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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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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
Season 1996-1997
Club teams
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
Current rosterseason 1996-1997
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Tommi Kela |  | 22.04.1981 | 178 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Juha Alén | | 25.10.1981 | 191 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mika Piittisjärvi | | 02.02.1981 | 180 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Markku Tukiainen | | ??.??.???? | 180 cm | 88 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| LD | Arto Tukio | | 04.04.1981 | 183 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jussi Asunmaa | | 18.01.1981 | 180 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Antti Hildén | | 03.05.1981 | 178 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Kai Karjalainen | | 06.02.1981 | 182 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Ville Käyhkö | | 05.12.1981 | 176 cm | 76 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Ari Paananen | | 11.10.1981 | 186 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Tommi Ruuhonen | | 17.01.1981 | 177 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jari Salonen | | 03.02.1981 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Ville Snellman | | 26.11.1981 | 184 cm | 92 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Mika Tapiola | | 01.07.1981 | 182 cm | 99 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Kimmo Vähä-Ruohola | | 27.08.1981 | 183 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Teemu Ahvonen | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Matti From | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Juha Lähteenmäki | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Tuomas Lautarinne | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Tommi Liedes | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Markus Matomäki | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Aki Miettinen | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Markus Miettinen | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Otto Riihimäki | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Mikko Rouhiainen | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Heikki Setälä | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Pasi Taipale | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | 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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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)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 1996-1997
- Youngest player: Ville Käyhkö (15 years)
- Oldest player: Tommi Ruuhonen (16 years)
- Shortest player: Ville Käyhkö (176 cm)
- Tallest player: Juha Alén (191 cm)
- Nationalities: Finland (27)
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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