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Belarus men's national ice hockey team

{{Short description|Men's national ice hockey team representing Belarus}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{ Infobox national hockey team

| Name = Belarus

| Badge = Coat of arms of Belarus (2020).svg

| Badge_size = 175px

| Nickname = Bisons (Зубры / Zubry)

| Association = Belarusian Ice Hockey Association

| General Manager =

| Coach = Craig Woodcroft

| Asst Coach = Dmitri Karpikov
Mikhail Kravets
Vladimir Vorobiev

| Captain = Yegor Sharangovich

| Most games = Oleg Romanov (193)

| Top scorer = Oleg Antonenko (52)

| Most points = Alexei Kalyuzhny (125)

| Home Stadium =

| IIHF code = BLR

| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|BLR}}

| IIHF max = 8

| IIHF max date = 2009

| IIHF min = 16

| IIHF min date = 2024

| Team_Colors = {{color box|#CF101A}} {{color box|white}}

| Jerseys = 173px

| First game = {{ih-rt|UKR}} 4–1 {{ih|BLR|1991}}
(Minsk, Belarus; 7 November 1992)

| Largest win = {{ih-rt|BLR|1995}} 21–1 {{ih|LTU|1988}}
(Riga, Latvia; 30 August 1996)

| Largest loss = {{ih-rt|FIN}} 11–2 {{ih|BLR|1995}}
(Mikkeli, Finland; 7 April 1997)
{{ih-rt|CAN}} 11–2 {{ih|BLR|1995}}
(Lloydminster, Canada; 19 March 1998)
{{ih-rt|CAN}} 9–0 {{ih|BLR}}
(Prague, Czech Republic; 14 May 2015)

| World champ apps = 27

| World champ first = 1994

| World champ best = 6th (2006)

| Olympic apps = 3

| Olympic first = 1998

| Olympic medals =

| Record = 252–238–25

}}

The Belarusian men's national ice hockey team ({{langx|be|Зборная Беларусі па хакеі з шайбай}}; {{langx|ru|Сборная Беларуси по хоккею с шайбой}}) is the national ice hockey team that represents Belarus. The team is controlled by the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association. Belarus was ranked 14th in the world by the IIHF as of the 2021 World Ranking.

The team achieved their best result at the Winter Olympics in the quarter-finals of the 2002 Winter Olympics where they beat Sweden and ultimately finished fourth. At the 2005 and 2006 World Championships their coach was Glen Hanlon, who brought their best-ever result in the IIHF World Championship – 6th place in 2006. He was succeeded by Curt Fraser, who led the team in 2007 and 2008. Hanlon returned to coach the team for the 2009 World Championships in Switzerland.

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation banned all Belarusian national and club teams from its events indefinitely, and Hockey Canada banned Belarus's "participation in events held in Canada that do not fall under the IIHF’s jurisdiction."{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/article/iihf-suspends-russia-and-belarus-from-international-play-amid-ukraine-invasion/|title=IIHF suspends Russia and Belarus from international play amid Ukraine invasion - Sportsnet.ca|website=sportsnet.ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/articles/2022/03/01/ice-hockey-federation-bans-russia-and-belarus-from-all-competition-strips-russia-of-2023-world-juniors/|title=Ice Hockey Federation bans Russia and Belarus from all competition, strips Russia of 2023 World Juniors|website=infobae}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ioc-bans-russian-belarusian-athletes/31728487.html|title=Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks|publisher=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty}} In April 2022, the Federation banned Belarus from participating in the 2023 IIHF World Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123737/russia-belarus-freeze-participation|title=Russia and Belarus barred from 2023 IIHF World Championship|date=28 May 2022|website=insidethegames.biz}} Despite the ban, the team participated in the 2023 Channel One Cup, alongside Russia and Kazakhstan.{{cite web |title=Официальный сайт Кубка Первого канала по хоккею 2022 |url=https://cup1tv.ru/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211205741/https://cup1tv.ru/ |archive-date=11 December 2022 |language=Russian}}

Tournament record

File:FinlandBelarusHockey2002.jpg.]]

File:France vs. Belarus – 1 May 2017 35.jpg

=Olympic Games=

class="wikitable"

! Games

! GP

! W

! OTW

! OTL

! L

! GF

! GA

! Place

1920–1988

| colspan="8" style="font-style:italic;" | Part of the {{ih|URS}}

1992

| colspan="8" style="font-style:italic;" | Part of the {{flagIOCteam|EUN|1992 Winter}}

1994

| colspan="8" style="font-style:italic;" | Did not enter

{{flagicon|Japan}} Nagano 1998

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

| 5

| 19

| 7th

{{flagicon|United States}} Salt Lake City 2002

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 5

| 13

| 39

| 4th

2006

| colspan="8" style="font-style:italic;" | Did not qualify

{{flagicon|Canada}} Vancouver 2010

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 10

| 15

| 9th

2014–2022

| colspan="8" style="font-style:italic;" | Did not qualify

2026

| colspan="8" style="font-style:italic;" | Banned

=World Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
YearLocationResult
1993Minsk, {{ih|BLR|1991}}Qualifying round for the Group C (3rd in Group 2)
1994Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves, {{ih|SVK}}22nd place (2nd in Group C1)
1995Sofia, {{ih|BUL}}21st place (1st in Group C1, promoted)
1996Eindhoven, {{ih|NED}}15th place (3rd in Group B)
1997Katowice / Sosnowiec, {{ih|POL}}13th place (1st in Group B, promoted)
1998Zürich / Basel, {{ih|SUI}}8th place
1999Oslo / Lillehammer / Hamar, {{ih|NOR}}9th place
2000Saint Petersburg, {{ih|RUS}}9th place
2001Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg, {{ih|GER}}14th place (relegated)
2002Eindhoven, {{ih|NED}}17th place (1st in D1A, promoted)
2003Helsinki / Tampere / Turku, {{ih|FIN}}14th place (relegated)
2004Oslo, {{ih|NOR}}18th place (1st in D1A, promoted)
2005Innsbruck / Vienna, {{ih|AUT}}10th place
2006Riga, {{ih|LAT}}6th place
2007Moscow / Mytishchi, {{ih|RUS}}11th place
2008Quebec City / Halifax, {{ih|CAN}}9th place
2009Bern / Kloten, {{ih|SUI}}8th place
2010Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, {{ih|GER}}10th place
2011Bratislava / Košice, {{ih|SVK}}14th place
2012Helsinki / Stockholm, {{ih|FIN}} / {{ih|SWE}}14th place
2013Stockholm / Helsinki, {{ih|SWE}} / {{ih|FIN}}14th place
2014Minsk, {{ih|BLR}}7th place
2015Prague / Ostrava, {{ih|CZE}}7th place
2016Moscow / Saint Petersburg, {{ih|RUS}}12th place
2017Cologne / Paris, {{ih|GER}} / {{ih|FRA}}13th place
2018Copenhagen / Herning, {{ih|DEN}}15th place (relegated)
2019Nur-Sultan, {{ih|KAZ}}17th place (1st in D1A, promoted)
2020Zürich / Lausanne, {{ih|SUI}}Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |publisher=IIHF |access-date=21 March 2020}}
2021Riga, {{ih|LAT}}15th place
2022Helsinki / Tampere, {{ih|FIN}}Expelled due IIHF ban on the pretext of enabling of Russia's invasion of Ukraine{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar|title=IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus|date=1 March 2022|publisher=IIHF |accessdate=1 March 2022}}
2023Tampere / Riga, {{ih|FIN}} / {{ih|LAT}}Expelled due IIHF ban on the pretext of enabling of Russia's invasion of Ukraine{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar|title=IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus|date=1 March 2022|publisher=IIHF |accessdate=1 March 2022}}

Team

=Current roster=

Roster for the 2021 IIHF World Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://hockey.by/news/sobytie/news141725.html|title=Хоккеисты сборной Беларуси определились с игровыми номерами|publisher=hockey.by|date=18 May 2021|language=ru}}

Head coach: Mikhail Zakharov{{Cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/748/IHM7480BLR_33_2_0_BLR.pdf|title=Team Roster Belarus|publisher=IIHF |date=21 May 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable" width="80%" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;"

!No.

!Pos.

!Name

!Height

!Weight

!Birthdate

!Team

2Dalign=left|Ilya Solovyov{{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|7|20}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
7Dalign=left|Stepan Falkovsky{{convert|2.05|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|112|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|18}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
8Dalign=left|Ilya Shinkevich{{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|9|1}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
9Falign=left|Stanislav Lopachuk{{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|16}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Yunost Minsk
10Dalign=left|Nick Bailen{{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|81|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|12|12}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Traktor Chelyabinsk
12Falign=left|Aliaksei Protas{{convert|1.98|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|97|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|1|6}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Hershey Bears
13Falign=left|Mikhail Stefanovich{{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|11|27}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Donbass Donetsk
14Dalign=left|Yevgeni Lisovets{{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|12}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev Ufa
15Falign=left|Artem Demkov{{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|9|26}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
16Falign=left|Geoff Platt – A{{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|7|10}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev Ufa
17Falign=left|Yegor Sharangovich – C{{convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|6|6}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary Flames
18Dalign=left|Kristian Khenkel – A{{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|88|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|11|7}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars Kazan
19Falign=left|Nikita Komarov{{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|6|28}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Avangard Omsk
21Falign=left|Vladislav Kodola{{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|10|30}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Severstal Cherepovets
22Falign=left|Francis Paré{{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|30}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
30Galign=left|Konstantin Shostak{{convert|1.81|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|81|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|3|28}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Severstal Cherepovets
31Galign=left|Danny Taylor{{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|4|28}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
40Galign=left|Alexei Kolosov{{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|1|4}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
73Dalign=left|Dmitri Znakharenko{{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|91|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|8|4}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
74Falign=left|Sergei Kostitsyn{{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|88|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|20}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} Bratislava Capitals
81Falign=left|Sergei Drozd{{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|79|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|4|14}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Yunost Minsk
85Dalign=left|Andrei Antonov{{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|4|27}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Yunost Minsk
88Falign=left|German Nesterov{{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|8|31}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} HK Gomel
89Dalign=left|Dmitry Korobov{{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|108|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|12}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev Ufa
90Falign=left|Danila Klimovich{{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|1|9}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Minskie Zubry
92Falign=left|Shane Prince{{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|16}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
93Falign=left|Andrei Belevich{{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|8|27}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk
94Dalign=left|Vladislav Yeryomenko{{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|23}}style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo Minsk

=Retired numbers=

All-time record

{{updated|12 December 2024}}.{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey in Belarus |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Belarus-Men-Official-Results.pdf |access-date=12 December 2024 |publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey |language=en-US}}

class="sortable wikitable"
Opponent

! Played

! Won

! Drawn

! Lost

! GF

! GA

! GD

bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|AUT}}

2216158349+34
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|BEL}}

1100100+10
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|BUL}}

1100131+12
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|CAN}}

19111727111-84
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|CRO}}

3300203+17
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|CZE}}

1710162172−51
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|DEN}}

29142139072+18
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|EST}}

3300314+27
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|FIN}}

1820162571−46
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|FRA}}

32221910159+42
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|GER}}

29162118073+7
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|GBR}}

64023217+15
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|HUN}}

1513117527+48
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|ITA}}

65012210+12
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|JPN}}

75112714+13
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|KAZ}}

2318148648+38
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|LAT}}

401831999106-7
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|LTU}}

4400357+28
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|NED}}

44003510+25
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|NOR}}

392341211491+23
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|POL}}

1713047738+39
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|ROU}}

110053+2
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|RUS}}

2431204595−50
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|SVK}}

371212472107-35
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|SLO}}

2417078360+23
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|KOR}}

32011910+9
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|SWE}}

1720152863−35
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|SUI}}

401312677119-42
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|{{ih|UKR}}

2514569049+41
bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|{{ih|USA}}

91081842−24
Total515 || 252 || 25 || 238 || 1 541 || 1 434 || +107

Uniform evolution

File:Coat of arms of Belarus (1991–1995).svg|alt=From 1993 to 1995, the Reebok-made jersey featured the Pahonia coat of arms[9]|From 1993 to 1995, the Reebok-made jersey featured the Pahonia coat of arms{{Cite web |last=Масловский |first=Андрей |date=2020-02-13 |title=У сборной Беларуси по хоккею была шикарная форма с «Погоней»: дизайн придумал Бережков, благодаря Захарову есть фото (его сразу послали Лукашенко) |trans-title=The Belarus hockey team had a stylish jersey with the Pahonia: Berezhkou created the design and there's a picture thanks to Zakharau |url=https://by.tribuna.com/blogs/navulicymajoj/2725732/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=by.tribuna.com |language=ru}}

File:Belarus national ice hockey team jerseys 1998-2000.png|IIHF jerseys 1998–2000

File:Belarus national hockey team jerseys.png|former IIHF jerseys

File:Belarus national hockey team jerseys 2014.png|2014–2017 IIHF jerseys

File:Belarus national ice hockey team jerseys 2017.png|2017–2021 IIHF jerseys

File:Belarus national ice hockey team jerseys 2021 IHWC.png|2021– IIHF jerseys

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons}}

  • {{Official website}}
  • [https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/328/belarus IIHF profile]

{{National sports teams of Belarus}}

{{Men's national ice hockey teams}}

{{Ice hockey in Belarus}}

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