Tappara
Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, which makes them the most successful club in Finland. The team continued the traditions of the Tammerfors Bollklub.
Key facts
- Ice hockey team.team
- Tappara
- Ice hockey team.bg_colour
- background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#042077 5px solid; border-bottom:#FF6600 5px solid;
- Ice hockey team.text_colour
- 000000
- Ice hockey team.logo
- Logo of Tappara.svg
- Ice hockey team.logo_size
- 175px
- Ice hockey team.city
- Tampere
- Ice hockey team.league
- SM-liiga
- Ice hockey team.founded
- 1932 (as Tammerfors Bollklubb)1955 (as Tappara)
- Ice hockey team.arena
- Nokia Arena
- Ice hockey team.colours
- Blue, orange, white
- Ice hockey team.owner
- Tamhockey Oy
- Ice hockey team.gm
- Mika Aro
Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Early days and the transition from TBK to Tappara
- First period of success as Tappara (1956–1964)
- Second period of success (1975–1988)
- Recent days and success in mid-2010s
- Home arena
- Current roster
- Notable players
- Honours
- Champions
- Runners-up
- International
- Retired numbers
- Head coaches
- See also
- References
- External links
Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, which makes them the most successful club in Finland. The team continued the traditions of the Tammerfors Bollklub.
==History==