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| Association | Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bayram Allayarov |
| Assistants | Ilyas Veliyev |
| Captain | Ahmet Gurbanov |
| Most games | four players (28) |
| Top scorer | Pavel Barkovsky (16) |
| Most points | Alexander Vahovsky (35) |
| Home stadium | Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | TKM |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 46  1 (27 May 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 44 (2021) |
| Lowest IIHF | 49 (2018) |
| First international | |
Turkmenistan  9–2  Malaysia(Sapporo, Japan; 18 February 2017) | |
| Biggest win | |
Turkmenistan 24–2  Kuwait(Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 26 February 2018) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Thailand  13–3 Turkmenistan(Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 14 March 2024) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 39th (2022) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) |
| Best result | 11th (2017) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 17–10–0 | |
The Turkmenistan national ice hockey team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň milli buz hokkeý ýygyndysy) is the national men's ice hockey team of Turkmenistan. The team is controlled by the Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň şaýbaly hokkeý federasiýasy; TŞHF) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Turkmenistan is currently ranked 49th in the IIHF World Ranking and made its debut in the 2018 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ "27 tournaments assigned". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "2018 Events". International Ice Hockey Federation. 22 May 2017.
- ^ BBC News – Leader demands ice hockey for desert state Turkmenistan
- ^ Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey