Ässät
Porin Ässät | |
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City | Pori |
League | Liiga |
Founded | 1967 |
Home arena | Isomäki Areena |
Colours | Red, black, white |
General manager | Eeva Perttula |
Head coach | Ari-Pekka Selin |
Captain | Tommi Taimi |
Championships | 1971, 1978, 2013 |
Website | assat.com[6] |
Porin Ässät, Finnish for Pori Aces, is a renowned hockey club located in the town of Pori, Finland. Competing in the Finnish elite league, Liiga, they showcase their skills at the Porin jäähalli in Isomäki.[1]
The full name of the company operating the team is at presentHC Ässät Pori Oy. They have won three Finnish Championships in ice hockey (1971, 1978, and 2013), and several other medals — most recently silver in 2006. In addition, both Karhut and RU-38 were one-time champions each.
Porin Ässät | |
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City | Pori |
League | Liiga |
Founded | 1967 |
Home arena | Isomäki Areena |
Colours | Red, black, white |
General manager | Eeva Perttula |
Head coach | Ari-Pekka Selin |
Captain | Tommi Taimi |
Championships | 1971, 1978, 2013 |
Website | assat.com[6] |
History
The club was established in 1967 when two local clubs, Karhut and RU-38 merged. Ässät has also played football from 1967 to 1981. For a few seasons, they played in the Mestaruussarja (‘championship series’), after they were given RU-38’s place in this competition.
Team staff
Title | Staff Member |
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General Manager | Mikael Lehtinen |
Head Coach | Ari-Pekka Selin |
Assistant Coach | |
Goaltending Coach | Jaakko Rosendahl |
Players
Retired numbers
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2 – Antti Heikkilä
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4 – Arto Javanainen
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11 – Raimo Kilpiö, September 21.2019.
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12 – Tapio Levo
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13 – Veli-Pekka Ketola
Number 89 has not been officially retired, but is not in use. It has only been worn by Jaroslav Otevrel, who paralyzed in a collision with another player during the 1995–96 season
Honours
SM-Liiga/SM-sarja
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Kanada-malja(3): 1970–72, 1977–78, 2012–13
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Runner-up(4): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1983–84, 2005–06
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Bronze(2): 1975–76, 1994–95
Finnish cup:
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Winners (1):1967
IIHF European Cup:
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Bronze (1):1978–79
Other awards for the club:
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I-Divisioonawinner(it was the second level of ice hockey in Finland): 1989–90
Notable alumni
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Sebastian Aho
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Joel Armia
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B.J. Crombeen
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Erik Haula
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Arto Javanainen
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Jesse Joensuu
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Veli-Pekka Ketola
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Scott Langkow
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Kari Makkonen
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Antti Raanta
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Pekka Rautakallio
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Juuso Riksman
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Christian Ruuttu
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Kari Takko
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Jason Williams
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Alpo Suhonen (coach)
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Tomas Zaborsky
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Jesperi Kotkaniemi