Turkey women's national ice hockey team
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 |
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Most games | Betül Taygar (42) |
Top scorer | Çağla Baktıroğlu (40) |
Most points | Çağla Baktıroğlu (61) |
IIHF code | TUR |
IIHF ranking | 28 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 27 (first in 2018) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 35 (2012) |
First international | |
Romania 27–0 Turkey (Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; 27 March 2007) | |
Biggest win | |
Turkey 11–3 Bulgaria (Hong Kong; 18 February 2015) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Finland 32–0 Turkey (Erzurum, Turkey; 31 January 2011) | |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 13 (first in 2007) |
Best result | 29th (2022) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
19–50–0 |
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The Turkish women's national ice hockey team represents Turkey at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Women's Ice Hockey Championship Division IV. The women's national team, established in late 2006, is controlled by Turkish Ice Hockey Federation.
History
The Turkish women team made its first appearance at the Women's World Championships Division IV tournament held between March 26 through April 1 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Women's ice hockey sport in Turkey began in 2005 with the forming of women's clubs in Ankara. The first official competitions were a cup and a tournament held in 2006.[1] The first women's ice hockey league started on February 17, 2007 with the participation of 6 teams from Ankara and one team from Kocaeli.[2]
The national team was selected following national team camps. The first team coach was Canadian Clive R. Tolley from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, who has assumed the head coach duties for the Turkish senior men's, juniors' (under 20) and espoir (under 18) teams for 4 years term with a trial period of January–June 2007.[3]
Tournament record
World Championship
- 2007 – 33rd place (6th in Division IV)
- 2008 – 33rd place (6th in Division IV)
- 2009 – The Division III, Division IV and Division V were not played, as the respective tournaments were cancelled.[4]
- 2011 – 34th place (5th in Division V)
- 2013 – 33rd place (1st in Division IIB qualification, promoted to Division IIB)
- 2014 – 33rd place (6th in Division IIB, relegated to Division IIB qualification)
- 2015 – 33rd place (1st in Division IIB qualification, promoted to Division IIB)
- 2016 – 32nd place (6th in Division IIB)
- 2017 – 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
- 2018 – 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
- 2019 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2020 – 32nd place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
- 2022 – 29th place (3rd in Division IIB)
- 2023 – Withdrawn due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake[6]
- 2024 – 33rd place (5th in Division IIB)
All-time Record against other nations
As of March 6, 2015
Team | WR | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | WLDiff | GF | GA | GDiff |
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Bulgaria | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
Ireland | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
Hong Kong | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
South Africa | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
Belgium | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Mexico | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Australia | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
Poland | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
Estonia | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 22 | −20 |
Croatia | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 24 | −22 |
Romania | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 36 | −35 |
Spain | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4 | 21 | −17 |
New Zealand | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4 | 42 | −38 |
Iceland | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5 | 31 | −26 |
Slovenia | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 | 31 | −28 |
Total | 33 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | -18 | 70 | 265 | -195 |
References
- ↑ Newspaper Hürriyet December 6, 2006
- ↑ Newspaper Hürriyet February 18, 2007
- ↑ AjansSpor
- ↑ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
- ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations.
- ↑ "Türkiye withdraws from WWIIB". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiib/news/42197/turkiye_withdraws_from_wwiib.
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