List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Belarus

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Belarusian players celebrate a goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The team finished ninth overall. Finland vs. Belarus (4367670264).jpg
Belarusian players celebrate a goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The team finished ninth overall.

The list of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Belarus consists of 43 skaters and 4 goaltenders. Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920 (it was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924). [1] Belarus has participated in three tournaments since becoming independent in 1991: 1998, 2002 and 2010. As part of the Soviet Union, Belarus previously participated in the Winter Olympics from 1956 until 1988, as well as with the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Belarus has never won a medal in ice hockey, with their highest finish being fourth in 2002.

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Four players — goaltender Andrei Mezin and skaters Oleg Antonenko, Alexei Kalyuzhny, and Ruslan Salei — have played in all three Olympics Belarus has participated in, with Kalyuzhny playing in the most games, 20. Kalyuzhny has scored the most goals for Belarus (5), while Alexander Andrievsky and Dmitri Dudik have the most assists (6). Five players — Andrievsky, Dudik, Kalyuzhny, Andrei Kovalev, and Vadim Bekbulatov — have 7 points, the most scored at the Olympics. Salei is the only Belarusian player to be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame. [2]

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Goaltenders

Vitali Koval played two games at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Finland vs. Belarus (4367630148) cropped.jpg
Vitali Koval played two games at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Goaltenders
PlayerOlympicsTournament(s)GPWLTMinSOGAGAANotesRef(s)
Vitali Koval 1 2010 2110
Andrei Mezin 3 1998, 2002, 2010 15
Sergei Shabanov 1 2002 3
Alexander Shumidub 1 1998 8

Skaters

Vladimir Denisov played four games at the 2010 Winter Olympics. France vs. Belarus - 1 May 2017 29.jpg
Vladimir Denisov played four games at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Ruslan Salei played for Belarus in all three Olympic tournaments they have participated in, and is the only Belarusian in the IIHF Hall of Fame. Ruslan Salei Detroit Red Wings Oct 8, 2010.JPG
Ruslan Salei played for Belarus in all three Olympic tournaments they have participated in, and is the only Belarusian in the IIHF Hall of Fame.
Andrei Stas appeared at the 2010 Winter Olympics. France vs. Belarus - 1 May 2017 16.jpg
Andrei Stas appeared at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nikolai Stasenko had three assists at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Nikolai Stasenko.jpg
Nikolai Stasenko had three assists at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Skaters
PlayerOlympicsTournamentsGPGAPPIMNotesRef(s)
Alexander Alexiev 1 1998 71120
Alexander Andrievsky 2 1998, 2002 1516712
Oleg Antonenko 3 1998, 2002, 2010 131128
Vadim Bekbulatov 2 1998, 2002 1434712
Sergei Demagin 1 2010 40112
Vladimir Denisov 1 2010 40000
Dmitri Dudik 1 2002 91676
Alexander Galchenyuk 1 1998 71230
Alexei Kalyuzhny 3 1998, 2002, 2010 205278
Viktor Karachun 1 1998 72138
Andrei Karev 1 2010 30002
Oleg Khyml 2 1998, 2002 161564
Sergei Kolosov 1 2010 40000
Konstantin Koltsov 2 2002, 2010 60220
Vladimir Kopat 1 2002 81124
Sergei Kostitsyn 1 2010 42350
Viktor Kostyuchenok 1 2010 40112
Andrei Kovalev 2 1998, 2002 1625714
Alexander Kulakov 1 2010 40110
Alexei Lozhkin 1 1998 70220
Alexander Makritski 2 2002, 2010 1300014
Igor Matushkin 2 1998, 2002 161344
Dmitri Meleshko 1 2010 42022
Andrei Mikhalev 1 2010 40002
Oleg Mikulchik 1 2002 910114
Dmitri Pankov 1 2002 93142
Vasili Pankov 2 1998, 2002 1621310
Andrei Rasolko 1 2002 91120
Oleg Romanov 2 1998, 2002 162466
Evgeni Roshchin 1 1998 60220
Alexander Ryadinsky 1 2010 40112
Ruslan Salei 3 1998, 2002, 2010 174158 IIHFHOF (2014) [2]
Andrei Skabelka 2 1998, 2002 92350
Andrei Stas 1 2010 40002
Sergei Stas 2 1998, 2002 1602224
Nikolai Stasenko 1 2010 40332
Vladimir Tsyplakov 2 1998, 2002 132466
Alexei Ugarov 1 2010 41124
Sergei Yerkovich 1 1998 720216
Sergei Zadelenov 1 2010 40000
Konstantin Zakharov 1 2010 41014
Eduard Zankovets 2 1998, 2002 80002
Alexander Zhurik 2 1998, 2002 1301116

See also

Notes

  1. "Ice Hockey Equipment and History". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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