Ässät

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Ässät

[[Image:|center|100px|Ässät]]
League SM-liiga
Founded 1967
History Ässät
1967 - present
Arena Porin jäähalli (capacity 6,500)
City Pori, Finland
Team Colors Red, black, white
General Manager Jukka Hirsimäki
Head Coach Alpo Suhonen
Team Captain Pasi Peltonen

Ässät (English: aces) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.

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[edit] Team 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 HC Ässät Pori Oy. They have won two Finnish Championships (1971, 1978). In addition both Karhut and RU-38 were one-time champions each.

[edit] Current Squad

Goaltender
Number Player Glove hand Contract until Birthplace
37 Flag of Finland Eero Kilpeläinen L 2009 Juva, Finland


Defencemen
Number Player Shot hand Contract until Birthplace
6 Flag of Finland Pasi Peltonen L 2009 Pori, Finland
14 Flag of Finland Jesse Jyrkkiö R 2009 Hämeenlinna, Finland
20 Flag of Finland Olli Korkeavuori R 2009 Riihimäki, Finland
28 Flag of Finland Anssi Tieranta L 2010 Lempäälä, Finland
47 Flag of Finland Tapio Sammalkangas L 2009 Tampere, Finland


Forwards
Number Player Shot hand Contract until Birthplace
9 Flag of Finland Teemu Virkkunen L 2009 Haukipudas, Finland
11 Flag of Finland Tuomas Huhtanen L 2010 Noormarkku, Finland
19 Flag of Finland Sakari Salminen R 2009 Pori, Finland
21 Flag of Finland Marko Kivenmäki L 2010 Turku, Finland
22 Flag of Finland Matti Kuparinen R 2009 Pori, Finland
29 Flag of Finland Patrik Forsbacka L 2009 Pori, Finland
33 Flag of Finland Tommi Huhtala L 2009 Tampere, Finland
39 Flag of Finland Markku Tähtinen L 2009 Pori, Finland
42 Flag of Finland Veli-Matti Savinainen L 2009 Espoo, Finland


The head coach is Alpo Suhonen.

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Retired numbers

[edit] External links

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