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Tappara ("battleaxe") is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships (1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003).
[edit] Team History
Established in 1955, Tappara was a reformation of the club TBK, an abbreviation of Tammerfors Bollklubb. Today, the full name of the company that owns the club is Tamhockey Oy. Among the most successful teams in Finland, the team has won the Finnish Championship 12 times (and predecessor TBK three times). Tappara is the second most successful team in Finnish ice hockey history, inferior only to its arch-rival Ilves (16 championships).
Their goal song is "Life is Life" by Opus.
[edit] Current squad
(As of 13 June 2009)
| Forwards |
| Number |
|
Player |
Shoots |
Position |
Contract |
Place of birth |
| 11 |
 |
Timo Koskela |
L |
LW |
2010 |
Tampere, Finland |
| 14 |
|
Nestori Lähde |
L |
RW |
2011 |
Kangasala, Finland |
| 21 |
|
Jori Lehterä |
L |
C |
2010 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 26 |
|
Kim Strömberg |
L |
W |
2011 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 26 |
|
Jonas Enlund |
L |
C |
2010 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 30 |
|
Ville Nieminen |
L |
LW |
2010 |
Tampere, Finland |
| 44 |
|
Sami Ryhänen |
L |
C |
2011 |
Halikko, Finland |
| 71 |
|
Antti Kangasniemi |
L |
C |
2011 |
Tampere, Finland |
| 73 |
|
Niclas Lucenius |
L |
LW |
2010 |
Turku, Finland |
| 81 |
|
Jukka Peltola |
L |
LW |
2012 |
Tampere, Finland |
| 87 |
|
Tomi Peltonen |
L |
W |
2010 |
Tampere, Finland |
| -- |
|
Martin Tuominen |
L |
|
2010+2 |
Loimaa, Finland |
[edit] Notable Players
[edit] Retired Numbers
[edit] External links
