Uzbekistan men's national ice hockey team
The Uzbekistan national ice hockey team (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston milliy xokkey terma jamoasi, Ўзбекистон миллий хоккей терма жамоаси; Russian: Сборная Узбекистана по хоккею с шайбой) is the national men's ice hockey team of Uzbekistan. They are controlled by the Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 26 September 2019.[1] Uzbekistan is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and is not actively competing in any IIHF World Championship events, nor at any Olympic Games. Uzbekistan played in three Winter Spartakiads from 1978 to 1986.
 Uzbekistan uses their emblem as a badge on their players jerseys. | |
| Association | Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | UZB |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 0 (Did not enter) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 0–0–0 | |
History
Uzbekistan, representing the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, played its first game in 1978 during the Winter Spartakiad which was held in Pervouralsk, Soviet Union.[2] They competed in six games against other regions and republics of the Soviet Union. The Uzbek SSR lost all of their games to Leningrad, the Tatar ASSR, Kuibyshev Region, the Latvian SSR and the Bashkir ASSR, but won their game against the Lithuanian SSR 6–1, but their largest recorded victory against club or other team did not count.[2] In 1982, the Uzbek SSR competed in their second Winter Spartakiad being held in Norilsk. They again competed in six games, again winning only once against the Lithuanian SSR. They lost their other five games against Moscow, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Kuibyshev Region, the Estonian SSR and the Latvian SSR, but their game against the Latvian SSR was recorded as their largest loss against club or other team also did not count.[2] The Uzbek SSR competed in their last competition during the 1986 Winter Spartakiad being held in Krasnoyarsk. They competed in three games, losing all three against Lipetsk Oblast, the Latvian SSR and the Ukrainian SSR.[2] Uzbekistan has not been active since then, but did not play at least one official game against other national team so far.
References
- "Five new countries join IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 September 2019.
- "Uzbekistan All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
