Estonia men's national ice hockey team

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.

Estonia
The recoloured version of the lesser coat of arms of Estonia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s)Lõvid (Lions)
Pääsukesed (Swallows)
AssociationEstonian Ice Hockey Association
General ManagerJüri Rooba
Head coachJussi Tupamäki
AssistantsMärt Eerme
Janne Pekkarinen
CaptainLauri Lahesalu
Most gamesLauri Lahesalu (107)
Top scorerAndrei Makrov (78)
Most pointsAndrei Makrov (134)
Home stadiumTondiraba Ice Hall
Team colors     
IIHF codeEST
Ranking
Current IIHF27 1 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (2007)
Lowest IIHF29 (first in 2014)
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
Appearances26 (first in 1994)
Best result19th (1998)
Medal record
Division II
2002 South Africa (Group A)
2010 Estonia (Group B)
2012 Iceland (Group A)
2014 Serbia (Group A)
1997 Estonia (Group C)
Division III / (Pool D)
1994 Spain (Group C2)

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Estonia has yet to qualify for the Olympics.

World Championship
Division Championship Coach Captain Finish Rank
1953–1991As part of  Soviet Union due to Soviet occupation
C1 1993 Riga – – Qualifications 2nd
C2 1994 Barcelona – – Promoted 1st
C1 1995 Sofia – – Group stage 4th in Group C1
C 1996 Jesenice – – Group stage 5th in Group C
C 1997 Tallinn – – Promoted 3rd in Group C
B 1998 Ljubljana – – Group stage 3rd in Group B
B 1999 Odense – – Group stage 6th in Group B
B 2000 Katowice – – Group stage 6th in Group B
Division I 2001 Ljubljana – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2002 Cape Town – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I 2003 Zagreb – – Group stage 3rd in Group B
Division I 2004 Gdańsk – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2005 Eindhoven – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2006 Tallinn – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2007 Qiqihar – – Group stage 4th in Group A
Division I 2008 Sapporo – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2009 Novi Sad – – Group stage 2nd in Group A
Division II 2010 Narva – – Promoted 1st in Group B
Division I 2011 Kiev – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2012 Reykjavík – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I 2013 Donetsk – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II 2014 Belgrade – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I 2015 Eindhoven – – Group stage 5th in Group B
Division I 2016 Zagreb – – Group stage 5th in Group B
Division I 2017 Belfast – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2018 Kaunas – – Group stage 3rd in Group B
Division I 2019 Tallinn – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I 2020 Katowice Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Division I 2021 Katowice Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament.[4]

Head coach: Jussi Tupamäki

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GVillem-Henrik Koitmaa1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 HC Panter Tallinn
3FChristopher Usov1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 Segeltorps IF
5DEduard Slessarevski1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 Haukat
6DSilver Kerna1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 Tallinna Kalev/Viking
7DSaveli Novikov2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 Tallinna Kalev/Viking
8FRobert Rooba – A1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 JYP
9FVadim Vasjonkin1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 Buffalo State College
10FAleksei Sibirtsev1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1987-12-05) 5 December 1987 Borås HC
12FRoman Andrejev1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb) (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 Borås HC
15FRobert Arrak1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 Sport
18FKevin Parras1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 Välk 494
19FRiho Embrich1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 Bélougas de Toulouse-Blagnac
20FMihkel Võrang1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 Välk 494
21DJaanus Sorokin1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1986-02-09) 9 February 1986 Välk 494
22FAndrei Makrov1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1979-12-14) 14 December 1979Free Agent
23FMark Viitanen1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 Peliitat
24FAleksandr Petrov1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1983-05-25) 25 May 1983 Milano Rossoblu
25DFilipp Švarõgin1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1987-01-28) 28 January 1987 Tallinna Kalev/Viking
26FDaniil Fursa1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 Kremenchuk
27DAleksandr Ossipov – A1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1987-08-07) 7 August 1987 Borås HC
28DLauri Lahesalu – C1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1979-03-29) 29 March 1979Free Agent
29GRoman Šumihhin1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 Titans de Colmar

See also

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  3. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "Estonia roster". iihf.com. 28 April 2019.
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