Tappara Tampere

The Tappara Tampere is a professional ice hockey club based in Tampere, Finland, playing in the SM-liiga. Founded in 1955, the club boasts 8 championships, in 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003 and 2016.
They play in the Tampereen jäähalli.
===Current team===
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Contract 	Place of birth 	
29 	 	Harri Säteri 	L 	2011 	Toijala, Finland 	
39 	 	Jani Nieminen	L 	201 (2013) 	Helsinki, Finland	
Defenders	Defenders	Defenders 	Defenders	Defenders 	Defenders 	Defenders
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Contract 	Place of birth 	
6 	 	Pekka Saravo 	L 	2015 	Tampere, Finland 	
9 	 	Juha Leimu 	L 	2013 	Tampere, Finland 	
15 	 	Jussi Halme 	L 	2013 	Nokia, Finland 	
16 	 	Jesse Turkulainen	L 	2011 (2012)	Stockholm, Sweden	
18 	 	Tuukka Mäntylä 	L 	2019 	Tampere, Finland 	
26 	 	Jani Honkanen 	L 	2011 	Espoo, Finland 	
52 	 	Lasse Korhonen 	R 	2011 	Helsinki, Finland	
77 	 	Harri Ilvonen 	L 	2011 	Rauma, Finland 	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Position	Contract 	Place of birth
11 	 	Timo Koskela 	L 	LW 	2011 	Tampere, Finland
14 	 	Nestori Lähde 	L 	RW 	2011 	Kangasala, Finland
17 	 	Joonas Koskinen 	L 	C 	2011 (2012)	Ruovesi, Finland
19 	 	Tuomas Vänttinen 	L 	C 	2012 	Savonlinna, Finland
22 	 	Kim Strömberg 	L 	W 	2011 	Helsinki, Finland
23 	 	Joni Karjalainen 	L 	 	2012 	Helsinki, Finland
27 	 	Tomi Pekkala 	L 	W 	2012 (2014)	Liminka, Finland
31 	 	Atte Susi 	L 	W 	try-out 	Tampere, Finland
34 	 	Jouni Virpiö 	L 	W 	2012 	Jyväskylä, Finland
40 	 	Jakub Sindel 	R 	C 	2011 	Jihlava, Czech Republic
42 	 	Juuso Antonen 	L 	W 	try-out 	Tampere, Finland
44 	 	Steve Guolla 	L 	C 	2011 	Scarborough, Canada
64 	 	Samu Vilkman 	L 	W 	try-out 	Hyvinkää, Finland
71 	 	Antti Kangasniemi	L 	C 	2012 (2013)	Tampere, Finland
73 	 	Niclas Lucenius 	L 	LW 	2011 (2012)	Turku, Finland
81 	 	Jukka Peltola 	L 	LW 	2012 	Tampere, Finland
66 	 	Mika Viinamäki 	L 	C 	try-out 	Nurmo, Finland
==Retired numbers==
* 2 - Kalevi Numminen 
* 3 - Pekka Marjamäki 
* 7 - Timo Jutila 
* 10 - Timo Susi
==Tappara Greats==
*Matti Rintakoski
*Esko Niemi
*Antti Leppänen
*Pertti Koivulahti
*Seppo Ahokainen
*Hannu Haapalainen
*Lasse Litma
*Jukka Porvari
*Hannu Kamppuri
*Erkki Lehtonen
*Teppo Numminen
*Reijo Mikkolainen
*Aleksandr Barkov
*Jiri Kucera
*Ville Nieminen
Category:Finnish ice hockey clubs