Belarus men's national ice hockey team

The Belarusian men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 13th in the world by IIHF 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 4,580 players in their national pool (0.05 % of the total population). Their best result at the World Championship was the 6th place at the 2006 World Championship. Their head coach is Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zakharov.
== 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
*2010 - Finished in 9th place
*2014-2018 - Did not qualify
== World Championship Record ==
*1920-1993 - Did not participiate
*1994 - Finished in 22nd place (2nd in "Pool C")
*1995 - Finished in 21st place (1st in "Pool C")
*1996 - Finished in 15th place (3rd in "Pool B")
*1997 - Finished in 13th place (1st in "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 (1st in Division I, Group A)
*2003 - Finished in 14th place
*2004 - Finished in 18th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
*2005 - Finished in 10th place
*2006 - Finished in 6th place
*2007 - Finished in 11th place
*2008 - Finished in 9th place
*2009 - Finished in 8th place
*2010 - Finished in 10th place
*2011 - Finished in 14th place
*2012 - Finished in 14th place
*2013 - Finished in 14th place
*2014 - Finished in 7th place
*2015 - Finished in 7th place
*2016 - Finished in 12th place
*2017 - Finished in 13th place
*2018 - Finished in 15th place
*2019 - Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
*2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
== Retired Numbers ==
* #24 Ruslan Salei
== Actual Roster ==
Position	Number	Name 	Born 	Height 	Weight 	Shoots/Catches
G 	#31 	Ivan Kulbakov 	September 18, 1996	6ft 0in (183cm) 	183lb (83kg)	L
G 	#40 	Konstantin Shostak 	March 28, 2000 	5ft 10in (179cm)	183lb (83kg)	L
D 	#2 	Yevgeni Nogachyov 	August 31, 1991 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	203lb (92kg)	L
D 	#3 	Nikita Tarletsky 	January 3, 1997 	5ft 10in (178cm)	165lb (75kg)	L
D 	#7 	Dmitri Znakharenko 	August 4, 1993 	5ft 11in (180cm)	205lb (93kg)	L
D 	#14 	Kiril Gotovets 	June 25, 1991 	5ft 11in (180cm)	176lb (80kg)	L
D 	#18 	Vladislav Yeryomenko	April 24, 1999 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	187lb (85kg)	R
D 	#55 	Andrei Antonov 	April 27, 1985 	5ft 9in (176cm) 	190lb (86kg)	L
D 	#70 	Sergei Bogoleisha 	February 20, 1990 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	179lb (81kg)	R
D 	#89 	Vadim Shchyochin 	March 31, 2000 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	194lb (88kg)	L
F 	#10 	Igor Martynov 	January 19, 1999 	5ft 11in (180cm)	183lb (83kg)	L
F 	#11 	Vladislav Kodola 	October 30, 1996 	5ft 9in (176cm) 	176lb (80kg)	L
F 	#13 	Sergei Drozd 	April 14, 1990 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	181lb (82kg)	L
F 	#15 	Artyom Demkov 	September 26, 1989	5ft 10in (178cm)	172lb (78kg)	R
F 	#17 	Dmitri Buinitsky 	March 1, 1997 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	187lb (85kg)	L
F 	#19 	Alexander Kogalev 	May 22, 1994 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	194lb (88kg)	R
F 	#23 	Mikhail Stefanovich 	November 27, 1989 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	214lb (97kg)	R
F 	#71 	Alexander Pavlovich 	July 12, 1988 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	201lb (91kg)	L
F 	#74 	Alexander Malyavko 	August 28, 1990 	5ft 9in (176cm) 	168lb (76kg)	R
F 	#77 	Alexander Kitarov 	June 18, 1987 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	214lb (97kg)	L
F 	#88 	Yevgeni Kovyrshin 	January 25, 1986 	5ft 10in (177cm)	176lb (80kg)	L
F 	#91 	Sergei Malyavko 	September 28, 1990	5ft 10in (178cm)	172lb (78kg)	L
== Team Staff ==
Role 	Name 	Born
Head coach 	Mikhail Mikaylovich Zakharov 	January 22, 1962
Assistant coach	Dmitriy Leonidovich Karpikov 	January 6, 1974
Assistant coach	Mikhail Grigor'yevich Kravets Sr.	November 12, 1963
== External links ==
*Belarus Ice Hockey Federation
*National Teams of ice HockeyMen's national
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