The Kazakhstani men's national ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation . Kazakhstan is currently ranked 16th in the world by the IIHF World Ranking . In their first Olympic Games in 1998 , the Kazakhs were able to win their preliminary group, surprising many, and would finish the tournament in 8th place. Kazakhstan has 6,915 current players registered in the country (0.04 % of its population). Their head coach is Andrei Skabelka .
Olympic Record [ ]
1920 -1992 - Did not participate
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Finished in 8th place
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Finished in 9th place
2010 -2022 - Did not qualify
World Championship Record [ ]
1920 -1992 - Did not participate
1993 - Finished in 23rd place (3rd in "Pool C")
1994 - Finished in 24th place (4th in "Pool C")
1995 - Finished in 22nd place (2nd in "Pool C")
1996 - Finished in 21st place (1st in "Pool C")
1997 - Finished in 14th place (2nd in "Pool B")
1998 - Finished in 16th place
1999 - Finished in 19th place (3rd in "Pool B")
2000 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in "Pool B")
2001 - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
2002 - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
2003 - Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
2004 - Finished in 13th place
2005 - Finished in 12th place
2006 - Finished in 15th place
2007 - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
2008 - Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
2009 - Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A)
2010 - Finished in 16th place
2011 - Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group B)
2012 - Finished in 16th place
2013 - Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
2014 - Finished in 16th place
2015 - Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
2016 - Finished in 16th place
2017 - Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
2018 - Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IA)
2019 - Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IA)
2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Actual Roster [ ]
Position
Number
Name
Born
Height
Weight
Shoots/Catches
G
#1
Henrik Karlsson
November 27, 1983
6ft 6in (199cm)
218lb (99kg)
L
G
#20
Sergei Kudryavtsev
April 5, 1995
6ft 0in (184cm)
192lb (87kg)
L
D
#49
Jesse Blacker
April 19, 1991
6ft 2in (188cm)
183lb (83kg)
R
D
#44
Darren Dietz
July 17, 1993
6ft 2in (187cm)
201lb (91kg)
R
D
#69
Nikita Kleshchenko
December 15, 1996
6ft 6in (198cm)
201lb (91kg)
R
D
#85
Alexei Maklyukov
September 19, 1993
6ft 2in (188cm)
179lb (81kg)
L
D
#6
Leonid Metalnikov
April 25, 1990
5ft 11in (181cm)
187lb (85kg)
L
D
#28
Valeri Orekhov
July 17, 1999
6ft 1in (186cm)
190lb (86kg)
L
D
#4
Yegor Shalapov
January 27, 1995
5ft 10in (179cm)
196lb (89kg)
R
F
#18
Pavel Akolzin
November 25, 1990
6ft 5in (195cm)
227lb (103kg)
L
F
#41
Dustin Boyd
July 16, 1986
6ft 1in (185cm)
190lb (86kg)
L
F
#9
Nigel Dawes
February 9, 1985
5ft 8in (173cm)
201lb (91kg)
L
F
#68
Dmitri Gurkov
June 3, 1996
5ft 11in (181cm)
172lb (78kg)
L
F
#10
Nikita Mikhailis
June 18, 1995
5ft 9in (175cm)
159lb (72kg)
R
F
#15
Yegor Petukhov
February 28, 1994
5ft 10in (177cm)
170lb (77kg)
L
F
#88
Yevgeni Rymarev
September 9, 1988
5ft 9in (175cm)
172lb (78kg)
L
F
#89
Anton Sagadeyev
September 6, 1993
5ft 11in (180cm)
192lb (87kg)
L
F
#64
Arkadi Shestakov
March 24, 1995
6ft 0in (182cm)
181lb (82kg)
L
F
#95
Dmitri Shevchenko
December 15, 1995
6ft 5in (195cm)
223lb (101kg)
L
F
#48
Roman Starchenko
May 12, 1986
5ft 10in (178cm)
187lb (85kg)
L
F
#14
Curtis Valk
February 8, 1993
5ft 9in (175cm)
170lb (77kg)
L
F
#8
Talgat Zhailauov
July 7, 1985
5ft 9in (175cm)
176lb (80kg)
R
Team Staff [ ]
Role
Name
Born
Head coach
Andrei Skabelka
January 20, 1971
Assistant coach
Vladimir Kopat
April 23, 1971
Assistant coach
Igor Matushkin
January 27, 1965
Goaltending coach
Alexander Shimin
January 2, 1970
Physical therapist
Baurzhan Zhetdikbayev
October 25, 1986