Porin Ässät (women's ice hockey)
Porin Ässät (; Finnish for Pori Aces) is an ice hockey team based in Pori, Satakunta, Finland. They have had a women's reprecentative team in 1982–95 and 1999–2003. Porin Ässät was formed in 1967 but women's hockey was introduced to the club in 1982. Ässät was one of the ten founders of the Naisten SM-sarja (now Naisten Liiga). Ässät folded in 2004, but in 2020 it re-started as an ice hockey school for women with the name Ässät Gold Stars. History In the SM-sarja (1982–1995) 1982–83 Ässät Hockey's women's team was established in 1982 and it was one of the 10 founders Naisten SM-sarja. Ässät was tied with Tiikerit at 2nd in the Group A. Ässät played a match against Tiikerit which would decide who makes it to the playoffs. Tiikerit beat Ässät 7-6 and thus Ässät did not make the playoffs. Ässät played Anne Bäckman led the league with 42 points in 7 games played. 1990–91 Ässät finished 4th in the regular season. Ässät lost to EKS in the bronze medal game. 1994–95 Ässät finished 7th in the regular season and was relegated to the I-divisioona. After that the team took a break and returned in 1999. In the