Association | Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation |
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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) [1] |
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) | |
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) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1998 ) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
207–141–14 |
Medal record | ||
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Asian Winter Games | ||
1996 Harbin | Team | |
1999 Kangwon | Team | |
2011 Astana-Almaty | Team | |
2017 Sapporo | Team | |
2003 Aomori | Team | |
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.
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]
Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship. [6]
Head coach: Galym Mambetaliev
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | G | Nikita Boyarkin | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 7 October 1998 | Barys Astana |
5 | F | Oleg Boiko | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 29 May 2001 | Nomad Astana |
7 | D | Leonid Metalnikov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 25 April 1990 | Admiral Vladivostok |
10 | F | Nikita Mikhailis – A | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 18 June 1995 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
17 | F | Alikhan Omirbekov | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 14 June 2001 | Nomad Astana |
22 | F | Kirill Panyukov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 22 May 1997 | Amur Khabarovsk |
23 | F | Maxim Mukhametov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 30 April 1999 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
24 | D | Dmitriy Breus | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 22 February 2004 | Chaika Nizhny Novgorod |
28 | D | Valeri Orekhov | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 17 July 1999 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
29 | F | Maxim Musorov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 May 2001 | Nomad Astana |
31 | D | Artyom Korolyov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 20 September 2001 | Nomad Astana |
32 | D | Sergei Kudryavtsev | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 5 April 1995 | Arlan Kokshetau |
43 | G | Andrei Shutov | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 4 March 1998 | Barys Astana |
48 | F | Roman Starchenko – C | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 12 May 1986 | Barys Astana |
58 | D | Tamirlan Gaitamirov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 23 August 2000 | Barys Astana |
64 | F | Arkadiy Shestakov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 24 March 1995 | Barys Astana |
65 | D | Samat Daniyar – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 24 January 1999 | Barys Astana |
66 | F | Nikolay Shulga | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 11 February 2003 | Nomad Astana |
71 | D | Madi Dikhanbek | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 21 January 2001 | Nomad Astana |
79 | F | Mikhail Rakhmanov | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 27 March 1992 | Barys Astana |
81 | F | Batyrlan Muratov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 1 February 1999 | Barys Astana |
84 | F | Kirill Savitski | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 9 March 1995 | Barys Astana |
87 | D | Adil Beketayev | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 23 April 1998 | Barys Astana |
88 | F | Evgeni Rymarev | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 9 November 1988 | Barys Astana |
92 | F | Dmitri Grents | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 10 June 1996 | Arlan Kokshetau |
96 | F | Alikhan Asetov | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 26 August 1988 | Barys Astana |
Record correct as of 20 May 2024. [7]
Teams named in italics are no longer active.
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
Austria | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 34 |
Belarus | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 77 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
China | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 6 |
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 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 20 |
Italy | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 47 |
Japan | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 50 |
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 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 56 |
Slovenia | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 45 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
South Korea | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 49 |
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 | 362 | 207 | 14 | 141 | 1624 | 973 |
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