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Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

Men's national ice hockey team representing Kazakhstan


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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History

Kazakhstan 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 eleven times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022 and 2023).

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

Olympic Games

  • 1998 – Finished in 8th place
  • 2006 – Finished in 9th place

World Championships

Asian Winter Games

Winter Universiade

  • 19932nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place
  • 19951st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place
  • 20073rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
  • 20132nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place
  • 20152nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place
  • 20172nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[6][7]

Head coach: Galym Mambetaliyev

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Head-to-head record

Record correct as of 22 May 2023.[8]
Teams named in italics are no longer active.

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References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. "KAZ – Kazakhstan". IIHF.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. IIHF (2008). "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". IIHF.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "Team Roster Kazakhstan" (PDF). iihf.com. 12 May 2023.
  6. "Ice Hockey in Kazakhstan". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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