TPS Naiset

Turun Palloseura Naiset or TPS Naiset is the representative women's ice hockey team of Turun Palloseura (TPS), a multi-sport club based in Turku, Southwest Finland. The team has played in the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women's ice hockey league, since gaining promotion in the 2018–19 season. Prior to promotion, TPS played in the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja leagues. Their home arena is Impivaara Ice Hall (Finnish: Impivaaran jäähalli) in Turku.

This article is about the women's ice hockey team. For the women's football team, see Turun Palloseura (women's football).
Turun Palloseura Naiset
2020–21 Naisten Liiga season
CityTurku, Southwest Finland, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1990 (1990)
Home arenaImpivaaran jäähalli
ColoursBlack, white
   
Head coachMatti Tähkäpää
CaptainElina Heikkinen
AffiliatesJää-Kotkat Uusikaupunki (UJK)
Websitetps-juniorit.net
Current uniform
Active departments of
Turun Palloseura
Floorball Football (Men's) Football (Women's)
Ice hockey (Men's) Ice hockey (Women's)

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by TPS Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists); Mestis Q = Mestis qualifiers

Season League Preliminaries and regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015–16 Mestis Q 4th
(lohko 3)		 82– 1–520605 H. Brofelt 6 (2+4)
Suomi-sarja 4th 12 5 – 3 – 4 47 38 13 S. Seppälä 11 (6+5) Third place in Naisten Suomi-sarja Final Four
2016–17 Mestis Q 5th
(lohko 4)		 123– 3–630399 P. Koskinen 15 (11+4)
Suomi-sarja 1st 10 9 – 0 – 1 58 13 18 P. Koskinen 32 (18+14) Fourth place in Naisten Mestis Final Four
2017–18 Mestis 1st 30223 –05843072 M. Otamo 00 (00+00) Promoted to Naisten Liiga
2018–19 Liiga 7th 30101 –0197116232 S. Tapani 00 (00+00) Saved in relegation
2019–20 Liiga 9th 3054 –2196111025 U. Udeh 23 (18+5) Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Players and personnel

2020–21 roster
As of 7 December 2020[1][2][3]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
15 Nella Berg (L) D L 15 2017 Rymättylä, Southwest Finland, Finland
9 Estelle Duvin (A) F R 24 2020 Coudekerque-Branche, Hauts-de-France, France
5 Janina Enström (A) D L 25 2020 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
29 Iiris Falck F L 21 2019 Anjalankoski, Kymenlaakso, Finland
24 Milla Granlund F L 16 2020
66 Sanni Grönroos F L 21 2019 Laitila, Southwest Finland, Finland
26 Elina Heikkinen (C) F L 23 2019 Kuhmo, Kainuu, Finland
16 Pihla Hämmeeniemi F L 20 2020 Lappajärvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
30 Netta Lahtinen G L 20 2020
12 Oona Lahtinen D R 19 2019 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
1 Isabella Laiho (A) G L 26 2017 Lemu, Southwest Finland, Finland
96 Lisa Mattsson F L 24 2019 Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland
3 Emmi Metsä-Tokila F L 17 2020
22 Aada Mäntyväärä (L) F L 16 2020
18 Eerika Nurminen F L 17 2020
20 Veera Oikari D L 26 2016
11 Maija Otamo F L 26 2017 Rauma, Satakunta, Finland
31 Neea Pohjamo G L 19 2020 Ruokolahti, South Karelia, Finland
18 Katie Robinson D R 23 2020 Kasson, Minnesota, United States
21 Nea Saarenpää D L 17 2020 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
7 Juulia Salonen D L 22 2018 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
76 Pauliina Salonen F L 15 2017 Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
14 Anni Timonen D R 18 2019 Tarvasjoki, Southwest Finland, Finland
4 Uche Udeh F R 25 2018 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
19 Jasmiina Väätäinen D L 20 2019 Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland

Current team staff
  • Head coach: Matti Tähkäpää
  • Assistant coach: Kai Ortio
  • Assistant coach: Tom Seipell
  • Goaltending coach: Juho Santanen
  • Video coach: Nico-Joonas Tuominen
  • Team manager: Pekka Elo
  • Equipment managers: Benny Karlsson & Juho Lehtisalo

Team captaincy history
  • Hanna Karelius, 2002–03 I-divisioona & 2003–04
  • Noora Sirvö, 2014–15 Mestis
  • Jenni Jokinen, 2015–16 Mestis
  • Casandra Roine, 2016–2018 Mestis
  • Juulia Salonen, 2018–19
  • Minni Lehtopelto, 2019–20
  • Elina Heikkinen, 2020–present

Head coaches
  • Jorma Valtonen, 2002–2004
  • Mika Järvinen, 2004–05
  • Timo Tuomi, 2014–2016
  • Hanna Karelius, 2016–2018
  • Matti Tähkäpää, 2019–present

Notable alumni

Years active with TPS listed alongside players' names.[4]

  • Carlotta Clodi, 2019–20
  • Monika Enberg, 2007–2010 & 2011–12
  • Amel Gaily, 2009–2013
  • Marika Jestoi, 1991–1996
  • Hanna Karelius, 1999–2006 & 2012–2014
  • Olka Penttilä, 2010–2012
  • Carlotta Regine, 2019–20
  • Titta Ruohonen, 1999–2000, 2002–2008 & 2013–2015
  • Mia Sakström, 1999–2005
  • Noora Sirvö, 2007–08 & 2010–2015
  • Heidi Tallqvist, 2005–2010
  • Susanna Tapani, 2018–19
  • Nina Tikkinen, 2001–2005

References
  1. "Kokoonpano: TPS - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. "Liiga (W) - TPS, 2020-2021 Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. "TPS Juniorijääkiekko ry - Naiset - Joukkue". tps-juniorit.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for TPS - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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