Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü is an ice hockey team in Izmit

Izmit

İzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. They play in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

The Turkish Ice Hockey Super League is the highest level of ice hockey in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Unlike the National Hockey League, the Super League is not divided into conferences;...

, the highest level of Turkish ice hockey. The team plays its home games at Kocaeli Olimpik Buz Sporlaan Tesisleri, which seats 3500 people.

History

Kocaeli was founded in 2000, and finished runner-up to Polis Akademisi ve Kolej in the Superleague in 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2007, they defeated Polis Akademisi, and finally won their first Superleague title. In the 2008 season, they lost in the final to Polis Akademisi for the fourth time in five years.

The team appeared in the 2008 IIHF Continental Cup

IIHF Continental Cup 2008

The Continental Cup 2007-2008 was the 11th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 14, 2007, and finished on January 6, 2008.The tournament was won by Ak Bars Kazan, who led the final group....

. They were paired with SC Miercurea Ciuc

SC Miercurea Ciuc

Hoki Sport Club Csíkszereda is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. They play in the country's top-level chamionship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the Hungarian-Romanian international competition, the MOL Liga...

, KHL Mladost Zagreb and CG Puigcerdà. They defeated Puigcerda 5-4, and registered the country's first win at the IIHF Continental Cup.