Belarus national men's ice hockey team
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| Team Belarus | |
| Image:Hockeybelarus.PNGImage:Flag of Belarus.svg | |
| First Game | November 7, 1992 |
| Colours | Red, Green, White |
| Top Scorer | Andrei Skabelka |
| Most Games Played | Oleg Khmyl |
| website | www.hockey.by |
| IIHF Division | Elite |
The Belarusian national ice hockey team is currently ranked 9th in the world by IIHF as of 2006. The team is controlled by the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation. Arguably, the greatest moment in Belarusian hockey history was the victory over Sweden in the Quarter-finals of the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the team ultimately finished fourth. Belarus has 2,850 players in their national pool (0.02% of the total population). Their coach, until 2006 was Glen Hanlon. He was succeeded by Curt Fraser.
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[edit] Notable Games and Players
| Importance | Date | Location | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Game | November 7, 1992 | Minsk | Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 4 Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 1 |
| Biggest Victory | August 30, 1996 | Riga, Latvia | Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 22 Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 1 |
| Biggest Loss (Tie) | April 7, 1997 | Mikkeli, Finland | Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 2 Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 11 |
| Biggest Loss (Tie) | March 19, 1998 | Lloydminster, Canada | Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 2 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 11 |
| Player | Record | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Andrei Skabelka | Most Points | 105 |
| Oleg Khmyl | Most Games Played | 133 |
[edit] Current top players
- Mikhail Grabovsky
- Konstantin Koltsov
- Andrei Kostitsyn
- Sergei Kostitsyn
- Andrei Mezin
- Ruslan Salei
- Andrei Skabelka
- Vladimir Kopat
[edit] Olympic Record
- 1920-1992 - Did not participate
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Finished in 7th place
- 2002 - Finished in 4th place
- 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] World Championship Record
- 1930-1993 - Did not participiate
- 1994 - Finished in 22nd place (2nd in "Pool C")
- 1995 - Finished in 21st place (Won "Pool C")
- 1996 - Finished in 15th place (3rd in "Pool B")
- 1997 - Finished in 13th place (Won "Pool B")
- 1998 - Finished in 8th place
- 1999 - Finished in 9th place
- 2000 - Finished in 9th place
- 2001 - Finished in 14th place
- 2002 - Finished in 17th place (Won "Division I, Group A")
- 2003 - Finished in 14th place
- 2004 - Finished in 18th place (Won "Division I, Group A")
- 2005 - Finished in 10th place
- 2006 - Finished in 6th place
- 2007 - Finished in 11th place
[edit] External links
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