Turkish Ice Hockey Federation

Türkiye

Association name| Türkiye Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF Code| TUR
IIHF membership| May 1, 1991
President| Halit Albayrak
IIHF men's ranking| 41st (August 2018)
IIHF women's ranking| 31st (August 2018)
http://www.tbhf.org.tr

Türkiye Ice Hockey Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF) is the governing body of the ice hockey sport in Turkey. It was established in 1991 as the Turkish Ice Sports Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Buz Sporları Federasyonu, TBSF). It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since May 1, 1991. The TBHF is based in Ankara and its current chairman is Orhan Duman.[1][2]

TBHF conducts seven ice hockey leagues for men's and women's. The federation organizes also the national teams for men's, men's junior, men's U-18 and women's. As of October 2012, Turkey men's national team ranks 39th and the women's 35th in the world.[2]

## History

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Ice hockey playing started in Turkey in the beginning of the 1980s at Atatürk ice rink and on the frozen pool of Youth Park in Ankara and Korukent ice rink in Istanbul. The first ice hockey match dates back to January 9, 1988 played at Atatürk ice rink in Ankara between the teams of Ankara and Istanbul, which were coached by an American Glenn Brown and Sinisha Tomic from Yugoslavia respectively.

By February 1989, the "Buz Pateni Sarayı" (literally "Ice Skating Palace"), country's first Olympic size hockey rink was opened in Ankara, which initiated the ice hockey in Turkey. Founding of an ice hockey school the same year by Cüneyt Kozan and Fahri Paslı was one of the most basic and important steps in the development of this sport branch in Turkey. Some of the sportspeople, who learnt playing ice hockey at this school, are still members of the national team.

Ankara Buz Pateni Sarayı hosted the first match ever played in compliance with the international rules and regulations end of 1989 between Ankara Tarım Kredi Spor and Istanbul Paten Kulübü teams.

By January 1990, ice hockey sport was subordinated to the Turkish Ski Federation, and the first official championship ever was organized among two teams from Ankara and two from Istanbul.

With the foundation of the Turkish Ice Sports Federation in 1991, ice hockey sport separated from the Turkish Ski Federation and came along with figure skating sport under the authority of the new organization. Turkey became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF the same year, and formed the national team to participate at the 1992 World championships Group C tournaments.

The rising interest in ice hockey effected the increasing number of players and then the teams. Rino Ouellette, a Canadian diplomat in Ankara, who coached two teams consecutively, contributed much to the development of ice hockey sport in Turkey. A tournament, organized in 1992, laid the ground stone for the establishment of Turkey's first ice hockey league in 1993.

As of March 2013, the total number of ice hockey players is 790 consisting of 310 men's, 320 juniors and 160 women's. From 1992 on, the federation conducted regularly courses for referees and trainers. There are a total of 110 referees as of March 2013.[2]

Under increasing competition pressure, the teams were forced to transfer valuable players from countries with ice hockey tradition like Canada, Russia, Ukraine etc. The presence of the foreign sportspeople contributed considerable to the enhancement of this sport resulting in Turkey's first international win in 1997 against New Zealand.[3]

In the end of 2006, ice hockey sport detached on International Skating Union's recommendation from the Turkish Ice Sports Federation establishing its own organization.[4]

## Domestic events and teams

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The TBHF conducts in the 2012-2013 season seven leagues. In the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, eight teams compete. Turkish Ice Hockey First League comprises five teams. In the Juniors (U-20) League, there are eleven teams.[5] The Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League debuted in February 2007 with 7 teams.[6][7][8] As of October 2012, the total number of ice hockey players in Turkey is 790, consisting of 310 male, 160 female and 320 junior players.[2]

There are eight Olympic-size indoor ice hockey rinks and three outdoor rinks across Turkey as of October 2012.[2]

Turkish ice hockey competitions

* Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (TBHF Erkekler Süper Ligi)
* Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League (TBHF Bayanlar Ligi)
* Turkish Ice Hockey First League (TBHF Erkekler 1. Ligi)
* Turkish Ice Hockey Juniors (U-20) League (TBHF 20 Yaş altı Genç Erkekler Ligi)
* Turkish Ice Hockey Youth (U-18) League (TBHF 18 Yaş altı Genç Erkekler Ligi,)
* Turkish Ice Hockey Boys (U-14) League (TBHF Yıldızlar Ligi)
* Turkish Ice Hockey U-10 League (TBHF Minikler Ligi)

### Prize money

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The federation re-evaluated the prize money scheme for all the six divisions valid in the 2010-11 season.[9]

Prize Money Scheme (in TUL)*

League | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth
Super League | 25,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 |  |
Women's League | 12,500 | 7,500 | 5,000 |  |
First League | 5,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 |  |
Juniors (U-20) League | 5,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 |  |
Youth (U-18) League | 5,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 |  |
Boys (U-14) League | 3,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000

* 1 TUL = 0.65 US$ (approx. currency exchange rate as of March 2011)

### Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

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2011-12 season

#### Group A

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Club | Home town | Arena | Founded

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Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt SK | Izmit | Kocaeli | 2000
B.B. Ankara SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1978
Erzurum Gençlik SK | Erzurum | Erzurum |
Anka SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2004
İstanbul Paten SK | Istanbul | Silivrikapı | 1987
Ankara Truva Paten SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2005

#### Group B

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Club | Home town | Arena | Founded

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Başkent Yıldızları SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1998
Ankara Üniversitesi SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1948
Boğaziçi Paten SK | Istanbul | Silivrikapı | 1986
Izmir BB GSK | Bornova |
Erzurum B.B. SK | Erzurum | Erzurum |

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### Turkish Ice Hockey First League

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Club | Home town | Arena | Founded

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ABBA SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2005
Ankara Emniyet SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1990
Ankara Üniversitesi SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1948
İzmit Şirintepe SK | Izmit | Kocaeli | 2000
ODTÜ SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1962
Ankara Truva Paten SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2005
Yükseliş SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2007
İstanbul Üniversitesi SBK | Istanbul | Silivrikapı | 2010

### Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League

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#### Group A

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Club | Home town | Arena | Founded

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Anka SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2004
Ankara Üniversitesi SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1948
ODTÜ SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1962
Polis Akademisi ve Koleji SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1996
Ankara Truva Paten SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2005

#### Group B

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Club | Home town | Arena | Founded

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ABBA SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2005
Boğaziçi Paten SK | Istanbul | Silivrikapı | 1986
Başkent Yıldızları Buz Hokeyi SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 1998
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt SK | Izmit | Kocaeli | 2000
Milenyum Paten SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa | 2002

### Turkish Juniors (U20) League

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Club | Home town | Arena

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Anka SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa
B.B. Ankara SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa
Ankara Emniyetspor | Ankara | Bel-Pa
Ankara Truva Paten SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa
Başkent Yıldızları Buz Hokeyi SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa
İstanbul TED Kolejliler SK | Istanbul | Silivrikapı
İzmit Buz Sporları Paten KD | Kocaeli | Kocaeli
İzmit Çenesuyu SK | Kocaeli | Kocaeli
İzmit Şirintepe SK | Kocaeli | Kocaeli
Kocaeli B.B. Kağıt SK | Kocaeli | Kocaeli
Şampiyon SK | Ankara | Bel-Pa

### Turkish Ice Hockey U-10 Championship

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2011-12 Season

#### Group A

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Club | Home town

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Istanbul Buz Korsanları | Istanbul
Ankara Üniversitesi SK | Ankara
ABBA SK | Ankara
Erzurum Gençlik SK | Erzurum

#### Group B

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Club | Home town

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Şampiyon SK | Istanbul
Buzun Aslanları SK | Ankara
Boğaziçi Paten SK | Istanbul
Buz Kaplanları SK | Istanbul

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## Results summary

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As of 5 Feb 2023.

OTW and OTL Suppose Draw.

# | Team | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

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1 | Turkey men's national ice hockey team | 124 | 45 | 4 | 75 | 466 | 911 | -445
2 | Turkey men's national junior ice hockey team | 103 | 35 | 2 | 66 | 244 | 677 | -433
3 | Turkey men's national under-18 ice hockey team | 96 | 26 | 4 | 66 | 319 | 816 | -497
4 | Turkey women's national ice hockey team | 60 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 159 | 431 | -272
5 | Turkey women's national under-18 ice hockey team | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 109 | -93
Total | 5 Team | 401 | 124 | 14 | 263 | 1204 | 2944 | -1740

## International events

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Turkish national ice hockey teams took part in the following events:

2002

* Men's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. A) \- March 31-April 6, 2002 in Cape Town, South Africa - 6th place, relegated to Division III.

2003

* World Junior Championship - Div. III \- January 21–26, 2003 in İzmit, Turkey - 3rd place.
* Men's World Championships - Div. III \- April 3–6, 2003 in Auckland, New Zealand.

2004

* World Junior Championship - Div. III \- January 5–11, 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria - 4th place.
* Men's World Championship - Div. III \- March 16–21, 2004 in Reykjavík, Iceland - 2nd place (Promoted to Division II).

2005

* World Junior Championship - Div. III \- January 10–16, 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico - 5th place.
* World U18 Championship Div. III Qualification \- March 7–13 in Sofia, Bulgaria - 5th place
* Men's World Championships - Div. II (Gr. A) \- April 10–16, 2005 in Zagreb, Croatia - 6th place (Relegated to Division III).

2006

* World Junior Championship - Div. III \- January 3–9, 2006 in Kaunas, Lithuania - 3rd place.
* World U18 Championships - Div. III \- March 13–19, 2006 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania - 6th place.
* Men's World Championship - Div. III \- April 24–29, 2006 in Reykjavík, Iceland - 2nd place (Promoted to Division II).

2007

* World Junior Championship - Div. III \- January 8–14, 2007 in Ankara, Turkey - 5th place.
* World U18 Championships - Div. III \- March 5–11, 2007 in Beijing, China - 6th place.
* Women's World Championships - Div. IV \- March 26-April 1, 2007 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania - 6th place.
* World Championship - Div. II (Group A) \- April 11–17, 2007 in Zagreb, Croatia - 6th place (Relegated to Division III).

2008

* World Junior Championship - Div. III \- January 16–24, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia - 6th place.
* World U18 Championships - Div. III (Gr. B) \- March 3–9, 2008 in Izmit, Turkey - 3rd place.
* Women's World Championships - Div. IV \- March 23–29, 2008 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania - 6th place.
* World Championship - Div. III \- March 31-April 4, 2008 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - 4th place.

2009

* World U18 Championships – Div. III (Gr. B) \- March 9–15 in Erzurum, Turkey - 2nd place.
* World Championship - Div. III \- April 10–16 in Dunedin, New Zealand - 2nd place, promoted to Division II.

2010

* World Junior Championships – Div. III (Gr. B) \- January 4–10, 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey - 4th place.
* World U18 Championships - Div. III (Gr. A) \- March 14–20, 2010 in Erzurum, Turkey - 2nd place.
* World Championship - Div. II (Gr. A) \- April 10–17 in Lomas Verdes, Mexico - 6th place, relegated to Division III

2011

* World Junior Championships – Div. III \- January 9–18 in Mexico City, Mexico - 4th place.
* Winter Universiade - Men's \- January 27-February 6, 2011 in Erzurum, Turkey - 12th place.
* Winter Universiade - Women's \- January 27-February 5, 2011 in Erzurum, Turkey - 6th place.
* Women's World Championships – Div. V \- March 14–20 in Sofia, Bulgaria - 4th place
* World U18 Championships – Div. III (Gr. A) \- 4th place.
* World Championship Div. III \- April 11–17 in Cape Town, South Africa - 3rd place.

2012

* World Junior Championships – Div. III \- January 17–22 in Dunedin, New Zealand - 6th place.
* World Championship - Div. III \- April 15–21, 2012 in Erzurum, Turkey

2013

* World Junior Championships – Div. III \- January 14–20 in Sofia, Bulgaria - 5th place.
* World U18 Championships - Div. III (Gr. B) \- February 7–10 in İzmit, Turkey - 4th place.
* World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) \- April 21–27 in İzmit, Turkey - 5th place.
* Women's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) Qualification \- December 7–9, 2012 in İzmir, Turkey - 1st place, promoted to Division II.

2014

* World Junior Championships – Div. III \- January 12–18 in İzmir, Turkey - 4th place.
* World U18 Championship - Div. III (Gr. B) \- February 13–15 in İzmit, Turkey - 5th place.
* World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) \- April 5–11 in Jaca, Spain - 6th place (Relegated to the 2015 Division III).
* Women's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B) -March 24–30 in Reykjavík, Iceland - 6th place, (Relegated to the 2015 Division II B Qualification).

2015

* World Junior Championships – Div. III \- January 20–25 in Saint Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand - 4th place.
* World U18 Championship - Div. III (Gr. B) \- March 17–19 in Auckland, New Zealand - 5th place.
* World Championship - Div. IIi \- April 3–12 in İzmir, Turkey .
* Women's World Championship - Div. II (Gr. B Qualification) \- February 18–21 in Hong Kong, China - 1st place.

## Coach

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The national team's head coach is Jim MacEachern form Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada. Jim coached the four Turkish national teams for the 2007-2008 season and is currently negotiating an extension of his contract.

## See also

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* Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
* Turkish Ice Hockey First League
* Turkish Ice Hockey Women's League
* Turkey national men's ice hockey team
* Turkey men's national junior ice hockey team
* Turkey men's national under-18 ice hockey team
* Turkey national women's ice hockey team
* List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

## References

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1. ^ "International Ice Hockey Federation official website". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
2. ^ a b c d e "Turkey". IIHF. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
3. ^ Whats the problem Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
4. ^ Ajans Spor [permanent dead link‍] (in Turkish)
5. ^ TBHF Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
6. ^ Super Spor Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
7. ^ IIHF.com
8. ^ "Genel Hükümler" (PDF) (in Turkish). TBHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
9. ^ "Buz hokeyinde primler değişti". Sporda Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2011-03-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
10. ^ "TBHF 2011-2012 Sezonu Süper Lig Fikstürü" (PDF) (in Turkish). TBHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
11. ^ "TBHF 2011-2012 Sezonu Minikler Türkiye Şampiyonası Programı" (PDF) (in Turkish). TBHF. Retrieved 2012-10-21.[permanent dead link‍]
12. ^ "Buz Hokeyi Turnuvasında Madalyalar Sahiplerini Buldu". Aktif Haber (in Turkish). 2012-06-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-21.

## External links

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* Turkey at IIHF.com
* (in Turkish) Turkish Ice Hockey Federation website
* (in Turkish)Turkish Ice Hockey Information and Fans Website

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Ice hockey in Turkey

Leagues|

* Men's Super League
* Men's First League
* Men's Junior League
* Boys' Youth League
* Women's League

Teams|

* ABBA SK
* Anka SK
* Ankara University SK
* BB Ankara SK
* Başkent Yıldızları
* Istanbul Buz Korsanları SK
* Erzurum Gençlik SK
* Erzurum BB GSK
* Genç Ankaralılar SK
* Gümüş Patenler SK
* Istanbul Paten K
* İzmir BB GSK
* Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK
* Koç Üniversitesi SK
* Milenyum Paten SK
* Narmanspor
* Pars Buz Sporları K
* Polis Akademisi ve Koleji SK
* Truva Paten SK
* Zeytinburnu BS

National teams|

* Men's
* Men's junior (U20)
* Boys' youth (U18)
* Women's
* Girls' youth (U18)

Miscellaneous|

* IIHF Continental Cup
* IIHF European Champions Cup

* Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
* IIHF

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Sports governing bodies in Turkey (TUR)

Summer
Olympic sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchro
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo-Kurash
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Rugby union
* Sailing
* Shooting and Hunting
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball/Beach volleyball
* Water polo
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter
Olympic sports|

* Bobsleigh-Luge
* Curling
* Ice hockey
* Ice skating
* Skiing

Other sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Baseball/softball
* Bocce-Bowling-Dart
* Bodybuilding, Fitness and Armwrestling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket[a]
* Cue sports
* Dancesport
* Folk dances
* Gridiron football
* Karate
* Kick Boxing
* Korfball
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering
* Muay Thai
* Orienteering
* Rugby league[a]
* Scouting and Guiding
* Traditional sport branches
* Underwater sports
* University sports
* Wushu

Paralympics
and
Disabled sports|

* Blind sports
* Deaf sports
* Disabled sports
* Sport for Athletes with Intellectual Disability

[a] = Not an MYS-sanctioned official governing body

* Turkish National Olympic Committee
* Turkish National Paralympic Committee
* Ministry of Youth and Sports
* Turkish Council of Fair Play
* Turkey Anti-Doping Agency
* Turkey Special Olympics
* Turkish Disabled Sports Foundation

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National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Full members|

* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* ~~Belarus~~ †
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Croatia
* Czechia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Iran
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Mongolia
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Korea
* Norway
* Philippines
* Poland
* Romania
* ~~Russia~~ †
* Serbia
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* United States

Associate
members|

* Algeria
* Andorra
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Bahrain
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Greece
* Indonesia
* Jamaica
* Kenya
* Lebanon
* Liechtenstein
* Macau
* Morocco
* Nepal
* North Macedonia
* Oman
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Qatar
* Tunisia
* Uzbekistan

Affiliate
members|

* Chile

Former members|

* Bohemia
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Moldova
* Namibia
* Oxford Canadians
* Russian Empire
* Soviet Union
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

* † Russia and Belarus were suspended by the IIHF due to their invasion of Ukraine.

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