TPS (ice hockey)

TPS is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the Turkuhalli.

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 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.

Retired Numbers

 * 3 - Timo Nummelin
 * 8 - Juhani Wahlsten
 * 23 - Hannu Virta

Former Coaches

 * Hannu Virta
 * Hannu Jortikka
 * Jukka Koivu
 * Kari Jalonen
 * Vladimir Yurzinov
 * Juhani Tamminen
 * Matti Keinonen
 * Juhani Wahlsten