Kazakhstan women's national ice hockey team

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Kazakhstan
Association Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach Alexander Maltsev
Assistants Natalya Skobelkina
Captain Viktoriya Sazonova
Most games Viktoriya Sazonova (64)
Most points Natalya Yakovchuk (39)
IIHF code KAZ
IIHF ranking 14 Decrease5
Highest IIHF ranking 7 (2011)
Lowest IIHF ranking 14 (2013)
First international
 Latvia 4–0 Kazakhstan 
(Riga, Latvia; October 21, 1995)
Biggest win
 Kazakhstan 19–0 South Korea 
(Misawa, Japan; February 3, 2003)
Biggest defeat

 China 13–0 Kazakhstan 
(Harbin, China; February 6, 1996)

 Canada 13–0 Kazakhstan 
(Linköping, Sweden; April 3, 2005)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 5 (first in 2000)
Best result 6th (2009)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 10 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 2003, 2007, 2011
Olympics
Appearances 1 (first in 2002)
International record (W–L–T)
72–65–11

The Kazakhstan women's national ice hockey team represents Kazakhstan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan has 127 female players in 2011.[1]

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History [edit]

The Kazakhstani team's current world ranking is 7th, moving up one spot from last year. By beating the Russian national women's ice hockey team at the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in the 7th place game, it was their highest ever position at a World or Olympic championship.

European Championship record [edit]

IIHF European Women Championships
  • 1989 to 1995 - Did not participate
  • 1996 - Finished in 13th place (7th in "Pool B")

World Championship record [edit]

Senior National Team [edit]

IIHF World Women's Championships
  • 1990-1999 - Did not participate
  • 2000 - Finished in 9th (1st in Pool B, Promoted to Top Division)
  • 2001 - Finished in 8th (Relegated to Division I)
  • 2003* - Finished in 10th (2nd in Division I)
  • 2004 - Finished in 10th (1st in Division I, Promoted to Top Division)
  • 2005 - Finished in 7th
  • 2007 - Finished in 9th [2]
  • 2008 - Finished in 10th (1st in Division I, Promoted to Top Division)
  • 2009 - Finished in 6th
  • 2011 - Finished in 8th (Relegated to Division I)
  • 2012 - Finished in 14th (6th in Division IA, Relegated to Division IB)
  • 2013 - Finished in 19th (5th in Division IB)

National Team U-18 [edit]

IIHF World Women's U18 Championships

The national Under-18 team debuted in 2007 during qualification for the first ever IIHF Under 18 women's world championships (contested in 2008).

  • 2008 - Did not qualify
  • 2009 - Did not participate
  • 2010 - Finished in 6th place (in Division I)

Olympic record [edit]

Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
  • 1998 - Did not participate
  • 2002 - Finished in 8th place
  • 2006-2014 - Did not qualify

Asian Winter Games [edit]

Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games

Kazakhstan has participated in every women's ice hockey tournament contested at the Asian Winter games. The squad has claimed a medal in every tournament including three golds.

  • 1996 - 3rd Bronze medal icon.svg
  • 1999 - 3rd Bronze medal icon.svg
  • 2003 - 1st Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2007 - 1st Gold medal with cup.svg
  • 2011 - 1st Gold medal with cup.svg

Current roster 2011 [edit]

[3]

Goaltenders
Number Player Club
1 Aizhan Raushanova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
20 Daria Obydennova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
30 Natalya Trunova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
33 Anna Kossenko Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
Defensemen
Number Player Club
5 Galina Shu Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
10 Yelena Shtelmaister Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
12 Viktoria Mussatayeva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
15 Galia Nurgalyeva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
16 Olga Konysheva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
21 Viktoria Sazonova, captain Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
24 Albina Suprun Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
25 Daria Moldabai Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
26 Natalya Karpeyeva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
Forwards
Number player Club
3 Alexandra Ashikhina Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
7 Lyubov Ibragimova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
8 Bulbul Kartanbayeva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
9 Olga Potapova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
11 Zarina Tukhtyeva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
14 Larisa Sviridova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
15 Galia Nurgalyeva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
17 Olga Kryukova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
19 Natalya Yakovchuk Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
22 Tatyana Koroleva Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
23 Anastasia Orlova Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
28 Alyona Fux Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty
55 Yekaterina Skobelkina Kazakhstan Aisulu Almaty

Coaching staff 2011 [edit]

[4]

  • Head Coach: Alexander Maltsev
  • Assistant Coach: Natalya Skobelkina
  • Team Leader: Sergei Solovyoy
  • Equipment Manager: Fegim Golyatdinov
  • Team Doctor: Dr. Svetlana Bodur
  • Team Staff:: Sergei Petrichenko

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.iihf.com/de/iihf-home/countries/kazakhstan.html
  2. ^ Demoted to "Division I: Main championships cancelled due to SARS outbreak. Did not affect Division I.
  3. ^ IIHF,
  4. ^ IIHF,http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/252/IHW2520KAZ_32E_1_0.pdf

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