Turkey men's national ice hockey team
Association | Turkish Ice Hockey Federation |
---|---|
General Manager | Osman Gülen |
Head coach | Keith McAdams |
Assistants | Yücel Çıtak Jukka Kuusivuori |
Captain | Emrah Özmen |
Most games | Emrah Özmen (50) |
Most points | Emrah Özmen (51) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | TUR |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 42 (6 June 2021)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 35 (2010) |
Lowest IIHF | 43 (first in 2003) |
First international | |
Greece 15–3 Turkey (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 March 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Turkey 16–0 Greece (Cape Town, South Africa; 14 April 2011) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Spain 38–0 Turkey (Johannesburg, South Africa; 27 March 1992) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 13 (first in 1992) |
Best result | 32nd (1992) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
23–58–2 |
The Turkish men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Turkey, and is controlled by the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It is currently ranked 42nd in the IIHF World Ranking.
History[]
In 2014, the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation caused a scandal as a foreigner wearing Turkish national jersey played in a friendly international match.[2] Denis Legersky from Slovakia, who plays since three and a half years in Turkey and is currently a member of İzmir BB GSK, was registered in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team as a coach–player.[2] He, appeared in the jersey of though not a Turkish citizen, and scored two goals in the match played in Sarajevo before 8,000 spectators that ended 7–2 for the Turkey national team.[2] The officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports protested the incident.[2]
World Championship record[]
Year | Host City | Country | Result |
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1992 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 6th in Group C2 (32nd) |
1993 | Ankara | Turkey | 3rd in Group C qualifying pool 4 (NR) |
1994 | Zagreb | Croatia | 2nd in Group C2 qualifying pool 2 (NR) |
1996 | Metulla | Israel | 2nd in Group D qualifying pool 2 (NR) |
1997 | Ankara | Turkey | 3rd in Group E (NR) |
1998 | Krugersdorp | South Africa | 7th in Group D (39th) |
1999 | Krugersdorp | South Africa | 7th in Group D (39th) |
2000 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 9th in Group D (42nd) |
2002 | Cape Town | South Africa | 6th in Division II Group A (39th) |
2003 | Auckland | New Zealand | 3rd in Division III (43rd) |
2004 | Reykjavík | Iceland | 2nd in Division III (42nd) |
2005 | Zagreb | Croatia | 6th in Division II Group A (40th) |
2006 | Reykjavík | Iceland | 2nd in Division III (42nd) |
2007 | Zagreb | Croatia | 6th in Division II Group A (39th) |
2008 | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | 4th in Division III (44th) |
2009 | Dunedin | New Zealand | 2nd in Division III (42nd) |
2010 | Naucalpan | Mexico | 6th in Division II Group A (40th) |
2011 | Cape Town | South Africa | 3rd in Division III (43rd) |
2012 | Erzurum | Turkey | 1st in Division III (41st) |
2013 | Izmit | Turkey | 5th in Division II Group B (39th) |
2014 | Jaca | Spain | 6th in Division II Group B (40th) |
2015 | İzmir | Turkey | 2nd in Division III (42nd) |
2016 | Istanbul | Turkey | 1st in Division III (41st) |
2017 | Auckland | New Zealand | 6th in Division II Group B (40th) |
2018 | Cape Town | South Africa | 3rd in Division III (43rd) |
2019 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 2nd in Division III (42nd) |
2020 | Kockelscheuer | Luxembourg | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] |
2021 | Kockelscheuer | Luxembourg | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] |
Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation. |
Team[]
Roster[]
From the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III.[5]
Head coach: Deniz İnce
# | Name | Pos | S/C | Height | DOB | Club |
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1 | G | L | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 24 January 1998 | Zeytinburnu BS | |
20 | Erol Kahraman | G | L | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 21 January 1983 | Zeytinburnu BS |
2 | D | L | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 15 October 1998 | Erzurum BB GSK | |
4 | D | R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 1 April 1997 | Erzurum BB GSK | |
5 | D | R | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 7 February 1984 | Zeytinburnu BS | |
9 | D | R | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 16 December 1985 | Zeytinburnu BS | |
14 | D | L | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 21 January 1999 | Zeytinburnu BS | |
16 | (BP) | D | R | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 23 May 1989 | Izmir BB GSK |
7 | F | L | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 1 December 1994 | Izmir BB GSK | |
8 | F | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 24 April 1997 | Erzurum BB GSK | |
10 | +A | F | L | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 17 October 1992 | Izmir BB GSK |
12 | F | R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 15 April 1992 | Izmir BB GSK | |
13 | F | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 18 September 2000 | Zeytinburnu BS | |
15 | +C | F | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 13 November 1983 | Zeytinburnu BS |
18 | F | R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 16 November 1994 | Koç University | |
19 | F | R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 10 September 1991 | Izmir BB GSK | |
21 | F | L | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 17 July 1997 | Erzurum BB GSK | |
22 | F | R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 26 July 1988 | Zeytinburnu BS | |
23 | +A | F | R | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 15 April 1982 | IFK Tumba |
24 | F | L | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 16 March 1998 | Zeytinburnu BS |
Legend: +A, Assistant captain, +C Captain
Notable players[]
Cengiz Çıplak (25) is regarded as the most talented Turkish player. He was awarded the MVP crown as best forward in Division II Group A at the 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships although skating for the team that relegated. He received the same trophy at World Championship 2004. At the World Championship Division 3 in Iceland he was the tournament's top scorer. Çıplak learned his hockey in Edmonton and played in lower North American leagues.[6] Within the 16 years of history of Turkish national ice hockey team, 25 goals in 18 games of Cengiz Çıplak makes him the highest goalscorer of all times.[7] Also he holds the record for the highest scorer in one game which he scored five goals in the game between Luxembourg and Turkey.[6]
All-time record against other nations[]
As of 6 April 2016
Team | WR | GP | W | T | L | WLDiff | GF | GA | GDiff |
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Mongolia | 50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 31 | 3 | +28 |
Greece | 49 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 55 | 36 | +19 |
Luxembourg | 43 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 63 | 46 | +17 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
Armenia | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 19 | 4 | +15 |
Georgia | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 18 | 5 | +13 |
Hong Kong | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 15 | 2 | +13 |
Ireland | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 21 | 10 | +11 |
United Arab Emirates | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
China | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
Serbia | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
North Korea | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 9 | 14 | −5 |
South Korea | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
Estonia | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 24 | −24 |
Belgium | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 5 | 35 | −30 |
Croatia | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 4 | 74 | −70 |
Mexico | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −4 | 14 | 36 | −22 |
Iceland | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 7 | 29 | −22 |
Bulgaria | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −4 | 14 | 63 | −49 |
Australia | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 3 | 75 | −72 |
Spain | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 4 | 79 | −75 |
New Zealand | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −6 | 25 | 52 | −27 |
Israel | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 11 | 73 | −62 |
South Africa | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −8 | 19 | 106 | −87 |
Total | 41 | 101 | 34 | 1 | 66 | -33 | 383 | 795 | -412 |
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turkey men's national ice hockey team. |
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Demirbilek, Celal (19 February 2014). "Milli Takım'da kaçak hokeyci". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Entry List By Team: Turkey" (PDF). IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Div III. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Travnicek, Michal (31 March 2008). Hockey on the Rise. Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Cengiz Ciplak Player Profile. European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
External links[]
- Turkey national ice hockey team
- National ice hockey teams in Europe