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Rauman Lukko is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, best known for its men’s professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently plays in the Finnish Liiga, the premier men’s professional ice hockey league in Finland. They play their home games in the Äijänsuo Arena, which has a capacity of 5,400 spectators. Lukko won the SM-sarja in 1963 and won the Liiga championship in 2021. The club also has a top-tier women’s representative ice hockey team, which plays in the Naisten Liiga, and a top-tier women’s representative pesäpallo team, which plays in the Superpesis.
Antti Akseli Laaksonen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey left winger who last played for the Lukko of the SM-Liiga. Antti had a seven-year NHL career, mostly as a third line wing and penalty killer for the Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche.
Janne Juhani Niskala is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.
Esa Pirnes is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre. He played most of his career, which lasted from 1995 to 2016, in the Finnish Liiga. He also played 57 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2003–04 season, after the Kings selected him in the 6th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Pirnes played for the Finnish national team at four World Championships, winning two bronze medals.
Erik Vesa Hämäläinen is a left-handed retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Hämäläinen currently is an Ice hockey coach, employed by SM-liiga team Lukko
Jari Kaarlo Torkki is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics with Team Finland.
Toni Koivisto is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. His career spanned 21 seasons and was played in top leagues in Finland, Sweden, and Russia.
Teemu Ramstedt is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga.
Vili Sopanen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He last played for Lukko in the Liiga. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils, 177th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Sopanen has previously played in the top tier Finnish Liiga with Lahti Pelicans, JYP Jyväskylä and HIFK.
Aki Kangasmäki is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally in Finland for Lukko of the SM-liiga.
Marko Virtala is a Finnish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HC TPS in the Finnish Liiga.
The 1995–96 SM-liiga season was the 21st season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Jokerit Helsinki won the championship.
Juho Tommila is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.
The 2015–16 Liiga season was the 41st season of the Liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Sebastian Repo is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Lukko in the Finnish Liiga. He was drafted by the Panthers, 184th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Tarmo Reunanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Lukko of the Liiga. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the fourth round, 98th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Antti Saarela is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing under contract as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 123rd overall by the Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Lukko Naiset or Rauman Lukko Naiset were an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). They were based in Rauma, a port city in Satakunta on the southwestern coast of Finland, and played at the Eurajoen jäähalli in Eurajoki.
The 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season was the thirty-ninth season of the Naisten Liiga, the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The season began on 11 September 2021 and concluded on 20 March 2022.
The 2022–23 Naisten Liiga season was the fortieth season of the Naisten Liiga, the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The regular season began on 10 September 2022 and concluded on 19 February 2023.
