Vaasan Sport Naiset

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Vaasan Sport Naiset
2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
Vaasan Sport logo.svg
CityVaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1983 (1983)
Home arenaVaasan Sähkö Areena
ColoursRed, black, white
     
Owner(s)Vaasan Sportin Juniorit Ry
Head coachSusanne Uppgård
CaptainPauliina Suoniemi
WebsiteOfficial website
Current uniform
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Vaasan Sport Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They play in Vaasa, on the west coast of Finland, at the Vaasan Sähkö Areena. Founded in 1983, the team most recently gained promotion to the Naisten Liiga for the 2018–19 season.

History[]

The women’s representative team of Vaasan Sport debuted in the Naisten SM-sarja, predecessor of the Naisten Liiga, in the 1983–84 season. Sport quickly established themselves as a competitive team, finishing in the top half of the league during their first five seasons and achieving Finnish Championship bronze in 1986. The 1988–89 season was the first time the team finished in the bottom of the league, ranking seventh of eight teams. Following the disappointing season, the team was financially relegated.

Vaasan Sport gained promotion to the SM-sarja in 1993 but the team struggled with the high level of competition and finished in last place. They were able to stave off relegation in the 1993–94 qualifiers but were unable to do so in the following season and were relegated to the Naisten I-divisioona (renamed Naisten Mestis in 2012) in 1995.[1]

In the following two decades, Vaasan Sport played in either the second-tier I-divisioona or third-tier Naisten II-divisioona (renamed Naisten Suomi-sarja in 2003). The team spent at least seven consecutive seasons in the Suomi-sarja prior to their return to the Mestis in the 2015–16 season. The return to Mestis marked a positive shift in the performance of the team and they continued to markedly improve over the ensuing seasons, culminating in their promotion to the Naisten Liiga for the 2018–19 season.[2]

Players and personnel[]

2021–22 roster[]

As of 20 December 2021[3][4][5]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 Finland D – 14 2021
32 Finland D L 16 2018 Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
11 Finland F L 19 2019 Pietarsaari, Ostrobothnia, Finland
18 Finland D – 16 2021
12 Finland D L 17 2019 Pedersöre, Ostrobothnia, Finland
23 Finland F L 23 2021
17 Finland  (A) F L 21 2020
26 Finland F L 15 2020
13 Finland F L 19 2021
25 Finland D L 20 2018 Kiukainen, Satakunta, Finland
20 Finland F R 21 2018 Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
14 Finland  (A) F L 21 2013 Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
30 Finland G L 22 2019 Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
31 Finland G L 24 2018 Alavus, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
10 Finland F L 25 2014 Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
15 Finland D R 22 2020 Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland
8 Finland Pauliina Suoniemi (C) F L 30 2014 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
28 Finland D/F L 22 2021 Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
19 Israel F R 17 2020 Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
16 Finland  (L) F L 18 2019 Haapavesi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
21 Finland F L 22 2019 Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
7 Finland D – 17 2020

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: [6]
  • Assistant coach: Juhani Sarilo
  • Goaltending coach: Jonathan Iilahti
  • Goaltending coach: Vesa Perkiö
  • Team manager: Leena Kuusisto
  • Equipment managers: Jani Kuusisto & Mika Myllyniemi

Team captaincy history[]

Head coaches[]

  • , 2013–2017
  • , 2017–2019
  • , 2019–1 December 2020
  • Susanne Uppgård, 1 December 2020–

Team honours[]

Finnish Championship[]

  • Bronze Naisten SM-sarja Third Place (1): 1986

Notable alumni[]

Years active with Sport listed alongside players' names.

  • Sari Krooks, 1983–1989 & 1993–94
  • , 1986–1988
  • , 1986–1988
  • , 2017–2019

References[]

  1. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  2. ^ Terhi, Varjonen (3 December 2018). "Naisten liigauntuvikko Sport tykkää vauhdista ja haasteista". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Joukkueet: Naiset, Joukkue". Vaasan Sportin Juniorit Ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Sport, 2021-2022 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Kokoonpano Sport – Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ Viljanen, Markus (16 March 2021). "Kesken kauden päävalmentajaksi noussut Susanne Uppgård tavoittelee Sportin kanssa onnistumisia karsintasarjassa". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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