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Auroraliiga ice hockey team in Oulu, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oulun Kärpät Naiset (lit. 'Oulu's Ermine Women') are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga. They play in Oulu, a city on the northeastern coast of the Bothnian Bay in the Finnish north-central region of North Ostrobothnia, at the Raksilan harjoitusjäähalli (lit. 'Raksila training ice rink'; also known as Raksila 2) of Oulun Energia Areena. Ilves have won the Aurora Borealis Cup three times, in 2012, 2017, and 2018.[1]
| Oulun Kärpät Naiset | |
|---|---|
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| City | Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| League | Auroraliiga |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home arena | Raksila 2 |
| Colours | Black, yellow, white |
| General manager | Mika Kaijankoski |
| Head coach | Teemu Koivula |
| Captain | Aino Kaijankoski |
| Affiliate | Kärpät Akatemia |
| Parent club(s) | Oulun Kärpät 46 ry |
| Website | Official website  |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (1996–97, 2016–17) |
| Aurora Borealis Cup | 3 (2011–12, 2016–17, 2017–18) |
| Current uniform | |
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 Current season | |
The team’s parent club, Oulun Kärpät 46 ry, is the junior affiliate of the Liiga team Oulun Kärpät and the teams are loosely affiliated through that association.
This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Oulun Kärpät 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 | Regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2016–17 | Naisten SM-sarja | 1st | 28 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 41 | 65 |  S. Saari 39 (12+27) |
Won Championship, 3–2 (Espoo United) |
| 2017–18 | Naisten Liiga | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 147 | 62 | 62 | S. Tarkki 52 (19+33) |
Won Championship, 3–1 (Ilves) |
| 2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 3rd | 30 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 147 | 70 | 60 | S. Tarkki 57 (23+34) |
Won bronze medal, 1–0 (KalPa) |
| 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 53 | 64 | S. Saari 35 (15+20) |
Lost semifinals, 2–3 (KalPa) |
| 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 7th | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 98 | 73 | 47 | A. Antti-Roiko 27 (8+19) |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (KalPa) |
| 2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 3rd | 29 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 85 | 62 | 52 | O. Havana 27 (13+14) |
Won bronze medal, 1–0 (TPS) |
| 2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 8th | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 92 | 150 | 28 | O. Havana 36 (23+13) |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (HIFK) |
| 2023–24 | Naisten Liiga | 7th | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 69 | 133 | 27 | E. Ekoluoma 27 (16+11) |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (HIFK) |
The winner of the Naisten Liiga playoffs receives the Aurora Borealis Cup and earns the Finnish Champion title, with gold medals awarded to each player. The Aurora Borealis Cup was first awarded at the conclusion of the 2010–11 Naisten SM-sarja postseason. Prior to 2011, the Naisten SM-sarja champion received the Sammon -malja.[11]
Aurora Borealis Cup (3): 2012, 2017, 2018[12]
Runners-up (7): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007
Third Place (7): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2022
Bronze (1): 2013Years active with Kärpät listed alongside player name.[13]
Michaela Matejová, 2008–09
Marianne Mattila, 1994–95
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