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| Nickname(s) | Pääsukesed (Swallows) |
|---|---|
| Association | Estonian Ice Hockey Association |
| General manager | Jüri Rooba |
| Head coach | Petri Skriko |
| Assistants | Kaupo Kaljuste Mikko Mäenpää |
| Captain | Robert Rooba |
| Most games | Lauri Lahesalu (131) |
| Top scorer | Andrei Makrov (82) |
| Most points | Andrei Makrov (148) |
| Home stadium | Tondiraba Ice Hall |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | EST |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 28  (27 May 2024) |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 29 (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 | |
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 19th (1998) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 96–115–13 | |
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.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Estonia has yet to qualify for the Olympics.
World Championship
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| Division | Championship | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 – 1991 | As part of  Soviet Union
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| C1 |  1993 Riga
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Alexander Romantsov | – | Qualifications 
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2nd | ||||||
| C2 |  1994 Barcelona
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Alexander Romantsov | – | Promoted 
|
1st | ||||||
| C1 | 1995 Sofia
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Alexander Romantsov | – | Group stage
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4th in Group C1 | ||||||
| C | 1996 Jesenice
|
Alexander Romantsov | – | Group stage
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5th in Group C | ||||||
| C | 1997 Tallinn
|
Alexander Romantsov | – | Promoted
|
3rd in Group C | ||||||
| B | 1998 Ljubljana
|
Alexander Romantsov | – | Group stage
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3rd in Group B | ||||||
| B |  1999 Odense
|
Alexander Romantsov | – | Group stage
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6th in Group B | ||||||
| B |  2000 Katowice
|
Alexander Romantsov | – | Group stage
|
6th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I | 2001 Ljubljana
|
Vesa Surenkin
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– | 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
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3rd in Group B | ||||||
| Division I | 2004 Gdańsk
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Juri Tsepilov | – | Group stage
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4th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I |  2005 Eindhoven
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Juri Tsepilov | – | Group stage
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4th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I | 2006 Tallinn
|
Juri Tsepilov | – | Group stage
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4th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I |  2007 Qiqihar
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Jorma Räisänen
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– | Group stage
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4th in Group A | ||||||
| Division I |  2008 Sapporo
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Rais Davletkildijev | – | relegated
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6th in Group B | ||||||
| Division II |  2009 Novi Sad
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Rais Davletkildijev | – | Group stage
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2nd in Group A | ||||||
| Division II | 2010 Narva
|
Ismo Lehkonen
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– | Promoted
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1st in Group B | ||||||
| Division I |  2011 Kyiv
|
Dmitri Medvedev | – | relegated
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6th in Group B | ||||||
| Division II |  2012 Reykjavík
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Dmitri Medvedev | – | Promoted
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1st in Group A | ||||||
| Division I | 2013 Donetsk
|
Sakari Pietilä
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– | relegated
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6th in Group B | ||||||
| Division II | 2014 Belgrade
|
Sakari Pietilä
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– | Promoted
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1st in Group A | ||||||
| Division I | 2015 Eindhoven
|
Saku Martikainen
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– | Group stage
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5th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I | 2016 Zagreb
|
Jussi Tupamäki
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– | Group stage
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5th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I |  2017 Belfast
|
Jussi Tupamäki
|
– | Group stage
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4th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I |  2018 Kaunas
|
Jussi Tupamäki
|
– | Group stage
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3rd in Group B | ||||||
| Division I | 2019 Tallinn
|
Jussi Tupamäki
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– | Group stage
|
4th in Group B | ||||||
| Division I | 2020 Katowice
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| Division I | 2021 Katowice
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 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
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Petri Skriko
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– | Group stage
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3rd in Group B | ||||||
| Division I | 2025 Tallinn
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– | in Group B | ||||||||
Current roster
Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament.
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
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| 5 | D | Eduard Slessarevski | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25) | Hunters
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 11 | F | Kristjan Kombe | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24) | JoKP
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 26 | D | Patrick Kookmaa | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21) | HC Panter
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| 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
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| 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
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All-time record against other nations
- 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
- Estonia men's national junior ice hockey team
- Estonia men's national under-18 ice hockey team
- Estonia women's national ice hockey team
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Estonia". IIHF. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
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