Kaunas Baltų Ainiai

Kauno Baltų Ainiai
CityKaunas, Lithuania
LeagueLithuania Hockey League
Founded2019 (2019)[1]
Folded2021 (2021)
Home arenaKaunas Ice Arena
(capacity: 300[2])
ColoursBlack, red, white
     
Head coachAlexander Mikheyonok
WebsiteKaunas Baltų Ainiai
Franchise history
2019–2020Baltų Ainiai/HC Klaipėda
2020–Kauno Baltų Ainiai

Kauno Baltų Ainiai is a professional ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Lithuania Hockey League, the top tier of ice hockey in Lithuania. They play home games at the Kaunas Ice Arena.

History

Kauno Baltų Ainiai was founded in 2019 and immediately joined the Lithuania Hockey League.[1] The team was initially known as Baltų Ainiai/HC Klaipėda, following the merger to two separate hockey schools.[3] Their debut season was a torrid one, losing 17 of their 18 games, finishing last in the league. In the following offseason, the team changed its name to Kauno Baltų Ainiai, with the HC Klaipėda school instead teaming up with new comers Energija Hockey in order to create Energija Hockey/HC Klaipėda.

Roster

Updated January 26, 2021.[4]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
1 Lithuania Lukas Jaksys R 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
29 Lithuania Martin Petiul L 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
28 Lithuania Kristupas Pranckietis L 2019 -
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
92 Lithuania Viktoras Cernikovs L 2020 -
63 Lithuania/Russia Ruslan Černych R 2020 Moscow, Russia
99 Lithuania Lukas Eimontas L 2019 -
31 Latvia Konstantin Gribuļa L 2020 Riga, Latvia
33 Lithuania Kristupas Nemanis L 2020 -
45 Lithuania Martynas Petrauskas R 2020 San Marino, United States
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
67 Russia Nikita Bashkirov L F 2020 Tyumen, Russia
19 Lithuania Kipras Bazevicius R F 2019 -
24 Lithuania Deivid Četvertak L C 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
3 Lithuania Matas Cyvas L F 2019 -
5 Lithuania Tomas Ezerskis R F 2020 -
11 Lithuania Tomas Fediakinas L F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
18 Lithuania Paulius Grybauskas R F 2019 -
81 Lithuania Erminas Gutauskas L F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
8 Lithuania Marius Krikštanaitis L F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
88 Lithuania Mykolas Kubilius L F 2020 -
13 Russia Yevgeni Lukin L F 2020 -
51 Lithuania Mantas Marcinkevičius L F 2019 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
17 Lithuania Ignotas Ragas L F 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
10 Russia Damir Shafeyev - F 2020 -
16 Latvia Nikita Svarjovs L F 2020 -
68 Russia Makar Tokarev L LW 2020 Magnitogorsk, Russia
15 Lithuania Jonas Viknius R F 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania
91 Lithuania Dovydas Ziukas L F 2019 -

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season GP W L T OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2019–20 18 0 16 — 1 1 3 39 140 4th Playoffs cancelled

References

  1. ^ a b "Kauno Baltụ Ainiai". Kaunas Baltų Ainiai on Facebook. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ledos Arena Kaunas - HockeyArenas.net". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lietuvos ledo ritulio pirmenybėse debiutuos jungtinė Kauno ir Klaipėdos komanda" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. June 20, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Elite Prospects - Baltų Ainiai Kaunas Hockey" (in Lithuanian). EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.