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| 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 code | KAZ |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 13  1 (26 May 2025)[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) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 32 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 10th (2021) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |  Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017, 2025) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 220–151–14 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian Winter Games | ||
 | 1996 Harbin | Team |
| 1999 Kangwon | Team |
| 2011 Astana-Almaty | Team |
| 2017 Sapporo | Team |
| 2025 Harbin | 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.
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
Asian Winter Games
| Year | Host | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 |  South Korea | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 |
| 1999 |  China | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 4 | +61 |
| 2003 | Japan | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 |
| 2007 | China | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 6 | +111 |
| 2011 | Kazakhstan | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | +59 |
| 2017 | Japan | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 |
| 2025 | China | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | +69 |
| Total | - | 7/9 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 419 | 29 | +390 |
Asia Championship
- 2025 –
1st place
Winter Universiade
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[7]
Head coach: Oleg Bolyakin[8]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Jelal-ad-Din Amirbekov | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 24 September 2002 |  Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 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) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 18 June 1995 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 13 | F | Dinmukhamed Kaiyrzhan | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 27 June 2003 | Barys Astana |
| 17 | F | Alikhan Omirbekov | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 14 June 2001 | Barys Astana |
| 18 | F | Vladimir Volkov | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 3 October 1996 | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 20 | G | Maxim Pavlenko | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 4 June 2002 | Wheeling Nailers |
| 22 | F | Kirill Panyukov | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 22 May 1997 | Barys Astana |
| 23 | F | Maxim Mukhametov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 30 April 1999 | Barys Astana |
| 24 | D | Dmitri Breus | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 22 February 2004 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| 27 | F | Artyom Likhotnikov | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 11 May 1994 |  Humo Tashkent |
| 28 | D | Valeri Orekhov | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 July 1999 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 31 | D | Artyom Korolyov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 20 September 2001 | Nomad Astana |
| 32 | G | Sergei Kudryavtsev | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 5 April 1995 | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 33 | D | Eduard Mikhailov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 20 October 1996 | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 34 | F | Vyacheslav Kolesnikov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 1 August 2000 | Nomad 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 | Admiral Vladivostok |
| 71 | D | Samat Daniyar | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 24 January 1999 | Barys Astana |
| 81 | F | Batyrlan Muratov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 1 February 1999 | Barys Astana |
| 84 | F | Kirill Savitsky | 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 | Yevgeni Rymarev | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 9 September 1988 | HC Chelny |
| 96 | F | Alikhan Asetov – A | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 26 August 1996 | 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 20 May 2025.[9]
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 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 88 |
 Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
 Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| China | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
 Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
 Czech Republic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 32 |
 Denmark | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 38 |
 Estonia | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 14 |
 Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
 France | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 54 |
 Germany | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 40 |
 Great Britain | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 23 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
 Hungary | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 25 |
 Italy | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 47 |
| Japan | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 52 |
 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 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
 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 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 67 | 48 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| South Korea | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 139 | 54 |
 Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
 Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
 Switzerland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 50 |
| United States | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 43 |
| Total | 385 | 220 | 14 | 151 | 1 728 | 1 034 |
See also
References
- ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "IIHF Asia Championship 2025 in Ice Hockey: the Inaugural Edition". AsianIceHockey.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Қазақстан құрамасының әлем чемпионат ойындарына қатысатын құрамы". KazahkstanHockey (in Kazakh). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Team roster: Kazakhstan" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "Ice Hockey in Kazakhstan". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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