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.

Turkey
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AssociationTurkish Ice Hockey Federation
General managerEray Atalı
Head coachAndrej Brodnik
AssistantsBurak Aktürk
Özkan Dereli
Yavuz Karakoç
Most gamesEmrah Özmen (76)
Top scorerEmrah Özmen (49)
Most pointsEmrah Özmen (91)
Team colors   
IIHF codeTUR
Ranking
Current IIHF38 Steady (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF35 (2010)
Lowest IIHF43 (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
Appearances16 (first in 1992)
Best result32nd (1992)
International record (W–L–T)
47–80–1
Turkey national ice hockey team at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III match against Hong Kong.

History

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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

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The Turkey men's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship record

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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

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As of 6 April 2016

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

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  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Demirbilek, Celal (19 February 2014). "Milli Takım'da kaçak hokeyci". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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