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30-417: The most successful team is one of the hosts, Tappara with four titles. Metallurg Magnitogorsk has won the tournament three times and Djurgården , Dynamo Moscow , Espoo Blues and HIFK two times each. The tournament was not played from 2009 to 2014, but it returned in 2015. The modern editions have featured four teams per year, all Finnish. Teams play semifinal matches on Friday and the winners play for

60-419: A capacity of 13,455 in hockey games. The arena was the main stage of Ice Hockey World Championships in both 2022 and 2023. Like the old arena, the new arena is also shared with local rivals Ilves . The arena is also a major venue for concerts. Updated 6 August 2024. Oulun K%C3%A4rp%C3%A4t Oulun Kärpät ( Finnish for "Oulu Ermines ", sometimes referred to as Kärpät Oulu )

90-564: A substantial part of the Finnish team. Tappara players, Erkki Lehtonen and Janne Ojanen, were the goal scorers for Finland in the decisive win against the Soviet Union. During the 1990s, Tappara did not gain any notable success besides finishing third in the league in spring 1990. In 1992, the once so mighty team even had to fight for its place at the top level in relegation playoffs against Oulun Kärpät . A glimpse of glory was, however, achieved on

120-573: Is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Oulu and playing in the top-tier Finnish Liiga . Kärpät have won the Finnish championship title eight times, and is the most successful Finnish ice hockey team in the 21st century. In the spring of 1946, three young men decided to found a new sports club in Oulu. At the constitutional meeting on May 15, 1946, the club was named "Oulun Kärpät 46". At first, Kärpät played football (soccer) and its first winter sport

150-753: Is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga . They play at Nokia Arena in Tampere , Finland . The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, which makes them the most successful club in Finland. The team continued the traditions of the Tammerfors Bollklub . The predecessor of Tappara TBK (Tammerfors Bollklubb) was established in 1932 by the Tampere Swedish School (Tampereen Ruotsalainen Yhteiskoulu) as its own sports club. After winning

180-455: The first division . The team earned promotion to the elite league after the 1976–77 season . In their debut season in SM-liiga, Kärpät managed to finish seventh out of ten teams. During their second season in the top level in 1978–79 , however, the team struggled and finished last in the regular season, but proved victorious in the relegation league and retained their place in the top league. On

210-478: The Finnish Championship again when they defeated Jokerit in the finals, winning the best-of-five series 3–1. They retained the championship title in the 2006–07 season by beating Jokerit in the finals (3–0) and winning all their games in the playoffs. The first three championships of the 2000s have been celebrated in Oulu with feasts, each gathering tens of thousands of people to rejoice. In the 2007–08 season,

240-535: The Finnish championship in 1953, 1954 and 1955. In 1955, the TBK Ice-hockey department founded Tappara as its new club to make it more accessible to non-Swedish locals and give it opportunity to grow as a club, at the same time the Ice-Hockey division of TBK stopped as an ice hockey club at the highest competitive level. Most of the players transferred from TBK to Tappara. Tappara used TBK's colors and got their place in

270-417: The SM-liiga by beating Lahti Pelicans in the qualification series. The first season in the elite league was full of ups-and-downs, but Kärpät finished fourth and sixth in successive seasons. They then finally made it to the finals in, but lost to Tappara, similar to in 1987. In the 2003–04 season, Kärpät played in the finals against TPS and finally won their second Finnish Championship. In 2004–05, Kärpät won

300-679: The Tappara team of the late 1980s – coached by Rauno Korpi – as their strongest of all time. Behind the senior players such as Timo Susi and Erkki Lehtonen , the likes of Teppo Numminen (a long-term defender in NHL) and Janne Ojanen (Tappara icon) led the way as new talented youngsters. In 1988, the Finland national team gained its first success by winning the Olympic silver medal in Calgary, and Tappara players formed

330-423: The championship after beating HIFK in the finals. In 2017, Tappara won the regular season for the first time since 2002, advanced to the finals for the fifth time in a row and won another championship against KalPa . In 2018, Tappara reached the finals for a record-breaking sixth year in a row, but lost to Kärpät in 6 games. The great streak of final appearances came to an end in 2019 when HPK defeated Tappara in

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360-421: The championship on Saturday while the losers play for the bronze medals. Earlier editions had more teams most of which were foreign. This ice hockey competition article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about sports in Finland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tappara Tappara ( pronounced [ˈtɑpːɑrɑ] ; Finnish for " Battle axe ")

390-399: The era of Pentti Matikainen as a head coach, Kärpät remained a championship contender and won bronze medals in three consecutive years ( 1983–84 , 1984–85 and 1985–86 ). In Matikainen's last season as a coach, in 1986–87 , Kärpät somewhat surprisingly won the regular season, but lost to Tappara in the finals. Matikainen was replaced by Kari Mäkinen in 1987–88 , but the team failed to make

420-457: The fall of 1995, they made it to the first division again. In the first year, they came eighth and lost in the playoffs. The next year, they went against KalPa for a place in the league, but ultimately lost. In the following year, they again lost to KalPa. For the 1998–99 season, Kärpät acquired coach Juhani Tamminen . After they played very well in the regular series, they lost to TuTo in the playoffs. The next year, Kärpät finally qualified to

450-427: The first time when Kärpät claimed a medal on the national level. The emergence of young players was continued by Pekka Arbelius who was titled rookie of the year. In the following season, 1980–81 , Kärpät finished third in the regular series, and in the play-offs fought their way to the final series where they would face Tappara . Tappara started the best-out-of-five series in a strong manner, for instance by winning

480-441: The goalkeeper Antti Leppänen and the defender Pekka Marjamäki . The bronze medals in 1973 and silver medals in 1974 were followed by Finnish championship in 1975. This successful period was even longer than the first period of glory in the 1950s and early sixties. Tappara also won the Finnish championships in 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, and the long streak ended by winning three consecutive championships in 1986–1988. Many fans regard

510-433: The international level, as Tappara player Timo Jutila captained the Finnish national team to win the ice hockey world championship in 1995. In the early 2000s, Tappara played some good seasons, winning silver medals in both 2001 and 2002. In 2003 – to the surprise of many – Tappara won the Finnish championship, coached by Jukka Rautakorpi . After that, Tappara reached third place in the top league in 2008 but that achievement

540-432: The organization won its second consecutive championship title, and the fourth within the last five years, by defeating Espoo Blues in the finals, 4–1. After a six-year lull, Kärpät returned to the top of Finnish ice hockey under the guidance of Lauri Marjamäki , by winning two consecutive championship titles in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In both occasions, the team defeated Tappara in the play-off finals. Consequently,

570-414: The play-offs. Esko Nokelainen was named as the new coach, but to little avail. In the following season, in 1988–89 , Kärpät reached a nadir and Nokelainen was sacked mid-season. Eventually, Kärpät were relegated from the SM-liiga as they lost to Jokerit in the relegation league. The goal was to rise again shortly, but it did not work out. Due to financial constraints, Kärpät went into bankruptcy, but in

600-399: The positive side, Kärpät's Kari Jalonen was awarded Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy for the best rookie in league after the season. After having avoided relegation, Kärpät acquired more skilled players, such as Mikko Leinonen . The team's performance greatly improved, and in the 1979–80 season Kärpät made it to the playoffs where they proved victorious in the bronze medal game. This marked

630-487: The second highest level, gaining immediate promotion back to the top flight. In 1965, an indoor arena Tampereen jäähalli was built in Hakametsä to be the home arena of Tappara and their local rivals, Ilves and Koo-Vee . 1965 World Ice Hockey Championships were also held there in the same year. Tappara fans waited until the mid-seventies until Tappara started to be successful again, thanks to some legendary players such as

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660-502: The semi-finals in six games. The medal streak continued however, as Tappara won the bronze medal game against HIFK. Tappara used to play their home games in Tampereen jäähalli since it was built in 1965. The local rival Ilves used the same arena. The arena was the first indoor arena in Finland and it is located in the neighborhood of Hakametsä. Originally the capacity was 10,200 spectators, but it has declined in various renovations over

690-486: The series. They made it to the highest level again in 1965–66, but again lost their position. The third attempt in 1967–68 did not produce a better performance, as Kärpät lost all their games. From the first years onward, Kärpät placed emphasis on working with junior players. The team's E-juniors won the first Finnish championship in 1971. When the SM-liiga was founded in August 1975, Kärpät were still playing level below in

720-435: The team's Liiga championships tally was taken to seven. In the 2015–16 season Kärpät failed to defend the championship title, but were able to win the bronze medal game. In the same season, Kärpät finished runners-up in the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League losing 2–1 in the final to Sweden's Frölunda HC . Champions Hockey League : IIHF European Champions Cup : Nordic Trophy : Tampere Cup : Other awards for

750-472: The third game by a score of 13–2. After this devastating loss the series was 2–1 for Tappara. Regardless, the Kärpät head coach Kari Mäkinen managed to boost the team's morale, and consequently Kärpät won two consecutive games by scores of 6–1 and 5–2, respectively. Thus, Kärpät clinched the series 3–2 and celebrated the first title for the franchise. The winning goal was scored by Kari Suoraniemi , and Kari Jalonen

780-429: The top league. Tappara played its first official game in the same year, 1955. The transition was led by team president Harry Lindblad . Tappara went on to win three championships (1959, 1961, and 1964), three second places (1958, 1960, and 1963), and three third places (1956, 1957, and 1962) in just nine years. Their winning streak was followed by a more silent period, with Tappara even playing one season (1965–1966) at

810-469: The years. In its current form, the arena accommodates 7,300 spectators. The old rink continues as a venue for indoor sports. The ice-hockey club KooVee and the junior teams of Tappara and Ilves will use this location for official games. Currently, Tappara's home arena is Nokia Arena . This new arena was built in the city center of Tampere on a covered rail yard and opened in December 2021. The arena has

840-479: Was bandy . In the first annual meeting in January 1947, an ice hockey section was established. At the beginning of the new decade, Kärpät was somewhat successful in ice hockey and it became the main sport of the club. The first game at the highest level, then known as "SM-sarja" was played on the December 4, 1960, against HJK of Helsinki , but the visit to the highest level was short and Kärpät lost their position in

870-440: Was followed by some difficult seasons. Tappara qualified only once to the playoffs between 2009 and 2012. All changed in the 2012–13 season when Tappara made it to the finals for the first time since the 2003 championship, but lost to Ässät . In 2014 and 2015 Tappara came even closer to the title. Both final series were decided in a decisive seventh game and both of the games Kärpät won in overtime . In 2016, Tappara finally won

900-483: Was named the MVP of the playoffs. Before the 1981–82 season , a number of key players' contracts expired and they decided to continue their careers elsewhere. To illustrate, the team lost key and core players such as Jalonen, Suoraniemi, Leinonen and Kai Suikkanen , as well as cult player Reijo Ruotsalainen . With a weakened roster, Kärpät had to settle for fifth place. and the following year, they were nearly relegated. During

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