The Turkish men's national ice hockey team is the national
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
team of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, and is controlled by the
Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
Turkish Ice Hockey Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF) is the governing body of the ice hockey sport in Turkey. It was established in 1991 as the Turkish Ice Sports Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Sporları Federasyonu, TBSF). It ...
( tr, Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF), a member of the
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...
. It is currently ranked 42nd in the
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tour ...
.
History
In 2014, the
Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
Turkish Ice Hockey Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF) is the governing body of the ice hockey sport in Turkey. It was established in 1991 as the Turkish Ice Sports Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Sporları Federasyonu, TBSF). It ...
caused a scandal as a foreigner wearing Turkish national jersey played in a friendly international match.
Denis Legersky from
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
, 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
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national ice hockey team ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Hokejaška reprezentacija BiH''; Serbian: Хокејашка репрезентација БиХ) is the national men's ice hockey team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It i ...
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
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
before 8,000 spectators that ended 7–2 for the Turkey national team.
The officials of the
Ministry of Youth and Sports
A Ministry of Sports or Ministry of Youth and Sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people.
The Ministry of Youth and Sp ...
protested the incident.
Olympics
The Turkey men's hockey team has never qualified for an
Olympic tournament.
Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification#Group_M
World Championship record
All-time record against other nations
References
External links
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IIHF profileNational Teams of Ice Hockey
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Men's
National ice hockey teams in Europe