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 | 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 2015-2016: 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 | Veeti Haapasalo | ![]() | 16.1.1998 | 182 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Eetu Haavisto | ![]() | 12.11.1997 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Mikael Saari | ![]() | 27.08.1996 | 185 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Nico Viksten | ![]() | 29.03.1997 | 185 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Miikka Hankala | ![]() | 16.07.1995 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Valtteri Ilomäki | ![]() | 25.02.1997 | 188 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Jesper-Juhani Ilvessuo | ![]() | 13.01.1997 | 190 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Ville Järvinen | ![]() | 03.01.1997 | 194 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Henrik Kärkkäinen | ![]() | 02.07.1997 | 173 cm | - kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Aleksi Mäkelä | ![]() | 08.02.1995 | 188 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Henry Mäntylä | ![]() | 01.08.1997 | 181 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jere Marjamäki | ![]() | 27.04.1995 | 181 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jesper Mattila | ![]() | 09.10.1997 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Markus Neva-aho | ![]() | 31.05.1995 | 178 cm | 73 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jarkko Parikka | ![]() | 06.09.1997 | 182 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Olli Vainio | ![]() | 23.04.1994 | 185 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Tuukka Virtanen | ![]() | 02.04.1997 | 180 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Niko Ahoniemi | ![]() | 14.03.1996 | 179 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
LW | Erik Ahopelto | ![]() | 05.04.1996 | 186 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Jere Helenius (C) | ![]() | 03.08.1995 | 183 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Aleksi Heponiemi | ![]() | 09.01.1999 | 180 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Ville Heponiemi | ![]() | 12.09.1995 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
LW | Otto Koivula | ![]() | 01.09.1998 | 195 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Joona Koppanen | ![]() | 25.02.1998 | 195 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Joni Lavonen | ![]() | 08.08.1995 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Juho Liuksiala | ![]() | 02.11.1995 | 173 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
C | Julius Mattila | ![]() | 09.10.1997 | 180 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Juuso Meskanen | ![]() | 22.05.1997 | 190 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Ville Meskanen | ![]() | 02.10.1995 | 185 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» | |
C | Aleksi Niemi | ![]() | 21.03.1996 | 182 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Ville Nieminen | ![]() | 15.11.1996 | 178 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Juho Painilainen | ![]() | 04.02.1996 | 186 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
LW | Juuso Rämö | ![]() | 07.05.1994 | 187 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Janne Seppänen | ![]() | 15.05.1995 | 172 cm | 72 kg | right | Show profile» | |
C | Eemeli Suomi | ![]() | 04.12.1995 | 177 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Toni Survonen | ![]() | 10.11.1997 | 171 cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Antti Torikka | ![]() | 05.03.1997 | 176 cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Joni Tuominen | ![]() | 09.03.1997 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Valtteri Viitakoski | ![]() | 30.4.1996 | 179 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» |
Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Markus Korhonen | ![]() | 29.04.1975 | Team Staff | Show profile» |
Pasi Nieminen | ![]() | 15.06.1983 | Goalie coach | Show profile» |
Pasi Saarinen | ![]() | 17.04.1977 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
Jouko Myrrä | ![]() | 20.03.1969 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
Timo Peltomaa | ![]() | 20.06.1968 | Team Manager | Show profile» |
Timo Peltomaa | ![]() | 20.06.1968 | Assistant 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 2015-2016: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B2 SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)
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