TPS Naiset

Turun Palloseura Naiset
Turun Palloseura Naiset
	File:HC TPS logo.svg
City	Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
League	Naisten Liiga
Founded	1990
Home arena	Kupittaan jäähalli; Impivaaran jäähalli
Colours	Black, white;
Owner(s)	TPS Juniorijääkiekko Ry
Head coach	Terhi Mertanen
Captain	Elina Heikkinen
Media	Turun Sanomat
Affiliate(s)	TPS Akatemia
Website	Official website
Current uniform
	Current season

Turun Palloseura Naiset or TPS Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Finnish Naisten Liiga. They are the representative women's ice hockey team of Turun Palloseura (TPS), a multi-sport club based in Turku, Southwest Finland and they play at the Kupittaan jäähalli and the Impivaara Ice Rink (Finnish: Impivaaran jäähalli). The team has played in the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women's ice hockey league, since gaining promotion in the 2018–19 season.

TPS Akatemia, the team’s junior affiliate, is active in the Finnish lower level leagues, the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by TPS 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); Mestis Q = Mestis qualifiers

Season	League	Preliminaries and regular season											Post season results
Season	League	Finish	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts	Top scorer	Post season results
2015–16	Naisten Mestis Q	4th (lohko 3)	8	2	–	1	–	5	20	60	5	H. Brofelt 6 (2+4)
2015–16	Naisten Suomi-sarja	4th	12	5	–	3	–	4	47	38	13	S. Seppälä 11 (6+5)	Third place in Naisten Suomi-sarja Final Four
2016–17	Naisten Mestis Q	5th (lohko 4)	12	3	–	3	–	6	30	39	9	P. Koskinen 15 (11+4)
2016–17	Naisten Suomi-sarja	1st	10	9	–	0	–	1	58	13	18	P. Koskinen 32 (18+14)	Fourth place in Naisten Mestis Final Four
2017–18	Naisten Mestis	1st	30	22	3	–	0	5	84	30	72	M. Otamo 77 (45+32)	Promoted to Naisten Liiga
2018–19	Naisten Liiga	7th	30	10	1	–	0	19	71	162	32	S. Tapani 32 (24+8)	Saved in relegation
2019–20	Naisten Liiga	9th	30	5	4	–	2	19	61	110	25	U. Udeh 23 (18+5)	Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Naisten Liiga	6th	27	11	2	–	2	12	91	97	39	E. Duvin 44 (22+22)	Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HIFK)
2021–22	Naisten Liiga	5th	29	10	3	–	2	14	101	108	38	E. Duvin 57 (31+26)	Lost bronze medal game, 2–3 (Kärpät)

Players and personnel

2022–23 roster

As of 9 September 2022^[1]^[2]^[3]

No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8	Heli Allinen (A)	D	L	22	2021	Kauhava, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
5	Nella Berg (L)	D	L	18	2017	Rymättylä, Southwest Finland, Finland
28	Iiris Falck	F	L	24	2022	Anjalankoski, Kymenlaakso, Finland
84	Raphaëlle Grenier	D	R	27	2022	Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France
7	Sanni Grönroos	F	L	24	2019	Laitila, Southwest Finland, Finland
26	Elina Heikkinen (C)	F	L	26	2019	Kuhmo, Kainuu, Finland
17	Eliška Hotová	D	L	19	2022
30	Mila Houni	G	L	26	2021	Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
16	Pihla Hämmeeniemi	F	L	23	2020	Lappajärvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
32	Erica Jaskari	G	L	22	2021	Lapua, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
24	Kiia Kangas	D	L	21	2020	Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
29	Moona Keskisarja	F	L	19	2022	Nivala, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
27	Tea Koljonen	G	L	21	2022	Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland
13	Emma-Lotta Laamanen	F	L	21	2022
22	Ines Lukkarila	F	L	22	2021	Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
3	Emmi Metsä-Tokila	F	L	20	2020
10	Emmi Mourujärvi (A)	D	L	20	2022
20	Veera Oikari	D	L	29	2016
18	Tereza Pištěková	F	L	18	2022	Tábor, Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
50	Suvi Saarinen (L)	G	L	18	2021
76	Pauliina Salonen	F	L	18	2017	Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
14	Anni Timonen	D	R	21	2019	Tarvasjoki, Southwest Finland, Finland
4	Uche Udeh	F	R	28	2018	Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
12	Susanna Viitala	F	L	24	2022	Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
23	Ella Välikangas (A)	F	R	26	2021	Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
11	Ellie Wallace	F	L	20	2022
9	Aliisa Yli-Kauppila	D	L	20	2022	Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coaching staff and team personnel

Head coach: Terhi Mertanen
Assistant coach: Rami Laiho
Assistant coach: Kari Nummelin
Assistant coach: Tom Seipell
Goaltending coach: Tapani Härkönen
Goaltending coach: Isabella Laiho
Conditioning coach: Tom Seipell
Team managers: Hanna Karelius & Jaana Rantala
Physical therapist: Suvi Mäntyniemi
Equipment managers: Benny Karlsson, Janne Sirén & Hans Stenlund

Team captaincy history

Hanna Karelius, 2002–2004
Noora Sirvö, 2014–15
Jenni Jokinen, 2015–16
Casandra Roine, 2016–2018
Juulia Salonen, 2018–19
Minni Lehtopelto, 2019–20
Elina Heikkinen, 2020–

Head coaches

Jorma Valtonen, 2002–2004
Mika Järvinen, 2004–05
Timo Tuomi, 2014–2016
Hanna Karelius, 2016–2018
Matti Tähkäpää, 2019–11 February 2021
Kai Ortio, 11 February 2021–March 2021
Terhi Mertanen, 2021–

Notable alumni

Years active with TPS listed alongside players' names.^[4]

Amel Gaily, 2009–2013
Heidi Holmevaara (née Tallqvist), 2005–2010
Marika Jestoi, 1991–1996
Hanna Karelius, 1999–2006 & 2012–2014
Maija Otamo, 2017–2022
Olka Penttilä, 2010–2012
Titta Ruohonen, 1999–2000, 2002–2008 & 2013–2015
Mia Sakström, 1999–2005
Noora Sirviö, 2007–08 & 2010–2015
Susanna Tapani, 2018–19
Nina Tikkinen, 2001–2005

International players

Carlotta Clodi, 2019–20
Estelle Duvin, 2020–2022
Lara Escudero, 2020–21
Kinga Horváthová, 2020–21
Monika Janis (née Enberg), 2007–2010 & 2011–12
Carlotta Regine, 2019–20
Katie Robinson, 2020–21
Lenka Serdar, 2020–21

References

^ "Kokoonpano TPS – Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "TPS, 2022-2023 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "TPS Juniorijääkiekko ry - Naiset, Joukkue". tps-juniorit.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for TPS - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Official team website (in Finnish)
Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)

[1] "Kokoonpano TPS – Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "TPS, 2022-2023 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "TPS Juniorijääkiekko ry - Naiset, Joukkue". tps-juniorit.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for TPS - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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