Liljeberg double gives Ilves U20 third straight, 5–3 win over Kärpät
The U20s beat Kärpät 5–3 at Hakametsä on Friday, their third straight win after a slow start to the season.
The U20s beat Kärpät 5–3 at Hakametsä on Friday, their third straight win after a slow start to the season.
Tampere will spend nearly €350,000 and provide free venues and volunteer transport to support the men's floorball World Championship in the city from 5–13 December.
Lukko beat Ilves 5–1 at Nokia Arena, handing Ilves their first home loss of the season.
The Liikkuva Tampere pass lets residents access designated free drop-in sports slots at selected facilities for up to three hours without pre-booking; passes are sold in the city's sports services online shop.
Ilves announced that Jan-Mikael Järvinen, 38, has signed a two-year deal to return to his childhood club in Tampere and will serve as the team's captain this season.
Vaasan Sport beat Ilves 2–1 in Vaasa on October 7, ending Ilves's seven-game winning run.
Ilves’ seven-game winning streak will be tested Wednesday as the team begins a three-game week with an away match against Sport at Vaasan Sähkö Areena.
Tampere United was fined €400 after a supporter shouted a racist insult at a July Ykkönen match; the club says the caller appears to be one of a group of underage boys who have started attending matches this season.
Ilves has released a Mic'd Up episode featuring Luke Henman from the Sept. 29 win over Jukurit; the episode is available to ILVES+ subscribers.
Ilves will host a Green Game at Nokia Arena on 9 October with MIELI running an information point and collecting donations for Pirkanmaa crisis centres ahead of World Mental Health Day.
Ilves goaltender Mantas Armalis has been named Liiga's Player of the Month for September after winning all five starts, recording three shutouts and posting a 1.00 goals-against average.
Playing with just three full lines after suspensions, Ilves U20 held on to beat Kiekko‑Espoo 3–2 in Espoo after a gritty finish.
Ilves says it has rescheduled two October Liiga matches: the TPS away game moves from 13 October to 20 October, and the home match against Jukurit is moved to Saturday 24 October at Nokia Arena.
Ilves and Kissanmaan K-Market will distribute match vouchers to every Tampere primary school pupil so they can claim a free youth ticket for Ilves home games at Nokia Arena on 9 and 17 October.
Ilves has released a new Carpool Karaoke episode featuring veteran defender Jarkko Parikka, exclusive to ILVES+ subscribers and later published free on the service and Spotify.
Henman’s power-play goal lifted Ilves to a 3–2 win over Jukurit, moving the team to the top of the Liiga table after eight games.
Ilves is offering €10 Category 10 tickets for four Tuesday home games at Nokia Arena on 29 Sept, 20 Oct, 24 Nov and 15 Dec; food discounts and Ilves-Kauppa deals will also apply on matchdays.
Ilves beat TPS 3–2 at Nokia Arena on Sunday, securing their fifth consecutive victory in front of 8,421 fans.
Benjamin Rautiainen levelled Tampa Bay’s preseason game late and then won the shootout with a Barkov-style move in the Lightning’s final exhibition at Aleksander Barkov’s home arena.
Finland's men's volleyball team has reached a historic tenth place in the FIVB world rankings after winning the European Championship bronze match.