Ukraine men's national ice hockey team
The Ukrainian national ice hockey team (Ukrainian: Збірна України з хокею з шайбою) is the national men's ice hockey team of Ukraine, and is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).As part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine played internationally from 1954 to 1991, and made their international debut as an independent country in 1992.Ukraine has played at the Winter Olympics once, in 2002.The team's top finish was at the 2002 World Championships when they finished in ninth place.Following the 2007 World Championship, Ukraine was relegated to Division I.