The Belarusian national ice hockey team (Belarusian: ??????? ???????? ?? ????? ? ??????; Russian: ??????? ?????????? ?? ?????? ? ??????) is currently ranked 11th in the world by the IIHF in their 2018 World Ranking. 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 4,968 players in their national pool (0.05% of the total population). At the 2005 and 2006 World Championships their coach was Glen Hanlon, who brought the best-ever result in the IIHF World Championship - 6th place in 2006. He was succeeded by Curt Fraser, who led the team in 2007 and 2008. Hanlon returned to coach the team for the 2009 World Championships in Switzerland. Andrei Stas was named the captain for the 2017 World Championships.
Video Belarus men's national ice hockey team
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1998 - Finished in 7th place
- 2002 - Finished in 4th place
- 2010 - Finished in 9th place
World Championship
Maps Belarus men's national ice hockey team
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
Head Coach: Dave Lewis
Retired numbers
- 24 - Ruslan Salei
References
External links
- Official website
- IIHF profile
Source of article : Wikipedia
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