Ukrainian national ice hockey team
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The Ukrainian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey
team of Ukraine
, and is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine
, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
. As of 2009 Ukraine is ranked 19th in the IIHF World Ranking
s. The team's top finish was at the 2002 World Championships
when they finished in 9th place. Ukraine has a total of 4,190 players (0.008% of its population).
Following the 2007 World Hockey Championship, Ukraine was relegated to Division 1.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, and is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine
Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine
The Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine is the official governing body for ice hockey in Ukraine. It became a member national association of the International Ice Hockey Federation on May 6, 1992...
, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
. As of 2009 Ukraine is ranked 19th in the IIHF World Ranking
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation.The system was approved by the IIHF congress in September 2003...
s. The team's top finish was at the 2002 World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
when they finished in 9th place. Ukraine has a total of 4,190 players (0.008% of its population).
Following the 2007 World Hockey Championship, Ukraine was relegated to Division 1.
Olympic record
- 1994Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics was held at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer, Norway. The competition, held from February 12 to February 27, was won by Sweden and Canada as runner-up.-Final rankings:Source:* Gold -...
– Did not qualify - 1998Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to...
– Did not qualify - 2002Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...
– Finished in 10th place - 2006Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
– Did not qualify - 2010Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the...
– Did not qualify
World Championship record
- 1954-1991 - participated as part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team
- 1992 -
- 1993 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in "Pool C")
- 1994 - Finished in 23rd place (3rd in "Pool C")
- 1995 - Finished in 23rd place (3rd in "Pool C")
- 1996 - Finished in 22nd place (2nd in "Pool C")
- 1997 - Finished in 21st place (1st in "Pool C")
- 1998 - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool B")
- 1999 - Finished in 14th place
- 2000 - Finished in 14th place
- 2001 - Finished in 10th place
- 2002 - Finished in 9th place
- 2003 - Finished in 12th place
- 20042004 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2004 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 24-May 9, 2004, in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Games for this Ice Hockey World Championships tournament were played at Sazka Arena and ČEZ Aréna...
- Finished in 14th place - 20052005 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...
- Finished in 11th place - 20062006 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 70th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 45 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2007 competition...
- Finished in 12th place - 20072007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships-Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #...
- Finished in 16th place - 20082008 IIHF World Championship Division IThe 2008 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 13-19, 2008. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups, with the best team in each group, and , advanced to the top-level...
- Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I) - 20092009 IIHF World Championship Division IThe 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania...
- Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I) - 20102010 IIHF World Championship Division IThe 2010 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 17–25, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A...
- Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I)
Coaches
- Alexander Fadeev
- Anatoli Bogdanov Aleksandr Kulikov (1999-2001) Oleksandr Seukand (-2009) Vladimir Golubovich (2009) Mikhail Zakharov (2009–2010) Dave Lewis (2010-2011)
Preliminary World Championship roster
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 1 | Kostiantyn Simchuk Kostiantyn Simchuk Kostiantyn Mykolaiovych "Konstantin" Simchuk is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Sokil Kyiv of the Professional Hockey League.- External links :... |
L | 182 cm | 79 kg | Feb. 26, 1974 |  Sokil Kyiv |
| 29 | Vadym Seliverstov | L | 173 cm | 81 kg | Feb. 18, 1981 |  Beybarys AtyrauBeybarys Atyrau The Beybarys Atyrau are an ice hockey team that plays in Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga. They joined the league in 2009 and the team colors are green and white. They play at the 800-seat Khiuaz Dospanova Ice Palace Atyrau.... |
| 30 | Mykhailo Balaban | R | 184 cm | 73 kg | Sep. 19, 1990 | Sokil Kyiv |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 2 | Yuri Gunko Yuri Gunko Yuri Gunko is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 10th round, 230th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.-Career:... |
L | 190 cm | 102 kg | Feb. 28, 1972 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 3 | Serhiy Klymentiev (A) | L | 180 cm | 84 kg | Apr. 5, 1975 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 4 | Dmyrto Tolkunov | R | 182 cm | 86 kg | May 27, 1979 |  Yunost Minsk |
| 5 | Denys Isayenko | L | 175 cm | 90 kg | Mar. 17, 1980 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 6 | Andriy Sriubko | L | 190 cm | 95 kg | Oct. 21, 1975 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 11 | Artem Ostroushko | L | 184 cm | 89 kg | Mar. 18, 1974 | Yunost Minsk |
| 14 | Yuri Navarenko | L | 172 cm | 75 kg | Sep. 10, 1979 | HC Vitebsk |
| 19 | Oleh Blahoi | R | 181 cm | 86 kg | Dec. 4, 1979 | Neman Grodno HK Neman Grodno HK Neman Grodno is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraliga.... |
| 25 | Oleksander Pobiedonostsev | L | 180 cm | 82 kg | Nov. 19, 1981 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 26 | Volodymyr Aleksiuk | R | 178 cm | 87 kg | Jun. 22, 1987 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 28 | Vitaliy Liutkevych | L | 178 cm | 75 kg | Apr. 4, 1980 | Dinamo Minsk HC Dinamo Minsk Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season.... |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 7 | Oleh Shafarenko | L | 184 cm | 80 kg | Oct. 31, 1981 | Dinamo Minsk HC Dinamo Minsk Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season.... |
| 8 | Andriy Mikhnov Andriy Mikhnov Andriy Pavlovych "Andrei" Mikhnov is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Donbass of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine. He was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. He plays center and left wing and shoots left... |
L | 200 cm | 98 kg | Nov. 26, 1983 |  Lada TogliattiHC Lada Togliatti HC Lada is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Togliatti, Russia. They were members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena the KHL expelled the team... |
| 9 | Dymtro Nimenko | L | 177 cm | 77 kg | May 1, 1988 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 10 | Vadym Shakhraichuk (C) | L | 191 cm | 97 kg | Jun. 12, 1974 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is an ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.... |
| 12 | Serhiy Varlamov (A) | L | 177 cm | 82 kg | Jul. 21, 1978 | Dinamo Minsk HC Dinamo Minsk Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season.... |
| 13 | Artem Bondariev | L | 181 cm | 92 kg | Jan. 12, 1983 | Neman Grodno HK Neman Grodno HK Neman Grodno is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraliga.... |
| 15 | Vitaliy Lytvynenko | L | 181 cm | 92 kg | Mar. 14, 1970 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 16 | Oleh Timchenko | L | 178 cm | 100 kg | Apr. 27, 1978 | Yunost Minsk |
| 17 | Oleksander Materukhin | R | 183 cm | 95 kg | Oct. 17, 1981 | Yunost Minsk |
| 18 | Vitaliy Donika | L | 181 cm | 95 kg | May 12, 1982 | HK Sarov |
| 20 | Igor Karlov Igor Karlov Igor Karlov is an American ice hockey players. He is currently playing for the Danbury Whalers in the Federal Hockey League.... |
L | 179 cm | 76 kg | Sep. 25, 1985 |  HK Michalovce |
| 21 | Kostiantyn Kasianchuk Kostiantyn Kasianchuk Kostiantyn Kasianchuk is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey left wing playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.-External links:... |
R | 185 cm | 87 kg | Oct. 24, 1979 | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
| 22 | Dymtro Tsyrul | L | 182 cm | 87 kg | Jan. 2, 1979 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 23 | Roman Salnikov Roman Salnikov Roman Salnikov is a Ukrainian ice hockey left wing. He has played for the Ukraine national ice hockey team numerous times.- References :* at... |
R | 178 cm | 84 kg | Feb. 18, 1976 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 24 | Oleksander Matvichuk | L | 172 cm | 76 kg | May 13, 1975 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 24 | Artem Gnidenko | R | 177 cm | 81 kg | Feb. 3, 1980 | HC Vitebsk |