Team Kuortane is an

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

team in the

Auroraliiga The is the national premier league for women's ice hockey in Finland. Founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association as the Naisten Suomen mestaruus, SM-sarja (NSMs; ) in 1982, it was known as the Naisten Liiga (NSML;) from 2017 until being rebr ...

, the premier women's hockey league in Finland. They are based at the

Kuortaneen urheilulukio Kuortaneen lukio ja urheilulukio or the Kuortane Lukio and Sports Academy is a general and sports-specialised , or school, in Kuortane, Finland. The sports academy is overseen by the Finnish Olympic Committee and affiliated with the Kuortane Oly ...

Kuortane Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are ...

, a small town in

South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms ...

, and play at the (). The team was founded by the

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in 2010 as part of its initiative to develop the ice hockey skills of young women in Finland. Since its creation, approximately half of all national under-18 team rosters have been filled by players from Team Kuortane. For sponsorship reasons, the team was called Team Oriflame Kuortane during 2010 to 2014.

Season-by-season results

List of all seasons completed by Team Kuortane.

Players and personnel

2024–25 roster

;Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach:

Juuso Nieminen Juuso is a given name and a surname, which was derived from the Biblical name of Joseph. Juuso's name day is March 19. Notable people with the name include: Persons with the given name *Juuso Akkanen (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso A ...

* Assistant coach: Alexi Salonen * Goaltender coach: Aku Perälä * Equipment manager: Janne Hautamaa & Tero Seppӓnen

Team captains

* Salla Tammisalo, 2010–11 * Christa Alanko, 2011–12 *

Anna Kilponen Anna Kilponen (born 16 May 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with the Ilves Tampere. She played four seasons of college ice hockey in the NCAA Division I, two seasons with the North Dakota Fig ...

, 2012–13 *

Sara Säkkinen Sara Säkkinen (born 7 April 1998) is a Finnish ice hockey forward, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Djurgårdens IF Hockey Dam. Her college ice hockey career was spent with the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice h ...

, 2015–2017 * Sini Karjalainen, 2017–18 * Kiia Nousiainen, 2018–19 * Emilia Vesa, 2019–20 * Anna-Lotta Räsänen, 2020–21 * Nea Tervonen, 2021–2023 * Jenniina Kuoppala, September–November 2023 * Peppi Virtanen, December 2023–March 2024 * Kerttu Lehmus, September 2024–

Head coaches

Jari Risku Jari Risku (born 11 February 1966) is a Finnish ice hockey coach, currently serving as head coach of HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Naisten Liiga. He had a brief career as a professional ice hockey defenceman with Jokerit during 1984 to 1987, appearing ...

, 2010–2018 * Arttu Sissala, 2018–19 *

Mira Kuisma Mira Kuisma (born 6 May 1987) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender and current head coach of the Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga. During her playing career, she was a member of the ...

, 2019–2023 * Juuso Nieminen, 2023–

Team honours

Finnish Championship

Aurora Borealis Cup The Aurora Borealis Cup () is the trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the victorious team of the Auroraliiga playoffs, the Finnish Champion in women's ice hockey. Project Christopher Shapardanov, Canadian Ambassador to Fin ...

Third Place ''(1)'': 2018

U20 SM-turnaus

The under-20 (U20) Finnish Championship (SM) tournament is a competition for the top women's under-20 ice hockey teams from across Finland. Team Kuortane has medaled at all but two tournaments since the team's founding in 2010. The championship was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the

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. * Finnish Champions ''(6)'': 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Runner-up ''(1)'': 2012, 2023, 2024 * Third Place ''(1)'': 2011

Notable alumnae

* Sini Karjalainen, 2015–2018 *

Anni Keisala Anni Keisala (born 5 April 1997) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Finnish national team. She is playing the 2024–25 season in the Auroraliiga with HPK Hämeenlinna. Playing career Keisala made her senior club debut at ag ...

, 2013–2016 *

, 2011–2014 * Niina Mäkinen, 2010–11 *

Petra Nieminen Petra Nieminen (born 4 May 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey player for Luleå HF/MSSK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and alternate captain of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She is considered one of the top young talents in Fi ...

, 2015–2018 * Jenniina Nylund, 2015–2018 * Suvi Ollikainen, 2011–2014 *

Tiina Ranne Tiina Ranne (born 6 December 1994) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with KalPa Kuopio of the Naisten Liiga and the Finnish national team. She previously played for Team Oriflame Kuortane, JYP Jyväskylä Naiset, and HPK ...

, 2010–2014 * Sanni Rantala, 2017–2021 * Eve Savander, 2014–2018 * Sofianna Sundelin, 2018–2023 *

Jenna Suokko Jenna Suokko (born 14 June 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey player, a left winger. She plays in the Swiss Women's League (SWHL A) with the HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies. Suokko has previously played in the North American Premier Hockey Federation ...

, 2012–2014 * Eveliina Suonpää, 2011–2014 *

, 2014–2018 *

Vilma Tanskanen Vilma Tanskanen (born 14 April 1995) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. As a member of the Finnish national team, she won a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship and played in the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship an ...

, 2011–2014 * Viivi Vainikka, 2016–2020 * Saana Valkama, 2010–2014 * Emilia Vesa, 2016–2020 * Ella Viitasuo, 2012–2015 *

Kiira Yrjänen Kiira Yrjänen (born 2 January 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team. She is signed with Leksands IF in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) through the 2025–26 season. International play As a junio ...

, 2017–2021

References

External links

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