The Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20 ice hockey team of Kyrgyzstan. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished second behind Malaysia.
 The 40 ray sun and a crown of a Kyrgyz yurt as seen on the Kyrgyzstan flag is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic |
|---|---|
| General manager | Elzar Bolotbekov |
| Head coach | Daniil Shushenkov |
| Captain | Islambek Abdeuraev |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | KGZ |
| First international | |
 Kyrgyzstan 12 – 4 Philippines  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 13 December 2017) | |
| Biggest win | |
Kyrgyzstan 13 – 2 India  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 17 December 2017) Kyrgyzstan 13 – 2 Philippines (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5 December 2018) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Israel 16 – 1 Kyrgyzstan (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 January 2024) | |
| IIHF World Junior Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
| Best result | 40th (2023, 2024) |
| IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 2nd (2018, 2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 5–2–0 | |
History
editThe Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] Their opening game of the tournament was against the Philippines which they won 12–4.[1] Kyrgyzstan went on to win their games against India and the United Arab Emirates and lost their match against Malaysia.[1] Kyrgyzstan finished the round-robin tournament in second place behind Malaysia who won all of their games.[3] The win against India of 13–2 is currently the team's largest victory on record.[2] Defenceman Oleg Pismakov was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.[4]
International competitions
edit- 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia — 2nd overall
- 2019 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia — 2nd overall
- 2022 World Junior Championships — 41st overall (7th in Division III)
- 2023 World Junior Championships — 40th overall (6th in Division III)
- 2024 World Junior Championships — overall (6th in Division III A)
- 2025 World Junior Championships — (Division III B)
References
edit- ^ a b c "2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ a b "Kyrgyzstan U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ Merk, Martin (2017-12-18). "Malaysian juniors win". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). IIHF. 2017-12-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.