Team Kuortane

{{short description|Auroraliiga ice hockey team in Kuortane, Finland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox ice hockey team | current = 2025–26 Auroraliiga season | text_color = | bg_color = background:#ffffff; border-top:#ED0300 5px solid; border-bottom:#0056EE 5px solid; | text_outline= | team = Team Kuortane | logo = Team Kuortane logo 2023.png | logo_size = 200 px | city = Kuortane, Finland | league = Auroraliiga | conference = | division = | founded = {{Start year|2010}} | operated = | arena = Kuortaneen jäähalli | colours = White, blue<br>{{color box|#ffffff}} {{color box|#002f6c}} | owner = Finnish Ice Hockey Association | gm = | coach = Juuso Nieminen | captain = Sofia Kari {{small|(2025–26)}} | media = | affiliates = | website =   |name1 = Team Oriflame Kuortane |dates1 = 2010–2014 |name2 = Team Kuortane |dates2 = 2014–present  | reg_season_titles = | championships = | championships1_type = U20 Finnish Championship | championships1 = '''6''' (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | championships2_type = | championships2 =  | uniform_image = }} '''Team Kuortane''' is an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga, the premier women's hockey league in Finland. They are based at the Kuortaneen urheilulukio in Kuortane, a small town in South Ostrobothnia, and play at the {{Lang|fi|Kuortaneen jäähalli}} ({{Lit|Kuortane Ice Hall}}). The team was founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2010 as part of its initiative to develop the ice hockey skills of young women in Finland.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-27|title=Sinille ja Saralle SM-kultaa – Team Kuortane voitti A-tyttöjen Suomen kiekkomestaruuden|url=https://www.koillissanomat.fi/sinille-ja-saralle-sm-kultaa-team-kuortane-voitti/443974|access-date=2021-04-10|website=Koillissanomat|language=fi}}</ref> Since its creation, approximately half of all national under-18 team rosters have been filled by players from Team Kuortane.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pakarinen |first1=Risto |title=A view from the top |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/ww18/news/41739/a_view_from_the_top |website=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=2023-02-10 |language=en |date=2023-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/finlands-elli-makela-kimmo-timonen/|title=Is Finland's Elli Mäkelä the Next Kimmo Timonen?|last=Oliver|first=Nathaniel|date=2018-01-18|website=The Hockey Writers|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuortaneen urheilulukio - Jääkiekko|url=https://kuortane.fi/opetus-ja-koulutus/lukio/urheilulukio/jaakiekko/|access-date=2019-07-11|website=kuortane.fi|language=fi}}</ref> For sponsorship reasons, the team was called '''Team Oriflame Kuortane''' during 2010 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-09-10|title=Team Oriflame Kuortane nuorella joukkueella SM-sarjaan|url=http://www.leijonat.fi/index.php/sarjat/naisten-liiga/kausi-2010-11/item/5402-team-oriflame-kuortane-nuorella-joukkueella-sm-sarjaan|access-date=2019-07-16|website=leijonat.fi|publisher=Finnish Ice Hockey Association|language=fi-fi}}</ref>

== Season-by-season results == List of all seasons completed by Team Kuortane.

{{small|1=Note: '''Finish''' = Rank at end of regular season; '''GP''' = Games played, '''W''' = Wins (3 points), '''OTW''' = Overtime wins (2 points), '''OTL''' = Overtime losses (1 point), '''L''' = Losses, '''GF''' = Goals for, '''GA''' = Goals against, '''Pts''' = Points; '''Top scorer''': '''Points''' (Goals+Assists)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" |- ! rowspan="2" | Season ! rowspan="2" | League ! colspan="10" | Preliminaries and regular season ! rowspan="2" | Postseason results |- ! Finish ! GP ! W !! OTW !! OTL !! L !! GF !! GA !! Pts ! Top scorer |- ! 2010–11 | Naisten SM-sarja | 9th | 16 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 13 || 22 || 77 || 5 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Valkama '''12''' (8+4) | align=left| Saved in relegation series |- ! 2011–12 | Naisten SM-sarja | 7th | 16 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 54 || 45 || 20 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Valkama '''24''' (17+7) | align=left| Saved in relegation series |- ! 2012–13 | Naisten SM-sarja | 5th | 28 || 11 || 2 || 0 || 15 || 67 || 92 || 37 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} A. Kilponen '''22''' (12+10) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät) |- ! 2013–14 | Naisten SM-sarja | 7th | 28 || 8 || 2 || 3 || 15 || 69 || 100 || 31 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Valkama '''23''' (11+12) | align=left| Saved in relegation series |- ! 2014–15 | Naisten SM-sarja | 8th | 28 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 21 || 37 || 99 || 15 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Säkkinen '''10''' (4+6) | align=left| Saved in relegation series |- ! 2015–16 | Naisten SM-sarja | 5th | 28 || 9 || 1 || 3 || 15 || 60 || 81 || 32 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} P. Nieminen '''23''' (15+8) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (Kärpät) |- ! 2016–17 | Naisten SM-sarja | 4th | 28 || 15 || 2 || 2 || 9 || 88 || 63 || 51 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} P. Nieminen '''28''' (15+13) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HPK) |- ! 2017–18 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 30 || 17 || 0 || 1 || 12 || 102 || 73 || 52 | align=left | {{Flagicon|FIN}} J. Nylund '''58''' (30+28) | align=left style="background:#DEB887" | Won bronze medal, 1–0 (Blues) |- ! 2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 30 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 18 || 111 || 136 || 35 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} V. Vainikka '''41''' (26+15) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (KalPa) |- ! 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 30 || 14 || 4 || 2 || 10 || 106 || 100 || 52 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} V. Vainikka '''52''' (28+24) | align=left| Lost semifinal, 0–3 (Blues);<br>''Bronze medal game cancelled<br>due to COVID-19 pandemic'' |- ! 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 8th | 27|| 14|| 1|| 1|| 11|| 83|| 69||45 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Sundelin '''35''' (17+18) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (K-Espoo) |- ! 2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 27|| 9|| 1|| 2|| 15|| 72|| 104||31 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Sundelin '''29''' (16+13) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät) |- ! 2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 36 || 15 || 3 || 4 || 14 || 91 || 89 || 55 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} N. Tervonen '''33''' (13+20) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (K-Espoo) |- ! 2023–24 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 32 || 9 || 2 || 3 || 18 || 65 || 99 || 34 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} R. Mustonen '''15''' (7+8) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (HPK) |- ! 2024–25 | Auroraliiga | 3rd | 32 || 19 || 3 || 2 || 8 || 115 || 67 || 65 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Kari '''34''' (19+15) | align=left| Lost bronze medal game, 1–4 (Ilves) |- ! 2025–26 | Auroraliiga | 4th | 32 || 18 || 2 || 2 || 10 || 93 || 72 || 60 | align=left| {{Flagicon|FIN}} S. Kari '''40''' (22+18) | align=left| Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Ilves) |}

== Players and personnel == === 2025–26 roster === {{Updated|15 March 2026}}<ref name="ep_roster25/26">{{cite web |title=2025-2026 Team Kuortane Roster & Staff |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19493/team-kuortane |website=Elite Prospects |access-date=15 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="sjk_roster24/25-preseason">{{cite web |title=Kokoonpano Kuortane, Harjoitusottelut Naisten Liiga |url=https://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/serierosterlist/?stgid=9779&season=2025&tid=1281984592&sid=2029&lang=fi&pdf=1 |website=Finnish Ice Hockey Association |access-date=30 August 2024 |date=15 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2023-2024, Naisten Liiga – Kookoonpano Kuortane |url=http://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/serierosterlist/?stgid=7753&season=2024&tid=1281984592&sid=1707&lang=fi&pdf=1 |website=Finnish Ice Hockey Association |access-date=2024-02-16 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2024-2025 Auroraliiga – Kokoonpano Kuortane |url=https://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/serierosterlist/?stgid=7753&season=2025&tid=1281984592&sid=1707&lang=fi&pdf=1 |access-date=2024-10-20 |date=September 2024 |website=Finnish Ice Hockey Association |language=fi}}</ref> {{Ice hockey team roster}}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Abigail| last = Byskata| dab = | num = 88| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = R| birthyear = 2007| birthmonth = 5| birthday = 7| acq = 2022| birthplace = Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Katri| last = Huotari| dab = | num = 29| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2010| birthmonth = 7| birthday = 9| acq = 2025| birthplace = | inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Lilia| last = Huovinen| dab = | num = 36| pos = G| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2006| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 17| acq = 2022| birthplace = Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Minea| last = Huovinen| dab = | num = 15| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2009| birthmonth = 5| birthday = 5| acq = 2025| birthplace = Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Oona| last = Hӓmӓlӓinen| dab = | num = 3| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2008| birthmonth = 3| birthday = 27| acq = 2024| birthplace = Oulunsalo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Erika| last = Kankkunen| dab = | num = 91| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2006| birthmonth = 12| birthday = 20| acq = 2023| birthplace = Järvenpää, Uusimaa, Finland| inj = | cap = A| fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Sofia| last = Kari| dab = | num = 7| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = R| birthyear = 2005| birthmonth = 1| birthday = 25| acq = 2020| birthplace = Alajärvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland| inj = | cap = C| fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Neea| last = Ketola| dab = | num = 19| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2008| birthmonth = 8| birthday = 22| acq = 2024| birthplace = Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Yenna| last = Kolmonen| dab = | num = 33| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2009| birthmonth = 11| birthday = 5| acq = 2024| birthplace = Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Aino| last = Krook| dab = | num = 9| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2005| birthmonth = 5| birthday = 4| acq = 2020| birthplace = Karstula, Central Finland, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Fanny| last = Kyrkkö| dab = | num = 10| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = R| birthyear = 2010| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 8| acq = 2025| birthplace = Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland| inj = | cap = L| fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Kerttu| last = Kuja-Halkola| dab = | num = 31| pos = G| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2007| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 2| acq = 2023| birthplace = Janakkala, Kanta-Häme, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Jennika| last = Ojala| dab = | num = 17| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2006| birthmonth = 8| birthday = 2| acq = 2021| birthplace = Soini, South Ostrobothnia, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Joanna| last = Ojala| dab = | num = 26| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2008| birthmonth = 6| birthday = 26| acq = 2023| birthplace = Soini, South Ostrobothnia, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Annika| last = Salminen| dab = | num = 80| pos = G| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2009| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 29| acq = 2025| birthplace = Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Iina| last = Seppӓnen| dab = | num = 24| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2009| birthmonth = 1| birthday = 26| acq = 2024| birthplace = | inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Eerika| last = Siekkinen| dab = | num = 13| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2006| birthmonth = 3| birthday = 29| acq = 2022| birthplace = Pihtipudas, Central Finland, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Senja| last = Siivonen| dab = | num = 68| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2008| birthmonth = 5| birthday = 2| acq = 2023| birthplace = Uusikaupunki, Southwest Finland, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Hannele| last = Tarkiainen| dab = | num = 40| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2004| birthmonth = 10| birthday = 26| acq = 2020| birthplace = Pieksämäki, South Savo, Finland| inj = | cap = A| fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Sarah| last = Tissarinen| dab = | num = 8| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2007| birthmonth = 2| birthday = 23| acq = 2023| birthplace = | inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Sinna| last = Varjonen| dab = | num = 5| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2005| birthmonth = 8| birthday = 4| acq = 2025| birthplace = Paimio, Southwest Finland, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player | first = Jenna| last = Wessman| dab = | num = 20| pos = D| nat = FIN| s/g = R| birthyear = 2008| birthmonth = 3| birthday = 6| acq = 2025| birthplace = Paimio, Southwest Finland, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }} {{table end|Ice hockey team roster}} '''Coaching staff and team personnel''' * Head coach: Juuso Nieminen * Assistant coach: Alexi Salonen * Goaltender coach: Aku Perälä * Equipment manager: Janne Hautamaa & Tero Seppӓnen

=== Team captains === thumb|Team Kuortane logo used during 2014 to 2023 * 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, 2020–21 * Nea Tervonen, 2021–2023 * Jenniina Kuoppala, September–November 2023 * Peppi Virtanen, December 2023–March 2024 * Kerttu Lehmus, 2024–25 * Sofia Kari, 2025–26

=== Head coaches === * Jari Risku, 2010–2018 * Arttu Sissala, 2018–19 * Mira Kuisma, 2019–2023 * Juuso Nieminen, 2023–

== Team honours == === Finnish Championship === * {{BronzeMedal}} '''Aurora Borealis Cup Third Place''' ''(1)'': 2018

=== U20 SM-turnaus === The under-20 (U20) Finnish Championship (SM) tournament is a competition for the top women's under-20 ice hockey teams from across Finland. Team Kuortane has medaled at all but two tournaments since the team's founding in 2010. The championship was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * {{GoldMedal}} '''Finnish Champions''' ''(6)'': 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * {{SilverMedal}} '''Runner-up''' ''(1)'': 2012, 2023, 2024 * {{BronzeMedal}} '''Third Place''' ''(1)'': 2011

== Notable alumnae == {{small|Years active with Team Kuortane listed alongside player name.}}<ref name="ep_all-time-stats">{{cite web |title=Team Kuortane All Time Regular Season Stats |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19493/team-kuortane/stats/all-time |website=Elite Prospects |access-date=15 March 2026}}</ref> {{div-col|colwidth=20em}} * Sini Karjalainen, 2015–2018 * Anni Keisala, 2013–2016 * Anna Kilponen, 2011–2014 * Oona Koukkula, 2018–2022 * Niina Mäkinen, 2010–11 * Petra Nieminen, 2015–2018 * Jenniina Nylund, 2015–2018 * Suvi Ollikainen, 2011–2014 * Tiina Ranne, 2010–2014 * Sanni Rantala, 2017–2021 * Eve Savander, 2014–2018 * Sofianna Sundelin, 2018–2023 * Jenna Suokko, 2012–2014 * Eveliina Suonpää, 2011–2014 * Sara Säkkinen, 2014–2018 * Vilma Tanskanen, 2011–2014 * Viivi Vainikka, 2016–2020 * Saana Valkama, 2010–2014 * Emilia Vesa, 2016–2020 * Ella Viitasuo, 2012–2015 * Kiira Yrjänen, 2017–2021 {{div-col-end}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * Team information and statistics from [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19493/team-kuortane Eliteprospects.com] and [http://www.eurohockey.com/club/7037-team-oriflame-kuortane.html?season=2019 Eurohockey.com] and [https://www.hockeyarchives.info/archives.htm Hockeyarchives.info] (in French) * {{Facebook}} {{In lang|fi}} * {{Instagram}} {{In lang|fi}} * {{Twitter}} {{In lang|fi}}

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