| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine |
|---|---|
| GM |  Viacheslav Zavalniuk |
| Head coach |  Dave Lewis |
| Assistants | Dmitri Khristich Yuri Shundrov Mikhail Zakharov |
| Captain | Vadym Shakhraichuk |
| Most games | Vadym Shakhraichuk (88) |
| Top scorer | Vadym Shakhraichuk (35) |
| Most points | Vadym Shakhraichuk (67) |
| IIHF ranking | 18 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 11 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 19 (2009) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
 Kazakhstan 5 - 1 Ukraine  (St. Petersburg, Russia; April 14, 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Ukraine 37 - 2 Belgium  (Bled, Slovenia; March 13, 1993) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 9 - 0 Ukraine (Helsinki, Finland; May 3, 2003) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | 9th (2002) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
| 116-90-27 | |
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 2008 Ukraine is ranked 17th 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).
During the 2007 World Hockey Championship, Ukraine was relegated to Division 1.
Olympic Record[]
World Championship Record[]
- 1954-1991 - participated as part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team
- 1992 -
- 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 (Won "Pool C")
- 1998 - Finished in 17th place (Won "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 (3rd in Division I)
- 2009 - Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I)
Coaches[]
- Alexander Fadeev
- Anatoli Bogdanov
- Oleksandr Seukand
- Vladimir Golubovich
- Mikhail Zakharov
Preliminary World Championship roster[]
| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 1 | Kostiantyn Simchuk | L | 182 cm | 79 kg | Feb. 26, 1974 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 29 | Vadym Seliverstov | L | 173 cm | 81 kg | Feb. 18, 1981 | Beybarys Atyrau |
| 30 | Mykhailo Balaban | R | 184 cm | 73 kg | Sep. 19, 1990 | Sokil Kyiv |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 2 | Yuri Gunko | L | 190 cm | 102 kg | Feb. 28, 1972 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 3 | Serhiy Klymentiev (A) | L | 180 cm | 84 kg | Apr. 5, 1975 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 4 | Dmyrto Tolkunov | R | 182 cm | 86 kg | May 27, 1979 | Yunost Minsk |
| 5 | Denys Isayenko | L | 175 cm | 90 kg | Mar. 17, 1980 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 6 | Andriy Sriubko | L | 190 cm | 95 kg | Oct. 21, 1975 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 11 | Artem Ostroushko | L | 184 cm | 89 kg | Mar. 18, 1974 | Yunost Minsk |
| 14 | Yuri Navarenko | L | 172 cm | 75 kg | Sep. 10, 1979 | HC Vitebsk |
| 19 | Oleh Blahoi | R | 181 cm | 86 kg | Dec. 4, 1979 | Neman Grodno |
| 25 | Oleksander Pobiedonostsev | L | 180 cm | 82 kg | Nov. 19, 1981 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 26 | Volodymyr Aleksiuk | R | 178 cm | 87 kg | Jun. 22, 1987 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 28 | Vitaliy Liutkevych | L | 178 cm | 75 kg | Apr. 4, 1980 | Dinamo Minsk |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | DOB | Team |
| 7 | Oleh Shafarenko | L | 184 cm | 80 kg | Oct. 31, 1981 | Dinamo Minsk |
| 8 | Andriy Mikhnov | L | 200 cm | 98 kg | Nov. 26, 1983 | Lada Togliatti |
| 9 | Dymtro Nimenko | L | 177 cm | 77 kg | May 1, 1988 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 10 | Vadym Shakhraichuk (C) | L | 191 cm | 97 kg | Jun. 12, 1974 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| 12 | Serhiy Varlamov (A) | L | 177 cm | 82 kg | Jul. 21, 1978 | Dinamo Minsk |
| 13 | Artem Bondariev | L | 181 cm | 92 kg | Jan. 12, 1983 | Neman Grodno |
| 15 | Vitaliy Lytvynenko | L | 181 cm | 92 kg | Mar. 14, 1970 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 16 | Oleh Timchenko | L | 178 cm | 100 kg | Apr. 27, 1978 | Yunost Minsk |
| 17 | Oleksander Materukhin | R | 183 cm | 95 kg | Oct. 17, 1981 | Yunost Minsk |
| 18 | Vitaliy Donika | L | 181 cm | 95 kg | May 12, 1982 | HK Sarov |
| 20 | Igor Karlov | L | 179 cm | 76 kg | Sep. 25, 1985 | HK Michalovce |
| 21 | Kostiantyn Kasianchuk | R | 185 cm | 87 kg | Oct. 24, 1979 | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
| 22 | Dymtro Tsyrul | L | 182 cm | 87 kg | Jan. 2, 1979 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 23 | Roman Salnikov | R | 178 cm | 84 kg | Feb. 18, 1976 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 24 | Oleksander Matvichuk | L | 172 cm | 76 kg | May 13, 1975 | Sokil Kyiv |
| 24 | Artem Gnidenko | R | 177 cm | 81 kg | Feb. 3, 1980 | HC Vitebsk |
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