Yusuf Kars
| Yusuf Kars | |||
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.JPG) Yusuf Kars playing for Turkey national (April 2016) | |||
| Born | 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 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
- Best Defenseman of the League, 2014–15 Turkish Ice Hockey First League.[2]
Club
- Third place (1): 2015–16 TBHSL with Erzurum BB GSK
International
- Turkey U-18
- Champion (1): 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships – Division III B.[1]
- Runner-up (1): 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships – Division III A.[1]
- Turkey
- Champion (1):2016 IIIHF World Championship Division III.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Yusuf Kars". Elite Kockey Prospects. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- 1 2 "1. Lig' de Şampiyon Gümüş Patenler SK" (in Turkish). Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ "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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