Vaasan Sport Naiset

Vaasan Sport Naiset
Vaasan Sport Naiset
City	Vaasa, Finland
League	Naisten Liiga
Founded	1984
Home arena	Vaasan Sähkö Areena
Colours	Red, black, white;
General manager	Ove Kvist
Head coach	Marko Haapala
Captain	Elina Ojala
Parent club(s)	Vaasan Sportin Juniorit Ry
Website	juniorsport.fi

Vaasan Sport Naiset is a women’s ice hockey team based in Vaasa, Finland. They play in the Naisten Liiga, the premier women's hockey league in Finland, where they have competed since the 2018–19 season.

The team previously played in the Naisten SM-sarja, predecessor of the Naisten Liiga, from 1984 until being financially relegated in 1989; they achieved SM-sarja bronze in 1986. Vaasan Sport iced a team in the SM-sarja again in 1993 but the team found the level of competition challenging; they were saved from relegation in the initial season after their SM-sarja return but were unable to escape it the following season and were relegated for the second time in 1995.^[1]

Players and personnel

2019–20 roster

Updated 24 March 2020^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1	Oona Mäki (A)	G	L	24	2019	Seinäjoki, Finland
2	Melisa Mörönen	G	L	26	2018	Alavus, Finland
32	Sara Erkkilä	D	L	19	2018	Vaasa, Finland
13	Julia Hagnäs	D	R	23	2019	Hyvinkää, Finland
12	Wilma Hautamäki	D	L	20	2019	Pedersöre, Finland
7	Johanna Hänninen (A)	D	L	28	2017	Pietarsaari, Finland
9	Josefiina Koskinen	D	L	20	2019	Parkano, Finland
25	Neea Lehtimäki	D	L	23	2018	Kiukainen, Finland
5	Jenny Tienvieri	D	L	29	2010	Vaasa, Finland
3	Susanne Uppgård	D	R	30	2014	Vaasa, Finland
16	Linn Ahlskog	F	L	22	2019	Vaasa, Finland
11	Fanny Fagerudd	F	L	21	2019	Pietarsaari, Finland
26	Jenniina Kuoppala (A)	F	L	19	2018	Vaasa, Finland
20	Sanna-Lotta Myllyniemi	F	R	24	2018	Vaasa, Finland
14	Noora Mylläri	F	L	24	2014	Vaasa, Finland
15	Maiju Mörönen	F	L	20	2019	Ähtäri, Finland
22	Mette Ohlis	F	L	22	2016	Vaasa, Finland
28	Elina Ojala (C)	F	L	34	2015	Seinäjoki, Finland
24	Sara Peltonen	F	R	24	2019	Oulu, Finland
10	Emma Pitkänen	F	L	27	2014	Vaasa, Finland
19	Krista Rahunen	F	L	34	2016	Kuopio, Finland
8	Pauliina Suoniemi	F	L	33	2014	Tampere, Finland
18	Saara Tulimaa	F	L	26	2014	Vaasa, Finland
21	Susanna Viitala (A)	F	L	24	2019	Kokkola, Finland

2019–20 coaching staff

Head Coach: Marko Haapala
Assistant Coach: Antti Kotkanoksa
Assistant Coach: Mika Nummi
Equipment Manager: Mika Myllyniemi
Equipment Manager: Johann Tarkkanen
Team Manager: Ove Kvist

Team captains

Susanne Uppgård, 2015–2016 Mestis
Elina Ojala, 2016–present

Head coaches

Ove Kvist, 2013–2017
Mika Nummi, 2017–2019
Marko Haapala, 2019–present

Team honours

Finnish Championship

Naisten Liiga (1): 1986

Notable alumni

Years active with Sport listed alongside players' names

Sari Krooks, 1983–1989 & 1993–1994
Hanna Hakala, 1986–1988
Tiina Suominen, 1986–1988
Ida Kuoppala, 2017–2019

References

^ ^a ^b Aaltonen, Juha, ed. (2019). Jääkiekkokirja: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liigan Virallinen Kausijulkaisu 2019–2020 [The Ice Hockey Book: The Finnish Ice Hockey Association and Liiga Official Guide & Record Book 2019–2020] (PDF) (in Finnish). Layout by Joonas Ahola. Jääkiekon SM-liiga Oy & Suomen Jääkiekkoliito. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 24 March 2020. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^ "Vaasan Sportin Juniorit Ry: Naiset – Joukkue (Sarjakausi 2019–2020)" [Vaasan Sport Juniors Association: Women – Players (2019–2020 Season)]. Vaasan Sportin Juniorit. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ "Liiga (W): Sport". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ "Tällaisella kokoonpanolla Sportin Naiset lähtee alkavaan kauteen!" [With this roster, Vaasan Sport Naiset will start the season!]. Vaasan Sport Naiset on Instagram (in Finnish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Official site (in Finnish)
Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com

[:0-1] Aaltonen, Juha, ed. (2019). Jääkiekkokirja: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liigan Virallinen Kausijulkaisu 2019–2020 [The Ice Hockey Book: The Finnish Ice Hockey Association and Liiga Official Guide & Record Book 2019–2020] (PDF) (in Finnish). Layout by Joonas Ahola. Jääkiekon SM-liiga Oy & Suomen Jääkiekkoliito. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 24 March 2020. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)

[2] "Vaasan Sportin Juniorit Ry: Naiset – Joukkue (Sarjakausi 2019–2020)" [Vaasan Sport Juniors Association: Women – Players (2019–2020 Season)]. Vaasan Sportin Juniorit. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[3] "Liiga (W): Sport". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[4] "Tällaisella kokoonpanolla Sportin Naiset lähtee alkavaan kauteen!" [With this roster, Vaasan Sport Naiset will start the season!]. Vaasan Sport Naiset on Instagram (in Finnish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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