When was TPS founded?

TPS was founded in 1922 in Turku, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of TPS?

The head coach of TPS is Hannu Jortikka.

Who is the captain of TPS?

The captain of TPS is Kari Harila.

What arena does TPS play in?

TPS play their home games at Gatorade Center in Turku, FIN.

What are the team colors of TPS?

The team colors of TPS are Black + White.

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1999-2000 Season

TPS were 39-10-5 in the 1999-00 SM-liiga season with 83 points, 1st overall.

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1999-2000 TPS Player Stats

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TPS — 1999-2000 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SM-liiga
1.		Kai Nurminen (LW)	54	41	37	78	40	44	10	5	9	14	0	9
2.		Kimmo Rintanen (LW)	54	18	44	62	12	25	11	7	6	13	2	7
3.		Kalle Sahlstedt (C)	54	30	23	53	12	22	11	2	4	6	2	1
4.		Tomi Kallio (RW)	50	26	27	53	40	31	11	4	9	13	4	6
5.		Tony Virta (RW/C)	53	14	37	51	57	21	11	2	7	9	6	2
6.		Marko Kiprusoff (D)	53	6	27	33	10	28	11	0	3	3	0	5
7.		Ville Vahalahti (LW)	53	15	15	30	22	9	10	3	1	4	0	0
8.		Esa Keskinen (C)	22	8	19	27	8	18	11	2	5	7	4	1
9.		Jani Kiviharju (RW)	51	9	13	22	44	17	11	3	1	4	0	4
10.		Jouni Loponen (D)	50	5	16	21	18	23	11	2	5	7	2	5
11.		Marco Tuokko (LW)	54	10	10	20	73	11	11	2	2	4	6	2
12.		Mika Lehtinen (D)	54	8	10	18	36	26	11	0	3	3	6	4
13.		Kari Harila (D)	52	5	13	18	28	25	11	3	2	5	10	12
14.		Mikko Rautee (C)	53	8	9	17	6	12	11	0	2	2	0	1
15.		Teemu Elomo (W/C)	52	9	7	16	30	6	11	3	2	5	2	4
16.		Michael Holmqvist (C)	54	12	3	15	14	3	11	2	3	5	4	4
17.		Joni Lius (C)	38	4	8	12	14	2	8	4	2	6	2	5
18.		Kimmo Eronen (D)	53	0	9	9	10	26	11	2	2	4	2	6
19.		Tommi Rajamäki (D)	53	2	6	8	51	22	11	0	1	1	2	-1
20.		Ilkka Mikkola (D)	54	2	6	8	48	13	11	0	0	0	6	1
21.		Tero Forsell (C)	41	0	6	6	8	3	3	0	1	1	0	1
22.		Jani Väänänen (RW)	4	0	2	2	0	1
23.		Markku Paukkunen (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
24.		Petri Tähtisalo (D)	4	0	0	0	2	1
Euro HL
1.		Kai Nurminen (LW)	5	4	2	6	4	3	4	2	5	7	4	5
2.		Ville Vahalahti (LW)	6	4	2	6	0	4	4	1	2	3	0	1
3.		Tony Virta (RW/C)	5	1	5	6	2	2	4	1	2	3	0	-3
4.		Kimmo Rintanen (LW)	5	2	3	5	0	2	4	2	5	7	4	5
5.		Joni Lius (C)	4	2	2	4	0	0	4	0	2	2	0	3
6.		Tomi Kallio (RW)	5	2	1	3	0	3	4	5	3	8	2	7
7.		Mikko Rautee (C)	5	1	2	3	0	2	4	0	0	0	2	0
8.		Marko Kiprusoff (D)	5	1	2	3	2	1	4	2	0	2	2	1
9.		Michael Holmqvist (C)	5	0	3	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	-3
10.		Tommi Rajamäki (D)	6	0	3	3	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	-2
11.		Kalle Sahlstedt (C)	5	2	0	2	0	3	4	1	2	3	0	1
12.		Teemu Elomo (W/C)	5	1	1	2	2	-2	4	1	0	1	0	0
13.		Esa Keskinen (C)	3	0	2	2	0	-3
14.		Jani Kiviharju (RW)	5	0	2	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	4	0
15.		Ilkka Mikkola (D)	5	0	2	2	4	5	4	0	0	0	4	1
16.		Mika Lehtinen (D)	4	1	0	1	0	-1
17.		Kimmo Eronen (D)	5	1	0	1	0	3
18.		Jouni Loponen (D)	5	0	1	1	4	-1
19.		Janne Hauhtonen (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
20.		Mika Suoraniemi (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
21.		Jussi Rantala (D)	1	0	0	0	2	0
22.		Petri Tähtisalo (D)	1	0	0	0	2	0
23.		Markku Paukkunen (D)	1	0	0	0	2	0
24.		Jani Väänänen (RW)	2	0	0	0	0	0
25.		Tero Forsell (C)	3	0	0	0	0	0
26.		Kari Harila (D)	4	0	0	0	2	1
27.		Marco Tuokko (LW)	5	0	0	0	4	0

TPS — 1999-2000 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
SM-liiga
1.		Fredrik Norrena (G)	21	1.79	.935	15	4	0	2	1174:58	504	4	2.56	.899
2.		Antero Niittymäki (G)	32	2.15	.930	23	6	3	3	1899:21	896	8	1.72	.944
3.		Kimmo Lecklin (G)	3	3.79	.875	1	0	2	0	190:00	84	0
Euro HL
1.		Fredrik Norrena (G)	2	0.50	.968	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2.23	.927
2.		Antero Niittymäki (G)	4	2.46	.903	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4.93	.902
3.		Kimmo Lecklin (G)	1	7.58	.750	-	-	-	-	-	-

1999-2000 TPS Staff

Head CoachHannu Jortikka
Asst. CoachKari Jalonen
Asst. CoachHannu Virta
Goaltending CoachUrpo Ylönen
BroadcasterHarri Moisio
BroadcasterIku Viitanen
ChairmanHannu Ansas
Equipment ManagerMatti Aarnio
Equipment ManagerHannu Äyräs
Equipment ManagerTero Hyökki

Team Staff History

1999-2000 TPS Captains

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Kari Harila

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Team Captaincy History

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1999-2000 TPS Demographics

TPS Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + White
Town: Turku, FIN Map
Founded: 1922

1999-2000 TPS Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
1 player

Experience

TPS: 3 504 GP
NHL: 91 GP
WC: 185 GP
OG: 30 GP
SHL: 726 GP
Liiga: 4 844 GP
AHL: 28 GP
DEL: 48 GP
NL: 42 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

TPS U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
TUTO Hockey (Mestis)
TUTO Hockey U20 (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Gatorade Center
Location: Turku, FIN
Capacity: 11 820
Construction Year: 1990

TPS Games

TPS — 1999-2000 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Lukko	TPS	-	Liiga
10/20/2026 03:30 PM UTC	TPS	Ilves	-	Liiga
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Ässät	TPS	2 - 4	Liiga
10/16/2026 03:30 PM UTC	TPS	Kiekko-Espoo	4 - 2	Liiga
10/14/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HIFK	TPS	3 - 4 (SO)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

TPS — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Petteri Lindbohm (D)	HIFK	Details
08/25/2026	Confirmed	joining	Gabriel Chicoine (D)	Vlci Zilina	Details
07/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Linus Nässén (F)	Frölunda HC	Details
07/20/2026	Extension		Alexis Binner (D)		Details
07/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tarmo Reunanen (D)	IF Björklöven	Details
07/14/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tarmo Reunanen (D)	Unknown	Details
06/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Miro Ruokonen (F)	GKS Katowice	Details
06/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Kalle Myllymaa (F)	Cergy-Pontoise	Details

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TPS History and Standings

TPS — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	14	7	5	-	1	1	41	32	24	1.71	7	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	16	28	-	7	9	141	177	71	1.18	13	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Liiga	60	18	26	-	9	7	173	190	79	1.32	12	First round loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	17	24	-	14	5	150	166	84	1.4	9	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	21	21	-	10	8	141	140	91	1.52	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	29	22	-	6	3	151	137	102	1.7	4	Final loss
2020-2021	Liiga	59	27	14	-	7	11	165	140	106	1.8	3	Final loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	22	37	-	5	8	149	185	69	1.17	11	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	29	20	-	5	6	164	152	103	1.72	4	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	30	15	-	7	8	187	147	112	1.87	2	Bronze game loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	30	14	-	8	8	167	123	114	1.9	2	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	23	22	-	6	9	150	152	90	1.5	7	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	17	32	-	3	8	122	172	65	1.08	13	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Liiga	60	12	31	-	6	11	135	197	59	0.98	13	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	12	28	-	8	12	144	181	64	1.07	13	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	21	30	-	6	3	134	180	78	1.3	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	12	32	-	8	8	134	186	60	1	13	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	25	25	-	6	2	169	169	89	1.53	6	Champion
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	21	27	-	7	3	133	159	80	1.38	10	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	18	27	-	2	9	130	164	67	1.2	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	23	22	-	6	5	167	155	86	1.54	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	14	23	-	11	8	119	135	72	1.29	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	22	16	-	8	10	146	142	92	1.64	6	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	30	11	15	-	-	169	112	80	1.43	1	Final loss
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	24	26	6	-	-	138	138	56	1	8	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	31	19	6	-	-	154	111	69	1.23	4	Bronze game loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	36	16	4	-	-	186	115	76	1.36	2	Champion
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	39	10	5	-	-	232	118	83	1.54	1	Champion
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	37	10	7	-	-	179	107	81	1.5	1	Champion
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	30	12	6	-	-	162	111	66	1.38	1	Quarterfinal loss

TPS Tournament Statistics

TPS — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	2	4	-	0	0	13	23	6	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	1	5	-	0	1	10	16	4	0.67	4	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Spengler Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	4	6	3	1.5	2	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	2	4	-	0	0	15	21	6	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	3	3	-	0	0	12	15	9	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	1	0	15	3	11	2.75	1	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	2	0	-	1	1	15	9	9	2.25	1	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	1	1	21	12	12	2	2	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	3	2	-	1	2	23	22	13	1.63	2	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	3	3	-	1	1	18	17	12	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	2	3	-	2	1	19	20	11	1.38	4	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	4	2	-	1	1	25	25	15	1.88	4	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Spengler Cup	4	1	2	-	0	1	13	16	3	0.75	4	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	Spengler Cup	4	2	2	-	0	0	14	13	4	1	3	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	Euro HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	22	13	14	2.33	2	Bronze game win
1997-1998	Euro HL	6	0	4	-	1	1	10	19	3	0.5	4	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	Euro HL	6	5	0	1	-	-	20	6	11	1.83	1	Champion
1995-1996	European Cup	3	0	2	1	-	-	9	12	1	0.33	4	-
1994-1995	European Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	12	4	5	1.67	2	Bronze game win
1993-1994	European Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	15	8	4	1.33	1	Champion
	European Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	24	5	5	1.67	1	Promoted
1991-1992	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	13	11	2	0.67	3	-
1990-1991	European Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	11	10	-	-	3	Bronze game win
	European Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	11	5	6	2	1	Promoted
1989-1990	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	9	10	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	12	8	4	1.33	2	Promoted
1976-1977	European Cup	4	2	1	1	-	-	20	15	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
1971-1972	TuT Pokal	5	3	1	1	-	-	23	16	7	1.4	3	-
	Expolaris Cup	5	1	4	0	-	-	14	28	2	0.4	5	-
1955-1956	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

TPS Retired Numbers

TPS Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

TPS — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Camilo Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	12	14	26	2
2.	Anton Holm (F)	2026-2027	Elbolaget	IAHL	5	10	9	19	-
3.	Kasper Koskinen (F)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	6	6	10	16	2
4.	Juuso Rajala (F)	2026-2027	EHC Neuwied	Oberliga	9	3	12	15	6
5.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	6	5	8	13	4
6.	Carter Savoie (F)	2026-2027	Ferencvárosi TC	ICEHL	9	5	8	13	8
7.	Henri Knuutinen (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	10	7	5	12	4
8.	Ruslan Iskhakov (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	17	6	5	11	16
9.	Jere Jokinen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	7	4	7	11	0
10.	Tony Sund (D)	2026-2027	Ilves	Liiga	14	3	8	11	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

TPS — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	25.63
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.80
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.27
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.22
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.89

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

TPS — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Reijo Leppänen (F)	429	257	298	555
2.	Ville Vahalahti (F)	706	196	274	470
3.	Esa Keskinen (F)	349	149	320	469
4.	Jukka Vilander (F)	506	249	206	455
5.	Kai Nurminen (F)	444	187	174	361

Franchise All-Time Goals

TPS — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Reijo Leppänen (F)	429	257	298	555
2.	Jukka Vilander (F)	506	249	206	455
3.	Ville Vahalahti (F)	706	196	274	470
4.	Kai Nurminen (F)	444	187	174	361
5.	Timo Nummelin (D)	705	151	156	307

Franchise All-Time Assists

TPS — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Esa Keskinen (F)	349	149	320	469
2.	Reijo Leppänen (F)	429	257	298	555
3.	Ville Vahalahti (F)	706	196	274	470
4.	Jukka Vilander (F)	506	249	206	455
5.	Hannu Virta (D)	426	63	202	265

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

TPS — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Timo Nummelin (D)	705	151	307	506
2.	Mikko Eloranta (F)	231	80	160	446
3.	Mika Alatalo (F)	431	120	260	416
4.	Aki Berg (D)	215	18	67	370
5.	Ruben Rafkin (D)	265	14	81	366

Franchise All-Time Games Played

TPS — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Vahalahti (F)	706	196	274	470
2.	Timo Nummelin (D)	705	151	156	307
3.	Rauli Tammelin (F)	568	130	158	288
4.	Marko Kiprusoff (D)	526	63	194	257
5.	Jukka Vilander (F)	506	249	206	455

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

TPS — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Martti Jarkko (F)	132	81	213	1.61
2.	Lauri Mononen (F)	35	30	51	1.46
3.	Arto Javanainen (F)	88	79	122	1.39
4.	Mikko Mäkelä (F)	82	42	114	1.39
5.	Esa Keskinen (F)	349	149	469	1.34

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

TPS — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kai Nurminen (F)	1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	41	37	78	1.44	40
2.	Reijo Leppänen (F)	1980-1981	SM-liiga	35	31	45	76	2.17	12
3.	Saku Koivu (F)	1994-1995	SM-liiga	45	27	47	74	1.64	73
4.	Kari Jalonen (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	18	56	74	1.68	40
5.	Martti Jarkko (F)	1980-1981	SM-liiga	36	29	43	72	2.00	35

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

TPS — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Arto Javanainen (F)	1987-1988	SM-liiga	44	47	20	67	1.52	42
2.	Jukka Vilander (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	42	43	23	66	1.57	6
3.	Kai Nurminen (F)	1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	41	37	78	1.44	40
4.	Seppo Repo (F)	1974-1975	SM-sarja	36	37	16	53	1.47	98
5.	Reijo Leppänen (F)	1981-1982	SM-liiga	34	33	37	70	2.06	10

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

TPS — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kari Jalonen (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	18	56	74	1.68	40
2.	Esa Keskinen (F)	1987-1988	SM-liiga	44	14	55	69	1.57	14
3.	Saku Koivu (F)	1994-1995	SM-liiga	45	27	47	74	1.64	73
4.	Esa Keskinen (F)	1993-1994	SM-liiga	47	23	47	70	1.49	28
5.	Reijo Leppänen (F)	1980-1981	SM-liiga	35	31	45	76	2.17	12

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

TPS — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Otto Karvinen (F)	2014-2015	Liiga	52	2	6	8	0.15	173
2.	Aki Berg (D)	1998-1999	SM-liiga	48	8	7	15	0.31	137
3.	Antti Halonen (D)	2008-2009	SM-liiga	55	5	3	8	0.15	128
4.	Mikko Eloranta (F)	2008-2009	SM-liiga	48	9	11	20	0.42	122
5.	Antti Halonen (D)	2009-2010	SM-liiga	56	6	14	20	0.36	119