Hockey

Turkey optimistic despite 42-0 ice hockey defeat to Russia

Turkey's ice hockey federation on Feb. 14 expressed optimism over the future of the sport in the country after its men's youth team slumped to an extraordinary 42-0 defeat to Russia at an Olympic festival.

"This is the first time that the team has played against a world giant," Ice Hockey Federation president Bulent Akay was quoted as saying by the Anadolu Agency.