Ilves_Naiset

Ilves Naiset

Ilves Naiset

Naisten Liiga ice hockey team in Tampere, Finland

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.

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Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by 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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Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

As of 18 February 2024[1][2][3][4]
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Coaching staff and team personnel
  • Head coach: Marjo Voutilainen
  • Assistant coach: Reetu Kulhua
  • Assistant coach: Riikka Noronen
  • Goaltending coach: Hanna-Kaisa Rantanen
  • Goaltending coach: Lea Saarni
  • Conditioning coach: Petri Simonen
  • Team managers: Tapio Kallonen & Minna Lehtiniemi
  • Equipment managers: Marko Lahtinen, Mikael Mustalahti & Mia Salonen
  • Physical therapist: Elise Heikkilä

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[5]
  • Anne Tuomanen, 2018–19
  • Johanna Juutilainen, 2019–20
  • Anna Kilponen, 2020–January 2022
  • Jenna Lehtiniemi, January 2022–2022
  • Helen Puputti, 2022–23
  • Jenna Lehtiniemi, 2023–

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, 2020–2022
  • Marjo Voutilainen,[6] 2022–

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

European Women's Champions Cup

Ilves represented the Naisten SM-sarja as reigning Finnish Champion at the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup in 2011.[7][8][9]

Individual 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, having won both the highest number of trophies, with seven, and the broadest variety of trophies, with five different awards.

  • 2010–11: Venla Kotkaslahti
  • 1984–85: Anne Haanpää
  • 1989–90: Marianne Ihalainen
  • 1991–92: Anne Nurmi
  • 1994–95: Sari Marjamäki
  • 2000–01: Sari Marjamäki
  • 2009–10: Linda Välimäki
  • 2017–18: Linda Välimäki
  • 2011–12: Satu Niinimäki
  • 2005–06: Maija Hassinen
  • 2009–10: Linda Välimäki
  • Student Athlete of the Year
  • 2019–20: Tanja Koljonen

All-Stars

Naisten Liiga All-Star First Team

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

Naisten Liiga All-Star Second Team

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

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

Player of the Month

  • October 2017: Linda Välimäki
  • 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

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Source(s): [10]

Notable alumni

Main category: Ilves Naiset players

Seasons active with Ilves listed alongside player name.

International players

  • Germany Nina Linde, 2004–2006 & 2009–10
  • United States Tawni Jaakola (née Mattila), 2010–11
  • Romania Nadina Niciu, 2020–21
  • Canada Patricia Zum Hingst, 1996–1999

See also

References

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  2. [2]
    "Naisten Liiga (W) – Ilves, 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Joukkue". Tampereen Ilves Naiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. [4]
    Seppä, Lassi (20 October 2022). "Ilveksen luottopuolustaja Jenna Lehtiniemen kausi päättyi leikkauspöydälle". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. [5]
    Foster, Meredith (3 October 2017). "Linda Välimäki hits 300-goal milestone in the Naisten Liiga". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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    Raunio, Antti (5 May 2022). "Ilves löysi uuden päävalmentajan Kuopiosta – Marjo Voutilainen ottaa ohjat". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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    Foster, Meredith (26 March 2018). "Kärpät, Ilves headed to Aurora Borealis Cup Final". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  8. [8]
    Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
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    Foster, Meredith (26 March 2019). "The Espoo Blues are the 2019 Aurora Borealis Cup Champions". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. [10]
    "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Ilves - Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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