Ukraine men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine |
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| General Manager | Andri Sryubko |
| Head coach | Alexander Godynyuk |
| Assistants | Igor Chibirev Kostiantyn Simchuk |
| Captain | Andriy Mikhnov |
| Most games | Vasily Bobrovnikov (182) |
| Most points | Vitaly Litvinenko (105) |
| IIHF code | UKR |
| IIHF ranking | 21  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 11 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 21 (2015) |
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| First international | |
 Kazakhstan 5–1 Ukraine  (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 14 April 1992) |
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| Biggest win | |
Ukraine 37–2 Belgium  (Bled, Slovenia; 13 March 1993) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 9–0 Ukraine (Helsinki, Finland; 3 May 2003) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 9th (2002) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 158–118–29 | |
The Ukrainian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Ukraine, and is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2014 Ukraine is ranked 21st in the IIHF World Rankings. The team's top finish was at the 2002 World Championships when they finished in 9th place. Ukraine has a total of 4,190 players (0.008% of its population).
Following the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Russia, Ukraine was relegated to Division 1.
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Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 2002 – Finished in 10th place
World Championship
- 1954–1991 – Participated as part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team
- 1993 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1994 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1995 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1996 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1997 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Pool C)
- 1998 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Pool B)
- 1999 – Finished in 14th place
- 2000 – Finished in 14th place
- 2001 – Finished in 10th place
- 2002 – Finished in 9th place
- 2003 – Finished in 12th place
- 2004 – Finished in 14th place
- 2005 – Finished in 11th place
- 2006 – Finished in 12th place
- 2007 – Finished in 16th place
- 2008 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
- 2009 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
- 2010 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I Group A)
- 2011 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2012 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
- 2013 – Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B)
- 2014 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I Group A)
- 2015 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
Team
2014 roster
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| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 1 | Vadym Seliverstov | L | 173 cm | 81 kg | 18 February 1981 |  HK Astana |
| 30 | Serhiy Hayduchenko | - | 196 cm | 103 kg | 6 June 1989 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 35 | Mykhaylo Shevchuk | - | 186 cm | 84 kg | 19 September 1994 | Molodaya Gvardia |
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| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 3 | Mykola Ladygin | R | 193 cm | 94 kg | 7 December 1983 |  Hull Stingrays |
| 2 | Yuri Navarenko | L | 172 cm | 75 kg | 10 September 1979 |  HK Gomel |
| 14 | Oleksandr Pobyedonostsev | L | 180 cm | 82 kg | 19 November 1981 |  Titan Klin |
| 13 | Danylo Skrypets | L | 180 cm | 82 kg | 11 September 1994 | Molodaya Gvardia |
| 26 | Denys Petrukhno | R | 182 cm | 86 kg | 18 September 1989 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 21 | Denys Isayenko | L | 175 cm | 90 kg | 17 March 1980 | Kompanion Kyiv |
| 38 | Kostyantyn Ryabenko | – | 189 cm | 100 kg | 26 April 1983 | Dynamo Kharkiv |
| Forwards | ||||||
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| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 7 | Oleh Shafarenko | L | 184 cm | 80 kg | 31 October 1981 | Yunost Minsk |
| 8 | Andriy Mikhnov | L | 200 cm | 98 kg | 26 November 1983 | Metallurg Zhlobin |
| 9 | Dmytro Nimenko | L | 177 cm | 77 kg | 1 May 1988 | Kompanion Kyiv |
| 18 | Oleksandr Toryanyk | L | 191 cm | 97 kg | 5 January 1990 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 10 | Viktor Zakharov | – | 193 cm | 90 kg | 8 January 1994 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 12 | Serhiy Varlamov | L | 180 cm | 92 kg | 21 July 1978 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 16 | Oleh Tymchenko | L | 178 cm | 100 kg | 27 April 1978 | Yunost Minsk |
| 17 | Oleksandr Materukhin | R | 183 cm | 90 kg | 17 October 1981 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 15 | Pavlo Padakin | R | 190 cm | 95 kg | 8 June 1994 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 23 | Maksym Kvitchenko | L | 181 cm | 95 kg | 13 March 1990 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 24 | Roman Blahyi | L | 179 cm | 76 kg | 25 October 1985 | Donbass Donetsk |
| 25 | Artem Bondaryev | L | 181 cm | 92 kg | 12 January 1983 | Bily Bars Bila Tserkva |
| 27 | Yevgen Belukhin | L | 180 cm | 79 kg | 20 August 1983 | Donbass Donetsk |
Coaches
- Alexander Fadeev (1993–94)[1]
- Anatoli Bogdanov (1995–2003)
- Oleksandr Seukand (2004–07)
- Vladimir Golubovich (2008–09)
- Oleksandr Seukand (2009)
- Mikhail Zakharov (2009–10)
- Dave Lewis (2010–11)
- Anatoliy Khomenko (2011–2012)
- Oleksandr Kulikov (2012–2013)
- Andrei Nazarov (2013–2014)[2]
- Oleksandr Hodyniuk (2015-present)
Gallery
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Kostyantyn Symchuk.jpg
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Andriy Mikhnov.jpg
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Mykola Ladygin.jpg
Mykola Ladygin
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Oleksandr Pobyedonostsev.jpg
Oleksandr Pobyedonostsev
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Dmytro Tsyrul.jpg
Dmytro Tsyrul
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Dmytro Tolkunov.jpg
Dmytro Tolkunov
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Vitaliy Lytvynenko.jpg
Vitaliy Lytvynenko
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Andriy Mikhnov and Vadym Shakhraychuk.jpg
Andriy Mikhnov and Vadym Shakhraychuk
References
External links
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