TPS or Turun Palloseura is an

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team and 10-time champion of SM-liiga and 1-time champion of SM-sarja. They play in

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, at Gatorade Center. In terms of championships, TPS is the second all-time most successful team in SM-Liiga, right behind

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Team history

TPS was established in 1922 as Turun Palloseura, from which the acronym derives. The club began ice hockey activities after 1929. Today, the full name of the company that owns the ice hockey team is ''HC TPS Turku Oy''. TPS has won the Finnish Championship in ice hockey 11 times: 1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2010. Only Tampere teams

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and

have won more titles when SM-sarja also counts. Coach Hannu Jortikka led the club to a total of six championships in 1989–91 and 1999–2001. TPS have also won two Finnish Cups, a European Cup in

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, the European Hockey League in

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, and a

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in 1997. Vladimir Yurzinov used to be the coach of TPS in 1992–98. The team is currently coached by Tommi Miettinen.

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players from TPS include Saku Koivu, Mikko Koivu, Miikka Kiprusoff, Sami Salo, Petteri Nummelin, Niko Kapanen, Jere Lehtinen,

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, Antero Niittymäki, Lauri Korpikoski,

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, Matias Maccelli, Juraj Slafkovský, Kaapo Kakko, Juuso Pärssinen and others.

Honours

Finnish Champions

* SM-liiga, Kanada-malja ''(10)'': 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010 *

SM-sarja SM-Sarja was the top level of ice hockey in Finland from 1928 to 1975. SM-sarja is a common abbreviation for ''Suomen mestaruussarja'', "Finnish Championship Series". There was variable number of teams playing for the Finnish championship dur ...

''(1)'': 1956

Runners-up

* SM-liiga ''(8)'': 1977, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2021, 2022 *

''(4)'': 1943, 1955, 1957, 1967 * SM-liiga ''(3)'': 1978, 1979, 1981 *

''(1)'': 1953

Finnish cup

* Finnish Cup (ice hockey) ''(2)'': 1955, 1956

European Cup

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''(1)'': 1993 * European Hockey League ''(1)'': 1997

Players

Current roster

Staff

* Head Coach: Tommi Miettinen * Assistant Coach:

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* Assistant Coach: Sami Salo * Goaltending Coach: Ari Moisanen * Physical Coach: Risto Rosendahl * Video Coach: Vesa Petäjä * Sporting Director: Rauli Urama

Honored numbers

*3— Timo Nummelin *8— Juhani Wahlsten *11— Saku Koivu (not officially retired but out of circulation) *12— Jukka Vikander *15—

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*16— Rauli Tammelin *23— Hannu Virta

Notable alumni

* Antti Aalto * Peter Ahola * Mika Alatalo * Marko Anttila * Jim Bedard * Aki-Petteri Berg * Mal Davis * Miika Elomo * Mikko Eloranta * Atte Engren *

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* Ilari Filppula * Alexandar Georgiev * Steve Graves * Tuomas Grönman * Mikko Haapakoski * Michael Holmqvist * Ivan Huml * Jani Hurme * Hannes Hyvönen * Kari Jalonen * Marko Jantunen * Martti Jarkko * Martti Järventie * Joonas Järvinen * Arto Javanainen * Chris Joseph * Olli Juolevi * Tomi Kallio * Niko Kapanen * Esa Keskinen * Markus Ketterer * Marko Kiprusoff * Miikka Kiprusoff * Tom Koivisto * Mikko Koivu * Saku Koivu * Lauri Korpikoski *

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* Jere Lehtinen * Mika Lehtinen * Petteri Lehto * Antero Lehtonen *

* Seppo Lindström * Joni Lius * Jouni Loponen * Mikko Mäkelä * Kent McDonell * Tommi Miettinen *

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* Tomáš Mojžíš * Antero Niittymäki * Petteri Nummelin * Timo Nummelin * Kai Nurminen * Lasse Pirjetä * Tomáš Plíhal * Jukka Porvari *

* Seppo Repo * Kimmo Rintanen *

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* Alexander Salák * Peter Schaefer * Rob Shearer * Andrei Skopintsev * Karlis Skrastins * Aleksandr Smirnov * Raimo Summanen * Sami Salo * Kai Suikkanen * Niklas Sundblad * Seppo Suoraniemi * Toivo Suursoo * Oldřich Svoboda * Lee Sweatt * Henrik Tallinder * Juhani Tamminen * Jussi Timonen * Kimmo Timonen * German Titov * Pavel Torgayev * Viktor Tyumenev * Ville Vahalahti * Jorma Valtonen * Jarkko Varvio * Jukka Vilander * Hannu Virta * Tony Virta * Jukka Virtanen * Jiří Vykoukal * Juhani Wahlsten *

Urpo Ylönen Urpo Yrjö Juhani Ylönen (born 25 May 1943 in Käkisalmi, Finland) is a goaltending coach and a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TuTo and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fa ...

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Seasonal history

Liiga individual awards

Best coach

* 2010 Kai Suikkanen * 2001 Hannu Jortikka * 2000 Hannu Jortikka * 1999 Hannu Jortikka * 1995 Vladimir Yurzinov * 1994 Vladimir Yurzinov * 1993 Vladimir Yurzinov * 1991 Hannu Jortikka * 1990 Hannu Jortikka * 1989 Hannu Jortikka

SM-liiga Best player of the season, MVP

''As voted by the players.'' * 2001 Kimmo Rintanen * 2000 Kai Nurminen * 1997 Kimmo Rintanen * 1995 Saku Koivu * 1994 Esa Keskinen * 1992 Mikko Mäkelä * 1989 Jukka Vilander

Best goalie

* 2010 Atte Engren * 1999 Miikka Kiprusoff * 1997 Jani Hurme * 1991 Markus Ketterer * 1989 Timo Lehkonen * 1980 Jorma Valtonen * 1979 Jorma Valtonen

Best defenceman

* 2010 Lee Sweatt * 2001 Jouni Loponen * 1995 Petteri Nummelin * 1994 Petteri Nummelin * 1991 Hannu Virta * 1990 Hannu Virta * 1987 Hannu Virta

League top goalscorer

* 2000 Kai Nurminen * 1994 Marko Jantunen * 1989 Jukka Vilander * 1988 Arto Javanainen * 1982

Most points in regular season

* 2000 Kai Nurminen * 1995 Saku Koivu * 1994 Esa Keskinen * 1993 Esa Keskinen * 1992 Mikko Mäkelä * 1988 Esa Keskinen * 1982

* 1981 Reijo Leppänen

Rookie of the Season

* 2019 Kaapo Kakko * 2018 Petrus Palmu * 2007 Tuomas Suominen * 2000 Antero Niittymäki * 1996 Jani Hurme * 1982 Hannu Virta

Best plus/minus

* 2017 Jasper Lindsten * 2001 Jouni Loponen * 2000 Kai Nurminen * 1997 Kimmo Timonen * 1994 Aleksandr Smirnov * 1990 Jukka Virtanen * 1989 Jukka Vilander * 1982 Timo Nummelin * 1980

Regular season MVP

''Awarded by the league.'' * 2001 Tony Virta * 2000 Kai Nurminen * 1997 Jani Hurme *1995 Saku Koivu * 1994 Esa Keskinen

Gentleman player

* 2012 Ville Vahalahti * 2001 Kimmo Rintanen * 2000 Kimmo Rintanen * 1999 Marko Kiprusoff * 1998 Kimmo Rintanen * 1997 Kimmo Rintanen * 1995 Jere Lehtinen * 1993 Esa Keskinen * 1989 Jukka Vilander * 1988 Jukka Vilander * 1987 Jukka Vilander * 1985

* 1984 Esa Keskinen * 1981 Timo Nummelin * 1977 Jarmo Koivunen * 1957 Aki Salonen

Playoffs MVP

* 2010 Ilari Filppula * 2000 Tomi Kallio * 1999 Miikka Kiprusoff * 1995 Saku Koivu

Former coaches

* Vladimir Yurzinov * Jukka Koivu * Hannu Jortikka * Hannu Virta * Pekka Virta * Juha Pajuoja * Heikki Leime * Riku-Petteri Lehtonen * Juhani Tamminen * Kari Jalonen *

Matti Keinonen Matti Keinonen (6 November 1941 – 27 November 2021) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player and coach. During his career he played in the SM-sarja with Lukko, Lukko Rauma, RU-38 (sports club), RU-38, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, HJK Helsink ...

* Juhani Wahlsten

References

External links

TPS official web site

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