Other names | Kasitien derby |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Teams | |
First meeting | October 12, 1975 |
Latest meeting | March 13, 2024 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 52 (Incl. postseason, exc. preseason) |
Postseason results | 4–3 (ÄSS) |
Largest victory | ÄSS 10–4 SPO December 11, 1975 |
Current win streak | SPO W1 |
The Ässät–Sport rivalry, also known as the Kasitien derby, [1] [2] is an ice hockey rivalry between the HC Ässät Pori and Vaasan Sport, two professional ice hockey clubs in Finland. The rivalry has its roots in the 2009 SM-liiga qualifiers, where Ässät beat Sport in seven games to keep their SM-liiga spot. Sport was later promoted to the SM-liiga in 2014. [3] [4]
The first game between Ässät and Sport was played in the 1975–76 SM-liiga season, but it wasn't considered a rivalry yet. The first game between the clubs ended in Ässät's 10–5 victory. The clubs faced each other a total of four times in the season, Ässät winning all four of the games. [5] Sport was relegated after the season. [6]
Ässät and Sport met in the 2009 SM-liiga qualifiers. Sport played in the second tier Mestis, and Ässät played in the SM-liiga. Ässät beat sport in seven games, winning the last game 3–0. [7] After the series, Ässät fined Sport for €2,000 for broken benches in the arena. [8] The biggest scandal happened when Sport's coach Juhani Tamminen commented on the series and the whole league system in a press conference. Tamminen blamed the league for Sport's loss in the series, calling it unfair. [9] Tamminen had also threatened Ässät's assistant coach Pasi Kaukoranta by telling him that he will rip his head off after Kaukoranta had allegedly provoked him. Tamminen was fined €2,500 by the league. [10] [11]
In 2024, Sport played Ässät at home to decide the last spot in the playoffs. The winning team would go to the playoffs and the loser would just miss them. [12] [13] Sport won the game 3–2 and Ässät missed the playoffs by two points. [14] [15]
Other names | Kasitien derby |
---|---|
Sport | Ice hockey |
Teams | |
First meeting | October 12, 1975 |
Latest meeting | March 13, 2024 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 52 (Incl. postseason, exc. preseason) |
Postseason results | 4–3 (ÄSS) |
Largest victory | ÄSS 10–4 SPO December 11, 1975 |
Current win streak | SPO W1 |
The Ässät–Sport rivalry, also known as the Kasitien derby, [1] [2] is an ice hockey rivalry between the HC Ässät Pori and Vaasan Sport, two professional ice hockey clubs in Finland. The rivalry has its roots in the 2009 SM-liiga qualifiers, where Ässät beat Sport in seven games to keep their SM-liiga spot. Sport was later promoted to the SM-liiga in 2014. [3] [4]
The first game between Ässät and Sport was played in the 1975–76 SM-liiga season, but it wasn't considered a rivalry yet. The first game between the clubs ended in Ässät's 10–5 victory. The clubs faced each other a total of four times in the season, Ässät winning all four of the games. [5] Sport was relegated after the season. [6]
Ässät and Sport met in the 2009 SM-liiga qualifiers. Sport played in the second tier Mestis, and Ässät played in the SM-liiga. Ässät beat sport in seven games, winning the last game 3–0. [7] After the series, Ässät fined Sport for €2,000 for broken benches in the arena. [8] The biggest scandal happened when Sport's coach Juhani Tamminen commented on the series and the whole league system in a press conference. Tamminen blamed the league for Sport's loss in the series, calling it unfair. [9] Tamminen had also threatened Ässät's assistant coach Pasi Kaukoranta by telling him that he will rip his head off after Kaukoranta had allegedly provoked him. Tamminen was fined €2,500 by the league. [10] [11]
In 2024, Sport played Ässät at home to decide the last spot in the playoffs. The winning team would go to the playoffs and the loser would just miss them. [12] [13] Sport won the game 3–2 and Ässät missed the playoffs by two points. [14] [15]