Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team

Turkmenistan
The emblem of Turkmenistan with Akhal-Teke horse is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association National Center of Turkmenistan for Winter Sports
General Manager Jora Hudayberdiyev
Head coach Bayram Allayarov
Assistants Silap Babayev
Captain Ahmet Gurbanov
Most games Several Players (4)
Most points Ahmet Gurbanov (11)
Home stadium Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat
Team colors          
IIHF code TKM
Ranking
Current IIHF 49
Highest IIHF 49 (2018)
First international
 Turkmenistan 9–2 Malaysia 
(Sapporo, Japan; 18 February 2017)
Biggest win
 Turkmenistan 24–2 Kuwait 
(Sarajevo, BIH; 26 February 2018)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 2 (first in 2018)
Best result 47th (2018)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result 11th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
8–0–0

The Turkmenistan national ice hockey team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň milli buz hokkeý ýygyndysy) is the national men's ice hockey team of Turkmenistan. The team is controlled by the National Center of Turkmenistan for Winter Sports and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Turkmenistan is currently ranked 49th in the IIHF World Ranking and made its debut in the 2018 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament.[1][2]

History

Ice hockey in Turkmenistan

Ice hockey is a minor sport, but never gained popularity in independent post-Soviet Turkmenistan, until the President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov ordered the construction of an Ice Palace in the desert foothills of the Kopet Dag. In 2006, the company Bouygues completed construction of the first Ice Palace. In 2011, the country had opened the second Ice Palace worth €134.4 million. The total area of the new sports palace is 107,000 square meters, and in its center is the ice arena measuring 60 by 30 meters.

National team

The first national team formed in 2011 of four teams from Ashgabat – Oguzkhan, Alp Arslan, Shir and Burgut.

In 2013, Turkmenistan held its first (unofficial) match against Minsk City, which was won by a score of 7–2.[3][4]

Turkmenistan participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. They won their first match in an official tournament by beating Malaysia 9–2 and later went on to win their division by defeating Kyrgyzstan 7–3 in the gold medal game.[5]

Turkmenistan made its World Championship debut in 2018, where it played in Division III Qualificaiton tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [6] They won all three games and earned promotion to Division III for 2019.

Tournament record

World Championships

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2018Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo47th place
(1st in Division IIIQ)		33000
2019Bulgaria SofiaTo be determined
(Division III)		–––––

Asian Winter Games

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2017Japan Sapporo11th place
(1st in Division II)		44000

Team

Current roster

The following players were selected for the 2017 Asian Winter Games.[7]

#NamePosS/CHeightDOBClub
1Rakhmon MuratovG-25 March 1997Turkmenistan Galkan HC
2Kerim BayramovD--Turkmenistan HC Shir
3Ilyas Veliyev +AD-5 September 1991Turkmenistan HC Shir
4Nikita SelifonkinD--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
5Evald GayerD-18 September 1994Turkmenistan HC Nesil
6Pavel BarkovskyF--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
7Nurmammet NuryyevF--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
8Amangeldi AganiyazovD-15 February 1994Turkmenistan Galkan HC
9Ezizmuhamet AkmuhammedovF--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
10Dovlet HydyrovD-26 August 1980Turkmenistan Galkan HC
11Dovlet SoyunovF--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
12Baymyrat BaymyradovF-5 September 1998Turkmenistan HC Oghuzkhan
14Meylis KulievF--Turkmenistan HC Nesil
17Dmitriy Savin +AD-25 March 1993Turkmenistan Galkan HC
18Ishan VelievF-25 February 1998Turkmenistan Galkan HC
19Aleksandr VahovskyF--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
20Keremli CharyevG-29 October 1992Turkmenistan Galkan HC
21Shyhy BabayevD--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
22Yakut BerdiyevF--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
23Ahmet Gurbanov +CF--Turkmenistan Galkan HC
24Mammet MyradovF-17 September 1992Turkmenistan HC Oghuzkhan
25Maksat AtayevF-1 January 1990Turkmenistan HC Shir
?Saparmurad AkmuradovF--Turkmenistan HC Shir
?Azat BerdyniyazovF--Turkmenistan HC Nesil
?Kaysberdi MommayevD--Turkmenistan HC Oghuzkhan

Legend: +A, Assistant captain, +C Captain

Managers

  • Turkmenistan Rustam Kerimov, 2013
  • Turkmenistan Bayram Allayarov, 2016–present[8]

Fixtures and results

Against other national teams[9]
Opponent Date Score Scores by period Tournament Host venue
 Malaysia 18 February 2017 9–2 5–0, 4–1, 0–1 Asian Winter Games Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink, Sapporo
 Macau 21 February 2017 16–0 6–0, 4–0, 6–0
 Iran[10] 23 February 2017 12–2 No information Exhibition game
 Indonesia 24 February 2017 12–2 5–1, 5–0, 2–1 Asian Winter Games
 Kyrgyzstan 26 February 2017 7–3 2–2, 1–0, 4–1
 United Arab Emirates 25 February 2018 4–0 0–0, 1–0, 3–0 World Championship – Division III Qualification Zetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
 Kuwait 26 February 2018 24–2 8–0, 7–0, 9–2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 February 2018 13–3 1–3, 5–0, 7–0
Against other club teams[9]
Belarus Minsk 4 November 2013 7–2 No information Exhibition game Winter Sports Complex, Ashgabat
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 3 December 2016 12–2 No information
Belarus HC Soyuz 22 December 2016 18–1 No information Minsk
Belarus HC Ice Soft 24 December 2016 17–3 No information
     Win       Loss

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 28 February 2018[11][12][9]

Key
    Positive balance (more Wins)
    Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Kuwait1100242
 Macau1100160
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1100133
 Indonesia1100122
 Iran*1100122
 Malaysia110092
 Kyrgyzstan110073
 United Arab Emirates110040
Total88009714

Note: Iran was disqualified from the 2017 Asian Winter Games due to a number of players were deemed ineligible in the regional games.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "27 tournaments assigned". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "2018 Events". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-05-22.
  3. ↑ Turkmen hockey players held a resounding victory over the national team of Minsk
  4. ↑ Lukashenko invites Turkmen athletes to use sports facilities in Belarus
  5. ↑ Ellis, Steven (18 February 2017). "Turkmenistan Makes History, Drama for Iran in AWG Opener". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "IIHF tournament in Bosnia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. ↑ http://info.sapporo2017.org/ddr/12017100/IH/IH/M/402/00/B/10/OFFICIALGAMEREPORT.pdf
  8. ↑ http://turkmenportal.com/blog/9347/
  9. 1 2 3 Turkmenistan Men All Time Results
  10. 1 2 Pavitt, Michael (19 February 2017). "Iranian ice hockey team disqualified from Sapporo 2017 over ineligible players". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  11. ↑ http://turkmenportal.com/blog/9531
  12. ↑ http://www.ashgabat2017.gov.tm/ru/news/2017-01-03T2139-Turkmenskie-hokkeisty-gotovyatsya-k-zimnej-Aziade-kotoraya-sostoitsya-v-fevrale-v-Yaponii
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