Milenyum Paten SK | |
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City | Ankara, Turkey |
League | Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (TBHBL) |
Founded | 2002 |
Home arena | Ankara Ice Palace |
Colours | |
Owner(s) | Ali Öztaşdelen |
General manager | Umur Öztaşdelen |
Head coach | Ömer Arasan |
Championships | |
Regular season titles |
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Milenyum Paten Spor Kulübü is a Turkish women's ice hockey team in Ankara, Turkey playing in the Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League. Founded in 2002 for figure skating only, the club is active in ice hockey since 2007. In March 2014 the team won the league for the fifth time, becoming the most successful hockey team in the country. The club's colors are purple and silver.
The team, coached by Ömer Arasan, play their home matches at Ankara Ice Palace.
The club was founded by Ali Öztaşdelen, whose children experienced problems with their ice skating club in Ankara. The two children, who performed figure skating, persuaded their father to form their own ice hockey club trusting to be successful. Five championship titles following a runner-up position right after the establishment proved this. Teammates are also friends of the two since 6–7 years of age, who are now university students. 80% of the team players are member of the Turkey women's national ice hockey team. While son Umur Öztaşdelen acts as general manager of the club, daughter Gizem Öztaşdelen is a national, playing in forward position.
Between 2002 and 2007, the club's activity was in the field of figute skating only. Today, Milenyum Paten is the most successful ice hockey team in the country with five league champion titles. In the 2011-12 season, Milenyum Paten scored 114 goals while receiving only four in seven matches.
2013-2014 regular season results
Milenyum Paten debuted internationally in the first round of the 2009–10 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup - Group C held on October 30-November 1, 2009 in Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, where they played against HC Slavia Prag of Czech Republic (0-16), Terme Maribor of Slovenia (2-9) and MHC Martin of Slovakia (3-11) without gaining a match, and receivind in total 36 goals making 5 only.