Draft:Uzbekistan national men's U18 ice Hockey Team.

Uzbekistan men's national under-18 ice hockey tgeam
Association	Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Elbek Makhmodov
Head coach	Sejejs Normunds
Assistants	Abdumajid Nasirovs, Roman Krivomizov
Captain	Jasurbek Rustamkhonov
Most games	Jasurbek Rustamkhonov (16)
Top scorer	Jasurbek Rustamkhonov (42)
Most points	Jasurbek Rustamkhonov (78)
Home stadium	Humo Arena, Tashkent
Team colors
IIHF code	UZB
First international
	Uzbekistan 5 – 0 Turkmenistan ; (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 11 March 2023)
Biggest win
	Uzbekistan 29 – 0 Malaysia ; (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 25 April 2024)
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2025)
Best result	(2025)
IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2023)
Best result	(2023, 2024)
International record (W–L–T)
	16–0–0

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The Uzbekistan men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Uzbekistan. The team is controlled by the Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

History

Dispite joining the IIHF 4 years prior, the Uzbekistani men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2023 during the 2023 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship^[2] being held in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia. They Started there tournament off with a 5-0 Victory over Turkmenistan They then beat Iran, Mongolia, Thailand, and then defeated the UAE by a dominant score of 8-1 to win Uzbekistan's first internation tournament.

After their success in 2023, Uzbekistan decided to not just play, but host the 2024 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship. In that tournament they quickly swept their group and bested the United Arab Emirates 12-0 to face off in the final against Thailand. Thailand's Natchayatorn Yannakornthanapunt put Thailand up by 1 early in the first. But Uzbekistan Ralleied back in the 2nd and 3rd to win the 2024 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship.

Next year the Uzbek team decided to compete in the 2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III^[3]. In their first game they sailed into South Africa and dominated, outshooting the South Africans 44:8 in a dominant 12-0 Win. Riding off that success, they best Luxembourg 12-1. Next they played Turkmenistan Which saw Rustam Irgashev make 21 saves in an 8-2 win. They then beat Bosnia and Herzegovina with a 50 shot performance 11-3. And then faced the also undefeated Thailand for the championship. Thailand took the lead early but Uzbekistan equalized with 29 seconds left in the 1st. In the second, Ilya Popov gave Uzbekistan their first lead of the game half way through the second. But this time, Thailand equalized with 29 seconds left. But the tournament leader and MVP, Jasurbek Rustamkhonov scored with 5 minutes and 22 seconds left in the game. With a minute left Thailand would pull their goalie. And with seconds left the puck would bounce over to Diyorbek Kuhsanboev would would bat in down the ice and Uzbekistan would win the 2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B.

International Competitions

2023 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship. Finish: 1st
2024 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship. Finish: 1st
2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B. Finish: 1st

Results

#	Year	GP	W	GF	GA	GD
1	2023 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship	5	5	44	8	+36
2	2024 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship	6	6	86	6	+80
3	2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B	5	5	46	8	+38
Total	3 Tournaments	16	16	176	22	+154

Roster

#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League^[4]
#69	Alexandr An (G)	16	2008		5'9"	148	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#01	Rustam Irgashev (G)	18	2007		6'1"	150	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#98	Behruz Bakhodirov (D)	16	2008		6'1"	154	R	Kazakhstan Jastar
#97	Mukhammaddiyor Ganiev (D)	16	2008	Tashkent, UZB	5'9"	172	R	Kazakhstan Jastar
#11	Komronbek Juraev (D)	16	2008		5'10"	143	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#02	Timur Kamalov (D)	16	2008	Tashkent, UZB	5'9"	148	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#13	Diyorbek Khusanboev (D)	16	2008		6'2"	139	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#25	Loren Petrosyan (D) "A"	17	2007	Tashkent, UZB	5'9"	161	R	Kazakhstan Jastar
#09	Saidakbar Ravshanov (D)	17	2007		5'11"	154	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#22	Oleg Semyonov (D)	17	2007		6'3"	194	R	Kazakhstan Jastar
#45	Abdukayum Abduvosikov (F)	16	2008	Tashkent, UZB	5'7"	132	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#08	Salokhiddin Azimov (F)	15	2009	Tashkent, UZB	5'11"	152	R	Czechia U17
#77	Mukhammadali Bokhodirov (F)	17	2008		5'5"	139	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#16	Albert Dadakhodjaev (F) "A"	17	2007		6'0"	152	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#55	Bogdan Khalevin (F)	17	2008		5'8"	176	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#90	Ilmar Khamzin (F)	14	2010		5'7"	143	L
#15	Samir Mirzabaev (F)	17	2007		6'0"	152	L	Kazakhstan Jastar
#17	Ilya Popov (F)	16	2008		5'6"	130	R	Kazakhstan Jastar
#92	Jasurbek Rustamkhonov (F) "C"	17	2007	Tashkent, UZB	6'1"	181	L	Czechia U20
#69	Marufjon Tojiboev (F)	15	2009	Tashkent, UZB	5'10"	143	L		^[5]

[1] ttps://stats.iihf.com/hydra/756/IHM756915_74_3_0.pdf

[2] "IIHF - Asia & Oceania".

[3] "IIHF - Home 2025 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division III, Group B".

[4] "Uzbekistan U18 - Roster, News, Stats & more".

[5] ttps://stats.iihf.com/hydra/756/IHM756915_74_3_0.pdf

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