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
Nickname(s)Pääsukesed (Swallows)
AssociationEstonian Ice Hockey Association
General managerJüri Rooba
Head coachJussi Tupamäki
AssistantsAleksandr Barkov
Kaupo Kaljuste
CaptainRobert Rooba
Most gamesLauri Lahesalu (124)
Top scorerAndrei Makrov (82)
Most pointsAndrei Makrov (152)
Home stadiumTondiraba Ice Hall
Team colors     
IIHF codeEST
Ranking
Current IIHF26 (30 March 2022)[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
Appearances27 (first in 1994)
Best result19th (1998)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Estonia has yet to qualify for the Olympics.

World Championship
Division Championship Coach Captain Finish Rank
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

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 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
5DEduard Slessarevski1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 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 HC Panter
7DSaveli Novikov2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 HC Panter
8FRobert Rooba – C1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 Severstal Cherepovets
9FVadim Vasjonkin1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 KH Energa Toruń
10FAleksei Sibirtsev1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1987-12-05) 5 December 1987 Borås HC
11FKristjan Kombe1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 Jokerit
13FNikita Puzakov1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 Haukat
14DDaniil Kulintsev1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb) (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 JYP
15FRobert Arrak1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 KH Energa Toruń
16FAndre Linde1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 Haukat
18FKevin Parras1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 HC Panter
19FMarcus Appelberg1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb) (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 Segeltorp
20FKristofer Jõgi1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 Haukat
22FKlaus Kaspar Jõgi1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb) (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 KooKoo
24FFabian Hast1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb) (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 EHC Neuwied
25FAndrei Rozinko1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 HC Everest
26DPatrick Kookmaa1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb) (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 HK Rīga
27DAleksandr Ossipov – A1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1987-08-07) 7 August 1987 Borås HC
28DLauri Lahesalu – A1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1979-03-29) 29 March 1979Free agent
29GHenrik Virro1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb) (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 HIFK

See also

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  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. 26 April 2022.
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