Ukraine men's national junior ice hockey team

Ukraine
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Ukraine
Head coach Alexander Godynyuk
Assistants Mykola Maiko
CaptainVsevolod Tolstushko
Most pointsVitaly Semenchenko (25)
IIHF codeUKR
First international
  20 – 0 Lithuania 
(Minsk, Belarus; 10 November 1992)
Biggest win
  20 – 0 Lithuania 
(Minsk, Belarus; 10 November 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Finland 14 – 1  
(Helsinki, Finland; 30 December 2003)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances32 (first in 1993)
Best result8th (1995)
International record (W–L–T)
57–58–8

The Ukrainian men's national junior ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Ukraine. The team represents Ukraine at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division I.

History

Ukraine made its first appearance at the top level in 1994, less than five years after gaining independence from the Soviet Union. Ukraine went on to upset the United States, and Ukrainian goaltender Igor Karpenko went on to win top goaltender at the 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

International competitions

World Junior Championships

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