The Kazakhstan Men's National Ice Hockey Team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is ranked 13th in the world as of 2025. They have competed at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. The national team joined the IIHF in 1992 and first played internationally at the 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The team has frequently played at the elite division of the World Championship, often moving between there and the Division I level.
History Kazakhstan joined the IIHF in 1992, applying as a separate member with six other former Soviet republics. They played their first IIHF tournament at the 1993 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 in 1998, 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 the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. In their debut in 1998, Kazakhstan was able to win their preliminary group, surprising many, and would finish the tournament in 8th place. They returned for the 2006 Winter Olympics, and finished ninth overall.
The team is the most successful team at the Asian Games, winning it five times, and they are the current highest ranked Asian team. In November 2024, Kazakhstan also won the inaugural IIHF Asia Championship. Since 2022, the team has participated in the Channel One Cup, alongside Russia and Belarus.
Tournament record Olympic Games 1998 – Finished in 8th place 2006 – Finished in 9th place
World Championships Year City Country Result1954 – 1991 As part of / Kazakh SSR1992 did not compete 1993 Ljubljana 3rd place in Group C (23rd) 1994 Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves 4th place in Group C1 (24th) 1995 Sofia 2nd place in Group C1 (22nd) 1996 Jesenice / Kranj 1st place in Group C (21st) 1997 Katowice / Sosnowiec 2nd place in Group B (14th) 1998 Zürich / Basel 16th place 1999 Odense / Rodovre 3rd place in Group B (19th) 2000 Katowice / Kraków 2nd place in Group B (18th) 2001 Ljubljana 3rd place in Division IB (21st) 2002 Eindhoven 3rd place in Division IA (21st) 2003 Budapest 1st place in Division I Group A (17th) 2004 Prague / Ostrava 13th place 2005 Vienna / Innsbruck 12th place 2006 Riga 15th place 2007 Qiqihar 3rd place in Division IA (21st) 2008 Innsbruck 2nd place in Division IA (20th) 2009 Vilnius 1st place in Division IA (17th) 2010 Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen 16th place 2011 Kyiv 1st place in Division IB (17th) 2012 Helsinki / Stockholm / 16th place 2013 Budapest 1st place in Division IA (17th) 2014 Minsk 16th place 2015 Kraków 1st place in Division IA (17th) 2016 Moscow / Saint Petersburg 16th place 2017 Kyiv 3rd place in Division IA (19th) 2018 Budapest 3rd place in Division IA (19th) 2019 Astana 1st place in Division IA (17th) 2020 Zürich / Lausanne Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Riga 10th place 2022 Tampere / Helsinki 14th place 2023 Tampere / Riga / 11th place 2024 Prague / Ostrava 12th place 2025 Stockholm / Herning / 15th place 2026 Sosnowiec 1st place in Division IA (17th) 2027 Düsseldorf / Mannheim
Asian Winter Games
YearHostResultMWDLGFGAGD 1986 - - - - - - - - 1990 - - - - - - - - 1996 1st 3 3 0 0 33 2 +31 1999 1st 4 3 1 0 65 4 +61 2003 2nd 4 3 0 1 49 10 +39 2007 2nd 5 4 0 1 117 6 +111 2011 1st 4 4 0 0 62 3 +59 2017 1st 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 2025 1st 8 8 0 0 73 4 +69Total - 7/9 31 28 1 2 419 29 +390
Asia Championship 2025 – 1st place 2026 – 1st place
Winter Universiade 1993 – 2nd place 1995 – 1st place 2007 – 3rd place 2009 – 4th place 2011 – 4th place 2013 – 2nd place 2015 – 2nd place 2017 – 2nd place 2019 – 4th place 2023 – 3rd place 2025 – 6th place
Channel One Cup 2022 – 3rd place 2023 – 3rd place 2024 – 4th place 2025 – 3rd place
Team Current roster Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Oleg Bolyakin
No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam 1 G Metallurg Magnitogorsk 7 D Admiral Vladivostok 10 F – A Metallurg Magnitogorsk 13 F Barys Astana 17 F Barys Astana 18 F Arlan Kokshetau 20 G Wheeling Nailers 22 F Barys Astana 23 F Barys Astana 24 D Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 27 F Humo Tashkent 28 D Metallurg Magnitogorsk 31 D Nomad Astana 32 G Arlan Kokshetau 33 D Arlan Kokshetau 34 F Nomad Astana 48 F – C Barys Astana 58 D Barys Astana 64 F Admiral Vladivostok 71 D Barys Astana 81 F Barys Astana 84 F Barys Astana 87 D Barys Astana 88 F HC Chelny 96 F – A Barys Astana
List of head coaches Vladimir Goltze 1993–94 Vladimir Koptsov 1994–95 Boris Alexandrov 1996–02 Nikolay Myshagin 2003–06 Anatoli Kartayev 2007 Yerlan Sagymbayev 2007–09 Andrei Shayanov 2009–10 Andrei Khomutov 2010–11 Andrei Shayanov 2011–12 Vladimir Krikunov 2012–13 Ari-Pekka Selin 2013–14 Andrei Nazarov 2014–2016 Eduard Zankovets 2016–2017 Galym Mambetaliyev 2017–2018 Andrei Skabelka 2018–2020 Yuri Mikhailis 2020–
Head-to-head record Record correct as of 20 May 2025. Teams named in italics are no longer active.
Team GP W T L GF GA 2 2 0 0 36 3 13 8 1 4 41 35 23 4 1 18 48 88 2 2 0 0 39 1 5 0 0 5 7 27 14 14 0 0 153 9 2 2 0 0 52 0 4 4 0 0 42 4 6 0 0 6 5 32 10 4 0 6 24 38 9 8 0 1 48 14 5 1 0 4 8 21 19 8 1 10 51 54 12 5 0 7 27 40 11 7 1 3 35 23 1 1 0 0 24 0 15 13 0 2 70 25 25 17 1 7 71 47 23 17 3 3 101 52 15 5 0 10 31 54 5 5 0 0 41 6 2 2 0 0 65 1 8 8 0 0 45 19 8 4 1 3 21 21 22 18 1 3 82 45 6 4 0 2 30 11 10 0 0 10 19 59 1 1 0 0 11 2 13 1 1 11 24 59 20 13 0 7 67 48 1 1 0 0 32 0 27 20 0 7 139 54 2 2 0 0 31 0 3 0 0 3 6 17 9 3 0 6 18 31 2 2 0 0 64 1 1 1 0 0 38 0 22 13 3 6 75 50 8 0 0 8 8 43 Total 385 220 14 151 1 728 1 034
See also Kazakhstan women's national ice hockey team Ice hockey in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Championship Beijing International Ice Hockey League Asia League Ice Hockey Supreme Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League Supreme Hockey League
References
External links
IIHF profile