# TPS Naiset

Active departments of Turun Palloseura :
| Floorball | Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
| Ice hockey (Men's) | Ice hockey (Women's) | |
Turun Palloseura Naiset (lit. 'Turku's Ball Association Women'), abbreviated TPS Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Finnish Auroraliiga. They play in Turku, Southwest Finland at the Kupittaan jäähalli and Impivaaran jäähalli [fi]. The team has played in the Auroraliiga, the Finnish Championship league for women's ice hockey, since gaining promotion in the 2019 postseason.
TPS Akatemia, the team’s junior affiliate, is active in the lower-tier national leagues, the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja.

## Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by TPS Naiset. Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), T = Tied games, OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists); Mestis Q = Mestis qualifiers
| Season | League | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Preliminaries and regular season | Post season results |
| Season | League | Finish | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | Post season results |
| 2015–16 | Naisten Mestis Q | 4th (lohko 3) | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 20 | 60 | 5 | H. Brofelt 6 (2+4) | |
| 2015–16 | Naisten Suomi-sarja | 4th | 12 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 4 | 47 | 38 | 13 | S. Seppälä 11 (6+5) | Third place in Naisten Suomi-sarja Final Four |
| 2016–17 | Naisten Mestis Q | 5th (lohko 4) | 12 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 6 | 30 | 39 | 9 | P. Koskinen 15 (11+4) | |
| 2016–17 | Naisten Suomi-sarja | 1st | 10 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 58 | 13 | 18 | P. Koskinen 32 (18+14) | Fourth place in Naisten Mestis Final Four |
| 2017–18 | Naisten Mestis | 1st | 30 | 22 | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | 84 | 30 | 72 | M. Otamo 77 (45+32) | Promoted to Naisten Liiga |
| 2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 7th | 30 | 10 | 1 | – | 0 | 19 | 71 | 162 | 32 | S. Tapani 32 (24+8) | Saved in relegation |
| 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 30 | 5 | 4 | – | 2 | 19 | 61 | 110 | 25 | U. Udeh 23 (18+5) | Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 27 | 11 | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | 91 | 97 | 39 | E. Duvin 44 (22+22) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HIFK) |
| 2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 5th | 29 | 10 | 3 | – | 2 | 14 | 101 | 108 | 38 | E. Duvin 57 (31+26) | Lost bronze medal game, 2–3 (Kärpät) |
| 2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 7th | 36 | 14 | 2 | – | 3 | 17 | 124 | 140 | 49 | P. Salonen 40 (23+17) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (KalPa) |
| 2023–24 | Naisten Liiga | 8th | 32 | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | 22 | 59 | 133 | 23 | S. Viitala 27 (14+13) | Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (K-Espoo) |

## Players and personnel
### 2024–25 roster

    As of 20 October 2024
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 13 | Maria Auvinen | D | L | 16 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Nella Berg | D | L | 19 | 2017 | Rymättylä, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| 19 | Iida Elomaa | D | L | 15 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Iiris Falck | D | L | 24 | 2022 | Anjalankoski, Kymenlaakso, Finland |
| 18 | Siiri Frederiksen | F | L | 16 | 2023 | Turku, Central Finland, Finland |
| 17 | Lea Glosíková | F | L | 19 | 2024 | Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia |
| 10 | Iida Haakana | F | L | 27 | 2024 | Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme, Finland |
| 15 | Meri Haaranoja | D | L | 19 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Jerica Halme | D | D | 21 | 2024 | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 16 | Pihla Hämmeeniemi (A) | F | L | 24 | 2020 | Lappajärvi, South Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| 20 | Eevi Ilvonen (C) | F | L | 27 | 2023 | |
| 23 | Amanda Julkunen (A) | F | L | 18 | 2023 | Rauma, Satakunta, Finland |
| 24 | Nella Korpela | F | L | 20 | 2024 | Soini, South Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| 3 | Maija Koski (A) | F | L | 31 | 2023 | Säkylä, Satakunta, Finland |
| 12 | Peppi Kähkönen | F | L | 23 | 2024 | Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland |
| 27 | Emmi Laitajärvi (L) | G | L | 17 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Emmi Metsä-Tokila | F | L | 21 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Jade Mäkivaara | F | L | 27 | 2024 | Kauhajoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| 88 | Vilma Nurmisto | F | L | 17 | 2023 | Tammela, Kanta-Häme, Finland |
| 55 | Tiina Ranne | G | L | 30 | 2024 | Harjavalta, Satakunta, Finland |
| 14 | Assi Saarinen | F | L | 19 | 2024 | Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme, Finland |
| 50 | Suvi Saarinen | G | L | 19 | 2021 | Naantali, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| 7 | Sinna Varjonen | D | L | 19 | 2024 | Paimio, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| 22 | Jenna Wessman | D | R | 16 | 2023 | |

#### Coaching staff and team personnel

* Head coach: Terhi Mertanen
* Assistant coach: Silja Schemeikka
* Goaltending coach: Juuso Tuppurainen
* Conditioning coach: Hilkka Rahkonen
* Video coach: Rami Laiho
* Team manager: Hanna Karelius
* Assistant team manager: Eveliina Aakula
* Equipment managers: Benny Karlsson, Juho Lehtisalo, Kari Nummelin, Hans Stenlund & Helen Wicht

### Team captaincy history

* Hanna Karelius, 2002–2004
* Noora Sirvö, 2014–15
* Jenni Jokinen, 2015–16
* Casandra Roine, 2016–2018
* Juulia Salonen, 2018–19
* Minni Lehtopelto, 2019–20
* Elina Heikkinen, 2020–2023
* Pihla Hämmeeniemi & Elina Heikkinen, 2023–24
* Eevi Ilvonen, 2024–

### Head coaches

* Jorma Valtonen, 2002–2004
* Mika Järvinen, 2004–05
* Timo Tuomi, 2014–2016
* Hanna Karelius, 2016–2018
* Matti Tähkäpää, 2019–11 February 2021
* Kai Ortio, 11 February 2021–March 2021
* Terhi Mertanen, 2021–

## Notable alumni

Years active with TPS listed alongside player name.