When was Ässät founded?

Ässät was founded in 1967 in Pori, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of Ässät?

The head coach of Ässät is Jyrki Aho.

Who is the captain of Ässät?

The captain of Ässät is Matti Kuparinen.

What arena does Ässät play in?

Ässät play their home games at Enersense Areena in Pori, FIN.

What are the team colors of Ässät?

The team colors of Ässät are Red + Black + White.

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2017-2018 Season

Ässät were 30-25-5 in the 2017-18 Liiga season with 88 points, 8th overall.

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2017-2018 Ässät Player Stats

All Positions

Ässät — 2017-2018 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Liiga
1.		Maksim Matushkin (D)	60	13	26	39	70	1	7	1	2	3	16	-2
2.		Antoine Laganière (W/C)	57	17	18	35	73	7	7	1	3	4	12	1
3.		Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C/LW)	57	10	19	29	20	-1	7	0	1	1	6	-4
4.		Jarno Kärki (C/LW)	39	14	14	28	31	6	7	3	1	4	6	-7
5.		Ville Korhonen (RW/LW)	56	11	16	27	20	-6	7	1	1	2	8	-3
6.		Sami Lähteenmäki (C/W)	47	13	11	24	33	-3
7.		Jussi Makkonen (C)	45	9	14	23	16	-9	7	0	3	3	6	-2
8.		Philip McRae (C)	42	5	16	21	43	-12	1	0	0	0	0	0
9.		Matti Kuparinen (C)	56	5	16	21	26	19	6	2	2	4	0	1
10.		Mikko Salmio (LW/RW)	37	8	12	20	12	-1
11.		Marco Insam (D)	59	8	11	19	12	2	7	1	1	2	4	-1
12.		Simon Suoranta (LW/RW)	22	8	10	18	6	6	3	1	0	1	2	0
13.		Sakari Salminen (RW/LW)	15	7	9	16	16	5	7	1	2	3	0	-3
14.		Juho Tommila (D)	43	3	13	16	18	12	7	0	2	2	2	-1
15.		Jere Seppälä (D)	42	3	10	13	49	11	7	0	0	0	8	-1
16.		Niko Peltola (D)	60	2	11	13	22	1	7	0	0	0	4	1
17.		Niklas Appelgren (C/LW)	42	4	7	11	10	-2	7	0	0	0	0	-1
18.		Ben Blood (D)	57	3	7	10	207	5	7	1	0	1	0	-1
19.		Tommi Taimi (D)	21	2	7	9	28	7	7	0	0	0	8	-2
20.		Mikael Saha (C/W)	36	5	2	7	8	-2	5	0	1	1	2	0
21.		Kristian Tuohilampi (D)	55	1	6	7	36	-6	6	0	0	0	0	-1
22.		Teemu Vuorisalo (D)	29	2	3	5	14	-6
23.		Matias Varttinen (RW)	34	0	5	5	12	-3	6	0	0	0	0	0
24.		Matti Lamberg (RW)	32	2	2	4	58	3	7	0	0	0	16	-3
25.		Jouka Juhola (LW/RW)	19	2	1	3	6	-2
26.		Aleksi Mäkelä (D)	33	1	1	2	6	-8
27.		Tuomas Huhtanen (LW/RW)	16	0	2	2	10	-4	1	0	0	0	0	0
28.		Juuso Walli (D)	23	0	1	1	12	-4
29.		Aki Juusela (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.		Valtteri Tammi (C)	5	0	0	0	0	-1

Ässät — 2017-2018 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Liiga
1.		Andreas Bernard (G)	51	2.59	.908	21	19	11	2	2964:43	1264	7	2.41	.925
2.		Henri Kiviaho (G)	15	3.59	.882	2	6	1	0	668:20	300

2017-2018 Ässät Staff

Head CoachJyrki Aho
Head CoachMikael Kotkaniemi
Asst. CoachMikael Kotkaniemi
Asst. CoachPetteri Niittynen
Goaltending CoachJaakko Rosendahl
Sports ManagerJari Korpisalo
Team ManagerJaakko Rosendahl
CEOEeva Perttula
ChairmanJanne Ojanen
Equipment ManagerKimmo Korhonen
Equipment ManagerMarkku Kukkula
Equipment ManagerHarri Palonen
Equipment ManagerJukka Väkevä
Massage TherapistVille Valli
Physical TherapistJacob Hyde
Sales ManagerJarkko Kuikka

2017-2018 Ässät Captains

"C"

Matti Kuparinen

"A"

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2017-2018 Ässät Demographics

Ässät Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Pori, FIN Map
Founded: 1967

2017-2018 Ässät Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
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1 player

Experience

Ässät: 3 436 GP
NHL: 15 GP
WC: 38 GP
OG: 2 GP
SHL: 39 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 244 GP
Liiga: 6 541 GP
KHL: 319 GP
AHL: 688 GP
NL: 43 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ässät U16 (U16 Mestis)
Ässät U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Ässät U18 Akatemia (U18 II-divisioona)
Ässät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Enersense Areena
Location: Pori, FIN
Capacity: 6 000
Construction Year: 1964

Ässät Games

Ässät — 2017-2018 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/21/2026 12:00 PM GMT	Kiekko-Espoo	Ässät	-	Liiga
11/18/2026 04:30 PM GMT	Ässät	Pelicans	-	Liiga
11/14/2026 03:00 PM GMT	Ässät	Jokerit	3 - 0	Liiga
11/13/2026 05:30 PM GMT	Pelicans	Ässät	2 - 5	Liiga
11/11/2026 04:30 PM GMT	Jukurit	Ässät	3 - 1	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

Ässät — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/09/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Kasperi Ojantakanen (F)	HIFK	Details
11/01/2026	Extension		Juuso Pulli (D)		Details
11/01/2026	Extension		Kasper Björkqvist (F)		Details
11/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Axel Skinnari (F)	Unknown	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	joining	Ethan Prow (D)	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Details
10/01/2026	Loan	joining	Sebastian Soini (D)	Jukurit	Details
09/21/2026	Extension		Axel Skinnari (F)		Details
08/25/2026	Confirmed	joining	Juuso Pulli (D)	JYP	Details

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Ässät History and Standings

Ässät — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	23	12	1	-	2	8	40	55	53	1.74	4	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	26	6	-	4	24	94	170	165	1.57	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Liiga	60	26	4	-	9	21	95	160	159	1.58	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	19	7	-	10	24	81	136	144	1.35	11	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Liiga	60	25	5	-	6	24	91	129	150	1.52	8	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	11	7	-	6	36	53	127	181	0.88	15	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	58	15	6	-	9	28	66	150	193	1.14	12	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Liiga	59	24	4	-	8	35	76	141	170	1.29	9	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	9	7	-	6	38	47	117	199	0.78	15	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	23	7	-	5	25	88	163	177	1.47	8	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	24	7	-	4	25	90	128	142	1.5	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	20	5	-	7	28	77	143	162	1.28	12	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Liiga	60	23	6	-	9	22	90	151	143	1.5	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	16	7	-	5	32	67	134	177	1.12	12	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	27	8	-	5	20	102	160	130	1.7	4	Champion
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	31	4	-	5	20	106	189	150	1.77	5	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	30	11	-	7	12	119	176	132	1.98	2	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	18	7	-	4	29	72	151	170	1.24	13	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	21	4	-	4	29	75	131	188	1.29	12	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	10	2	-	6	38	40	111	208	0.71	14	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	15	3	-	3	35	54	133	199	0.96	13	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	27	6	-	4	19	97	145	123	1.73	5	Final loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	15	8	-	6	27	67	140	178	1.2	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	17	-	12	-	27	50	140	186	0.89	11	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	19	-	8	-	29	50	125	154	0.89	10	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	13	-	10	-	33	40	133	191	0.71	11	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	11	-	8	-	37	30	141	228	0.54	13	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	14	-	9	-	31	37	171	217	0.69	11	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	20	-	6	-	28	46	152	178	0.85	10	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	20	-	8	-	20	48	163	156	1	7	Quarterfinal loss

Ässät Tournament Statistics

Ässät — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	T	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
1978-1979	European Cup	3	1	0	2	2	9	22	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	1	1	0	0	-	7	2	-	3	Promoted
1971-1972	Expolaris Cup	5	0	0	5	0	14	27	0	7	-
	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	10	Eighth Final Loss
	SovSport Cup	4	0	0	4	0	5	30	0	5	Did not make playoffs
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	3	3	-	0	-	24	6	-	-	Semifinal loss
1967-1968	European Cup	6	5	0	1	-	33	18	-	5	Quarterfinal loss
1966-1967	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
1965-1966	European Cup	4	1	1	2	-	10	15	-	5	Quarterfinal loss

Ässät Retired Numbers

Ässät Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Ässät — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2026-2027	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	21	12	17	29	16
2.	Danick Martel (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	17	10	16	26	13
3.	Nicolai Meyer (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	20	10	14	24	4
4.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	16	3	18	21	2
5.	Jouka Juhola (F)	2026-2027	KuKi	II-divisioona	8	9	11	20	0
6.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	11	9	11	20	4
7.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	20	8	11	19	10
8.	Niko Ojamäki (F)	2026-2027	Rytíři Kladno	Extraliga	16	10	8	18	25
9.	Teemu Lepaus (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	16	4	14	18	10
10.	Eero Elo (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	15	8	9	17	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Ässät — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.66
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.62
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.42
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.66
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.55

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arto Javanainen (F)	610	439	321	760
2.	Kari Makkonen (F)	609	317	342	659
3.	Tapio Levo (D)	620	232	258	490
4.	Veli-Pekka Ketola (F)	318	211	245	456
5.	Jari Korpisalo (F)	575	213	231	444

Franchise All-Time Goals

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arto Javanainen (F)	610	439	321	760
2.	Kari Makkonen (F)	609	317	342	659
3.	Tapio Levo (D)	620	232	258	490
4.	Jari Korpisalo (F)	575	213	231	444
5.	Veli-Pekka Ketola (F)	318	211	245	456

Franchise All-Time Assists

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kari Makkonen (F)	609	317	342	659
2.	Arto Javanainen (F)	610	439	321	760
3.	Tapio Levo (D)	620	232	258	490
4.	Veli-Pekka Ketola (F)	318	211	245	456
5.	Marko Kivenmäki (F)	451	108	232	340

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Pasi Peltonen (D)	827	69	234	1402
2.	Jari Korpisalo (F)	575	213	444	891
3.	Jari Levonen (F)	502	138	253	775
4.	Tapio Sammalkangas (D)	492	26	80	679
5.	Tapio Levo (D)	620	232	490	591

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pasi Peltonen (D)	827	69	165	234
2.	Tapio Levo (D)	620	232	258	490
3.	Harry Nikander (D)	616	57	105	162
4.	Arto Javanainen (F)	610	439	321	760
5.	Kari Makkonen (F)	609	317	342	659

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Veli-Pekka Ketola (F)	318	211	456	1.43
2.	Mark Jooris (F)	69	41	99	1.43
3.	Christian Ruuttu (F)	105	47	139	1.32
4.	Arto Javanainen (F)	610	439	760	1.25
5.	Vladimir Vujtek (F)	50	27	58	1.16

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Arto Heiskanen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	58	52	110	2.50	12
2.	Arto Javanainen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	36	59	39	98	2.72	30
3.	Kari Makkonen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	31	52	83	1.89	18
4.	Aleksejs Frolikovs (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	43	28	53	81	1.88	12
5.	Tapio Levo (D)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	32	47	79	1.80	33

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Arto Javanainen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	36	59	39	98	2.72	30
2.	Arto Heiskanen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	58	52	110	2.50	12
3.	Arto Javanainen (F)	1985-1986	SM-liiga	36	44	27	71	1.97	26
4.	Arto Javanainen (F)	1980-1981	SM-liiga	36	37	27	64	1.78	40
5.	Jari Levonen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	43	37	26	63	1.47	86

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Aleksejs Frolikovs (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	43	28	53	81	1.88	12
2.	Arto Heiskanen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	58	52	110	2.50	12
3.	Kari Makkonen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	31	52	83	1.89	18
4.	Veli-Pekka Ketola (F)	1978-1979	SM-liiga	36	23	49	72	2.00	66
5.	Tapio Levo (D)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	32	47	79	1.80	33

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Ässät — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Matt Nickerson (D)	2005-2006	SM-liiga	36	5	8	13	0.36	236
2.	Ben Blood (D)	2017-2018	Liiga	57	3	7	10	0.18	207
3.	Pauli Levokari (D)	2004-2005	SM-liiga	49	2	2	4	0.08	181
4.	Pasi Peltonen (D)	2006-2007	SM-liiga	54	7	19	26	0.48	179
5.	Jyri Marttinen (D)	2013-2014	Liiga	56	4	7	11	0.20	160