About the League
About the League
The thrill of the ice in Istanbul! Follow league games, teams and tournaments in one place.
12Categories
—Teams
—Games
—Tournaments
İstanbul Ice Hockey League brings the city’s ice hockey games, teams and tournaments together in one place.
Categories
U stands for “under” (U12: under 12). AAA and AA are two levels within the same age group: AAA is the more competitive level, AA is the development level.
Get on the ice
Register your team or yourself and follow the game schedule.
Ice hockey in brief
On the iceEach team plays with five skaters and one goaltender on the ice.
The gameA game has three periods. Official games are played under IIHF rules.
The aimPut the puck in the opponent’s net: the team that scores more goals wins.
Ice hockey in Türkiye
- 1991The Turkish Ice Sports Federation was founded. Ice hockey was separated from skiing, and Türkiye joined the IIHF the same year.
- 1992The men’s national team was formed to play in Pool C of the 1992 IIHF World Championship.
- 2006The Ice Hockey Federation of Türkiye separated from ice skating and gained administrative and financial autonomy.
Source: Ice Hockey Federation of Türkiye (TBHF), “Kurumsal” (About) page (tbhf.org.tr).