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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 2000-2001: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women)
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Krister Antila |  | 29.06.1984 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Antti-Jussi Harjula | | 07.04.1984 | 182 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Ari Heinonen | | 01.02.1984 | 190 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Jaakko Huhti | | 12.08.1983 | 178 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Lauri Mäkinen | | 29.01.1983 | 180 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Tuukka Poikonen | | 09.03.1985 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Tomi Heinonen | | 21.08.1983 | 179 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Juha Ihantola | | 29.05.1983 | 182 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Teemu Jääskeläinen | | 07.06.1983 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jussi Koistinen | | 28.05.1984 | 173 cm | 75 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Tuukka Korhonen | | 20.03.1984 | 180 cm | 75 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Mikko Kuukka | | 03.11.1985 | 193 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Timo Kuusela | | 25.01.1983 | 186 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Simo Mälkiä | | 21.08.1983 | 173 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Toni Niemi | | 14.03.1985 | 188 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mikko Salonen | | 02.03.1983 | 181 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Petri Takala | | 09.04.1983 | 173 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Juha Ulvila | | 14.04.1983 | 187 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Petri Vähä-Ruohola | | 14.04.1985 | 181 cm | 75 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Jussi Väinölä | | 16.01.1984 | 173 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Tommi Vesanen | | 20.10.1984 | 182 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Karri Akkanen | | 29.01.1984 | 198 cm | 112 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Toni Aro | | 13.10.1982 | 179 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Tommi Haikka | | 19.11.1982 | 183 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Samu Helminen | | 24.05.1984 | 176 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Lasse Järvinen | | 27.01.1983 | 186 cm | 80 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Antti Kangasniemi | | 06.06.1985 | 177 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Tony Keisala | | 30.04.1984 | 175 cm | 70 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Riku Kivilahti | | 18.10.1983 | 174 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Juuso Koskinen | | 13.03.1984 | 179 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Eero Lajunen | | 19.05.1983 | 182 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Juha Leimu | | 30.01.1983 | 186 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Niklas Mattsson | | 26.02.1983 | 184 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Antti-Jussi Miettinen | | 30.03.1983 | 175 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Jesse Niinimäki | | 19.08.1983 | 189 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Sami Oksanen | | 13.07.1984 | 177 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Antti Ruotsalainen | | 07.01.1984 | 188 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Niko Suomela | | 30.01.1985 | 184 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Marjamäki | | 29.05.1977 | Head Coach | 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 (38)Ilves Tampere participates in season 2000-2001: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)
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