Ässät–Sport rivalry
Other names | Kasitien derby |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Teams | |
First meeting | October 12, 1975 |
Latest meeting | September 21, 2024 |
Next meeting | October 19, 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 53 |
Postseason results | 4–3 (ÄSS) |
Largest victory | ÄSS 10–4 SPO December 11, 1975 |
Current win streak | ÄSS 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]
History
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kasitien derby vaasalaisten näytöstä - Vänttinen pörssikärkeen". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tappioputket kohtaavat kasitien derbyssä". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Vaasan Sport nousee Liigaan". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Sportin fanit raivostuivat kabinettinoususta: Mielenilmaus huomenna!". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Patahistory – 1975–76 (PDF)" (PDF). Patahistory.
- ^ "Jääkiekon SM-sarja ja SM-liiga vuosi vuodelta". Suomi-kiekon ennätykset ja tilastot (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Kasitien herruus Poriin, Ässät-Sport 3-0". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Ässät vaatii Sport-faneilta korvauksia". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Nämä SM-liigan skandaalit kaikki kovimmat kiekkofanit muistavat – Juhani Tamminen haukkui kaikki". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Kokonaisen kiekkoelämän paine purkautui Juhani Tammisen auringonpimennyksessä – legendaarisesta tunneryöpsähdyksestä kulunut kymmenen vuotta". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Juhani Tamminen Ässien apuvalmentajalle: Revin pääsi irti!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Se on kerrasta poikki! SM-liigassa mahtava tilanne". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "SM-liigassa luvassa järisyttävä painepeli – Risto Dufva sivalsi panoksista: "Se on varma"". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Moilanen, Mika (2024-03-12). "Vaasassa huikea trilleri – tässä ovat SM-liigan pudotuspeliparit". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Oksanen, Nico (2024-03-15). "Ruotsalaista voimaa! - Vaasan Sport haastajana pudotuspeleihin". Kiekkofani.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-09.