TPS Naiset

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For the women's football team, see Turun Palloseura (women's football). For the men's Liiga team, see HC TPS.
Turun Palloseura Naiset
2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
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CityTurku, Southwest Finland, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1990 (1990)
Home arenaKupittaan jäähalli
Impivaaran jäähalli
ColoursBlack, white
   
Owner(s)TPS Juniorijääkiekko Ry
Head coachTerhi Mertanen
MediaTurun Sanomat
AffiliatesTPS Akatemia
Websitetps-juniorit.net
Current uniform
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Active departments of
Turun Palloseura
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Floorball Football (Men's) Football (Women's)
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Ice hockey (Men's) Ice hockey (Women's)

Turun Palloseura Naiset or TPS Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Finnish Naisten Liiga. They are the representative women's ice hockey team of Turun Palloseura (TPS), a multi-sport club based in Turku, Southwest Finland and they play at the Kupittaan jäähalli and the Impivaara Ice Rink (Finnish: Impivaaran jäähalli). The team has played in the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women's ice hockey league, since gaining promotion in the 2018–19 season.

TPS Akatemia, the team’s junior affiliate, is active in the Naisten Mestis.

Season-by-season results[]

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by TPS Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists); Mestis Q = Mestis qualifiers

Season League Preliminaries and regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015–16 Mestis Q 4th
(lohko 3) 		8 2 – 1 – 5 20 60 5 Finland 6 (2+4)
Suomi-sarja 4th 12 5 – 3 – 4 47 38 13 Finland 11 (6+5) Third place in Naisten Suomi-sarja Final Four
2016–17 Mestis Q 5th
(lohko 4) 		12 3 – 3 – 6 30 39 9 Finland 15 (11+4)
Suomi-sarja 1st 10 9 – 0 – 1 58 13 18 Finland 32 (18+14) Fourth place in Naisten Mestis Final Four
2017–18 Mestis 1st 30 22 3 – 0 5 84 30 72 Finland 77 (45+32) Promoted to Naisten Liiga
2018–19 Liiga 7th 30 10 1 – 0 19 71 162 32 Finland S. Tapani 32 (24+8) Saved in relegation
2019–20 Liiga 9th 30 5 4 – 2 19 61 110 25 Finland 23 (18+5) Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Liiga 6th 27 11 2 – 2 12 91 97 39 France E. Duvin 44 (22+22) Lost quarterfinal, 0–2 (HIFK)

Players and personnel[]

2021–22 roster[]

As of 20 December 2021[1][2][3]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
18 Finland D L 20 2021 Kauhava, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
7 Finland  (L) D L 16 2017 Rymättylä, Southwest Finland, Finland
9 France Estelle Duvin (A) F R 24 2020 Coudekerque-Branche, Hauts-de-France, France
5 Finland  (A) D L 26 2020 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
27 Finland F L 16 2020
17 Finland F L 22 2019 Laitila, Southwest Finland, Finland
26 Finland  (C) F L 24 2019 Kuhmo, Kainuu, Finland
30 Finland G L 23 2021 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
16 Finland F L 21 2020 Lappajärvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
32 Finland G L 20 2021 Lapua, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
24 Finland D L 19 2020 Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
21 Finland  (L) D L 16 2020
12 Finland D R 20 2019 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
22 Finland F L 20 2021 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
3 Finland F L 18 2020
– Finland F L 18 2020
20 Finland D L 26 2016
31 Finland G L 17 2021 Haparanda, Norrbotten, Sweden
11 Finland F L 27 2017 Rauma, Satakunta, Finland
– Finland D L 18 2020 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
50 Finland G L 15 2021
76 Finland F L 16 2017 Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
14 Finland D R 19 2019 Tarvasjoki, Southwest Finland, Finland
4 Finland F R 26 2018 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
1 Finland G L 18 2019 Kaarina, Southwest Finland, Finland
23 Finland  (A) F R 24 2021 Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Terhi Mertanen
  • Assistant coach: Kari Nummelin
  • Assistant coach: Tom Seipell
  • Assistant coach: Petri Virtanen
  • Goaltending coach: Tapani Härkönen
  • Team managers: Hanna Karelius & Jaana Rantala
  • Physical therapist: Suvi Mäntyniemi
  • Equipment managers: Benny Karlsson & Hans Stenlund

Team captaincy history[]

  • Hanna Karelius, 2002–2004
  • Noora Sirvö, 2014–15
  • Jenni Jokinen, 2015–16
  • Casandra Roine, 2016–2018
  • Juulia Salonen, 2018–19
  • Minni Lehtopelto, 2019–20
  • Elina Heikkinen, 2020–

Head coaches[]

  • Jorma Valtonen, 2002–2004
  • Mika Järvinen, 2004–05
  • Timo Tuomi, 2014–2016
  • Hanna Karelius, 2016–2018
  • Matti Tähkäpää, 2019–11 February 2021
  • Kai Ortio, 11 February 2021–March 2021
  • Terhi Mertanen, 2021–

Notable alumni[]

Years active with TPS listed alongside players' names.[4]

  • Amel Gaily, 2009–2013
  • Marika Jestoi, 1991–1996
  • Hanna Karelius, 1999–2006 & 2012–2014
  • Olka Penttilä, 2010–2012
  • Titta Ruohonen, 1999–2000, 2002–2008 & 2013–2015
  • Mia Sakström, 1999–2005
  • Noora Sirviö, 2007–08 & 2010–2015
  • Heidi Tallqvist, 2005–2010
  • Susanna Tapani, 2018–19
  • Nina Tikkinen, 2001–2005

International players[]

  • Austria Carlotta Clodi, 2019–20
  • Estonia Monika Enberg, 2007–2010 & 2011–12
  • France Lara Escudero, 2020–21
  • Italy Carlotta Regine, 2019–20
  • United States Katie Robinson, 2020–21
  • Czech RepublicUnited States Lenka Serdar, 2020–21

References[]

  1. ^ "Kokoonpano TPS – Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "TPS, 2021-2022 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "TPS Juniorijääkiekko ry - Naiset, Joukkue". tps-juniorit.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for TPS - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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