Turkey men's national ice hockey team

Turkey
AssociationTurkish Ice Hockey Federation
General managerEray Atalı
Head coachAndrej Brodnik
AssistantsBurak Aktürk
Yavuz Karakoç
CaptainFerhat Bakal
Most gamesEmrah Özmen (76)
Top scorerEmrah Özmen (49)
Most pointsEmrah Özmen (91)
Team colors   
IIHF codeTUR
Ranking
Current IIHF38 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF35 (2010)
Lowest IIHF43 (2003–04, 2018)
First international
Greece  15–3  
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 March 1992)
Biggest win
  16–0  Greece
(Cape Town, South Africa; 14 April 2011)
Biggest defeat
Spain  38–0  
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 27 March 1992)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances17 (first in 1992)
Best result32nd (1992)
International record (W–L–T)
47–80–1

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.

History

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

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

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 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)
2025 Istanbul Turkey 3rd in Division IIIA (43rd)
Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation.

All-time record against other nations

As of 27 April 2025

Team WR (2025) GP W T L WLDiff GF GA GDiff
 Armenia 60 2 2 0 0 +2 19 4 +15
 Australia 29 5 0 0 5 −5 3 75 −72
 Belgium 31 5 0 0 5 −5 7 52 −45
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44 3 2 0 1 +1 21 5 +16
 Bulgaria 38 10 1 0 9 −8 22 80 −58
 China 13 3 1 0 2 -1 10 14 -4
 Chinese Taipei 26 4 4 0 0 +4 22 12 +10
 Croatia 37 3 0 0 3 −3 4 74 −70
 Estonia 42 1 0 0 1 −1 0 24 −24
 Georgia 49 4 2 0 2 0 22 14 +8
 Greece 9 6 0 3 +3 55 36 +19
 Hong Kong 50 3 3 0 0 +3 21 3 +18
 Iceland 4 0 0 4 −4 7 29 −22
 Ireland 4 3 1 0 +2 21 10 +11
 Israel 33 8 0 0 8 −8 11 78 −67
 Kyrgyzstan 44 1 0 0 1 −1 1 3 −2
 Luxembourg 43 13 8 0 5 +3 79 52 +27
 Mexico 27 8 3 0 5 −2 20 36 −16
 Mongolia 53 4 4 0 0 +4 31 3 +28
 New Zealand 33 11 1 0 10 −9 30 65 −35
 North Korea 40 3 1 0 2 −1 9 14 −5
 Serbia 41 1 0 0 1 −1 4 6 −2
 South Africa 47 13 4 0 9 −5 39 110 −71
 South Korea 19 2 0 2 −2 3 25 −22
 Spain 25 5 0 0 5 −5 4 79 −75
 Turkmenistan 45 3 2 0 1 +1 12 11 +1
 United Arab Emirates 34 3 1 0 2 +1 19 21 -2
Total 41 135 48 1 86 -39 496 935 -439

Current squad

Technical staff

As of 27 April 2025

  • Head coach: Andrej Brodnik
  • Asst. coach: Burak Aktürk, Yavuz Karakoç

Players

  • 20 Sava Voronov
  • 4 Ogün Uzunali
  • 7 Ahmet Kars
  • 8 Ömer Kars
  • 9 Emrah Savaş
  • 10 Yusuf Kars
  • 11 Emre Faner
  • 12 Osman Çolk
  • 13 Hamza Yavuz
  • 14 Oğuz Karakoç
  • 15 Kerem Altun
  • 16 Emin İnandı
  • 17 Mehmet Karadağ
  • 18 Sait Bingöl
  • 19 Bertan Demirdelen
  • 21 Fatih Faner
  • 22 Ege Odabaş
  • 23 Haktan Kabay
  • 24 Ferhat Bakal
  • 25 Oğulcan Kızılkaya

References

  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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