Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team explained

Хоккей боюнча Кыргызстандын өспүрүмдөр курама командасы
Hokkei Boyuncha Keurgeuzstandeun Oespueruemdoer Kurama Komandaseu
Badge:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
Badge Size:140px
Caption: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
Coach:Daniil Shushenkov
Captain:Islambek Abdeuraev
Iihf Code:KGZ
First Game: 12 – 4
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 13 December 2017)
Largest Win: 13 – 2
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 17 December 2017)
13 – 2
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5 December 2018)
Largest Loss: 16 – 1
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 January 2024)
World Champ2 Name:IIHF World Junior Championship
World Champ2 Apps:2
World Champ2 First:2022
World Champ2 Best:40th (2023, 2024)
Regional Name:IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:2018
Regional Cup Best:2nd (2018, 2019)
Record:5–2–0

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.

History

The 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103043507/http://www.iihf.com/competition/682/ . 2018-01-03 . . live.
  2. Web site: Kyrgyzstan U20 All Time Results . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103035040/https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Kyrgyzstan-U20-All-Time-Results-1.pdf . 2018-01-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: Malaysian juniors win . Martin . Merk . 2017-12-18 . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171230173732/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12132&cHash=0603a54a16a053b91f78dd89a2fb65aa . 2017-12-30 . . live.
  4. Web site: Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches . 2017-12-17 . 2018-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103071825/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/682/IHM682000_85J_1_0.pdf . 2018-01-03 . . live.