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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
Division Championship Coach Captain Finish Rank
1954 – 1991 As part of   Soviet Union
C1   1993 Riga Alexander Romantsov – Qualifications   2nd
C2   1994 Barcelona Alexander Romantsov – Promoted   1st
C1   1995 Sofia Alexander Romantsov – Group stage   4th in Group C1
C   1996 Jesenice Alexander Romantsov – Group stage   5th in Group C
C   1997 Tallinn Alexander Romantsov – Promoted   3rd in Group C
B   1998 Ljubljana Alexander Romantsov – Group stage   3rd in Group B
B   1999 Odense Alexander Romantsov – Group stage   6th in Group B
B   2000 Katowice Alexander Romantsov – Group stage   6th in Group B
Division I   2001 Ljubljana   Vesa Surenkin – relegated   6th in Group B
Division II   2002 Cape Town   Vesa Surenkin – Promoted   1st in Group A
Division I   2003 Zagreb   Vesa Surenkin – Group stage   3rd in Group B
Division I   2004 Gdańsk Juri Tsepilov – Group stage   4th in Group B
Division I   2005 Eindhoven Juri Tsepilov – Group stage   4th in Group B
Division I   2006 Tallinn Juri Tsepilov – Group stage   4th in Group B
Division I   2007 Qiqihar   Jorma Räisänen – Group stage   4th in Group A
Division I   2008 Sapporo Rais Davletkildijev – relegated   6th in Group B
Division II   2009 Novi Sad Rais Davletkildijev – Group stage   2nd in Group A
Division II   2010 Narva   Ismo Lehkonen – Promoted   1st in Group B
Division I   2011 Kyiv Dmitri Medvedev – relegated   6th in Group B
Division II   2012 Reykjavík Dmitri Medvedev – Promoted   1st in Group A
Division I   2013 Donetsk   Sakari Pietilä – relegated   6th in Group B
Division II   2014 Belgrade   Sakari Pietilä – Promoted   1st in Group A
Division I   2015 Eindhoven   Saku Martikainen – Group stage   5th in Group B
Division I   2016 Zagreb   Jussi Tupamäki – Group stage   5th in Group B
Division I   2017 Belfast   Jussi Tupamäki – Group stage   4th in Group B
Division I   2018 Kaunas   Jussi Tupamäki – Group stage   3rd in Group B
Division I   2019 Tallinn   Jussi Tupamäki – Group stage   4th in Group B
Division I   2020 Katowice Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Division I   2021 Katowice Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Division I   2022 Tychy   Jussi Tupamäki – Group stage   4th in Group B
Division I   2023 Tallinn   Jussi Tupamäki – Group stage   4th in Group B
Division I   2024 Vilnius   Petri Skriko – Group stage   3rd in Group B
Division I   2025 Tallinn – in 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. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Villem-Henrik Koitmaa 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 34)   HC Panter
5 D Eduard Slessarevski 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)   Hunters
6 D Konrad Kudeviita 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 20)   Minnesota Blue Ox
7 D Saveli Novikov 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25)   HC Panter
8 F Robert Rooba – C 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31)   JYP
9 D Vadim Vasjonkin – A 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 28)   Evansville Thunderbolts
10 F Rasmus Kiik 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 24)   HC Panter
11 F Kristjan Kombe 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24)   JoKP
12 F Erik Embrich 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27)   EC Bregenzerwald
13 F Nikita Puzakov 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23)   HC Panter
14 D Daniil Kulintsev 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 22)   EC Bregenzerwald
15 F Robert Arrak 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 25)   JKH GKS Jastrzębie
17 F Morten Jürgens 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)   K-Espoo
18 F Kevin Parras 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 30)   HC Panter
19 F Artemi Aleksandrov 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24)   Boro/Vetlanda HC
22 F Klaus Kaspar Jõgi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21)   Philadelphia Rebels
23 F Mark Viitanen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)   GKS Tychy
25 F Daniil Fursa 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27)   HC Panter
26 D Patrick Kookmaa 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)   HC Panter
27 D Robert Ossipov 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21)   EC Bregenzerwald
28 D Lauri Lahesalu – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1979-03-29) 29 March 1979 (age 45) Free agent
30 G Conrad Mölder 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25)   Nice

All-time record against other nations

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As of 10 November 2023.
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
  Australia 2 2 0 0 25 5 +20
  Austria 2 0 0 2 3 9 -6
  Belarus 3 0 0 3 4 31 -27
  Belgium 3 3 0 0 22 4 +18
  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 37 1 +36
  China 8 5 0 3 65 26 +39
  Croatia 11 6 1 4 55 39 +16
  Denmark 7 1 2 4 19 26 -7
  Finland 3 1 0 2 4 12 -8
  France 4 1 1 2 7 19 -12
  Germany 2 0 0 2 3 7 -4
  Great Britain 10 3 0 7 25 49 -24
  Hungary 8 2 2 4 28 37 -9
  Iceland 4 4 0 0 33 5 +28
  Israel 5 5 0 0 79 9 +70
  Italy 3 1 0 2 4 10 -6
  Japan 7 0 1 6 16 32 -16
  Kazakhstan 9 1 0 8 14 48 -34
  Latvia 5 0 0 5 6 32 -26
  Lithuania 36 20 1 15 139 140 -1
  Mexico 1 1 0 0 13 3 +10
  Netherlands 12 9 1 2 51 33 +18
  North Korea 1 1 0 0 16 1 +15
  Norway 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2
  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 36 2 +34
  Poland 19 1 1 17 37 96 -59
  Romania 12 7 0 5 43 50 -7
  Serbia 5 4 0 1 20 12 +8
  Slovenia 9 2 3 4 27 50 -23
  South Africa 2 2 0 0 42 1 +41
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 24 7 +17
  Spain 4 3 0 1 26 9 +17
  Turkey 1 1 0 0 24 0 +24
  Ukraine 16 3 0 13 25 79 -54
  United States 1 0 0 1 1 7 -6
Total 224 96 13 115 975 895 +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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