When was Ilves founded?

Ilves was founded in 1931 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is Ilves based?

Ilves is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Ilves?

The head coach of Ilves is Antti Pennanen.

Who is the captain of Ilves?

The captain of Ilves is Niklas Friman.

What arena does Ilves play in?

Ilves play their home games at Nokia Arena in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the general manager of Ilves?

The general manager of Ilves is Risto Jalo.

What are the team colors of Ilves?

The team colors of Ilves are Green + Yellow + White.

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2023-2024 Season

Ilves were 40-13-7 in the 2023-24 Liiga season with 120 points, 2nd overall.

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2023-2024 Ilves Player Stats

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Ilves — 2023-2024 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Liiga
1.		Oula Palve (C)	60	20	44	64	63	19	5	0	2	2	2	-1
2.		Eemeli Suomi (C/LW)	58	21	38	59	22	17	5	2	1	3	0	-1
3.		Matias Mäntykivi (C/W)	60	19	29	48	22	25	5	0	0	0	25	-1
4.		Joona Ikonen (RW)	58	20	27	47	18	16	5	1	1	2	2	-1
5.		Jani Nyman (RW)	48	26	17	43	2	19	5	1	1	2	0	-1
6.		Petr Kodýtek (C)	59	20	17	37	24	12	5	1	2	3	8	-1
7.		Simon Stransky (LW/C)	56	12	22	34	8	14	5	1	2	3	2	-1
8.		Adam Clendening (D)	40	8	20	28	41	9	5	0	3	3	10	0
9.		Arttu Pelli (D)	52	6	15	21	12	23	5	0	0	0	0	0
10.		Ville Meskanen (RW)	39	5	14	19	6	5	5	1	0	1	2	-2
11.		Samuli Ratinen (LW)	39	3	14	17	35	8	3	0	0	0	0	0
12.		Dominik Masin (D)	41	4	12	16	26	16	5	0	1	1	0	0
13.		Eetu Päkkilä (LW)	53	10	5	15	4	-5	5	0	1	1	4	-1
14.		Otto Latvala (D)	58	2	13	15	38	7	5	0	0	0	8	-4
15.		Juuso Könönen (LW)	47	4	8	12	10	0
16.		Sami Niku (D)	16	1	11	12	4	13	5	0	1	1	2	1
17.		Jarkko Parikka (D)	58	2	8	10	28	6	5	0	0	0	2	-4
18.		Niklas Friman (D)	52	1	9	10	18	7	5	1	0	1	2	2
19.		Les Lancaster (D)	33	2	7	9	26	-6
20.		Santeri Virtanen (C)	31	1	8	9	10	-1	2	1	0	1	0	0
21.		Jérémy Grégoire (C/W)	44	4	4	8	63	-12	5	1	1	2	0	2
22.		Juho Rautanen (D)	19	1	3	4	12	-2
23.		Samu Bau (C)	43	2	0	2	12	-19
24.		Robin Alvarez (LW)	22	0	2	2	8	-7
25.		Emil Järventie (LW)	4	1	0	1	0	0
26.		Sebastian Soini (D)	6	0	1	1	2	1
27.		Joni Jurmo (D)	28	0	1	1	4	0
28.		Jakub Kos (LW/C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.		Karri Aho (D)	6	0	0	0	0	0
30.		Mike O'Leary (C)	7	0	0	0	2	-1	5	0	1	1	0	1
Champions HL
1.		Simon Stransky (LW/C)	7	1	8	9	2	3
2.		Les Lancaster (D)	7	5	3	8	4	5
3.		Eemeli Suomi (C/LW)	7	3	4	7	6	3
4.		Petr Kodýtek (C)	7	2	5	7	4	1
5.		Oula Palve (C)	7	3	1	4	2	4
6.		Joona Ikonen (RW)	6	2	2	4	0	2
7.		Ville Meskanen (RW)	6	2	2	4	4	0
8.		Samuli Ratinen (LW)	6	1	3	4	0	-3
9.		Jani Nyman (RW)	4	1	2	3	2	2
10.		Juuso Könönen (LW)	6	1	2	3	2	1
11.		Matias Mäntykivi (C/W)	7	1	2	3	2	0
12.		Dominik Masin (D)	7	1	2	3	4	-2
13.		Niklas Friman (D)	6	0	3	3	25	5
14.		Eetu Päkkilä (LW)	8	1	1	2	2	1
15.		Jérémy Grégoire (C/W)	8	1	0	1	0	-5
16.		Jakub Kos (LW/C)	2	0	1	1	0	-1
17.		Joni Jurmo (D)	6	0	1	1	2	-3
18.		Arttu Pelli (D)	7	0	1	1	2	-7
19.		Samu Bau (C)	7	0	1	1	6	-3
20.		Jarkko Parikka (D)	8	0	1	1	8	0
21.		Karri Aho (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
22.		Otto Heinonen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-2
23.		Sebastian Soini (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
24.		David Svozil (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
25.		Emil Järventie (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
26.		Ondřej Kos (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-2
27.		Veeti Hietaniemi (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
28.		Adam Clendening (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-2
29.		Robin Alvarez (LW)	4	0	0	0	0	-5
30.		Santeri Virtanen (C)	5	0	0	0	2	-5
31.		Otto Latvala (D)	8	0	0	0	4	2

Ilves — 2023-2024 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Liiga
1.		Jakub Málek (G)	27	2.32	.915	16	4	5	2	1529:00	631	3	1.87	.910
2.		Jonas Gunnarsson (G)	36	2.20	.913	17	9	9	1	2100:19	804	2	3.52	.846
3.		Patrik Hamrla (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Champions HL
1.		Jonas Gunnarsson (G)	3	1.64	.946	2	0	-	0	-	88
2.		Jakub Málek (G)	5	3.55	.895	2	3	0	0	304:00	154

2023-2024 Ilves Staff

Head CoachAntti Pennanen
Asst. CoachLauri Merikivi
Asst. CoachPasi Saarinen
Asst. CoachJoonas Tanska
Goaltending CoachMarkus Korhonen
General ManagerRisto Jalo
Sports ManagerTimo Koskela
Team ManagerTimo Peltomaa
BroadcasterMikko Aaltonen
ChairmanJyrki Seppä
Commercial Dir.Timo Lehtinen
Development CoachJarkko Näppilä
Dir. of Game OperationsLasse Fihl
Equipment ManagerJanne Jansson
Equipment ManagerJukka Järvinen
Equipment ManagerLasse Laukkanen

2023-2024 Ilves Captains

"C"

Niklas Friman

"A"

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2023-2024 Ilves Demographics

Ilves Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Green + Yellow + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1931

2023-2024 Ilves Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
8 players
2 players
2 players
2 players

Experience

Ilves: 3 254 GP
NHL: 157 GP
WC: 25 GP
OG: 5 GP
SHL: 836 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 391 GP
Liiga: 5 976 GP
KHL: 163 GP
Czechia: 542 GP
AHL: 1 674 GP
DEL: 9 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ilves U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Ilves U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Ketterä (Mestis)
Ketterä U20 (U20 Mestis)
KOOVEE U20 (U20 Mestis)
Pyry Hockey (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Nokia Arena
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 13 000
Construction Year: 2021

Ilves Games

Ilves — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 01:00 PM GMT	Ilves	SaiPa	-	Liiga
11/13/2026 04:30 PM GMT	SaiPa	Ilves	-	Liiga
11/11/2026 04:30 PM GMT	Ilves	Pelicans	4 - 1	Liiga
10/31/2026 03:00 PM GMT	Ilves	KalPa	1 - 0	Liiga
10/30/2026 04:30 PM GMT	Tappara	Ilves	1 - 2 (SO)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

Ilves — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/09/2026	Confirmed	joining	Dominik Lakatos (F)	HK Dukla Trencin	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Joonas Nättinen (F)	Iserlohn Roosters	Details
09/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Olli Palola (F)	HPK	Details
08/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Kasper Björkqvist (F)	Ässät	Details
08/17/2026	Loan	leaving	Eemil Laurell (F)	Ketterä	Details
08/14/2026	Extension		Jarkko Parikka (D)		Details
06/30/2026	Confirmed	joining	Austin Strand (D)	Utica Comets	Details
06/18/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Sebastian Soini (D)	Jukurit	Details

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Ilves History and Standings

Ilves — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	21	11	3	-	1	6	40	56	40	1.9	2	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	29	8	-	4	19	107	186	152	1.78	4	Bronze game loss
2024-2025	Liiga	60	32	4	-	7	17	111	176	145	1.85	2	Bronze game win
2023-2024	Liiga	60	33	7	-	7	13	120	197	144	2	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	32	7	-	4	17	114	185	126	1.9	2	Bronze game win
2021-2022	Liiga	60	28	10	-	7	15	111	191	168	1.85	3	Bronze game win
2020-2021	Liiga	53	25	3	-	7	18	88	161	142	1.66	8	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	38	6	-	6	21	114	182	133	1.93	4	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	23	8	-	6	23	91	169	170	1.52	8	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	21	5	-	8	26	81	162	190	1.35	11	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	21	6	-	7	26	82	143	146	1.37	10	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	16	5	-	5	34	63	124	163	1.05	14	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Liiga	60	24	5	-	6	25	88	150	161	1.47	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	24	3	-	6	27	84	144	146	1.4	11	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	13	6	-	6	35	57	113	187	0.95	14	Saved in relegation
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	10	8	-	10	32	56	140	199	0.93	14	Saved in relegation
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	21	7	-	4	28	81	161	192	1.35	10	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	17	0	-	7	34	58	155	191	1	14	Saved in relegation
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	22	7	-	2	27	82	150	166	1.41	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	24	8	-	2	22	90	161	164	1.61	8	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	21	6	-	5	24	80	139	147	1.43	9	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	23	9	-	5	19	92	144	139	1.64	6	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	22	6	-	8	20	86	164	179	1.54	7	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	24	-	12	-	20	65	159	148	1.16	6	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	10	-	4	-	42	29	111	211	0.52	13	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	22	-	12	-	22	58	155	161	1.04	7	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	24	-	11	-	21	59	147	146	1.05	5	Bronze game win
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	19	-	9	-	26	47	151	190	0.87	8	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	30	-	0	-	24	60	180	143	1.11	5	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	27	-	6	-	15	60	184	138	1.25	3	Final loss

Ilves Tournament Statistics

Ilves — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Champions HL	6	6	0	-	0	0	18	24	7	3	1	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Champions HL	6	1	2	-	0	3	7	17	21	1.17	19	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	1	1	12	22	18	2	6	Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	1	1	-	1	3	6	12	14	1	4	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Cont Cup	3	1	0	-	0	2	3	8	8	1	3	Final group
1998-1999	Euro HL	6	4	0	-	0	2	12	26	16	2	1	Bronze game loss
1997-1998	Cont Cup	3	1	-	0	-	2	2	14	13	0.67	3	-
1985-1986	European Cup	0	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	0	-	11	Semifinal loss
1974-1975	Pohjola Cup	6	3	-	0	-	3	6	19	33	1	3	-
1972-1973	European Cup	0	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	0	-	10	Eighth Final Loss
	SovSport Cup	4	0	-	0	-	4	0	10	39	0	5	-
	Spengler Cup	4	2	-	1	-	1	5	20	11	1.25	3	No playoffs held
1971-1972	Sir William Cup	6	3	-	0	-	3	6	19	28	1	5	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
	Stjärncupen	5	1	-	1	-	3	3	15	25	0.6	5	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	2	1	0	-	1	0	-	12	12	-	-	-
	Stjärncupen	5	1	-	1	-	3	3	18	21	0.6	5	-
1968-1969	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1966-1967	European Cup	14	10	-	1	-	3	-	85	49	-	2	Final loss
1957-1958	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
1954-1955	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-

Ilves Retired Numbers

Ilves Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Ilves — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	17	4	23	27	2
2.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	19	11	15	26	8
3.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	15	6	20	26	6
4.	Janne Seppänen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Ahma	II-divisioona	7	10	15	25	4
5.	Eppu Varjamo (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	7	17	24	2
6.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	17	5	22	10
7.	Jere Jokinen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	13	7	12	19	0
8.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	19	7	11	18	8
9.	Teemu Lepaus (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	15	4	14	18	6
10.	Juuso Rajala (F)	2026-2027	EHC Neuwied	Oberliga	14	3	15	18	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Ilves — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.62
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	27.00
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	26.18
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.32
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.82

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Raimo Helminen (F)	750	161	419	580
2.	Jorma Peltonen (F)	313	235	281	516
3.	Lasse Oksanen (F)	477	268	230	498
4.	Risto Jalo (F)	414	178	305	483
5.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	529	145	250	395

Franchise All-Time Goals

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lasse Oksanen (F)	477	268	230	498
2.	Jorma Peltonen (F)	313	235	281	516
3.	Pekka Leimu (F)	260	204	83	287
4.	Reijo Hakanen (F)	274	200	93	293
5.	Juha Järvenpää (F)	503	197	190	387

Franchise All-Time Assists

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Raimo Helminen (F)	750	161	419	580
2.	Risto Jalo (F)	414	178	305	483
3.	Jorma Peltonen (F)	313	235	281	516
4.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	529	145	250	395
5.	Lasse Oksanen (F)	477	268	230	498

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Timo Peltomaa (F)	490	89	217	677
2.	Raimo Helminen (F)	750	161	580	628
3.	Hannu Henriksson (D)	455	53	127	503
4.	Juha Hautamaa (F)	312	81	179	435
5.	Martti Järventie (D)	407	31	109	395

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Raimo Helminen (F)	750	161	419	580
2.	Jarkko Parikka (D)	548	39	88	127
3.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	529	145	250	395
4.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	513	185	145	330
5.	Juha Järvenpää (F)	503	197	190	387

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Harry Honkanen (F)	1	0	3	3.00
2.	Jorma Salmi (F)	62	76	132	2.13
3.	Teppo Rastio (F)	21	24	43	2.05
4.	Mikko Pukka (D)	1	0	2	2.00
5.	Kalle Havulinna (F)	62	80	119	1.92

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	35	46	81	1.84	22
2.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1989-1990	SM-liiga	40	39	31	70	1.75	42
3.	Dale Derkatch (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	36	30	66	1.50	49
4.	Oula Palve (F)	2023-2024	Liiga	60	20	44	64	1.07	63
5.	Jorma Peltonen (F)	1971-1972	SM-sarja	31	28	35	63	2.03	12

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1982-1983	SM-liiga	36	45	15	60	1.67	36
2.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1989-1990	SM-liiga	40	39	31	70	1.75	42
3.	Dale Derkatch (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	36	30	66	1.50	49
4.	Jordy Douglas (F)	1985-1986	SM-liiga	36	36	13	49	1.36	51
5.	Pekka Leimu (F)	1968-1969	SM-sarja	22	36	6	42	1.91	28

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	35	46	81	1.84	22
2.	Pekka Järvelä (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	40	17	46	63	1.58	34
3.	Oula Palve (F)	2023-2024	Liiga	60	20	44	64	1.07	63
4.	Mika Nieminen (F)	1990-1991	SM-liiga	44	20	42	62	1.41	20
5.	Jorma Peltonen (F)	1969-1970	SM-sarja	21	18	41	59	2.81	13

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Ilves — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Kristian Kudroc (D)	2006-2007	SM-liiga	37	7	7	14	0.38	174
2.	Sami Helenius (D)	2004-2005	SM-liiga	53	0	0	0	0.00	162
3.	Matt Nickerson (D)	2008-2009	SM-liiga	40	1	1	2	0.05	156
4.	Timo Willman (D)	1998-1999	SM-liiga	49	2	1	3	0.06	155
5.	Matt Smith (D)	2000-2001	SM-liiga	55	4	5	9	0.16	154