- Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
IIHFnation
IIHFnation = Turkey
bg_color = "e00102"
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organization = Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
joined = May 1, 1991
president = A. Kadir Dökmeci
mens_ranking =41
womens_ranking = 33
website = http://www.tbhf.org.trTurkish Ice Hockey Federation ( _tr. Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF) is the governing body of the
ice hockey sport inTurkey . It was established in 1991 as the Turkish Ice Sports Federation ( _tr. Türkiye Buz Sporları Federasyonu, TBSF). It is a member of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The TBHF is based inAnkara and its current chairman is A. Kadir Dökmeci. [ [http://www.iihf.com/iihf/member/member_t.htm International Ice Hockey Federation official website] ]TBHF conducts two ice hockey leagues for men's, one for juniors /U20) and since February 2007 one for women's teams. The federation organizes also the national teams for men's, women's, juniors U20 and U18.
History
Ice hockey playing started in Turkey in the beginning of 1980s at Atatürk
ice rink and on the frozen pool of Youth Park in Ankara and Korukent ice rink inIstanbul . The first ice hockey match dates back toJanuary 9 ,1988 played at Atatürk ice rink in Ankara between the teams of Ankara and Istanbul, which were coached by an American officer Glenn Brown and Sinisha Tomic fromYugoslavia 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 member of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF the same year, and formed the national team to participate at the 1992 World championships Group C tournaments.
The rising interest in ice hockey effected the increasing number of players and then the teams. Rino Ouellette, a
Canadian 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.From 1992 on, the federation conducted regularly courses for referees and trainers.
Under increasing competition pressure, the teams were forced to transfer valuable players from countries with ice hockey tradition like
Canada ,Russia ,Ukraina 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. [ [http://www.sorunne.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=6341 Whats the problem] tr icon]In the end of 2006, ice hockey sport detached on
International Skating Union 's recommendation from the Turkish Ice Sports Federation establishing its own organization. [ [http://www.ajansspor.com/haber/133533 Ajans Spor ] tr icon]Domestic events and teams
The TBHF conducts in the 2006-2007 season four leagues and an outdoor ice hockey tournament. [ [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:fG3oAoxTO7wJ:www.gsgm.gov.tr/sayfalar/ozerk_fed/buz_hokeyi/faaliyet_prg.xls+türkiye+buz+hokeyi+federasyonu&hl=tr&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=tr&client=firefox-a 2007 Program of TBHF] tr icon] In the
Turkish Ice Hockey Super League , 8 teams compete.Turkish Ice Hockey First League compromise 5 teams. In the Juniors (U20) League, there are 11 teams. [ [http://www.tbhf.org.tr/standings.php TBHF] tr icon] TheTurkish Ice Hockey Women's League debuted in February 2007 with 7 teams. [ [http://www.superspor.com/detail.php?Type=86&kategori=122&go=51869 Super Spor] tr icon] Currently there are 625 registered hockey players in Turkish ice hockey leagues. [ [http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/turkey.html IIHF.com] ]Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League - Group B
Turkish Juniors (U20) League
* Anka S.K., Ankara
* Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., Ankara
* Ankara Emniyetspor, Ankara
* Ankara Truva Paten S.K., Ankara
* Başkent Yıldızları Buz Pateni ve Buz Hokeyi S.K., Ankara
* İstanbul Ted Kolejliler S.K., Istanbul
* İzmit Buz Sporları Paten Klübü Derneği, Kocaeli
* İzmit Çenesuyu S.Ki, Kocaeli
* İzmit Şirintepe, Kocaeli
* Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor, Kocaeli
* Şampiyon S.K., AnkaraInternational events
Turkish national ice hockey teams took part in the following events:
;2002:
* The 2002 Men's World Championship - Division II (Group A) held fromMarch 31 -April 6 ,2002 inCape Town ,South Africa .;2003:
* The 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division III played fromApril 3 -April 6 ,2003 inAuckland ,New Zealand .
* The 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division III held fromJanuary 21 throughJanuary 26 ,2003 inİzmit , Turkey.;2004:
* The 2004 Men's World Championship - Division III held fromMarch 16 -March 21 ,2004 inReykjavík ,Iceland .
* The 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division III held fromJanuary 5 throughJanuary 11 ,2004 inSofia ,Bulgaria .;2005:
* The 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division II (Group A) played fromApril 10 -April 16 ,2005 inZagreb ,Croatia .
* The 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division III held fromJanuary 10 throughJanuary 16 ,2005 inMexico City ,Mexico .;2006:
* The 2006 Men's World Championship - Division III held fromApril 24 -April 29 ,2006 inReykjavík ,Iceland .
* The 2006 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division III held fromJanuary 3 throughJanuary 9 ,2006 inKaunas ,Lithuania .
* The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships - Division III held fromMarch 13 throughMarch 19 ,2006 inMiercurea-Ciuc ,Romania .;2007:
* The 2007 IIHF World Championship - Division II (Group A) tournament was played fromApril 11 -April 17 ,2007 inZagreb ,Croatia .
* The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division IV held inMiercurea-Ciuc ,Romania fromMarch 26 toApril 1 ,2007
* The 2007 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division III held fromJanuary 8 throughJanuary 14 ,2007 inAnkara , Turkey.
* The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships - Division III held fromMarch 5 throughMarch 11 ,2007 inBeijing ,China .;2008:
* The 2008 IIHF World Championship - Division III held fromMarch 31 -April 4 ,2008 inLuxembourg City ,Luxembourg .
* The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division IV held inMiercurea-Ciuc ,Romania fromMarch 23 toMarch 29 ,2008 .
* The 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division III held fromJanuary 16 throughJanuary 24 ,2008 inBelgrade ,Serbia .
* The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships - Division III (Group B) played inIzmit , Turkey fromMarch 3 throughMarch 9 ,2008 .Coach
The national team's head coach is Jim MacEachern form
Manitouwadge, Ontario ,Canada . Jim coached the four Turkish national teams for the 2007-2008 season and is currently negotiating an extension of his contract.ee also
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Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
*Turkish Ice Hockey First League
*Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League
*Turkey national men's ice hockey team
*Turkey national women's ice hockey team
*List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation External links
* [http://www.turkbuzhokeyi.com Turkish Ice Hockey Information and Fans Website] tr icon
References
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