Armenia men's national ice hockey team

The Armenian national ice hockey team is the team that represents Armenia in ice hockey competitions around the world. Ice hockey is a fast-paced sport played on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into a goal. Like many countries, Armenia has its own team that competes in international tournaments.

In 2010, the team hosted the Division III, Group B tournament of the World Championships. Hosting such an event means the team helped organize and welcome teams from many places to compete in Armenia. This was an important moment for Armenian ice hockey because it showed the world that Armenia is part of the global ice hockey community.

The team is managed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia, which is the group responsible for overseeing and supporting ice hockey in the country. In the future, Armenia will host the 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV, marking the second time the country will be hosting Ice Hockey World Championships. This shows that Armenia continues to grow and play a bigger role in international ice hockey.

History

Armenia's national ice hockey team began playing in international tournaments in 2006, winning their first two games against Ireland and Luxembourg.

In 2010, Armenia hosted a tournament in Yerevan, Armenia, but faced issues with using players who were not eligible. They were suspended from tournaments for a time.

Armenia returned to international play in 2025, hosting a tournament and finishing in second place. They are now ranked 60th in the world in ice hockey.

Tournament record

World Championships

The Armenian men's national ice hockey team has participated in several World Championship events. They hosted the Division III, Group B tournament in 2010 and will host the 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV, marking the second time they will be hosting Ice Hockey World Championships. The team is managed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia.

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
1954 through 1991		As part of the  Soviet Union
1992 through 2003		Did not enter
2004	Reykjavík	45th place (5th in Division III)	4	0	0	0	4
2005	Mexico City	45th place (5th in Division III)	4	0	0	0	4
2006	Reykjavík	43rd place (3rd in Division III)	4	2	0	0	2
2007	Dundalk	Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)
2008	Sarajevo	Withdrew from tournament; suspended for 2 years (Both games counted as 5–0 forfeits)	2	0	0	0	2
2009	Dunedin	Suspended
2010	Yerevan	Records expunged from tournament; suspended indefinitely (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits)	4	0	0	0	4
2011 through 2015		Suspended
2016 through 2024		did not participate
2025	Yerevan	54th place (2nd in Division IV)	5	3	1	1	0
2026	Kuwait City	(Division IV)
Total		6 appearances	23	5	1	1	16

All-time record against other nations

As of 19 April 2025

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	5
Georgia	1	1	0	0	22	1
Greece	1	0	0	1	0	5
Iceland	2	0	0	2	4	35
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	14	1
Iran	1	1	0	0	8	0
Ireland	3	1	0	2	8	38
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	4	5
Luxembourg	2	1	0	1	13	44
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	24	3
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	65
Mongolia	1	0	0	1	0	5
North Korea	2	0	0	2	0	10
South Africa	2	0	0	2	1	38
Turkey	2	0	0	2	4	19
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	3	2
Total (15)	23	6	0	17	91	275

Current roster

This is the team list for the 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV.

No.	Position	Shoot/Catches	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	2024–25 Club
3	D	L	Petr Lebedev A	19 May 1984	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
4	D	L	Eduard Malakyan C	16 November 2000	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
5	F	R	Pavel Egiazarian	7 January 1979	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Peppers Yerevan
8	F	L	Igor Krivykh	12 September 1999	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
9	D	L	Samvel Davtian	9 April 1999	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	129 kg (284 lb)	Peppers Yerevan
10	D	L	Arman Yenokyan	28 January 1995	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	120 kg (260 lb)	HC Lions
16	D	L	Aleksei Ivanov	21 September 1995	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
17	F	L	Arsen Ambartsumian	9 September 1998	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	HC Lions
19	F	L	Albert Gevorgyan	29 January 1993	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	HC Lions
20	GK	L	Harutyun Baluyan	22 August 1989	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
21	F	L	Erik Mikayelyan	7 February 2003	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	HC Lions
22	F	L	Artem Kuznetsov	19 July 1992	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	HC Lions
25	F	L	Maksim Kuznetsov A	29 May 1989	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	HC Lions
51	F	L	Valentin Kovalenko	31 May 2001	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
61	F	L	Arsen Asatrian	6 March 2006	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
66	F	L	Sergey Kuzminov	8 July 1978	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	Peppers Yerevan
69	GK	L	Artem Putulian	28 October 2003	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	Peppers Yerevan
77	F	L	Sergei Khudiakov	7 January 1999	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	Peppers Yerevan
96	GK	L	Dmitriy Mazanko	21 March 1987	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	Peppers Yerevan
97	F	R	Tigran Manukian	30 January 1997	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	Pyunik Yerevan
99	F	L	Seiran Saghatelian	5 October 1999	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	BKMA Yerevan

Coaches

Position	Name	Date of birth
Head coach	Vadim Guskov	11 May 1991
Assistant coach	David Sazbandyan	30 May 1999
Goaltending Coach	Mikhail Mikhailov	9 June 1987
General Manager	Nikita Zbyshko	14 November 1995
Team Leader	Aram Sargsyan	3 August 1995
Medical Officer	Yaroslav Zbyshko	19 February 1974