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Finnish Cup (ice hockey)

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Finnish Cup of ice hockey
SportIce hockey
Founded1955
No. of teams50 (2022)
Most recent
champion(s)
Kiekko-Espoo
(2022)
Most titlesKetterä (3)
TV partner(s)Discovery+
Related
competitions
Mestis
Suomi-sarja
2. Divisioona

The Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup in Finnish) is the national ice hockey cup competition in Finland. It was played from 1955-1958 and from 1964-1971. The Finnish Cup returned to the competition program in autumn 2017.[1][2]

The 2022 Finnish Cup was attended by all Mestis and Suomi-sarja teams and 24 teams from the 2. Divisioona, for a total of 50 teams. The 2023 cup was cancelled due to lack of participants.[3]

Champions

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Porin Ässät won the Finnish Cup in 1967 beating SaPKo 7–0 in the final
Tappara with the Finnish Cup trophy in 1957

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1955 TPS Turku Ilves 4:1
1956 TPS Turku Tarmo Hämeenlinna 7:1
1957 Tappara Pallo-Veikot 8:0
1958 Ilves SaiPa 3:2
1959–1963 not played
1964 Lukko[5] Tappara 3:2
1965 RU-38[6] SaiPa 3:2
1966 Lahden Reipas Tappara 8:6
1967 Ässät SaPKo 7:0
1968 Koo-Vee SaPKo 10:2
1969 Lukko Ilves 4:3
1970 HJK Helsinki Jokerit 7:5
1971 Ilves SaiPa 10:2
1972–2016 not played
2017 TUTO Hockey SaPKo 4:1
2018 Ketterä KeuPa HT 5:2
2019 Ketterä SaPKo 4:1
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 Ketterä Kiekko-Espoo 2:1
2022 Kiekko-Espoo IPK 3:2 SO
2023 Cancelled due to lack of participants[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Suomen Cupista tarjolla palkintorahoja". mestis.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. ^ Kaunisto, Juha (2017-06-08). "Jääkiekon Suomen Cup tekee paluun". Mesta.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. ^ a b "Suomen Cup jää pelaamatta – Liiton mielestä ei kiinnostanut seuroja, seurapomon mielestä vika on liiton". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. ^ Raatikainen, Voitto (1977). Talviurheilun sankarit. p. 458. ISBN 951-23-1179-8.
  5. ^ "Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1963/64". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. ^ "Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1964/65". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 2023-11-01.