Team Kuortane

Team Kuortane
	Team Kuortane
City	Kuortane, Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Finland
League	Naisten Liiga
Founded	2010
Home arena	Kuortaneen jäähalli
Colors	White, blue;
Owner(s)	Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Mira Kuisma
Captain	Anna-Lotta Räsänen
Affiliate(s)	Team Kuortane U20 (Jr. A SM-turnaus)
Franchise history
2010–2014	Team Oriflame Kuortane
2014–present	Team Kuortane

Team Kuortane is a women's ice hockey team based in Kuortane, Finland. They compete in the Naisten Liiga (NSML), the premier women's hockey league in Finland. The team was founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2010 with the mission to develop the ice hockey skills of young women in Finland; approximately half of the national under-18 team roster is filled by players from Team Kuortane.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was called Team Oriflame Kuortane from 2010 to 2014.^[4]

Players and personnel[]

2020–21 roster[]

As of 21 September 2020^[5]^[6]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
30	FIN	Kirkkö, EmiliaEmilia Kirkkö	1.0 G	L	21	2020	Nokia, Pirkanmaa
1	FIN	Laitinen, AinoAino Laitinen	1.0 G	L	22	2018	Sonkajärvi, Pohjois-Savo
32	FIN	Tarkiainen, HanneleHannele Tarkiainen	1.0 G	L	20	2020
3	FIN	Ahlskog, JuliaJulia Ahlskog	2.0 D	L	23	2019	Vaasa, Österbotten
6	FIN	Hautaniemi, PetraPetra Hautaniemi (A)	2.1 D/F	L	23	2016	Kuortane, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
7	FIN	Kari, SofiaSofia Kari	2.0 D	R	20	2020	Alajärvi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
8	FIN	Koukkula, OonaOona Koukkula	2.0 D	L	21	2018	Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme
12	FIN	Mustonen, RailiRaili Mustonen	2.0 D	L	21	2020	Kalajoki, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
9	FIN	Rantala, SanniSanni Rantala	2.0 D	R	22	2017	Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme
5	FIN	Varjonen, SinnaSinna Varjonen	2.0 D	L	19	2020	Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
4	FIN	Yli-Kauppila, AliisaAliisa Yli-Kauppila	2.1 D/F	L	22	2018	Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
15	FIN	Kaila, JennaJenna Kaila	3.0 F	L	23	2017	Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa
14	FIN	Korpela, NellaNella Korpela	3.0 F	L	20	2020
2	FIN	Krook, AinoAino Krook	3.1 F/D	L	19	2020
18	FIN	Kuoppala, JenniinaJenniina Kuoppala	3.0 F	L	20	2020	Vaasa, Österbotten
19	FIN	Laitamäki, OliviaOlivia Laitamäki	3.0 F		21	2020
21	FIN	Lehmus, KerttuKerttu Lehmus	3.0 F	L	19	2020	Orivesi, Pirkanmaa
26	FIN	Nuolikoski, RoosaRoosa Nuolikoski	3.0 F	L	19	2020	Alajärvi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
10	FIN	Nurminen, AleksandraAleksandra Nurminen	3.0 F	L	22	2018	Ylöjärvi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
13	FIN	Räsänen, Anna-LottaAnna-Lotta Räsänen (C)	3.0 F	L	24	2017	Suomissalmi, Kainuu
16	FIN	Sundelin, SofiannaSofianna Sundelin	3.0 F	L	22	2018	Ulvila, Satakunta
11	FIN	Tervonen, NeaNea Tervonen (A)	3.0 F	L	22	2018	Ylöjärvi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
17	FIN	Täks, LisetteLisette Täks	3.0 F	L	22	2018	Tartu, Estonia
22	FIN	Vartiainen, SanniSanni Vartiainen	3.0 F	L	21	2018	Kangasala, Pirkanmaa
20	FIN	Virtanen, Peppi-PaulinaPeppi-Paulina Virtanen	3.0 F	L	20	2020
25	FIN	Yrjänen, KiiraKiira Yrjänen	3.0 F	L	23	2017	Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme

Current team personnel[]

Head Coach: Mira Kuisma
Assistant Coach: Sofia Pohjanen
Assistant Coach: Arttu Sissala
Assistant Coach: Levente Sz Csata
Goaltending Coach: Aku Perälä
Team Manager: Pirjo Hautaniemi
Equipment Manager: Janne Hautamaa

Team captains[]

Salla Tammisalo, 2010–11
Christa Alanko, 2011–12
Anna Kilponen, 2012–13
Sara Säkkinen, 2015–2017
Sini Karjalainen, 2017–18
Kiia Nousiainen, 2018–19
Emilia Vesa, 2019–20
Anna-Lotta Räsänen, 2020–present

Head coaches[]

Jari Risku, 2010–2018
Arttu Sissala, 2018–19
Mira Kuisma, 2019–present

Team honours[]

Finnish Championship[]

03 Bronze Aurora Borealis Cup Third Place (1): 2018

Notable alumni[]

Years active with Team Kuortane listed with players' names.

Anni Keisala, 2013–2016
Anna Kilponen, 2011–2014
Niina Mäkinen, 2010–11
Petra Nieminen, 2015–2018
Suvi Ollikainen, 2011–2014
Tiina Ranne, 2010–2014
Eve Savander, 2014–2018
Eveliina Suonpää, 2011–2014
Sara Säkkinen, 2014–2018
Vilma Tanskanen, 2011–2014
Viivi Vainikka, 2016–2020
Saana Valkama, 2010–2014
Ella Viitasuo, 2012–2015

References[]

↑ Oliver, Nathaniel (2018-01-18). Is Finland's Elli Mäkelä the Next Kimmo Timonen? (en-US).
↑ Kuortaneen urheilulukio - Jääkiekko (fi).
↑ Team Kuortane - About (fi).
↑ Team Oriflame Kuortane nuorella joukkueella SM-sarjaan (fi-fi). Finnish Ice Hockey Association (2010-09-10).
↑ Kokoonpano Kuortane - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja. Finnish Ice Hockey Association.
↑ Liiga (W) - Team Kuortane, 2020-2021 Roster (en).

External links[]

Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)
Team Kuortane on Facebook (in Finnish)
Team Kuortane on Twitter (in Finnish)

[1] Oliver, Nathaniel (2018-01-18). Is Finland's Elli Mäkelä the Next Kimmo Timonen? (en-US).

[2] Kuortaneen urheilulukio - Jääkiekko (fi).

[3] Team Kuortane - About (fi).

[4] Team Oriflame Kuortane nuorella joukkueella SM-sarjaan (fi-fi). Finnish Ice Hockey Association (2010-09-10).

[5] Kokoonpano Kuortane - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja. Finnish Ice Hockey Association.

[6] Liiga (W) - Team Kuortane, 2020-2021 Roster (en).

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