The Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation (, TŞHF) is the governing body of ice hockey in Turkmenistan.
History In 2014, at the IIHF congress in Minsk, Belarus, an official application was submitted for the entry of the National Hockey Center of Turkmenistan into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). On 15 May 2015, the application of Turkmenistan was approved, the National Winter Sports Center of Turkmenistan became the 74th member of the IIHF. Turkmenistan became the third former Soviet Republic from Central Asia to join the IIHF after Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Presidents Begench Patyshakulievich Rejepov (1 March 2012–30 June 2015) Agajan Hudayberdiyev (30 June 2015–15 January 2017) Jora HudayberdiyevСпециалисты Федерации хоккея Туркменистана приняли участие в онлайн-вебинаре Skills4All (15 January 2017–present)
Leagues The Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Championship consisting of 8 teams is held annually. The first championship was held in 2014. Competitions are held in two rounds of 28 games each. The teams that took from the first to the fourth places in the championship will compete for the Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Cup.
Playing levels Turkmenistan Championship
Ice hockey venues In 2006, Bouygues completed the construction of the first Ice Palace in Turkmenistan. At the present moment, hockey teams from Ashgabat and the Turkmenistan national team hold games and trainings in the palace.
In 2011, a second ice facility, the Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat, was opened in Turkmenistan at a cost of 134.4 million euros. The total area of the new sports facility is 107 thousand square meters. In the center of the palace, there is an ice arena measuring 60 by 30 meters. One of the largest hockey arenas in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
National teams Men's national team
Participation by year 2017
Turkmenistan did not enter in any 2017 IIHF World Championship tournaments. Event Host nation Date Result Asian WG 18–26 February 2017 11th place
2018 Event Division Host nation Date Result Men Div. IIIQ 25–28 February 20181st place Men U20 Div. IIIQ 5–7 February 2018 Withdrawn Note: The Turkmenistan under-20 national team was supposed to make its debut at the 2018 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III Qualification tournament, but withdrew prior to the tournament starting.
2019 Event Division Host nation Date Result Men Div. III 22–28 April 20193rd place
2022 Event Division Host nation Date Result Men Div. IIIA 3–8 April 20223rd place
2023 Event Division Host nation Date Result Men Div. IIIA 17–23 April 2023 To be determined
References
External links IIHF profile Ministry of Sport and Youth policy Turkmenistan profile