Ilves Naiset
Auroraliiga ice hockey team in Tampere, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Auroraliiga ice hockey team in Tampere, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tampereen Ilves Naiset (lit. 'Tampere Lynx Women') are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga. They are the representative women's team of the multi-sport club Ilves, based in Tampere, and their home arena is the Tesoman jäähalli in Tampere's Tesoma district.
| Tampereen Ilves Naiset | |
|---|---|
| |
| City | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| League | Auroraliiga |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Home arena | Tesoman jäähalli |
| Colours | Green, yellow, black, white |
| General manager | Yin Tuorila |
| Head coach | Marjo Voutilainen |
| Captain | Jenna Lehtiniemi |
| Website | Official website |
| Championships | |
| Aurora Borealis Cup | 10 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010) |
| EWCC | 1 (2011) |
 Current season | |
Ilves is the only team that has played in every season since the establishment of the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982 (called the Naisten Liiga in 2017–2024 and rebranded as Auroraliiga in 2024). 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.
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)
| Season | League | Preliminaries and regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 0–3 (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) |
| 2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 4th | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 78 | 72 | 43 | A. Kaitala 30 (17+13) |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (TPS) |
| 2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 36 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 105 | 98 | 59 | E. Varpula 36 (11+25) |
Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (HPK) |
| 2023–24 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 102 | 94 | 53 | A. Kaitala 34 (21+13) |
Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (KalPa) |
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, 2015Ilves represented the Naisten SM-sarja as reigning Finnish Champion at the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup in 2011.[8][9][10]
Gold (1): 2011Finnish Ice Hockey Association trophies recognizing individual Auroraliiga players won by Ilves team members. Former Ilves head coach Linda Leppänen (née Välimäki) is the most prolific award-winning player in team history, having won both the highest number of trophies, with seven, and the broadest variety of trophies, with five different awards.
Note: Second Team All-Star honors were not awarded prior to the 2017–18 season.
Naisten Liiga All-Star First Team selections:
Naisten Liiga All-Star Second Team selections:
The top-ten regular season point-scorers in franchise history.[13]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne Ihalainen | F | 323 | 320^ | 282 | 602^ | 1.864 |
| Johanna Koivula | F | 495^ | 186 | 302^ | 488 | 0.986 |
| Mari Saarinen | F/D | 315 | 158 | 180 | 338 | 1.073 |
| Linda Leppänen | F | 157 | 182 | 149 | 331 | 2.108^ |
| Tiia Reima | F | 159 | 198 | 127 | 325 | 2.044 |
| Sari Fisk | F | 196 | 180 | 144 | 324 | 1.653 |
| Marika Lehtimäki | F/D | 166 | 113 | 124 | 237 | 1.428 |
| Tiina Pihala | F | 167 | 88 | 136 | 224 | 1.341 |
| Anne Nurmi | F | 124 | 116 | 98 | 214 | 1.726 |
| Jaana Peltonen | F | 179 | 106 | 103 | 209 | 1.168 |
Seasons active with Ilves listed alongside player name.[13]
Nina Linde, 2004–2006 & 2009–10
Tawni Jaakola (née Mattila), 2010–11
Tuva Schall Mikkelsen, 2021–2023
Nadina Niciu, 2020–21
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