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| Nickname        =  
| Nickname        =  
| Association    = [[National Ice Hockey Federation of Turkmenistan]]
| Association    = [[National Ice Hockey Federation of Turkmenistan]]
| General Manager =  
| General Manager = Silap Babayev
| Association    = [[National Center of Turkmenistan for Winter Sports]]
| Coach          = Bayram Allayarov
| Asst Coach      =  
| Asst Coach      = Ilyas Veliyev
| Captain        =  
| Captain        = Ahmet Gurbanov
| Most games      =  
| Most games      = ''five players'' (15)
| Top scorer      =  
| Top scorer      = Pavel Barkovsky (13)
| Most points    =  
| Most points    = Ahmet Gurbanov (29)
| Home Stadium    = [[Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat]]
| Home Stadium    = [[Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat]]
| IIHF code      = TKM
| IIHF code      = TKM
| IIHF Rank      =  
| IIHF Rank      =  
| IIHF max        =  
| IIHF max        = 47
| IIHF max date  =  
| IIHF max date  = 2019
| IIHF min        =  
| IIHF min        =  
| IIHF min date  =  
| IIHF min date  =  
| Team_Colors    = {{colorbox|#00CC00}} {{colorbox|white}}
| Team_Colors    = {{color box|#004424|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#00AD43|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}}
| Jerseys        =  
| Jerseys        =  
| First game      = [[File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png|24px]] '''Turkmenistan''' 7 – 2 Minsk Team {{flagicon|BLR}} <br><small>([[Ashgabat]], [[Turkmenistan]]; November, 2013)</small>
| First game      = {{ih-rt|TKM}} 9–2 {{ih|MAS}}<br /><small>([[Sapporo]], Japan; 18 February 2017)</small>
| Largest win    =  
| Largest win    = {{ih-rt|TKM}} 24–2 {{ih|KUW}}<br /><small>([[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina; 26 February 2018)</small>
| Largest loss   =  
| Largest loss    = {{ih-rt|UAE}} 10–4 {{ih|TKM}}<br /><small>([[Kockelscheuer]], Luxembourg; 3 April 2022)</small>
| Regional name       =  
| World champ apps    = 4
| Regional cup apps  =  
| World champ first  = 2018
| Regional cup first  =  
| World champ best   = 39th ([[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]])
| Regional cup best  =  
| World champ2 name   = [[Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]
| Record          =  
| World champ2 apps  = 1
| World champ2 first  = [[Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]]
| World champ2 best  = 11th ([[Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]])
| Record          = 12–5–0
}}
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The '''Turkmenistan national ice hockey team''' is the national ice hockey team of [[Turkmenistan]]. The team is controlled by the [[National Center of Turkmenistan for Winter Sports]], a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].
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 [[Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation]] (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň şaýbaly hokkeý federasiýasy; TŞHF) 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 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III qualification tournament|2018 World Championship Division III Qualification]] tournament.<ref name="27 tournaments assigned">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11816&cHash=db78f275879bc212c311fcefb5fd3fd5|title=27 tournaments assigned|accessdate=19 May 2017|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref><ref name="2018 Events">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships/2018-events/|title=2018 Events|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|date=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17711959 BBC News – Leader demands ice hockey for desert state Turkmenistan]</ref><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57412470/sweltering-desert-nation-told-to-play-ice-hockey/ Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey]</ref>


== History ==
==History==
The first national team formed in 2011 composed of players of four teams from Ashgabat - Oguzkhan, Alp Arslan, Shir and Burgut.
The first national team formed in 2011 of four teams from Ashgabat: Oguzkhan, Alp Arslan, Shir and Burgut.


In 2013, the U20 national team of Turkmenistan held its first international match against [[Minsk]] city U13, which was won by 7:2.<ref>[http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=2891 Turkmen hockey players held a resounding victory over the national team of Minsk]</ref><ref>[http://news.belta.by/en/news/president?id=731755 Lukashenko invites Turkmen athletes to use sports facilities in Belarus]</ref>
In 2013, Turkmenistan held its first (unofficial) match against Minsk City, which was won by a score of 7–2.<ref>[http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=2891 Turkmen hockey players held a resounding victory over the national team of Minsk]</ref><ref>[http://news.belta.by/en/news/president?id=731755 Lukashenko invites Turkmen athletes to use sports facilities in Belarus]</ref>


Turkmenistan participated at the [[2017 Asian Winter Games]]. They won their first match in an official tournament by defeating [[Malaysia]] 9–2 and later went on to win their division by defeating [[Kyrgyzstan]] 7–3 in the gold medal game.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ellis|first1=Steven|title=Turkmenistan Makes History, Drama for Iran in AWG Opener|url=http://www.eurohockey.com/article/4800-turkmenistan-makes-history-drama-for-iran-in-awg-opener.html|accessdate=21 February 2017|work=Eurohockey.com|date=18 February 2017}}</ref>
Turkmenistan made its [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]] debut in 2018, where it played in [[2018 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III qualification tournament|Division III Qualificaiton tournament]] in Sarajevo, [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref name="IIHF tournament in Bosnia">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12029&cHash=0dacc480b9df85cd1ffadb1e347627b4|title=IIHF tournament in Bosnia|accessdate=3 October 2017|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref> They won all three games and earned promotion to Division III for [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III|2019]].
In April 2019, Turkmenistan making their debut in the [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division III]] in Sofia (Bulgaria) and took third place among six teams in group, achieving a historic result.<ref>[https://turkmenportal.com/en/blog/21546/sergei-nemchinov-planiruet-rabotat-treneromkonsultantom-v-sbornoi-turkmenistana-po-hokkeyu Sergey Nemchinov plans to work as a consultant coach in the Turkmenistan national ice hockey team]</ref>
During visit to Ashgabat Russian retired ice hockey player Sergei Nemchinov from 30 August to 7 September 2019 conducted intensive training with the Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team. Then he entered the coaching staff of the national team of Turkmenistan and has already drawn up a plan for preparing Turkmen hockey players for the [[2020 IIHF World Championship Division III]] Group A.
==Tournament record==
===World Championships===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
| colspan=2|[[1954 Ice Hockey World Championships|1954]] ''through'' [[1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1991]] || colspan=6|''As part of the {{ih|Soviet Union}}''
|-
| colspan=2|[[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] ''through'' [[2017 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2017]] || colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
| [[2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2018]] || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Sarajevo]] || 47th place<br />{{nowrap|{{small|(1st in [[2018 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III qualification tournament|Division IIIQ]])}}}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2019]] || {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Sofia]] || 43rd place<br />{{nowrap|{{small|(3rd in [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division III#Division III|Division III]])}}}} || 5 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| [[2020 IIHF World Championship Division III|2020]] || {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Kockelscheuer]] || colspan=6 align=center|Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled|title=Men's Division II, III cancelled|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 IIHF World Championship Division III|2021]] || {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Kockelscheuer]] || colspan=6 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 IIHF World Championship Division III|2022]] || {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Kockelscheuer]] || 39th place<br />{{nowrap|{{small|(3rd in [[2022 IIHF World Championship Division III#Group A tournament|Division III A]])}}}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division III|2023]] || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Cape Town]] || <br />{{nowrap|{{small|(in [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division III#Group A tournament|Division III A]])}}}} || || || || ||
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 3/3 !! 12 !! 6 !! 0 !! 2 !! 4
|}
===Asian Winter Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=30|Year
!width=150|Host
!width=120|Result
!width=30|{{tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OW|Overtime wins}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|OL|Overtime losses}}
!width=30|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
|-
| [[2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sapporo]] || 11th place<br />{{nowrap|{{small|(1st in Division II)}}}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 1/1 !! 4 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}
==List of head coaches==
* Rustam Kerimov 2013–2016
* Bayram Allayarov 2016–
==All-time record against other nations==
<small>''Last match update: 28 April 2019''</small><ref>[https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Turkmenistan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf Turkmenistan Men All Time Results]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://turkmenportal.com/blog/9531|title = Туркменские хоккеисты одержали победы в Беларуси в рамках подготовки к зимней Азиаде-2017 &#124; Спорт}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ashgabat2017.gov.tm/ru/news/2017-01-03T2139-Turkmenskie-hokkeisty-gotovyatsya-k-zimnej-Aziade-kotoraya-sostoitsya-v-fevrale-v-Yaponii |title=Туркменские хоккеисты готовятся к зимней Азиаде, которая состоится в феврале в Японии &#124; Спорт &#124; Ашхабад 2017 |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109184341/http://www.ashgabat2017.gov.tm/ru/news/2017-01-03T2139-Turkmenskie-hokkeisty-gotovyatsya-k-zimnej-Aziade-kotoraya-sostoitsya-v-fevrale-v-Yaponii |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%"
|+ Key
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Positive balance''' <small>(more Wins)</small>
|-
| style="background:#ffffcc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Neutral balance''' <small>(Wins = Losses)</small>
|-
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; || '''Negative balance''' <small>(more Losses)</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|-
!width=192|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|KUW}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 || 2
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MAC}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|BIH}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 3
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|INA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 2
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|Iran}}* || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 2
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MAS}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 2
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|RSA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 2
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|KGZ}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 7
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|UAE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|LUX}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|TPE}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|TUR}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|BUL}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 6
|-
! Total !! 13 !! 10 !! 0 !! 3 !! 118 !! 35
|}
'''Note:''' Iran was disqualified from the 2017 Asian Winter Games due to a number of players were deemed ineligible in the regional games.<ref name=Ineligible>{{cite news|last1=Pavitt|first1=Michael|title=Iranian ice hockey team disqualified from Sapporo 2017 over ineligible players|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1047225/iranian-ice-hockey-team-disqualified-from-sapporo-2017-over-ineligible-players|accessdate=21 February 2017|work=Inside the Games|date=19 February 2017}}</ref>
==Other games==
*12/3/16: {{ih|TKM}} - Ashgabat 12:2
*12/22/16: {{ih|TKM}} - {{Flagicon|BLR}} HC Soyuz 18:1
*12/24/16: {{ih|TKM}} - {{Flagicon|BLR}} HC Ice Soft 17:3
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17711959 BBC News - Leader demands ice hockey for desert state Turkmenistan]
*[https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1373/turkmenistan IIHF profile]
*[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57412470/sweltering-desert-nation-told-to-play-ice-hockey/ Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey]
*[https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/turkmenistan/ National Teams of Ice Hockey profile]
om/8301-400_162-57412470/sweltering-desert-nation-told-to-play-ice-hockey/ Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey]


{{Men's national teams}}
{{Men's national teams}}

Latest revision as of 15:27, 20 April 2023

Turkmenistan
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Emblem of Turkmenistan with Akhal-Teke horse is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association National Ice Hockey Federation of Turkmenistan
General Manager Silap Babayev
Head coach Bayram Allayarov
Assistants Ilyas Veliyev
Captain Ahmet Gurbanov
Most games five players (15)
Top scorer Pavel Barkovsky (13)
Most points Ahmet Gurbanov (29)
Home stadium Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat
IIHF code TKM
Highest IIHF ranking 47 (2019)
Team colors               
First international
Turkmenistan  9–2  Malaysia
(Sapporo, Japan; 18 February 2017)
Biggest win
Turkmenistan  24–2  Kuwait
(Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 26 February 2018)
Biggest defeat
United Arab Emirates  10–4  Turkmenistan
(Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg; 3 April 2022)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 4 (first in 2018)
Best result 39th (2022)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result 11th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
12–5–0

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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 Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň şaýbaly hokkeý federasiýasy; TŞHF) 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][3][4]

History

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.[5][6]

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

Turkmenistan made its World Championship debut in 2018, where it played in Division III Qualificaiton tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] They won all three games and earned promotion to Division III for 2019.

In April 2019, Turkmenistan making their debut in the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III in Sofia (Bulgaria) and took third place among six teams in group, achieving a historic result.[9]

During visit to Ashgabat Russian retired ice hockey player Sergei Nemchinov from 30 August to 7 September 2019 conducted intensive training with the Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team. Then he entered the coaching staff of the national team of Turkmenistan and has already drawn up a plan for preparing Turkmen hockey players for the 2020 IIHF World Championship Division III Group A.

Tournament record

World Championships

Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1954 through 1991 As part of the  Soviet Union
1992 through 2017 Did not enter
2018 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 47th place
(1st in Division IIIQ)		 3 3 0 0 0
2019 Flag of Bulgaria Sofia 43rd place
(3rd in Division III)		 5 2 0 1 2
2020 Flag of Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
2021 Flag of Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
2022 Flag of Luxembourg Kockelscheuer 39th place
(3rd in Division III A)		 4 1 0 1 2
2023 Flag of South Africa Cape Town
(in Division III A)
Total 3/3 12 6 0 2 4

Asian Winter Games

Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2017 Flag of Japan Sapporo 11th place
(1st in Division II)		 4 4 0 0 0
Total 1/1 4 4 0 0 0

List of head coaches

  • Rustam Kerimov 2013–2016
  • Bayram Allayarov 2016–

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 28 April 2019[12][13][14]

Key
     Positive balance (more Wins)
     Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
     Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 24 2
 Macau 1 1 0 0 16 0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 13 3
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 12 2
 Iran* 1 1 0 0 12 2
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 9 2
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 7 2
 Kyrgyzstan 2 2 0 0 12 7
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 4 3
 Chinese Taipei 1 0 0 1 4 5
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 4 5
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 2 6
Total 13 10 0 3 118 35

Note: Iran was disqualified from the 2017 Asian Winter Games due to a number of players were deemed ineligible in the regional games.[15]

Other games

References

  1. ↑ "27 tournaments assigned". http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11816&cHash=db78f275879bc212c311fcefb5fd3fd5. Retrieved 19 May 2017. 
  2. ↑ "2018 Events". 22 May 2017. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships/2018-events/. 
  3. ↑ BBC News – Leader demands ice hockey for desert state Turkmenistan
  4. ↑ Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey
  5. ↑ Turkmen hockey players held a resounding victory over the national team of Minsk
  6. ↑ Lukashenko invites Turkmen athletes to use sports facilities in Belarus
  7. ↑ "Turkmenistan Makes History, Drama for Iran in AWG Opener", Eurohockey.com, 18 February 2017. Retrieved on 21 February 2017. 
  8. ↑ "IIHF tournament in Bosnia". http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12029&cHash=0dacc480b9df85cd1ffadb1e347627b4. Retrieved 3 October 2017. 
  9. ↑ Sergey Nemchinov plans to work as a consultant coach in the Turkmenistan national ice hockey team
  10. ↑ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18314/men%e2%80%99s-division-ii%2c-iii-cancelled. Retrieved 13 March 2020. 
  11. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations. 
  12. ↑ Turkmenistan Men All Time Results
  13. ↑ "Туркменские хоккеисты одержали победы в Беларуси в рамках подготовки к зимней Азиаде-2017 | Спорт". http://turkmenportal.com/blog/9531. 
  14. ↑ "Туркменские хоккеисты готовятся к зимней Азиаде, которая состоится в феврале в Японии | Спорт | Ашхабад 2017". http://www.ashgabat2017.gov.tm/ru/news/2017-01-03T2139-Turkmenskie-hokkeisty-gotovyatsya-k-zimnej-Aziade-kotoraya-sostoitsya-v-fevrale-v-Yaponii. 
  15. ↑ "Iranian ice hockey team disqualified from Sapporo 2017 over ineligible players", Inside the Games, 19 February 2017. Retrieved on 21 February 2017. 

External links

om/8301-400_162-57412470/sweltering-desert-nation-told-to-play-ice-hockey/ Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey]


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