| Current: | 2024–25 Auroraliiga season |
| Bg Color: | background:#ffffff; border-top:#ED0300 5px solid; border-bottom:#0056EE 5px solid; |
| Team: | Team Kuortane |
| Logosize: | 200 px |
| City: | Kuortane, Finland |
| League: | Auroraliiga |
| Arena: | Kuortaneen jäähalli |
| Colours: | White, blue |
| Owner: | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Coach: | Juuso Nieminen |
| Captain: | Kerttu Lehmus |
| Name1: | Team Oriflame Kuortane |
| Dates1: | 2010–2014 |
| Name2: | Team Kuortane |
| Dates2: | 2014–present |
| Championships1 Type: | U20 Finnish Championship |
| Championships1: | 6 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
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 . 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.[1] Since its creation, approximately half of all national under-18 team rosters have been filled by players from Team Kuortane.[2] [3] [4] For sponsorship reasons, the team was called Team Oriflame Kuortane during 2010 to 2014.[5]
List of all seasons completed by Team Kuortane.
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)
| Season | League | Preliminaries and regular season | Post season 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 | S. Valkama 12 (8+4) | Saved in relegation series | ||
| 2011–12 | Naisten SM-sarja | 7th | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 45 | 20 | S. Valkama 24 (17+7) | Saved in relegation series | ||
| 2012–13 | Naisten SM-sarja | 5th | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 92 | 37 | A. Kilponen 22 (12+10) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät) | ||
| 2013–14 | Naisten SM-sarja | 7th | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 69 | 100 | 31 | S. Valkama 23 (11+12) | Saved in relegation series | ||
| 2014–15 | Naisten SM-sarja | 8th | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 37 | 99 | 15 | S. Säkkinen 10 (4+6) | Saved in relegation series | ||
| 2015–16 | Naisten SM-sarja | 5th | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 60 | 81 | 32 | P. Nieminen 23 (15+8) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (Kärpät) | ||
| 2016–17 | Naisten SM-sarja | 4th | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 63 | 51 | P. Nieminen 28 (15+13) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HPK) | ||
| 2017–18 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 30 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 102 | 73 | 52 | align=left | 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 | V. Vainikka 41 (26+15) | Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (KalPa) | ||
| 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 106 | 100 | 52 | V. Vainikka 52 (28+24) | Lost semifinal, 0–3 (Blues); Bronze medal game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 8th | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 83 | 69 | 45 | S. Sundelin 35 (17+18) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (K-Espoo) | ||
| 2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 72 | 104 | 31 | S. Sundelin 29 (16+13) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät) | ||
| 2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 36 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 91 | 89 | 55 | N. Tervonen 33 (13+20) | Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (K-Espoo) | ||
| 2023–24 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 65 | 99 | 34 | R. Mustonen 15 (7+8) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (HPK) | ||
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.