After a fan vote to set the starting lineup, and a media vote to set the second lines, the Kontinental Hockey League today announced the rosters for the 2016 KHL All Star Game in Moscow, Russia on 23 January.
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Tag Archives: Kazakhstan
🇨🇳 Beijing Announced As Host Of 2022 Winter Olympics
After a two-city race between Asian powers to host the XXIV Olympiad, it was today announced in Kuala Lumpur that Beijing, China will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, after defeating Almaty, Kazakhstan by a vote of 44-40.
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2016 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released the full schedule for the 2016 World Championship in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, with defending champs Canada opening the tournament against their cross-border rivals the United States, while Russia aims to avenge its Silver medal finish by opening against their historical rivals Czechia.
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World Championship Sets Fields For 2016 Worlds, 2018 Olympics
With the dust settled over Prague, and Canada returning to North America with World Championship Gold in tow, we can not only look back on a tremendous (and record-breaking) 2015 tournament, but to future tournaments in men’s hockey, particularly next year’s Worlds and the 2018 Olympics.
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🇦🇹 🇸🇮 Austria, Slovenia Relegated From World Championship
For the fourth straight World Championship in which they are participating, Austria and Slovenia have been relegated back to Division IA for 2016, failing to clinch spots at next year’s World Championship in Russia.
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🇰🇿 🇭🇺 Kazakhstan, Hungary Promoted To 2016 Worlds
After Poland failed to defeat Hungary in regulation in front of their hometown fans, Hungary clinched the second and final promotion to the 2016 World Championships in Russia, following an undefeated Kazakhstan who punched their ticket on Thursday.
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🇷🇺 Nabby Reaches The End: Yevgeni Nabokov Retires
After a fifteen year NHL career, mainly with the San Jose Sharks but including stops on Long Island and in Tampa Bay, Russian netminder Yevgeni Nabokov announced his retirement after being waived by the Lightning and traded back to San Jose, allowing him to retire as a Shark.
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A Note On Cyrillic Spelling
When this site launched, as more and more boxscores (which now number over 700 on this site, and is continually growing) were added, a noticeable trend was noticed among scores featuring teams from the Soviet Union, and the states formed in the former’s dispersal after 1991, such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus. As the sources would vary for where the boxscore information was coming from, so to were different variations and spellings of names from one game to the next: Aleksander to Alexander, Myshkin or Mishkin, Valeri, Valery or Valeriy, and so on.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (Women’s)
🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN (KAZ) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1995-)
While the Kazakh women’s team has emerged as one of the top women’s teams in Asia, they have competed just once for the IHLC in 2005, being crushed 13-0 by Canada. Now playing in Division I, they will surely be pushing hard to compete again on the championship stage.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (Men’s)
🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN (KAZ) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1992-)
3 wins, 1 reign, 4 games with IHLC – ranked 16th
IHLC last held 13 February 1998
First competing internationally in 1992 after the USSR’s dissolution, Kazakhstan first competed for the IHLC in 1997, winning the title in their first attempt, and being the unlikely title holder at the start of the 1998 Olympics. While the Kazakhs have failed to win the IHLC since, they are a regular competitor on the championship stage, and have a regular flow of players who compete professionally in both the NHL and KHL.
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IHLC Team Profiles – 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (Junior)
🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN (KAZ) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1992-)
Since becoming a sovereign nation, Kazakhstan emerged to the Top Division in 1998, but after four straight seasons at the top they fell back all the way to Division IB, clawing back in 2008-09 but since falling back into Division I. They have reemerged for the 2019 Worlds, looking to stay in the Top Division for a more permanent stay. Continue reading
IHLC Results – 🇸🇰 Slovakia 4-2 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 09 May 2012
🇸🇰 Slovakia 4-2 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
World Championship Preliminary Round
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Slovakia had to work the full 60 minutes in their game against Kazakhstan, but they did beat them 4-2, and took important three points.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 15-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 28 Dec 2008
🇨🇦 Canada 15-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
World Junior Championship Prelininary Round
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Sunday, 28 December 2008
It was a record-setting Sunday at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship as Canada routed Kazakhstan 15-0 in front of 19,176 red-and-white fans at SBP Arena.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇰 Slovakia 2-1 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 19 Feb 2006
🇸🇰 Slovakia 2-1 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Olympic Preliminary Round
Palasport Olimpico, Turin 🇮🇹
Sunday, 19 February 2006
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:40 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Argokov, hooking
07:06 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Alexandrov, slashing
14:17 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Marián Hossa, hooking
16:16 – 🇰🇿 PP GOAL – Y. Koreshkov (A. Koreshkov, Savenkov)
18:10 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Polishuk, tripping
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 13-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 03 Apr 2005
🇨🇦 Canada 13-0 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Cloetta Center, Linköping 🇸🇪
Sunday, 03 April 2005
Team Canada played its first game of the tournament against Kazakhstan on Sunday. This was only the third time these two teams have faced each other, with Canada winning the previous two handily.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 9-2 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 – 13 Feb 1998
🇷🇺 Russia 9-2 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Olympic Final Round
Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano 🇯🇵
Friday, 13 February 1998
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:30 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Fyodorov (Kovalenko)
02:15 – 🇰🇿 GOAL – Sagymbayev (Pchelyakov)
05:22 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Fyodorov, high sticking
08:15 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Yashin (Fyodorov)
09:44 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Krivokrasov, interference
12:35 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Pchelyakov, tripping
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IHLC Results – 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 4-3 Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 10 Feb 1998
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 4-3 Slovakia 🇸🇰
Olympic Preliminary Round
Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano 🇯🇵
Tuesday, 10 February 1998
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:20 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Antipin, holding
05:42 – 🇸🇰 GOAL – Plavucha (Daňo)
07:48 – 🇸🇰 PEN – Kolník, holding
09:07 – 🇰🇿 PP GOAL – E. Koreshkov (Sokolov)
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IHLC Results – 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 5-5 Austria 🇦🇹 – 08 Feb 1998
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 5-5 Austria 🇦🇹
Olympic Preliminary Round
Nagano Wakasato Tamokuteki Sports Arena, Nagano 🇯🇵
Sunday, 08 February 1998
BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:33 – 🇦🇹 GOAL – Puschnik (Nasheim)
01:36 – 🇦🇹 PEN – H. Hohenberger, holding
07:03 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Glovatski, boarding
07:12 – 🇰🇿 SH GOAL – Pchelyakov (Zavyalov)
07:57 – 🇦🇹 PEN – Kalt, holding
13:09 – 🇰🇿 GOAL – Shafranov
15:14 – 🇰🇿 PEN – team, too many players
15:14 – 🇦🇹 PEN – Wheeldon, tripping
15:37 – 🇦🇹 GOAL – Lavoie
16:41 – 🇦🇹 PEN – Lampert, roughing
16:41 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Zemlyanov, roughing
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IHLC Results – 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 5-3 Italy 🇮🇹 – 07 Feb 1998
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 5-3 Italy 🇮🇹
Olympic Preliminary Round
Nagano Wakasato Tamokuteki Sports Arena, Nagano 🇯🇵
Saturday, 07 February 1998
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:14 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Sokolov, tripping
10:24 – 🇮🇹 PEN – Nardella, interference
12:11 – 🇰🇿 PP GOAL – Tregubov (Zavyalov, Pchelyakov)
13:04 – 🇮🇹 GOAL – Zarrillo (Orlando)
14:22 – 🇮🇹 GOAL – Felicetti (Figliuzzi)
17:06 – 🇮🇹 PEN – Brunner, cross checking
18:32 – 🇰🇿 PEN – Shafranov, hooking
19:55 – 🇮🇹 PP GOAL – Zarrillo (Nardella, Orlando)
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