Kärpät Naiset
Oulun Kärpät Naiset is the representative women's ice hockey team of the sports club Oulun Kärpät 46, based in Oulu, Finland. They play in the Naisten Liiga, the premier women's hockey league in Finland, where they have competed since the 1994–95 season. Ilves has won the Finnish Championship three times, in 2012, 2017, and 2018.Players and personnel
Current roster
Updated 24 March 2020Updated 25 July 2019
- Head Coach: Janne Salmela
- Assistant Coach: Sanna Lankosaari
- Goaltending Coach: Tuomas Tarkki
- Conditioning Coach: Vesku Vehkaperä
- Mental Coach: Marjo Mäyrä
- Video Coach: Hanna-Rikka Karjalainen
Team captains
- Katja Riipi, 1997–1998
- Päivi Salo, 2001–2002
- Eini Lehtinen, 2004–2008
- Mira Jalosuo, 2008–2009
- Saija Tarkki, 2009–2010
- Anne Helin, 2010–2013
- Niina Mäkinen, 2013–2014
- Isa Rahunen, 2014–2019
- Saila Saari, 2019–present
Head coaches
- Kari Ikonen & Pasi Sorvisto, 1994–1997
- Kari Ikonen, Katri Niemelä & Pasi Sorvisto, 1997–1998
- Kari Ikonen & Pasi Sorvisto, 1998–1999
- Risto Liikka, 1999–2003
- Lauri Merikivi, 2007–2010
- Seppo Karjalainen, 2012–2013
- Mira Kuisma, 2015–2019
- Janne Salmela, 2019–present
Team honours
Finnish Champions
- Naisten Liiga Aurora Borealis Cup : 2012, 2017, 2018
Runners-up
- Naisten Liiga ': 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007
- Naisten Liiga ': 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019
- Bronze : 2013
Notable alumni
Years active with Kärpät listed with players' names
- Satu Salonpää, 1990–2003
- Satu Kiipeli, 1991–2000 & 2008–2015
- Sanna Lankosaari, 1994–2001
- Marianne Mattila, 1994–1995
- Marjo Mäyrä, 1994–2002
- Katja Riipi, 1994–1999
- Päivi Salo, 1994–2002
- Eini Lehtinen, 1995–2008
- Marja-Helena Pälvilä, 1995–2001, 2002–2006 & 2012–2013
- Henna Savikuja, 1995–2005 & 2006–2012
- Saija Tarkki, 1997–2010 & 2011–present
- Josefine Quaade, 2000–2001
- Jenni Pitkänen, 2001–2010
- Mira Jalosuo, 2004–2009 & 2016–2018
- Niina Tikkinen, 2005–2007 & 2011–2015
- Anne Helin, 2008–2013
- Michaela Matejová, 2008–2009
