Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

Kazakhstan
AssociationKazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
General managerBoris Ivanishev
Head coachOleg Bolyakin
AssistantsLeonids Tambijevs
Georgi Vereshagin
Talgat Zhailauov
CaptainRoman Starchenko
Most gamesAlexander Koreshkov (78)
Most pointsAlexander Koreshkov (83)
Team colors     
IIHF codeKAZ
Ranking
Current IIHF15 (27 May 2024)
Highest IIHF11 (2006)
Lowest IIHF21 (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
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances32 (first in 1993)
Best result10th (2021)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances7 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017, 2025)
International record (W–L–T)
220–151–14
Medal record
Asian Winter Games
1996 HarbinTeam
1999 KangwonTeam
2011 Astana-AlmatyTeam
2017 SapporoTeam
2025 HarbinTeam
2003 AomoriTeam
2007 ChangchunTeam

The Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is ranked 16th in the world as of 2022. 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.