Ilves Naiset


Tampereen Ilves Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga. They are the representative women's team of the multi-sport club Ilves, based in Tampere, and their home arena is in Tampere's Tesoma district.
Ilves is the only team that has played in every season since the establishment of the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The team ranks second on the list of most Aurora Borealis Cup wins, with ten, and has claimed the most Finnish Championship medals in league history, with ten gold, twelve silver, and six bronze for 28 total medals.
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Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Tampereen Ilves Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime wins, OTL = Overtime losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: '''Points'''

Players and personnel

2024–25 roster

Coaching staff and team personnel
  • Head coach: Marjo Voutilainen
  • Assistant coach: Elli Suoranta
  • Goaltending coach: Atte Ojala
  • Conditioning coach: Elise Heikkilä
  • Equipment managers: Marko Lahtinen & Nina Tuomaala

Team captaincy history

Head coaches

Retired numbers

#10 Anne Haanpää#15 Johanna Koivula#16 Marianne Ihalainen

Honours and awards

Finnish Championship

Aurora Borealis Cup : 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010Runners-up : 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019Third Place : 1984, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2015, 2025

European Women's Champions Cup

Ilves represented the Naisten SM-sarja as reigning Finnish Champion at the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup in 2011.Gold : 2011

Individual awards

Finnish Ice Hockey Association trophies recognizing individual Auroraliiga players won by Ilves team members. Former Ilves head coach Linda Leppänen is the most prolific award-winning player in team history, having won both the highest number of trophies, with seven, and the broadest variety of trophies, with five different awards.

All-Stars

Note: Second Team All-Star honors were not awarded prior to the 2017–18 season.
Naisten Liiga All-Star First Team selections:
Naisten Liiga All-Star Second Team selections:

Player of the Month

  • October 2017: Linda Välimäki
  • January 2021: Anni Keisala
  • September 2023: Salla Sivula

Team records and leaders

Regular season

;Career records
;Single-season records

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten regular season point-scorers in franchise history.
Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Ilves player; Bold^ indicates franchise record
NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
sortname|Marianne|Ihalainen

Playoffs

;Career records
  • Most points: Johanna Koivula, 74 points
  • Most points, defenseman: Jenni Hiirikoski, 32 points
  • Most goals: Marianne Ihalainen, 36 goals
  • Most assists: Johanna Koivula, 41 assists
  • Highest points per game, over ten games played: Päivi Halonen, 1.38 P/G
  • Most penalty minutes: Johanna Koivula, 104 PIM
  • Most games played, skater: Johanna Koivula, 128 games
  • Most games played, goaltender:
  • Best save percentage, over five games played: Anni Keisala,.939 Sv%
  • Best goals against average, over five games played: Anni Keisala, 2.21 GAA
  • Most shutouts: Anni Keisala, 3 shutouts

Notable alumni

International players