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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Pääsukesed (Swallows)
AssociationEstonian Ice Hockey Association
Head coachJussi Tupamäki
AssistantsKaupo Kaljuste
Mikko Mäenpää
CaptainRobert Rooba
Most gamesLauri Lahesalu (131)
Top scorerAndrei Makrov (82)
Most pointsAndrei Makrov (148)
Home stadiumTondiraba Ice Hall
Team colors     
IIHF codeEST
Ranking
Current IIHF28 Steady (28 May 2023)[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
Appearances28 (first in 1994)
Best result19th (1998)
International record (W–L–T)
95–114–13

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Estonia has yet to qualify for the Olympics.

World Championship
Division Championship Coach Captain Finish Rank
C1 Latvia 1993 Riga – – Qualifications 2nd
C2 Spain 1994 Barcelona – – Promoted 1st
C1 Bulgaria 1995 Sofia – – Group stage 4th in Group C1
C Slovenia 1996 Jesenice – – Group stage 5th in Group C
C Estonia 1997 Tallinn – – Promoted 3rd in Group C
B Slovenia 1998 Ljubljana – – Group stage 3rd in Group B
B Denmark 1999 Odense – – Group stage 6th in Group B
B Poland 2000 Katowice – – Group stage 6th in Group B
Division I Slovenia 2001 Ljubljana – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II South Africa 2002 Cape Town – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I Croatia 2003 Zagreb – – Group stage 3rd in Group B
Division I Poland 2004 Gdańsk – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Netherlands 2005 Eindhoven – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Estonia 2006 Tallinn – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I China 2007 Qiqihar – – Group stage 4th in Group A
Division I Japan 2008 Sapporo – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II Serbia 2009 Novi Sad – – Group stage 2nd in Group A
Division II Estonia 2010 Narva – – Promoted 1st in Group B
Division I Ukraine 2011 Kiev – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II Iceland 2012 Reykjavík – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I Ukraine 2013 Donetsk – – relegated 6th in Group B
Division II Serbia 2014 Belgrade – – Promoted 1st in Group A
Division I Netherlands 2015 Eindhoven – – Group stage 5th in Group B
Division I Croatia 2016 Zagreb – – Group stage 5th in Group B
Division I United Kingdom 2017 Belfast – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Lithuania 2018 Kaunas – – Group stage 3rd in Group B
Division I Estonia 2019 Tallinn – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Poland 2020 Katowice Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Division I Poland 2021 Katowice Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Division I Poland 2022 Tychy – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Estonia 2023 Tallinn – – Group stage 4th in Group B
Division I Lithuania 2024 Vilnius – – Group B

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 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 1990Estonia HC Panter
5DEduard Slessarevski1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999Finland Hunters
6DSilver Kerna1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994Estonia HC Panter
7DSaveli Novikov2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999Estonia HC Panter
8FRobert Rooba – C1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993Finland JYP
10FRasmus Kiik1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)89 kg (196 lb) (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000Finland TUTO Hockey
11FKristjan Kombe1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000Finland JoKP
12FErik Embrich1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
13FNikita Puzakov1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001Finland Haukat
14DDaniil Kulintsev1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb) (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002Finland JYP
15FRobert Arrak1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999Poland Comarch Cracovia
16FAndre Linde1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999Finland Hunters
17FErik Potšinok1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb) (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004Finland Sport
18FKevin Parras1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994Estonia HC Panter
19FArtemi Aleksandrov1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000Sweden Boro/Vetlanda HC
20FMarek Potšinok1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)78 kg (172 lb) (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004Finland Sport
22FKlaus Kaspar Jõgi1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)78 kg (172 lb) (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003United States Philadelphia Rebels
23FMark Viitanen1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998Poland KH Energa Toruń
26DPatrick Kookmaa1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)92 kg (203 lb) (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003Estonia HC Panter
27DAleksandr Ossipov – A1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1987-08-07) 7 August 1987Sweden Grästorps IK
28DLauri Lahesalu – A1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1979-03-29) 29 March 1979Free agent
30GConrad Mölder1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999Free agent

All-time record against other nations
As of 29 April 2023.
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia2200255+20
 Austria200239-6
 Belarus3003431-27
 Belgium3300224+18
 Bulgaria2200371+36
 China85036526+39
 Croatia116145539+16
 Denmark71241926-7
 Finland3102412-8
 France4112719-12
 Germany200237-4
 Great Britain103072549-24
 Hungary82242837-9
 Iceland4400335+28
 Israel5500799+70
 Italy3102410-6
 Japan70161632-16
 Kazakhstan91081448-34
 Latvia5005632-26
 Lithuania3519115134138-4
 Mexico1100133+10
 Netherlands129125133+18
 North Korea1100161+15
 Norway210124-2
 New Zealand2200362+34
 Poland1811163489-55
 Romania127054350-7
 Serbia54012012+8
 Slovenia92342750-23
 South Africa2200421+41
 South Korea3201247+17
 Spain4301269+17
 Turkey1100240+24
 Ukraine1630132579-54
 United States100117-6
Total2229513114967886+81

See also

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  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". IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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