Kärpät Naiset

Oulun Kärpät Naiset ('Oulu's Ermine Women') are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They play in Oulu, a city on the northeastern coast of the Bothnian Bay in the Finnish north-central region of North Ostrobothnia, at the Raksilan harjoitusjäähalli ('Raksila training ice arena'), also called Raksila 2, of the Oulun Energia Areena. Ilves has won the Aurora Borealis Cup three times, in 2012, 2017, and 2018.[1]

Oulun Kärpät Naiset
2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
CityOulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1990 (1990)
Home arenaRaksila 2
ColoursBlack, yellow, white
     
Owner(s)Oulun Kärpät 46 RY
General managerSaija Tarkki
Head coachSamuli Hassi
CaptainSuvi Käyhkö
AffiliatesKärpät Akatemia (NMestis)
Websiteoulunkarpat46.fi
Championships
Regular season titles2 (1996–97, 2016–17)
Aurora Borealis Cup3 (2011–12, 2016–17, 2017–18)
Current uniform

The team’s parent club, Oulun Kärpät 46 ry, is the junior affiliate of the Liiga team Oulun Kärpät and, through that association, the teams are loosely affiliated.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Oulun Kärpät Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2016–17 Naisten SM-liiga 1st 28185111004165 S. Saari 39 (12+27) Won Championship, 3–2 (Espoo United)
2017–18 Naisten Liiga 2nd 30174361476262 S. Tarkki 52 (19+33) Won Championship, 3–1 (Ilves)
2018–19 Naisten Liiga 3rd 30191191477060 S. Tarkki 57 (23+34) Won bronze medal, 1–0 (KalPa)
2019–20 Naisten Liiga 2nd 3019317905364 S. Saari 35 (15+20) Lost semifinals, 2–3 (KalPa)
2020–21 Naisten Liiga 7th 29150212987347 A. Antti-Roiko 27 (8+19) Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (KalPa)
2021–22 Naisten Liiga 3rd 29162011856252 O. Havana 27 (13+14) Won bronze medal, 1–0 (TPS)

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster
As of 4 April 2022[2][3]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
24 Anna-Kaisa Antti-Roiko F L 17 2019 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
39 Kati Asikainen G L 24 2020 Haukipudas, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
36 Emma Ekoluoma F L 16 2021
8 Sofia Harju D L 19 2019 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
13 Eerika Hautala D L 18 2021
22 Oona Havana F R 17 2019 Turku, Central Finland, Finland
12 Eveliina Huttula F L 25 2015 Kemi, Lapland, Finland
16 Aino Kaijankoski D L 21 2016 Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
14 Inka Kervinen D R 19 2019 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
17 Tilli Keränen F L 17 2019 Vihti, Uusimaa, Finland
33 Suvi Käyhkö (C) F L 25 2011 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
4 Reetta Lindholm (A) D L 26 2015 Vihti, Uusimaa, Finland
11 Kristiina Meriläinen D L 27 2010 Haukipudas, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
36 Noora Moilanen F L 21 2021
18 Laura Männikkö F L 21 2019 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
30 Johanna Oksman G L 23 2015 Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
81 Veera Pitkänen D L 18 2021
18 Emmi Puusaari F – 16 2021
27 Essi Puusaari D – 17 2021
2 Monica Sarkkinen Mata D L 22 2017 Kempele, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
21 Kati Seppänen F L 16 2021
14 Noora Tukiainen F L 23 2021
10 Ada Ukkola D L 24 2014 Haukipudas, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
7 Sari Wäänänen F L 29 2014 Ylikiiminki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
29 Jonna Yli-Mäenpää (A) F L 25 2015 Ängelholm, Skåne, Sweden
27 Jasmine Ylitalo F L 20 2021 Kalajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Samuli Hassi
  • Assistant coach: Sanna Lankosaari
  • Goaltending coach: Erkko Korpela
  • Conditioning coach: Vesku Vehkaperä
  • Video coach: Arttu Kuusjärvi
  • Mental coach: Marjo Mäyrä
  • Physiotherapist: Vesa-Matti Vehkaperä
  • Team manager: Ismo Rantasuomela
  • Equipment managers: Tomi Kokko & Juhani Tauriainen

Team captains

Head coaches
  • Kari Ikonen & Pasi Sorvisto, 1994–1997
  • Kari Ikonen, Katri Niemelä & Pasi Sorvisto, 1997–98
  • Kari Ikonen & Pasi Sorvisto, 1998–99
  • Risto Liikka, 1999–2003
  • Lauri Merikivi, 2007–2010
  • Seppo Karjalainen, 2012–13
  • Mira Kuisma, 2015–2019[6]
  • Janne Salmela, 2019–2021
  • Samuli Hassi, 2021–present

Team honors

Finnish Champions

The winner of the Naisten Liiga playoffs receives the Aurora Borealis Cup and earns the Finnish Champion title, with gold medals awarded to each player. Prior to the 2010–11 season, the victorious team was awarded Finnish Championship title and medals only.[7]

  • Aurora Borealis Cup (3): 2012, 2017, 2018[8]
  • Runners-up (7): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007
  • Third Place (7): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2022

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Notable alumni

Years active with Kärpät listed alongside players' names.

International players

See also

References
  1. "Kärppien naisten historia". Oulun Kärpät 46 RY. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. "Naisten Liiga (W) – Kärpät, 2021-2022 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. "Kokoonpano Kärpät – Naisten Liiga, alkusarja" (PDF). tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. Pakarinen, Risto (6 March 2019). "Next level". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. "Kärppien kapteenisto 2019–2020" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät 46 ry. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. Foster, Meredith (16 August 2018). "Mira Kuisma Named Finland U18 Head Coach". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  8. Foster, Meredith (26 March 2018). "Kärpät, Ilves headed to Aurora Borealis Cup Final". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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