Ilves Naiset
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.
| Tampereen Ilves Naiset | |
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 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season | |
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| City | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Home arena | Tesoman jäähalli |
| Colours | Green, yellow, black, white |
| General manager | Lasse Tuorila |
| Head coach | Linda Leppänen |
| Captain | Anna Kilponen |
| Website | ilvesnaiset |
| Championships | |
| Aurora Borealis Cup | 10 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010) |
| EWCC | 1 (2011) |
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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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| Ringette | Ice hockey (Men's) | |
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five 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)
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| 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 |  S. Parkusjärvi 10 (4+6) |
Saved in relegation |
| 2016–17 | Naisten SM-sarja | 6 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 73 | 37 | S. Kärnä 25 (13+12) |
Lost quarterfinal, 1–2 (KalPa) |
| 2017–18 | Naisten Liiga | 1 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 41 | 75 | L. Välimäki. 58 (30+28) |
 Lost final, 1-3 (Kärpät) |
| 2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 2 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 149 | 70 | 66 | L. Välimäki. 71 (36+35) |
Lost final, 3-0 (Blues) |
| 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 6 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 77 | 95 | 36 | J. Suokko 32 (13+19) |
Lost quarterfinal, 0–3 (KalPa) |
| 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 4th | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 66 | 47 | J. Suokko 36 (22+14) |
Lost bronze medal, 1–2 (HIFK) |
Players and personnel
2021–22 roster
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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| 26 | |
Janette Jokikokko | F | L | 24 | 2020 | Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| 14 | |
Anniina Kaitala | F | L | 24 | 2021 | Hauho, Kanta-Häme, Finland |
| 36 | |
Anni Keisala | G | L | 24 | 2018 | Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland |
| 5 | |
Anna Kilponen (C) | D | L | 26 | 2021 | Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 8 | |
Josefina Koskinen | D | L | 17 | 2020 | |
| 77 | |
Hanna Laitila | F | L | 26 | 2020 | Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 23 | |
Sanna Lehikoinen | D | L | 21 | 2020 | |
| 4 | |
Jenna Lehtiniemi (A) | D | L | 23 | 2014 | Ikaalinen, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 21 | |
Veera Lindroth | F | L | 20 | 2020 | Rauma, Satakunta, Finland |
| 22 | |
Kiia Narinen | F | L | 19 | 2020 | Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland |
| 18 | |
Tuuli Ollikainen | F | L | 20 | 2020 | |
| 17 | |
Veera Ollikainen | F | L | 20 | 2020 | |
| 20 | |
Aino Palosaari | F | L | 15 | 2020 | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 12 | |
Pihla Parkkonen | F | L | 20 | 2020 | Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland |
| 9 | |
Helen Puputti (A) | F | L | 25 | 2019 | Hollola, Päijät-Häme, Finland |
| 3 | |
Venla Riipinen | F | L | 22 | 2019 | Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland |
| 31 | |
Oona Rouhiainen | D | L | 20 | 2018 | Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland |
| 25 | |
Johanna Siira (A) | D | L | 23 | 2017 | Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, Finland |
| 29 | |
Salla Sivula | G | L | 23 | 2021 | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 33 | |
Elli Suoranta | D | R | 19 | 2021 | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 6 | |
Pinja Tenhunen | F | L | 19 | 2020 | Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland |
| 55 | |
Nanna-Katariina Timonen | D | L | 15 | 2019 | |
| 27 | |
Emilia Varpula | F | L | 21 | 2020 | Kuortane, South Ostrobothnia, Finland |
Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head Coach: Linda Leppänen (née Välimäki)
- Assistant coach: Harri Laurila
- Goaltending Coach: Juha Nieminen
- Conditioning Coach: Yin Tuorila
- Team Manager: Tapio Kallonen
- Equipment Managers: Kari Bronman & Kreetta Kulhua
Team captaincy history
- Marianne Ihalainen, 1990–1998
- Mari Östring, 1999–2000
- Marianne Ihalainen, 2000–01
- Evelina Similä, 2001–02
- Mari Saarinen, 2007–2011
- Johanna Koivula, 2011–2014
- Anna Kilponen, 2014–15
- Satu-Annika Parkusjärvi, 2015–16
- Anne Tuomanen, 2016–17
- Linda Leppänen, 2017–18[4]
- Anne Tuomanen, 2018–19
- Johanna Juutilainen, 2019–20
- Anna Kilponen, 2020–
Head coaches
- Markku Hannunkivi, 1992–93
- Petteri Linna & Jarmo Nurmi, 1994–1996
- Janne Hakala & Markku Hannunkivi, 1996–97
- Antti Kallioinen & Ville Tolvanen, 1997–1999
- Tapio Koho, 1999–2002
- Marianne Ihalainen, 2002–2006
- Samuli Marjeta, 2009–13 January 2012
- Severi Lehtonen, 13 January 2012–March 2012
- Timo Lindqvist, August 2012–28 October 2012
- Jouko Urvikko, 28 October 2012–2013
- Osmo Lindström, 2014–2016
- Mari Saarinen, 2016–2018
- Jarmo Jamalainen, 2018–19
- Ville Tolvanen, 2019–20
- Linda Leppänen, 2020–
Retired numbers
- #10 Anne Haanpää
- #16 Marianne Ihalainen
Honours and awards
Finnish Championship
Aurora Borealis Cup (10): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010- Runners-up (12): 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019
Third Place (6): 1984, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2015
Player awards
Finnish Ice Hockey Association trophies recognizing individual players won by Ilves team members. Current head coach Linda Leppänen is the most prolific award winner in team history, winning both the highest number of trophies, with seven, and the broadest variety of trophies, having won five different awards.
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Award details
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Team records and leaders
Single-season records
- Most goals in a season: Tiia Reima, 56 goals (24 games; 1993–94)
- Most assists in a season: Jenni Hiirikoski, 39 assists (19 games; 2009–10)
- Most points in a season: Tiia Reima, 85 points (24 games; 1993–94)
- Most points in a season, defenceman: Kirsi Hirvonen, 56 points (23 games; 1993–94)
- Most points per game (P/G) in a season, over ten games played: Linda Valimaki Leppänen, 4.05 P/G (19 games; 2009–10)
- Most penalty minutes (PIM) in a season: Rosa Lindstedt, 84 PIM (24 games; 2010–11)
- Best save percentage in a season, over ten games played: Vilma Vaattovaara, .951 SV% (16 games; 2011–12)
- Best goals against average (GAA) in a season, over ten games played: Vilma Vaattovaara, 1.09 GAA (16 games; 2011–12)
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 Valimaki 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
| Nat | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
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Marianne Ihalainen | F | 323 | 320 | 282 | 602 | 1.864 |
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Johanna Koivula | F | 495 | 186 | 302 | 488 | 0.986 |
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Mari Saarinen | F | 315 | 158 | 180 | 338 | 1.073 |
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Linda Leppänen | F | 157 | 182 | 149 | 331 | 2.108 |
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Tiia Reima | F | 159 | 198 | 127 | 325 | 2.044 |
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Sari Fisk | F | 196 | 180 | 144 | 324 | 1.653 |
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Marika Lehtimäki | F | 166 | 113 | 124 | 237 | 1.428 |
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Tiina Pihala | F | 167 | 88 | 136 | 224 | 1.341 |
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Anne Nurmi | F | 124 | 116 | 98 | 214 | 1.726 |
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Jaana Peltonen | F | 179 | 106 | 103 | 209 | 1.168 |
Source(s): [8]
Notable alumni
Years active with Ilves listed alongside player name.
- Anna Aaltomaa, 1992–2006
- Kati Ahonen, 1982–1989
- Anne Haanpää, 1983–1986, 1987–1991 & 1997–1998
- Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa, 2003–2008
- Jenni Hiirikoski, 2001–2005, 2007–2008, & 2009–2010
- Kirsi Hirvonen, 1989–1994
- Marianne Ihalainen, 1982–2001
- Johanna Koivula, 1997–2018
- Marika Lehtimäki, 1989–1998
- Miia Lehtimäki, 1989–1995
- Linda Leppänen (née Välimäki), 2005–2010 & 2017–2019
- Sari Marjamäki (née Fisk), 1993–2002
- Leena Majaranta, 1982–1990
- Saara Niemi (née Tuominen), 2002–2006 & 2010–11
- Satu Niinimäki, 2007–2013 & 2016–2018
- Heidi Pelttari, 2002–2006 & 2010–2015
- Jaana Peltonen, 1982–1996
- Tiia Reima, 1988–1994 & 1996–2000
- Noora Räty, 2013–14
- Mari Saarinen, 1998–2012 & 2014–2015
- Liisa-Maria Sneck, 1989–1994
- Päivi Virta (previously Halonen), 1982–1990
International players
Nina Linde, 2004–2006 & 2009–2010
Tawni Jaakola (née Mattila)
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Patricia Zum Hingst, 1996–1999
References
- "Tampereen Ilves Naiset • Joukkue". ilvesnaiset.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "Kokoonpano Ilves - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "Liiga (W) – Ilves, 2021-2022 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- Foster, Meredith (3 October 2017). "Linda Välimäki hits 300-goal milestone in the Naisten Liiga". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- Foster, Meredith (26 March 2018). "Kärpät, Ilves headed to Aurora Borealis Cup Final". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
- Foster, Meredith (26 March 2019). "The Espoo Blues are the 2019 Aurora Borealis Cup Champions". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Ilves - Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
External links
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Ilves Naiset on Facebook
- Ilves Naiset on Instagram
- Ilves Naiset on Twitter
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