Lukko Naiset

Lukko Naiset or Rauman Lukko Naiset ('Rauma's Lock Women') are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They play in Rauma, a port city on the southwestern coast of Finland, at the Kivikylän Areena. Founded in 2011, the team played in the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja, the second- and third-tier women's leagues in Finland, until gaining promotion to the Naisten Liiga for the 2016–17 season.[1]

For the men's team in the Liiga, see Lukko.
Lukko Naiset
2020–21 Naisten Liiga season
CityRauma, Satakunta, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded2011 (2011)
Home arenaKivikylän Areena
ColoursBlue, yellow
   
Owner(s)Rauman Lukko ry
General managerMikko Siivonen
Head coachMarko Toivonen
CaptainMaija Koski
MediaLänsi-Suomi
AffiliatesUJK (Suomi-sarja)
Websitejuniorilukko.fi
Current uniform

History

Lukko Naiset are the representative women's ice hockey team of the ice hockey and ringette club Rauman Lukko ry, which also operates a number of junior and recreational teams. They have limited affiliation with Rauman Lukko Oy, which operates the men's Liiga team Lukko.

The team has faced relegation three times in their four seasons in the Naisten Liiga but have saved themselves in the qualifiers each time. As of the conclusion of the 2019–20 Naisten Liiga season, Lukko has not appeared in the Naisten Liiga playoffs.[2]

Players and personnel

2020–21 roster
As of 31 January 2021[3][4]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Nea Aitta (L) D L 18 2020
2 Selina Arola (L) D L 15 2020 Paimio, Southwest Finland, Finland
4 Carolina Grönroos (L) F – 16 2021
23 Ella Harjula F L 23 2018 Hämeenkyrö, Pirkanmaa, Finland
10 Ana Kahlhammer F R 18 2020 Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
28 Roosa-Maria Kangasniemi F L 23 2013 Uusikaupunki, Southwest Finland, Finland
14 Mette Karru D L 19 2018 Pyhäranta, Southwest Finland, Finland
12 Nea Kaukola (A) D L 20 2017 Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland
18 Eveliina Koliseva (L) D – 15 2020
3 Maija Koski (C) F L 27 2012 Säkylä, Satakunta, Finland
66 Pinja Koskinen F L 20 2019
22 Erika Kytömaa (L) D R 24 2021 Eura, Satakunta, Finland
26 Emma-Lotta Laamanen F L 18 2019 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
24 Reeta Lehikoinen (A) D L 25 2019 Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, Finland
8 Emmi-Sofia Leino F L 16 2020
17 Rosa-Maria Leino D R 21 2018 Kiukainen, Satakunta, Finland
8 Karoliina Lindroth (L) F L 19 2020
15 Charlotta Lundström F L 14 2020
77 Johanna Niemi G L 34 2018 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
25 Neea Pelkonen F L 15 2020 Panelia, Satakunta, Finland
71 Katriina Saarenmaa G R 19 2017 Pori, Satakunta, Finland
19 Silja Särkinen D L 20 2020
16 Aliisa Toivonen F L 20 2019
29 Lyubov Tokar F R 16 2020
13 Karoliina Vuorenmaa (A) F R 26 2018 Lapua, South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Current team personnel
  • Head coach: Marko Toivonen
  • Assistant coach: Marko Leino
  • Assistant coach: Jerri Pelkonen
  • Assistant coach: Sami Piilikangas
  • Team manager: Elina Saarenmaa
  • Equipment managers: Niclas Kiviö & Sami Koskinen

Team captaincy history
  • Annika Järvinen, 2014–2016 Mestis
  • Tiia Koskinen, 2016–2018
  • Elviira Ylitalo, 2018–19
  • Maija Koski, 2019–present[5]

Head coaches
  • Toni Tunturivuori, 2014–15 Mestis[6]
  • Hannu Roos, 2016–2018
  • Marko Toivonen, 2018–present[7]

Notable alumni

Years active with Lukko listed alongside player names.

International players
  • Andrea Bevan, 2012–13
  • Cheyann Newman, 2013–14
  • Gudrun Vidarsdóttir, 2012–13

References
  1. "Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace féminin 2016/17" [Finnish Women's Ice Hockey Championship 2016-17]. hockeyarchives.info (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. Foster, Meredith (11 February 2019). "The Naisten Liiga playoffs are set". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. "Kokoonpano: Lukko - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja" (PDF). tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. "Liiga (W) – Lukko, 2020-2021 Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. Laakso, Mika (3 September 2020). "Lukon kapteeni Maija Koski on jäällä suorapuheinen ja räiskyvä, mutta kentän ulkopuolella rauhallinen viilipytty". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. Anteroinen, Ari (29 November 2014). "Lukon naiskiekkoilijat järjestävät junnudiscon". Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. Tanhuanpää, Asko (January 2019). "Marko Toivonen tyytyväinen Lukon naisten alkukauteen" (in Finnish). Satakunnan Viikko. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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