HC TPS


TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 10-time champion of SM-liiga and 1-time champion of SM-sarja. They play in Turku, Finland, at Gatorade Center. In terms of championships, TPS is the second all-time most successful team in SM-Liiga, right behind Tappara.
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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 11 times: 1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2010. Only Tampere teams Ilves and Tappara have won more titles when SM-sarja also counts. Coach Hannu Jortikka led the club to a total of six championships in 1989–91 and 1999–2001. TPS have also won two Finnish Cups, a European Cup in 1994, the European Hockey League in 1996–97 European [Hockey League|1997], and a Super Cup in 1997.
Vladimir Yurzinov used to be the coach of TPS in 1992–98. The team is currently coached by Tommi Miettinen.
NHL players from TPS include Saku Koivu, Mikko Koivu, Miikka Kiprusoff, Sami Salo, Petteri Nummelin, Niko Kapanen, Jere Lehtinen, Rasmus Ristolainen, Antero Niittymäki, Lauri Korpikoski, Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen, Matias Maccelli, Juraj Slafkovský, Kaapo Kakko, Juuso Pärssinen and others.

Honours

Finnish Champions

SM-liiga, Kanada-malja : 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010SM-sarja : 1956

Runners-up

SM-liiga : 1977, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2021, 2022SM-sarja : 1943, 1955, 1957, 1967SM-liiga : 1978, 1979, 1981SM-sarja : 1953

Finnish cup

Finnish Cup (ice hockey) : 1955, 1956

European Cup

IIHF European Cup : 1993European Hockey League : 1997

Players

Current roster

Updated 23 September 2024

Staff

Head Coach: Toni Solderholm Assistant Coach: Kari Kalto Assistant Coach: Sami Salo Goaltending Coach: Ari Moisanen Physical Coach: Risto Rosendahl Video Coach: Vesa Petäjä Sporting Director: Rauli Urama

Honored numbers

Notable alumni

Liiga individual awards

Best coach


SM-liiga Best player of the season, MVP

As voted by the players.

Best goalie

Best defenceman

League top goalscorer

Most points in regular season


Rookie of the Season

Best plus/minus

Regular season MVP

Awarded by the league.

Gentleman player

Playoffs MVP


Former coaches