Ilves Naiset

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Tampereen Ilves Naiset
File:Ilves logo.svg
CityTampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1982 (1982)
Home arenaTesoman jäähalli
ColoursGreen, yellow, black, white
       
General managerYin Tuorila
Head coachMarjo Voutilainen
CaptainJenna Lehtiniemi
WebsiteOfficial website
Championships
Aurora Borealis Cup10 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010)
EWCC1 (2011)
Current season
Active departments of Ilves
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Floorball Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
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Futsal
(Men's)		 Futsal
(Women's)		 Ice hockey
(Women's)
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(Men's)

Tampereen Ilves Naiset (lit. 'Tampere Lynx Women') are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga, the premier women's ice hockey league in Finland. They are the representative women's team of the multi-sport club Ilves, based in Tampere, Pirkanmaa, and their home arena is the Tesoman jäähalli in Tampere's Tesoma district. They are the only team to have iced a team every season since the establishment of the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982 (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017). The team ranks second on the list of most Aurora Borealis Cup wins, with ten, and has claimed the most Finnish Championship medals in league history, with ten gold, twelve silver, and six bronze for 28 total medals.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by the Tampereen Ilves Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Preliminaries and regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015–16 Naisten SM-sarja 8 28 0 2 1 25 31 178 5 Finland S. Parkusjärvi 10 (4+6) Saved in relegation
2016–17 Naisten SM-sarja 6 28 9 3 4 12 62 73 37 Finland S. Kärnä 25 (13+12) Lost quarterfinal, 1–2 (KalPa)
2017–18 Naisten Liiga 1 30 21 5 2 2 139 41 75 Finland L. Välimäki. 58 (30+28) Silver Lost final, 1–3 (Kärpät)
2018–19 Naisten Liiga 2 30 21 1 1 7 149 70 66 Finland L. Välimäki. 71 (36+35) Silver Lost final, 3–0 (Blues)
2019–20 Naisten Liiga 6 30 9 2 5 14 77 95 36 Finland J. Suokko 32 (13+19) Lost quarterfinal, 0–3 (KalPa)
2020–21 Naisten Liiga 4th 28 12 3 5 8 83 66 47 Finland J. Suokko 36 (22+14) Lost bronze medal, 1–2 (HIFK)
2021–22 Naisten Liiga 4th 30 12 2 3 13 78 72 43 Finland A. Kaitala 30 (17+13) Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (TPS)

Players and personnel

2022–23 roster

As of 27 September 2022[1][2][3]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
14 Finland Anniina Kaitala (A) F L 25 2021 Hauho, Kanta-Häme, Finland
36 Finland Juuli Kivimäki G R 22 2022 Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
8 Finland Josefina Koskinen D L 19 2020 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
26 Finland Julia Kuusisto F L 16 2022
23 Finland Sanna Lehikoinen D/F L 23 2020 Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
4 Finland Jenna Lehtiniemi (C) D L 25 2014 Ikaalinen, Pirkanmaa, Finland
11 Finland Linnea Melotindos F L 23 2022 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
28 Norway Tuva Schall Mikkelsen F L 21 2021
44 Finland Noora Mylläri F L 23 2022 Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
30 Finland Melisa Mörönen G L 25 2022 Alavus, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
22 Finland Kiia Narinen F L 20 2020 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
19 Finland Aleksandra Nurminen F L 20 2022 Ylöjärvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
18 Finland Tuuli Ollikainen F L 21 2020 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
17 Finland Veera Ollikainen F L 21 2020 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
20 Finland Aino Palosaari F L 17 2020 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
12 Finland Pihla Parkkonen F L 21 2020 Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland
1 Finland Neea Pohjamo G L 21 2021 Ruokolahti, South Karelia, Finland
77 Finland Elli Pohjanaho (L) D L 16 2020 Nokia, Pirkanmaa, Finland
9 Finland Helen Puputti (A) F L 27 2019 Hollola, Päijät-Häme, Finland
3 Finland Venla Riipinen D/F L 24 2019 Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland
31 Finland Oona Rouhiainen D L 22 2018 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
25 Finland Johanna Siira (A) D L 25 2017 Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, Finland
21 Finland Fredrica Sundman F R 18 2022
33 Finland Elli Suoranta (A) D R 21 2021 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
6 Finland Pinja Tenhunen F R 21 2020 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
55 Finland Nanna-Katariina Timonen D L 16 2019 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
27 Finland Emilia Varpula F L 23 2020 Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Marjo Voutilainen
  • Assistant coach: Merja Halmetoja
  • Assistant coach: Kreetta Kulhua
  • Goaltending coach: Juha Nieminen
  • Conditioning Coach: Yin Tuorila
  • Equipment managers: Kari Broman & Markku Salminen

Team captaincy history

Head coaches

Retired numbers

Honours and awards

Finnish Championship

  • Gold Aurora Borealis Cup (10): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010
  • Silver Runners-up (12): 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019
  • Bronze Third Place (6): 1984, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2015

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Sources: [6][7][8]

Player awards

Finnish Ice Hockey Association trophies recognizing individual players won by Ilves team members. Former Ilves head coach Linda Leppänen (née Välimäki) is the most prolific award winner in team history, winning both the highest number of trophies, with seven, and the broadest variety of trophies, with five different awards.

All-Stars

First Team

  • 2007–08: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (G), Jenni Hiirikoski (D)
  • 2008–09: Linda Leppänen (C)
  • 2009–10: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Linda Leppänen (C), Sari Kärnä (RW)
  • 2010–11: Anna Kilponen (D)
  • 2011–12: Heidi Peltari (D)
  • 2017–18: Linda Leppänen (C), Riikka Noronen (RW)
  • 2020–21: Anni Keisala (G), Anna Kilponen (D)

Second Team

Second Team All-Star honors were not awarded prior to the 2017–18 season.

  • 2018–19: Kreetta Kulhua (D), Linda Leppänen (C)
  • 2019–20: Kreetta Kulhua (D)
  • 2020–21: Jenna Suokko (LW)

Player of the Month

  • October 2017: Linda Leppänen
  • January 2021: Anni Keisala

Team records and leaders

As of 10 April 2022

Single-season records

Career records

  • Most career goals: Marianne Ihalainen, 320 goals (323 games; 1982–2001)
  • Most career assists: Johanna Koivula, 302 assists (495 games; 1997–2018)
  • Most career points: Marianne Ihalainen, 602 points (323 games; 1982–2001)
  • Most career points, defenceman: Anna Aaltomaa, 203 points (279 games; 1992–2006)
  • Best career points per game, over 30 games played: Linda Leppänen, 2.108 P/G (157 games; 2005–2019)
  • Most career penalty minutes: Johanna Koivula, 323 PIM (495 games; 1997–2018)
  • Most games played, skater: Johanna Koivula, 495 games (1997–2018)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Viivi Vartia-Koivisto, 98 games (2008–2021)

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers in franchise history.

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Ilves player; Bold indicates franchise record

Points
Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Finland Marianne Ihalainen F 323 320 282 602 1.864
Finland Johanna Koivula F 495 186 302 488 0.986
Finland Mari Saarinen F 315 158 180 338 1.073
Finland Linda Leppänen F 157 182 149 331 2.108
Finland Tiia Reima F 159 198 127 325 2.044
Finland Sari Fisk F 196 180 144 324 1.653
Finland Marika Lehtimäki F 166 113 124 237 1.428
Finland Tiina Pihala F 167 88 136 224 1.341
Finland Anne Nurmi F 124 116 98 214 1.726
Finland Jaana Peltonen F 179 106 103 209 1.168

Source(s): [9]

Notable alumni

Main category: Ilves Naiset players

Years active with Ilves listed alongside player name.

International players

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kokoonpano Ilves - Naisten Liiga". tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) – Ilves, 2022-2023 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Joukkue". Tampereen Ilves Naiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ Foster, Meredith (3 October 2017). "Linda Välimäki hits 300-goal milestone in the Naisten Liiga". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ Raunio, Antti (5 May 2022). "Ilves löysi uuden päävalmentajan Kuopiosta – Marjo Voutilainen ottaa ohjat". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ Foster, Meredith (26 March 2018). "Kärpät, Ilves headed to Aurora Borealis Cup Final". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  8. ^ Foster, Meredith (26 March 2019). "The Espoo Blues are the 2019 Aurora Borealis Cup Champions". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. ^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Ilves - Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 10 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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