The Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is ranked 16th in the world as of 2022. They have competed at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. The national team joined the IIHF in 1992 and first played internationally at the 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[2] The team has frequently played at the elite division of the World Championship, often moving between there and the Division I level.
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| Association | Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Galym Mambetaliyev |
| Assistants | Yerlan Sagymbayev Alexander Shimin Alexandr Vyssotski |
| Captain | Roman Starchenko |
| Most games | Alexander Koreshkov (78) |
| Most points | Alexander Koreshkov (83) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | KAZ |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 15  (27 May 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 11 (2006) |
| Lowest IIHF | 21 (2003) |
| First international | |
Kazakhstan  5–1  Ukraine(Saint Petersburg, Russia; 14 April 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Kazakhstan  52–1  Thailand(Changchun, China; 29 January 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
United States  10–0 Kazakhstan(Cologne, Germany; 15 May 2010) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 31 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 10th (2021) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |  Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 207–141–14 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian Winter Games | ||
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1996 Harbin | Team |
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1999 Kangwon | Team |
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2011 Astana-Almaty | Team |
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2017 Sapporo | Team |
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2003 Aomori | Team |
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2007 Changchun | Team |
History
editKazakhstan joined the IIHF in 1992, applying as a separate member with six other former Soviet republics.[3] They played their first IIHF tournament at the 1993 World Championship; as a new member they had to play in Group C, the lowest level. They reached the elite division for the first time in 1998, and have played at the elite level twelve times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
The national team has appeared at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. In their debut in 1998, Kazakhstan was able to win their preliminary group, surprising many, and would finish the tournament in 8th place. They returned for the 2006 Winter Olympics, and finished ninth overall.
The team is the most successful team at the Asian Games, winning it four times, and are the current highest ranked Asian team. The team participated in the 2023 Channel One Cup, alongside Russia and Belarus.[4]
Tournament record
editOlympic Games
editWorld Championships
edit- 1953–1991 As part of
Soviet Union / Kazakh SSR
- 1993 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1994 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1995 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1996 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Pool C)
- 1997 – Finished in 14th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1998 – Finished in 16th place
- 1999 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 2000 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 2001 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2002 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2003 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
- 2004 – Finished in 13th place
- 2005 – Finished in 12th place
- 2006 – Finished in 15th place
- 2007 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2008 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
- 2009 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
- 2010 – Finished in 16th place
- 2011 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group B)
- 2012 – Finished in 16th place
- 2013 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
- 2014 – Finished in 16th place
- 2015 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
- 2016 – Finished in 16th place
- 2017 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
- 2018 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
- 2019 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]
- 2021 – Finished in 10th place
- 2022 – Finished in 14th place
- 2023 – Finished in 11th place
- 2024 – Finished in 12th place
- 2025 –
Asian Winter Games
edit- 1996 –
1st place
- 1999 –
- 2003 –
2nd place
- 2007 –
- 2011 –
- 2017 –
- 2025 –
Winter Universiade
editTeam
editCurrent roster
editRoster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[6]
Head coach: Galym Mambetaliev
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Nikita Boyarkin | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 7 October 1998 | |
| 5 | F | Oleg Boiko | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 29 May 2001 | |
| 7 | D | Leonid Metalnikov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 25 April 1990 | |
| 10 | F | Nikita Mikhailis – A | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 18 June 1995 | |
| 17 | F | Alikhan Omirbekov | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 14 June 2001 | |
| 22 | F | Kirill Panyukov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 22 May 1997 | |
| 23 | F | Maxim Mukhametov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 30 April 1999 | |
| 24 | D | Dmitriy Breus | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 22 February 2004 | |
| 28 | D | Valeri Orekhov | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 17 July 1999 | |
| 29 | F | Maxim Musorov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 May 2001 | |
| 31 | D | Artyom Korolyov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 20 September 2001 | |
| 32 | D | Sergei Kudryavtsev | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 5 April 1995 | |
| 43 | G | Andrei Shutov | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 4 March 1998 | |
| 48 | F | Roman Starchenko – C | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 12 May 1986 | |
| 58 | D | Tamirlan Gaitamirov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 23 August 2000 | |
| 64 | F | Arkadiy Shestakov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 24 March 1995 | |
| 65 | D | Samat Daniyar – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 24 January 1999 | |
| 66 | F | Nikolay Shulga | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 11 February 2003 | |
| 71 | D | Madi Dikhanbek | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 21 January 2001 | |
| 79 | F | Mikhail Rakhmanov | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 27 March 1992 | |
| 81 | F | Batyrlan Muratov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 1 February 1999 | |
| 84 | F | Kirill Savitski | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 9 March 1995 | |
| 87 | D | Adil Beketayev | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 23 April 1998 | |
| 88 | F | Evgeni Rymarev | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 9 November 1988 | |
| 92 | F | Dmitri Grents | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 10 June 1996 | |
| 96 | F | Alikhan Asetov | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 26 August 1988 |
List of head coaches
edit- Vladimir Goltze 1993–94
- Vladimir Koptsov 1994–95
- Boris Alexandrov 1996–02
- Nikolay Myshagin 2003–06
- Anatoli Kartayev 2007
- Yerlan Sagymbayev 2007–09
- Andrei Shayanov 2009–10
- Andrei Khomutov 2010–11
- Andrei Shayanov 2011–12
- Vladimir Krikunov 2012–13
- Ari-Pekka Selin 2013–14
- Andrei Nazarov 2014–2016
- Eduard Zankovets 2016–2017
- Galym Mambetaliyev 2017–2018
- Andrei Skabelka 2018–2020
- Yuri Mikhailis 2020–
Head-to-head record
editRecord correct as of 20 May 2024.[7]
Teams named in italics are no longer active.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 34 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 77 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 | |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 6 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 33 | |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 14 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 54 | |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 36 | |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 23 | |
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 20 | |
| 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 47 | |
| 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 50 | |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 54 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 19 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 20 | |
| 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 45 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 59 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 56 | |
| 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 45 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 49 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 27 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 50 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 37 | |
| Total | 362 | 207 | 14 | 141 | 1624 | 973 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "KAZ – Kazakhstan". IIHF.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ IIHF (2008). "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". IIHF.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Официальный сайт Кубка Первого канала по хоккею 2022" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Team roster: Kazakhstan" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey in Kazakhstan". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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