Estonia men's national ice hockey team

The Estonian men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Estonia internationally. The team is controlled by the Estonian Ice Hockey Association (Estonian: Eesti Jäähokiliit), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Estonia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Pääsukesed (Swallows)
AssociationEstonian Ice Hockey Association
General managerJüri Rooba
Head coachPetri Skriko
AssistantsKaupo Kaljuste
Mikko Mäenpää
CaptainRobert Rooba
Most gamesLauri Lahesalu (131)
Top scorerAndrei Makrov (82)
Most pointsAndrei Makrov (148)
Home stadiumTondiraba Ice Hall
Team colors     
IIHF codeEST
Ranking
Current IIHF28 Steady (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (2007)
Lowest IIHF29 (2014–15)
First international
Finland  2–1  Estonia
(Helsinki, Finland; 20 February 1937)
Biggest win
Estonia  27–1  South Africa
(Barcelona, Spain; 16 March 1994)
Estonia  26–0  Bulgaria
(Tallinn, Estonia; 6 November 2015)
Biggest defeat
Slovenia  16–0  Estonia
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 21 April 2001)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances29 (first in 1994)
Best result19th (1998)
International record (W–L–T)
96–115–13

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Estonia has yet to qualify for the Olympics.

World Championship

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Estonia national team
DivisionChampionshipCoachCaptainFinishRank
19541991As part of  Soviet Union
C1 1993 RigaAlexander RomantsovQualifications 2nd
C2 1994 BarcelonaAlexander RomantsovPromoted 1st
C1 1995 SofiaAlexander RomantsovGroup stage 4th in Group C1
C 1996 JeseniceAlexander RomantsovGroup stage 5th in Group C
C 1997 TallinnAlexander RomantsovPromoted 3rd in Group C
B 1998 LjubljanaAlexander RomantsovGroup stage 3rd in Group B
B 1999 OdenseAlexander RomantsovGroup stage 6th in Group B
B 2000 KatowiceAlexander RomantsovGroup stage 6th in Group B
Division I 2001 Ljubljana Vesa Surenkinrelegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2002 Cape Town Vesa SurenkinPromoted 1st in Group A
Division I 2003 Zagreb Vesa SurenkinGroup stage 3rd in Group B
Division I 2004 GdańskJuri TsepilovGroup stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2005 EindhovenJuri TsepilovGroup stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2006 TallinnJuri TsepilovGroup stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2007 Qiqihar Jorma RäisänenGroup stage 4th in Group A
Division I 2008 SapporoRais Davletkildijevrelegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2009 Novi SadRais DavletkildijevGroup stage 2nd in Group A
Division II 2010 Narva Ismo LehkonenPromoted 1st in Group B
Division I 2011 KievDmitri Medvedevrelegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2012 ReykjavíkDmitri MedvedevPromoted 1st in Group A
Division I 2013 Donetsk Sakari Pietilärelegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2014 Belgrade Sakari PietiläPromoted 1st in Group A
Division I 2015 Eindhoven Saku MartikainenGroup stage 5th in Group B
Division I 2016 Zagreb Jussi TupamäkiGroup stage 5th in Group B
Division I 2017 Belfast Jussi TupamäkiGroup stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2018 Kaunas Jussi TupamäkiGroup stage 3rd in Group B
Division I 2019 Tallinn Jussi TupamäkiGroup stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2020 KatowiceCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Division I 2021 KatowiceCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Division I 2022 Tychy Jussi TupamäkiGroup stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2023 Tallinn Jussi TupamäkiGroup stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2024 Vilnius Petri SkrikoGroup stage 3rd in Group B
Division I 2025 Tallinnin Group B

Current roster

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Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament.[4]

Head coach: Petri Skriko

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1GVillem-Henrik Koitmaa1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 33) HC Panter
5DEduard Slessarevski1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25) Hunters
6DKonrad Kudeviita1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 20) Minnesota Blue Ox
7DSaveli Novikov2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25) HC Panter
8FRobert RoobaC1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30) JYP
9DVadim VasjonkinA1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb) (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 28) Evansville Thunderbolts
10FRasmus Kiik1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)89 kg (196 lb) (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23) HC Panter
11FKristjan Kombe1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24) JoKP
12FErik Embrich1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) EC Bregenzerwald
13FNikita Puzakov1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23) HC Panter
14DDaniil Kulintsev1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb) (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 21) EC Bregenzerwald
15FRobert Arrak1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 25) JKH GKS Jastrzębie
17FMorten Jürgens1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb) (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24) K-Espoo
18FKevin Parras1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 29) HC Panter
19FArtemi Aleksandrov1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 23) Boro/Vetlanda HC
22FKlaus Kaspar Jõgi1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)78 kg (172 lb) (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) Philadelphia Rebels
23FMark Viitanen1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26) GKS Tychy
25FDaniil Fursa1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27) HC Panter
26DPatrick Kookmaa1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb) (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20) HC Panter
27DRobert Ossipov1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)81 kg (179 lb) (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20) EC Bregenzerwald
28DLauri LahesaluA1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1979-03-29) 29 March 1979 (age 45)Free agent
30GConrad Mölder1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 24) Nice

All-time record against other nations

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As of 10 November 2023.
OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
 Australia2200255+20
 Austria200239-6
 Belarus3003431-27
 Belgium3300224+18
 Bulgaria2200371+36
 China85036526+39
 Croatia116145539+16
 Denmark71241926-7
 Finland3102412-8
 France4112719-12
 Germany200237-4
 Great Britain103072549-24
 Hungary82242837-9
 Iceland4400335+28
 Israel5500799+70
 Italy3102410-6
 Japan70161632-16
 Kazakhstan91081448-34
 Latvia5005632-26
 Lithuania3620115139140-1
 Mexico1100133+10
 Netherlands129125133+18
 North Korea1100161+15
 Norway210124-2
 New Zealand2200362+34
 Poland1911173796-59
 Romania127054350-7
 Serbia54012012+8
 Slovenia92342750-23
 South Africa2200421+41
 South Korea3201247+17
 Spain4301269+17
 Turkey1100240+24
 Ukraine1630132579-54
 United States100117-6
Total2249613115975895+80

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Estonia". IIHF. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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