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
2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
CityTampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1982 (1982)
Home arenaTesoman jäähalli
ColoursGreen, yellow, black, white
       
General managerLasse Tuorila
Head coachLinda Leppänen
CaptainJenna Lehtiniemi
WebsiteOfficial website
Championships
Aurora Borealis Cup10 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010)
EWCC1 (2011)
Active departments of
Ilves
Floorball Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
Futsal
(Men's)		 Futsal
(Women's)		 Ice hockey
(Women's)
Ringette Ice hockey
(Men's)

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent 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)

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 2802125311785 S. Parkusjärvi 10 (4+6) Saved in relegation
2016–17 Naisten SM-sarja 6 2893412627337 S. Kärnä 25 (13+12) Lost quarterfinal, 1–2 (KalPa)
2017–18 Naisten Liiga 1 30215221394175 L. Välimäki. 58 (30+28) Lost final, 1–3 (Kärpät)
2018–19 Naisten Liiga 2 30211171497066 L. Välimäki. 71 (36+35) Lost final, 3–0 (Blues)
2019–20 Naisten Liiga 6 3092514779536 J. Suokko 32 (13+19) Lost quarterfinal, 0–3 (KalPa)
2020–21 Naisten Liiga 4th 2812358836647 J. Suokko 36 (22+14) Lost bronze medal, 1–2 (HIFK)
2021–22 Naisten Liiga 4th 30122313787243 A. Kaitala 30 (17+13) Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (TPS)

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster
As of 18 March 2022[1][2][3]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
26 Janette Jokikokko F L 24 2020 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
14 Anniina Kaitala (A) F L 24 2021 Hauho, Kanta-Häme, Finland
36 Anni Keisala G L 25 2018 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
8 Josefina Koskinen D L 18 2020
77 Hanna Laitila F L 27 2020 Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
23 Sanna Lehikoinen F L 22 2020
4 Jenna Lehtiniemi (C) D L 23 2014 Ikaalinen, Pirkanmaa, Finland
21 Veera Lindroth F L 20 2020 Rauma, Satakunta, Finland
28 Tuva Schall Mikkelsen F L 19 2021
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 16 2020 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
12 Pihla Parkkonen F L 20 2020 Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland
1 Neea Pohjamo G L 20 2021 Ruokolahti, South Karelia, Finland
19 Elli Pohjanaho D – 15 2020
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 21 2018 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
25 Johanna Siira (A) D L 24 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 20 2020 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
55 Nanna-Katariina Timonen D L 15 2019
98 Sanni Vanhanen (L) F L 16 2021 Nokia, Pirkanmaa, Finland
27 Emilia Varpula F L 22 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–January 2022
  • Jenna Lehtiniemi, January 2022–

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

Retired numbers

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

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Sources: [5][6][7]

Player 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, winning both the highest number of trophies, with seven, and the broadest variety of trophies, with five different awards.

All-Stars

First Team

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

Second Team

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

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

Player of the Month
  • October 2017: Linda Leppänen
  • 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

Points
Nat PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Marianne IhalainenF 323 320 282 602 1.864
Johanna KoivulaF495186 302 488 0.986
Mari SaarinenF315158 180 338 1.073
Linda LeppänenF157 182 149 331 2.108
Tiia ReimaF159198 127 325 2.044
Sari FiskF196180 144 324 1.653
Marika LehtimäkiF166113 124 237 1.428
Tiina PihalaF167 88 136 224 1.341
Anne NurmiF124 116 98 214 1.726
Jaana PeltonenF179106 103 209 1.168

Source(s): [8]

Notable alumni

Years active with Ilves listed alongside player name.

International players
  • Nina Linde, 2004–2006 & 2009–10
  • Tawni Jaakola (née Mattila), 2010–11
  • Nadina Niciu, 2020–21
  • Patricia Zum Hingst, 1996–1999

See also

References
  1. "Tampereen Ilves Naiset • Joukkue". ilvesnaiset.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Kokoonpano Ilves - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Naisten Liiga (W) – Ilves, 2021-2022 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. Foster, Meredith (3 October 2017). "Linda Välimäki hits 300-goal milestone in the Naisten Liiga". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. Foster, Meredith (26 March 2018). "Kärpät, Ilves headed to Aurora Borealis Cup Final". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  7. Foster, Meredith (26 March 2019). "The Espoo Blues are the 2019 Aurora Borealis Cup Champions". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  8. "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Ilves - Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 10 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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