Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey 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. 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. 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.

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
• 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

Winter Universiade

• 1993 – 2nd place
• 1995 – 1st place
• 2007 – 3rd place
• 2013 – 2nd place
• 2015 – 2nd place
• 2017 – 2nd place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Galym Mambetaliev

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 22 May 2023.
Teams named in italics are no longer active.

See also

• Kazakhstan women's national ice hockey team
• Ice hockey in Kazakhstan
• Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Championship
• Beijing International Ice Hockey League
• Asia League Ice Hockey
• Supreme Hockey League
• Kontinental Hockey League
• Supreme Hockey League

References

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile