Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt S.K. Men's Ice Hockey

Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt Spor
City Izmit, Turkey
League Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
Founded 2000
Home arena Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena
Colours          
General manager Gültekin Görüm
Head coach Tarık Göçmen
Franchise history
2000-present Kocaeli BB Kagitspor
Active departments of
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt S.K.
Athletics Basketball Bxing
Frncing Figure skating Football
Ice hockey
(men's, women's)
Judo Karate
Skeet and trap Taekwondo Volleyball
Weightlifting Wrestling

Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü is an ice hockey team in Izmit, Turkey. They play in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the highest level of Turkish ice hockey. The team plays its home games at Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena, which has a seating capacity of 3,600 people.

History

Kocaeli ice hockey team was founded in 2000, and finished runner-up to Police Academy and College in the 2003-04, 2004–05 and 2005-06 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League seasons. In the 2006-07 season, they defeated Police Academy, and finally won their first Super League title. In the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, they lost in the final to Police Academy for the fifth time in five years. In the 2010-11 season, the team was defeated by Başkent Yıldızları and became rummer-up again.

The team appeared in the 2007–08 IIHF Continental Cup. They were paired with SC Miercurea Ciuc, KHL Mladost Zagreb and CG Puigcerdà. They defeated Puigcerda 5-4, and registered the country's first win at the IIHF Continental Cup.

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