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. It was called Team Oriflame Kuortane from 2010 to 2014.
== Players and personnel ==
=== 2020–21 roster ===
=== 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 ===
 
* 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 ==
== External links ==
* Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)
* (in Finnish)
* (in Finnish)
Category:Women's ice hockey in Finland
Category:Ice hockey teams in Finland