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 46th in the IIHF World Ranking and made its debut in the 2018 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament.BBC News – Leader demands ice hockey for desert state TurkmenistanSweltering desert nation told to play ice hockey
==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 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 	 	 	 	 	
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
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 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2023 	Cape Town 	 	 	 	 	 	
2024 	Bishkek 	44th place 	5 	2 	0 	0 	3
Total 	Total 	5/5 	21 	10 	0 	2 	9
===Asian Winter Games===
Year 	Host 	Result 	 	 	 	 	
2017 	Sapporo	11th place	4	4	0	0	0
Total	Total 	1/1 	4	4	0	0	0
==All-time record==
Last match update: 16 March 2024
 Key
    	Positive balance (more Wins)
    	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    	Negative balance (more Losses)
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	1 	1 	0	0 	13 	3
 	1 	0 	0	1 	2 	6
 	3 	1 	0	2 	9 	10
 	1 	1 	0	0 	12 	2
 	1 	1 	0	0 	12 	2
 	1 	1 	0	0 	24 	2
 	3 	2 	0	1 	17 	14
 	4 	2 	0	2 	15 	13
 	1 	1 	0	0 	16 	0
 	1 	1 	0	0 	9 	2
 	1 	1 	0	0 	8 	4
 	3 	2 	0	1 	17 	14
 	2 	1 	0	1 	9 	16
 	2 	0 	0	2 	9 	11
 	2 	1 	0	1 	8 	10
Total	27	17	0	10	180	109
==Other games==
*12/3/16: - Ashgabat 12:2
*12/22/16: - HC Soyuz 18:1
*12/24/16: - HC Ice Soft 17:3
==References==
==External links==
*IIHF profile
*National Teams of Ice Hockey profile
Category:National ice hockey teams in Asia