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Ilves Tampere

Year of foundation: 1931
Colours: green, yellow, black, white
Club status: active
Address: Ilves-Hockey Oy
Takojankatu 2 B
33540 Tampere
Phone: +358 (03) 225 9400
Fax: +358 (03) 225 9444
Email: ilves@ilves.com, sukunimi@ilves.com
WWW: Ilves Tampere, You Tube channel

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Season 1996-1997

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Markus Korhonen	29.04.1975	185 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Vesa Toskala	20.05.1977	179 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Chris Felix	27.05.1964	180 cm	85 kg	right	Show profile»
RD	Mikko Haapakoski	19.01.1967	177 cm	80 kg	right	Show profile»
LD	Veli-Pekka Hård	10.06.1970	197 cm	98 kg	right	Show profile»
LD	Hannu Henriksson	18.04.1963	177 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
LD	Martti Järventie	04.04.1976	180 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Pekka Kangasalusta	22.09.1977	175 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Allan Measures	08.05.1965	180 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
LD	Tomi Pettinen	17.06.1977	191 cm	100 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Pasi Saarinen	17.04.1977	180 cm	90 kg	right	Show profile»
LD	Timo Willman	12.10.1972	183 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Sami Ahlberg	06.12.1972	182 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Mika Arvaja	05.12.1970	180 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Juha Hautamaa	03.08.1973	179 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Raimo Helminen	11.03.1964	183 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Tomi Hirvonen	11.01.1977	180 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Juha Järvenpää	18.12.1965	183 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Matti Kaipainen	21.02.1972	174 cm	81 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Jouni Lahtinen	04.02.1975	186 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Jarno Mäkelä	05.02.1973	185 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Hannu Mattila	23.10.1966	190 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Riku Niemelä	19.09.1977	186 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Semi Pekki	12.06.1973	179 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Jarno Peltonen	21.11.1970	179 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Matti Raunio	17.04.1973	182 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Jari Suorsa	27.01.1976	186 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Igor Vyazmikin	08.01.1966	185 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»

Coach name	Born	Coach position
Arto Nurmi	14.03.1959	Assistant Coach	Show profile»
Vladimir Vladimirovich Yurzinov	26.03.1965	Head Coach	Show profile»
Lasse Annala *	??.??.????	Assistant Coach	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

Hakametsä Tampere

Adress: Hakametsä
Hakamatsän jäähalli I
33530 Tampere
Phone: +358 (03) 255 1333
Web: http://www.junnut.com/kausi0203/j_hallit/tampere_hakam/tre_hakametsa.html
Capacity: 7800
Opened in: 1965

Nokia Arena, Tampere

Capacity: 13455
Opened in: 2021

Retired numbers
2 - Jarmo Wasama
7 - Aarne Honkavaara
13 - Risto Jalo
14 - Lasse Oksanen
16 - Jorma Peltonen
41 - Raimo Helminen
69 - Ismo Laitela

Number 24 has not been retired officially but is not in use. It was last worn by Veikko Suominen who committed suicide during the 1978-79 season.

Notable players:

Champions ’36, ’37, ’38, ’45, ’46, ’47, ’50, ’51, ’52, ’57, ’58, ’60, ’62, ’66, ’72, ’85

League winners:

2015-2016: Jr. A SM-Liiga
2013-2014: Jr. B2 SM-sarja
2010-2011: European Women´s Champions Cup
2009-2010: SM-Sarja (Women)
2008-2009: Jr. B2 SM-sarja
2005-2006: Jr. B SM-sarja
2005-2006: SM-Sarja (Women)
2004-2005: Jr. A SM-Liiga
2003-2004: Jr. C SM-sarja
2000-2001: Jr. C SM-sarja
1993-1994: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1992-1993: SM-Sarja (Women)
1992-1993: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1991-1992: SM-Sarja (Women)
1990-1991: SM-Sarja (Women)
1990-1991: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1989-1990: Jr. B SM-sarja
1989-1990: SM-Sarja (Women)
1987-1988: SM-Sarja (Women)
1986-1987: SM-Sarja (Women)
1985-1986: SM-Sarja (Women)
1984-1985: SM-liiga
1984-1985: SM-Sarja (Women)
1981-1982: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1981-1982: Jr. C SM-sarja
1981-1982: Jr. B SM-sarja
1980-1981: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1979-1980: Jr. B SM-sarja
1978-1979: Jr. B SM-sarja
1977-1978: Jr. B SM-sarja
1977-1978: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1976-1977: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1975-1976: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1973-1974: Jr. C SM-sarja
1973-1974: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1972-1973: Jr. B SM-sarja
1971-1972: Jr. C SM-sarja
1970-1971: Suomen Cup
1966-1967: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1965-1966: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1960-1961: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1959-1960: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1957-1958: Suomen Cup
1952-1953: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1951-1952: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1948-1949: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1947-1948: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1946-1947: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1945-1946: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1944-1945: Jr. A SM-Liiga

from 1900 to present:

Ilves Tampere (official)
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There will be an outdoor game in Finnish Liiga this season. MTV reports that HIFK will play Ilves at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium December 12.

(06 Aug 2015)

Philadelphia Flyers forward Maxime Talbot, currently at Ilves Tampere with a lock-out contract, will play Spengler Cup with Swiss Fribourg Gotteron

(11 Dec 2012)

Finnish elite league club Ilves has fired its coach Juha Pajuoja. Ilves is the third club in this years SM-liiga to change coach (after JYP and Tappara). New coach is Seppo Hiitelä, 57 years, who worked as a sport manager of Ilves. Hiitelä has trained Ilves also during seasons 1982-86 and 1990-91 and he was a trainer when Ilves won it's last Finnish championship 1985. Assistant coaches Raimo Helminen and Pekka Kangasalusta remain at their jobs.

There were also speculations that Finnish hockey legend Raimo Helminen will replace Pajuoja but since Helminen is also coach of the Finnish U20 national team Hiitelä took the job.

(31 Oct 2011)

Team

statistics

Historic rosters:

Historic statistics:

Past results:

League standings:

Fast

factsseason 1996-1997

Youngest player: Pekka Kangasalusta (19 years)
Oldest player: Hannu Henriksson (33 years)
Shortest player: Matti Kaipainen (174 cm)
Tallest player: Veli-Pekka Hård (197 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (2), Finland (25), Russia (1)

Leagues

Ilves Tampere participates in season 1996-1997: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women), Jr. A I divisioona

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