Turkey men's national ice hockey team
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.
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| Association | Turkish Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Eray Atalı |
| Head coach | Andrej Brodnik |
| Assistants | Burak Aktürk Özkan Dereli Yavuz Karakoç |
| Most games | Emrah Özmen (76) |
| Top scorer | Emrah Özmen (49) |
| Most points | Emrah Özmen (91) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | TUR |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 38  (27 May 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 35 (2010) |
| Lowest IIHF | 43 (2003–04, 2018) |
| 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 | 16 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | 32nd (1992) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 47–80–1 | |
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History
editIn 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 Ogün Uzunali 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]
Olympics
editThe Turkey men's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship record
edit| Year | Host City | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Reykjavík |  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 |  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 | İzmit | 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] |
| 2022 | Kockelscheuer | Luxembourg |
2nd in Division IIIA (38th) |
| 2023 | Istanbul | Turkey |
5th in Division IIB (39th) |
| 2024 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
6th in Division IIB (40th) |
| Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation. | |||
All-time record against other nations
editAs of 6 April 2016[update]
| Team | WR | GP | W | T | L | WLDiff | GF | GA | GDiff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
edit- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
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