| TPS | |
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| City | Turku |
| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Home arena | Turkuhalli (capacity 11,820) |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Kai Hietarinta |
| Head coach | Kai Suikkanen |
| Captain | Aki Berg |
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Website http://hc.tps.fi |
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TPS is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the Turkuhalli.
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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 10 times: 1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Coach Hannu Jortikka led the club to total of six Championships in 1989-91 and 1999-2001. TPS have also won 2 Finnish Cups, a European Cup: 1994, a European Hockey League: 1997 and a Super Cup in 1997.
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| Goaltenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Nationality | Player | Catches | Contract Length | Birthplace | |
| 31 |  |
Joni Ortio | L | 2010 | Finland | |
| 33 |  |
David Leggio | L | 2010 | Buffalo, United States | |
| 35 | |
Atte Engren | L | 2010 | Rauma, Finland | |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Nationality | Player | Shoots | Contract Length | Birthplace | |
| 4 |  |
Darcy Campbell | L | 2010 | Airdrie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | |
Aki-Petteri Berg | L | 2009 | Turku, Finland | |
| 10 | |
Niko Kluuskeri | L | 2010 | Heinola, Finland | |
| 18 | |
Antti Halonen | L | 2010 | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 20 |  |
Jens Skålberg | L | 2010 | Munkfors, Sweden | |
| 25 | |
Veli-Matti Vittasmäki | L | 2010 | Turku, Finland | |
| 36 | |
Joonas Järvinen | L | 2011 | Turku, Finland | |
| 40 | |
Markus Nordlund | L | 2010 | Eurajoki, Finland | |
| Forwards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Nationality | Player | Shoots | Position | Contract Length | Birthplace | |
| 15 | |
Lassi Kokkala | L | F | 2010 | Turku, Finland | |
| 16 |  |
Michal Birner | L | F | 2010 | Litomerice, Czech Republic | |
| 22 | |
Toni Jalo | L | F | 2010 | Turku, Finland | |
| 24 | |
Max Kolu | L | LW | 2010 | Turku, Finland | |
| 28 | |
Ville Vahalahti | L | W | 2010 | Pargas, Finland | |
| 34 | |
Tuomas Suominen | L | LW | 2010 | Turku, Finland | |
| 37 | |
Tomas Plihal | L | C | 2010 | Frydlant, Czech Republic | |
| 38 | |
Sami Venäläinen | R | RW | 2010 | Kangasala, Finland | |
| 41 | |
Antti Reivonen | L | F | 2010 | Uusikaupunki, Finland | |
| 71 | |
Aatu Hämäläinen | R | F | 2010 | Suonenjoki, Finland | |
| 74 | |
Antti Erkinjuntti | L | LW | 2011 | Rovaniemi, Finland | |
| 77 | |
Aki Uusikartano | L | C | 2010 | Lieto, Finland | |
| 81 | |
Ilari Filppula | L | F | 2010 | Vantaa, Finland | |
| 87 | |
Jarkko Hattunen | L | F | 2010 | Kajaani, Finland | |
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