Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team

The Turkmenistan national ice hockey team () is the national men's ice hockey team of Turkmenistan. The team is controlled by the Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation (; 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.Turkmen hockey players held a resounding victory over the national team of MinskLukashenko invites Turkmen athletes to use sports facilities in Belarus
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.Sergey Nemchinov plans to work as a consultant coach in the Turkmenistan national ice hockey team
During visit to Ashgabat Russian retired ice hockey player Sergei Nemchinov from August 30 to September 7, 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 	 	 	 	 	
1954 through 1991	1954 through 1991	As part of the 	As part of the 	As part of the 	As part of the 	As part of the 	As part of the
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 	3 	3 	0 	0 	0
2019 	Sofia 	43rd place 	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
Total 	Total 	2/2 	8 	5 	0 	1 	2
===Asian Winter Games===
Year 	Host 	Result 	 	 	 	 	
2017 	Sapporo	11th place	4	4	0	0	0
Total	Total 	1/1 	4	4	0	0	0
==Fixtures and results==
Against other national teamsTurkmenistan Men All Time Results	Against other national teamsTurkmenistan Men All Time Results	Against other national teamsTurkmenistan Men All Time Results	Against other national teamsTurkmenistan Men All Time Results	Against other national teamsTurkmenistan Men All Time Results	Against other national teamsTurkmenistan Men All Time Results
Opponent 	Date 	Score 	Scores by period 	Tournament 	Host venue
 	22 April 2019 	4–5OT 	0–0, 0–3, 4–1OT: 0–1 	World Championship – Division III 	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
 	23 April 2019 	7–2 	2–0, 3–1, 2–1 	World Championship – Division III 	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
 	25 April 2019 	2–6 	0–2, 2–2, 0–2 	World Championship – Division III 	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
 	26 April 2019 	4–3 	0–2, 3–1, 1–0 	World Championship – Division III 	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
 	28 April 2019 	4–5 	1–0, 1–2, 2–3 	World Championship – Division III 	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
 Win   Loss 	 Win   Loss 	 Win   Loss 	 Win   Loss 	 Win   Loss 	 Win   Loss
==All-time record against other nations==
Last match update: 28 April 2019http://turkmenportal.com/blog/9531http://www.ashgabat2017.gov.tm/ru/news/2017-01-03T2139-Turkmenskie-hokkeisty-gotovyatsya-k-zimnej-Aziade-kotoraya-sostoitsya-v-fevrale-v-Yaponii
 Key
    	Positive balance (more Wins)
    	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    	Negative balance (more Losses)
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	1 	1 	0	0	24 	2
 	1 	1 	0	0	16 	0
 	1 	1 	0	0	13 	3
 	1 	1 	0	0	12 	2
* 	1 	1 	0	0	12 	2
 	1 	1 	0	0	9 	2
 	1 	1 	0	0	7 	2
 	1 	1 	0	0	7 	3
 	1 	1 	0	0	4 	0
 	1 	1 	0	0	4 	3
 	1 	0 	0	1	4 	5
 	1 	0 	0	1	4 	5
 	1 	0 	0	1	2 	6
Total	13	10	0	3	118	35
Note: Iran was disqualified from the 2017 Asian Winter Games due to a number of players were deemed ineligible in the regional games.
=== List of head coaches ===
* Rustam Kerimov 2013–2016
* Bayram Allayarov 2016–
==See also==
*Ice hockey in Turkmenistan
==References==
==External links==
*IIHF profile
*National Teams of Ice Hockey profile
*BBC News – Leader demands ice hockey for desert state Turkmenistan
*Sweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey
 
Category:National ice hockey teams in Asia