Belarus men's national junior ice hockey team

The Belarusian men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Belarus. The team represented Belarus at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship. Prior to independence in 1991, Belarusian players played for the Soviet Union, which played in the World Juniors from its inception in 1974. Belarus has played in the top division eight times, first in 1999 and most recently in 2018, with their best finish being ninth overall in both 2001 and 2002. The most recent tournament, the 2019 tournament, had Belarus finished second in Division I, the second tier, and twelfth overall.

Belarus
The coat of Arms of Belarus is the badge used on the players jerseys
AssociationBelarus Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach Pavel Perepekhin
Assistants Andrei Kudin
Andrei Zalivako
CaptainArtur Gavrus
Most pointsAndrei Kostitsyn (21)
IIHF codeBLR
First international
 Kazakhstan 4 - 0 Belarus 
(Minsk, Belarus; November 10, 1992)
Biggest win
 Belarus 19 - 0 Lithuania 
(Minsk, Belarus; November 12, 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 12 - 1 Belarus 
(Podolsk, Russia; December 27, 2000)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances28 (first in 1993)
Best result9th (2001, 2002)
International record (W–L–T)
50–47–6

Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation banned all Belarusian national and club teams from its events indefinitely, and Hockey Canada banned Belarus’s “participation in events held in Canada that do not fall under the IIHF’s jurisdiction.”[1][2][3]

History

Belarus became an independent nation in 1991, and the team made their first appearance at the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1998, when Belarus won Pool B (now Division I). The U20 team played at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, but the Belarusians never won a game. Belarus finished 10th and were relegated to Pool B for 2000. The team returned to the top level by defeating Germany in the final. The Belarusians avoided relegation by winning and tying a game against the Kazakhs.

Belarus competed in the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Championships, until finally being relegated under the new IIHF format. Belarus returned to the top division in 2005, but were relegated again. Belarus has mainly been in the second-tier Division I level since then, though have been promoted to the top division on occasion, most recently in 2018.

Roster

IIHF U20 World Championships roster

Roster for the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships:

Head coach: Yuri Faikov

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GDmitri Rodik1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1998-04-15) April 15, 1998 Belarus U20
3DAndrei Gostev1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1998-02-16) February 16, 1998 Belarus U20
4DVladislav Sokolovsky1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1998-11-06) November 6, 1998 Dinamo-Molodechno
5DDmitri Deryabin1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1999-10-20) October 20, 1999 Dinamo Minsk
6DVladislav Martynyuk1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1998-08-28) August 28, 1998 KRS Junior
7FViktor Bovbel1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1998-06-02) June 2, 1998 Dinamo Minsk
8DVladislav Yeryomenko1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1999-04-24) April 24, 1999 Calgary Hitmen
9FIlya Litvinov1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1998-03-17) March 17, 1998 Yunost Minsk
10FVladislav Ryadchenko1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1998-02-23) February 23, 1998 Belarus U20
11FAlexander Lukashevich1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)76 kg (168 lb) (1998-07-14) July 14, 1998 Belarus U20
12FIgor Martynov1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1999-01-19) January 19, 1999 Victoria Royals
13FArseni Astashevich1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1998-05-13) May 13, 1998 Belarus U20
14FSergei Pischuk1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)71 kg (157 lb) (1998-09-12) September 12, 1998 Belarus U20
16FDmitri Grinkevich1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1998-08-20) August 20, 1998 Belarus U20
17FYegor Sharangovich1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1998-06-06) June 6, 1998 Dinamo Minsk
18DDmitri Burovtsev1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 Belarus U20
19FIvan Drozdov1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1999-11-15) November 15, 1999 Yunost Minsk
20GAndrei Grischenko1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1999-02-09) February 9, 1999 Belarus U20
21FVladislav Mikhalchuk1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1999-10-16) October 16, 1999 Prince George Cougars
22DVladislav Gabrus1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1999-06-05) June 5, 1999 Belarus U20
24FMaxim Sushko1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 Owen Sound Attack
25GNikita Tolopilo1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)97 kg (214 lb) (2000-06-04) June 4, 2000 Belarus U18
26FNazar Anisimov1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)76 kg (168 lb) (1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 Belarus U20

World Junior Championship record
Year Rank
1974–1992As part of  Soviet Union
19933rd in Minsk Group (Pool C)
199426th (Pool C)
199520th (Pool C1)
199622nd (Pool C)
19971st, Promoted to Pool B
19981st, Promoted to Top Division
199910th place (Relegated to Pool B)
20001st, Promoted to Top Division
20019th place
20029th place
200310th place (Relegated to Division I)
20041st, Promoted to Top Division
200510th place (Relegated to Division I)
20061st, Promoted to Top Division
200713th place (Relegated to Division I)
200813th place (Division I)
200913th place (Division I)
201014th place (Division I)
201113th place (Division I)
201212th place (Division I)
201312th place (Division I)
201413th place (Division I)
20151st, Promoted to Top Division
201610th place (Relegated to Division I)
20171st, Promoted to Top Division
201810th place (Relegated to Division I)
201912th place (Division I)
202013th place (Division I)
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20221st, Promoted to Top Division (expelled)
TBD 2023

References
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  2. [🖉"Ice Hockey Federation bans Russia and Belarus from all competition, strips Russia of 2023 World Juniors". infobae.
  3. [🖉"Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
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