Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team

Turkmenistan
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AssociationTurkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachBayram Allayarov
AssistantsIlyas Veliyev
CaptainAhmet Gurbanov
Most gamesfour players (28)
Top scorerPavel Barkovsky (16)
Most pointsAlexander Vahovsky (35)
Home stadiumWinter Sports Complex Ashgabat
Team colors     
IIHF codeTKM
Ranking
Current IIHF46 Decrease 1 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF44 (2021)
Lowest IIHF49 (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
Appearances5 (first in 2018)
Best result39th (2022)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result11th (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]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "27 tournaments assigned". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 Events". International Ice Hockey Federation. 22 May 2017.
  4. ^ BBC News – Leader demands ice hockey for desert state Turkmenistan
  5. ^ Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey