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 |
|---|---|
| Most games | Uran Tursunbekov (29) |
| Top scorer | Mamed Seifulov (29) |
| Most points | Vladimir Nosov (56) |
| Home stadium | Bishkek Arena |
| IIHF code | KGZ |
| IIHF ranking | 45 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 45 (2024) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 52 (2019–21) |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
Kyrgyzstan  15–4  Thailand(Astana, Kazakhstan; 28 January 2011) | |
| Biggest win | |
Kyrgyzstan 22–0  Malaysia(Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2 March 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Romania  18–2 Kyrgyzstan(Brasov, Romania; 13 December 2019) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | 42nd (2024) |
| 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) | |
| 36–14–0 | |
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The Kyrgyzstan national ice hockey team (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстандын улуттук шайбалуу хоккей курамасы; Kyrgyzstandyn Uluttuk Shaibaluu Hokkei Kuramasy; Russian: Сборная Киргизии по хоккею с шайбой) 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]
History
Kyrgyzstan played its first game in 1962 during the Soviet Winter Spartakiad which was held in Sverdlovsk, USSR in which they represented the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic. In the preliminary round, they defeated the Armenian SSR 6-3, but lost to the Russian SFSR 14-1 and the Ukrainian SSR 13-1. In the placement round for 7th-12th place, the Kyrgyz team recorded another win over the Armenians, 5-0, but lost the other four games.[3]
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.[3] Kyrgyzstan went on to win the Premier Division after winning all six of their games and finishing on top of the table.[4]
Kyrgyzstan made its debut in the World Championships in 2019, playing in the 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.[5] Tournaments in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Kyrgyzstan hosted the 2022 Division IV tournament.[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 place1 (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] | |||||
| 2022 | Bishkek |
45th place (1st in Division IV) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  Sarajevo |
46th place (1st in Division IIIB) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | .png){kind=small} Bishkek |
42nd place 2nd (in Division IIIA) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3/3 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
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: 16 March 2024[3]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
 Iceland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
 India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
 Iran |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
 Israel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Kuwait |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 32 |
 Luxembourg |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
 Macau |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| Malaysia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 13 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
 Mongolia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
 Oman |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
 Philippines |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
 Qatar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
 Singapore |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 |
 South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 |
 Turkmenistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| Total | 50 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 432 | 193 |
Notes
1.After winning their first four games, a player was disqualified and all their results were counted as 5–0 forfeits.
References
- ↑ Osmonoliyev, Maksat (2011-01-26). "Kyrgyzstan puts hopes on hockey at Asian Winter Games". Central Asia Online. Archived from the original on 2011-01-31. http://centralasiaonline.com/cocoon/caii/xhtml/en_GB/pakistan-features/caii/features/sports/2011/01/26/feature-02. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ↑ Merk, Martin (14 May 2011). "Welcome Kyrgyzstan". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/en/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/news/news-singleview-2011/article/welcome-kyrgyzstan.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kyrgyzstan All Time Results". National Teams of Ice Hockey. http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Krygyzstan_All_Time_Results.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ↑ "Today there will be last matches in premier division". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2011-02-05. http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/News_Center/article.aspx?flag=1&pagenum=2&id=1249. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ↑ "Международная федерация хоккея попросила прощения у Кыргызстана, но оставила результат в силе" (in ru). АКИpress. 31 May 2019. http://sport.akipress.org/news:1549581.
- ↑ Merk, Martin (5 June 2021). "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/26301/u18_worlds_in_germany. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18277/iihf-cancels-march-tournaments.
- ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations.
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