- Ässät
SM-liiga Team
team_name = Ässät
bg_color = red
text_color = black
logo_
league =SM-liiga
founded =1967
history = Ässät1967 - 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 theSM-liiga . They play inPori ,Finland at thePorin jäähalli .Team history
The team was established in
1967 by merging two local teams,Karhut andRU-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]
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