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{{short description|Professional ice hockey club based in Tampere, Finland}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team
| team = Tappara
| colour = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#042077 5px solid; border-bottom:#FF6600 5px solid;
| colour text = #000000
| logo = Logo of Tappara.svg
| logosize = 175px
| city = [[Tampere]]
| league = [[SM-liiga]]
| conference = 
| division = 
| founded = 1932 (as Tammerfors Bollklubb)<br/>1955 (as Tappara)
| operated = 
| arena = [[Tampere Deck Arena|Nokia Arena]]
| colours = Blue, orange, white<br />{{color box|#042077}} {{color box|#FF6600}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| owner = Tamhockey Oy
| GM = [[Mika Aro]]
| coach = [[Rikard Gronborg]]
| captain = [[Otto Rauhala]]
| affiliates = 
| parentclub = 
| farmclub = 
| championships = 
| website = {{URL|https://www.tappara.fi/|tappara.fi}}
| uniform = [[File:Tapparan uudet peliasut.png|150px]]
|dates1=1932–1955|name1=Tammerfors Bollklub|dates2=1955–present|name2=Tappara|capacity=12,700|championships1_type=[[SM-sarja]] & [[Liiga]]|championships1=[[1952–53 SM-sarja season|1953]], [[1953–54 SM-sarja season|1954]], [[1954–55 SM-sarja season|1955]], [[1958–59 SM-sarja season|1959]], [[1960–61 SM-sarja season|1961]], [[1963–64 SM-sarja season|1964]], [[1974–75 SM-sarja season|1975]], [[1976–77 SM-liiga season|1977]], [[1978–79 SM-liiga season|1979]], [[1981–82 SM-liiga season|1982]], [[1983–84 SM-liiga season|1984]], [[1985–86 SM-liiga season|1986]], [[1986–87 SM-liiga season|1987]], [[1987–88 SM-liiga season|1988]], [[2002–03 SM-liiga season|2003]], [[2015–16 SM-liiga season|2016]], [[2016–17 SM-liiga season|2017]], [[2021–22 SM-liiga season|2022]], [[2022–23 SM-liiga season|2023]], [[2023–24 SM-liiga season|2024]]
}}
'''Tappara''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈtɑpːɑrɑ|pron}}; [[Finnish language|Finnish]] for "[[Battle axe]]") is a Finnish professional [[ice hockey]] team playing in the [[SM-liiga]]. They play at ''[[Nokia Arena (Tampere)|Nokia Arena]]'' in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, which makes them the most successful club in Finland.<ref name="IS264">{{Cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000001166843.html |title=Tampereella juhlitaan – Tappara on Suomen mestari! |work=Ilta-Sanomat |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> The team continued the traditions of the '''Tammerfors Bollklub'''.

==History==

===Early days and the transition from TBK to Tappara===
The predecessor of Tappara TBK (Tammerfors Bollklubb) was established in 1932 by the Tampere Swedish School (Tampereen Ruotsalainen Yhteiskoulu) as its own sports club. After winning the Finnish championship in 1953, 1954 and 1955. In 1955, the TBK Ice-hockey department founded Tappara as its new club to make it more accessible to non-Swedish locals and give it opportunity to grow as a club, at the same time the Ice-Hockey division of TBK stopped as an ice hockey club at the highest competitive level. Most of the players transferred from TBK to Tappara. Tappara used TBK's colors and got their place in the top league. Tappara played its first official game in the same year, 1955. The transition was led by team president [[Harry Lindblad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www15.uta.fi/koskivoimaa/kulttuuri/1940-60/tappara.htm|title=TBK / Tappara|last=Lahti|first=Janne|date=2002-02-07|website=Uta.fi|language=fi|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-date=2019-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907140627/http://www15.uta.fi/koskivoimaa/kulttuuri/1940-60/tappara.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TBK aloitti 1932, Tappara jatkoi vuodesta 1955 eteenpäin |url=https://www.tappara.fi/fi-fi/article/historia/tbk-aloitti-1932-tappara-jatkoi-vuodesta-1955-eteenpain/42/ |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=www.tappara.fi |language=en}}</ref>

===First period of success as Tappara (1956–1964)===
[[File:tappara1961.jpg|thumb|314px|Tappara championship squad in 1961]]
Tappara went on to win three championships (1959, 1961, and 1964), three second places (1958, 1960, and 1963), and three third places (1956, 1957, and 1962) in just nine years. Their winning streak was followed by a more silent period, with Tappara even playing one season (1965–1966) at the second highest level, gaining immediate promotion back to the top flight. In 1965, an indoor arena [[Tampere Ice Stadium|Tampereen jäähalli]] was built in Hakametsä to be the home arena of Tappara and their local rivals, [[Ilves]] and [[KOOVEE (ice hockey)|Koo-Vee]]. [[1965 World Ice Hockey Championships]] were also held there in the same year.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

===Second period of success (1975–1988)===
Tappara fans waited until the mid-seventies until Tappara started to be successful again, thanks to some legendary players such as the goalkeeper [[Antti Leppänen]] and the defender [[Pekka Marjamäki]]. The bronze medals in 1973 and silver medals in 1974 were followed by Finnish championship in 1975. This successful period was even longer than the first period of glory in the 1950s and early sixties. Tappara also won the Finnish championships in 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, and the long streak ended by winning three consecutive championships in 1986–1988.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Many fans regard the Tappara team of the late 1980s – coached by [[Rauno Korpi]] – as their strongest of all time. Behind the senior players such as [[Timo Susi]] and [[Erkki Lehtonen]], the likes of [[Teppo Numminen]] (a long-term defender in NHL) and [[Janne Ojanen]] (Tappara icon) led the way as new talented youngsters. In 1988, the [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland national team]] gained its first success by winning the Olympic silver medal in Calgary, and Tappara players formed a substantial part of the Finnish team. Tappara players, Erkki Lehtonen and Janne Ojanen, were the goal scorers for Finland in the decisive win against the Soviet Union.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

===Recent days and success in mid-2010s===
During the 1990s, Tappara did not gain any notable success besides finishing third in the league in spring 1990. In 1992, the once so mighty team even had to fight for its place at the top level in relegation playoffs against [[Oulun Kärpät]]. A glimpse of glory was, however, achieved on the international level, as Tappara player [[Timo Jutila]] captained the Finnish national team to win the ice hockey world championship in 1995. In the early 2000s, Tappara played some good seasons, winning silver medals in both 2001 and 2002. In 2003 – to the surprise of many – Tappara won the Finnish championship, coached by [[Jukka Rautakorpi]]. After that, Tappara reached third place in the top league in 2008 but that achievement was followed by some difficult seasons. Tappara qualified only once to the playoffs between 2009 and 2012.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

All changed in the 2012–13 season when Tappara made it to the finals for the first time since the 2003 championship, but lost to [[Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey)|Ässät]]. In 2014 and 2015 Tappara came even closer to the title. Both final series were decided in a decisive seventh game and both of the games [[Kärpät]] won in [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]]. In 2016, Tappara finally won the championship after beating [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] in the finals.<ref name="IS264"/> In 2017, Tappara won the regular season for the first time since 2002, advanced to the finals for the fifth time in a row and won another championship against [[KalPa]]. In 2018, Tappara reached the finals for a record-breaking sixth year in a row, but lost to Kärpät in 6 games. The great streak of final appearances came to an end in 2019 when [[HPK]] defeated Tappara in the semi-finals in six games. The medal streak continued however, as Tappara won the [[Third place playoff|bronze medal game]] against HIFK.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==Home arena==
[[File:Nokia Arenan avajaiset 31.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Nokia Arena (Tampere)|Nokia Arena]], [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]]]
Tappara used to play their home games in [[Tampere Ice Stadium|Tampereen jäähalli]] since it was built in 1965. The local rival [[Ilves]] used the same arena. The arena was the first indoor arena in Finland and it is located in the neighborhood of Hakametsä. Originally the capacity was 10,200 spectators, but it has declined in various renovations over the years. In its current form, the arena accommodates 7,300 spectators. The old rink continues as a venue for indoor sports. The ice-hockey club KooVee and the junior teams of Tappara and Ilves will use this location for official games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nurmi |first1=Teemu |title=Hakametsässä on sittenkin enemmän jääkiekkoa kuin ennen – "Hallin ottelumäärä saattaa jopa lisääntyä, kun miesten liigakiekolle ei tarvitse pyhittää erikseen mitään kellonaikoja illoista" |url=https://www.tamperelainen.fi/paikalliset/4370701 |website=Tamperelainen |language=fi |date=19 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nouseeko Tampereelle uusi Luminary ja miten käy jäähallin? – Kaupunki esitteli Hakametsän alueen uudistamista yleisölle: "Uudenlaisia ratkaisuja tarvitaan"|url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/a/36b327c8-d73e-4325-8d07-8caccbe5ee8c|website=aamulehti.fi|date=3 October 2019|access-date=5 February 2020|language=fi}}</ref>

Currently, Tappara's home arena is [[Nokia Arena (Tampere)|Nokia Arena]]. This new arena was built in the city center of [[Tampere]] on a covered [[rail yard]] and opened in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tampereen kansi ja areena|url=https://www.kansiareena.fi/|website=kansiareena.fi|access-date=3 September 2018|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Venttola |first1=Elina |title=Hullu idea radan päälle rakennettavasta jättiareenasta heräsi eloon virallisissa avajaisissa: "Me onnistuimme" |url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/tampere/art-2000008474225.html |website=Aamulehti |language=fi |date=15 December 2021}}</ref> The arena has a capacity of 13,455 in hockey games. The arena was the main stage of [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] in both 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tampere sai seuraa – Helsinki jääkiekon MM-kisojen 2022 kakkosisännäksi|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/jaakiekko/a/e30688d9-87eb-4732-8fcc-4990da312e67|website=iltalehti.fi|date=28 October 2019|access-date=5 February 2020|language=fi}}</ref> Like the old arena, the new arena is also shared with local rivals [[Ilves]]. The arena is also a major venue for concerts. 

==Current roster==
<small>Updated 6 August 2024.</small>
{{Ice hockey team roster}}

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{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Verneri | last = Ahonen | dab = | num = 34 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 3 | acq = [[2024–25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Daniel | last = Brickley | dab = | num = 5 | pos = D | nat = USA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 30 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], [[United States]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Hugo | last = Gallet | dab = | num = 47 | pos = D | nat = France | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 20 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Amiens, France]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Philip | last = Granath | dab = | num = 86 | pos = RW | nat = Norway | s/g = R | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 5 | acq = [[2022-23 Liiga season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Asker, Norway]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Nick | last = Halloran | dab = | num = 17 | pos = RW | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 13 | acq = [[2023-24 Liiga season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Draper, Utah]], [[United States]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Olli | last = Juolevi | dab = | num = 44 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 5 | acq = [[2023-24 Liiga season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Helsinki, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Emil | last = Järventie | dab = | num = 51 | pos = LW | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 4 | acq = [[2024 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Henri | last = Karppinen | dab = | num = 40 | pos = G | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 4 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Oiva | last = Keskinen | dab = | num = 20 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 28 | acq = [[2023-24 Liiga season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Ylöjärvi|Ylöjärvi, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Paavo | last = Kohonen | dab = | num = 23 | pos = G | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 31 | acq = [[2022-23 Liiga season|2022]] | birthplace = [[Joensuu, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Niko | last = Korkola | dab = | num = 53 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 20 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Hämeenkyrö|Hämeenkyrö, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Jesper | last = Kotajärvi | dab = | num = 4 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2007 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 24 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Kokkola|Kokkola, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Arttu | last = Kärki | dab = | num = 39 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 8 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Viiala|Viiala, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Oskari | last = Luoto | dab = | num = 22 | pos = LW | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 21 | acq = [[2021-22 Liiga season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Lempäälä|Lempäälä, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Aleksi | last = Matinmikko | dab = | num = 21 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 6 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Oulu, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Julius | last = Mattila | dab = | num = 62 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 9 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Juha | last = Metsola | dab = | num = 77 | pos = G | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 24 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Aleksi | last = Mustonen | dab = | num = 92 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 28 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Helsinki, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Juuso | last = Nykänen | dab = | num = 41 | pos = W | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 2003 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 11 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Veteli|Veteli, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Petteri | last = Puhakka | dab = | num = 91 | pos = LW | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2001 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 11 | acq = [[2020-21 Liiga season|2020]] | birthplace = [[Pyhäjoki|Pyhäjoki, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Ruben | last = Rafkin | dab = | num = 6 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 2002 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 8 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Turku|Turku, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Otto | last = Rauhala | dab = | num = 42 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1995 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 12 | acq = [[2014-15 Liiga season|2014]] | birthplace = [[Ylöjärvi|Ylöjärvi, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = C | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Benjamin | last = Rautiainen | dab = | num = 78 | pos = LW | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2005 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 12 | acq = [[2023-24 Liiga season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Aapeli | last = Räsänen | dab = | num = 11 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 1 | acq = [[2024-25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Veli-Matti | last = Savinainen | dab = | num = 19 | pos = W | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1986 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 5 | acq = [[2021-22 Liiga season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Espoo, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Otto | last = Somppi | dab = | num = 15 | pos = C | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 12 | acq = [[2023-24 Liiga season|2023]] | birthplace = [[Helsinki, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Kristian | last = Tanus | dab = | num = 27 | pos = LW | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 17 | acq = [[2018-19 Liiga season|2018]] | birthplace = [[Tampere, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}

{{Ice hockey team player
| first = Joni | last = Tuulola | dab = | num = 63 | pos = D | nat = Finland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1996 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 1 | acq = [[2021-22 Liiga season|2021]] | birthplace = [[Hämeenlinna, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
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| first = Frans | last = Viita | dab = | num = – | pos = W | nat = Finland | s/g = R | birthyear = 2006 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 4 | acq = [[2024–25 Liiga season|2024]] | birthplace = [[Nokia, Finland]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}-->
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==Notable players==
<gallery>
Jarl Ohlson ja Vasif Ahsen Böre.jpg|[[Jarl Ohlson]] and [[Vasif Ahsen Böre]] early 1940s
File:Esko Niemi.jpg|[[Esko Niemi]] 
File:Esko Luostarinen.jpg|[[Esko Luostarinen]]
Kalevi Numminen keräilykortti.jpg|[[Kalevi Numminen]]
File:Ojanen Janne Tappara 2008 1.jpg|[[Janne Ojanen]]
File:Tuukka Mäntylä.jpg|[[Tuukka Mäntylä]]
File:Ville Nieminen.jpg|[[Ville Nieminen]]
File:Jori Lehterä.jpg|[[Jori Lehterä]]
File:Harri Säteri.jpg|[[Harri Säteri]]
File:Christian Heljanko Tappara 2021.jpg|[[Christian Heljanko]]
File:Patrik Laine.jpg|[[Patrik Laine]]
</gallery>

==Honours==
[[File:Tappara banners.JPG|thumb|right|Tappara`s SM-sarja/SM-liiga champion banners]]
[[File:Tappara in Hakametsä.jpg|thumb|right|Tappara jersey and hockey equipments from 1980s]]
===Champions===
*{{gold1}} '''[[SM-liiga]] [[Kanada-malja]]''' ''(13)'': 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
*{{gold1}} '''[[SM-sarja]] [[Kanada-malja]]''' ''(7)'': 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1975{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
*{{gold1}} '''[[Finnish Cup (ice hockey)|Finnish Cup]]''' ''(1)'': 1957{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

===Runners-up===
*{{silver2}} '''[[SM-liiga]] ''' ''(13)'': (1958, 1960, 1963, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
*{{silver2}} '''[[SM-sarja]] ''' ''(4)'': 1958, 1960, 1963, 1974{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
*{{bronze3}} '''[[SM-liiga]] ''' ''(3)'': 1990, 2008, 2019{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
*{{bronze3}} '''[[SM-sarja]] ''' ''(9)'': 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1973{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
*{{silver2}} '''[[Finnish Cup (ice hockey)|Finnish Cup]]''' ''(2)'': 1964, 1966{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

===International===
*{{gold1}} '''[[Champions Hockey League]] ''' ''(1)'': [[2022–23 Champions Hockey League|2022–23]]
*{{gold1}} '''[[European Trophy|Nordic Trophy]] ''' ''(1)'': [[2009 Nordic Trophy (Finnish tournament)|2009]]
*{{silver2}} '''[[Champions Hockey League]] ''' ''(1)'': [[2021–22 Champions Hockey League|2021–22]]
*{{silver2}} '''[[IIHF European Cup]] ''' ''(1)'': [[1979–80 IIHF European Cup|1980]]
*{{bronze3}} '''[[IIHF European Cup]] ''' ''(2)'': [[1982–83 IIHF European Cup|1983]], [[1987–88 IIHF European Cup|1988]]
*{{gold1}} '''[[Tampere Cup]] ''' ''(6)'': 1996, 1999, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022

===Retired numbers===
{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
*2 - [[Kalevi Numminen]]
*3 - [[Pekka Marjamäki]]
*7 - [[Timo Jutila]]
*8 - [[Janne Ojanen]]
*10 - [[Timo Susi]]
*12 - [[Erkki Lehtonen]]
*71 - [[Kristian Kuusela]]

==Head coaches==
{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}{{div col}}
*[[Jaakko Hietaniemi]] 1937-1950
*[[Jarl Ohlson]] 1950–61, 1965–66
*[[Aulis Hirvonen]] 1961-63
*[[Erkki Hytönen]] 1963-65 
*[[Reijo Ojanen]] 1966-67 
*[[Matti Haapaniemi]] 1967-68
*[[Esko Luostarinen]] 1968-1970
*[[Kalevi Numminen]] 1970–1979, 1991-1992
*[[Rauno Korpi]] 1979–1982, 1985–1991, 1997-1998
*[[Olli Hietanen]] 1982-1984
*[[Esko Niemi]] 1984
*[[Jorma Kurjenmäki]] 1984-1985
*[[Pertti Hasanen]] 1992-1993
*[[Boris Majorov]] 1993-1994
*[[Kaj Matalamäki]] 1994–1995, 2005
*[[Jukka Rautakorpi]] 1995–1997, 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2012–2014, 2017-2020
*[[Ismo Läntinen]] 1998-1999
*[[Mika Saarinen]] 2003-2005
*[[Mikko Saarinen]] 2005, 2008-2010
*[[Rauli Urama]] 2006-2008
*[[Sami Hirvonen]] 2010-2011
*[[Risto Dufva]] 2011-2012
*[[Jussi Tapola]] 2014-2017, 2020-2023
*[[Rikard Grönborg]] 2023-
{{div col end}}

==See also==
*[[Ilves]]
*[[Koovee (ice hockey)|Koovee]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tappara}}
* {{Official website|http://www.tappara.fi}} {{in lang|fi}}

{{Liiga}}

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