Turun Palloseura Naiset or TPS Naiset are an

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team in the Finnish

Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Lii ...

. They are the representative women's ice hockey team of Turun Palloseura (TPS), a multi-sport club based in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

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and they play at the

Kupittaan jäähalli Kupittaan monitoimihalli ('Kupittaa Multipurpose Hall'), also known as Rajupaja Areena for sponsorship reasons, is an arena in the Kupittaa district of Turku, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of the Mestis team T ...

and the Impivaara Ice Rink ( fi, 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 Finnish lower level leagues, the

Naisten Mestis Naisten Mestis (; from ''Mestaruussarja'' meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest women's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was founded as Naisten I-divisioona (Women's First Division) in 1985 by the Finnish Ice Hockey Associ ...

and Naisten Suomi-sarja.

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 =

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, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF =

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, GA = Goals against, Pts =

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, Top scorer:

(

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+ Assists); Mestis Q = Mestis qualifiers

Players and personnel

2022–23 roster

Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach:

Terhi Mertanen Terhi Eveliina Mertanen (born 4 April 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of TPS Naiset in the Naisten Liiga. She was a member of the Finnish national ice hockey team for thirteen seasons and won bronze medal ...

* Assistant coach: Rami Laiho * Assistant coach: Kari Nummelin * Assistant coach: Tom Seipell * Goaltending coach: Tapani Härkönen * Goaltending coach:

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* Conditioning coach: Tom Seipell * Team managers: Hanna Karelius & Jaana Rantala * Physical therapist: Suvi Mäntyniemi * Equipment managers: Benny Karlsson, Janne Sirén & 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 Jorma Juhani Valtonen (born 22 December 1946) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the SM-liiga. Valtonen, who was born in Turku, Finland, played for Jokerit, TPS, RU-38 and Ässät. In Italy Valtonen played for ...

, 2002–2004 *

Mika Järvinen Mika Järvinen (born November 15, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Vaasan Sport in Liiga. He is the only goaltender who has scored a goal in the SM-liiga, done while playing for KalPa Kalevan Pal ...

, 2004–05 * Timo Tuomi, 2014–2016 * Hanna Karelius, 2016–2018 * Matti Tähkäpää, 2019–11 February 2021 *

Kai Ortio Kai Ortio (born 23 September 1965) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and the current head coach of Turun Palloseura (TPS) Akatemia U16, a junior ice hockey team in the U16 Mestis. During his playing career, he played two seasons in the SM-li ...

, 11 February 2021–March 2021 * Terhi Mertanen, 2021–

Notable alumni

Years active with TPS listed alongside players' names. * Amel Gaily, 2009–2013 * Heidi Holmevaara (), 2005–2010 * Marika Jestoi, 1991–1996 * Hanna Karelius, 1999–2006 & 2012–2014 * Maija Otamo, 2017–2022 * Olka Penttilä, 2010–2012 * Titta Ruohonen, 1999–2000, 2002–2008 & 2013–2015 * Mia Sakström, 1999–2005 * Noora Sirviö, 2007–08 & 2010–2015 *

Susanna Tapani Susanna "Suski" Tapani (born 2 March 1993) is a Finnish multi-sport elite athlete who competes in ice hockey, ringette, and in-line hockey. She is a member of the Finnish national ice hockey team and Finnish national ringette team. Tapani is ...

, 2018–19 *

Nina Tikkinen Nina Minttu Maria Tikkinen (born 6 February 1987) is a retired Finnish ice hockey player. She played with the Finnish national team from 2004 until 2014 and won bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and at the 2008 and 2009 IIHF Women' ...

, 2001–2005

International players

* Carlotta Clodi, 2019–20 *

Estelle Duvin Estelle Duvin (born 1 February 1997) is a French ice hockey player and member of the French national team, currently signed with EV Bomo Thun of the Women's League (SWHL A). She represented France at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship ...

, 2020–2022 *

Lara Escudero Lara Escudero (born 6 June 1993) is a French ice hockey player and member of the French national team, currently playing with KMH Budapest of the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL). She represented France at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Cha ...

, 2020–21 * Kinga Horváthová, 2020–21 * Monika Janis (), 2007–2010 & 2011–12 * Carlotta Regine, 2019–20 * Katie Robinson, 2020–21 * Lenka Serdar, 2020–21

References

External links

Official team website
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