It has been an associate member of the IIHF , and was the third former Soviet republic from Central Asia after Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to join the IIHF .
Turkmenistan became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation on 15 May 2015 .
It has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation , and was the third former Soviet republic from Central Asia after Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to join the International Ice Hockey Federation .
Turkmenistan became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation on 15 May 2015 .