Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt S.K.
| Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt Spor | |
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| City: | Izmit, Turkey |
| League: | Turkish Ice Hockey Super League |
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Home Arena: | Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena |
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| 2000-present: | Kocaeli BB Kagitspor |
Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü is an ice hockey team in Izmit, Turkey. They last played in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the highest level of Turkish ice hockey, during the 2012-13 season. The team plays its home games at Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena, which has a seating capacity of 3,600 people.
History
Kocaeli ice hockey team was founded in 2000, and finished runner-up to Police Academy and College in the 2003-04, 2004–05 and 2005-06 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League seasons. In the 2006-07 season, they defeated Police Academy, and finally won their first Super League title. In the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, they lost in the final to Police Academy for the fifth time in five years. In the 2010-11 season, the team was defeated by Başkent Yıldızları and became runner-up again.
The team appeared in the 2008 IIHF Continental Cup. They were paired with SC Miercurea Ciuc, KHL Mladost Zagreb and CG Puigcerdà. They defeated Puigcerda 5-4, and registered the country's first win at the IIHF Continental Cup.
Achievements
- Turkish champion: 2007.
- Turkish runner-up: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008.