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Vaasan Sport
Sport, known by its full name as ''Hockey Team Vaasan Sport OY'', is a Finnish ice hockey team playing in Liiga, and is based at Vaasa Arena (capacity 4448) in Vaasa. The team was established in 1939 as IF Sport (Idrottsföreningen Sport). History Vaasan Sport was founded in 1939 as IF Sport. The team was involved in the founding of the Finnish top division Liiga, formerly known as SM-Liiga, in 1975, but was relegated only one year later after the 1975-1976 season. After the relegation, Sport played in the Finnish First Division (since then renamed to Mestis), until they were relegated in 1991-1992 to the Finnish Second Division. Climbing back up to the First division proved to be a tough task and wasn't accomplished until spring 1997, with the game-winning goal of the deciding game against Kiekko-67 being scored by Kari Teräväinen in overtime. The 2008-09 season was a success as Sport won the Mestis championship. However, in the league qualification series the team lost th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),Vaasa oli ennen Nikolainkaupunki ja Aurinkolahti Mustalahti – paikannimiä ei kuitenkaan pidä muuttaa heppoisin perustein – '''' (in Finnish) is a city on the west coast of . It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthieu Descoteaux
Matthieu Andre Jean Marc Luc Descoteaux (born September 23, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens. Playing career As a youth, Descoteaux played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Francheville, Quebec. Descoteaux was selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 19th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. On March 9, 2000 he was traded from Edmonton to Montreal with Christian Laflamme in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine. He played five games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens. He spent the majority of his career in the American Hockey League, and also played in Finland, Italy and Germany. He last played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey The Catholic League of France (french: Ligue catholique), sometimes referred to by contemporary (and modern) Catholics as the Holy League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Jalonen
Jukka Pertti Juhani Jalonen (born November 2, 1962 in Riihimäki, Finland) is a Finland, Finnish professional ice hockey coach (sport), coach and former player. In 2011 IIHF World Championship, 2011, 2019 IIHF World Championship, 2019 and 2022 IIHF World Championship, 2022, he led the Finland men's national ice hockey team, Finnish national team to the gold medal in the Ice Hockey World Championships, IIHF World Championship, and at the Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament, 2022 Winter Olympics, he coached the team that won Finland's first ever Olympic gold in ice hockey. He was the head coach of Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League during 2016–18 before returning to coach the Finnish national team. Playing career During his playing career, Jalonen appeared in two SM-liiga games for JYP Jyväskylä, JyP HT in the 1985–86 season. He also played for JYP, Jääahmat and Lohi in lower divisions. Coaching career Jalonen started his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Tamminen
Manu Juhani Tamminen (born May 26, 1950) is a Finnish people, Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and World Hockey Association. He played for TPS (ice hockey), TPS, HJK Helsinki, HJK, HIFK (ice hockey), HIFK, Cleveland Crusaders, and Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA), Phoenix Roadrunners. He represented Finland at the 1976 Canada Cup. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Tamminen's post playing career has included coaching in Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan, as well as various television sports commentator positions. Tamminen has also coached Switzerland's and France's national ice hockey A-group. Coaching career * HC TPS, TPS 1985–1988, SM-liiga. Rankings: Fourth, Fourth and Fifth. * HC Sierre 1988–1990, On the Swiss B-series. * HC Sierre 1990–1991, On the Swiss A-series. Ranking 9/10. * Switzerland men's B-national ice hockey team 1989–1990. * Switzerland men's national ice hockey team 1991–1992. * IF Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Sihvonen
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish, it is a feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia. In Bulgarian, it is a unisex name used as a diminutive form of both Antoniya and Anton. Toñi is a Spanish feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia. Tóni a Hungarian masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Antal. It is sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of other names, such as Antonio, Antoine, Antonia or Antoinette. It is also sometimes a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: People Women * Toni Adams (1964–2010), American professional wrestling manager and valet * Toni Arden (1924–2012), stage name of Antoinette Ardizzone, American traditional pop music singer * Toni Aubin (1927–1990), American vocalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oļegs Sorokins
Olegs Sorokins (born 4 January 1974 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a retired Latvian professional ice hockey defender. He played in HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs team in Latvian Hockey League in 2008, before joining Dinamo Riga of KHL The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs b ... for two seasons. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs *LAT stats do not include numbers from the 1995–96 and 2002–03 seasons. International References External links * 1974 births Living people Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players EHC Black Wings Linz players Dinamo Riga players Empire State Cobras players Frederikshavn White Hawks players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Kokkolan Hermes players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Jacksonville Lizard Kings players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vjačeslavs Fanduļs
Vjačeslavs Fanduļs (russian: Вячеслав Викторович Фандуль; born March 17, 1969 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward. Playing career Fanduļs began his career with RASMS Riga before playing in the Soviet Hockey League for Dinamo Riga and Stars Riga between 1988 and 1992. He then moved to Finland's SM-liiga with spells at Ässät, HPK, TPS, and Kärpät between 1992 and 2001. Fanduļs then moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga and signed for the Berlin Capitals. He played just one season in the DEL before returning to Ässät. He later returned to Latvia and played for ASK/Ogre. He also played for the Latvian national team He represented Latvia in the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juho-Tuomas Appel
Juho-Tuomas Appel (born January 23, 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. Appel began his career with Kärpät and played 13 regular games in the SM-liiga for the team over two seasons between 2001 and 2003. (in Finnish) He also played in for , and between 2003 and 2008. In 2010, Appel joined French [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Sprukts
Janis may refer to: As a first name *Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist * Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist *Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation *Janis Carter (1913–1994), American actress *Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian athlete *Janis Hughes (born 1958), British politician *Janis Ian (born 1951), American songwriter and folksinger *Janis Irwin (born 1984), Canadian politician * Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American singer and songwriter * Janis Kelly (volleyball) (born 1971), Canadian volleyball player * Janis Kelly (soprano), Scottish opera singer *Janis Paige (born 1922), American actress *Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter * Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American bassist *Janis Winehouse, British pharmacist, mother of Amy Winehouse Fictional characters * Janis Gold, a fictional character on ''24'' *Janis Day, one of the two main characters in the comic strip ''Arlo and Janis'' *Jani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Saunders (ice Hockey)
David Saunders (born May 20, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger. Career Saunders was drafted 52nd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and played 56 games for the Canucks during the 1987–88 NHL season, scoring seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Fredericton Express and the International Hockey League for the Flint Spirits and the Milwaukee Admirals before finishing his career in Finland with Vaasan Sport of the I-Divisioona I-Divisioona was the second tier of ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hock .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1966 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian ice hockey left wingers Flint Spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Osala
Oskar Osala (born 26 December 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He played in three National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes and represented Finland in Olympic Winter Games 2018. Playing career He started his career with Vaasa-based Sport. He made his North American debut with the OHL's Mississauga IceDogs in 2005, and was drafted 97th overall in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. In the 2007–08 season, he returned to Finland where he played for the Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga; made his debut with the senior national team; and was named SM-liiga rookie of the year. Osala signed a three-year contract with the Capitals in June 2008, and was assigned to Washington's AHL affiliate in Hershey. On 10 December 2008, Osala made his NHL debut replacing the injured Tomáš Fleischmann in the Caps' 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins, playing two games before being returned to the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian MacNeil (ice Hockey)
Ian MacNeil (born April 27, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in two National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2002–03 season. After many years in the AHL, MacNeil played for a short time in Germany. Following a short stint with the AHL team Toronto Marlies, MacNeil found a new home in Europe again. MacNeil last played for the Heilbronner Falken Heilbronner Falken (; 'Heilbronn Falcons') are a professional ice hockey team based in Heilbronn, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country i ... in the 2nd Bundesliga. Career statistics External links * 1977 births Living people Beast of New Haven players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian people of Scottish descent Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Hartford Whalers draft picks Heilbronner Falken players Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
