Turkey women's national ice hockey team
 The crescent moon and a star as seen on the Turkish flag is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Turkish Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Gizem Adıgüzel |
| Head coach | Yücel Çıtak |
| Assistants | Alper Solak Merve Tunalı |
| Captain | Zeynep Pervan |
| Most games | (27) |
| Most points | (37) |
| IIHF code | TUR |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 27  (24 April 2020)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 27 (2018) |
| Lowest IIHF | 35 (2012) |
| First international | |
Romania  27–0  Turkey(Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; 27 March 2007) | |
| Biggest win | |
Turkey 11–3  Bulgaria(Hong Kong, China; 18 February 2015) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Finland  32–0 Turkey(Erzurum, Turkey; 31 January 2011) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | 32nd (2017, 2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 8–25–1 | |
The Turkish women's national ice hockey team represents Turkey at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Women's Ice Hockey Championship Division IV. The women's national team, established in late 2006, is controlled by Turkish Ice Hockey Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF). As of 2011, Turkey has 160 female players.[2] The Turkish women's national team is ranked 33rd in the world.
History[]
The Turkish women team made its first appearance at the 2007 Women's World Championships Division IV tournament held between 26 March through 1 April in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Women's ice hockey sport in Turkey began in 2005 with the forming of women's clubs in Ankara. The first official competitions were a cup and a tournament held in 2006.[3] The first women's ice hockey league started on 17 February 2007 with the participation of 6 teams from Ankara and one team from Kocaeli.[4]
The national team was selected following national team camps. The first team coach was Canadian from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, who has assumed the head coach duties for the Turkish senior men's, juniors' (under 20) and espoir (under 18) teams for 4 years term with a trial period of January–June 2007.[5]
Olympics[]
The Turkey women's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship[]
The Turkish squad made its international debut at the World Championship held in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania between 26 March through 1 April, playing in the Division IV, which got together from the teams of Romania, Estonia, New Zealand, Iceland and Croatia besides of Turkey.
The women's team played its first match against the host team Romania and was defeated by 27–0 (7–0, 11–0, 9–0).[6] Turkish women lost their second match to Estonia with 1–14 (0–6, 0–5, 1–3),[7] while scored the national team's first ever goal in the history.[8] The third match was lost to New Zealand with 19–0 (9–0, 6–0, 4–0).[9] Turkey was defeated in its 4th match by Iceland with 1–12 (0–3, 0–3, 1–6). The only Turkish goal was scored by İrem Ayan. The women's squad lost against Croatia with 1–19. The team ranked last (6th).
- 2007 – 33rd place (6th in Division IV)
- 2008 – 33rd place (6th in Division IV)
- 2009 – The Division III, Division IV and Division V were not played, as the respective tournaments were cancelled.[10]
- 2011 – 34th place (5th in Division V)
- 2013 – 33rd place (1st in Division IIB qualification, promoted to Division IIB)
- 2014 – 33rd place (6th in Division IIB, relegated to Division IIB qualification)
- 2015 – 33rd place (1st in Division IIB qualification, promoted to Division IIB)
- 2016 – 32nd place (6th in Division IIB)
- 2017 – 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
- 2018 – 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
- 2019 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2020 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
European Championships[]
The Turkish women's hockey team never participated in the IIHF European Women Championships.
All-time Record against other nations[]
As of 6 March 2015
| Team | WR | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | WLDiff | GF | GA | GDiff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria |
34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
 Ireland |
37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
 Hong Kong |
36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 South Africa |
32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
 Belgium |
31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
 Mexico |
35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
 Australia |
29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
 Poland |
22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
 Estonia |
39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | 22 | −20 |
 Croatia |
25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | 24 | −22 |
| Romania |
38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | 36 | −35 |
 Spain |
26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 4 | 21 | −17 |
 New Zealand |
28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 4 | 42 | −38 |
 Iceland |
30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 5 | 31 | −26 |
 Slovenia |
24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 3 | 31 | −28 |
| Total | 33 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | -18 | 70 | 265 | -195 |
Current roster[]
As of 28 February 2016[12]
| No. | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Birth date and age | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltenders | ||||||
| 20 | Sera Doğramacı | L | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 4 June 1983 | Sydney Sirens
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| 25 | L | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 51 kg (112 lb) | 25 December 1986 | Narmanspor
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| Defensemen | ||||||
| 3 | R | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 April 1995 | Narmanspor
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| 4 | L | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 52 kg (115 lb) | 7 May 1998 | Narmanspor
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| 7 | L | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 11 February 1994 |
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| 12 | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 25 June 1996 | Narmanspor
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| 16 | (C) | R | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 19 June 1990 |
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| 18 | R | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 13 January 1998 |
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| 19 | R | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | 4 January 1995 |
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| 21 | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 19 September 1990 |
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| 24 | R | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 18 September 1978 |
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| Forwards | ||||||
| 5 | L | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 50 kg (110 lb) | 20 November 1993 |
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| 6 | R | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 1 September 1988 | Narmanspor
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| 8 | R | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 17 October 1994 | Narmanspor
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| 9 | R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 9 September 1999 |
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| 10 | (A) | R | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 23 March 1992 |
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| 11 | L | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 3 October 1991 |
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| 13 | R | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 4 November 1994 |
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| 14 | Seda Demir (A) | L | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 21 June 1994 | Buz Korsanları
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| 15 | L | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 21 August 1999 | Narmanspor
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| 17 | R | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 7 January 1995 | Ankara University SK
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| 22 | R | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 24 August 1997 | Narmanspor
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- Legend
- A: Assistant captain
- C: Captain
Notable former players[]
- Sinem Doğu
- Maria Jasmina Decu
- İrem Ayan
- Çisel Ann Otts
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/turkey.html
- ^ Newspaper Hürriyet December 6, 2006 (in Turkish)
- ^ Newspaper Hürriyet February 18, 2007 Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- ^ AjansSpor[permanent dead link] (in Turkish)
- ^ News March 27, 2007 (in Turkish)
- ^ AjansSpor March 27, 2007 (in Turkish)
- ^ "Ice Hockey Federation 2007 Championship".
- ^ AjansSpor March 29, 2007 (in Turkish)
- ^ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Team Roster Turkey" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 29 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
show Ice hockey in Turkey |
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- Women's ice hockey in Turkey
- Women's national ice hockey teams in Europe
- Turkey national ice hockey team