Kazakhstan national ice hockey team
The Emblem of Kazakhstan is the badge used on the players' jerseys.
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| Association | Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation |
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| General Manager | Alexander Koreshkov |
| Head coach | Eduard Zankovets |
| Assistants |
Yevgeni Koreshkov Yevgeni Korolev |
| Captain | Brandon Bochenski |
| Most games | Alexander Koreshkov (78) |
| Most points | Alexander Koreshkov (83) |
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| IIHF code | KAZ |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 17  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 11 (2006) |
| Lowest IIHF | 21 (2003) |
| First international | |
 Kazakhstan 5–1 Ukraine  (St. Petersburg, Russia; 14 April 1992) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Kazakhstan 52–1 Thailand  (Changchun, China; 29 January 2007) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 United States 10–0 Kazakhstan (Cologne, Germany; 15 May 2010) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 12th (2005) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |
 Gold (1996, 1999, 2011, 2017) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 150–106–14 | |
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| Asian Winter Games | ||
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1996 Harbin | Team |
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1999 Kangwon | Team |
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2011 Astana-Almaty | Team |
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2017 Sapporo | Team |
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2003 Aomori | Team |
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2007 Changchun | Team |
The Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is currently ranked 16th in the world. They have competed at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. Their head coach is Eduard Zankovets. The national team joined the IIHF in 1992 and first played internationally at the 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
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 seven times (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016).
The national team has appeared at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. In their debut in 1998, the Kazakhs were 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 hockey system of Kazakhstan is ranked 12th best in Europe.
The team is the most successful team at the Asian Games, winning it four times, and are the current highest ranked Asian team.
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