Turkey Slips By Bulgaria with a 3-2 Win

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB U20 DIVISION III WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS  December 12, 2014 By B.C. Ryan Emre Faner - Best Player Award Ismir, Turkey, - The Turkish team just slipped by the younger, less experience club of Bulgaria with a 3-2 Win. Turkey had a slight advantage in the game out shooting Bulgaria 23-21. The Turkish Club had the better and more experience players, but could only manage 23 shots on goal in the game.  The Bulgaria team opened up the scoring at the 15:41 mark of the first period. The goal was scored by Maksim Eftimov, assisted by Tomislav Georgiev and Veselin Dikov.  Turkey score two goals in the second period to go up on the scoreboard 2-1. The first goal was scored on a power play at the 26:27 point of the period. Ogun Uzunali scored the goal on a nice play set up by Gokalp Solak and Emre Faner. Alihan Demirer scored for Turkey at 35:39 mark in the period assisted by Emre Faner and Gokalp Solak.  Turkey scored a power play 37 seconds into the third period. The goal was scored by Batuhan Akay and assisted by Gokalp Solak. The Bulgaria club could not mount an attack, it looked like Turkey would go on to an easy win. But the Turkish team lacked discipline. At the 47:21 mark of the 3rd period, four players for Turkey and Bulgaria received game misconducts. The Turkish team got caught up in the moment of the game and forgot to play smart. Turkey had 83 penalty minutes in the third period which let Bulgaria back in the game. Dimitar Videnov scored and unassisted Power play goal for at 55:21 of the third period. Turkey looked rattled and struggled the last four minutes of the game.  Emre Faner, Genclic Sport Club defender was named number one player of the game for Turkey. Genclic Sport Club has nine players on the roster for U20 Turkish National Team. Eleven players on Turkish club played for GSK Coach Keith McAdams on the U18 Level. Play By Play Report Third period
59:58	Time-out	BUL
55:21	2 - 3 PP1	BUL	4. GENKOV Atanas	Unassisted
54:00	2 min	TUR	11. FANER Fatih	Tripping
51:16	2 min	TUR	23. UZUNALI Ogun	Cross-Checking
48:41	20 min	BUL	3. IVANOV Bogdan	Game Misconduct Penalty
48:41	5 min	BUL	3. IVANOV Bogdan	Roughing
47:21	20 min	TUR	18. SOLAK Gokalp	Game Misconduct Penalty
47:21	5 min	TUR	18. SOLAK Gokalp	Roughing / start serving at 49:21
47:21	20 min	TUR	22. KAMIS Doruk	Game Misconduct Penalty
47:21	5 min	TUR	22. KAMIS Doruk	Roughing
47:21	20 min	TUR	8. DEMIRER Alihan	Game Misconduct Penalty
47:21	5 min	TUR	8. DEMIRER Alihan	Roughing
47:21	20 min	BUL	14. BOTSEV Valentin	Game Misconduct Penalty
47:21	5 min	BUL	14. BOTSEV Valentin	Roughing
47:21	20 min	BUL	9. VASILEV Aleksandar	Game Misconduct Penalty
47:21	5 min	BUL	9. VASILEV Aleksandar	Roughing / start serving at 49:21
47:21	2 min	TUR	18. SOLAK Gokalp	Roughing
47:21	2 min	BUL	9. VASILEV Aleksandar	Slashing
47:21	20 min	BUL	11. GEORGIEV Tomislav	Game Misconduct Penalty
47:21	5 min	BUL	11. GEORGIEV Tomislav	Roughing
47:21	10 min	BUL	13. TALEV Martin	Misconduct
45:15	2 min	TUR	7. SECER Huseyin	Kneeing
41:56	2 min	BUL	8. EFTIMOV Maksim	Interference
40:37	1 - 3 PP1	TUR	9. AKAY Batuhan
			(18. SOLAK Gokalp)
Second period
39:12	2 min	BUL	9. VASILEV Aleksandar	Slashing
36:12	2 min	TUR	8. DEMIRER Alihan	Slashing
35:39	1 - 2 EQ	TUR	8. DEMIRER Alihan
			(4. FANER Emre)
			(18. SOLAK Gokalp)
29:01	2 min	TUR	11. FANER Fatih	Slashing
26:27	1 - 1 PP1	TUR	23. UZUNALI Ogun
			(18. SOLAK Gokalp)
			(4. FANER Emre)
24:53	2 min	BUL	6. VIDENOV Vasil	Tripping
First period
17:52	2 min	TUR	10. TAKAR Sefa	Slashing
15:04	1 - 0 EQ	BUL	8. EFTIMOV Maksim
			(11. GEORGIEV Tomislav)
			(17. DIKOV Veselin)
02:23	2 min	TUR	18. SOLAK Gokalp	Tripping
01:42	2 min	BUL	3. IVANOV Bogdan	Hooking
00:00	GK in	TUR	20. AKIN Berk
00:00	GK in	BUL	1. VIDENOV Dimitar

NINE PLAYERS FROM ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB MAKE TURKISH 20U NATIONAL TEAM

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ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB
December 30, 2013

By B.C. Ryan

There were 11 players represented from GSK at the 20U national Camp. Nine of eleven players made the team. TOLGA BAYBURTLU, EMRE FANER, FATİH FANER, Emin Savas, Huseyin Seçer, SEFA Kavaz, ABDÜLKADİR İNANÇ, Ömer Kars and SeFa TaKar. Soner Özmen and MUHAMMED KARAGÜL were cut today from the National team. Both Soner and Muhammed were very young. They are both 16 years old. 

"I very happy for all our players of GSK for being selected to camp and for the nine players that made the team," said Keith McAdams, Head Coach GSK. "It been a very difficult year in Erzurum for hockey and shows the charter of the players."

TOLGA BAYBURTLU (GK)

EMRE FANER  (D)

FATİH FANER  (D)

Emin Savas     (D)

Huseyin Seçer   (D)

SEFA Kavaz  (F)

ABDÜLKADİR İNANÇ (F)

Ömer Kars (F)

SeFa TaKar  (F)

TEN PLAYERS FROM ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB INVITED TO TURKISH U20 NATIONAL TEAM CAMP

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ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB
NOVEMBER 17, 2013

By B.C. Ryan

"There no reason the Turkish National Team should not have success, said Keith McAdams, Head Coach of GSK. "Turkey has the now the best defense in the group and good goaltenders." GSK has ten players attending camp in Ismir starting December 28, 2013. The 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship will take place in Izmir between January 12 to 18, 2014.  The GSK has two goalie, four defenders and four forwards participating in camp.

TOLGA BAYBURTLU (GK)

MUHAMMED KARAGÜL  (GK)

EMRE FANER  (D)

FATİH FANER  (D)

Emin Savas     (D)

Huseyin Seçer   (D)

SEFA Kavaz  (F)

ABDÜLKADİR İNANÇ (F)

Ömer Kars (F)

SeFa TaKar  (F)

Interesting Facts About GSK:

• GSK won Turkish National Championship in 2012-13
• GSK won the final game of Championship 11-0
• The 18U team only allowed on average 8 shots per game in 2012-13
• The 18U GSK defense killed off 100% of opposition power plays in 2012-13
• The 18U GSK scored 16 shorthanded goals on the season
• GSK 18U team scored on 33% of there power players
• GSK 18U team was undefeated in 2012-13
• U14 Club has Won two Turkish Championships and Black Sea Cup
• U14 is undefeated in past two years
• U14 has only lost 1 game in three years

Notes:

Coach Keith McAdams also coached  Firat Erden and Gokalp Solak who were selected to National Camp from Ankara. Both Erden and Solak have been members of the National Team since McAdams coached them with the Capitals. 

Burak Polat Added 20 National Team Camp for Turkey

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ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB

Thursday, January 3, 2013

BURAK POLAT and TOLGA BAYBURTLU

BURAK POLAT was the ninth player added to attend under 20 National Team Camp for Turkey from Erzurum Gençlikspor . "There no doubt about it Erzurum Gençlikspor is producing the best young players in Turkey, " said Keith Mcadams, Head Coach Gençlikspor. "In two year I believe 2/3 of the U18 and U20 Players will come from  Erzurum Gençlikspor."

Burak Polat
SEFA Kavaz
MUHAMMED KARAGÜL (GK)
TOLGA BAYBURTLU (GK)
ABDÜLKADİR İNANÇ
ALPARSLAN BAKANOĞLU
EMRE FANER
FATİH FANER
MUHAMMED KALKAN

Erzurum Genclick Sports Club Had Eight Players Selected to National Camp.

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ERZURUM GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB

Sunday, December 23, 2012

The TBHF announce the 20 and Under National team camp will begin on January 2, 2012 in Kocaeli. The  IIHF U20 World Championship DIV III competitions will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 14 to 20 January 2013.  Erzurum Genclick Sports Club had eight players selected to National Camp.

SEFA Kavaz
MUHAMMED KARAGÜL (GK)

TOLGA BAYBURTLU (GK)

ABDÜLKADİR İNANÇ

ALPARSLAN BAKANOĞLU

EMRE FANER ERZURUM

FATİH FANER ERZURUM

MUHAMMED KALKAN

"This is great for GENÇLİK SPOR CLUB," said Keith McAdams, "Our team has some of  hardest working and the best  young  player in Turkey.  To have 7 players selected for U20 and 5 players selected for U16 team is a great honor for the city of Erzurum.

Note: 

Keith McAdams also coaches DOĞUKAN HAZAR GÖNÜLAL, FIRAT ERDEM, and GÖKALP SOLAK in Ankara Turkey. 

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