# Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

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.

## 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 twelve times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
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 four times, and are the current highest ranked Asian team. The team participated in the 2023 Channel One Cup, alongside Russia and Belarus.

## Tournament record
### Olympic Games

* 1998 – Finished in 8th place
* 2006 – Finished in 9th place

### World Championships

* 1953–1991 As part of Soviet Union / Kazakh SSR
* 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 in Division I, Group B)
* 2012 – Finished in 16th place
* 2013 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
* 2014 – Finished in 16th place
* 2015 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
* 2016 – Finished in 16th place
* 2017 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
* 2018 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
* 2019 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
* 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
* 2021 – Finished in 10th place
* 2022 – Finished in 14th place
* 2023 – Finished in 11th place
* 2024 – Finished in 12th place
* 2025 –

### Asian Winter Games

* 1996 – 1st place
* 1999 – 1st place
* 2003 – 2nd place
* 2007 – 2nd place
* 2011 – 1st place
* 2017 – 1st place
* 2025 – 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

## Team
### Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Yuri Mikhailis
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| 1 | G | Nikita Boyarkin | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26) | Barys Astana |
| 5 | F | Oleg Boiko | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23) | Nomad Astana |
| 7 | D | Leonid Metalnikov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34) | Admiral Vladivostok |
| 10 | F | Nikita Mikhailis – A | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29) | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 17 | F | Alikhan Omirbekov | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23) | Nomad Astana |
| 22 | F | Kirill Panyukov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 27) | Amur Khabarovsk |
| 23 | F | Maxim Mukhametov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 24 | D | Dmitriy Breus | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) | Chaika Nizhny Novgorod |
| 28 | D | Valeri Orekhov | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 25) | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 29 | F | Maxim Musorov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23) | Nomad Astana |
| 31 | D | Artyom Korolyov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23) | Nomad Astana |
| 32 | D | Sergei Kudryavtsev | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29) | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 43 | G | Andrei Shutov | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) | Barys Astana |
| 48 | F | Roman Starchenko – C | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38) | Barys Astana |
| 58 | D | Tamirlan Gaitamirov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24) | Barys Astana |
| 64 | F | Arkadiy Shestakov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 29) | Barys Astana |
| 65 | D | Samat Daniyar – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 26) | Barys Astana |
| 66 | F | Nikolay Shulga | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22) | Nomad Astana |
| 71 | D | Madi Dikhanbek | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 24) | Nomad Astana |
| 79 | F | Mikhail Rakhmanov | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32) | Barys Astana |
| 81 | F | Batyrlan Muratov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 26) | Barys Astana |
| 84 | F | Kirill Savitski | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29) | Barys Astana |
| 87 | D | Adil Beketayev | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) | Barys Astana |
| 88 | F | Evgeni Rymarev | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | (1988-11-09) 9 November 1988 (age 36) | Barys Astana |
| 92 | F | Dmitri Grents | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) | Arlan Kokshetau |
| 96 | F | Alikhan Asetov | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 (age 36) | 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 12 December 2024. Teams named in italics are no longer active.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Austria | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 35 |
| Belarus | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 80 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| China | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| Denmark | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 33 |
| Estonia | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 14 |
| Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| France | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 54 |
| Germany | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 36 |
| Great Britain | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 23 |
| Hungary | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 22 |
| Italy | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 47 |
| Japan | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 51 |
| Latvia | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 54 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 19 |
| Norway | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 20 |
| Poland | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 45 |
| Romania | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 |
| Russia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 59 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 59 |
| Slovenia | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 45 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| South Korea | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 137 | 53 |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 27 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 50 |
| United States | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Total | 368 | 211 | 14 | 143 | 1 644 | 985 |