Turkey men's national ice hockey team
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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 | Akif Çam |
| Head coach | Deniz İnce |
| Assistants |
Nevzat Altun Yücel Çıtak Keith McAdams |
| Captain | Emrah Özmen |
| Most games | Emrah Özmen (50) |
| Most points | Emrah Özmen (51) |
| IIHF code | TUR |
| IIHF ranking |
41  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 35 (2010) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 43 (2003, 2004) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 Greece 15–3 Turkey  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 March 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
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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) | |
| 18–58–2 | |
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 Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation. | |||
Roster
From the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III
| # | Name | Pos | Date of Birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Akturk, SavasSavas Akturk | D | 23 May 1989 | Izmir BB |
| 22 | Bagcilar, BarisBaris Bagcilar | F | 4 August 1990 | Zeytinburnu Istanbul |
| 5 | Coskun, BarisBaris Coskun | D | 7 February 1984 | Zeytinburnu Istanbul |
| 7 | Coskun, ErdoganErdogan Coskun | F | 8 August 1983 | Izmir BB |
| 24 | Faner, EmreEmre Faner | D | 24 March 1994 | Izmir BB |
| 6 | Faner, FatihFatih Faner | D | 12 March 1997 | Izmir BB |
| 10 | Gumus, SerkanSerkan Gumus | F | 17 October 1992 | Izmir BB |
| 19 | Halil, YusufYusuf Halil | F | 10 September 1991 | Izmir BB |
| 13 | Islam, KeremKerem Islam | D | 11 January 1992 | Koc University Istanbul |
| 20 | Kahraman, ErolErol Kahraman | G | 21 January 1983 | Zeytinburnu Istanbul |
| 11 | Karakoc, YavuzYavuz Karakoc | F | 26 July 1988 | Zeytinburnu Istanbul |
| 17 | Kocoglu, AlecAlec Kocoglu | F | 1 December 1994 | Izmir BB |
| 12 | Kocoglu, AndyAndy Kocoglu | F | 15 April 1992 | Izmir BB |
| 25 | Ozbaydugan, LeventLevent Ozbaydugan | G | 10 September 1981 | Izmir BB |
| 15 | Ozmen, EmrahEmrah Ozmen | F | 13 November 1983 | Zeytinburnu Istanbul |
| 9 | Ozturk, GokhunGokhun Ozturk | D | 16 December 1985 | Zeytinburnu Istanbul |
| 8 | Secer, HuseyinHuseyin Secer | D | 28 January 1998 | Erzurum GSK |
| 23 | Semiz, SerdarSerdar Semiz | F | 15 April 1982 | IFK Tumba |
| 21 | Solak, AlperAlper Solak | F | 16 October 1989 | Buz Korsanlari |
| 18 | Solak, GokalpGokalp Solak | D | 16 November 1994 | Koc University Istanbul |
Coaching staff
As of 4 April 2015[2]
- General Manager: Akif Çam
- Head Coach: Deniz İnce
- Assistant Coach: Nevzat Altun
- Assistant Coach: Yücel Çıtak
- Assistant Coach: Keith McAdams
- Team Doctor: Mehmet Ünal
Past roster
| # | Player | Club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltenders | ||||||
| 1 | Levent Özbaydoğan | Polis Akademisi | ||||
| 25 | Barış Uçele | Ankara B.B. | ||||
| Defencemen | ||||||
| 5 | Galip Hamarat | Polis Akademisi | ||||
| 12 | Deniz İnce | İstanbul Paten | ||||
| 16 | Gürkan Çetinkaya | Kocaeli B.B. | ||||
| 20 | Cihan Kahraman | Kocaeli B.B. | ||||
| 22 | Cengiz Akyıldız | İstanbul Paten | ||||
| 23 | Melih Öztürk | Polis Akademisi | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 4 | Oktay Yavuzarslan | Başkent Yıldızları | ||||
| 6 | Onur Eroğlu | Polis Akademisi | ||||
| 7 | Yavuz Karakoç | Kocaeli B.B. | ||||
| 8 | Mustafa Yapıcılar | Kocaeli B.B. | ||||
| 9 | Yücel Çıtak | Ankara B.B. | ||||
| 11 | Ufuk Güçlü | Kocaeli B.B. | ||||
| 14 | Caner Baykan | Kocaeli B.B. | ||||
| 15 | Emrah Özmen | Polis Akademisi | ||||
| 17 | Çağrı Karabulut | Ankara TED | ||||
| 18 | Erdoğan Coşkun | Kocaeli B.B. | ||||
| 19 | Egemen Taşboğa | Polis Akademisi | ||||
| 21 | Alper Solak | Başkent Yıldızları | ||||
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 11 April 2014
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 36 |
 Mongolia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 39 |
 Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
 Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
 China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
 North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
 Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 63 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 52 |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 74 |
| Iceland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
 Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 75 |
| Spain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 79 |
| Israel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 73 |
| South Africa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 104 |
See also
- Turkey women's national ice hockey team
- Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
- Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Demirbilek, Celal (2014-02-19). "Milli Takım'da kaçak hokeyci". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ↑ 2015 roster
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
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