Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

The Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Süper Ligi, abbreviated TBHSL) is the highest level of ice hockey in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The league currently consists of eight teams.
The champion of the league qualifies for the first round of IIHF Continental Cup.
== History ==
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 operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ski Federation, and the first championship ever was organized among two teams from Ankara and two from Istanbul. Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi, İstanbul Paten Klübü, Ankara Atatürk Buz Hokeyi Takımı and İstanbul Boğaziçi Patinaj Klübü participated in the competition and B.B. Ankara SK became the champion.
The rising interest in ice hockey led to an increasing number of players and 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 (won by Belpa Ankara), laid the ground stone for the establishment of Turkey's first ice hockey league in 1993.
==Hockey rinks== 
Turkish Ice Hockey Super League games are played in two hockey rinks in Turkey. The Bel-Pa Ice Rink in Ankara has a seating capacity of 1,150 spectators and hosts the games of the teams based in AnkaraUlagay, Alp (2001-12-15). Buzda kapışma. Hürriyet Gazetesi. Retrieved on 2001-12-15.. The Kocaeli Ice Rink in Izmit has the largest seating capacity of any Turkish Ice Hockey Super League arena with its 3,600 seating capacity and it is home to the Kocaeli B.B. KağıtsporKocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Hockey rinks in Turkey follow the IIHF specifications for ice surface dimensions, 60 m length x 30 m width, and a corner radius of 8.5 m.
Apart from the hockey rinks in Ankara and Izmit, new olympic size hockey rinks were built in Istanbul, Erzurum and Bolu. A new hockey rink in Istanbul, the Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall opened in September 2008. Another hockey rink is planned for Bolu, but construction has not yet begun. Under the 2011 Winter Universiade held in the city of Erzurum, three rinks were installed. One was permanent, the other two were dismantled and re-established in other cities of Turkey after the 2011 Winter Universiade games.Branchu, Marc (2008-04-06). Interview de James MacEachern. Hockey Archives. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 
==Champions==
Since the 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 earned 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 is the most successful team in recent years. Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt S.K. from Izmit was stopped after reigning from 2004.Travnicek, Michal (2008-03-31). Hockey on the Rise. Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.. Since the beginning of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, Ankara teams earned most titles.
Season 	Champion 	Runner Up
2023-24 	Buz Adamlar GSK 	Istanbul BB SK
2022-23 	Buz Adamlar GSK 	Buz Beykoz
2021-22 	Buz Adamlar GSK 	Istanbul BB SK
2020-21 	Buz Beykoz SK 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
2019-20 	Buz Beykoz SK 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
2018-19 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK	Buz Adamlar GSK
2017-18 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK	Erzurum B.B. SK
2016-17 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK	Erzurum B.B. SK
2015-16 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK	İzmir B.B. SK
2014-15 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK	İzmir B.B. SK
2013-14 	İzmir B.B. SK 	Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
2012–13 	Başkent Yıldızları 	İzmir B.B. SK
2011–12 	Başkent Yıldızları 	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt SK
2010–2011 	Başkent Yıldızları 	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
2009–2010 	Ankara University SK 	Başkent Yıldızları
2008–2009 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
2007–2008 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
2006–2007 	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
2005–2006 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
2004–2005 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
2003–2004 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt
2002–2003 	B.B. Ankara 	 
2001–2002 	B.B. Ankara 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
2000–2001 	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	B.B. Ankara
1999–2000 	B.B. Ankara 	 
1998–1999 	Gümüş Patenler 	 
1997–1998 	Istanbul Paten Kulübü 	 
1996–1997 	B.B. Ankara 	 
1995–1996 	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi 	 
1994–1995 	B.B. Ankara 	 
1993–1994 	B.B. Ankara 	 
1992–1993 	B.B. Ankara 	 
1991-1992 (unofficial)	Belpa Ankara 	 
===Performance by club===
* means club has folded and is no longer operating.
Club 	Champions	Winning Years
B.B. Ankara 	7 	1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003
Polis Akademisi ve Koleji	5 	2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK	5 	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Buz Beykoz SK 	4 	2011, 2012, 2013, 2020
Buz Adamlar GSK 	2 	2022, 2023
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt 	1 	2007
Kavaklıdere Belediyesi 	1 	1996
Gümüş Patenler 	1 	1999
Istanbul Paten Kulübü 	1 	1998
Ankara University SK 	1 	2010
İzmir B.B. SK 	1 	2014
==References==
==External links==
*Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
Category:Ice hockey leagues