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Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team
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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]
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Tournament record
Olympic Games
World Championships
Asian Winter Games
Asia Championship
- 2025 –
1st place
Winter Universiade
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Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[7]
Head coach: Oleg Bolyakin[8]
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–
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Head-to-head record
Record correct as of 20 May 2025.[9]
Teams named in italics are no longer active.
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