HC Ässät Pori
| Porin Ässät | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Pori |
| League | Liiga |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Home arena | Isomäki Areena |
| Colours | Red, black, white |
| General manager | Tommi Kerttula |
| Head coach | Ari-Pekka Selin |
| Captain | Niklas Appelgren |
| Website | assat |
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| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 1971, 1978, 2013 |
Porin Ässät (Finnish for Pori Aces) is an ice hockey club based in the town of Pori, Finland. They play in the Finnish elite league, Liiga. They play in the Porin jäähalli in Isomäki. [1]
The full name of the company operating the team is at present HC Ässät Pori Oy. They have won three Finnish Championships in ice hockey (1971, 1978, and 2013), and several other medals — most recently silver in 2006. In addition, both Karhut and RU-38 were one-time champions each.
History
The club was established in 1967 when two local clubs, Karhut and RU-38 merged. Ässät has also played football from 1967 to 1981. For a few seasons, they played in the Mestaruussarja (‘championship series’), after they were given RU-38’s place in this competition.
Team staff
Updated March 10th, 2020.[2][3]
| Title | Staff Member |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Tommi Kerttula |
| Head Coach | Ari-Pekka Selin |
| Assistant Coach | Saku Martikainen |
| Assistant Coach | Pasi Arvonen |
| Goaltending Coach | Jaakko Rosendahl |
| Physical coach | Seppo Vihelä |
Players
Current roster
Retired numbers
- 2 - Antti Heikkilä
- 4 - Arto Javanainen
- 11 - Raimo Kilpiö, September 21.2019.
- 12 - Tapio Levo
- 13 - Veli-Pekka Ketola
Number 89 has not been officially retired, but is not in use. It has only been worn by Jaroslav Otevrel, who paralyzed in a collision with another player during the 1995–96 season
Honours
Kanada-malja (3): 1970–72, 1977–78, 2012–13
Runner-up (4): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1983–84, 2005–06
Bronze (2): 1975–76, 1994–95
- Winners (1): 1967
- Bronze (1): 1978–79
Other awards for the club:
- I-Divisioona winner (it was the second level of ice hockey in Finland): 1989–90
Notable alumni
References
- ^ "Juhani Tammisen Sport tarrasi momentumiinsa Porissa 'Juhani Tamminen's Sport Vaasa hang on to their momentum in Pori". Helsinki: Helsingin Sanomat. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Ässät". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ "Etusivu > Joukkue > Johtoryhmä". Ässät. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ "Porin Ässät roster 2024-25". Elite Prospects.
- ^ "Club Info: Porin Ässät". SM-liiga.
External links
- (in Finnish) Ässät official website
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