The World Division I Group B tournament will continue on Tuesday at the Vilnius “Twinsbet” arena, where the Lithuanian national team seeks to enter a higher division and overtake the national teams of the Netherlands, China, Estonia, Spain and Ukraine.
In the third match of the championship, the Lithuanians led by Ron Pasco will face the so far winless Netherlands. The match will begin 7:30 p.m.and you will be able to follow their progress “Sportas.lt” on the portal.
The Lithuanians had no problems in the first two matches and defeated Spain 3-0 and beat Estonia 6-1, while the Netherlands lost 0-3 to China and 0-4 to Ukraine.
After this meeting, the Lithuanians will have a duel with the strongest teams – on Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. will face China, and on Friday also from 7:30 p.m. – with Ukraine.
The last time the men’s ice hockey championship was held in Lithuania was in 2018. In Kaunas, in the “Žalgiris” arena, and then Mindaugas Kieras, the current assistant to the head coach of the Lithuanian national team, played his 20th World Championship in a row and together with the entire Lithuanian national team won gold medals and moved up to the IA division. However, already the next year, the Lithuanians won only one victory in the higher division and had to return to the IB division. Finally, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the championships did not take place for two years, and in 2022 due to Russia starting a war in Ukraine, the IIHF excluded Belarus and Russia from the World Championship, so Lithuania got a place again in Division IA, where the Lithuanians won bronze medals in Slovenia. in 2023 The Lithuanian national team has not won a single victory in this division and is now in Vilnius aiming to return to a higher level.
Composition of the Lithuanian national team:
Defenders: Nerijus Ališauskas, Domantas Čypas, Edgaras Protčenko, Tomaš Krukovski, Kostas Gusevs, Paulius Rumševičius, Artur Seniut.
Strikers: Tadas Kumeliauskas, Povilas Verenis, Aivaras Bendžius, Paulius Gintautas, Ugnius Čižas, Ilja Četvertakas, Emilijus Krakauskas, Markas Kaleinikovas, Laisvydas Kudrevičius, Martynas Grinius, Eimantas Noreika, Dovydas Laimutis, Marijus Dumčius.
Goalkeepers: Mantas Armalis, Elvin Karla, Faustas Nausėda.
Schedule:
| 04-30 | Spain | 16:00 | Estonia |
| 04-30 | Lithuania | 19:30 | The Netherlands |
| 05-01 | Ukraine | 12:30 p.m | Spain |
| 05-01 | Estonia | 16:00 | The Netherlands |
| 05-01 | China | 19:30 | Lithuania |
| 05-03 | The Netherlands | 12:30 p.m | Spain |
| 05-03 | China | 16:00 | Estonia |
| 05-03 | Lithuania | 19:30 | Ukraine |
Score board
| V | Team | SEE | L | PR | IN | PI | S | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| 4 | The Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| 5 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
| 6 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0 |
We invite you to the 2024, which will take place on April 27 – May 3 in Vilnius at Twinsbet Arena. IIHF World Ice Hockey Division 1 Group B Championship! You can buy tickets at bilietai.lt
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