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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 1975-1976: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Ari Hellgren |  | 07.09.1954 | 176 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Markus Mattsson | | 30.07.1957 | 183 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| G | Tapio Virhimo | | 13.04.1954 | 175 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Hannu Helander | | 23.09.1956 | 175 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jukka Hirsimäki | | 25.01.1957 | 178 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Ari Kankaanperä | | 27.04.1955 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Pekka Kuusisto | | 17.01.1945 | 168 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Tuomo Sillman | | 20.11.1948 | 182 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Seppo Suoraniemi | | 26.08.1951 | 176 cm | 76 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Kaj Weissman | | 09.05.1955 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Sakari Ahlberg | | 25.07.1950 | 182 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Seppo Ahokainen | | 19.01.1952 | 178 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Denis Bavaudin | | 19.04.1953 | 185 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Seppo Hiitelä | | 26.03.1954 | 176 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jarmo Huhtala | | 16.04.1957 | 182 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Heimo Iivonen | | 02.05.1953 | 173 cm | 68 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Keijo Kivelä | | 19.06.1956 | 170 cm | 70 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jarmo Lilius | | 19.01.1957 | 180 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Hannu Raittinen | | 12.04.1956 | 174 cm | 74 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Pekka Sartjärvi | | 11.08.1953 | 182 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Veikko Suominen | | 05.05.1948 | 178 cm | 76 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Jukka-Pekka Vuorinen | | 14.11.1956 | 170 cm | 72 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esko Mäkinen | | 09.03.1947 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Matti Reunamäki | | 25.07.1940 | 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 (22)Ilves Tampere participates in season 1975-1976: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga
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