TPS 4:3 ST | TPS Turku - Storhamar Hockey Hamar (Champions League)

Champions League

Exhibition game

Litvínov – Frölunda	2:1 (end)	\|	TPS – Storhamar	4:3 (end)	\|	Tappara – Luleå	2:1 (end)
Blues – HV71	3:1 (end)	\|	Liberec – Davos	3:5 (end)	\|	Sparta – Kärpät	4:2 (end)
Eisbären – Skellefteå	2:5 (end)	\|	Djurgården – Lukko	1:2 (end)

final

TPS Turku

4:3 (0:3, 3:0, 1:0)

Storhamar Hockey Hamar

Tuesday 03.11.2015, 17:30 • HK Areena • Champions League • Round of 16

		TPS head Ari-Pekka Selin commented the following in the press conference: "Interesting and exciting game. We started the game well, but we also allowed three very weak goals. The situation was really bad. Of course we came on strong in the second period and then our leader of the night, Petteri Nummelin played an amazing period. We knew that Storhamar is a dangerous and hard working team and tonight we really felt that it is so. Let's see what happens next week." (20:22:09)
		At the press conference, Storhamar head coach Aleksander Smirnov had this to say of this team's efforts: "In the first period, we played very well and scored three goals, but in the second we ade mistakes in our zone and in the neutral zone. TPS is a very good team. They put a lot of pressure on us and played some physical hockey. In the third we stabilized our game, but one more mistake in the neutral zone led to the fourth goal. I don't think we were bad today. Next week, it's a new game."
RESULT @HCTPS – @StorhamarHockey 4–3 #CHL pic.twitter.com/Pnzu1rwaFW — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) November 3, 2015
What an amazing game! To come back from 3-0 down to win 4-3 shows how much we've progressed as a team this year. @HCTPS @championshockey — Matias (@MazzGooner) November 3, 2015
		Game over.
	58:45	TPS is still creating chances and Storhamar is looking defeated.
	55:21	Goal for TPS! Ville-Vesa Vainiola with a brilliant pass to the backpost and ILKKA PIKKARAINEN puts TPS in the lead! Assisted by Ville-Vesa Vainiola and Harri Tikkanen.
	54:07	TPS Vähätalo with the best chance of the period so far, but even that is put horribly wide.
	50:04	Neither team is taking any risks in this one. Both seem to be satisfied with the score.
	46:42	Storhamar goalie Östlund is having trouble with his right skate and the fixing took a decent amount of time. Game resumes finally!
	45:08	The game is flowing nicely from end to end, but both teams are lacking real scoring chances.
TPS has found some new speed, 3-3. Exciting set-up for the last period. TPS löytänyt pikkasen lisää vauhtia, 3-3. Jännittävät asetelmat päätöseään. #CHLfi — Juho Kokko (@JuhoKooo) 3. Listopad 2015
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		2nd period saves: TPS Lassila 12, Storhamar Östlund 17 Shots: TPS 20, Storhamar 12.
2nd intermission: @HCTPS – @StorhamarHockey 3–3 #CHL — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) November 3, 2015
		3rd period starts at 19:08!
	40:00	2nd period finished.
Petu Nummelin three points in half a period. He should stop doing that! Petu Nummelin ja kolme pinnaa puoleen erään. Lopettais jo. #Liiga #chlfi #hctps — Matias Strozyk (@MaStrozyk) 3. Listopad 2015
	38:27	TPS is turning on the style. Storhamar is merely trying to survive to the next break with a tied score.
	34:06	Goal for TPS! Nummelin spots OSKARI SIIKI on the offensive blueline, delivers a beautiful pass, Siiki on the breakaway. Siiki buries it top shelf! Assisted by Petteri Nummelin and Ville-Vesa Vainiola.
	30:34	Goal for TPS! Virta delivers a pass to PETTERI NUMMELIN, who takes two steps in from the blueline and rifles a slapper to the top corner! Assisted by Patrik Virta and Eric Perrin.
	30:27	And a second penalty for Storhamar. This time it's Zettergren for tripping.
	30:17	Storhamar de la Rose gets called 2min for tripping.
	29:05	TPS Lassila with a huge gamesaver! Hesbraten has a clear shot from the backpost, but Lassila manages to get in front of it!
	27:19	Goal for TPS! Petteri Nummelin sends a shot towards the goal and JERRY AHTOLA tips it in from the side of the net. Assisted by Petteri Nummelin and Patrik Virta.
	26:43	TPS having a bit of momentum but the shots are directing straight into the lap of Östlund.
	24:09	TPS back in full strength and trying hard to get back into this game.
TPS seems like they're not able to match up with the 6th best team in norwegian league. dir="ltr">#TPS ei näytä oikein pärjäävän Norjan liigan kuudenneksi parasta joukkuetta vastaan. #Liiga #CHLfi — Pekka Jalonen (@PekkaJalonen) 3. Listopad 2015
	21:08	TPS Pikkarainen gets 2+10min for checking to the head.
	21:08	TPS Pikkarainen delivers a nasty hit on Oksnes. Oksnes seems to be fine though.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Saves first period: TPS Lassila 9, Storhamar Östlund 14. Shots: TPS 14, Storhamar 12.
1st intermission: @HCTPS – @StorhamarHockey 0–3 #CHL — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) November 3, 2015
		2nd period starts at 18:18!
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:15	Goal for Storhamar! MARTIN RONNILD is left unmarked between the spots and he puts the puck through the fivehole! Assisted by Martin Huse.
	18:18	TPS back in full strength.
	16:21	Goal for Storhamar! Right after the faceoff, MIKAEL ZETTERGREN rips a wrister and it goes past Lassila. Assisted by Christian Bull.
	16:15	TPS goes down 5 on 3. Ahtola is sent to the box for cross-checking. Vainiola still has 23 seconds left on his penalty.
	14:38	TPS Vainiola gets 2min for holding.
	12:56	Goal for Storhamar! Jensen with the feed from behind the net and EIRIK SKADSDAMMEN puts it top shelf! Assisted by Joakim Jensen.
	10:26	Storhamar back in full strength. TPS wasn't able to generate real chances on that powerplay.
	08:26	Storhamar Gustafsson goes to the box for high sticking.
	07:30	The name of the game so far has been that TPS is controlling puck while Storhamar is waiting patiently for an opening to get the counter attack going.
	06:05	Storhamar Eikrem Haugen gets bulldozed to the boards by Moisio. He seems to be in pain, but stays on the bench.
	04:54	TPS Tallider gets an opening an rips one from the point. Östlund again with the save.
Heh, the Storhamar fans open a "don't cover"-banner. Then they cover it by standing in front of it. Heh, norjalaisfanit levittivät äsken "Ei saa peittää"-lakanan, ja nyt he peittävät sen itse seisomalla itse sen edessä. #HCTPS #CHLfi — Eemeli Ruusunen (@tepsinmies88) 3. Listopad 2015
	03:30	TPS Kallio sends Spina to a breakaway, but Östlund makes a nice save.
	02:25	TPS is piling the pressure on the early going, but Storhamar's defence is in fine form so far.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: TPS Turku: Lassila (Georgijev) – Tallinder, Nummelin, Mojzis, Tikkanen, Forsström, Eronen – Spina, Perrin, Kallio – Pikkarainen, Vainiola, Vähätalo – Ahtola, Kumeliauskas, Virta – Moisio, Virtanen, Friman – Siiki, Karvonen. Storhamar Hockey Hamar: Östlund (Hestmann) – Bull, Hotham, Oksnes, de la Rose, Baarnhielm, Eikrem Haugen, Lovhaug Hansen, Gulliksen – Skadsdammen, Zettergren, Gustafsson – Rönnild, Huse, Hesbraten – Lindahl, Langdalen, Gran. Referees: Öhlund, Persson (both SWE) – Kiilunen, Suominen (both FIN).
All the ads in the ice will be covered for tomorrow's CHL-game. Vaan jäämainokset peitetään huomista #CHL-ottelua varten. #HCTPS #CHL #Liiga #HKAreena pic.twitter.com/DgribtVmLR — HK Areena (@HKAreena) November 2, 2015
		The biggest surprise of this year's CHL, Norwegian Storhamar, travels to Turku and challenges TPS on the first matchday of the Round of 16. Storhamar won the Group M and beat Red Bull Salzburg 6-3 on aggregate in the Round of 32. TPS won their group too and beat JYP Jyväskylä in the first play-offs round. TPS is a familiar team for Storhamar's head coach, Aleksander Smirnov. The Russian coach played three seasons in Turku in the early 90s'. "Of course it's very nice and special for me to meet TPS. I recognize some faces from my time in Finland and it's very nice to meet them. It's clear that it was a long time ago, but it always brings up old memories. I know we are coming to a nice place, a lovely arena and a great setting for a battle", Smirnov says on the team's website. Storhamar started strong in their domestic campaign too, but have since fallen to the middle of the pack in the Norwegian Ligaen. The team is now placed sixth. The home team TPS seems pretty strong too this season. They are 5th in the Finnish Liiga after 19 rounds. TPS Turku wants to win as they start the series in Finland, but the team's head coach Ari-Pekka Selin doesn't expect the game to be easy. "The moral state is important and it will surely be seen especially in the foot work. It's a big and important game for us", Selin says on TPS' website. Lauri Tukonen, one of the TPS' most dangerous offensive players, was injured last week and won't be seen on ice against Storhamar.
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 28. Ahtola (Nummelin, Virta), 31. Nummelin (Virta, Perrin), 35. Siiki (Nummelin, Vainiola), 56. Pikkarainen (Vainiola, Tikkanen) – 13. Skadsdammen (Jensen), 17. Zettergren (Bull), 20. Ronnild (Huse)

TPS Turku: Lassila (Georgijev) – Tallinder, Nummelin, Mojzis, Tikkanen, Forsström, Eronen – Spina, Perrin, Kallio – Pikkarainen, Vainiola, Vähätalo – Ahtola, Kumeliauskas, Virta – Moisio, Virtanen, Friman – Siiki, Karvonen.

Storhamar Hockey Hamar: Östlund (Hestmann) – Bull, Hotham, Oksnes, de la Rose, Baarnhielm, Eikrem Haugen, Lovhaug Hansen, Gulliksen – Skadsdammen, Zettergren, Gustafsson – Rönnild, Huse, Hesbraten – Lindahl, Langdalen, Gran.

Referees: Öhlund, Persson (both SWE) – Kiilunen, Suominen (both FIN)

Second match

Tuesday 10.11.2015
Storhamar - TPS 1:2

Goals and assists: 32. Berglund (Rose, Oksnes) – 14. Kumeliauskas (Spina, Perrin), 60. Tallinder

1st period
	08:26
	12:56
	14:38
	16:21
	19:15
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:08
	27:19
	30:17
	30:27
	30:34
	34:06
2nd intermission
3rd period
	55:21
Final