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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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Select league
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Jukka Airaksinen |  | 15.12.1957 | 183 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Olli Pennanen | | 15.02.1958 | 178 cm | 72 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| G | Tapio Virhimo | | 13.04.1954 | 175 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jorma Aro | | 29.03.1950 | 182 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Seppo Aro | | 22.01.1959 | 180 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Kari Heikkilä | | 10.01.1960 | 181 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Hannu Helander | | 23.09.1956 | 175 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Pekka Helander | | 29.07.1960 | 178 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jari Järvinen | | 03.10.1960 | 181 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Kimmo Lahtinen | | 17.02.1961 | 180 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jyrki Seppä | | 14.11.1961 | 183 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jouko Urvikko | | 10.03.1958 | 175 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Sakari Ahlberg | | 25.07.1950 | 182 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Antti Heikkilä | | 01.02.1958 | 184 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jari Helle | | 10.08.1962 | 172 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Seppo Hiitelä | | 26.03.1954 | 176 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jarmo Huhtala | | 16.04.1957 | 182 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jarmo Jamalainen | | 02.06.1959 | 182 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Pekka Järvelä | | 09.02.1962 | 176 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Kari Järvinen | | 13.01.1957 | 170 cm | 67 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Risto Kankaanperä | | 08.03.1958 | 175 cm | 74 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Pertti Lehvilä | | 03.09.1959 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jarmo Lilius | | 19.01.1957 | 180 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Hannu Oksanen | | 15.11.1957 | 178 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Pekka Orimus | | 15.07.1958 | 181 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Sakari Pehu | | 15.04.1958 | 169 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jari Simola | | 29.09.1961 | 179 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jari Viitala | | 01.12.1958 | 175 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Timo Virtanen | | 27.12.1958 | 182 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markku Hakanen | | 17.08.1946 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Juhani Ruusunen | | 06.06.1934 | 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: Jorma Aro (30 years)
- Shortest player: Sakari Pehu (169 cm)
- Tallest player: Antti Heikkilä (184 cm)
- Nationalities: Finland (29)
Leagues
Ilves Tampere participates in season 1979-1980: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja
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