1966–67 RU-38 season

SM-sarja team season 1966–67 SM-sarja Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38 SM-sarja 1967 1967–68 (Ässät) Isomäki artificial ice Raimo Kilpiö The 1966–67 Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38 season was the team's third season in the SM-sarja, the top-tier of ice hockey in Finland. It was also the team's last season as it was merged with the local rivals Porin Karhut to form the Porin Ässät in June 1967.Jääkiekon SM-sarja ja SM-liiga vuosi vuodelta https://records.finhockey.fi/historia/sm-sarja-ja-liiga-vuosi-vuodelta 2023-11-09 Suomi-kiekon ennätykset ja tilastot fi 2025-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20250505075725/https://records.finhockey.fi/historia/sm-sarja-ja-liiga-vuosi-vuodelta dead RU-38 were Finnish champions in the season for the first time in their history.Honkavaara Aarne https://www.urheilumuseo.fi/Portals/47/Pdf-tiedostot/1967-68.pdf Jääkiekkokirja 1967–68 1968 fi https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110106/http://www.urheilumuseo.fi/Portals/47/Pdf-tiedostot/1967-68.pdf 2016-03-05Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1966/67 https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Finlande1967.htm 2023-11-09 www.hockeyarchives.infoLaiho Harri 2017-02-25 Tilinpäätös 50 vuoden takaa kertoi RU-38:n mestaruuden – ”Kävihän meillä kauhea tuuri” https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007009851.html 2023-11-09 Satakunnan Kansa fi Matti Keinonen was the number one scorer for RU-38 and the entire league with 43 points. Keinonen also led the league in goals with 26. thumb|RU-38 scoring on Ilves in 1967 thumb|RU-38's first line; Keinonen - Kilpiö - Harjo Merger with Karhut The Porin Ässät were established in June 1967 when Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38 and Porin Karhut merged their sports operations.2002-12-11 Porin Ässät on 35-vuotias https://yle.fi/a/3-5944085 2023-11-06 Yle Urheilu fi2002-12-11 Juhlaottelu Ässät-HIFK - 35 vuotta porilaista jääkiekkoa https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/juhlaottelu-assat-hifk-35-vuotta-porilaista-jaakiekkoa/3752146 2023-11-09 mtvuutiset.fi fi Although the RU-38 won the SM-sarja championship in 1967,Rosenlewin tie Suomen mestariksi 1967 https://assat.com/fi-fi/article/uutiset/rosenlewin-tie-suomen-mestariksi-1967/1846/ 2023-11-09 assat.com 2022-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20221010203959/https://assat.com/fi-fi/article/uutiset/rosenlewin-tie-suomen-mestariksi-1967/1846/ dead the Rosenlew company seriously considered giving up sports activities, as Rosenlew felt that hockey did not bring enough positive publicity to the company. The leaders of Karhut and RU-38 negotiated the unification of the clubs during the spring and early summer so secretly that even the insiders of the teams did not get to know about the merger negotiations. The problem for the Karhut was the economic downturn, as the club had heavily invested in player acquisitions. The income was not enough to cover the expenses, especially after some supporters had moved to the Rosenlew club.Majasaari Matti Pitkä laukaus : porilaisen jääkiekkoilun historia Satakunnan kirjateollisuus 1994 9519583750 Pori 19–80 fi As Rosenlew was abandoning the sports club, it was suggested that the RU-38 was simply "melted" into Karhut. When an agreement was finally reached, Rosenlew took over a large portion of Karhut's debts and promised to support the new team financially in the early years. The new club was named Porin Ässät. The birth of the club was announced at the end of June 1967. The name of the club was given by Vilho Santala, who acted as a negotiator in uniting the clubs and was elected the first chairman of Ässät. The club's logo was designed by Vesa Antikainen. The colors of the club were chosen as red, black and white.Majasaari Matti Pitkä laukaus : porilaisen jääkiekkoilun historia Satakunnan kirjateollisuus 1994 9519583750 Pori 81 fi References Category:1966–67 in Finnish ice hockey