# Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team

The Turkmenistan national ice hockey team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň milli buz hokkeý ýygyndysy) is the national men's ice hockey team of Turkmenistan. The team is controlled by the Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň şaýbaly hokkeý federasiýasy; TŞHF) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Turkmenistan is currently ranked 49th in the IIHF World Ranking and made its debut in the 2018 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament.

## 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.
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 Qualificaiton 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.
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

| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
| 1954 through 1991 | 1954 through 1991 | As part of the Soviet Union | As part of the Soviet Union | As part of the Soviet Union | As part of the Soviet Union | As part of the Soviet Union | As part of the Soviet Union |
| 1992 through 2017 | 1992 through 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Sarajevo | 47th place (1st in Division IIIQ) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Sofia | 43rd place (3rd in Division III) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Kockelscheuer | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Kockelscheuer | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Kockelscheuer | 39th place (3rd in Division III A) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Cape Town | 42nd place (2nd in Division III A) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Bishkek | 44th place (4th in Division III A) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 5/5 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 |

### Asian Winter Games

| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OW | OL | L |
| 2017 | Sapporo | 11th place (1st in Division II) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Harbin | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | 1/1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 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.
Head coach: Ylýas Weliýew
Turkmenistan National Ice Hockey Team Roster :
| 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: 16 March 2024
Key :
* Positive balance (more Wins)
* Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
* Negative balance (more Losses)
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 |
| Macau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 180 | 109 |