Turkey men's national junior ice hockey team explained

Turkey
Badge:Flag of Turkey.svg
Badge Size:140px
Caption: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
Coach: Yucel Citak
Asst Coach: Cengiz Akyildiz
Caner Baykan
Captain:Hakan Salt
Most Points:Serkan Gumus (36)
Iihf Code:TUR
First Game: 32 - 1
(Lithuania; December 30, 1997)
Largest Win: 28 - 3
(Elektrenai, Lithuania; January 8, 2006)
Largest Loss: 37 - 0
(Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; December 29, 1999)
World Champ2 Name:IIHF World U20 Championship
World Champ2 Apps:19
World Champ2 First:1998
World Champ2 Best:34th (1998, 2018)
Record:30-59-2

The Turkey men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Turkey. The team is controlled by the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They first played at the World Junior Championship in 1998, mainly staying at the Division III level.

History

Turkey played its first game in 1997 against the Netherlands during the Pool D tournament of the 1998 IIHF World U20 Championship.[1] Turkey lost the game 32–1. The following year Turkey again competed in the Pool D tournament of the IIHF World U20 Championships.[2] Turkey lost all four of their games including the one against the Netherlands which they lost 37–0. The loss to the Netherlands was recorded as their worst ever defeat in international competition.[1]

In 2003 Turkey returned from a three-year absence to compete in the Division III tournament at the 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship. They won their first game ever in their first game back, defeating Luxembourg 14–1.[1] In 2006 Turkey recorded their largest ever win in international competition after defeating Armenia 28–3 during the 2006 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament. Turkey continued to compete in Division III of the IIHF World U20 Championships until 2009 where they did not participate in that year's tournament.[1]

In 2010 Turkey returned to the World U20 Championships and hosted the Division III tournament in Istanbul.[3] In 2012 they finished fifth in the Division III tournament being held in Dunedin, New Zealand.[4]

International competitions

World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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align=left 4 0 4 0 5 67 0 8th 34th
align=left 4 0 4 0 1 93 0 9th 35th
align=left 4 2 0 2 26 16 4 3rd 37th
align=left 5 1 4 0 10 38 2 4th 38th
align=left 5 1 4 0 10 27 2 5th 39th
align=left 4 2 2 0 35 40 4 3rd 37th
align=left 5 1 4 9 31 3 5th 39th
align=left 6 1 5 18 62 3 6th 40th
align=left 5 1 4 20 36 3 6th 40th
align=left 6 3 3 36 33 9 4th 38th
align=left 4 0 4 1 38 0 5th 39th
align=left 5 1 4 19 24 3 5th 39th
align=left 5 2 3 10 24 7 4th 38th
align=left 4 1 3 7 15 3 5th 39th
align=left 6 2 4 20 15 6 6th 40th
align=left 5 5 0 25 8 9 1st 35th
align=left 5 1 4 13 30 3 6th 34th
align=left 5 3 2 17 20 6 3rd 37th
align=left 5 3 2 17 11 6 3rd 37th
5 3 2 22 20 +2
6 2 4 25 29 -4
Total 103 35 66 2 244 677 –433

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkey U20 All Time Results . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 2011-06-10 .
  2. Book: Müller, Stephan . International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005 . 2005 . Books on Demand . Germany . 3-8334-4189-5 . 286 .
  3. Web site: 2010 IIHF U20 Championship Div. III . . 2011-06-10 .
  4. Web site: 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III . . 2012-01-26 .