Lithuania men's national ice hockey team
Men's national ice hockey team representing Lithuania
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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.
AssociationLithuanian Ice Hockey Federation
General managerAurelijus Kriščiūnas
Head coachRon Pasco
AssistantsDaniel Lacroix
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. | |
| Association | Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Aurelijus Kriščiūnas |
| Head coach | Ron Pasco |
| Assistants | Daniel Lacroix |
| Captain | Nerijus Ališauskas |
| Most games | Mindaugas Kieras (102) |
| Top scorer | Egidijus Bauba (47) |
| Most points | Egidijus Bauba (98) |
| Team colors | Red, black, white, gold |
| IIHF code | LTU |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 23 ( 1) (3 June 2026)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (2008–2010, 2020–2021, 2022) |
| Lowest IIHF | 27 (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 | |
| Appearances | 31 (first in 1938) |
| Best result | 10th (1938) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 96–131–10 | |
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. | Name | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Laurynas Lubys | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 6 December 2000 |  Energija Elektrėnai |
| 2 | D | Paulius Rumševičius | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 25 May 2000 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 4 | D | Nerijus Ališauskas | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 6 June 1991 |  HK Spišská Nová Ves |
| 7 | F | Ilja Četvertak | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 7 July 1997 | Hockey Punks Vilnius |
| 8 | F | Paulius Gintautas | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 10 May 1995 |  IK Comet Halden |
| 10 | F | Aivaras Bendžius | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 26 January 1993 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 11 | D | Kostas Gusevas | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 24 June 1999 |  Annecy Hockey |
| 12 | F | Lukas Žukauskas | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 12 May 1998 |  Háromszéki Ágyúsok |
| 13 | F | Ugnius Čižas | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 31 August 1995 |  ESC Eagles Essen-West |
| 14 | D | Artur Seniut | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 11 June 2004 |  Hockey Unterland Cavaliers |
| 16 | D | Simonas Valivonis | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 7 December 2006 |  Springfield Jr. Blues |
| 18 | F | Egidijus Binkulis | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 30 May 2000 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 19 | F | Dominykas Sadauskas | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 7 December 2007 | Liepājas HK |
| 22 | F | Dovydas Laimutis | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 5 May 2003 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 23 | F | Linas Dėdinas | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 11 October 2004 | Albertus Magnus College |
| 24 | D | Daniil Kovalenko | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 13 December 2006 | Sparta Sarpsborg |
| 27 | F | Eimantas Noreika | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 107 kg (236 lb) | 25 May 2002 | Peoria Rivermen |
| 30 | G | Faustas Nausėda | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 7 January 2001 |  Tappara |
| 70 | G | Julius Andrekus | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 5 October 2005 |  Malungs IF |
| 71 | D | Herkus Marcinkevičius | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 31 August 2001 | Hockey Punks Vilnius |
| 77 | F | Dovydas Jukna | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 11 February 2007 |  Rimouski Océanic |
| 88 | F | Martynas Grinius | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 6 November 2001 |  Nijmegen Devils |
| 97 | F | Emilijus Krakauskas | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 11 July 1997 |  EHC Arosa |
All-time record
- As of 8 November 2025[6][unreliable source?]
| Opponent | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 |
 Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | –6 |
 Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | –27 |
 Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 |
 China | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 22 | –4 |
 Croatia | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 33 | +25 |
 Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | –7 |
 Estonia | 39 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 150 | 141 | +9 |
| France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | –16 |
 Great Britain | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 35 | –10 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 |
 Hungary | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 97 | –72 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | –10 |
 Japan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 45 | –26 |
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 41 | –35 |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 45 | –43 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 56 | –9 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 |
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | –7 |
 Poland | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 126 | –79 |
| Romania | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 57 | +5 |
 Serbia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | +29 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 |
 Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 42 | –32 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
 South Korea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 |
 Spain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | –14 |
 Ukraine | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 63 | –36 |
| Total | 237 | 96 | 10 | 131 | 821 | 982 | –161 |
