Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team

The Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of Kyrgyzstan. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished second behind Malaysia.

The 40 ray sun and a crown of a Kyrgyz yurt as seen on the Kyrgyzstan flag is the badge used on the players jerseys.
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic
General ManagerElzar Bolotbekov
Head coachDaniil Shushenkov
CaptainIslambek Abdyraev
Team colors   
IIHF codeKGZ
First international
 Kyrgyzstan 12 – 4 Philippines 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 13 December 2017)
Biggest win
 Kyrgyzstan 13 – 2 India 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 17 December 2017)
 Kyrgyzstan 13 – 2 Philippines 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5 December 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Malaysia 6 – 1 Kyrgyzstan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 16 December 2017)
IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result2nd (2018)
International record (W–L–T)
3–1–0

History

The Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against the Philippines which they won 12–4.[1] Kyrgyzstan went on to win their games against India and the United Arab Emirates and lost their match against Malaysia.[1] Kyrgyzstan finished the round-robin tournament in second place behind Malaysia who won all of their games.[3] The win against India of 13–2 is currently the team's largest victory on record.[2] Defenceman Oleg Pismakov was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.[4]

International competitions

Players and personnel

Current roster

For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[5][6]

#NamePosS/GAge
99Islambek Abdyraev (C)FL20
20Kadyr AlymbekovGL21
22Adil BekmuratovFL19
77Ainidin IbraimovFR19
97Ernazar IsamatovDL18
9Kylymbek KalkabaevFR20
98Roman KulkinFR22
44Islam Kylychbek UuluFL20
10Azamat KyrgyzbaevFL20
90Nikolai MagievFL20
96Ersultan Mirbek UuluDR17
1Temir MuktarbekGL19
7Tilek Narynbekov (A)DL21
89Edil OmurbekovFR21
8Oleg Pismakov (A)DL20
18DenisDL18
19Eramir ShamyrkanovFL20
13ZhanbolotFR21
17Baktiiar TilekmatovDL20
88Andrei TrishkinDL17

Current team staff

For the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia[5]

  • Head Coach: Daniil Shushenkov
  • General Manager: Elzar Bolotbekov
  • Equipment Manager: Zhyrgalbek Abdyldaev
  • Team Staff: Niyaz Irsaliev
  • Team Staff: Anvarbek Omorkanov

References

  1. "2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. "Kyrgyzstan U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. Merk, Martin (2017-12-18). "Malaysian juniors win". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. "KGZ – PHI Line-ups" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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