Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team

The Turkmenistan national ice hockey team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň milli buz hokkeý ýygyndysy) is the national men's ice hockey team of Turkmenistan. The team is controlled by the Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň şaýbaly hokkeý federasiýasy; TŞHF) and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Turkmenistan is currently ranked 49th in the IIHF World Ranking and made its debut in the 2018 World Championship Division III Qualification tournament.[2][3]

Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan uses their emblem with Akhal-Teke horse as a badge on their players jerseys.
AssociationTurkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation
General ManagerJora Hudayberdiyev
Head coachBayram Allayarov
AssistantsSilap Babayev
CaptainAhmet Gurbanov
Most gamesSeveral players (7)
Top scorerDovlet Soyunov (11)
Most pointsAhmet Gurbanov (23)
Home stadiumWinter Sports Complex Ashgabat
Team colors              
IIHF codeTKM
Ranking
Current IIHF45 2 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF47 (2019)
First international
Turkmenistan  9–2  Malaysia
(Sapporo, Japan; 18 February 2017)
Biggest win
Turkmenistan  24–2  Kuwait
(Sarajevo, BIH; 26 February 2018)
Biggest defeat
Bulgaria  6–2  Turkmenistan
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 2019)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result43rd (2019)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result11th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
10–3–0

History

The first national team formed in 2011 of four teams from Ashgabat: Oguzkhan, Alp Arslan, Shir and Burgut.

In 2013, Turkmenistan held its first (unofficial) match against Minsk City, which was won by a score of 7–2.[4][5]

Turkmenistan participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. They won their first match in an official tournament by defeating Malaysia 9–2 and later went on to win their division by defeating Kyrgyzstan 7–3 in the gold medal game.[6]

Turkmenistan made its World Championship debut in 2018, where it played in Division III Qualificaiton tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] They won all three games and earned promotion to Division III for 2019.

In April 2019, Turkmenistan making their debut in the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III in Sofia (Bulgaria) and took third place among six teams in group, achieving a historic result.[8]

During visit to Ashgabat Russian retired ice hockey player Sergei Nemchinov from August 30 to September 7, 2019 conducted intensive training with the Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team. Then he entered the coaching staff of the national team of Turkmenistan and has already drawn up a plan for preparing Turkmen hockey players for the 2020 IIHF World Championship Division III Group A.

Tournament record

World Championships
Year Host Result Pld W OTW OTL L
1954 through 1991As part of the  Soviet Union
1992 through 2017Did not enter
2018 Sarajevo47th place
(1st in Division IIIQ)		33000
2019 Sofia43rd place
(3rd in Division III)		52012
2020 KockelscheuerCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
Total2/285012

Asian Winter Games
Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
2017 Sapporo11th place
(1st in Division II)		44000
Total1/144000

Fixtures and results
Against other national teams[10]
Opponent Date Score Scores by period Tournament Host venue
 Chinese Taipei 22 April 2019 4–5
OT		 0–0, 0–3, 4–1
OT: 0–1		 World Championship – Division III Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
 South Africa 23 April 2019 7–2 2–0, 3–1, 2–1
 Bulgaria 25 April 2019 2–6 0–2, 2–2, 0–2
 Luxembourg 26 April 2019 4–3 0–2, 3–1, 1–0
 Turkey 28 April 2019 4–5 1–0, 1–2, 2–3
     Win       Loss

All-time record against other nations

Last match update: 28 April 2019[10][11][12]

Key
    Positive balance (more Wins)
    Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Kuwait1100242
 Macau1100160
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1100133
 Indonesia1100122
 Iran*1100122
 Malaysia110092
 South Africa110072
 Kyrgyzstan110073
 United Arab Emirates110040
 Luxembourg110043
 Chinese Taipei100145
 Turkey100145
 Bulgaria100126
Total13100311835

Note: Iran was disqualified from the 2017 Asian Winter Games due to a number of players were deemed ineligible in the regional games.[13]

List of head coaches
  • Rustam Kerimov 2013–2016
  • Bayram Allayarov 2016–
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See also

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "27 tournaments assigned". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. "2018 Events". International Ice Hockey Federation. 22 May 2017.
  4. Turkmen hockey players held a resounding victory over the national team of Minsk
  5. Lukashenko invites Turkmen athletes to use sports facilities in Belarus
  6. Ellis, Steven (18 February 2017). "Turkmenistan Makes History, Drama for Iran in AWG Opener". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. "IIHF tournament in Bosnia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. Sergey Nemchinov plans to work as a consultant coach in the Turkmenistan national ice hockey team
  9. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. Turkmenistan Men All Time Results
  11. http://turkmenportal.com/blog/9531
  12. http://www.ashgabat2017.gov.tm/ru/news/2017-01-03T2139-Turkmenskie-hokkeisty-gotovyatsya-k-zimnej-Aziade-kotoraya-sostoitsya-v-fevrale-v-Yaponii
  13. Pavitt, Michael (19 February 2017). "Iranian ice hockey team disqualified from Sapporo 2017 over ineligible players". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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