Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

The Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is currently ranked 16th in the world. 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.

Kazakhstan
The Emblem of Kazakhstan is the badge used on the players' jerseys.
AssociationKazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachAndrei Skabelka
AssistantsVladimir Kopat
Igor Matushkin
Alexander Shimin
CaptainVacant
Most gamesAlexander Koreshkov (78)
Most pointsAlexander Koreshkov (83)
Team colors     
IIHF codeKAZ
Ranking
Current IIHF16 3 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (2006)
Lowest IIHF21 (2003)
First international
Kazakhstan  5–1  Ukraine
(St. 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)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances27 (first in 1993)
Best result12th (2005)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017)
Olympics
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
International record (W–L–T)
150–106–14
Medal record
Division I
2003 Hungary (Group A)
2009 Lithuania (Group A)
2011 Ukraine (Group B)
2013 Hungary (Group A)
2015 Poland (Group A)
2019 Kazakhstan (Group A)
Asian Winter Games
1996 HarbinTeam
1999 KangwonTeam
2011 Astana-AlmatyTeam
2017 SapporoTeam
2003 AomoriTeam
2007 ChangchunTeam

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 seven times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016).

The national team has appeared at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. In their debut in 1998, the Kazakhs were 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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

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

World Championships

  • 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[4]

Asian Winter Games

Winter Universiade

  • 1993 2nd place
  • 1995 1st place
  • 2007 3rd place
  • 2013 2nd place
  • 2015 2nd place
  • 2017 2nd place

List of head coaches

References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  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.
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