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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 1998-1999: European Hockey League | 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 | 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» | |
| D | Jarmo Haapaniemi | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | 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 | Timo Kuusela | | 25.01.1983 | 186 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Marko Nurmikolu | | 14.05.1983 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mikko Salonen | | 02.03.1983 | 181 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Lauri Suominen | | 21.01.1983 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Petri Takala | | 09.04.1983 | 173 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Toni Aro | | 13.10.1982 | 179 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Pyry Aronen | | 13.01.1983 | 177 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Tommi Haikka | | 19.11.1982 | 183 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Antti-Jussi Heikkilä | | 26.01.1983 | 179 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Lasse Järvinen | | 27.01.1983 | 186 cm | 80 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Riku Kivilahti | | 18.10.1983 | 174 cm | 85 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» | |
| F | Arto Södervall | | 11.10.1982 | 178 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Tuomas Viitanen | | 31.03.1983 | 185 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Petri Dahl | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Mikko Jähi | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Tapio Koppanen | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Iiro Mäkinen | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussi Salo | | 07.06.1976 | 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 (28)Ilves Tampere participates in season 1998-1999: European Hockey League, SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)
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