Turkey men's national junior ice hockey team

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Turkey
Flag of Turkey.svg
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
Head coach Flag of Turkey.svg Yucel Citak
Assistants Flag of Turkey.svg Cengiz Akyildiz
Flag of Turkey.svg Caner Baykan
Captain Hakan Salt
Most points Serkan Gumus (36)
Team colors  
IIHF codeTUR
First international
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32 - 1 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg
(Lithuania; December 30, 1997)
Biggest win
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 28 - 3 Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg
(Elektrenai, Lithuania; January 8, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 37 - 0 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg
(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

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.

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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 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

YearHost CountryDiv.GPWLTGFGAPtsTRWR
1998 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania D - A 404056708th34th
1999 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia D - B 404019309thDecrease2.svg 35th
2003 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey III 4202261643rdDecrease2.svg 37th
2004 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria III 5140103824thDecrease2.svg 38th
2005 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico III 5140102725thDecrease2.svg 39th
2006 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania III 4220354043rdIncrease2.svg 37th
2007 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey III 51493135thDecrease2.svg 39th
2008 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia III 615186236thDecrease2.svg 40th
2010 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey III - B 514203636thSteady2.svg 40th
2011 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico III 633363394thIncrease2.svg 38th
2012 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand III 40413805thDecrease2.svg 39th
2013 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria III 514192435thSteady2.svg 39th
2014 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey III 523102474thIncrease2.svg 38th
2015 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand III 41371535thDecrease2.svg 39th
2016 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico III 624201566thDecrease2.svg 40th
2017 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand III 55025891stIncrease2.svg 35th
2018 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia IIB 514133036thDecrease2.svg 34th
2019 Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland III 532172063rdDecrease2.svg 37th
2020 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria III 532171163rdSteady2.svg 37th
2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III 5322220+2
2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III 6242529-4
Total10335662244677–433

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References

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