Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team

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 thirteen times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025). 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 five times, and they are the current highest ranked Asian team. In November 2024, Kazakhstan also won the inaugural IIHF Asia Championship. Since 2022, the team has participated in the Channel One Cup, alongside Russia and Belarus. ==Tournament record==

Olympic Games • 1998 – Finished in 8th place • 2006 – Finished in 9th place World Championships Asian Winter Games Asia Championship • 2025 – 1st place • 2026 – 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 2025 IIHF World Championship. Head coach: Oleg Bolyakin 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 20 May 2025. Teams named in italics are no longer active. ==See also==