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2021–22 Naisten Liiga Season
The 2021–22 season was the thirty-ninth season of the , the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The season began on 11 September 2021 and concluded on 20 March 2022. League business Offseason HPK Kiekkonaiset team transfer In June 2021, it was announced that the HPK team would be transferred to HPK Liiga Osakeyhtiö, Oy, owner of the Liiga team HPK and the U20 SM-sarja team HPK U20. HPK had previously been a part of the HPK-affiliated Junior ice hockey, junior club HPK Edustusjääkiekko Registered association (Finland), Ry, a non-profit association. According to Antti Toivanen, CEO of HPK Liiga Oy and general manager of the HPK men's team, the move was motivated by an interest in capitalizing on the growing women's ice hockey market, which was highlighted by the record crowds that attended the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in Espoo. Jorma Hassinen, general manager of HPK , expressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naisten Liiga (ice Hockey)
The is the national premier league for women's ice hockey in Finland. Founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association as the Naisten Suomen mestaruus, SM-sarja (NSMs; ) in 1982, it was known as the Naisten Liiga (NSML;) from 2017 until being rebranded as Auroraliiga in 2024. The league comprises approximately 225 players across nine teams. Kiekko-Espoo Naiset, Kiekko-Espoo has been the dominating force of the Auroraliiga in the 21st century, winning seventeen Finnish Championships from 1999 to 2025. Ilves Naiset, Tampereen Ilves is the second most successful club in the league's history, with ten championship titles. Ilves are the only organization to have iced a team in every season since the league's inception. A majority of teams in Auroraliiga share their names with men's professional teams in the Liiga or Mestis – HIFK (ice hockey), HIFK, HPK, Ilves, KalPa, Kiekko-Espoo, Oulun Kärpät, Kärpät, Lukko, RoKi, HC TPS, TPS – but the women's teams have historically received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U20 SM-sarja
The U20 Finnish Champion, SM-sarja ('Under-20 Finnish Championship Series') is the premier Junior ice hockey, junior men's ice hockey league in Finland. It was previously known as the A-nuorten SM-sarja ('Junior A Finnish Championship Series') during 1945 to 1991 and the Nuorten SM-liiga ('Junior Finnish Championship League') during 1991 to 2020. The league was founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 1945 and a Finnish Champion in men's under-20 ice hockey has been named annually since the league's inaugural season – with the exception of the 2019–20 season, in which the playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighteen to twenty teams compete in the U20 SM-sarja regular season, which is played in a preliminary ranking stage followed by a divisional or group stage. Teams Each team in the U20 SM-sarja is the junior development squad of a professional ice hockey club and shares the club's name. Most of the senior clubs of U20 teams play in the Liiga, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Ortio
Kai Ortio (born 23 September 1965) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and the current head coach of Turun Palloseura (TPS) Akatemia U16, a junior ice hockey team in the U16 Mestis. During his playing career, he played two seasons in the SM-liiga, appearing with HC TPS in 45 games during the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons and registering three points (0 goals+3 assists) and 22 penalty minutes. Playing career Ortio developed in the minor and junior ice hockey systems of Turun Toverit (TuTo or TUTO) in his hometown of Turku. At age 19, he made his professional debut with the club's representative team, TuTo Hockey, in the 1984–85 I-Divisioona season. Ortio went on to play the entirety of his fourteen season professional career in Finland, playing ten seasons in the second-tier I-divisioona and two seasons in the third-tier II-divisioona, in addition to his two seasons with TPS Turku in the SM-liiga. Eight of his seasons in the I-divisioona were spent with TuTo and, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapin Kansa
''Lapin Kansa'' is a morning newspaper published in Lapland, Finland. Media said in 2024, that it will be published 3 times a week (print edition), and 6 times a week for the digital edition. History and profile ''Lapin Kansa'' was established in 1928. The newspaper is based in Rovaniemi. The owner of the paper is Alma Media. In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaper '' Pohjolan Sanomat''. Heikki Tuomi-Nikula is among the former editors-in-chief of the paper. On 1 October 2008 Johanna Korhonen was appointed the editor-in-chief. However, she was fired immediately after her appointment due to the fact that she was a lesbian. Antti Kokkonen replaced her in the post. In January 2011 the daily changed its format from broadsheet A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long Vertical and horizontal, vertical pages, typically of in height. Other common newspaper formats include the smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Kärpät Naiset
Oulun may refer to: *Oulun Energia Areena, arena in the Raksila district of Oulu, in Finland *Oulun Kärpät, ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland *Oulun Luistinseura (or OLS), Finnish multi-sports club, based in Oulu *Oulun Lyseon Lukio, Finnish school in the city of Oulu in northern Finland *Oulun Palloseura or OPS is a Finnish multi-sports club based in Oulu *Oulun Palloseura (football), OPS for short, is a Finnish football club based in Oulu *Oulun Tervahiihto Oulun Tervahiihto or Tervahiihto is an annual ski marathon held in Oulu, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the ... or Tervahiihto is an annual ski marathon held in Oulu, Finland {{disambiguation it:Oulun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hämeen Sanomat
''Hämeen Sanomat'' is a morning broadsheet newspaper published in Hämeenlinna, Finland. History and profile ''Hämeen Sanomat'' was established in 1879. The headquarters of the paper is in Hämeenlinna. The owner of the paper which is published in broadsheet format seven days per week is Hämeen Sanomat Oy. Its publisher is Hämeen Lehtipaino Oy. In 2002 ''Hämeen Sanomat'' had a circulation of 30,076 copies. It was over 27,000 copies in 2011. The circulation of the paper was 26,131 copies in 2013. References External linksOfficial site See also * Berliner (format) Berliner is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about . The Berliner format, or "midi", is slightly taller and marginally wider than the Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid/Compact (newspaper), compact format, and is both narrower ... 1879 establishments in Finland Finnish-language newspapers Daily newspapers published in Finland Newspapers established in 1879 {{Finland-newspaper-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suomi-sarja
The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provincial Series since 1947. During the 1990s the series also included an Estonian team. The series was played in two segments in the 2006–2007 season. During the 2007–2008 season there were four divisions. Teams playing in the Suomi-sarja can be relegated to the 2. Divisioona or promoted to Mestis. During the 2022–23 season, there are 13 teams. The eight best teams continue to the playoffs and the worst two teams play in the qualifiers against 2. divisioona teams. The Suomi-sarja champion and the runner-up advance to Mestis qualifiers. Suomi-sarja medalists Teams 2024–25 The team names are usually the traditional name of the club. All clubs are commonly known by the name of their team. ''Oy'' and ''Ab'' are the abbreviations fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Saarinen
Mari Saarinen (born 30 July 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward and current assistant coach of Team Kuortane in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). She was the head coach of HPK Kiekkonaiset during the 2020–21 season. Her playing career was spent with the Tampereen Ilves in the Naisten SM-sarja and with the Finnish national team. She represented Finland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ..., winning Olympic bronze in 2010. Career stats References External links * * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Kangasala Finnish ice hockey coaches Finnish women's ice hockey forwards Naisten Liiga (ice hockey) coaches Ilves Naiset players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HPK Kiekkonaiset
HPK Kiekkonaiset () or HPK Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga, the premier women's ice hockey league in Finland. They play in Hämeenlinna, a city in the Finnish south-central province of Kanta-Häme, at the (HML hh; ), a secondary ice rink at Ritari-areena. HPK were the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup as the winners of the Finnish Championship in 2011 and also won bronze in the 2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup. They are the representative women's ice hockey team of the multi-sport club Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK), however, the team is directly owned by HPK Liiga Oy, the ownership organization of the Liiga team HPK. HPK Kiekkonaiset are one of two Auroraliiga teams owned directly by a men's league team. History A women's ice hockey team has competed under the parent club HPK since at least 1999. From 1999 to 2008, HPK competed in the Naisten I-divisioona (renamed Naisten Mestis in 2013). In 2001, the team qualified to conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovaniemen Kiekko
Rovaniemen Kiekko, abbreviated RoKi, is an ice hockey team in the Finnish Mestis. They play in Rovaniemi, Finland at Lappi Areena, which has a 3,500 spactator capacity. RoKi was established in 1979 and is operated by RoKi Hockey Oy. The team is affiliated with the developmental club Rovaniemen Kiekko ry, which has active sections in minor and junior ice hockey and also operates the RoKi women's team, which plays in the top-tier Naisten Liiga. Honours Mestis * Mestis ''(2)'': 2022, 2023 Suomi-sarja * Suomi-sarja ''(2)'': 2011, 2013 * Suomi-sarja The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provi ... ''(1)'': 2009 Current team References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rovaniemen Kiekko Rovaniemen Kiekko Rovaniemen Kiekko Mestis teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espoo
Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Espoo is on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland and borders Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi. The city includes the Enclave and exclave, enclave of Kauniainen. Espoo covers an area of . Espoo is a bilingual municipality with Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages, well above the national average. Espoo was settled in the Prehistory, Prehistoric Era, with evidence of human settlements dating back 8,000 years. However, the population disappeared during the early Iron Age. During the Middle Ages, Early Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Espoo, Finland from 4 to 14 April 2019 at the Espoo Metro Areena. The United States won their fifth consecutive and ninth overall title after a shootout win over Finland. Canada claimed the bronze medal by defeating Russia 7–0. After the 2017 tournament, it was announced that tournament would expand to ten teams for 2019, having been played with eight teams since the first tournament in 1990 IIHF Women's World Championship, 1990, except in 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2004, 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2007, 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2008, and 2009 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2009, where nine teams played. The 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2004 edition featured nine teams when Japan women's national ice hockey team, Japan was promoted from Division II but no team was relegated from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
