Porin Ässät
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| history | Porin Ässät (since 1967) |
| Location | Pori , Finland |
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| league | Liiga |
| Venue | Porin jäähalli |
| capacity | 6,500 seats |
| executive Director | Eeva Perttula |
| Head coach | Ari-Pekka Selin |
| captain | Niklas Appelgren |
| Season 2018/19 | 15th place |
Porin Ässät is a Finnish ice hockey club from Pori that plays in the Liiga and plays its home games in the Porin jäähalli . Ässät was founded in June 1967 and emerged from the merger of Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38 (RU-38), the Rosenlew factory association founded in 1938 , and Porin Karhut . Karhut itself was created in 1960 from the merger of the ice hockey departments of Pori Palloilijat and Porin Kärpät .
In addition to the ice hockey team, Ässät also operated a soccer team that was taken over by RU-38, was active in the top division of Finland between 1968 and 1969 and was dissolved in 1981.
successes
- Finnish champion: 1965 (Karhut), 1967 (RU-38), 1971, 1978, 2013
- Finnish runner-up: 1979, 1980, 1984, 2006
- 3rd place in the SM-liiga: 1976, 1995
- 3rd place in the European Cup : 1979
player
Joel Armia was one of the club's greatest young talents
Matti Kuparinen , captain of Ässät
Blocked jersey numbers
- # 2 Antti Heikkilä
- # 4 Arto Javanainen
- # 12 Tapio Levo
- # 13 Veli-Pekka Ketola
- # 89 Jaroslav Otevřel
Well-known former players
Captains
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Trainer since 1967
Alpo Suhonen - head coach between 2007 and 2009
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