Estonia men's national ice hockey team

Estonia

Nickname(s)	Pääsukesed (Swallows)
Association	Estonian Ice Hockey Association
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 (28 May 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF	23 (2007)
Lowest IIHF	29 (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
Appearances	28 (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

Division	Championship	Coach	Captain	Finish	Rank
1954 – 1991	As part of  Soviet Union
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]
Division I	2022 Tychy	–	–	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2023 Tallinn	–	–	Group stage	4th in Group B
Division I	2024 Vilnius	–	–		Group B

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament.^[4]

Head coach: Jussi Tupamäki

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 33)	HC Panter
5	D	Eduard Slessarevski	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)	Hunters
6	D	Silver Kerna	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29)	HC Panter
7	D	Saveli Novikov	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 24)	HC Panter
8	F	Robert Rooba – C	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30)	JYP
10	F	Rasmus Kiik	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23)	TUTO Hockey
11	F	Kristjan Kombe	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24)	JoKP
12	F	Erik Embrich	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27)	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
13	F	Nikita Puzakov	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23)	Haukat
14	D	Daniil Kulintsev	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 21)	JYP
15	F	Robert Arrak	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 25)	Comarch Cracovia
16	F	Andre Linde	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 25)	Hunters
17	F	Erik Potšinok	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 19)	Sport
18	F	Kevin Parras	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 29)	HC Panter
19	F	Artemi Aleksandrov	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 23)	Boro/Vetlanda HC
20	F	Marek Potšinok	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 19)	Sport
22	F	Klaus Kaspar Jõgi	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 20)	Philadelphia Rebels
23	F	Mark Viitanen	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)	KH Energa Toruń
26	D	Patrick Kookmaa	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)	HC Panter
27	D	Aleksandr Ossipov – A	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1987-08-07) 7 August 1987 (age 36)	Grästorps IK
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 24)	Free agent

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

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile
• National Teams of Ice Hockey

This page was last edited on 13 April 2024, at 13:15