Ässät



Ässät (English: aces) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.

Team history
The team was established in 1967 by merging two local teams, Karhut and RU-38. The full name of the company operating the team is at present HC Ässät Pori Oy. They have won two Finnish Championships (1971, 1978), and several other medals – most recently silver in 2006. In addition both Karhut and RU-38 were one-time champions each.

Notable players

 * Arto Javanainen
 * Veli-Pekka Ketola
 * Scott Langkow
 * Pasi Peltonen
 * Juuso Riksman
 * Jason Williams
 * Jesse Joensuu
 * Mark Jooris
 * Kari Takko
 * BJ Crombeen

Retired numbers

 * 2 - Antti Heikkilä
 * 4 - Arto Javanainen
 * 12 - Tapio Levo
 * 13 - Veli-Pekka Ketola
 * 89 - Jaroslav Otevrel

Famous Coaches

 * Alpo Suhonen