Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team
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.
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Head coach |
 Murtabek Dzhakypov |
| Assistants |
Adilet Zhyrgalbek Uulu |
| Captain | Amanbek Esen Uulu |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | KGZ |
| First international | |
 Estonia SSR 17 – 0 Kirghiz SSR  (Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union; March 2, 1962) |
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| Biggest win | |
Kyrgyzstan 23 – 2 Malaysia  (Astana, Kazakhstan; February 1, 2011) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Estonia SSR 17 – 0 Kirghiz SSR (Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union; March 2, 1962) |
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| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | 6th (2011) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | 6th (2016) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 6-3-0 | |
The Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team is the national 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. They have not competed in a World Championship, but have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations.
Kyrgyzstan played its first game in 1962 during the Winter Spartakiad which was held in Sverdlovsk, USSR in which they represented the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic. Kyrgyzstan played three games, losing all three to the Lithuanian SSR, the Estonian SSR, and the Georgian SSR. Kyrgyzstan returned to international play in 2011 where they competed in the Premier Division of the 2011 Asian Winter Games. In the first game of the tournament Kyrgyzstan recorded their first ever win, defeating Thailand 15-4. Kyrgyzstan went on to win the Premier Division after winning all six of their games and finishing on top of the table.
Roster for the 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I.
As of July 15, 2011
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