| Turun Palloseura Naiset | |
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| City | Turku, Finland |
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home arena | Kupittaan jäähalli Impivaaran jäähalli |
| Colours | Black, white |
| Owner(s) | TPS Juniorijääkiekko Ry |
| Head coach | Terhi Mertanen |
| Captain | Pihla Hämmeeniemi |
| Affiliate | TPS Akatemia |
| Website | Official website |
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 Current season | |
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Turun Palloseura Naiset, abbreviated TPS Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Finnish Naisten Liiga. They play in Turku, Southwest Finland at the Kupittaan jäähalli and the Impivaaran jäähalli. The team has played in the Naisten Liiga, the Finnish Championship league for women's ice hockey, since gaining promotion in the 2018–19 season.
TPS Akatemia, the team’s junior affiliate, is active in the Finnish lower level leagues, the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja.
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the most recent 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 | ||||||||||
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| Finish | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2015–16 | Naisten Mestis Q | 4th (lohko 3) |
8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 20 | 60 | 5 |  H. Brofelt 6 (2+4) |
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| Naisten 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 | Naisten Mestis Q | 5th (lohko 4) |
12 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 6 | 30 | 39 | 9 | P. Koskinen 15 (11+4) |
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| Naisten Suomi-sarja | 1st | 10 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 58 | 13 | 18 | P. Koskinen 32 (18+14) |
Fourth place in Naisten Mestis Final Four | |
| 2017–18 | Naisten Mestis | 1st | 30 | 22 | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | 84 | 30 | 72 | M. Otamo 77 (45+32) |
Promoted to Naisten Liiga |
| 2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 7th | 30 | 10 | 1 | – | 0 | 19 | 71 | 162 | 32 | S. Tapani 32 (24+8) |
Saved in relegation |
| 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 30 | 5 | 4 | – | 2 | 19 | 61 | 110 | 25 | U. Udeh 23 (18+5) |
Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 27 | 11 | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | 91 | 97 | 39 |  E. Duvin 44 (22+22) |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HIFK) |
| 2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 29 | 10 | 3 | – | 2 | 14 | 101 | 108 | 38 | E. Duvin 57 (31+26) |
Lost bronze medal game, 2–3 (Kärpät) |
| 2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 7th | 36 | 14 | 2 | – | 3 | 17 | 124 | 140 | 49 | P. Salonen 40 (23+17) |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (KalPa) |
Players and personnel
2023–24 roster
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Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Terhi Mertanen
- Assistant coach: Silja Schemeikka
- Goaltending coach: Mikael Mannermaa
- Goaltending coach: Isabella Laiho
- Conditioning coach: Hilkka Rahkonen
- Video coach: Rami Laiho
- Team manager: Hanna Karelius
- Physical therapist: Suvi Mäntyniemi
- Equipment manager: Juho Lehtisalo
Team captaincy history
- Hanna Karelius, 2002–2004
- Noora Sirvö, 2014–15
- Jenni Jokinen, 2015–16
- Casandra Roine, 2016–2018
- Juulia Salonen, 2018–19
- Minni Lehtopelto, 2019–20
- Elina Heikkinen, 2020–2023
- Pihla Hämmeeniemi, 2023–
Head coaches
- Jorma Valtonen, 2002–2004
- Mika Järvinen, 2004–05
- Timo Tuomi, 2014–2016
- Hanna Karelius, 2016–2018
- Matti Tähkäpää, 2019–11 February 2021
- Kai Ortio, 11 February 2021–March 2021
- Terhi Mertanen, 2021–
Notable alumni
Years active with TPS listed alongside players' names.[5]
- Amel Gaily, 2009–2013
- Heidi Holmevaara (née Tallqvist), 2005–2010
- Marika Jestoi, 1991–1996
- Hanna Karelius, 1999–2006 & 2012–2014
- Maija Otamo, 2017–2022
- Olka Penttilä, 2010–2012
- Titta Ruohonen, 1999–2000, 2002–2008 & 2013–2015
- Mia Sakström, 1999–2005
- Noora Sirviö, 2007–08 & 2010–2015
- Susanna Tapani, 2018–19
- Nina Tikkinen, 2001–2005
International players
Carlotta Clodi, 2019–20- Estelle Duvin, 2020–2022
- Lara Escudero, 2020–21
Kinga Horváthová, 2020–21
Monika Janis (née Enberg), 2007–2010 & 2011–12
Carlotta Regine, 2019–20
Katie Robinson, 2020–21
Lenka Serdar, 2020–21
References
- ↑ "2023-2024 Naisten Liiga – Kokoonpano TPS". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "TPS, 2023-2024 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ↑ "TPS Juniorijääkiekko ry - Naiset, Joukkue". tps-juniorit.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Jokkue Kaudella 2023-2024". TPS Juniorit. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for TPS - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Team information and statistics from EliteProspects.com and EuroHockey.com and HockeyArchives.info (in French)
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