Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team
| Association | Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General Manager |
 Alexander Koreshkov
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| Head coach |
Sergei Starygin
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| Captain | Yuri Sergiyenko |
| Most games | Sergi Alexandrov (23) |
| Most points | Roman Fadin (30) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | KAZ |
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| First international | |
Kazakhstan 4–0 Belarus  (Riga, Latvia; 10 November 1992) |
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| Biggest win | |
Kazakhstan 18–0 Yugoslavia  (Tallinn, Estonia; 2 January 1995) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 15–0 Kazakhstan (Ottawa, Canada; 28 December 2008) |
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| IIHF World U20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 6th (1999) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 58–52–8 | |
The Kazakh men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Kazakhstan. The team represents Kazakhstan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division I. They have played in the championship level 6 times (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008 and 2009)
Kazakhstan was promoted out of Pool B into Pool A for 1998. In Helsinki, Finland, the Kazakhs defeated Slovakia 5–2 to earn a spot in the quarter-finals. However, a devastating 14–1 loss to eventual gold-medalists Finland sent Kazakhstan to the placement games, where they defeated Canada 6–3 to finish 7th. It still stands as Kazakhstan's biggest win at the U20 level.
Nikolai Antropov became the 7th Kazakh player drafted into the National Hockey League when selected in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1998. Antropov would captain the Kazakhstan team at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, Canada. Kazakhstan tied Belarus 2–2 and defeated Switzerland 3–0 to finish third place in Group B and went on to play Canada in the quarter-finals. Canada won 12–2. Nikolai Zarzhitskiy scored both Kazakhstan goals and got player-of-the-game award. Kazakhstan finished 8th and avoided relegation.
Kazakhstan was without Antropov when he decided to stay with the Maple Leafs for the 1999–2000 NHL season. Kazakhstan was demolished 14–1 by Russia on 25 December 1999. Kazakhstan's only win was a 5–2 win over Ukraine to qualify for the quarter-finals. Kazakhstan lost to the Czech Republic 6–3.
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