 Kyrgyzstan uses their emblem as a badge on their players jerseys. | |
| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic |
|---|---|
| GM | Elzar Bolotbekov |
| Head coach | Maxim Zhabunin |
| Assistants | Muratbek Dzahkypov |
| Captain | Vladimir Tonkikh |
| Most games | Amanbek Esen Uulu & Salamat Tynaliev (24 each) |
| Most points | Artyom Kolobov (36) |
| IIHF code | KGZ |
| IIHF ranking | 52  (6 June 2021)[1] |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 52 (2019) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 52 (2019) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
Kyrgyzstan  15–4  Thailand(Astana, Kazakhstan; 28 January 2011) | |
| Biggest win | |
Kyrgyzstan 23–2  Malaysia(Astana, Kazakhstan; 1 February 2011) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Romania  18–2 Kyrgyzstan(Brasov, Romania; 13 December 2019) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | 52nd (2019) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | 6th (2011) |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
| 28–7–0 | |
The Kyrgyzstan national ice hockey team is the national men's 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] As of 2019, Kyrgyzstan is currently ranked 52nd in the IIHF World Ranking.[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] Kyrgyzstan made its debut in World Championships in 2019, playing in Division III qualification tournament held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. They finished first after winning all five games. However, all their first four games were later voided and the results were counted as 5–0 forfeits due to Kyrgyzstan's player Aleksandr Titov being disqualified. Later IIHF acknowledged they had made a mistake, but the results would still stand.[6]
Tournament record[]
World Championships[]
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 through 1991 | As part of the  Soviet Union
| ||||||
| 1992 through 2018 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2019 |  Abu Dhabi |
52nd place[note 1] (6th in Division III Q) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 |  Bishkek |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7] | |||||
| 2021 | Bishkek |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | |||||
| Total | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Asian Winter Games[]
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Astana |
6th place (1st in Premier Division) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |  Sapporo |
12th place (2nd in Division II) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2/2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Challenge Cup of Asia[]
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 through 2013 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2014 | Bishkek |
8th place (2nd in Division I) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 |  Kuwait City |
8th place (3rd in Division I) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Bishkek |
6th place (1st in Division I) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 through 2020 | Did not participate | ||||||
| Total | 3/13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
All-time record against other nations[]
Last match update: 15 December 2019[4]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
 Kuwait |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 13 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
 Macau |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| Thailand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
 Qatar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
 Mongolia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
 Philippines |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
 Oman |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
 Turkmenistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
 Israel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Iceland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Total | 35 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 312 | 134 |
Notes[]
- ↑ IIHF Men's World Ranking (6 June 2021).
- ↑ Merk, Martin (14 May 2011). Welcome Kyrgyzstan. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ Kazakhstan, Japan get top events.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kyrgyzstan Men All Time Results. National Teams of Ice Hockey.
- ↑ Today there will be last matches in premier division. Olympic Council of Asia.
- ↑ Международная федерация хоккея попросила прощения у Кыргызстана, но оставила результат в силе (ru). АКИpress (2019-05-31).
- ↑ IIHF cancels March tournaments. iihf.com (2 March 2020).
- ↑ IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. International Ice Hockey Federation.
References[]
External links[]
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