Summary
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  (28 May 2023)[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 | 16 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | 32nd (1992) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 47–80–1 | |
History edit
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 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 edit
The 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 | Template:Country data Bzlgaria | |
| Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation. | |||
All-time record against other nations edit
As 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. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Official website
- IIHF profile
- National Teams of Ice Hockey
