Yusuf Kars

Yusuf Kars

Yusuf Kars playing for Turkey national (April 2016)
Born (1998-10-15) October 15, 1998
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Defensman
Shoots Left
TBHSL team
Former teams
Erzurum BB GSK
Erzurum Gençlik SK
National team  Turkey
Playing career present
Yusuf Kars at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III match againstHong Kong.

Yusuf Kenan Kars (born on October 15, 1998) is a Turkish ice hockey defenseman. He plays for Erzurum BB GSK and is a member of the Turkey men's national ice hockey team. The 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) tall defender at 60 kg (130 lb) shoots left-handed.[1]

Playing career

Club

Yusuf Kars began to play ice hockey for Erzurum Gençlik SK in the Turkish Ice Hockey First League .[1][2] He transferred in the 2015–16 TBHSL season to the Erzurum Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK in the same city, which compete in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League.[3]

International

Yusuf Kars took part for the Turkey U-18 team at the IIHF World U18 Championships in 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand and 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]

He played at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III matches held in Mexico City, Mexico as a member of the Turkey U-20 team.[1]

In 2016, he played for the Turkey men's national ice hockey team to play at the IIIHF World Championship Division III in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]

Honours

Individual

Club

International

Turkey U-18
Turkey

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Yusuf Kars". Elite Kockey Prospects. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. 1 2 "1. Lig' de Şampiyon Gümüş Patenler SK" (in Turkish). Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. "Erzurum Büyükşehir'in Buz Hokeycileri, Ankara Büyükşehir'i 5–1 Yendi" (in Turkish). Erzurum Büyükşehir Belediyesi. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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