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| Association | Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Boris Ivanishev |
| Head coach | Talgat Zhailauov |
| Assistants | Andrei Korabeinikov Alexander Kudryavtsev Konstantin Pushkaryov |
| Captain | Roman Starchenko |
| Most games | Alexander Koreshkov (78) |
| Most points | Alexander Koreshkov (83) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | KAZ |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 13 1 (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 11 (2006) |
| Lowest IIHF | 21 (2003) |
| First international | |
Kazakhstan  5–1 Ukraine(Saint Petersburg, Russia; 14 April 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Kazakhstan  52–1 Thailand(Changchun, China; 29 January 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
United States  10–0 Kazakhstan(Cologne, Germany; 15 May 2010) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in1998) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 32 (first in1993) |
| Best result | 10th (2021) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in1996) |
| Best result |  Gold (1996,1999,2011,2017,2025) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 220–151–14 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian Winter Games | ||
 | 1996 Harbin | Team |
| 1999 Kangwon | Team |
| 2011 Astana-Almaty | Team |
| 2017 Sapporo | Team |
| 2025 Harbin | Team |
 | 2003 Aomori | Team |
| 2007 Changchun | Team |
TheKazakhstan Men's National Ice Hockey Team is controlled byKazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is ranked 13th in the world as of 2025.[2] They have competed at theWinter Olympics twice, in1998 and2006. The national team joined the IIHF in 1992 and first played internationally at the1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[3] The team has frequently played at the elite division of theWorld Championship, often moving between there and theDivision I level.
Kazakhstan joined the IIHF in 1992, applying as a separate member with six other formerSoviet republics.[4] They played their first IIHF tournament at the1993 World Championship; as a new member they had to play in Group C, the lowest level. They reached the elite division for the first time in1998, and have played at the elite level thirteen times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).
The national team has appeared at theWinter Olympics twice, in1998 and2006. In their debut in1998, Kazakhstan was able to win their preliminary group, surprising many, and would finish the tournament in 8th place. They returned for the2006 Winter Olympics, and finished ninth overall.
The team is the most successful team at theAsian Games, winning it five times, and they are the current highest ranked Asian team.[5] In November 2024, Kazakhstan also won the inauguralIIHF Asia Championship.[6] Since 2022, the team has participated in theChannel One Cup, alongsideRussia andBelarus.[7]
| Year | Host | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 |  South Korea | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 |
| 1999 |  China | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 4 | +61 |
| 2003 | Japan | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 |
| 2007 | China | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 6 | +111 |
| 2011 | Kazakhstan | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | +59 |
| 2017 | Japan | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 |
| 2025 | China | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | +69 |
| Total | - | 7/9 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 419 | 29 | +390 |
2nd place
1st place
3rd place 2nd place 2nd place 2nd place 3rd placeRoster for the2025 IIHF World Championship.[9]
Head coach:Oleg Bolyakin[10]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Jelal-ad-Din Amirbekov | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (age 23) |  Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 7 | D | Leonid Metalnikov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (age 35) | Admiral Vladivostok |
| 10 | F | Nikita Mikhailis –A | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (age 30) | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 13 | F | Dinmukhamed Kaiyrzhan | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (2003-06-27)27 June 2003 (age 22) | Barys Astana |
| 17 | F | Alikhan Omirbekov | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (age 24) | Barys Astana |
| 18 | F | Vladimir Volkov | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | (1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (age 29) | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 20 | G | Maxim Pavlenko | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (2002-06-04)4 June 2002 (age 23) | Wheeling Nailers |
| 22 | F | Kirill Panyukov | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 (age 28) | Barys Astana |
| 23 | F | Maxim Mukhametov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (age 26) | Barys Astana |
| 24 | D | Dmitri Breus | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (age 21) | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| 27 | F | Artyom Likhotnikov | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | (1994-05-11)11 May 1994 (age 31) |  Humo Tashkent |
| 28 | D | Valeri Orekhov | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (age 26) | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 31 | D | Artyom Korolyov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | (2001-09-20)20 September 2001 (age 24) | Nomad Astana |
| 32 | G | Sergei Kudryavtsev | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (age 30) | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 33 | D | Eduard Mikhailov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (age 29) | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 34 | F | Vyacheslav Kolesnikov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (2000-08-01)1 August 2000 (age 25) | Nomad Astana |
| 48 | F | Roman Starchenko –C | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (age 39) | Barys Astana |
| 58 | D | Tamirlan Gaitamirov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (2000-08-23)23 August 2000 (age 25) | Barys Astana |
| 64 | F | Arkadiy Shestakov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1995-03-24)24 March 1995 (age 30) | Admiral Vladivostok |
| 71 | D | Samat Daniyar | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | (1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (age 27) | Barys Astana |
| 81 | F | Batyrlan Muratov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (age 27) | Barys Astana |
| 84 | F | Kirill Savitsky | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (age 30) | Barys Astana |
| 87 | D | Adil Beketayev | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (age 27) | Barys Astana |
| 88 | F | Yevgeni Rymarev | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (age 37) | HC Chelny |
| 96 | F | Alikhan Asetov –A | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (age 29) | Barys Astana |
Record correct as of 20 May 2025.[11]
Teams named initalics are no longer active.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
 Austria | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 35 |
 Belarus | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 88 |
 Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
 Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| China | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
 Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
 Czech Republic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 32 |
 Denmark | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 38 |
 Estonia | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 14 |
 Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
 France | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 54 |
 Germany | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 40 |
 Great Britain | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 23 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
 Hungary | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 25 |
 Italy | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 47 |
| Japan | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 52 |
 Latvia | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 54 |
 Lithuania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
 Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 19 |
 Norway | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
 Poland | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 45 |
 Romania | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 |
| Russia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 59 |
 Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
 Slovakia | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 59 |
 Slovenia | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 67 | 48 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| South Korea | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 139 | 54 |
 Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
 Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
 Switzerland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 50 |
| United States | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 43 |
| Total | 385 | 220 | 14 | 151 | 1 728 | 1 034 |
