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Хоккей боюнча Кыргызстандын өспүрүмдөр курама командасы
Hokkei Boyuncha Keurgeuzstandeun Oespueruemdoer Kurama Komandaseu
	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	4 (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

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

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 — 40th overall (6th in Division III A)
2025 World Junior Championships — 42nd Overall (2nd in Division III B)

References

^ ^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.

[2018U20OVERVIEW-1] "2018 Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

[NOTIHKYRG-2] "Kyrgyzstan U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

[MALAYSIAWIN2018-3] Merk, Martin (2017-12-18). "Malaysian juniors win". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-03.

[2018BESTTEAMPLAYER-4] "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.

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