Porin Ässät (women's ice hockey)
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| Nickname | Pata Porin Punakone (The Red Machine of Pori |
| City | Pori |
| League | None (2020-present) Naisten SM-sarja (1982-1995) |
| Founded | 2020[a] 1982 (Women's hockey) |
| Home arena | Astora Areena (capacity: 530) |
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| Owner(s) | Porin Ässät ry |
| General manager | Niina Valli |
| Head coach | Tuuli Harjunpää |
| Parent club(s) | Porin Ässät |
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Porin Ässät (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈporin æsːæt]; Finnish for Pori Aces) is an ice hockey team based in Pori, Satakunta, Finland.[1] They have had a women's hockey team in the Naisten SM-sarja from 1982 to 1995[2] but now they only have a hockey school for women called Ässät Gold Stars. They play in the Astora Areena.[3]
Porin Ässät was formed in 1967 but women's hockey was introduced to the club in 1982. Ässät was one of the ten founders of the Naisten SM-sarja (now Naisten Liiga). Ässät folded in 2004, but in 2020 it re-started as an ice hockey school for women.
History
Porin Ässät had a team in the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982–1995. Ässät got to the bronze game in 1991 but lost. The team dropped out of the league in the spring of 1995 and then took a break. The next time the Ässät women's team played in the I. divisioona in the 1998–99 season. The following season, it got to try to rise back to the SM-sarja, however, remaining sixth in the eight-team qualifiers. All four SM-sarja teams retained their spots. After the qualifiers, the team played three more seasons in Divisions I and II with no significant success and then quit in the spring of 2003.[2] The brightest star and statistically the best player on the Ässät Women team was Sari Fisk.[4]
Ässät has had a hockey school for women called Ässät Gold Stars since 2020[3] and a team for girls called Ässät Red Stars.[5] Other girl's teams have existed before.
Notable alumni
Sari Marjamäki (née Fisk) (four-time European champion and six-time World Championship bronze medallist)[4]- Sofianna Sundelin (Olympic bronze medallist and a World Championship bronze medallist)[6]
- Anne Haanpää (née Bäckman) (4-time European champion)[7]
- Sanna Kanerva (1995 European champion)
Tatyana Tsaryova (first-time World Championship bronze medallist)[8]
International players
Lena Kofod 1999-2000- Violetta Simanova 1999-2000
- Tatjana Tikhonov 1999-2000
Sandra Toon 1999-2000- Tatyana Tsaryova 1999-2000
Franchise records
These are the top-five-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed Liiga season.
- * – current Ässät player
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
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Honours
Awards named after Ässät players
- Sari Fisk Award, named after Sari Fisk
Awards won by players
- Marianne Ihalainen Award (1): Anne Haanpää, 1982–83 -
- Tiia Reima Award (1): Anne Haanpää, 1982–83 - Sari Marjamäki, 1992–93 -
Notes
- ^ Junior teams for girls have existed before
References
- ^ "Ässät at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ a b "Ässät women at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ a b "Ässät Gold Stars". Porin Ässät ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ a b "Sari Fisk at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "Ässät Red Stars". Porin Ässät ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Sofianna Sundelin at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Media Guide and Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 589.
- ^ "Tatyana Tsaryova at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.