Luleå Swedish champions
Luleå wins their second title in Sweden, 29 years after the first one. Read more»
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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
This club in 2007-2008: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women)
# | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
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G | Kalle Helminen | ![]() | 10.03.1988 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Mikko Pätsi | ![]() | 21.07.1987 | 175 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Jaakko Simola | ![]() | 07.02.1991 | 179 cm | 71 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Niko Sulkanen | ![]() | 15.01.1990 | 180 cm | 71 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jouni Aalto | ![]() | 03.10.1988 | 184 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jonas Alatalo | ![]() | 31.05.1989 | 183 cm | 79 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Petteri Friman | ![]() | 20.05.1988 | 179 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Kalle Hakasalo | ![]() | 09.10.1990 | 170 cm | 71 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Niko Hannula | ![]() | 15.02.1987 | 180 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Roope Kämäräinen | ![]() | 05.01.1989 | 176 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Henri Koort | ![]() | 12.05.1989 | 183 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Ville Laine | ![]() | 25.02.1989 | 181 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Ossi Mörö | ![]() | 24.05.1989 | 183 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jarkko Näppilä | ![]() | 06.07.1988 | 183 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jesse-Samuli Östring | ![]() | 09.09.1989 | 180 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Janne Räsänen | ![]() | 03.05.1990 | 181 cm | 100 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Antti Savolainen | ![]() | 26.02.1988 | 178 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Mika Wendell | ![]() | 16.04.1987 | 191 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Eetu Alhainen | ![]() | 11.05.1989 | 186 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Juuso Antonen | ![]() | 08.02.1988 | 183 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Tommi Heinonen | ![]() | 04.01.1988 | 180 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Jan-Mikael Järvinen | ![]() | 26.02.1988 | 174 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Michael Keränen | ![]() | 04.01.1990 | 182 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Ville Korhonen | ![]() | 20.05.1987 | 184 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Jarkko Leppänen | ![]() | 03.07.1987 | 178 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Matias Myttynen | ![]() | 12.03.1990 | 187 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Jaakko Pellinen | ![]() | 18.05.1988 | 175 cm | 72 kg | right | Show profile» | |
LW | Toni Rajala | ![]() | 29.03.1991 | 179 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Juuso Rajala | ![]() | 27.08.1988 | 180 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Riku Rantanen | ![]() | 09.01.1990 | 182 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Joonas Rask | ![]() | 24.03.1990 | 180 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
F | Antti Roppo | ![]() | 09.02.1989 | 177 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
LW | Sami Sandell | ![]() | 01.03.1987 | 188 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Henri Sandvik | ![]() | 11.03.1987 | 178 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Niko Snellman | ![]() | 12.03.1988 | 186 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Matias Sointu | ![]() | 10.02.1990 | 178 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Juha Suomaa | ![]() | 13.01.1988 | 175 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Pasi Tuominen | ![]() | 03.09.1988 | 182 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» |
Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sami Hirvonen | ![]() | 07.01.1974 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
Lasse Sampakoski | ![]() | 28.01.1974 | Goalie coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
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:
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)Ilves Tampere participates in season 2007-2008: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B2 SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)
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