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.
| Association | Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Galym Mambetaliyev |
| Assistants | Alexandr Berezenski 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 1 (28 May 2023) |
| 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 | 30 (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) | |
| 205–132–14 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian Winter Games | ||
| 1996 Harbin | Team | |
| 1999 Kangwon | Team | |
| 2011 Astana-Almaty | Team | |
| 2017 Sapporo | Team | |
| 2003 Aomori | Team | |
| 2007 Changchun | Team | |
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