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Porin Ässät
- Short name: Ässät
- Year of foundation: 1932
- Colours: red, black, white
- Club status: active
- Address: HC Ässät Pori Oy
Jäähallinpolku
28500 Pori - Phone: +358 (0) 2 631 4650
- Fax: +358 (0) 2 631 6800
- Email: media@assat.com
- WWW: Ässät Pori
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Select league
All time leagues: Juniors | SM-liiga | U17 Ylempi | U19 Ylempi | Juniors (U20) | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B Suomi-sarja | Jr. B aluesarjat | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Mestis | Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | Jr. C aluesarjat | SM-Sarja (Women) | Liigakarsinta | I divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I 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. B I divisioona
Current rosterseason 1996-1997
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Marko Härkönen |  | 05.03.1973 | 168 cm | 68 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Kari Takko | | 23.06.1962 | 187 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LD | Antti Boman | | 05.08.1974 | 188 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Santeri Immonen | | 29.07.1972 | 174 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Karri Kivi | | 31.01.1970 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Pauli Levokari | | 07.04.1979 | 196 cm | 105 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Juha Mattila | | 20.12.1976 | 184 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RD | Joakim Musakka |  | 04.11.1968 | 182 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Pasi Peltonen | | 17.02.1972 | 186 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Tommi Rajamäki | | 29.02.1976 | 190 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Mathias Svedberg | | 28.09.1969 | 185 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LD | Kristian Taubert | | 02.04.1972 | 184 cm | 99 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Petri Tuomisto | | 14.03.1971 | 187 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Alexander Weinrich |  | 12.03.1969 | 187 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Mika Ahonkivi | | 02.02.1976 | 176 cm | 67 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Jan Alinč |  | 27.05.1972 | 188 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Vjačeslav Fandul |  | 17.03.1969 | 178 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Timo Hakanen | | 26.03.1977 | 191 cm | 103 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Mika Karapuu | | 21.03.1974 | 180 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Jari Korpisalo | | 17.02.1966 | 178 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Mikael Kotkaniemi | | 30.04.1969 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jari Levonen | | 23.08.1966 | 177 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Niko Mikkola | | 09.01.1974 | 173 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Marco Poulsen | | 11.03.1971 | 185 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Ari Saarinen | | 26.11.1967 | 187 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Timo Salonen | | 25.08.1976 | 177 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Pasi Tuominen | | 03.05.1974 | 185 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Pekka Virta | | 19.04.1969 | 185 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Janne Virtanen | | 09.02.1968 | 171 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Vladimir Vujtek | | 17.02.1972 | 186 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Samu Wesslin | | 29.06.1975 | 180 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kari Makkonen * | | 20.01.1955 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Kari Makkonen * | | 20.01.1955 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Juhani Tamminen | | 26.05.1950 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Isomäki Arena
- Adress: Metsämiehenkatu 21
28500 Pori - Phone: +358 2 621 1441
- Capacity: 6443
- Opened in: 1971
Retired numbers
2 - Antti Heikkilä
4 - Arto Javanainen
12 - Tapio Levo
13 - Veli-Pekka Ketola
89 - Jaroslav Otevrel
The team was established in 1967 by merging two local teams, Karhut and RU-38.
Notable players:Champions ’65, ’71, ’78
League winners:- 2012-2013: SM-liiga
- 2004-2005: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 1979-1980: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1977-1978: SM-liiga
- 1974-1975: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1966-1967: Suomen Cup
from 1900 to 1968:
from 1968 to present:
- Ässät Pori (official)
- Twitter (twitter)
- Facebook Page (facebook)
Recent articlesShow all articles»
- New rule interpretations in the Finnish Liiga: More speed and excitement on the ice (10 Sep 2024)
- Liiga games between December 3 and 19 postponed (02 Dec 2020)
- Ässät Pori fired CEO (16 May 2018)
- A weekend of turning points? (23 Oct 2016)
- Liiga – Fighting for position (04 Feb 2016)
Recent newsShow all news»
Fastest Liiga goal
Markus Nurmi of TPS needed only four seconds to score on Ässät's young goalie Rasmus Korhonen for the fastest goal ever in the Finnish top league.
The game was the Liiga debut for the 18-year-old goalie.
Fastest Liiga goals:
4 seconds: Markus Nurmi, TPS / TPS-Ässät November 28 2020
5 seconds: Jari Laiho, Lukko / Lukko-Jokerit December 6 1979
5 seconds: Esa Välioja, Tappara / Tappara-Jokerit January 31 1982
5 seconds: Seppo Ahokainen, Tappara / Ilves-Tappara December 6 1983
Source: Iitalehti
(29 Nov 2020)New Sports Director at Ässät
Former player and Karhu-Kissat junior chief Jari Korpisalo has been chosen to replace Mika Toivola as Ässät Sports Director.
Korpisalo and Ässät has agreed to a 3-year deal starting in early January. Korpisalo played 575 games for Ässät between 1990 - 2005 and was the team's best scorer 6 times during that era. Since 2006 he had been working for his own junior team Karhu-Kissat as a junior chief.
Current Sporting Director Toivola will continue as usual until January and after year change they will sit down and decide how they shall split the work.
(06 Nov 2015)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 1996-1997
- Youngest player: Pauli Levokari (17 years)
- Oldest player: Kari Takko (34 years)
- Shortest player: Marko Härkönen (168 cm)
- Tallest player: Pauli Levokari (196 cm)
- Nationalities: Czechia (2), Finland (25), Italy (1), Latvia (1), Sweden (2)
Leagues
Porin Ässät participates in season 1996-1997: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B I divisioona
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