Team History
TPS was established in 1922 as Turun Palloseura, from which the acronym derives. The club began ice hockey activities after 1929. Today, the full name of the company that owns the ice hockey team is HC TPS Turku Oy.
TPS has won the Finnish Championship in ice hockey 11 times: 1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2010. Only Tampere teams Ilves and Tappara have won more titles. Coach Hannu Jortikka led the club to total of six Championships in 1989-91 and 1999-2001. TPS have also won 2 Finnish Cups, a European Cup: 1994, a European Hockey League: 1997 and a Super Cup in 1997.
Vladimir Yurzinov used to be the coach of TPS in 1992-1998. The team is currently coached by Juha Pajuoja.
NHL players from TPS include Saku Koivu, Mikko Koivu, Miikka Kiprusoff, Sami Salo, Niko Kapanen, Jere Lehtinen, Antero Niittymäki and Lauri Korpikoski.
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