Team Kuortane Explained

Current:2024–25 Auroraliiga season
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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]

Season-by-season results

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)

SeasonLeaguePreliminaries and regular seasonPost season results
FinishGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsTop scorer
2010–11Naisten SM-sarja9th16 1 0 2 13 22 77 5 S. Valkama 12 (8+4)Saved in relegation series
2011–12Naisten SM-sarja7th16 6 1 0 9 54 45 20 S. Valkama 24 (17+7)Saved in relegation series
2012–13Naisten SM-sarja5th28 11 2 0 15 67 92 37 A. Kilponen 22 (12+10)Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät)
2013–14Naisten SM-sarja7th28 8 2 3 15 69 100 31 S. Valkama 23 (11+12)Saved in relegation series
2014–15Naisten SM-sarja8th28 3 2 2 21 37 99 15 S. Säkkinen 10 (4+6)Saved in relegation series
2015–16Naisten SM-sarja5th28 9 1 3 15 60 81 32 P. Nieminen 23 (15+8)Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (Kärpät)
2016–17Naisten SM-sarja4th28 15 2 2 9 88 63 51 P. Nieminen 28 (15+13)Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HPK)
2017–18Naisten Liiga5th30 17 0 1 12 102 73 52align=left J. Nylund 58 (30+28)align=left style="background:#DEB887" Won bronze medal, 1–0 (Blues)
2018–19Naisten Liiga5th30 11 1 0 18 111 136 35 V. Vainikka 41 (26+15)Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (KalPa)
2019–20Naisten Liiga5th30 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
2020–21Naisten Liiga8th27141111836945 S. Sundelin 35 (17+18)Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (K-Espoo)
2021–22Naisten Liiga6th27912157210431 S. Sundelin 29 (16+13)Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät)
2022–23Naisten Liiga6th36 15 3 4 14 91 89 55 N. Tervonen 33 (13+20)Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (K-Espoo)
2023–24Naisten Liiga6th32 9 2 3 18 65 99 34 R. Mustonen 15 (7+8)Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (HPK)

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

[6] [7] [8] [9]

Coaching staff and team personnel

Team captains

Head coaches

Team honours

Finnish Championship

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.

Notable alumnae

[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-04-27. Sinille ja Saralle SM-kultaa – Team Kuortane voitti A-tyttöjen Suomen kiekkomestaruuden. 2021-04-10. Koillissanomat. fi.
  2. Web site: Pakarinen . Risto . A view from the top . . 2023-02-10 . en . 2023-01-10.
  3. Web site: Is Finland's Elli Mäkelä the Next Kimmo Timonen?. Oliver. Nathaniel. 2018-01-18. The Hockey Writers. en-US. 2019-07-09.
  4. Web site: Kuortaneen urheilulukio - Jääkiekko. 2019-07-11. kuortane.fi. fi.
  5. Web site: 2010-09-10. Team Oriflame Kuortane nuorella joukkueella SM-sarjaan. 2019-07-16. leijonat.fi. Finnish Ice Hockey Association. fi-fi.
  6. Web site: 2024-2025 Team Kuortane Roster & Staff . Elite Prospects . 16 August 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: Kokoonpano Kuortane, Harjoitusottelut Naisten Liiga . . 16 August 2024 . 15 August 2024.
  8. Web site: 2023-2024, Naisten Liiga – Kookoonpano Kuortane . . 2024-02-16 . fi.
  9. Web site: 2023-2024 Naisten Liiga, harjoitusottelut – Kokoonpano Kuortane . 2023-08-28 . . fi.
  10. Web site: Team Kuortane - All Time Regular Season Player Stats . Elite Prospects . 16 August 2024.