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.
| Kauno Baltų Ainiai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| League | Lithuania Hockey League |
| Founded | 2019[1] |
| Folded | 2021 |
| Home arena | Kaunas Ice Arena (capacity: 300[2]) |
| Colours | Black, red, white |
| Head coach | Alexander Mikheyonok |
| Website | Kaunas Baltų Ainiai |
| Franchise history | |
| 2019–2020 | Baltų Ainiai/HC Klaipėda |
| 2020– | Kauno Baltų Ainiai |
History edit
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 edit
Updated January 26, 2021.[4]
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 1 | 
|
Lukas Jaksys | R | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 29 |
|
Martin Petiul | L | 2020 | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 28 |
|
Kristupas Pranckietis | L | 2019 | - |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | ||
| 92 |
|
Viktoras Cernikovs | L | 2020 | - | |
| 63 | /
|
Ruslan Černych | R | 2020 | Moscow, Russia | |
| 99 |
|
Lukas Eimontas | L | 2019 | - | |
| 31 | 
|
Konstantin Gribuļa | L | 2020 | Riga, Latvia | |
| 33 |
|
Kristupas Nemanis | L | 2020 | - | |
| 45 |
|
Martynas Petrauskas | R | 2020 | San Marino, United States | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 67 |
|
Nikita Bashkirov | L | F | 2020 | Tyumen, Russia |
| 19 |
|
Kipras Bazevicius | R | F | 2019 | - |
| 24 |
|
Deivid Četvertak | L | C | 2020 | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 3 |
|
Matas Cyvas | L | F | 2019 | - |
| 5 |
|
Tomas Ezerskis | R | F | 2020 | - |
| 11 |
|
Tomas Fediakinas | L | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 18 |
|
Paulius Grybauskas | R | F | 2019 | - |
| 81 |
|
Erminas Gutauskas | L | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 8 |
|
Marius Krikštanaitis | L | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 88 |
|
Mykolas Kubilius | L | F | 2020 | - |
| 13 |
|
Yevgeni Lukin | L | F | 2020 | - |
| 51 |
|
Mantas Marcinkevičius | L | F | 2019 | Elektrėnai, Lithuania |
| 17 |
|
Ignotas Ragas | L | F | 2020 | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 10 |
|
Damir Shafeyev | - | F | 2020 | - |
| 16 |
|
Nikita Svarjovs | L | F | 2020 | - |
| 68 |
|
Makar Tokarev | L | LW | 2020 | Magnitogorsk, Russia |
| 15 |
|
Jonas Viknius | R | F | 2019 | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 91 |
|
Dovydas Ziukas | L | F | 2019 | - |
Season-by-season record edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Kauno Baltụ Ainiai". Kaunas Baltų Ainiai on Facebook. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Ledos Arena Kaunas - HockeyArenas.net". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Lietuvos ledo ritulio pirmenybėse debiutuos jungtinė Kauno ir Klaipėdos komanda" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. June 20, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Baltų Ainiai Kaunas Hockey" (in Lithuanian). EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.