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All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | Continental Cup | European Hockey League | European Women´s Champions Cup | Juniors | SM-liiga | U20 National team games | WJC18 | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Mestis | Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women) | Liigakarsinta | I divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I divisioona | Jr. B II divisioona | Jr. B2 I divisioona | Jr. C I Divisioona | Jr. C II Divisioona
This club in 1996-1997: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women) | Jr. A I divisioona
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Kristian Antila |  | 10.01.1980 | 192 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Juha Pitkämäki | | 04.12.1979 | 182 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Iiro Keso | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Jani Listenmaa | | 27.07.1979 | 178 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Lauri Oja | | 09.07.1979 | 190 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Tapio Sammalkangas | | 11.07.1980 | 179 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ismo Siren | | 16.05.1980 | 177 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Arto Tukio | | 04.04.1981 | 183 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Isto Tuohimäki | | 27.08.1980 | 186 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D/F | Kari Laitinen | | 11.10.1979 | 186 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Janne Ahoniemi | | 13.09.1979 | 190 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Mikko Eskola | | 07.05.1979 | 182 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Antti Hildén | | 03.05.1981 | 178 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Ville Hirvonen | | 07.01.1980 | 182 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Juuso Juhala | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Sakari Korpilauri | | 18.01.1979 | 180 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Jani Lehtinen | | 21.02.1979 | 183 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Jussi Lehtonen | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Omar Myllymäki | | 19.01.1979 | 183 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Ville Niemenmaa | | 09.11.1979 | 181 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Antti Nieminen | | 01.04.1980 | 175 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Jose Nippala | | 25.02.1980 | 183 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Jari-Pekka Pajula | | 21.07.1980 | 197 cm | 104 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Antti Räikkönen | | 25.01.1980 | 176 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Juha-Matti Salmenpohja | | 14.08.1979 | 178 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Tero Selkee | | 05.09.1979 | 183 cm | 76 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Juha-Matti Sihvonen | | 06.02.1980 | 184 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Tomek Valtonen | | 08.01.1980 | 185 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Tommi Liedes | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Antti Rosendahl | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
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:
Liiga Winter Classic
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)Maxime Talbot will play Spengler with Gotteron
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 traditional club Ilves fires coach
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)Finland (30)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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