Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

Kazakhstan
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationKazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachGalym Mambetaliyev
AssistantsYerlan Sagymbayev
Alexander Shimin
Alexandr Vyssotski
CaptainRoman Starchenko
Most gamesAlexander Koreshkov (78)
Most pointsAlexander Koreshkov (83)
Team colors     
IIHF codeKAZ
Ranking
Current IIHF15 Steady (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (2006)
Lowest IIHF21 (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
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances31 (first in 1993)
Best result10th (2021)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017)
International record (W–L–T)
207–141–14
Medal record
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Harbin Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kangwon Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Astana-Almaty Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aomori Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Changchun Team

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.

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "KAZ – Kazakhstan". IIHF.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.