Kauno Baltų Ainiai is a professional 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 Kaunas Ice Arena.

Kauno Baltų Ainiai
CityKaunas, Lithuania
LeagueLithuania Hockey League
Founded2019 (2019)[1]
Folded2021 (2021)
Home arenaKaunas Ice Arena
(capacity: 300[2])
ColoursBlack, red, white
     
Head coachAlexander Mikheyonok
WebsiteKaunas Baltų Ainiai
Franchise history
2019–2020Baltų Ainiai/HC Klaipėda
2020–Kauno Baltų Ainiai

History

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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

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Updated January 26, 2021.[4]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
1   Lukas Jaksys R 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
29   Martin Petiul L 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
28   Kristupas Pranckietis L 2019 -
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
92   Viktoras Cernikovs L 2020 -
63  /  Ruslan Černych R 2020 Moscow, Russia
99   Lukas Eimontas L 2019 -
31   Konstantin Gribuļa L 2020 Riga, Latvia
33   Kristupas Nemanis L 2020 -
45   Martynas Petrauskas R 2020 San Marino, United States
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
67   Nikita Bashkirov L F 2020 Tyumen, Russia
19   Kipras Bazevicius R F 2019 -
24   Deivid Četvertak L C 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
3   Matas Cyvas L F 2019 -
5   Tomas Ezerskis R F 2020 -
11   Tomas Fediakinas L F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
18   Paulius Grybauskas R F 2019 -
81   Erminas Gutauskas L F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
8   Marius Krikštanaitis L F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
88   Mykolas Kubilius L F 2020 -
13   Yevgeni Lukin L F 2020 -
51   Mantas Marcinkevičius L F 2019 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
17   Ignotas Ragas L F 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
10   Damir Shafeyev - F 2020 -
16   Nikita Svarjovs L F 2020 -
68   Makar Tokarev L LW 2020 Magnitogorsk, Russia
15   Jonas Viknius R F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
91   Dovydas Ziukas L F 2019 -

Season-by-season record

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Kauno Baltụ Ainiai". Kaunas Baltų Ainiai on Facebook. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ledos Arena Kaunas - HockeyArenas.net". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lietuvos ledo ritulio pirmenybėse debiutuos jungtinė Kauno ir Klaipėdos komanda" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. June 20, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Elite Prospects - Baltų Ainiai Kaunas Hockey" (in Lithuanian). EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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