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 (, TBHF), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It is currently ranked 39th in the IIHF World Ranking. Turkey is also included in the specialized ranking for Asian countries and is currently in 11th place.
History In 2014, the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation caused a scandal as a foreigner wearing Turkish national jersey played in a friendly international match. 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. 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. The officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports protested the incident.
Olympics The Turkey men's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship record Year Host city Country Result 1992 Johannesburg 6th in Group C2 (32nd) 1993 Ankara 3rd in Group C qualifying pool 4 (NR) 1994 Zagreb 2nd in Group C2 qualifying pool 2 (NR) 1996 Metulla 2nd in Group D qualifying pool 2 (NR) 1997 Ankara 3rd in Group E (NR) 1998 Krugersdorp 7th in Group D (39th) 1999 Krugersdorp 7th in Group D (39th) 2000 Reykjavík 9th in Group D (42nd) 2002 Cape Town 6th in Division II Group A (39th) 2003 Auckland 3rd in Division III (43rd) 2004 Reykjavík 2nd in Division III (42nd) 2005 Zagreb 6th in Division II Group A (40th) 2006 Reykjavík 2nd in Division III (42nd) 2007 Zagreb 6th in Division II Group A (39th) 2008 Luxembourg 4th in Division III (44th) 2009 Dunedin 2nd in Division III (42nd) 2010 Naucalpan 6th in Division II Group A (40th) 2011 Cape Town 3rd in Division III (43rd) 2012 Erzurum 1st in Division III (41st) 2013 İzmit 5th in Division II Group B (39th) 2014 Jaca 6th in Division II Group B (40th) 2015 İzmir 2nd in Division III (42nd) 2016 Istanbul 1st in Division III (41st) 2017 Auckland 6th in Division II Group B (40th) 2018 Cape Town 3rd in Division III (43rd) 2019 Sofia 2nd in Division III (42nd) 2020 Kockelscheuer Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Kockelscheuer Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Kockelscheuer 2nd in Division IIIA (38th) 2023 Istanbul 5th in Division IIB (39th) 2024 Sofia 6th in Division IIB (40th) 2025 Istanbul 3rd in Division IIIA (43rd) 2026 Cape Town 1st in Division IIIA (41st)Green marks a year followed by promotion, red a year followed by relegation.
All-time record against other nations
Team WR (2026) GP W T L WLDiff GF GAGDiff 58 2 2 0 0 +2 19 4 +15 39 5 0 0 5 −5 3 75 −72 40 5 0 0 5 −5 7 52 −45 46 7 6 0 1 +5 44 14 +30 33 112 0 9 −7 26 81 −55 26 3 1 0 2 -1 10 14 -4 34 5 4 0 1 +3 23 15 +8 29 6 0 0 6 −6 7 114 −107 25 1 0 0 1 −1 0 24 −24 32 5 2 0 3 -1 23 18 +5 9 6 0 3 +3 55 36 +19 48 3 3 0 0 +3 21 3 +18 31 4 0 0 4 −4 7 29 −22 4 3 1 0 +2 21 10 +11 41 8 0 0 8 −8 11 78 −67 43 1 0 0 1 −1 1 3 −2 47 13 8 0 5 +3 79 52 +27 45 9 4 0 5 −1 26 39 −13 50 4 4 0 0 +4 31 3 +28 42 111 0 10 −9 30 65 −35 49 4 1 0 3 −2 12 25 −13 30 3 0 0 3 −3 7 19 −12 37 14 5 0 9 −4 47 111 −64 24 1 0 0 1 −1 0 14 −14 27 5 0 0 5 −5 4 79 −75 36 1 1 0 0 +1 6 1 +5 44 4 3 0 1 +2 18 15 +1 38 3 1 0 2 +1 19 21 -2Total 35 151 57 1 93 -36 558 1014 -456
Current squad Technical staff
Head coach: Dan Reja Asst. coach: Burak Savas Aktürk, Yavuz Karakoc
Players
4 Ogün Uzunali 5 Arhan Kuzey Girgin 6 Hamza Yavuz 7 Furkan Sentürk 9 Emrah Savas 10 Yusuf Kars 11 Emre Faner 12 Haktan Kabay 13 Fatih Taygar 14 Oguz Karakoc 15 Amir Zihni Tinaz 16 Emin Inandi 17 Mehmet Ayberk Karadag 18 Sait Bingöl 19 Bertan Demirdelen 20 Saveli Voronov 21 Fatih Faner 22 Osman Cholak 24 Ferhat Bakal 25 Ogulcan Heja Kizilkaya
References
External links
IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey