Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team
The 40 ray sun and a crown of a Kyrgyz yurt as seen on the Kyrgyzstan flag is the badge used on the players jerseys.[1] | |
Association | Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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General Manager | Baktybek Imanaliev |
Head coach | Muratbek Dzhakypov |
Assistants | Adilet Zhyrgalbek Uulu |
Captain | Amanbek Esen Uulu |
Most games |
Amanbek Esen Uulu & Salamat Tynaliev (24 each) |
Most points | Artyom Kolobov (36) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | KGZ |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | not ranked |
First international | |
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 28 January 2011) | |
Biggest win | |
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 1 February 2011) | |
Biggest defeat | |
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 24 April 2015) | |
Asian Winter Games | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
Best result | 6th (2011) |
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) |
Best result | 6th (2016) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
20–4–0 |
The Kyrgyzstan national ice hockey team (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстандын улуттук шайбалуу хоккей курамасы; Russian: Сборная Киргизии по хоккею с шайбой) is the national ice hockey team of Kyrgyzstan. They are controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[2] Kyrgyzstan is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia. The IIHF announced that Kyrgyzstan will make its World Championship debut in 2019.[3]
History
Kyrgyzstan played its first game in 1962 during the Winter Spartakiad which was held in Sverdlovsk, USSR, in which they represented the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic. Kyrgyzstan played seven games, winning both games against the Armenian SSR and losing five to the Ukrainian SSR, the Estonian SSR, the Latvian SSR, the Georgian SSR and the Lithuanian SSR respectively.[4] Kyrgyzstan returned to international play in 2011 where they competed in the Premier Division of the 2011 Asian Winter Games. In the first game of the tournament, Kyrgyzstan recorded their first ever win, defeating Thailand 15–4.[4] Kyrgyzstan went on to win the Premier Division after winning all six of their games and finishing on top of the table.[5]
Tournament record
Asian Winter Games
Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OW | OL | L |
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2011 | 6th place (1st in Premier Division) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 12th place (2nd in Division II) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Challenge Cup of Asia
Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OW | OL | L |
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2014 | 8th place (2nd in Division I) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2015 | 8th place (3rd in Division I) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2016 | 6th place (1st in Division I) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 through 2018 | Did not participate |
Roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I.[6]
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 26 February 2017[4]
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Total | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 80 |
References
- ↑ Osmonoliyev, Maksat (2011-01-26). "Kyrgyzstan puts hopes on hockey at Asian Winter Games". Central Asia Online. Archived from the original on 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ↑ Merk, Martin (2011-05-14). "Welcome Kyrgyzstan". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- 1 2 3 "Kyrgyzstan Men All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ↑ "Today there will be last matches in premier division". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ↑ "2016 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I - Kyrgyzstan. (Men)" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-05-31.