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Lithuania men's national ice hockey team

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Lithuania
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Lithuanian away jersey badge features Vytis ("the Chaser") who is also featured on the coat of arms of Lithuania. The home jersey features the Columns of Gediminas.
AssociationLithuanian Ice Hockey Federation
General managerAurelijus Kriščiūnas
Head coachRon Pasco
AssistantsDaniel Lacroix
CaptainNerijus Ališauskas
Most gamesMindaugas Kieras (102)
Top scorerEgidijus Bauba (47)
Most pointsEgidijus Bauba (98)
Team colorsRed, black, white, gold
       
IIHF codeLTU
Ranking
Current IIHF23 (Increase 1) (3 June 2026)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (2008–2010, 2020–2021, 2022)
Lowest IIHF27 (2003–2005)
First international
Latvia  3–0  Lithuania
(Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932)
Biggest win
Lithuania  20–0  Luxembourg
(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 25 March 2002)
Lithuania  20–0  Iceland
(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 28 March 2002)
Biggest defeat
Latvia  27–0  Lithuania
(Riga, Latvia; 27 August 1996)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances31 (first in 1938)
Best result10th (1938)
International record (W–L–T)
96–131–10

The Lithuanian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Lithuania. The team is overseen by Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation who is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Lithuania is ranked 24th in the IIHF World Rankings. They have never competed in an Olympic Games.

World Championship record

  • 1938 – 10th place
  • 1954–1991 – part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team
  • 1993 – not ranked (3rd in "Pool C" Qualification Group 1)
  • 1994 – not ranked (2nd in "Pool C2" Qualification Group 1)
  • 1995 – 31st place (2nd in "Pool C2")
  • 1996 – 29th place (1st in "Pool D")
  • 1997 – 28th place (8th in "Pool C")
  • 1998 – 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
  • 1999 – 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
  • 2000 – 28th place (4th in "Pool C")
  • 2001 – 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2002 – 30th place (1st in Division II Group B)
  • 2003 – 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2004 – 29th place (1st in Division II Group B)
  • 2005 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2006 – 19th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
  • 2007 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2008 – 24th place (4th in Division I Group B)
  • 2009 – 24th place (4th in Division I Group A)
  • 2010 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group A)
  • 2011 – 25th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2012 – 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2013 – 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
  • 2014 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2015 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2016 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2017 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
  • 2018 – 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B)
  • 2019 – 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2020 – cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
  • 2021 – cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
  • 2022 – 19th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
  • 2023 – 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
  • 2024 – 24th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
  • 2025 – 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B)
  • 2026 – 21st place (5th in Division I Group A)

Roster

Roster for the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A.[4][5]

Head coach: Ron Pasco

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightDate of birthTeam
1GLaurynas Lubys1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 Energija Elektrėnai
2DPaulius Rumševičius1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb) (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 Energija Elektrėnai
4DNerijus Ališauskas1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 HK Spišská Nová Ves
7FIlja Četvertak1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 Hockey Punks Vilnius
8FPaulius Gintautas1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 IK Comet Halden
10FAivaras Bendžius1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)106 kg (234 lb) (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 Energija Elektrėnai
11DKostas Gusevas1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 Annecy Hockey
12FLukas Žukauskas1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 Háromszéki Ágyúsok
13FUgnius Čižas1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 ESC Eagles Essen-West
14DArtur Seniut1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb) (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
16DSimonas Valivonis1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb) (2006-12-07) 7 December 2006 Springfield Jr. Blues
18FEgidijus Binkulis1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb) (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 Energija Elektrėnai
19FDominykas Sadauskas1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2007-12-07) 7 December 2007 Liepājas HK
22FDovydas Laimutis1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 Energija Elektrėnai
23FLinas Dėdinas1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 Albertus Magnus College
24DDaniil Kovalenko1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 Sparta Sarpsborg
27FEimantas Noreika1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)107 kg (236 lb) (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 Peoria Rivermen
30GFaustas Nausėda1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)83 kg (183 lb) (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 Tappara
70GJulius Andrekus1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 Malungs IF
71DHerkus Marcinkevičius1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb) (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 Hockey Punks Vilnius
77FDovydas Jukna1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb) (2007-02-11) 11 February 2007 Rimouski Océanic
88FMartynas Grinius1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb) (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 Nijmegen Devils
97FEmilijus Krakauskas1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 EHC Arosa

All-time record

As of 8 November 2025[6]
All-time record against opponents
OpponentGPWTLGFGAGD
 Australia3300207+13
 Austria2002511–6
 Belarus3003431–27
 Belgium2200194+15
 Bulgaria3300263+23
 China63121822–4
 Croatia1612135833+25
 Denmark100118–7
 Estonia3918120150141+9
 France4004824–16
 Great Britain105052535–10
 Greece1100201+19
 Hungary1610152597–72
 Iceland1100200+20
 Israel110072+5
 Italy3003515–10
 Japan102081945–26
 Kazakhstan5005641–35
 Latvia5005245–43
 Luxembourg1100200+20
 Netherlands175574756–9
 New Zealand1100212+19
 North Korea110090+9
 Norway3102815–7
 Poland22401847126–79
 Romania178186257+5
 Serbia6600378+29
 Serbia and Montenegro1100143+11
 Slovenia60061042–32
 South Africa1100161+15
 South Korea95132923+6
 Spain6600366+30
  Switzerland1001115–14
 Ukraine1440102763–36
Total2379610131821982–161

Notable players

References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. Steiss, Adam (17 March 2020). "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "Lithuania – IIHF". IIHF.com. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  5. "Lietuvos ledo ritulio rinktinė išvyko į pasaulio čempionatą Lenkijoje (rinktinės sudėtis, komentarai)". hockey.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 April 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  6. "Lithuania - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.