Oulun Kärpät Naiset ('Oulu's Ermine Women') are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They play in

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, a city on the northeastern coast of the Bothnian Bay in the Finnish north-central region of North Ostrobothnia, at the ('Raksila training ice rink'), also called Raksila 2, of the Oulun Energia Areena. Ilves have won the Aurora Borealis Cup three times, in 2012, 2017, and 2018. The team’s parent club, Oulun Kärpät 46 ry, is the junior affiliate of the Liiga team Oulun Kärpät and, through that association, the teams are loosely affiliated.

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 =

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, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF =

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, GA = Goals against, Pts =

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, Top scorer:

( Goals+ Assists)

Players and personnel

2022–23 roster

Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach:

Sanna Lankosaari Sanna Kristiina Lankosaari (born 20 August 1978) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and current head coach of Oulun Kärpät Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). She was a right winger with the Finnish national ice hockey team during 1994 to ...

* Assistant coach: Aku-Petteri Antti-Roiko * Assistant coach:

Satu Kiipeli Satu Kiipeli (born 24 December 1980) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenseman and assistant coach of Oulun Kärpät in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). During her career with the Finnish national team, she represented Finland in the women's ice hoc ...

* Goaltending coach: Minna Mursu * Conditioning coach: Raimo Huhtanen * Mental coach: Marjo Mäyrä * Team managers: Mika Kaijankoski & Ismo Rantasuomela * Equipment managers: Veli-Matti Puusaari, Jari Siermala & Jukka Välitalo

Team captains

* Katja Riipi, 1997–98 * Päivi Salo, 2001–02 *

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, 2004–2008 *

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, 2008–09 *

Saija Tarkki Saija Katariina Tarkki (born 29 December 1982) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and the former general manager of Oulun Kärpät Naiset in the Naisten Liiga. She represented at four Winter Olympics and eight IIHF Women's World Championsh ...

, 2009–10 *

Anne Helin Anne Helin (born 28 January 1987) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national ice hockey team. Representing Finland, she won a bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics i ...

, 2010–2013 * Niina Mäkinen, 2013–14 *

Isa Rahunen Isa Rahunen (born 16 April 1993) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player, currently serving as a linesman in the Naisten Liiga. She represented Finland with the national ice hockey team in numerous international competitions and won a silver med ...

, 2014–2019 * Saila Saari, 2019–20 * Suvi Käyhkö, 2020–2022 * Aino 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, 1999–2003 *

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, 2007–2010 * Seppo Karjalainen, 2012–13 *

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, 2015–2019 * Janne Salmela, 2019–2021 * Samuli Hassi, 2021–22 * Sanna Lankosaari, 2022–

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. Prior to the 2010–11 season, the victorious team was awarded Finnish Championship title and medals only. * Aurora Borealis Cup ''(3)'': 2012, 2017, 2018 * Runners-up ''(7)'': 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007 * Third Place ''(7)'': 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019,

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* Bronze ''(1)'':

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Notable alumni

Years active with Kärpät listed alongside players' names. *

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, 2016–17 *

, 2008–2013 *

, 2004–2009 & 2016–2018 * Aino Karppinen, 2019–20 *

, 1991–2000 & 2008–2015 *

, 1994–2001 *

, 1995–2008 *

, 2004–2009 & 2016–2018 * Marjo Mäyrä, 1994–2002 * Jenni Pitkänen, 2001–2010 *

Marja-Helena Pälvilä Marja-Helena Pälvilä (born 4 March 1970) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. She was a member of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team throughout the 1990s and 2000s and won a bronze medal at the inaugural Olympic women's ice hoc ...

, 1995–2001, 2002–2006 & 2012–13 * Katja Riipi, 1994–1999 * Saila Saari, 2016–

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* Päivi Salo, 1994–2002 * Satu Salonpää, 1990–2003 * Henna Savikuja, 1995–2005 & 2006–2012 *

, 1997–2010 & 2011–2019 * Niina Tikkinen, 2005–2007 & 2011–2015

International players

* Michaela Matejová, 2008–09 * Marianne Mattila, 1994–95 * Josefine Quaade, 2000–01

References

External links

* Team information and statistics fro
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