The 40 ray sun and a crown of a Kyrgyzyurt as seen on theKyrgyzstan flag is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic |
|---|---|
| General manager | Elzar Bolotbekov |
| Head coach | Daniil Shushenkov |
| Captain | Islambek Abdeuraev |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | KGZ |
| First international | |
(Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; 13 December 2017) | |
| Biggest win | |
(Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; 17 December 2017) (Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; 5 December 2018) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
(Sofia,Bulgaria; 25 January 2024) | |
| IIHF World Junior Championship | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in2022) |
| Best result | 40th (2023,2024) |
| IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in2018) |
| Best result | 2nd (2018, 2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 5–2–0 | |
TheKyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20ice hockey team ofKyrgyzstan. The team is controlled by theIce Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic, a member of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished second behindMalaysia.
The Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against thePhilippines which they won 12–4.[1] Kyrgyzstan went on to win their games againstIndia and theUnited Arab Emirates and lost their match againstMalaysia.[1] Kyrgyzstan finished the round-robin tournament in second place behind Malaysia who won all of their games.[3] The win against India of 13–2 is currently the team's largest victory on record.[2] Defenceman Oleg Pismakov was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.[4]