The Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team is the men's national under-20

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team of

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. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic, a member of the

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. In December 2017 the team made their international debut at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia where they finished second behind

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History

The Kyrgyzstan men's national junior ice hockey team debuted at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in

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, Malaysia. Their opening game of the tournament was against the

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which they won 12–4. Kyrgyzstan went on to win their games against

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and the

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and lost their match against

. Kyrgyzstan finished the round-robin tournament in second place behind Malaysia who won all of their games. The win against India of 13–2 is currently the team's largest victory on record. Defenceman Oleg Pismakov was selected as best Kyrgyz player of the tournament.

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

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) * 2023 World Junior Championships — 40th overall (6th in

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References

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Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...