Ässät

SM-liiga Team
team_name = Ässät
bg_color = red
text_color = black
logo_

league = SM-liiga
founded = 1967
history = Ässät
1967 - present
arena = Porin jäähalli (capacity 6,500)
city = Pori
colors = Red, black, white
generalmanager = Jukka Hirsimäki
headcoach = Alpo Suhonen
teamcaptain = Matti Kuparinen

Ässät (English: aces) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.

Team history

The team was established in 1967 by merging two local teams, Karhut and RU-38. The full name of the company operating the team is "HC Ässät Pori Oy". They have won two Finnish Championships (1971, 1978). In addition both Karhut and RU-38 were one-time champions each.

Current Squad

The head coach is Alpo Suhonen.

Notable players

* Arto Javanainen
* Veli-Pekka Ketola
* Scott Langkow
* Pasi Peltonen
* Juuso Riksman
* Jason Williams
* Jesse Joensuu
* Matt Nickerson
* Mark Jooris

Retired numbers

*2 - Antti Heikkilä
*4 - Arto Javanainen
*12 - Tapio Levo
*13 - Veli-Pekka Ketola
*89 - Jaroslav Otevrel

External links

* [http://www.assat.com Ässät official website]
* [http://www.pataljoona.net Ässät fan club site]