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All time leagues: Juniors | Liiga | U17 Ylempi | U19 Ylempi | Juniors (U20) | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B Suomi-sarja | Jr. B aluesarjat | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Mestis | Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | Jr. C aluesarjat | SM-Sarja (Women) | Liigakarsinta | I divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I divisioona | Jr. B2 I divisioona | Jr. C I Divisioona | Jr. C II Divisioona
This club in 2015-2016: Liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B Suomi-sarja | Jr. B aluesarjat | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja
# | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
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G | Mikael Einola | ![]() | 28.06.1997 | 181 cm | 63 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Kalle Kiviluoma | ![]() | 05.08.1997 | 186 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Kasperi Kotkaniemi | ![]() | 02.03.1999 | 177 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Arttu Kulmala | ![]() | 08.01.1997 | 184 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
G | Kalle Nurmi | ![]() | 04.02.2000 | 184 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Roope Elo | ![]() | 20.05.1999 | 188 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Niko Ervasti | ![]() | 26.12.1996 | 180 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Anton Fonsén | ![]() | 21.03.1995 | 176 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Joakim Huunanmaa | ![]() | 22.10.1997 | 194 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Jami Koivuniemi | ![]() | 22.08.1996 | 186 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Matias Lammi | ![]() | 14.12.1996 | 176 cm | 69 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Konsta Mesikämmen | ![]() | 14.11.1995 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Samu Paajanen | ![]() | 26.05.1995 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Eemeli Räsänen | ![]() | 06.03.1999 | 195 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Mikko Surenkin | ![]() | 05.10.1996 | 185 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Mikko Vainonen | ![]() | 11.04.1994 | 190 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Aleksi Varttinen | ![]() | 26.06.1997 | 178 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
D | Valtteri Viljanen | ![]() | 03.03.1994 | 173 cm | 74 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Teemu Vuorisalo | ![]() | 03.02.1995 | 180 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
D | Juuso Walli | ![]() | 03.07.1996 | 196 cm | 110 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Erik Embrich | ![]() | 23.02.1997 | 186 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
LW | Aleksi Halme | ![]() | 13.11.1999 | 184 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Ville Halonen | ![]() | 07.03.1996 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Julius Harttunen | ![]() | 15.11.1995 | 170 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Mika Huhtasalo | ![]() | 18.02.1996 | 185 cm | 79 kg | right | Show profile» | |
LW | Jouka Juhola | ![]() | 14.07.1997 | 182 cm | 99 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Jarno Kärki | ![]() | 13.10.1994 | 194 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Henri Keskilohko | ![]() | 20.05.1995 | 183 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | ![]() | 06.07.2000 | 183 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Samu Kylmälä | ![]() | 17.03.1997 | 179 cm | 69 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Arttu Lamberg | ![]() | 26.09.1996 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Jussi Lehtonen | ![]() | 05.09.1995 | 180 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Kasperi Nuto (C) | ![]() | 31.08.1995 | 173 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Niko Ojamäki | ![]() | 17.06.1995 | 181 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
RW | Valtteri Pihlajamäki | ![]() | 28.07.1996 | 177 cm | 94 kg | right | Show profile» | |
F | Patrick Porkka | ![]() | 05.06.1995 | 179 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Riku Rautavirta | ![]() | 26.11.1996 | 190 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Arttu Ruotsalainen | ![]() | 29.10.1997 | 173 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
LW | Aleksi Saarela | ![]() | 07.01.1997 | 180 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
C | Mikael Saha | ![]() | 05.03.1995 | 188 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
LW | Ville Sippala | ![]() | 24.09.1996 | 172 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
F | Valtteri Tammi | ![]() | 13.2.1996 | 170 cm | 60 kg | left | Show profile» | |
RW | Matias Varttinen | ![]() | 19.07.1995 | 169 cm | 71 kg | right | Show profile» | |
LW | Roman Zitny | ![]() | 30.09.1997 | 180 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» |
Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jaakko Rosendahl | ![]() | 23.02.1983 | Goalie coach | Show profile» |
Marko Kivenmäki | ![]() | 20.07.1975 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
Petteri Niittynen | ![]() | 01.02.1977 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
Petteri Niittynen | ![]() | 01.02.1977 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Retired numbers
2 - Antti Heikkilä
4 - Arto Javanainen
12 - Tapio Levo
13 - Veli-Pekka Ketola
89 - Jaroslav Otevrel
The team was established in 1967 by merging two local teams, Karhut and RU-38.
Notable players:Champions ’65, ’71, ’78
League winners:
Fastest Liiga goal
Markus Nurmi of TPS needed only four seconds to score on Ässät's young goalie Rasmus Korhonen for the fastest goal ever in the Finnish top league.
The game was the Liiga debut for the 18-year-old goalie.
Fastest Liiga goals:
4 seconds: Markus Nurmi, TPS / TPS-Ässät November 28 2020
5 seconds: Jari Laiho, Lukko / Lukko-Jokerit December 6 1979
5 seconds: Esa Välioja, Tappara / Tappara-Jokerit January 31 1982
5 seconds: Seppo Ahokainen, Tappara / Ilves-Tappara December 6 1983
Source: Iitalehti
(29 Nov 2020)New Sports Director at Ässät
Former player and Karhu-Kissat junior chief Jari Korpisalo has been chosen to replace Mika Toivola as Ässät Sports Director.
Korpisalo and Ässät has agreed to a 3-year deal starting in early January. Korpisalo played 575 games for Ässät between 1990 - 2005 and was the team's best scorer 6 times during that era. Since 2006 he had been working for his own junior team Karhu-Kissat as a junior chief.
Current Sporting Director Toivola will continue as usual until January and after year change they will sit down and decide how they shall split the work.
(06 Nov 2015)Porin Ässät participates in season 2015-2016: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. A Suomi-Sarja, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B Mestis, Jr. B Suomi-sarja, Jr. B aluesarjat, Jr. B2 SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja
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