Champions League Quarter Finals recap
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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 2005-2006: 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 | |
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G | Riku Helenius | 01.03.1988 | 190 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
G | Mikko Pätsi | 21.07.1987 | 175 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
G | Juha Pitkämäki | 04.12.1979 | 182 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
G | Tuukka Rask | 10.03.1987 | 190 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Juha Alén | 25.10.1981 | 191 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Kevin Bolibruck | 08.02.1977 | 185 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Teemu Jääskeläinen | 07.06.1983 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Lauri Kinos | 29.06.1980 | 189 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Ville Koistinen | 17.06.1982 | 181 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Mikko Kuukka | 03.11.1985 | 193 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Joonas Lehtivuori | 19.07.1988 | 181 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Jyrki Lumme | 16.07.1966 | 185 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Juho Mielonen | 01.03.1987 | 190 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
D | Toni Niemi | 14.03.1985 | 188 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Jussi Pernaa | 01.10.1983 | 186 cm | 89 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
D | Joonas Rönnberg | 19.02.1983 | 192 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
LD | Iikka Törnvall | 13.01.1983 | 182 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
D | Mike Wilson | 26.02.1975 | 193 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
F | Turo Alenius | 13.06.1986 | 188 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Jonas Andersson | 24.02.1981 | 190 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Marko Anttila | 27.05.1985 | 203 cm | 104 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
C | Jason Bonsignore | 15.04.1976 | 191 cm | 99 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
C | Jason Guerriero | 26.04.1981 | 173 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
C | Raimo Helminen | 11.03.1964 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
C | Tomi Hirvonen | 11.01.1977 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
LW | Tommi Huhtala | 07.12.1987 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
F | Henrik Juntunen | 24.04.1983 | 189 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
F | Antti Kangasniemi | 06.06.1985 | 177 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
F | Pirkka Katajala | 13.03.1984 | 192 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Toni Koivisto | 05.11.1982 | 184 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Ville Korhonen | 20.05.1987 | 184 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
C | Perttu Lindgren | 26.08.1987 | 184 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
F | Miikka Luodes | 24.05.1985 | 197 cm | 101 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Marko Luomala | 02.06.1980 | 187 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
LW | Mikko Luovi | 05.11.1973 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
F | Jaakko Marttila | 20.08.1985 | 176 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
F | Ossi Pellinen | 06.05.1983 | 193 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
RW | Jussi Pesonen | 23.05.1979 | 187 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | ||
F | Ville Snellman | 26.11.1981 | 184 cm | 92 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
F | Simo Vidgren | 18.03.1983 | 189 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
LW | Vesa Viitakoski | 13.02.1971 | 189 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» |
Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kari Eloranta | 29.02.1956 | Head Coach | Show profile» | |
Juha Pajuoja | 31.03.1967 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» | |
Esa Honkalehto | 08.10.1965 | GM | 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)Ilves Tampere participates in season 2005-2006: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)
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