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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 1979-1980
Club teams
This club in 1979-1980: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja
Current rosterseason 1979-1980
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Jari Helle |  | 10.08.1962 | 172 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Pekka Järvelä | | 09.02.1962 | 176 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erkki Suokko | | 03.04.1939 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Heikki Vesala | | 27.11.1945 | Head Coach | 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 1979-1980
- Youngest player: Jari Helle (17 years)
- Oldest player: Pekka Järvelä (18 years)
- Shortest player: Jari Helle (172 cm)
- Tallest player: Pekka Järvelä (176 cm)
- Nationalities: Finland (2)
Leagues
Ilves Tampere participates in season 1979-1980: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja
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