Turkish Ice Hockey Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF) is the governing body of the

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sport in

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. It was established in 1991 as the Turkish Ice Sports Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Sporları Federasyonu, TBSF). It is a member of the

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(IIHF) since May 1, 1991. The TBHF is based in

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and its current chairman is Orhan Duman. TBHF conducts seven ice hockey leagues for men's and women's. The federation organizes also the national teams for men's, men's junior, men's U-18 and

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. As of October 2012, Turkey men's national team ranks 39th and the women's 35th in the world.

History

Ice hockey playing started in Turkey in the beginning of the 1980s at Atatürk

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and on the frozen pool of Youth Park in Ankara and Korukent ice rink in

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. The first ice hockey match dates back to January 9, 1988 played at Atatürk ice rink in Ankara between the teams of Ankara and Istanbul, which were coached by an

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Glenn Brown and Sinisha Tomic from

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respectively. By February 1989, the "Buz Pateni Sarayı" (literally "Ice Skating Palace"), country's first Olympic size hockey rink was opened in Ankara, which initiated the ice hockey in Turkey. Founding of an ice hockey school the same year by Cüneyt Kozan and Fahri Paslı was one of the most basic and important steps in the development of this sport branch in Turkey. Some of the sportspeople, who learnt playing ice hockey at this school, are still members of the national team. Ankara Buz Pateni Sarayı hosted the first match ever played in compliance with the international rules and regulations end of 1989 between Ankara Tarım Kredi Spor and Istanbul Paten Kulübü teams. By January 1990, ice hockey sport was subordinated to the Turkish Ski Federation, and the first official championship ever was organized among two teams from Ankara and two from Istanbul. With the foundation of the Turkish Ice Sports Federation in 1991, ice hockey sport separated from the Turkish Ski Federation and came along with figure skating sport under the authority of the new organization. Turkey became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF the same year, and formed the national team to participate at the 1992

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Group C tournaments. The rising interest in ice hockey effected the increasing number of players and then the teams. Rino Ouellette, a

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diplomat in Ankara, who coached two teams consecutively, contributed much to the development of ice hockey sport in Turkey. A tournament, organized in 1992, laid the ground stone for the establishment of Turkey's first ice hockey league in 1993. As of March 2013, the total number of ice hockey players is 790 consisting of 310 men's, 320 juniors and 160 women's. From 1992 on, the federation conducted regularly courses for referees and trainers. There are a total of 110 referees as of March 2013. Under increasing competition pressure, the teams were forced to transfer valuable players from countries with ice hockey tradition like

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etc. The presence of the foreign sportspeople contributed considerable to the enhancement of this sport resulting in Turkey's first international win in 1997 against New Zealand. In the end of 2006, ice hockey sport detached on

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's recommendation from the Turkish Ice Sports Federation establishing its own organization.

Domestic events and teams

The TBHF conducts in the 2012-2013 season seven leagues. In the

Turkish Ice Hockey Super League The Turkish Ice Hockey Super League ( tr, Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Süper Ligi, abbreviated TBHSL) is the highest level of professional ice hockey in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the I ...

, eight teams compete. Turkish Ice Hockey First League comprises five teams. In the Juniors (U-20) League, there are eleven teams. The Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League debuted in February 2007 with 7 teams. As of October 2012, the total number of ice hockey players in Turkey is 790, consisting of 310 male, 160 female and 320 junior players. There are eight Olympic-size indoor ice hockey rinks and three outdoor rinks across Turkey as of October 2012. ;Turkish ice hockey competitions: *

(TBHF Erkekler Süper Ligi) * Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (TBHF Bayanlar Ligi) * Turkish Ice Hockey First League (TBHF Erkekler 1. Ligi) * Turkish Ice Hockey Juniors (U-20) League (TBHF 20 Yaş altı Genç Erkekler Ligi) * Turkish Ice Hockey Youth (U-18) League (TBHF 18 Yaş altı Genç Erkekler Ligi,) * Turkish Ice Hockey Boys (U-14) League (TBHF Yıldızlar Ligi) * Turkish Ice Hockey U-10 League (TBHF Minikler Ligi)

Prize money

The federation re-evaluated the prize money scheme for all the six divisions valid in the 2010–11 season. * 1 TUL = 0.65 US$ (approx. currency exchange rate as of March 2011)

Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

;2011-12 season:

Group A

Group B

Turkish Ice Hockey First League

Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League

Group A

Group B

Turkish Juniors (U20) League

Turkish Ice Hockey U-10 Championship

;2011-12 Season:

Group A

Group B

International events

Turkish national ice hockey teams took part in the following events: ;2002: * Men's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. A) - March 31-April 6, 2002 in

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, South Africa - 6th place, relegated to Division III. ;2003: * World Junior Championship - Div. III - January 21–26, 2003 in

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, Turkey - 3rd place. * Men's World Championships - Div. III - April 3–6, 2003 in

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, New Zealand. ;2004: * World Junior Championship - Div. III - January 5–11, 2004 in

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, Bulgaria - 4th place. * Men's World Championship - Div. III - March 16–21, 2004 in

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, Iceland - 2nd place (Promoted to Division II). ;2005: * World Junior Championship - Div. III - January 10–16, 2005 in

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, Mexico - 5th place. * World U18 Championship Div. III Qualification - March 7–13 in

, Bulgaria - 5th place * Men's World Championships - Div. II (Gr. A) - April 10–16, 2005 in

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, Croatia - 6th place (Relegated to Division III). ;2006: * World Junior Championship - Div. III - January 3–9, 2006 in

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, Lithuania - 3rd place. * World U18 Championships - Div. III - March 13–19, 2006 in

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, Romania - 6th place. * Men's World Championship - Div. III - April 24–29, 2006 in

, Iceland - 2nd place (Promoted to Division II). ;2007: * World Junior Championship - Div. III - January 8–14, 2007 in

, Turkey - 5th place. * World U18 Championships - Div. III - March 5–11, 2007 in

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, China - 6th place. * Women's World Championships - Div. IV - March 26-April 1, 2007 in

, Romania - 6th place. * World Championship - Div. II (Group A) - April 11–17, 2007 in

, Croatia - 6th place (Relegated to Division III). ;2008: * World Junior Championship - Div. III - January 16–24, 2008 in

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, Serbia - 6th place. * World U18 Championships - Div. III (Gr. B) - March 3–9, 2008 in Izmit, Turkey - 3rd place. * Women's World Championships - Div. IV - March 23–29, 2008 in

, Romania - 6th place. * World Championship - Div. III - March 31-April 4, 2008 in

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, Luxembourg - 4th place. ;2009: * World U18 Championships – Div. III (Gr. B) - March 9–15 in

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, Turkey - 2nd place. * World Championship - Div. III - April 10–16 in

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, New Zealand - 2nd place, promoted to Division II. ;2010: * World Junior Championships – Div. III (Gr. B) - January 4–10, 2010 in

, Turkey - 4th place. * World U18 Championships - Div. III (Gr. A) - March 14–20, 2010 in

, Turkey - 2nd place. * World Championship - Div. II (Gr. A) - April 10–17 in

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, Mexico - 6th place, relegated to Division III ;2011: * World Junior Championships – Div. III - January 9–18 in

, Mexico - 4th place. * Winter Universiade - Men's - January 27-February 6, 2011 in

, Turkey - 12th place. * Winter Universiade - Women's - January 27-February 5, 2011 in

, Turkey - 6th place. * Women's World Championships – Div. V - March 14–20 in

, Bulgaria - 4th place * World U18 Championships – Div. III (Gr. A) - 4th place. * World Championship Div. III - April 11–17 in

, South Africa - 3rd place. ;2012: * World Junior Championships – Div. III - January 17–22 in

, New Zealand - 6th place. * World Championship - Div. III - April 15–21, 2012 in

, Turkey ;2013: * World Junior Championships – Div. III - January 14–20 in

, Bulgaria - 5th place. * World U18 Championships - Div. III (Gr. B) - February 7–10 in

, Turkey - 4th place. * World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) - April 21–27 in

, Turkey - 5th place. * Women's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) Qualification - December 7–9, 2012 in

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, Turkey - 1st place, promoted to Division II. ;2014: * World Junior Championships – Div. III - January 12–18 in

, Turkey - 4th place. * World U18 Championship - Div. III (Gr. B) - February 13–15 in

, Turkey - 5th place. * World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) - April 5–11 in

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, Spain - 6th place (Relegated to the 2015 Division III). * Women's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) -March 24–30 in

, Iceland - 6th place, (Relegated to the 2015 Division II B Qualification). ;2015: * World Junior Championships – Div. III - January 20–25 in Saint Kilda,

, New Zealand - 4th place. * World U18 Championship - Div. III (Gr. B) - March 17–19 in

, New Zealand - 5th place. * '' World Championship - Div. IIi'' - April 3–12 in

, Turkey . * Women's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B Qualification) - February 18–21 in

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, China - 1st place.

Coach

The national team's head coach is Jim MacEachern form

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, Canada. Jim coached the four Turkish national teams for the 2007-2008 season and is currently negotiating an extension of his contract.

References

External links

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Turkey
at IIHF.com *
Turkish Ice Hockey Federation website

Turkish Ice Hockey Information and Fans Website
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History

Domestic events and teams

Prize money

Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

Group A

Group B

Turkish Ice Hockey First League

Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League

Group A

Group B

Turkish Juniors (U20) League

Turkish Ice Hockey U-10 Championship

Group A

Group B

International events

Coach

See also

References

External links