
1997 Estonia | ||
1993 Slovenia | ||
1996 Slovenia | ||
1994 Slovakia (Pool C1) | ||
1995 Bulgaria (Pool C1) |
The Ukrainian national ice hockey team (Ukrainian: Збірна України з хокею з шайбою) is the national men's ice hockey team of Ukraine, and is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Ukraine is currently ranked 27th in the world by the IIHF as of the 2020 IIHF World Ranking,[2] while their highest IIHF ranking is 11th.
The team's top finish was at the 2002 World Championships when they finished in 9th place. Following the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Russia, Ukraine was relegated to Division I.
Tournament record[]
Olympic Games[]
- 2002 – Finished in 10th place
World Championship[]
- 1954–1991 – Participated as part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team
- 1993 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1994 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C1)
- 1995 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C1)
- 1996 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1997 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Pool C, promoted to Pool B)
- 1998 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Pool B, promoted to Pool A)
- 1999 – Finished in 14th place
- 2000 – Finished in 14th place
- 2001 – Finished in 10th place
- 2002 – Finished in 9th place
- 2003 – Finished in 12th place
- 2004 – Finished in 14th place
- 2005 – Finished in 11th place
- 2006 – Finished in 12th place
- 2007 – Finished in 16th place (relegated to Division I)
- 2008 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
- 2009 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
- 2010 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I Group A)
- 2011 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2012 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A, relegated to Division I Group B)
- 2013 – Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B, promoted to Division I Group A)
- 2014 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I Group A)
- 2015 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A, relegated to Division I Group B)
- 2016 – Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B, promoted to Division I Group A)
- 2017 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A, relegated to Division I Group B)
- 2018 – Finished in 26th place (4th in Division I Group B)
- 2019 – Finished in 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
Coaches[]
- (1993–1994)
- (1994–2003)
- (2004–2007)
- (2007–2008)
- (2009)
- (2009–2010)
- Dave Lewis (2010–2011)
- (2011–2012)
- (2012–2013)
- Andrei Nazarov (2013–2014)
- / Oleksandr Hodyniuk (2014–15)
- Oleksandr Savytskyi (2015–2018)
- Andriy Sryubko (2018–2019)
- / (2019–2020)
- Vadym Shakhraychuk (2021–Present)
Gallery[]
Mykola Ladygin
Oleksandr Pobyedonostsev
Dmytro Tsyrul
Dmytro Tolkunov
Andriy Mikhnov and Vadym Shakhraychuk
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "IIHF- World Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Ukraine men's national ice hockey team
- Ice hockey teams in Ukraine
- National ice hockey teams in Europe