Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team
The Emblem of Kazakhstan is the badge used on the players' jerseys. | |
Association | Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation |
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General Manager | Alexander Koreshkov |
Head coach | Andrei Nazarov |
Assistants |
Igor Kalyanin Yevgeni Koreshkov Andrei Shayanov |
Captain | Roman Starchenko |
Most games | Alexander Koreshkov (78) |
Most points | Alexander Koreshkov (83) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | KAZ |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 16 1 |
Highest IIHF | 11 (2006) |
Lowest IIHF | 21 (2003) |
First international | |
Kazakhstan 5–1 Ukraine (St. 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) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 18 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 12th (2005) |
Asian Winter Games | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 1996) |
Best result | Gold (1996, 1999, 2011) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
150–106–14 |
Medal record | ||
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Asian Winter Games | ||
1996 Harbin | Team | |
1999 Kangwon | Team | |
2011 Astana-Almaty | Team | |
2003 Aomori | Team | |
2007 Changchun | Team |
The Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is currently ranked 16th in the world. In their first Olympic Games in 1998, the Kazakhs were able to win their preliminary group, surprising many, and would finish the tournament in 8th place. Their head coach is Andrei Nazarov. Unlike most European countries, the national team officially began competing against other nations as a member of the IIHF in the 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, one year after being admitted into the federation.[1]
Since the country's independence in 1992, a total of 27 players have been drafted into the NHL.[2] (note: link does not include Evgeni Nabokov, Anton Khudobin, Maxim Kuznetsov, Maxim Birbraer, Konstantin Barulin, Alexander Perezhogin, Dimitri Pätzold and Pavel Vorobiev.[3] These players play internationally elsewhere). However Vitali Kolesnik, who was never drafted, had a brief stint with the Colorado Avalanche.[4]
The national team has played at the Championship level 7 times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016).
The hockey system of Kazakhstan is ranked 12th best in Europe.[5]
The team is the most successful team at the Asian Games, winning it three times, and are the current highest ranked Asian team.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 1993 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1994 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1995 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1996 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Pool C)
- 1997 – Finished in 14th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1998 – Finished in 16th place
- 1999 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 2000 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 2001 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
- 2002 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2003 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
- 2004 – Finished in 13th place
- 2005 – Finished in 12th place
- 2006 – Finished in 15th place
- 2007 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
- 2008 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
- 2009 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
- 2010 – Finished in 16th place
- 2011 – Finished in 17th place (1st Division I, Group B)
- 2012 – Finished in 16th place
- 2013 – Finished in 17th place (1st Division I, Group A)
- 2014 – Finished in 16th place
- 2015 – Finished in 17th place (1st Division I, Group A)
- 2016 – Finished in 16th place
Asian Winter Games
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship:[6]
Head coach: Andrei Nazarov
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | G | Poluektov, PavelPavel Poluektov | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | January 20, 1992 | Barys Astana |
2 | D | Savchenko, RomanRoman Savchenko | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | July 28, 1988 | Barys Astana |
3 | D | Tryasunov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Tryasunov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | June 24, 1985 | Barys Astana |
5 | D | Korabeinikov, AndreiAndrei Korabeinikov | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | April 1, 1987 | Toros Neftekamsk |
7 | D | Semyonov, MaximMaxim Semyonov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | February 9, 1984 | Barys Astana |
9 | F | Dawes, NigelNigel Dawes – A | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | February 9, 1985 | Barys Astana |
15 | F | Khudyakov, MaximMaxim Khudyakov | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | August 18, 1986 | Barys Astana |
17 | F | Panshin, MikhailMikhail Panshin | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | May 2, 1983 | Barys Astana |
20 | G | Kolesnik, VitaliVitali Kolesnik | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | August 20, 1979 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
22 | F | Starchenko, RomanRoman Starchenko – C | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | May 12, 1986 | Barys Astana |
27 | F | Bochenski, BrandonBrandon Bochenski – A | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | April 4, 1982 | Barys Astana |
29 | F | Grents, DmitriDmitri Grents | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | June 10, 1996 | Barys Astana |
32 | G | Malgin, DmitriDmitri Malgin | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | July 28, 1987 | Barys Astana |
41 | F | Boyd, DustinDustin Boyd | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | July 16, 1986 | Barys Astana |
46 | D | Lipin, AlexanderAlexander Lipin | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | December 19, 1985 | Barys Astana |
49 | F | Shin, AlexanderAlexander Shin | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | November 21, 1985 | Kazzinc-Torpedo |
52 | F | Solaryov, IlyaIlya Solaryov | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | August 2, 1982 | Barys Astana |
53 | F | Markelov, VladimirVladimir Markelov | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | August 31, 1987 | Arlan Kokshetau |
62 | F | Krasnoslobodtsev, VadimVadim Krasnoslobodtsev | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | August 16, 1983 | Barys Astana |
69 | D | Lobanov, IlyaIlya Lobanov | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | December 1, 1996 | Barys Astana |
81 | F | Pushkaryov, KonstantinKonstantin Pushkaryov | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | February 12, 1985 | Barys Astana |
87 | D | Lakiza, ArtemiArtemi Lakiza | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | July 2, 1987 | Barys Astana |
88 | F | Rymarev, EvgeniEvgeni Rymarev | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | September 9, 1988 | Kazzinc-Torpedo |
91 | F | Ivanov, NikitaNikita Ivanov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | March 31, 1989 | Saryarka Karagandy |
94 | D | Kairov, DaniyarDaniyar Kairov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | April 5, 1994 | 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–present
References
- ↑ "KAZ - Kazakhstan". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ Bill Meltzer (31 December 2008). "Young Kazakhs gaining international experience". National Hockey League (NHL). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Ty Dilello (3 April 2013). "From Ust-Kamenogorsk to NHL". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Vitali Kolesnik's career statistics". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Russian league tops first CHL ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 8 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
- ↑ Kazakhstan roster