Kärpät Naiset
Auroraliiga ice hockey team in Oulu, Finland
Oulun Kärpät Naiset (lit. ' Oulu's Ermine Women ' ) are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga . They play in Oulu , a city on the northeastern coast of the Bothnian Bay in the Finnish north-central region of North Ostrobothnia , at the Raksilan harjoitusjäähalli lit. ' Raksila training ice rink ' ; also known as Raksila 2) of Oulun Energia Areena . Ilves have won the Aurora Borealis Cup three times, in 2012, 2017, and 2018.[ 1]
The team’s parent club, Oulun Kärpät 46 ry , is the junior affiliate of the Liiga team Oulun Kärpät and the teams are loosely affiliated through that association.
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Oulun Kärpät Naiset. Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played , W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , Pts = Points , Top scorer : Points Goals +Assists )
Players and personnel
As of 12 August 2024 [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Teemu Koivula
Assistant coach: Satu Kiipeli
Goaltending coach: Jani Erkinmikko
Conditioning coach: Henri Keskikallio
Team managers: Ismo Rantasuomela & Jukka Välitalo
Equipment managers: Veli-Matti Puusaari & Jari Siermala
Physical therapist: Samu Siermala
Massage therapist: Jami Matikainen
Team captains
Katja Riipi , 1997–98Päivi Salo , 2001–02Eini Lehtinen , 2004–2008Mira Jalosuo , 2008–09Saija Tarkki , 2009–10Anne Helin , 2010–2013Niina Mäkinen , 2013–14Isa Rahunen , 2014–2019[ 5] Saila Saari , 2019–20[ 6] Suvi Käyhkö , 2020–2022Aino Kaijankoski, 2022–
Head coaches
Kari Ikonen & Pasi Sorvisto, 1994–1997
Kari Ikonen, Katri Niemelä & Pasi Sorvisto, 1997–98
Kari Ikonen & Pasi Sorvisto, 1998–99
Risto Liikka , 1999–2003Lauri Merikivi , 2007–2010Seppo Karjalainen , 2012–13Mira Kuisma , 2015–2019[ 7] Janne Salmela , 2019–2021Samuli Hassi, 2021–22
Sanna Lankosaari , 2022–13 October 2023[ 8] Saija Tarkki (interim) , 13–31 October 2023[ 9] Satu Kiipeli, 31 October 2023[ 9]
Teemu Koivula, 1 May 2024[ 10]
General managers
Eero Sirviö, 2012–2019
Saija Tarkki, 2019–2022
Timo Karjalainen, 2022–23
Mika Kaijankoski, 2023–
Team honors
Finnish Champions
The winner of the Naisten Liiga playoffs receives the Aurora Borealis Cup and earns the Finnish Champion title, with gold medals awarded to each player. The Aurora Borealis Cup was first awarded at the conclusion of the 2010–11 Naisten SM-sarja postseason. Prior to 2011, the Naisten SM-sarja champion received the Sammon -malja [ 11]
Aurora Borealis Cup (3) : 2012, 2017, 2018[ 12] Runners-up (7) : 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007Third Place (7) : 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2022
Notable alumni
Years active with Kärpät listed alongside player name. [ 13]
Susanna Airaksinen , 2009–2022Kati Asikainen , 2013–14 & 2020–2024Anne Helin , 2008–2013Satu Hoikkala (-Auno), 2000–2008Mira Jalosuo , 2004–2009 & 2016–2018Satu Kiipeli , 1991–2000 & 2008–2015Mira Kuisma , 2004–2011Suvi Käyhkö , 2011–2022Sanna Lankosaari , 1994–2001Eini Lehtinen , 1995–2008Mira Jalosuo , 2004–2009 & 2016–2018Niina Mäkinen , 2011–2020Marjo Mäyrä, 1994–2002
Johanna Oksman , 2015–2022Jenni Pitkänen, 2001–2010
Marja-Helena Pälvilä , 1995–2001, 2002–2006 & 2012–13Isa Rahunen , 2013–2021Katja Riipi , 1994–1999Saila Saari , 2016–2020Päivi Salo , 1994–2002Satu Salonpää, 1990–2003
Henna Savikuja , 1995–2005 & 2006–2012Saija Sirviö (-Tarkki), 1997–2010 & 2011–2019Niina Tikkinen , 2005–2007 & 2011–2015
International players
See also
References
^ "Kärppien naisten historia" . Oulun Kärpät 46 RY . Retrieved 25 July 2019 .^ "Naisten Liiga (W) – Kärpät, 2024-2025 Roster" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .^ "Joukkue" . Kärpät Naiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 August 2024 .^ "2023-2024, Naisten Liiga – Kokoonpano Kärpät" (PDF) . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . Retrieved 6 November 2023 .^ Pakarinen, Risto (6 March 2019). "Next level" . International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) . Retrieved 27 July 2019 . ^ "Kärppien kapteenisto 2019–2020" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät 46 ry. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019 .^ Foster, Meredith (16 August 2018). "Mira Kuisma Named Finland U18 Head Coach" . The Ice Garden . Retrieved 27 July 2019 . ^ Seppä, Lassi (13 October 2023). "Sanna Lankosaari sivuun Kärppien päävalmentajan tehtävästä" . Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 October 2023 . ^ a b Seppä, Lassi (31 October 2023). "Kärppien naisten uusi päävalmentaja on Satu Kiipeli" . Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 November 2023 . ^ Pirkkiö, Jaarli (28 March 2024). "Teemu Koivula siirtyy Kärppien naisten liigajoukkueen valmentajaksi" . Lapin Kansa . Retrieved 16 June 2024 . ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto ; Liiga . Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321 . OCLC 476321083 .^ Foster, Meredith (26 March 2018). "Kärpät, Ilves headed to Aurora Borealis Cup Final" . The Ice Garden . Retrieved 27 July 2019 . ^ "All Time Overall Totals Player Stats for Kärpät" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
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