The national hockey team of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek. Shaybali xokkey bo'yicha O'zbekiston terma jamoasi / Shaibali hockey bўyich Ўzbekiston terma jamoasi ) is the national team representing Uzbekistan in international tournaments and hockey matches. Managed by the Uzbekistan Hockey Federation , which is a candidate for joining the IIHF .
| Uzbekistan national hockey team | |
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| Federation | Uzbekistan Hockey Federation |
| IIHF code | Uzb |
| A country | Uzbekistan |
| Home arena | Ice Palace "Humo Arena" |
| Team colors | |
| Ch. trainer | vacant |
The first game Latvian SSR 5: 4 Uzbek SSR  ( Pervouralsk , RSFSR ; March 12, 1978 ) | |
| Biggest win Uzbek SSR 6: 1 Latvian SSR ( Pervouralsk , RSFSR ; March 14, 1978 ) | |
| Biggest defeat Latvian SSR 9: 1 Uzbek SSR ( Norilsk , RSFSR ; February 26, 1982 ) | |
History
Soviet time
At the beginning of the 70s of the 20th century , the hockey team Spartak was created in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent , and began playing in the USSR hockey championship [1] . These players represented the Uzbek SSR in hockey at the Winter Olympics in 1978 . There was the debut of the Uzbek national team.
The team took part in 3 Winter Games, held in their framework 7 matches with the national teams of the Union republics, won 2 victories, both over the Lithuanians . Also within the framework of the Games, the team played 8 matches with the Russian teams, losing them all; from the Moscow team was the biggest defeat (0:26) of the Uzbek national team.
Post-Soviet period
After the USSR ceased to exist, in independent Uzbekistan they simply forgot about hockey. And only at the beginning of the second decade of the XXI century , attempts began to recreate the federation and hockey teams in the capital of the country. In October 2013, the Ice Hockey Federation of Uzbekistan was registered [2] .
The Uzbek national team has not yet participated in official competitions.
See also
- Uzbek Hockey League