Ässät Pori

Ässät (English: aces) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.
==Team history==
The team was established in 1967 by merging two local teams, Karhut and RU-38. The full name of the company operating the team is at present HC Ässät Pori Oy. They have won two Finnish Championships (1971, 1978), and several other medals – most recently silver in 2006. In addition both Karhut and RU-38 were one-time champions each.
The team traditionally plays in the Pitsiturnaus tournament each year. The team was also the host of KiekkoKansa Tournament in 2005 and 2006.
==Current squad==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Number 	 	Player 	Glove hand 	Contract until	Birthplace 	
30 	 	Juha Järvenpää 	L 	2011 	Jyväskylä, Finland	
37 	 	Eero Kilpeläinen	L 	2011 	Juva, Finland 	
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
Number 	 	Player 	Shot hand 	Contract until	Birthplace 	
7 	 	Jesse Jyrkkiö 	R 	2012 	Hämeenlinna, Finland	
8 	 	Miro Rahkola 	L 	2011 	Pori, Finland 	
24 	 	Miko Malkamäki 	L 	2013 	Kokkola, Finland 	
42 	 	Tero Määttä 	L 	2011 	Vantaa, Finland 	
44 	 	Juho Mielonen 	R 	2012 	Savonlinna, Finland 	
47 	 	Tapio Sammalkangas	L 	2011 	Tampere, Finland 	
52 	 	Ville Uusitalo 	L 	2013 	Espoo, Finland 	
78 	 	Kristian Kudroc 	R 	2012 	Michalovce, Slovakia	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
Number 	 	Player 	Shot hand	Contract until	Birthplace 	
9 	 	Pasi Salonen 	L 	2011 (2012) 	Helsinki, Finland 	
10 	 	Joel Armia 	R 	2012 	Pori, Finland 	
11 	 	Tuomas Huhtanen 	L 	2011 	Noormarkku, Finland 	
14 	 	Antti Mäkilä 	R 	2012 	Pori, Finland 	
19 	 	Veli-Matti Savinainen	L 	2012 	Espoo, Finland 	
22 	 	Matti Kuparinen 	R 	2011 	Pori, Finland 	
23 	 	Borna Rendulić 	R 	2013 	Zagreb, Croatia 	
25 	 	Jesse Laaksonen 	R 	2012 	Pori, Finland 	
31 	 	Mika Niemi 	L 	2012 	Pori, Finland 	
33 	 	Tommi Huhtala 	L 	2011 	Tampere, Finland 	
72 	 	Severi Sillanpää 	L 	2012 	Pori, Finland 	
81 	 	Niko Palonen 	R 	2012 	Pori, Finland 	
91 	 	Tuomas Santavuori 	L 	2011 (2012) 	Lahti, Finland 	
17 	 	Adam Miller 	L 	2011 (2012) 	Livonia, Michigan, USA	
39 	 	Sami Mutanen 	L 	try-out 	Joensuu, Finland 	
84 	 	Samuli Virkkunen 	R 	2011 	Pori, Finland 	
==Notable players==
* Arto Javanainen
* Veli-Pekka Ketola
* Scott Langkow
* Kari Makkonen
* Pasi Peltonen
* Juuso Riksman
* Jason Williams
* Jesse Joensuu
* Mark Jooris
* Kari Takko
* BJ Crombeen
===Retired numbers===
* 2 - Antti Heikkilä
* 4 - Arto Javanainen
* 12 - Tapio Levo
* 13 - Veli-Pekka Ketola
* 89 - Jaroslav Otevrel
===Famous Coaches===
* Alpo Suhonen
Category:Finnish ice hockey clubs
Category:SM-Liiga team
Category:Established in 1967