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Ilves Tampere
- Year of foundation: 1931
- Colours: green, yellow, black, white
- Club status: active
- Address: Ilves-Hockey Oy
Takojankatu 2 B
33540 Tampere - Phone: +358 (03) 225 9400
- Fax: +358 (03) 225 9444
- Email: ilves@ilves.com, sukunimi@ilves.com
- WWW: Ilves Tampere, You Tube channel
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All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | Continental Cup | European Hockey League | European Women´s Champions Cup | Juniors | SM-liiga | U20 National team games | WJC18 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Mestis | Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women) | Liigakarsinta | I divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I divisioona | Jr. B II divisioona | Jr. B2 I divisioona | Jr. C I Divisioona | Jr. C II Divisioona
Season 1998-1999
Club teams
This club in 1998-1999: European Hockey League | SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women)
Current rosterseason 1998-1999
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Kristian Antila |  | 10.01.1980 | 192 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Markus Korhonen | | 29.04.1975 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Vesa Toskala | | 20.05.1977 | 179 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Oscar Ackeström |  | 29.11.1972 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Mikko Haapakoski | | 19.01.1967 | 177 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LD | Veli-Pekka Hård | | 10.06.1970 | 197 cm | 98 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LD | Martti Järventie | | 04.04.1976 | 180 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Pekka Kangasalusta | | 22.09.1977 | 175 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Allan Measures |  | 08.05.1965 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Pasi Puistola | | 16.09.1978 | 182 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Pasi Saarinen | | 17.04.1977 | 180 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LD | Timo Willman | | 12.10.1972 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Sami Ahlberg | | 06.12.1972 | 182 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Mika Arvaja | | 05.12.1970 | 180 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Juha Hautamaa | | 03.08.1973 | 179 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Raimo Helminen | | 11.03.1964 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Tomi Hirvonen | | 11.01.1977 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Juha Järvenpää | | 18.12.1965 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Matti Kaipainen | | 21.02.1972 | 174 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Sami Karjalainen | | 29.05.1974 | 178 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Peter Larsson | | 09.04.1968 | 177 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Hannu Mattila | | 23.10.1966 | 190 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Riku Niemelä | | 19.09.1977 | 186 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Mikko Peltola | | 08.12.1969 | 180 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Timo Peltomaa | | 20.06.1968 | 186 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Vesa Viitakoski | | 13.02.1971 | 189 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Hakametsä Tampere
- Adress: Hakametsä
Hakamatsän jäähalli I
33530 Tampere - Phone: +358 (03) 255 1333
- Web: http://www.junnut.com/kausi0203/j_hallit/tampere_hakam/tre_hakametsa.html
- Capacity: 7800
- Opened in: 1965
Nokia Arena, Tampere
- Capacity: 13455
- Opened in: 2021
Retired numbers
2 - Jarmo Wasama
7 - Aarne Honkavaara
13 - Risto Jalo
14 - Lasse Oksanen
16 - Jorma Peltonen
41 - Raimo Helminen
69 - Ismo Laitela
Number 24 has not been retired officially but is not in use. It was last worn by Veikko Suominen who committed suicide during the 1978-79 season.
Notable players:Champions ’36, ’37, ’38, ’45, ’46, ’47, ’50, ’51, ’52, ’57, ’58, ’60, ’62, ’66, ’72, ’85
League winners:- 2015-2016: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 2013-2014: Jr. B2 SM-sarja
- 2010-2011: European Women´s Champions Cup
- 2009-2010: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 2008-2009: Jr. B2 SM-sarja
- 2005-2006: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 2005-2006: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 2004-2005: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 2003-2004: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 2000-2001: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 1993-1994: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1992-1993: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1992-1993: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1991-1992: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1990-1991: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1990-1991: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1989-1990: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1989-1990: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1987-1988: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1986-1987: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1985-1986: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1984-1985: SM-liiga
- 1984-1985: SM-Sarja (Women)
- 1981-1982: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1981-1982: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 1981-1982: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1980-1981: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1979-1980: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1978-1979: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1977-1978: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1977-1978: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1976-1977: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1975-1976: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1973-1974: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 1973-1974: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1972-1973: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1971-1972: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 1970-1971: Suomen Cup
- 1966-1967: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1965-1966: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1960-1961: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1959-1960: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1957-1958: Suomen Cup
- 1952-1953: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1951-1952: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1948-1949: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1947-1948: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1946-1947: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1945-1946: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1944-1945: Jr. A SM-Liiga
from 1900 to present:
- Ilves Tampere (official)
- You Tube channel (official)
- Facebook Page (facebook)
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Recent newsShow all news»
Liiga Winter Classic
There will be an outdoor game in Finnish Liiga this season. MTV reports that HIFK will play Ilves at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium December 12.
(06 Aug 2015)Maxime Talbot will play Spengler with Gotteron
Philadelphia Flyers forward Maxime Talbot, currently at Ilves Tampere with a lock-out contract, will play Spengler Cup with Swiss Fribourg Gotteron
(11 Dec 2012)Finnish traditional club Ilves fires coach
Finnish elite league club Ilves has fired its coach Juha Pajuoja. Ilves is the third club in this years SM-liiga to change coach (after JYP and Tappara). New coach is Seppo Hiitelä, 57 years, who worked as a sport manager of Ilves. Hiitelä has trained Ilves also during seasons 1982-86 and 1990-91 and he was a trainer when Ilves won it's last Finnish championship 1985. Assistant coaches Raimo Helminen and Pekka Kangasalusta remain at their jobs.
There were also speculations that Finnish hockey legend Raimo Helminen will replace Pajuoja but since Helminen is also coach of the Finnish U20 national team Hiitelä took the job.
(31 Oct 2011)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 1998-1999
- Youngest player: Kristian Antila (19 years)
- Oldest player: Raimo Helminen (35 years)
- Shortest player: Matti Kaipainen (174 cm)
- Tallest player: Veli-Pekka Hård (197 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (1), Finland (22), Sweden (2)
Leagues
Ilves Tampere participates in season 1998-1999: European Hockey League, SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)
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