The Başkent Yıldızları S.K., abbreviated form of Başkent Yıldızları Buz Pateni ve Buz Hokeyi Spor Kulübü, is a sports club founded in 1988 in Ankara

Ankara

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, Turkey

Turkey

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 with a professional men's and a women's ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team. The men participate in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig

Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

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 (TBHSL)and the women participate in the Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League

Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League

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. Both teams play out of the Ankara Ice Palace

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Başkent Yıldızları is Turkish for "Capital City Stars".

History

For the 2008–09 season, the team finished third out of the six team league. Başkent Yıldızları lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champions Polis Akademisi

Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. Men's Ice Hockey

The Polis Akademisi ve Koleji Spor Kulübü - Erkekler Buz Hokeyi Takımı was a ice hockey team of the sports club of the Police Academy and College of Turkey. Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. is a major sports club in Ankara, Turkey...

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The 2010–11 season was shortened to a round robin playoff format. Başkent ıldızları was the only team to field a full import roster, they easily won the 2010–11 Turkish Super League Championship.

Men's 2009-2010 schedule and results

2009-2010 regular season results

Date	Team	Score	Score	Opponent	Location
Nov. 8, 2009	Baskent Yildizlari	12	4	Polis Akademisi Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. Men's Ice Hockey The Polis Akademisi ve Koleji Spor Kulübü - Erkekler Buz Hokeyi Takımı was a ice hockey team of the sports club of the Police Academy and College of Turkey. Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. is a major sports club in Ankara, Turkey...	Ankara, Belpa
Nov. 15, 2009	Baskent Yildizlari	4	14	Ankara University Ankara University SK The sports club Ankara University is a professional men’s and women’s ice hockey team from Ankara, Turkey. The men's team participated in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig for the first time in the season , and became champion....	Ankara, Belpa
Nov. 22, 2009	Baskent Yildizlari	6	4	Kocaeli BB Kagitspor Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt S.K. Men's Ice Hockey Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü is an ice hockey team in Izmit, Turkey. They play in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the highest level of Turkish ice hockey...	Ankara, Belpa
Nov. 29, 2009	Başkent Yıldızları	9	1	Ankara BB SK B.B. Ankara SK The sports club B.B Ankara S.K. is a professional men’s ice hockey team founded in 1978 in Ankara, Turkey that participates in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig...	Ankara, Belpa
Dec. 13, 2009	Başkent Yıldızları	34	1	Izmit Şirintepe SK	Ankara, Belpa
Jan. 24, 2010	Başkent Yıldızları	11	5	Polis Akademisi Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. Men's Ice Hockey The Polis Akademisi ve Koleji Spor Kulübü - Erkekler Buz Hokeyi Takımı was a ice hockey team of the sports club of the Police Academy and College of Turkey. Polis Akademisi ve Koleji S.K. is a major sports club in Ankara, Turkey...	Istanbul
Jan. 30, 2010	Başkent Yıldızları	4	4	Ankara University Ankara University SK The sports club Ankara University is a professional men’s and women’s ice hockey team from Ankara, Turkey. The men's team participated in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig for the first time in the season , and became champion....	Ankara, Belpa
Feb. 7, 2010	Başkent Yıldızları	8	5	Kocaeli BB Kagitspor Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt S.K. Men's Ice Hockey Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü is an ice hockey team in Izmit, Turkey. They play in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the highest level of Turkish ice hockey...	Istanbul
Feb. 13, 2010	Başkent Yıldızları	17	2	Ankara BB SK B.B. Ankara SK The sports club B.B Ankara S.K. is a professional men’s ice hockey team founded in 1978 in Ankara, Turkey that participates in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig...	Istanbul
Feb. 20, 2010	Başkent Yıldızları	20	0	Izmit Şirintepe SK	Istanbul

2010 playoffs

Men’s roster (2009-2010)

#	Player	Nationality	Previous Club
Goaltenders
33	Özkan Dereli		Istanbul Paten SK
61	Tyler Bilton		Saint Michael's College Saint Michael's College Saint Michael's College is a private, residential liberal arts Catholic college. The campus is located in Colchester, Vermont. It was founded in 1904 by the Society of Saint Edmund, a French order of Catholic priests.-History:...  (NCAA)
Defense
3	Berkcan Özturk		Başkent Yıldızları
7	Andrei Gorovoi		HC Berkut Kyiv (2 Lig UKR)
13	Firat Erdem		Başkent Yıldızları
15	Michal Tomasik		HC Polygón Prievidza (1.Liga SVK)
25	Göktürk Tasdemir		Başkent Yıldızları
27	Ümit Ayik		Başkent Yıldızları
29	Mahmut Yürekli		Başkent Yıldızları
32	Ismail Eroğlu		Başkent Yıldızları
Forwards
99	Jurijs Klujevskis		ASK Ogre ASK/Ogre ASK/Ogre is an ice hockey club in Ogre, Latvia founded in 2003. Their home arena is Vidzemes Ledus Halle.They are coached by Czech Zdeněk Vojta...  (Belarus League)
8	Yücel Çıtak		Başkent Yıldızları
6	Sertac Alkan		Başkent Yıldızları
9	Tufan Dinc		Başkent Yıldızları
10	Ömer Arasan		Başkent Yıldızları
11	Dimitri Rudenko		Başkent Yıldızları
19	Bilgehan Kiral		Başkent Yıldızları
44	Sertan Güllüzaroğlu		Başkent Yıldızları
92	Gökalp Solak		Başkent Yıldızları
97	Mert Yiğitbaşı		Başkent Yıldızları

Women's 2009-2010 schedule and results

Game	Team	Score	Score	Opponent	Location
1	Başkent Yıldızları	25	0	ABBA SK ABBA SK The ABBA S.K., acronym for "Amatör Buz Pateni ve Buz Hokeyi Ankara İhtisas Spor Kulübü" , is a sports club established 2005 in Ankara, Turkey specializing in ice hockey, Figure skating and roller skating...	Ankara, Belpa
2	Başkent Yıldızları	0	8	Ankara University Ankara University SK The sports club Ankara University is a professional men’s and women’s ice hockey team from Ankara, Turkey. The men's team participated in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig for the first time in the season , and became champion....	Ankara, Belpa
3	Başkent Yıldızları	2	8	Milenyum SK	Ankara, Belpa
4	Başkent Yıldızları	26	0	ABBA SK ABBA SK The ABBA S.K., acronym for "Amatör Buz Pateni ve Buz Hokeyi Ankara İhtisas Spor Kulübü" , is a sports club established 2005 in Ankara, Turkey specializing in ice hockey, Figure skating and roller skating...	Ankara, Belpa
5	Başkent Yıldızları	6	3	Ankara University Ankara University SK The sports club Ankara University is a professional men’s and women’s ice hockey team from Ankara, Turkey. The men's team participated in the Turkish Hockey SuperLig for the first time in the season , and became champion....	Ankara, Belpa
6	Başkent Yıldızları	1	1	Milenyum SK	Ankara, Belpa

Women’s roster (2009-2010)

#	Player	Nationality	Previous Club
Goaltenders
Defense
7	Brittany O'Brien		Saint Michael's College Saint Michael's College Saint Michael's College is a private, residential liberal arts Catholic college. The campus is located in Colchester, Vermont. It was founded in 1904 by the Society of Saint Edmund, a French order of Catholic priests.-History:...  (NCAA)
8	Kate Wolgemuth		Colgate University Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52... (NCAA)
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