Lukko Naiset
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City | Rauma, Finland |
League | Naisten Liiga |
Founded | 2011 |
Dissolved | 2023 |
Home arena | Eurajoen jäähalli |
Colours | Blue, yellow |
Owner(s) | Rauman Lukko ry |
General manager | Mikko Siivonen |
Head coach | Sami Piilikangas |
Captain | Maija Koski |
Media | Länsi-Suomi |
Website | Official website |
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Lukko Naiset or Rauman Lukko Naiset (lit. Rauma's Lock Women) were an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). They were based in Rauma, a port city in Satakunta on the southwestern coast of Finland, and played at the Eurajoen jäähalli in Eurajoki.
Founded in 2011, the team gained promotion to the Naisten Liiga for the 2016–17 season and remained in the Liiga until being relegated at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[1] They achieved promotion in the 2021–22 NSML qualification series and returned to the league after one season in the Naisten Mestis.
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History
Lukko Naiset were the representative women's ice hockey team of the ice hockey and ringette club Rauman Lukko ry, which also operates a number of junior and recreational teams. They had limited affiliation with Rauman Lukko Oy, which operates the men's Liiga team Lukko.
The team faced relegation four times in their first five seasons in the Naisten Liiga but were able to save themselves in the qualification series each time, until finally being relegated in the 2020–21 season.[2]
After starting the 2021–22 season in the Naisten Mestis, Lukko earned placement in the Alempi jatkosarja ('Lower division') of the 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season. In the 2022 post-season qualification series, they successfully saved themselves from relegation and maintained their place in the Naisten Liiga in the following season.[3]
Lukko Naiset withdrew from the Naisten Liiga and the team was dissolved in April 2023. Rauman Lukko ry, the team's operating association, cited difficulties in recruiting and retaining players as the principal reasons behind the decision.[4] Lukko Naiset players were not consulted prior to the announcement. Captain Maija Koski was shocked by the announcement and strongly felt that the team could have been saved if avenues of communication had been opened between the association and Lukko Naiset players.[5]
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Lukko Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of series; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)
Season | League | Regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
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Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 76 | 149 | 28 | ![]() |
Saved in relegation |
2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 57 | 128 | 20 | ![]() |
Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 10th | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 47 | 145 | 12 | ![]() |
Relegated to Naisten Mestis |
2021–22 | Naisten Mestis Q | 2nd[lower-alpha 1] | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 18 | 33 | ![]() |
Promoted to Naisten Liiga lower division series |
Naisten Liiga | 10th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 12 | ![]() |
Saved in relegation | |
2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 59 | 227 | 12 | ![]() |
Saved in relegation |
Players and personnel
2022–23 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Sami Piilikangas[9]
- Assistant coach: Teemu Ekman
- Assistant coach: Niclas Kiviö
- Assistant coach: Hanna Teerialho
- Team manager: Jouni Laaksonen
- Equipment managers: Sami Koskinen
Team captaincy history
- Annika Järvinen, 2014–2016
- Tiia Koskinen, 2016–2018
- Elviira Ylitalo, 2018–19
- Maija Koski,[10] 2019–April 2023
Head coaches
- Toni Tunturivuori,[11] 2014–15
- Hannu Roos, 2016–2018
- Marko Toivonen,[12] 2018–24 November 2020
- Sami Piilikangas, 24 November 2020–April 2023
Notable alumni
Years active with Lukko listed alongside player names.
- Erika Kytömaa, 2013–2018
- Janica Laine, 2013–2018
- Maija Otamo, 2011–2014
- Eveliina Suonpää, 2016–2018
- Susanna Tapani, 2016–2018
International players
Andrea Bevan, 2012–13
Ana Kahlhammer, 2020–2022
Cheyann Newman, 2013–14
Shelley Payne, 2019–20
Lyubov Tokar, 2020–21
Gudrun Vidarsdóttir, 2012–13
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External links
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)
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- Sport in Rauma, Finland
- 2011 establishments in Finland
- Ice hockey clubs established in 2011
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