Ukraine men's national ice hockey team

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Ukraine
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Yellow and Blue
(Жовто-сині / Zhovto-syni)
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Ukraine
Head coachVadym Shakhraychuk
AssistantsKostiantyn Simchuk
CaptainAndriy Mikhnov
Most gamesVasily Bobrovnikov (182)
Most pointsVitaly Litvinenko (105)
Team colors   
IIHF codeUKR
Ukrainehockey blue.png Ukrainehockey yellow.png
Ranking
Current IIHF27 Decrease 1 (6 June 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (2003)
Lowest IIHF26 (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
Appearances27 (first in 1993)
Best result9th (2002)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
International record (W–L–T)
157–148–27
Medal record
Pool B / Division I
Gold medal – first place 1998 Slovenia
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ukraine (Group B)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Croatia (Group B)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Japan (Group B)
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poland (Group B)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Netherlands (Group A)
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ukraine (Group B)
Pool C / Division II
Gold medal – first place 1997 Estonia
Silver medal – second place 1993 Slovenia
Silver medal – second place 1996 Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Slovakia (Pool C1)
Bronze medal – third place 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[]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "IIHF- World Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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