Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

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Kazakhstan
Emblem of Kazakhstan (3D).svg
Association Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
General manager Boris Ivanishev
Head coach Oleg Bolyakin
Assistants Leonids Tambijevs
Georgi Vereshagin
Talgat Zhailauov
Captain Roman Starchenko
Most games Alexander Koreshkov (78)
Most points Alexander Koreshkov (83)
Team colors   
IIHF codeKAZ
Kazakhstan national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 13 Increase2.svg 1 (26 May 2025) [1]
Highest IIHF11 (2006)
Lowest IIHF21 (2003)
First international
Kazakhstan  Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg 5–1 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
(Saint Petersburg, Russia; 14 April 1992)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 52–1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
(Changchun, China; 29 January 2007)
Biggest defeat
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 10–0 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
(Cologne, Germany; 15 May 2010)
Olympics
Appearances2 (first in 1998 )
IIHF World Championships
Appearances32 (first in 1993 )
Best result10th (2021)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances7 (first in 1996 )
Best result Gold medal.svg Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017, 2025)
International record (W–L–T)
220–151–14
Medal record
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Harbin Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Kangwon Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Astana-Almaty Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sapporo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Harbin Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Aomori Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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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. In November 2024, Kazakhstan also won the inaugural IIHF Asia Championship. [4] The team participated in the 2023 Channel One Cup, alongside Russia and Belarus. [5]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championships

YearCityCountryResult
19541991 As part ofFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union / Kazakh SSR
1992 did not compete
1993 Ljubljana Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3rd place in Group C (23rd)
1994 Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4th place in Group C1 (24th)
1995 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2nd place in Group C1 (22nd)
1996 Jesenice / Kranj Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Increase2.svg 1st place in Group C (21st)
1997 Katowice / Sosnowiec Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Increase2.svg 2nd place in Group B (14th)
1998 Zürich / Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Decrease2.svg 16th place
1999 Odense / Rodovre Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3rd place in Group B (19th)
2000 Katowice / Kraków Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2nd place in Group B (18th)
2001 Ljubljana Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3rd place in Division IB (21st)
2002 Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3rd place in Division IA (21st)
2003 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Increase2.svg 1st place in Division I Group A (17th)
2004 Prague / Ostrava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 13th place
2005 Vienna / Innsbruck Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12th place
2006 Riga Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Decrease2.svg 15th place
2007 Qiqihar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3rd place in Division IA (21st)
2008 Innsbruck Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2nd place in Division IA (20th)
2009 Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Increase2.svg 1st place in Division IA (17th)
2010 Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decrease2.svg 16th place
2011 Kyiv Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Increase2.svg 1st place in Division IB (17th)
2012 Helsinki / Stockholm Flag of Finland.svg  Finland / Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Decrease2.svg 16th place
2013 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Increase2.svg 1st place in Division IA (17th)
2014 Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Decrease2.svg 16th place
2015 Kraków Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Increase2.svg 1st place in Division IA (17th)
2016 Moscow / Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Decrease2.svg 16th place
2017 Kyiv Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3rd place in Division IA (19th)
2018 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3rd place in Division IA (19th)
2019 Astana Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Increase2.svg 1st place in Division IA (17th)
2020 Zürich / Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 Riga Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 10th place
2022 Tampere / Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14th place
2023 Tampere / Riga Flag of Finland.svg  Finland / Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 11th place
2024 Prague / Ostrava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 12th place
2025 Stockholm / Herning Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden / Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Decrease2.svg 15th place
2026 - Flag of Poland.svg Division IA

Asian Winter Games

YearHostResultMWDLGFGAGD
1986Flag of Japan.svg  Japan --------
1990Flag of Japan.svg  Japan --------
1996Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1st3300332+31
1999Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1st4310654+61
2003Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2nd43014910+39
2007Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2nd54011176+111
2011Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1st4400623+59
2017Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1st3300190+19
2025Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1st8800734+69
Total-7/931281241929+390

Asia Championship

Winter Universiade

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship. [7]

Head coach: Oleg Bolyakin [8]

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1G Jelal-ad-Din Amirbekov 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)79 kg (174 lb)24 September 2002 (age 22) Flag of Russia.svg Metallurg Magnitogorsk
7D Leonid Metalnikov 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)25 April 1990 (age 35) Flag of Russia.svg Admiral Vladivostok
10F Nikita Mikhailis A 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb)18 June 1995 (age 30) Flag of Russia.svg Metallurg Magnitogorsk
13F Dinmukhamed Kaiyrzhan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)27 June 2003 (age 22) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
17F Alikhan Omirbekov 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)73 kg (161 lb)14 June 2001 (age 24) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
18F Vladimir Volkov 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)3 October 1996 (age 28) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Arlan Kokshetau
20G Maxim Pavlenko 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)82 kg (181 lb)4 June 2002 (age 23) Flag of Russia.svg HC Ryazan
22F Kirill Panyukov 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)92 kg (203 lb)22 May 1997 (age 28) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
23F Maxim Mukhametov 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)30 April 1999 (age 26) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
24D Dmitri Breus 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)22 February 2004 (age 21) Flag of Russia.svg Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
27F Artyom Likhotnikov 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)100 kg (220 lb)11 May 1994 (age 31) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Humo Tashkent
28D Valeri Orekhov 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)17 July 1999 (age 26) Flag of Russia.svg Metallurg Magnitogorsk
31D Artyom Korolyov 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)20 September 2001 (age 23) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nomad Astana
32G Sergei Kudryavtsev 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)5 April 1995 (age 30) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Arlan Kokshetau
33D Eduard Mikhailov 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)20 October 1996 (age 28) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Arlan Kokshetau
34F Vyacheslav Kolesnikov 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)1 August 2000 (age 25) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nomad Astana
48F Roman Starchenko C 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)88 kg (194 lb)12 May 1986 (age 39) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
58D Tamirlan Gaitamirov 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)23 August 2000 (age 25) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
64F Arkadiy Shestakov 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)24 March 1995 (age 30) Flag of Russia.svg Admiral Vladivostok
71D Samat Daniyar 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)73 kg (161 lb)24 January 1999 (age 26) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
81F Batyrlan Muratov 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)79 kg (174 lb)1 February 1999 (age 26) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
84F Kirill Savitsky 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)9 March 1995 (age 30) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
87D Adil Beketayev 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)23 April 1998 (age 27) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana
88F Yevgeni Rymarev 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)78 kg (172 lb)9 September 1988 (age 36) Flag of Russia.svg HC Chelny
96F Alikhan Asetov A 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)91 kg (201 lb)26 August 1996 (age 28) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Barys Astana

List of head coaches

Head-to-head record

Record correct as of 20 May 2025. [9]
Teams named in italics are no longer active.

TeamGPWTLGFGA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200363
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 138144135
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2341184888
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2200391
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5005727
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1414001539
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2200520
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4400424
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6006532
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 104062438
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 98014814
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5104821
Flag of France.svg  France 1981105154
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 125072740
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 117133523
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1100240
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1513027025
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2517177147
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 23173310152
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1550103154
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5500416
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2200651
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 88004519
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 84132121
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2218138245
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 64023011
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1000101959
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1100112
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1311112459
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2013076748
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1100320
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 27200713954
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2200310
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3003617
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 93061831
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2200641
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1100380
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2213367550
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8008843
Total385220141511 7281 034

See also

References

  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  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. "IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition". AsianIceHockey.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. "Официальный сайт Кубка Первого канала по хоккею 2022" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
  6. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. "Қазақстан құрамасының әлем чемпионат ойындарына қатысатын құрамы". KazahkstanHockey (in Kazakh). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. "Team roster: Kazakhstan" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2025.
  9. "Ice Hockey in Kazakhstan". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.