Turkey men'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 |
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General Manager | Emre Aydın |
Head coach | Deniz İnce |
Assistants |
Burkay Altuntaş Alex Andjelic Sasu Hovi Vesa Surenkin |
Captain | Emrah Özmen |
Most games | Emrah Özmen (50) |
Most points | Emrah Özmen (51) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | TUR |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 41 |
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 | 12 (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 35th in the IIHF's 2008 world final ranking list.
History
In 2014, the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation caused a scandal as a foreigner wearing Turkish national jersey played in a friendly international match.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] The officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports protested the incident.[1]
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) |
Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation. |
Team
Roster
From the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III.[2]
Head coach: Deniz İnce
# | Name | Pos | S/C | Height | DOB | Club |
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1 | Bozacı, TolgaTolga Bozacı | G | L | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 24 Jan 1998 | Zeytinburnu BS |
20 | Kahraman, ErolErol Kahraman | G | L | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 21 Jan 1983 | Zeytinburnu BS |
2 | Kars, YusufYusuf Kars | D | L | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 15 Oct 1998 | Erzurum BB GSK |
4 | Savaş, EmrahEmrah Savaş | D | R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 1 Apr 1997 | Erzurum BB GSK |
5 | Coşkun, BarışBarış Coşkun | D | R | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 7 Feb 1984 | Zeytinburnu BS |
9 | Öztürk, GökhunGökhun Öztürk | D | R | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 16 Dec 1985 | Zeytinburnu BS |
14 | Salt, Kaan EmreKaan Emre Salt | D | L | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 21 Jan 1999 | Zeytinburnu BS |
16 | Aktürk, SavaşSavaş Aktürk (BP) | D | R | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 23 May 1989 | Izmir BB GSK |
7 | Koçoğlu, AlecAlec Koçoğlu | F | L | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 1 Dec 1994 | Izmir BB GSK |
8 | Kars, ÖmerÖmer Kars | F | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 24 Apr 1997 | Erzurum BB GSK |
10 | Gümüş, SerkanSerkan Gümüş +A | F | L | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 17 Oct 1992 | Izmir BB GSK |
12 | Koçoğlu, AndyAndy Koçoğlu | F | R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 15 Apr 1992 | Izmir BB GSK |
13 | Salt, HakanHakan Salt | F | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 18 Sep 2000 | Zeytinburnu BS |
15 | Özmen, EmrahEmrah Özmen +C | F | R | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 13 Nov 1983 | Zeytinburnu BS |
18 | Solak, GökalpGökalp Solak | F | R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 16 Nov 1994 | Koç University |
19 | Halil, YusufYusuf Halil | F | R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 10 Sep 1991 | Izmir BB GSK |
21 | Kavaz, SefaSefa Kavaz | F | L | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 17 Jul 1997 | Erzurum BB GSK |
22 | Karakoç, YavuzYavuz Karakoç | F | R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 26 Jul 1988 | Zeytinburnu BS |
23 | Semiz, SerdarSerdar Semiz +A | F | R | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 15 Apr 1982 | IFK Tumba |
24 | Bakal, FerhatFerhat Bakal | F | L | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 16 Mar 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.[3] 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.[4] Also he holds the record for the highest scorer in one game which he scored five goals in the game between Luxembourg and Turkey.[3]
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 |
See also
- Turkey men's national under-18 ice hockey team
- Turkey men's national under-20 ice hockey team
- Turkey women's national ice hockey team
- Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
References
- 1 2 3 4 Demirbilek, Celal (2014-02-19). "Milli Takım'da kaçak hokeyci". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ↑ "Entry List By Team: Turkey" (PDF). IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Div III. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- 1 2 Travnicek, Michal (2008-03-31). Hockey on the Rise. Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ↑ Cengiz Ciplak Player Profile. European Hockey.Net. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
External links
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