Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 2007 |
No. of teams | 11 |
Country | Turkey |
Most recent champion(s) |
Milenyum Paten SK |
Official website | tbhf.org.tr |
The Turkish Women’s Ice Hockey League is a women’s semi-professional ice hockey league in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Each team is allowed to carry 2 import players per season. The season typically starts in late November – early December and finishes in April.
The 2009–2010 season consists of 11 teams split up into three groups; Orta (Center) A and B consisting of teams from Ankara whereas the Marmara + Doğu (East) group consists of teams from Istanbul, İzmit and Erzurum.
Champion of the league qualifies for the IIHF European Women’s Champion Cup.
Orta (Center) A Group
Orta (Center) B Group
Marmara + Doğu (East) C Group
Five teams competed in the 2014–15 season.Narmanspor finished the season champion defeating Milenyum Paten SK in the play-offs.
The 2015–16 TBHF Women's League was played with seven teams. From the previous season, Milenyum Paten SK did not participated. The teams ODTÜ SK from Ankara, Pars SK and Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK from Istanbul joined the league.
The league champion became Istanbul-based Buz Korsanları defeating Narmanspor by 3–2 in the play-offs.
2006–07 League champion Büyükşehir Belediyesi Ankara Spor Kulübü played in the first round of the 2007–08 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup Group B. The winner of each group qualifies for the next round.
2007–08 League champion Polis Akademisi ve Koleji played in the first round of the 2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup Group A. The winner of each group qualifies for the next round.