Turkey men's national junior ice hockey team

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.

Turkey
The crescent moon and a star as seen on the Turkish flag is the badge used on the players jerseys.
AssociationTurkish Ice Hockey Federation
Assistants Cengiz Akyildiz
Caner Baykan
CaptainHakan Salt
Most pointsSerkan Gumus (36)
Team colors   
IIHF codeTUR
First international
 Netherlands 32 - 1 Turkey 
(Lithuania; December 30, 1997)
Biggest win
 Turkey 28 - 3 Armenia 
(Elektrenai, Lithuania; January 8, 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 37 - 0 Turkey 
(Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; December 29, 1999)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1998)
Best result34th (1998, 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
30-59-2

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 their capital 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
Year Host Country Div. GP W L T GF GA Pts TR WR
1998 LithuaniaD - A303055608th34th
1999 YugoslaviaD - B404019309th 35th
2003 TurkeyIII4202261643rd 37th
2004 BulgariaIII5140103824th 38th
2005 MexicoIII5140102725th 39th
2006 LithuaniaIII4220354043rd 37th
2007 TurkeyIII514–93135th 39th
2008 SerbiaIII615–186236th 40th
2010 TurkeyIII - B514–203636th 40th
2011 MexicoIII633–363394th 38th
2012 New ZealandIII404–13805th 39th
2013 BulgariaIII514–192435th 39th
2014 TurkeyIII523–102474th 38th
2015 New ZealandIII413–71535th 39th
2016 MexicoIII624–201566th 40th
2017 New ZealandIII550–25891st 35th
2018 SerbiaIIB514–133036th 34th
2019 IcelandIII532–172063rd 37th
2020 BulgariaIII532–171163rd 37th
Total9130592299617–

References
  1. "Turkey U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  2. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. p. 286. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  3. "2010 IIHF U20 Championship Div. III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  4. "2012 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
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