Lukko/PaRa
| Lukko/PaRa | |
|---|---|
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| City: | Rauma, Finland |
| League: | Naisten Mestis |
| Founded: | 2011 |
| Operated: | 2011–2023 2024–present |
| Home Arena: | Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki |
| Colors: | Blue, yellow |
| Affiliate(s): | PaRa/Lukko |
Lukko/PaRa, also known as Rauman Lukko Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Mestis. They are based in Rauma, a port city in Satakunta on the southwestern coast of Finland, and play at the Eurajoen jäähalli in Eurajoki.
History
Lukko Naiset
Rauman Lukko Naiset was founded in 2011 as the representative women's ice hockey team of the ice hockey and ringette club Rauman Lukko ry – the minor and recreational affiliate of the professional men's ice hockey team Lukko. Lukko Naiset gained promotion to the Naisten Liiga for the 2016–17 season and remained in the Liiga until being relegated at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[1] They achieved promotion in the 2021–22 NSML qualification series and returned to the league after one season in the Naisten Mestis.
The team faced relegation four times in their first five seasons in the Naisten Liiga but were able to save themselves in the qualification series each time, until finally being relegated in the 2020–21 season.[2]
After starting the 2021–22 season in the Naisten Mestis, Lukko earned placement in the Alempi jatkosarja ('Lower division') of the 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season. In the 2022 post-season qualification series, they successfully saved themselves from relegation and maintained their place in the Naisten Liiga in the following season.[3]
Lukko Naiset withdrew from the Naisten Liiga and the team was dissolved in April 2023. Rauman Lukko ry, the team's operating association, cited difficulties in recruiting and retaining players as the principal reasons behind the decision.[4] Lukko Naiset players were not consulted prior to the announcement. Captain Maija Koski was shocked by the announcement and strongly felt that the team could have been saved if avenues of communication had been opened between the association and Lukko Naiset players.[5]
Lukko/PaRa
In May 2024, a Lukko announced a new strategy for girls' and women's ice hockey via partnership with Panelian Raikas (PaRa), an ice hockey club in nearby Panelia. The strategy included the re-establishment of Lukko Naiset as Lukko/PaRa, which will play the 2024–25 season in the Naisten Mestis with the goal of being promoted to the Naisten Liiga within three seasons. PaRa's existing women's team was renamed PaRa/Lukko and will compete in the Naisten Suomi-sarja during the 2024–25 season.[6]
Season-by-season results
| Season | League | Regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 76 | 149 | 28 |  E. Ylitalo 26 (12+14)
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Saved in relegation |
| 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 57 | 128 | 20 | E. Varpula 21 (12+9)
|
Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 10th | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 47 | 145 | 12 | M. Koski 20 (13+7)
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Relegated to Naisten Mestis |
| 2021–22 | Naisten Mestis Q | 2nd[a][7] | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 18 | 33 | M. Koski 36 (18+18)
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Promoted to Naisten Liiga lower division series |
| Naisten Liiga | 10th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 12 | R-M. Kangasniemi 7 (2+5)
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Saved in relegation | |
| 2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 9th | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 59 | 227 | 12 | A. Toivonen 24 (12+12)
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Saved in relegation |
| 2023–24 | Did not play | |||||||||||
[a] 1st in Lohko 2 (2.75 points per game)
References
- ↑ Biller, Philippe. "Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace féminin 2016/17" (in fr-fr). https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Finfem2017.htm.
- ↑ Foster, Meredith (2019-02-11). "The Naisten Liiga playoffs are set". https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/2/11/18216156/the-naisten-liiga-playoffs-are-set-finland-suomi.
- ↑ Seppä, Lassi (2023-04-02). "Aliisa Toivosen hattutemppu toi Lukon liigataipaleelle jatkoa, akatemiajoukkueiden sinnikkyys ei tuottanut nousua" (in fi). https://www.jatkoaika.com/Uutiset/Aliisa-Toivosen-hattutemppu-toi-Lukon-liigataipaleelle-jatkoa-akatemiajoukkueiden-sinnikkyys-ei-tuottanut-nousua/249062.
- ↑ "Lukko luopuu Naisten liigapaikasta" (in fi) (Press release). 2023-04-27. https://www.juniorilukko.fi/uutiset/53177/lukko-luopuu-naisten-liigapaikasta.
- ↑ Seppä, Lassi (2023-04-29). "Kapteeni Maija Kosken Lukko-sydän murtui joukkueen lopetusuutisesta − "Aikuisten, maksavien pelaajien mielipidettä ei kysytty"" (in fi). https://www.jatkoaika.com/Haastattelu/Kapteeni-Maija-Kosken-Lukko-syd%C3%A4n-murtui-joukkueen-lopetusuutisesta-%E2%88%92-Aikuisten-maksavien-pelaajien-mielipidett%C3%A4-ei-kysytty/249559.
- ↑ "Rauman Lukko tekee paluun naisten jääkiekkoon – tavoitteena liigapaikka Panelian Raikkaan kanssa", Yle Uutiset, 20 May 2024. (fi)
- ↑ "2021–2022 Naisten Mestis karsinta, lohko 2: Sarjataulukko" (in fi). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 2021-12-11. http://tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi/serie/?season=2022&lid=73&did=0&stgid=8224&lang=fi&page=sarjataulukko.
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