Jaanus Sorokin

Jaanus Sorokin
Date of birth	February 9, 1986
place of birth	Tallinn , Estonian SSR
size	180 cm
Weight	88 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2001-2002	HC Česká Lípa
2002-2003	KLH Chomutov
2003-2004	HC Panter Tallinn
2004-2005	Tartu välk 494
2005-2006	HC Panter Tallinn
2006-2007	Tallinn stars
2007-2008	Tartu Big Diamonds
2008-2009	Tallinn stars
2009-2010	Tartu välk 494
2010-2011	Elioni SK
since 2011	Tallinn HC Panter Purikad

Jaanus Sorokin (born February 9, 1986 in Tallinn , Estonian SSR ) is an Estonian ice hockey player who has been under contract with Tallinn HC Panter Purikad in the Estonian Meistriliiga since 2011 .

Career

Club

Jaanus Sorokin began his career as an ice hockey player in the Czech Republic . There he played first at HC Česká Lípa in the second highest U18 league and then at KLH Chomutov in the top division of this age group. In 2003 he returned to his hometown and joined HC Panter Tallinn , where he made his debut in the Meistriliiga at the age of 17 and won the Estonian national championship title straight away . He then changed clubs every year until 2011. He was able to win further championship titles with the Tallinn Stars in 2007 and 2009 . During this time he mainly played in the Meistriliiga, but he also made trips to the Latvian league (2007/08 with the Tartu Big Diamonds ) and the lower class HHL I Grupp (2010/11 with the Elioni SK). Since 2011 he has played continuously for Tallinn HC Panter Purikad.

International

For Estonia, Sorokin took part in the junior division of Division II of the U18 World Junior Championships in 2003 , Division I of the U20 World Junior Championships in 2004 and 2005, and the Division II tournaments of the U20 World Junior Championships in 2003 and U20 World Junior Championships in 2006 part.

For the men's national team , he played at the World Championships in Division I in 2007 , 2008 , 2015 , 2017 and 2018 as well as in Division II in 2010 and 2014 , when the promotion to Division I was successful. He was also on the ice in the Olympic qualifications for the Games in Vancouver in 2010 and in Pyeongchang in 2018 as well as in the Baltic Cup in 2017.

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Promotion to Division I at the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group A.
• 2004 Estonian champion with the Tallinn HC Panter Purikad
• 2006 Promotion to Division I at the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group B
• 2007 Estonian champion with the Tallinn Stars
• 2009 Estonian champion with the Tallinn Stars
• 2010 Promotion to Division I at the World Cup Division II, Group B
• 2014 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Championship Division II, Group A.

Web links

• Jaanus Sorokin at eliteprospects.com (English)