Estonia men's national ice hockey team

Estonia
Nickname	Pääsukesed (Swallows)
Association	Estonian Ice Hockey Association
General manager	Jüri Rooba
Head coach	Petri Skriko
Assistants	Kaupo Kaljuste; Mika Järvinen;
Captain	Robert Arrak
Most games	Lauri Lahesalu (181)
Top scorer	Andrei Makrov (82)
Most points	Andrei Makrov (148)
Home stadium	Tondiraba Ice Hall
Team colors
IIHF code	EST
Ranking
Current IIHF	25 (3 June 2026)
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	31 (first in 1994)
Best result	19th (1998)
International record (W–L–T)
	115–129–13

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.

NicknamePääsukesed (Swallows)

AssociationEstonian Ice Hockey Association

General managerJüri Rooba

Head coachPetri Skriko

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Division	Championship	Coach	Captain	Finish	Rank
1954 – 1991	As part of Soviet Union / Estonian SSR
C1	1993 Riga	Aleksandr Romantsov	–	Qualifications	2nd
C2	1994 Barcelona	Aleksandr Romantsov	–	Promoted	1st
C1	1995 Sofia	Aleksandr Romantsov	Vjatšeslav Kulpin	Group stage	4th in Group C1
C	1996 Jesenice	Aleksandr Romantsov	Mihhail Koršunov	Group stage	5th in Group C
C	1997 Tallinn	Aleksandr Romantsov	Olle Sildre	Promoted	3rd in Group C
B	1998 Ljubljana	Aleksandr Romantsov	Eduard Valiullin	Group stage	3rd in Group B
B	1999 Odense	Aleksandr Romantsov	Eduard Valiullin	Group stage	6th in Group B
B	2000 Katowice	Aleksandr Romantsov	Eduard Valiullin	Group stage	6th in Group B
Division I	2001 Ljubljana	Aleksandr Romantsov	Igor Ossipenkov	Relegated	6th in Group B
Division II	2002 Cape Town	Vesa Surenkin	Oleg Puzanov	Promoted	1st in Group A
Division I	2003 Zagreb	Vesa Surenkin	Mihhail Kozlov	Group stage	3rd in Group B
Division I	2004 Gdańsk	Juri Tsepilov	Mihhail Kozlov	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2005 Eindhoven	Juri Tsepilov	Mihhail Kozlov	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2006 Tallinn	Juri Tsepilov	Mihhail Kozlov	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2007 Qiqihar	Jorma Räisänen	Eduard Valiullin	Group stage	4th in Group A
Division I	2008 Sapporo	Rais Davletkildijev	Aleksandr Petrov	Relegated	6th in Group B
Division II	2009 Novi Sad	Rais Davletkildijev	Maksim Ivanov	Group stage	2nd in Group A
Division II	2010 Narva	Ismo Lehkonen	Dmitri Rodin	Promoted	1st in Group B
Division I	2011 Kyiv	Dmitrijus Medvedevas	Dmitri Rodin	Relegated	6th in Group B
Division II	2012 Reykjavík	Dmitrijus Medvedevas	Dmitri Rodin	Promoted	1st in Group A
Division I	2013 Donetsk	Dmitrijus Medvedevas	Dmitri Rodin	Relegated	6th in Group B
Division II	2014 Belgrade	Sakari Pietilä	Lauri Lahesalu	Promoted	1st in Group A
Division I	2015 Eindhoven	Jussi Tupamäki	Lauri Lahesalu	Group stage	5th in Group B
Division I	2016 Zagreb	Jussi Tupamäki	Lauri Lahesalu	Group stage	5th in Group B
Division I	2017 Belfast	Jussi Tupamäki	Lauri Lahesalu	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2018 Kaunas	Jussi Tupamäki	Lauri Lahesalu	Group stage	3rd in Group B
Division I	2019 Tallinn	Jussi Tupamäki	Lauri Lahesalu	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2020 Katowice	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
Division I	2021 Katowice	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]
Division I	2022 Tychy	Jussi Tupamäki	Robert Rooba	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2023 Tallinn	Jussi Tupamäki	Robert Rooba	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2024 Vilnius	Petri Skriko	Robert Rooba	Group stage	3rd in Group B
Division I	2025 Tallinn	Petri Skriko	Robert Rooba	Group stage	3rd in Group B
Division I	2026 Shenzhen	Petri Skriko	Robert Arrak	Promoted	1st in Group B
Division I	2027 Tallinn				Group A

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	3	3	0	0	58	1	+57
China	10	7	0	3	73	27	+46
Croatia	12	7	1	4	61	41	+20
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	5	5	0	0	39	5	+34
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	38	20	1	17	141	148	-7
Mexico	1	1	0	0	13	3	+10
Netherlands	14	11	1	2	60	35	+25
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	20	1	1	18	37	100	-63
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	3	3	0	0	51	3	+48
South Korea	5	2	0	3	27	15	+11
Spain	7	6	0	1	44	15	+29
Turkey	1	1	0	0	24	0	+24
Ukraine	18	3	0	15	28	92	-64
United States	1	0	0	1	1	7	-6
Total	240	106	13	121	1 054	935	+119

Estonia men's national ice hockey team

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Nickname	Pääsukesed (Swallows)
Association	Estonian Ice Hockey Association
General manager	Jüri Rooba
Head coach	Petri Skriko
Assistants	Kaupo Kaljuste Mika Järvinen
Captain	Robert Arrak
Most games	Lauri Lahesalu (181)^[1]
Top scorer	Andrei Makrov (82)
Most points	Andrei Makrov (148)
Home stadium	Tondiraba Ice Hall
Team colors
IIHF code	EST

Current IIHF	25 (3 June 2026)^[2]
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	31 (first in 1994)
Best result	19th (1998)
International record (W–L–T)
115–129–13