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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1993 |
Founder | Turkish Ice Hockey Federation |
First season | 1992–93 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | Turkey |
Most recent champion(s) | Zeytinburnu BS (Istanbul) (3rd title) |
Most titles | B.B. Ankara SK (Ankara) (7 titles) |
Relegation to | Turkish Ice Hockey First League |
Related competitions | Turkish Women's Ice Hockey League |
Official website | www |
The Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Süper Ligi, abbreviated TBHSL) is the highest level of professional ice hockey in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Unlike the National Hockey League, the Super League is not divided into conferences; teams compete in a single division. The league currently consists of six teams, from two cities.
The champion of the league qualifies for the first round of the IIHF Continental Cup.
History
[edit]The Bel-Pa Ice Rink hosted the first match ever played in compliance with the IIHF rules and regulations, at the end of 1989 between Ankara Tarım Kredi Spor and Istanbul Paten Kulübü teams.
As of January 1990, ice hockey in Turkey was operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ski Federation, and the first official championship ever was organized among two teams from Ankara and two from Istanbul. Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Istanbul Paten Kulübü, Ankara Atatürk Buz Hokeyi Takımı and İstanbul Boğaziçi Patinaj Klübü has participated to the championship and B.B. Ankara SK became the champion.
The rising interest in ice hockey effected the increasing number of players and then the teams. The Turkish Ice Hockey Federation was founded in 1991. Rino Ouellette, a Canadian diplomat in Ankara, who coached two teams consecutively, contributed much to the development of ice hockey sport in Turkey. A tournament, organized in 1992, laid the ground stone for the establishment of Turkey's first ice hockey league in 1993.
TBHSL seasons
[edit]2016–17 season
[edit]The 2016–17 league season was sponsored again by "Didi".
- Standings
The 2016–17 league ended with Zeytinburnu SK leading. The first four leading teams were promoted to play semi-finals.[1]
Place | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zeytinburnu SK | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 13 | 162 | 30 |
2 | Erzurum BB GSK | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 24 | 55 | 24 |
3 | Gümüş Patenler SK | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 14 |
4 | Buzadam GSK | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 94 | −66 | 9 |
5 | Başkent Yıldızları BP BHSK | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 133 | 90 | −57 | 7 |
6 | Koç Üniversitesi SK | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 96 | −69 | 3 |
- 2017 Playoffs
League leader played against the 4th ranked team, the runner-up against the third ranked. Zeytinburnu SK became 2016–17 league champion defeating Erzurum BB GSK by 2–0 in five final matches.[1]
Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
February 25–26, 2017 | ||||||
Zeytinburnu SK | 2 (45) | |||||
March 4–5, 2017 | ||||||
Buzadam GSK | 0 (0) | |||||
Zeytinburnu SK | 2 (27) | |||||
February 25–26, 2017 | ||||||
Erzurum BB GSK | 0 (3) | |||||
Erzurum BB GSK | 2 (13) | |||||
Gümüş Patenler SK | 0 (3) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
March 4–11, 2017 | ||||||
Gümüş Patenler SK | 2 (19) | |||||
Buzadam GSK | 1 (13) |
2015–16 season
[edit]The 2015–16 league season was sponsored by the iced tea brand "Didi" of the state-owned Turkish Tea Producers Corporation Çaykur, and named so Didi TBHSL.[2]
- Teams
The clubs played in the 2015–16 season are listed below, alongside their home towns. The leagues matches were played in two groups, the East Division and the West Divisionp.[3]
East Division | West Division | ||
---|---|---|---|
Club | Home town | Club | Home town |
BB Ankara SK | Ankara | Buz Korsanları SK | Istanbul |
Erzurum BB GSK | Erzurum | İzmir BB GSK | İzmir |
Erzurum Gençlik SK | Erzurum | Koç Üniversitesi SK | Istanbul |
Genç Ankaralılar SK | Ankara | Pars Buz Sporları SK | Istanbul |
Gümüş Patenler SK | Ankara | Zeytinburnu SK | Istanbul |
- Standings
The 2015–16 league ended with İzmir BB GSK leading. The first four leading teams were promoted to play semi-finals.[1]
Place | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | İzmir BB GSK | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 20 | 113 | 26 |
2 | Zeytinburnu SK | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 20 | 126 | 25 |
3 | Erzurum BB GSK | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 29 | 65 | 21 |
4 | Koç Üniversitesi SK | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 96 | −54 | 12 |
5 | Gümüş Patenler SK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 132 | −110 | 0 |
6 | BB Ankara SK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 155 | −140 | 0 |
- 2016 Playoffs
League leader played against the 4th ranked team, the runner-up against the third ranked. Zeytinburnu SK became 2015–16 league champion defeating İzmir BB GSK by 3–2 in five final matches.[1]
Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
April 16–17, 2016 | ||||||
İzmir BB GSK | 2 (42) | |||||
April 23–30, 2016 | ||||||
Koç Üniversitesi SK | 0 (1) | |||||
İzmir BB GSK | 2 (26) | |||||
April 12–16, 2016 | ||||||
Zeytinburnu SK | 3 (31) | |||||
Zeytinburnu SK | 3 (22) | |||||
Erzurum BB GSK | 0 (8) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
April 23–24, 2016 | ||||||
Koç Üniversitesi SK | 0 (2) | |||||
Erzurum BB GSK | 2 (28) |
2009–10 season
[edit]- Final Standings
Place | Team | GP' | W | T | L | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ankara University SK | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
1 | Baskent Yildizlari SK | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
3 | Kocaeli BB Kagitspor | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
4 | Polis Akademisi | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
5 | BB Ankara SK | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
6 | Izmit Sirintepe SK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- Kocaeli BB had to surrender three of its wins when it was discovered that a player was playing with an illegal transfer card. Therefore, for playoff standings, Kocaeli BB would take the 4th seed and Polis would take the 3rd seed.[4]
- Teams
Club | Home town | Arena | Founded | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ankara University SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1948 | |
Başkent Yıldızları | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2004 | |
B.B. Ankara SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1978 | |
Izmit Şirintepe SK | Izmit | Kocaeli | 2000 | |
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt | Izmit | Kocaeli | 2000 | |
Polis Akademisi | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1996 |
- 2010 Playoffs
Semi-finals February 27, 2010 | Finals February 28, 2010 | ||||||||
1 | Ankara University | 7 | |||||||
4 | Kocaeli BB | 2 | |||||||
1 | Ankara University | 7 | |||||||
2 | Başkent Yıldızları | 3 | |||||||
2 | Başkent Yıldızları | 8 | |||||||
3 | Polis Akademsi | 1 |
- 2010 All-Star Game
On March 13, 2010 the Super League All-Star Game will be held in Ankara at the Bel-Pa arena. The game will be televised on TRT and there will be a special guest appearance by Turkish Pop Star Nil Karaibrahimgil. After the game Nil Karaibrahimgil will be performing at a club in Ankara for the players and fans who attend the All-Star Game.
2008–09 season
[edit]- Teams
The clubs played in the 2008–2009 season are listed below, alongside their home towns.[5]
Club | Home town | Arena | Founded | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Başkent Yıldızları | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2004 | 3rd |
B.B. Ankaraspor | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1978 | 6th |
İstanbul Paten | Istanbul | Galleria | 1987 | 4th |
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt | Izmit | Kocaeli | 2000 | 1st |
Polis Akademisi | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1996 | 2nd |
Anka SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1954 | 5th |
- Season structure
In the 2008–09 regular season, each team played 10 games. The four best teams at the conclusion of regular season proceed to the play-offs where semifinals and the final are all played. Games are played over 3 rounds. Higher-ranking teams play the first match at home. Teams are paired up for each round according to regular season results. The highest-ranking team will play against the lowest-ranking and second highest against the second lowest. Team which finishes the league in last position relegates to the Turkish Ice Hockey First League.
League starts at the end of December and finishes in early May. Games are mostly played on Saturday or Sunday.
The TBHSL's points system is different from the ice hockey leagues in Europe. 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 points for tie and 0 points for a loss.
- Standings
Note: GF= Goals for, GA = Goals against
Team | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | GF | GA | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kocaeli B.B. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 18 | 27 |
2 | Polis Akademisi | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 28 | 24 |
3 | Başkent Yıldızları | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 44 | 21 |
4 | Istanbul Paten | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 104 | 9 |
5 | Anka SK | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 153 | 6 |
6 | B.B. Ankara | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 145 | 3 |
Ice hockey rinks
[edit]Currently, Turkish Ice Hockey Super League games are played by teams in four cities including Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Erzurum. Ice hockey rinks hosting the TBHSL are Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall (seating capacity: 900) and Zeytinburnu Ice Rink (700) in Istanbul,[7] Ankara Ice Skating Palace (1,150) in Ankara,[8] Bornova Ice Sports Hall (1,751) in İzmir, Palandöken Ice Skating Hall (2,000) and Yakutiye Ice Skating Hall (3,000 and 500) in Erzurum.[9][10] Another olympic-sized ice hockey rink is Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena (3,600) in İzmit.[11]
Ice hockey rinks in Turkey follow the IIHF specifications for ice surface dimensions of 60 m × 30 m (197 ft × 98 ft), and a corner radius of 8.50 m (27.9 ft).
Champions
[edit]Since 1992–93, a regular Turkish national league is staged. In the first ever edition, six teams competed and B.B. Ankara crowned themselves the champion, by winning all five games. This team has earned the most titles – seven in all. They battled out their last championship in the 2002–03 season. Polis Akademisi ve Koleji (Police Academy) won five championships and has been the most successful team in recent years. Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt S.K. from İzmit was stopped after reigning from 2004.[12] Since the beginning of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, Ankara teams have earned the most titles. Apart from the teams based in Ankara, only Istanbul Paten Kulübü and Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt have won the championship.
Performance by club
[edit]Club | Champions | Winning Years |
---|---|---|
B.B. Ankara SK | 7
|
1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003 |
Polis Akademisi ve Koleji† | 6
|
2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
Zeytinburnu BS | 5
|
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Başkent Yıldızları | 3
|
2011, 2012, 2013 |
Buz Beykoz Istanbul | 2
|
2020, 2021 |
Kavaklıdere B. SK | 1
|
1996 |
Istanbul Paten K† | 1
|
1998 |
Gümüş Patenler SK | 1
|
1999 |
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt | 1
|
2007 |
Ankara University SK | 1
|
2010 |
İzmir BB GSK | 1
|
2014 |
Buzadam Istanbul | 1
|
2022 |
† Club has folded and is no longer operating.
IIHF Continental Cup
[edit]Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crvena Zvezda | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Zeytinburnu BS | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
Irbis-Skate Sofia | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
Esja Reykjavík | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zeytinburnu BS | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
Partizan Belgrade | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
Irbis-Skate Sofia | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
HC Bat Yam | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nottingham Panthers | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
HK Liepāja | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
Zeytinburnu BS | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 9 | 23 |
CH Jaca | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Sofia | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
Zeytinburnu BS | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 23 | 14 |
Partizan Belgrade | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
Rishon Devils | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Sofia | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
CG Puigcerdà | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
HK Beostar | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 23 | 17 |
İzmir BB GSK | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 6 | 59 |
Did not participate.
Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HSC Csíkszereda | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
Başkent Yıldızları | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 19 | 17 |
HK Vitez | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
HC Metulla | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
White Caps Turnhout | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
Tartu Kalev-Välk | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
Başkent Yıldızları | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
HC Metulla† | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
† HC Metulla withdrew from tournament in July, 2011
Team | Country | W | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CH Jaca | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Ankara University SK | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
HC Bat Yam | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
Energija Elektrenai† | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
† Energija Elektrenai were not able to compete in the tournament because their airline went bankrupt the day of their departure to Spain.
- Turkish teams' Continental Cup results
Year | Team | Host | W | L | PTS | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997–98 | B.B. Ankara SK | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 4th | – | – | – |
1998–99 | Istanbul Paten K | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | – | – | – |
B.B. Ankara SK | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 4th | – | – | – | |
1999–2000 | Istanbul Paten K | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | – | – | – |
Gümüş Patenler SK | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 4th | – | – | – | |
2000–01 | Istanbul Paten K | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 4th | – | – | – |
B.B. Ankara SK | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 4 | 4th | – | – | – | |
2001–02 | Polis Akademisi | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | – | – | – |
B.B. Ankara SK | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | – | – | – | |
2002–03 | B.B. Ankara SK | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 4th | – | – | – |
2003–04 | DNP | ||||||||
2004–05 | DNP | ||||||||
2005–06 | Polis Akademisi | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | – | – | – |
2006–07 | Polis Akademisi | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | – | – | – |
2007–08 | Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3rd | – | – | – |
2008–09 | DNP | ||||||||
2009–10 | Polis Akademisi | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3rd | – | – | – |
2010–11 | Ankara University SK | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 3 | 2nd | – | – | – |
2011–12 | Başkent Yıldızları | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | – | – | – |
2012–13 | Başkent Yıldızları | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 6 | 2nd | – | – | – |
2013–14 | DNP | ||||||||
2014–15 | İzmir BB GSK | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 4th | – | – | – |
2015–16 | Zeytinburnu BS | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 6 | 2nd | – | – | – |
2016–17 | Zeytinburnu BS | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 2 | 12 | 1st | 3rd | – | – |
2017–18 | Zeytinburnu BS | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 5 | 2nd | – | – | – |
From 1999 to 2002, two clubs qualified for Turkey. Only one year (2000) did both Turkish clubs compete in the same Group.
- DNP: Did not participate
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu-Bilgi Bankası (in Turkish)
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