Team Kuortane

Team Kuortane is an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga, 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 Kuortaneen jäähalli. 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. Since its creation, approximately half of all national under-18 team rosters have been filled by players from Team Kuortane. For sponsorship reasons, the team was called Team Oriflame Kuortane during 2010 to 2014.
== Season-by-season results ==
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Season 	League 	Finish 	GP 	W 	OTW 	OTL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Top scorer 	Post season results
2010–11	Naisten SM-sarja	9th 	16 	1 	0 	2 	13 	22 	77 	5 	S. Valkama 12 (8+4) 	Saved in relegation series
2011–12	Naisten SM-sarja	7th 	16 	6 	1 	0 	9 	54 	45 	20 	S. Valkama 24 (17+7) 	Saved in relegation series
2012–13	Naisten SM-sarja	5th 	28 	11 	2 	0 	15 	67 	92 	37 	A. Kilponen 22 (12+10) 	Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät)
2013–14	Naisten SM-sarja	7th 	28 	8 	2 	3 	15 	69 	100 	31 	S. Valkama 23 (11+12) 	Saved in relegation series
2014–15	Naisten SM-sarja	8th 	28 	3 	2 	2 	21 	37 	99 	15 	S. Säkkinen 10 (4+6) 	Saved in relegation series
2015–16	Naisten SM-sarja	5th 	28 	9 	1 	3 	15 	60 	81 	32 	P. Nieminen 23 (15+8) 	Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (Kärpät)
2016–17	Naisten SM-sarja	4th 	28 	15 	2 	2 	9 	88 	63 	51 	P. Nieminen 28 (15+13) 	Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HPK)
2017–18	Naisten Liiga 	5th 	30 	17 	0 	1 	12 	102 	73 	52 	J. Nylund 58 (30+28) 	Won bronze medal, 1–0 (Blues)
2018–19	Naisten Liiga 	5th 	30 	11 	1 	0 	18 	111 	136 	35 	V. Vainikka 41 (26+15) 	Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (KalPa)
2019–20	Naisten Liiga 	5th 	30 	14 	4 	2 	10 	106 	100 	52 	V. Vainikka 52 (28+24) 	Lost semifinal, 0–3 (Blues);Bronze medal game cancelleddue to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Naisten Liiga 	8th 	27 	14 	1 	1 	11 	83 	69 	45 	S. Sundelin 35 (17+18) 	Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (K-Espoo)
2021–22	Naisten Liiga 	6th 	27 	9 	1 	2 	15 	72 	104 	31 	S. Sundelin 29 (16+13) 	Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät)
2022–23	Naisten Liiga 	6th 	36 	15 	3 	4 	14 	91 	89 	55 	N. Tervonen 33 (13+20) 	Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (K-Espoo)
2023–24	Naisten Liiga 	6th 	32 	9 	2 	3 	18 	65 	99 	34 	R. Mustonen 15 (7+8) 	Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (HPK)
== Team honours ==
=== Finnish Championship ===
* Aurora Borealis Cup Third Place (1): 2018
=== 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 one tournament since the team's founding in 2010. The championship was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Finnish Champions (6): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Runner-up (1): 2012
* Third Place (1): 2011
==References==
Category:Ice hockey teams in Finland