The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B was held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from April 27 to May 3. Six teams competed: China, Spain, Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Ukraine.
The tournament saw Ukraine excel with a perfect record, highlighting their dominance with an 8-0 victory over Estonia and a 9-0 win against China. Lithuania also performed strongly, finishing second, while China had notable victories, such as a 7-1 win over Spain.
The Netherlands face relegation after five losses.
(03 May 2024)
France, Ukraine and Slovenia got clear wins on the opening day of the World U20 Championship Division 1B in Tondiraba Icehall in Tallinn, Estonia.
France beat Poland 6-2, Ukraine beat Estonia 7-2 and Slovenia beat Japan 7-3.
(12 Dec 2021)
Donbas Donets'k head coach Sergei Viter was appointed as new head coach of the national team of Ukraine. Hockey Federation of Ukraine. The seven-time champion of Ukraine replaces Andrei Sryubko, after a disappointed campaign at the World Championships Division 1B, where Ukraine finished fifth
(12 Jun 2019)
Ukraine Federation announced the appointment of Andrei Sryubko as new national team head coach. The 43-year-old former Sokil Kyiv player will lead Ukraine at the next World Championship Division IB in Estonia. replacing Alexander Savitsky, who left the position after last World Championship in Lithuania. Sryubko worked as assistant coach at HK Dmitrov and Donbas Donets'k, leading Ukraine U20 last season at World Championship Division IB.
(17 Nov 2018)
Former goalkeeper Yuri Shundrov passed away at 62 as reported by the official website of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation.
Shundrov, born in Penza, Russia, played for 16 years for Sokil Kyiv, winning a bronze medals of the USSR championship and several titles of champion of Ukraine. He closed the career in Romania, with Rapid Bucharest.
With the national team of Ukraine played in four World championships: 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999, winning the award as best goalie in 1998. He was back in national team as assistant coach in 2007 and 2010
After the retirement, Shundrov worked as goalies' coach at Metallurg Magnitogorsk, CSKA Moscow, Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk and until last season at HC Sochi
(01 Aug 2018)
Anatoly Brezvin earns another term, the third consecutive since 2006, as President of Ukraine Ice Hockey Federation by unanimous decision of the General Congress of the Federation, which is being held in Kyiv.
(23 Dec 2016)
In the first game of the last day of the Div. IA Championships in Cracow, Ukraine was defeated by the team of Japan with the score 3:1. This means that Ukraine is relegated to division IB.
(25 Apr 2015)
Former defender Andrei Sryubko was named new General Manager of Ukraine national team. After retirement in 2013 Sryubko,40, worked as assistant coach at MHK Dmitrov in MHL and for Ukraine U20 team
(21 Jan 2015)
Polish Federation announces the start of World Championship Division 1a, originally scheduled for April 18, 2015, will be postponed by one day due to a show of singer Robbie Williams, which will take place at Krakow Arena on day 17. According to the new plan the tournament will begin on 19 April 2015 and end on Saturday 25 April. Host Poland will face Hungary, Japan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Italy
(02 Nov 2014)
Ukraine Federation announced the appointment of Igor Chibiriev as head coach of U20 national team, with Andrei Sryubko as assistant. Chibiriev, 46, worked as assistant coach at Molodaya Gvardia Donetsk, while Sryubko held a similar position at Dmitrov.
"The most important thing is that we have a common vision of what needs to be done to achieve a result" said Igor Chibiriev. Ukraine U20 will compete in WJC U20 Division IB in Dunaujvaros, Hungary, next December against Poland, Kazakhstan, France, Japan and Hungary.
(11 Sep 2014)