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Tapio Sammalkangas
Tapio Sammalkangas (born March 16, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. Sammalkangas played 671 games in the Finnish Elite League scoring 94 points and 803 penalty minutes. He won the Finnish Championship with the Porin Ässät in 2013 and Tappara in 2017. He was known as a defensive defenceman. Early life Tapio Sammalkangas was born in Tampere, Finland on 16 March 1980. His father, Timo, played ice hockey as a junior with Ilves and in Sweden's lower divisions. Career Junior Tapio Sammalkangas started ice hockey in the Tampereen Ilves as a four-year old. He played as a forward until the age of ten. Sammalkangas won the U18 bronze medal with Ilves in 1997 and U20 silver in 1999. Professional (1998–2017) Sammalkangas made his professional debut with Ilves in the 1998 SM-liiga playoffs. He played three games with no points. Ilves lost the Kanada-malja finals to IFK Helsingfors. The 1999–2000 season was his actual rookie season in the SM-liiga. ...
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Ilves
Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the city of Tampere. History With sixteen championships, Ilves is the second most successful hockey team in the Finnish championship league, the Liiga, after their local rival Tappara. The club was founded in the spring of 1931, and it played its first game against Tampereen Palloilijat the next winter. In the late 1930s, Ilves won three Finnish championship titles as the first Tampere-based hockey team. After World War II, Ilves started playing its home games at the then new Koulukatu ice rink. It had another championship spree in 1945–1947 when it stayed undefeated for over four years (albeit playing only 36 games during that period). In 1954, Ilves was for t ...
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Point (ice Hockey)
In ice hockey, a player is credited with one point for either a goal or an assist. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ... (NHL), the Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season. References NHL Rulebook, Rule #78– Goals and Assists {{Ice hockey navbox Ice hockey statistics Ice hockey terminology ...
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Metal Ligaen
The Superisligaen, known as the Metal Ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Denmark. The league consists of 9 professional teams. Teams from the Superisligaen can participate in the IIHF's annual Champions Hockey League (CHL), competing for the European Trophy. Participation is based on the strength of the various leagues in Europe (excluding the European/Asian Kontinental Hockey League). Going into the 2022–23 CHL season, the Superisligaen was ranked the No. 13 league in Europe, allowing them to send their top team to compete in the CHL. History The Danish ice hockey league has become a springboard for foreign players and a place to start their European careers, before traveling to other bigger leagues such as the Swedish Hockey League or DEL. The teams rely mostly on foreign talent, but there are still a lot of skilled professional Danish players. Mostly the older Danish players are full-time professional. Most younger players are semi ...
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2004–05 Oddset Ligaen Season
The 2004–05 Oddset Ligaen season was the 48th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Nine teams participated in the league, and the Herning Blue Fox won the championship. Regular season Playoffs External linksSeason on hockeyarchives.info {{DEFAULTSORT:2004-05 Oddset Ligaen season Dan Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa ** Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivo ... 2004 in Danish sport 2005 in Danish sport ...
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ECHL
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The league serves as a farm system to the AHL and National Hockey League (NHL). The ECHL and the AHL are the only minor leagues recognized by the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), meaning any player signed to an entry-level NHL contract and designated for assignment must report to a club in either the ECHL or the AHL. Additionally, the league's players are represented by the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) in negotiations with the ECHL itself. At least 739 players have played at least one game in the NHL after appearing in the ECHL. As of the 2024–25 season, 30 of the 32 NHL teams held affiliations with an ECHL team, with only the Columbus Blue ...
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Fresno Falcons
The Fresno Falcons are an adult travel inline hockey team and were a minor league hockey team. The ice hockey Falcons were charter members of several long standing leagues in the western United States including the Pacific Southwest Hockey League and the West Coast Hockey League. In their final years, they were members of the ECHL (formerly East Coast Hockey League). In 2024, a new iteration of the Falcons would be formed as an adult travel inline hockey team, They are located in Fresno, California. Early history The Fresno Hockey Club, originally known as the Flyers, was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League, where they played until the league folded in 1950. The all time goal leader is Adrian Marin with 40 goals in a season The team picked up in 1952 for a season in the Pacific Coast Senior League. Following just one season, hockey was dormant in Fresno until 1968, when the Fresno Aces were introduced for a season in the short-lived Cal-Nev ...
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2003–04 ECHL Season
The 2003–04 ECHL season was the 16th season of the ECHL. This was the first season that the league would be known as only the ECHL instead of East Coast Hockey League after the absorption of the former West Coast Hockey League teams. The Brabham Cup regular season champions were the San Diego Gulls and the Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Idaho Steelheads. League changes This season brought a major change in the ECHL as the Board of Governors approved membership applications from the Anchorage Aces, the Bakersfield Condors, the Fresno Falcons, the Idaho Steelheads, the Las Vegas Wranglers, the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the San Diego Gulls from the recently defunct West Coast Hockey League. In a change reflective of the nationwide presence, the East Coast Hockey League changed its name to simply ECHL on May 19, 2003. During the 2003 off-season, the Richmond Renegades, Arkansas RiverBlades, Jackson Bandits, Baton Rouge Kingfish, and Lexington Men O' War all ceased operat ...
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2002–03 SM-liiga Season
The 2002–03 SM-liiga season was the 28th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship. Regular season Playoffs Quarterfinals * HPK - TPS 4:3 (1:2, 3:1, 2:3 P, 0:4, 3:1, 7:0, 6:1) * Jokerit - HIFK 4:0 (2:1, 4:2, 5:2, 4:1) * Kärpät - JYP 4:3 (2:5, 4:1, 2:3 P, 2:4, 6:2, 4:1, 3:1) * Blues - Tappara 3:4 (4:1, 4:2, 2:3 P, 1:4, 4:3 P, 0:2, 1:2 P) Semifinals * HPK - Tappara 2:3 (3:2 P, 1:2, 3:2 P, 1:2 P, 2:4) * Jokerit - Kärpät 2:3 (1:0, 2:4, 3:0, 1:2, 0:2) 3rd place * HPK - Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ... 3:0 Final * Kärpät - Tappara 0:3 (2:3 P, 0:3, 3:4 P) External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 SM-liiga season 1 Fi ...
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Porin Ässät (men's Ice Hockey)
Porin Ässät ry is a sports club based in Pori, Finland. The club's only programs are ice hockey and esports, but it used to have an association football program. Porin Ässät ry operates an ice hockey team in the Finnish Elite League. Porin Ässät ry also has junior teams for all age groups from U7 to U20. Porin Ässät ry also operate a women's ice hockey school and the girl's junior ice hockey department while also operating a skating school. Sports Men's ice hockey Ässät's ice hockey department started in 1967 when two local clubs, RU-38 and Karhut, merged. Since 1967, Ässät has won three Finnish Championships (1971, 1978 and 2013) and one Finnish Cup (''Suomen Cup'' in Finnish) For the 2023–24 season, Ässät plays in the Liiga, the top-tier of ice hockey in Finland. Ässät women's ice hockey department was established in 1981 and it was one of the ten teams that formed the Naisten SM-sarja (now ''Naisten Liiga''). The team was disestablished in 2003 ...
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2001–02 SM-liiga Season
The 2001–02 SM-liiga season was the 27th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and Jokerit Helsinki won the championship. Regular season Playoffs Quarterfinals * Tappara - Blues 3:0 (3:1, 5:2, 3:1) * HPK - Ilves 3:0 (4:1, 6:1, 5:1) * Jokerit - Kärpät 3:1 (6:2, 3:5, 3:0, 5:1) * TPS - Pelicans 3:1 (4:1, 4:5 P, 3:2 P, 2:0) Semifinals * HPK - Jokerit 1:3 (4:3, 2:3, 2:3 P, 0:1) * Tappara - TPS 3:0 (3:1, 3:1, 2:1 P) 3rd place * HPK - TPS 3:1 ( Final * Tappara - Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ... 1:3 (5:4, 1:3, 2:3, 1:2) External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 SM-liiga season 1 Finnish Liiga seasons ...
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2000–01 SM-liiga Season
The 2000–01 SM-liiga season was the 26th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinals * Jokerit - Kärpät 2:3 (2:1, 2:7, 1:2, 2:0, 0:1) * TPS - Pelicans 3:0 (3:0, 4:0, 6:1) *Tappara - Lukko 3:0 (3:2, 3:1, 5:3) * HIFK - Ilves 2:3 (0:1 P, 4:2, 0:3, 3:0, 2:3) Semifinal * TPS - Kärpät 3:0 (6:1, 4:2, 4:1) *Tappara - Ilves 3:0 (5:1, 4:1, 3:2 P) 3rd place *Ilves - Kärpät 2:0 Final * TPS - Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ... 3:1 (4:3, 0:3, 2:1, 2:1 P) External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 SM-liiga season 1 Finnish Liiga seasons ...
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