Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation

Kazakhstan
Association nameKazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF CodeKAZ
IIHF membership6 May 1992
PresidentAskar Mamin
IIHF men's ranking15 Steady (27 May 2024)[1]
IIHF women's ranking22 Decrease 1 (28 August 2023)[2]
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The Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation (Kazakh: Қазақстан хоккей федерациясы, Qazaqstan Hokkei Federasiasy (QHF); Russian: Казахстанская федерация хоккея с шайбой) is the governing body of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan was one of nine former republics of the Soviet Union to join the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 6 May 1992.[3]

As of 2019, Kazakhstan has 6,478 registered ice hockey players.[4]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew (2008). "Story #42;Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  4. ^ "КАЗАХСТАНСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ХОККЕЯ С ШАЙБОЙ". icehockey.kz. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27.