Lithuania men's national ice hockey team

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 Olympic Games.

Lithuania

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	Mindaugas Kieras 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
Ranking
Current IIHF	24 1 (26 May 2025)[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	30 (first in 1938)
Best result	10th (1938)
International record (W–L–T)
88–131–10

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 – (Division I Group A)

Roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B.^[4][5]

Head coach: Ron Pasco

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Team
2	D	Paulius Rumševičius	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 25)	Energija Elektrėnai
4	D	Nerijus Ališauskas	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 34)	HK Spišská Nová Ves
7	F	Ilja Četvertak	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)	Hockey Punks Vilnius
8	F	Paulius Gintautas	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 30)	Sparta Sarpsborg
9	F	Laisvydas Kudrevičius	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 26)	Hockey Punks Vilnius
10	F	Aivaras Bendžius	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 32)	Kaunas City
11	D	Kostas Gusevas	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 26)	Kaunas City
13	F	Ugnius Čižas	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 29)	Narvik IK
14	D	Artur Seniut	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 21)	Sport U20
17	F	Tadas Kumeliauskas	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 34)	Energija Elektrėnai
21	F	Marijus Dumčius	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 21)	Sport U20
22	F	Dovydas Laimutis	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 22)	Energija Elektrėnai
27	F	Eimantas Noreika	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 23)	HK Zemgale/LBTU
31	F	Mark Kaleinikovas	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26)	TH Unia Oświęcim
40	D	Tomaš Krukovski	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 26)	GIJS Groningen
50	G	Mantas Armalis	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 32)	Leksands IF
51	D	Edgar Protčenko	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 28)	HC Landsberg
70	G	Faustas Nausėda	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 24)	Hokki
71	F	Povilas Verenis	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 35)	Energija Elektrėnai
77	D	Domantas Čypas	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 31)	Adendorfer EC
88	F	Martynas Grinius	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23)	Saale Bulls Halle
97	F	Emilijus Krakauskas	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 28)	HC Sierre

All-time record

As of 8 April 2025^[6]

All-time record against opponents

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	5	2	1	2	17	22	–5
Croatia	15	11	1	3	56	32	+24
Denmark	1	0	0	1	1	8	–7
Estonia	38	17	1	20	148	140	+8
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	16	7	1	8	60	56	+4
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	8	4	1	3	25	22	+3
Spain	5	5	0	0	31	6	+25
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	1	15	–14
Ukraine	13	3	0	10	25	62	–37
Total	230	89	10	131	803	977	–174

Notable players

• Mantas Armalis
• Darius Kasparaitis
• Dainius Zubrus
• Nerijus Ališauskas