Ässät
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| Ässät | |
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| City | Pori |
| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Home arena | Porin jäähalli (capacity 6,500) |
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| General manager |  Jukka Hirsimäki |
| Head coach | Karri Kivi |
| Captain | Ville Uusitalo |
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Website www.assat.com |
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Ässät (English: aces) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.
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[edit] History
The team was established in 1967 by merging two local teams, Karhut and RU-38. The full name of the company operating the team is at present HC Ässät Pori Oy. They have won two Finnish Championships (1971, 1978), and several other medals – most recently silver in 2006. In addition both Karhut and RU-38 were one-time champions each.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current roster
Updated February 13, 2012.[1]
[edit] Honored members
- 2 - Antti Heikkilä
- 4 - Arto Javanainen
- 12 - Tapio Levo
- 13 - Veli-Pekka Ketola
- 89 - Jaroslav Otevrel
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] References
- ^ "Ässät 2011-12" (in Finnish). www.assat.com. http://www.assat.com/page.php?id=13. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
[edit] External links
- (Finnish) Ässät official website
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