Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

Medal record
Asian Winter Games

Kazakhstan
Association	Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach	Galym Mambetaliyev
Assistants	Yerlan Sagymbayev ; Alexander Shimin ; Alexandr Vyssotski
Captain	Roman Starchenko
Most games	Alexander Koreshkov (78)
Most points	Alexander Koreshkov (83)
Team colors
IIHF code	KAZ
Ranking
Current IIHF	15 (27 May 2024)
Highest IIHF	11 (2006)
Lowest IIHF	21 (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
Appearances	2 (first in 1998 )
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	31 (first in 1993 )
Best result	10th (2021)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1996 )
Best result	Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017)
International record (W–L–T)
	211–143–14

Last updated February 13, 2025

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.

History

Kazakhstan joined the IIHF in 1992, applying as a separate member with six other former Soviet republics.^[3] They played their first IIHF tournament at the 1993 World Championship; as a new member they had to play in Group C, the lowest level. They reached the elite division for the first time in 1998, and have played at the elite level twelve times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024).

The national team has appeared at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. In their debut in 1998, Kazakhstan was able to win their preliminary group, surprising many, and would finish the tournament in 8th place. They returned for the 2006 Winter Olympics, and finished ninth overall.

The team is the most successful team at the Asian Games, winning it four times, and are the current highest ranked Asian team. The team participated in the 2023 Channel One Cup, alongside Russia and Belarus.^[4]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

1998 – Finished in 8th place
2006 – Finished in 9th place

World Championships

1953–1991 As part of Soviet Union / Kazakh SSR
1993 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
1994 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Pool C)
1995 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Pool C)
1996 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Pool C)
1997 – Finished in 14th place (2nd in Pool B)
1998 – Finished in 16th place
1999 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool B)
2000 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool B)
2001 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
2002 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
2003 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
2004 – Finished in 13th place
2005 – Finished in 12th place
2006 – Finished in 15th place
2007 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
2008 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
2009 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
2010 – Finished in 16th place
2011 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group B)
2012 – Finished in 16th place
2013 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
2014 – Finished in 16th place
2015 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
2016 – Finished in 16th place
2017 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
2018 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
2019 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic ^[5]
2021 – Finished in 10th place
2022 – Finished in 14th place
2023 – Finished in 11th place
2024 – Finished in 12th place
2025 –

Asian Winter Games

1996 – 1st place
1999 – 1st place
2003 – 2nd place
2007 – 2nd place
2011 – 1st place
2017 – 1st place
2025 –

Winter Universiade

1993 – 2nd place
1995 – 1st place
2007 – 3rd place
2009 – 4th place
2011 – 4th place
2013 – 2nd place
2015 – 2nd place
2017 – 2nd place
2019 – 4th place
2023 – 3rd place
2025 – 6th place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.^[6]

Head coach: Yuri Mikhailis

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Nikita Boyarkin	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26)	Barys Astana
5	F	Oleg Boiko	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)	Nomad Astana
7	D	Leonid Metalnikov	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34)	Admiral Vladivostok
10	F	Nikita Mikhailis – A	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29)	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
17	F	Alikhan Omirbekov	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23)	Nomad Astana
22	F	Kirill Panyukov	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 27)	Amur Khabarovsk
23	F	Maxim Mukhametov	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
24	D	Dmitriy Breus	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)	Chaika Nizhny Novgorod
28	D	Valeri Orekhov	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 25)	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
29	F	Maxim Musorov	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)	Nomad Astana
31	D	Artyom Korolyov	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	Nomad Astana
32	D	Sergei Kudryavtsev	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29)	Arlan Kokshetau
43	G	Andrei Shutov	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26)	Barys Astana
48	F	Roman Starchenko – C	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38)	Barys Astana
58	D	Tamirlan Gaitamirov	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24)	Barys Astana
64	F	Arkadiy Shestakov	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29)	Barys Astana
65	D	Samat Daniyar – A	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 26)	Barys Astana
66	F	Nikolay Shulga	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22)	Nomad Astana
71	D	Madi Dikhanbek	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 24)	Nomad Astana
79	F	Mikhail Rakhmanov	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32)	Barys Astana
81	F	Batyrlan Muratov	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 26)	Barys Astana
84	F	Kirill Savitski	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29)	Barys Astana
87	D	Adil Beketayev	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)	Barys Astana
88	F	Evgeni Rymarev	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1988-11-09) 9 November 1988 (age 36)	Barys Astana
92	F	Dmitri Grents	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)	Arlan Kokshetau
96	F	Alikhan Asetov	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 (age 36)	Barys Astana

List of head coaches

Vladimir Goltze 1993–94
Vladimir Koptsov 1994–95
Boris Alexandrov 1996–02
Nikolay Myshagin 2003–06
Anatoli Kartayev 2007
Yerlan Sagymbayev 2007–09
Andrei Shayanov 2009–10
Andrei Khomutov 2010–11
Andrei Shayanov 2011–12
Vladimir Krikunov 2012–13
Ari-Pekka Selin 2013–14
Andrei Nazarov 2014–2016
Eduard Zankovets 2016–2017
Galym Mambetaliyev 2017–2018
Andrei Skabelka 2018–2020
Yuri Mikhailis 2020–

Head-to-head record

Record correct as of 12 December 2024.^[7]
Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Australia	2	2	0	0	36	3
Austria	13	8	1	4	41	35
Belarus	22	4	1	17	48	80
Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	39	1
Canada	5	0	0	5	7	27
China	12	12	0	0	144	7
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	35	0
Croatia	4	4	0	0	42	4
Czech Republic	5	0	0	5	4	24
Denmark	9	4	0	5	23	33
Estonia	9	8	0	1	48	14
Finland	5	1	0	4	8	21
France	19	8	1	10	51	54
Germany	11	5	0	6	26	36
Great Britain	11	7	1	3	35	23
Hungary	14	13	0	1	68	22
Italy	25	17	1	7	71	47
Japan	21	15	3	3	92	51
Latvia	15	5	0	10	31	54
Lithuania	5	5	0	0	41	6
Mongolia	2	2	0	0	65	1
Netherlands	8	8	0	0	45	19
Norway	7	3	1	3	19	20
Poland	22	18	1	3	82	45
Romania	6	4	0	2	30	11
Russia	10	0	0	10	19	59
Serbia	1	1	0	0	11	2
Slovakia	13	1	1	11	24	59
Slovenia	19	13	0	6	65	45
South Africa	1	1	0	0	32	0
South Korea	26	19	0	7	137	53
Spain	2	2	0	0	31	0
Sweden	3	0	0	3	6	17
Switzerland	8	3	0	5	17	27
Thailand	1	1	0	0	52	1
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	38	0
Ukraine	22	13	3	6	75	50
United States	7	0	0	7	7	37
Total	368	211	14	143	1 644	985

References

↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
↑ "KAZ – Kazakhstan". IIHF.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
↑ IIHF (2008). "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". IIHF.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
↑ "Официальный сайт Кубка Первого канала по хоккею 2022" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
↑ "Team roster: Kazakhstan" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
↑ "Ice Hockey in Kazakhstan". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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[IIHF_Men's_World_Ranking-1] "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[2] "KAZ – Kazakhstan". IIHF.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

[3] IIHF (2008). "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". IIHF.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

[4] "Официальный сайт Кубка Первого канала по хоккею 2022" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.

[5] Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[6] "Team roster: Kazakhstan" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.

[7] "Ice Hockey in Kazakhstan". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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