TPS (ice hockey)

TPS (ice hockey)

SM-liiga Team
team_name = TPS
bg_color = black
text_color = white
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league = SM-liiga
founded = 1929
history = TPS
1929 - present
arena = Turkuhalli (capacity 11,820)
city = Turku, Finland
colors = Black, white
generalmanager = Seppo Sutela
headcoach = Hannu Virta
teamcaptain = Aki Berg

TPS is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the Turkuhalli.

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 10 times: 1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993,1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Legendary coach Hannu Jortikka led the club to total of six Championships in 1989-91 and 1999-2001. TPS have also won 2 Finnish Cups and a European Cup, as well as won the European Hockey League and won a Super Cup.

Current roster (2008-09)

Former Players

*Kari Jalonen
*Arto Javanainen
*Esa Keskinen
*Miikka Kiprusoff
*Saku Koivu
*Mikko Koivu
*Jere Lehtinen
*Fredrik Norrena
*Antero Niittymäki
*Petteri Nummelin
*Timo Nummelin
*Kai Nurminen
*Sami Salo
*Juhani Tamminen
*Kimmo Timonen
*Jukka Vilander
*Hannu Virta
*Urpo Ylönen
*Pasi Virta
*Mal Davis
*Jani Hurme
* [Tommi Laine]

Retired Numbers

*3 - Timo Nummelin
*8 - Juhani Wahlsten
*23 - Hannu Virta

ee also

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External links

* [http://hc.tps.fi TPS official web site]
* [http://www.sissiryhma.com TPS Supporters]


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