Armalis shuts out Jukurit as Ilves climbs to second in Liiga
Ilves moved up to second in the Liiga table after a 3–0 road win over Jukurit in Mikkeli.
Ilves moved up to second in the Liiga table after a 3–0 road win over Jukurit in Mikkeli.
A win would send Ilves back to the top of the standings; the team meets Jukurit twice this weekend, Friday in Mikkeli and Saturday at Let's Go Areena in Tampere.
UEFA has fined Trabzonspor €100,000 after pyrotechnics, a small explosive and multiple pitch invasions by travelling supporters at KuPS's Europa Conference League match at Tammela Stadium on 15 October, YLE reports.
Ilves U20 beat Tappara 6–2 on Oct. 21; debutant Frans Viita had two goals and two assists as Ilves controlled the derby.
Iivari Heikkinen, 22, from Oulu, is entering his third season in Ilves's organisation and is pushing to secure a regular Liiga roster spot after a productive loan spell and recovery from a fractured ulna.
Two Tampere Liiga regular-season games have new schedules: Ilves–HPK is moved to Monday 22 February at 18:30, and Ilves–JYP will start at 16:00 on Saturday 27 February.
Ilves travel to Turku to face TPS on Tuesday as they begin a three-game week, riding momentum after a shootout win over Jokerit and sitting top of the Liiga table.
Tampere will award Pihla Kaivo‑oja €4,000 for her European boxing silver and Venla Harju €3,000 for her European orienteering bronze.
Pro‑Russia banners and the Z symbol were displayed at Saturday's Ilves–Jokerit game in Tampere, disrupting the match atmosphere.
Two-time Olympic champion Kellie Harrington will headline the Tammer Tournament at Pyynikki sports hall in Tampere from 30 October to 1 November.
Ilves U20 beat SaiPa 5–2 at Hakametsä on Saturday, ending a two-game losing run.
Gates open at 15:30 for Saturday's Ilves–Jokerit game at Nokia Arena; the pregame show starts at 16:00 and puck drop is at 17:00.
HPK came from behind in the third period to beat Ilves 3–1 in Hämeenlinna; Benjamin Korhonen opened the scoring before HPK scored three times after intermission to take the win.
Ilves travel to Hämeenlinna on Friday to face HPK after beating Jokerit 3–0 last weekend; puck drop at Pohjantähti Areena is 18:30.
Trabzonspor has warned that any rule breaches at tonight's sold-out KuPS match in Tammela could prompt UEFA sanctions and force future home games to be played behind closed doors; fans have been urged to avoid flares, fireworks and political or racist banners.
Pelicans secured a 5-2 win in Lahti on Wednesday.
Heikki Mälkiä, former Ilves coach and longtime SaiPa player and coach, has died.
Ilves defeated Jokerit 3–0 at Ilmala on Saturday, returning to the venue after a 12-year absence; Topias Hynninen, Tony Sund and Luke Henman scored and the club released a match-atmosphere video on Ilves+.
Mantas Armalis stopped all 16 shots to record a shutout as Ilves beat Jokerit 3–0 in Helsinki on October 10, 2026.
Mohamed Salah's appearance for Trabzonspor at Tammela Stadium on 15 October is uncertain after he was left out of Egypt's squad for a match on artificial turf; KuPS say final confirmation will come when official line-ups are announced.