The Turkmenistan national ice hockey team () is the national men's ice hockey team of Turkmenistan. The team is controlled by the Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation (; TŞHF) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Turkmenistan made its debut in the 2018 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament. The team is currently ranked 42nd in the IIHF World Ranking and 12th in the Asian Ranking.BBC News – Leader demands ice hockey for desert state TurkmenistanSweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey
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.Turkmen hockey players held a resounding victory over the national team of MinskLukashenko invites Turkmen athletes to use sports facilities in Belarus
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.
Turkmenistan made its World Championship debut in 2018, where it played in Division III Qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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.Sergey Nemchinov plans to work as a consultant coach in the Turkmenistan national ice hockey team
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 YearHostResult1954 through 1991 As part of the 1992 through 2017 Did not enter 2018 Sarajevo 47th place 3 3 0 0 0 2019 Sofia 43rd place 5 2 0 1 2 2020 Kockelscheuer Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Kockelscheuer Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Kockelscheuer 39th place 4 1 0 1 2 2023 Cape Town 42nd place 4 2 0 0 2 2024 Bishkek 44th place 5 2 0 0 3 2025 Istanbul 42nd place 5 3 1 0 1 2026 Cape Town 46th place 5 0 0 1 4Total 6/6 31 13 1 3 14
Asian Winter Games YearHostResultGFGAGD 2017 Sapporo 11th place 4 4 0 0 0 44 7 +37 2025 Harbin 10th place 4 2 0 0 2 50 14 +36Total 8 6 0 0 2 94 21 +73
List of head coaches Rustam Kerimov 2013–2016 Bayram Allayarov 2016–2024 Ilýas Weliýew 2025–
Team Current roster Roster for the Ice hockey at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament.Стал известен состав сборной Туркменистана по хоккею на Азиаду-2025
Head coach: Ylýas Weliýew
+ Turkmenistan National Ice Hockey Team Roster No. Position Name Notes Goaltender Tanryberdy Guvandzhov Goaltender Keremli Charyev Defenseman Gurbanmyrat Tannyev Defenseman Maksat Kakayev Defenseman Dovlet Khydyrov Defenseman Amangeldy Aganyazov Defenseman Serdar Kakadzhanov Defenseman Erkin Kakabayev Defenseman Musa Annasaparov Defenseman Allan Mukhiyev Forward Serdar Durdyev Forward Baymyrat Baymyradov Forward Arslan Geldymyradov Forward Arslan Nuryyev Forward Kakageldy Ataev Forward Ahmet Gurbanov Captain Forward Dovrangeldy Baydzhayev Forward Ovezguly Esenov Forward Begench Dovletmuradov Forward Nowruz Baykhanov Forward Alexander Vakhovsky Forward Nazar Orazov
All-time record Last match update: 10 February 2025 + Key Positive balance (more Wins) Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) Negative balance (more Losses) Team 1 1 0 0 13 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 3 1 0 2 9 10 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 19 1 1 1 0 0 12 2 1 1 0 0 12 2 2 1 0 1 28 10 3 2 0 1 17 14 4 2 0 2 15 13 2 2 0 0 42 0 1 1 0 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 8 4 3 2 0 1 17 14 2 1 0 1 9 16 2 0 0 2 9 11 2 1 0 1 8 10 Total 31 19 0 12 230 123
See also Ice hockey in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Championship
References
External links IIHF profile Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team at globalsportsarchive.com National Teams of Ice Hockey profile