Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) National team Turkey Position Defenseman | Shoots Left Playing career | |
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Born October 15, 1998 (age 18) ( 1998-10-15 ) Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) TBHSL team
Former teams Erzurum BB GSK
Erzurum Gençlik SK |
Yusuf Kenan Kars (born 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.
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Club
Yusuf Kars began to play ice hockey for Erzurum Gençlik SK in the Turkish Ice Hockey First League . 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.
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.
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.
In 2016, he played for the Turkey men's national ice hockey team to play at the IIHF World Championship Division III in Istanbul, Turkey. He scored the winning goal against China in the final to win the tournament for the Turks.