TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 10-time champion of SM-liiga and 1-time champion of SM-sarja. They play in Turku, Finland, at Gatorade Center. In terms of championships, TPS is the second all-time most successful team in SM-Liiga, right behind Tappara.
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Team history
TPS was established in 1922 as Turun Palloseura, from which the acronym derives. The club began ice hockey activities after 1929. Today, the full name of the company that owns the ice hockey team is HC TPS Turku Oy.
TPS has won the Finnish Championship in ice hockey 11 times: 1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2010. Only Tampere teams Ilves and Tappara have won more titles when SM-sarja also counts. Coach Hannu Jortikka led the club to a total of six championships in 1989–91 and 1999–2001. TPS have also won two Finnish Cups, a European Cup in 1994, the European Hockey League in 1997, and a Super Cup in 1997.
Vladimir Yurzinov used to be the coach of TPS in 1992–98. The team is currently coached by Tommi Miettinen.
NHL players from TPS include Saku Koivu, Mikko Koivu, Miikka Kiprusoff, Sami Salo, Petteri Nummelin, Niko Kapanen, Jere Lehtinen, Rasmus Ristolainen, Antero Niittymäki, Lauri Korpikoski, Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen, Matias Maccelli, Juraj Slafkovský, Kaapo Kakko, Juuso Pärssinen and others.
Honours
Finnish Champions
SM-liiga, Kanada-malja (10): 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010
SM-sarja (1): 1956
Runners-up
SM-liiga (8): 1977, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2021, 2022
SM-sarja (4): 1943, 1955, 1957, 1967
SM-liiga (3): 1978, 1979, 1981
SM-sarja (1): 1953
Finnish cup
Finnish Cup (ice hockey) (2): 1955, 1956
European Cup
IIHF European Cup (1): 1993
European Hockey League (1): 1997
Players
Current roster
Updated 23 September 2024
Staff
Head Coach: Toni Solderholm
Assistant Coach: Kari Kalto
Assistant Coach: Sami Salo
Goaltending Coach: Ari Moisanen
Physical Coach: Risto Rosendahl
Video Coach: Vesa Petäjä
Sporting Director: Rauli Urama
Honored numbers
3—Timo Nummelin
8—Juhani Wahlsten
11—Saku Koivu (not officially retired but out of circulation)
12—Jukka Vikander
15—Reijo Leppänen
16—Rauli Tammelin
23—Hannu Virta