2024–25 Auroraliiga season

The 2024–25 Auroraliiga season was the 42nd ice hockey season of the Auroraliiga. It was the first season since the league re-branded to Auroraliiga from Naisten Liiga, the name that had been in use since 2017. The regular season began on 6 September 2024 and concluded on 16 February 2025. The 2025 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs began on 22 February and will conclude no later than 30 March.

2024–25 Auroraliiga season
League	Auroraliiga
Sport	Ice hockey
Defending champions	IFK Helsinki (2023–24)
Duration	6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) – 16 February 2025 (2025-02-16) Playoffs 22 February – 30 March 2025 Qualification 15 March – 29 March 2025
Number of games	32
Number of teams	9
Total attendance	13672 (93.2 per game)
TV partner(s)	MTV Sub
Streaming partner(s)	MTV Katsomo Leijonat.tv
Regular season
Season champions	Kiekko-Espoo
Runners-up	HPK Hämeenlinna
Season MVP	Emma Nuutinen (K-Espoo)
Top scorer	Emma Nuutinen (K-Espoo)
Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs
Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs MVP	Minttu Tuominen (K-Espoo)
Finals champions	Kiekko-Espoo
Runners-up	HPK Hämeenlinna

Kiekko-Espoo were the Aurora Borealis Cup champions, claiming the franchise's seventeenth Finnish Championship title. Kiekko-Espoo also won the 2024–25 regular season title to continue their reign from the 2023–24 regular season.

League changes

League rebrand

Founded in 1982 as the Naisten SM-sarja and known as the Naisten Liiga (NSML) since 2017, the league announced it had rebranded as Auroraliiga on 15 August 2024. Announcing the name change, league director Henni Laaksonen emphasized, "it is high time to play ice hockey without prefixes" – referring to the intentional move away from using "women's [ice hockey]" (Finnish: naisten [jääkiekko]) in the new branding – and outlined the league's goal to develop into a top international league that will enable its players to experience the everyday life of professional athletes.^[1][2][3]

The rebranding included a new wordmark and a black-and-green color scheme.

Postseason format

Adjustments to the Auroraliiga postseason format were approved by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in May 2024 and included extending the playoff semifinals and finals from best-of-five to best-of-seven series.^[4]

The league qualifiers will be a best-of-five series played by the last place (i.e. ninth ranked) team of the Auroraliiga and the winner of the Naisten Mestis playoffs, regardless of the teams.^[4]

Coaching changes

Team	Previous coach	New coach	Details
KalPa	Mika Väärälä	Artturi Rouhiainen	Väärälä announced he would not continue as head coach of KalPa on 17 March 2024, a day after successfully coaching the team to its second consecutive Finnish Championship bronze medal. Specifics regarding his departure were not reported, however the relationship between the club and coach appeared amicable and he wished the team much success in the future.[5] Väärälä was later appointed associate coach of HK Budapest as the team moved from the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) to the German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) ahead of the 2024–25 season.[6] Rouhiainen was announced as the new head coach of KalPa on 20 March 2024. The 29-year old spent the 2023–24 season as head coach of KalPa's girls' under-15 team and associate head coach of the girls' under-16 team, while finishing a degree in physical education.[7]
Kärpät	Satu Kiipeli	Teemu Koivula	After starting the 2023–24 season as an assistant coach with Kärpät, Kiipeli took on head coaching duties in October 2023 following the resignation of head coach Sanna Lankosaari earlier that month. The team achieved a 9-23 win–loss record on the season and were swept in the quarterfinals of the 2024 playoffs by eventual Aurora Borealis Cup champions HIFK. Koivula was head coach of RoKi during the 2023–24 season, in which the team finished at the bottom of the Naisten Liiga standings. He was announced as the new head coach of Kärpät on 27 March 2024 and, at the same time, it was confirmed that Kiipeli would remain with the team and return to her previous role as assistant coach.[8]
RoKi	Teemu Koivula	Oona Parviainen	[9][10]

Player movements

Note: This section does not record all player signings. It is generally limited to player movements involving national team players from any country, international import players, and extra-league signings. Player nationality displayed is limited to primary nation of IIHF eligibility; some players may hold citizenship in more than one country.

Player	Nat	Previous team	2024–25 team	ref.
Incoming players
Lea Glosíková (F)		Hoosac Owls (NEPSAC)	TPS Turku	[11]
Manuela Heidenberger (F)		EV Bozen Eagles (EWHL/IHLW)	HPK Hämeenlinna	[12]
Anni Keisala (G)		HV71 (SDHL)	HPK Hämeenlinna	[13]
Peppi Kähkönen (F)		Hamline Pipers (NCAA D3)	TPS Turku	[14]
Anni Montonen (F)		HV71 (SDHL)	Kiekko-Espoo
Matilda Nilsson (F)		Frölunda HC (SDHL)	Ilves Tampere	[15]
Kokoro Ota (D)		Seibu Princess Rabbits (WJIHL)	KalPa Kuopio	[16]
Intra-league transfers
Tiina Ranne (G)		KalPa Kuopio	TPS Turku	[17]
Karoliina Rantamäki (F)		IFK Helsinki	Kiekko-Espoo	[18]
Mikaela Saukkonen (D)		IFK Helsinki	HPK Hämeenlinna	[12]
Peppi Virtanen (F)		Team Kuortane	HPK Hämeenlinna	[19]
Departing players
Kati Asikainen (G)		Kärpät Oulu	HC Fribourg-Gottéron (SWHL A)	[20]
Oona Havana (F)		Kärpät Oulu	Vermont Catamounts (NCAA D1)
Elisa Holopainen (F)		KalPa Kuopio	Frölunda HC (SDHL)	[21]
Eliška Hotová (F)		TPS Turku	HC Příbram (Extraliga žen)
Liisa Kastikainen (F)		KalPa Kuopio	Örebro HK (NDHL)	[22]
Oona Koukkula (D)		HPK Hämeenlinna	Brynäs IF (SDHL)	[23]
Jenniina Kuoppala (D)		Team Kuortane	Örebro HK (NDHL)	[22]
Emilia Kyrkkö (G)		Team Kuortane	St. Cloud State Huskies (NCAA D1)	[24]
Kiia Lahtinen (G)		IFK Helsinki	Maine Black Bears (NCAA D1)	[25]
Olivia Last (G)		TPS Turku	St. Olaf Oles (NCAA D3)	[26]
Julia Liikala (F)		IFK Helsinki	HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls (SWHL A)	[27]
Nenna Mehtonen (D)		IFK Helsinki	Örebro HK (NDHL)	[22]
Michaela Pejzlová (F)		IFK Helsinki	HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls (SWHL A)	[27]
Sanni Rantala (D)		KalPa Kuopio	Frölunda HC (SDHL)	[21]
Clara Rozier (F)		IFK Helsinki	SC Bern (SWHL A)	[28]
Kassidy Sauvé (G)		HPK Hämeenlinna	SDE Hockey (SDHL)	[29]
Julia Schalin (F)		Kiekko-Espoo	Mercyhurst Lakers (NCAA D1)
Sanni Vanhanen (F)		IFK Helsinki	Brynäs IF (SDHL)	[30]
Siiri Yrjölä (D)		IFK Helsinki	St. Cloud State Huskies (NCAA D1)	[24]
Julia Zielińska (F)		Kiekko-Espoo	Bemidji State Beavers (NCAA D1)	[31][32]

Teams

HIFK

HPK

Ilves

KalPa

K-Espoo

Kärpät

RoKi

Kuortane

TPS

Location of teams in the Naisten Liiga

Team	Location	Home venue	Head coach	Captain
HIFK	Helsinki	Pirkkolan jäähalli	Saara Niemi	Athéna Locatelli
HPK	Hämeenlinna	Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio	Jari Risku	Heta Seikkula
Ilves	Tampere	Tesoman jäähalli	Marjo Voutilainen	Jenna Lehtiniemi
KalPa	Kuopio	Niiralan Monttu	Artturi Rouhiainen	Johanna Juutilainen
Kiekko-Espoo	Espoo	Tapiolan harjoitusareena	Sami Haapanen	Reetta Valkjärvi
Kärpät	Oulu	Raksilan jäähalli	Teemu Koivula	Aino Kaijankoski
RoKi	Rovaniemi	Lappi Areena	Oona Parviainen	Viivi Iso-Kouvola
Team Kuortane	Kuortane	Kuortaneen jäähalli	Juuso Nieminen	Kerttu Lehmus
TPS	Turku	Kupittaan jäähalli	Terhi Mertanen	Pihla Hämeenniemi

Preseason

The preseason began on 9 August 2024 and comprised exhibition games played between Auroraliiga teams or between an Auroraliiga team and a boys' junior team from the youth department of the same club or a local club. The Regina Cougars women's ice hockey team from the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada played three exhibition matches – against Ilves, HIFK, and HPK, respectively – during the Auroraliiga preseason.^[33] No exhibition matches were scheduled for RoKi.^[34]

Schedule

Exhibition games Date Home Score Visitor OT Attn Notes Recap 9 August HIFK 3–5 HIFK U16 II 49 [Recap 1] 10 August TPS 4–6 Ilves 30 [Recap 2] Kärpät 1–4 Kärpät U15 Valkoinen 80 [Recap 3] HPK 4–3 K-Espoo 60 [Recap 4] 11 August Ilves 8–3 TPS 49 Hat-trick by Noora Mylläri [Recap 5] K-Espoo 6–0 HPK 70 Shutout recorded by Tiia Pajarinen [Recap 6] 15 August Kuortane 20–0 S-Kiekko U14 Musta 20 Hat-trick by Raili Mustonen Hat-trick by Tuuli Tallinen Shutout recorded by Minttu Kataja [Recap 7] 16 August Ilves 5–0 Regina Cougars [35] [Recap 8] KalPa 3–3 KalPa U16 Ak SO 28 [Recap 9] 17 August TPS 3–3 HPK SO 50 [Recap 10] HIFK 8–2 Warriors U16 32 [Recap 11] Ilves 2–7 K-Espoo 55 [Recap 12] 18 August HIFK 2–0 Regina Cougars [35] [Recap 13] K-Espoo 6–1 Ilves 60 Hat-trick by Lisette Täks [Recap 14] 20 August HPK 1–3 Regina Cougars [35] [Recap 15] 23 August TPS 3–4 K-Espoo [36] [Recap 16] 24 August HPK 7–2 Ilves 80 [Recap 17] K-Espoo 6–0 TPS 60 Hat-trick by Nea Koskipalo Shutout recorded by Lilli Packalen [Recap 18] 25 August HIFK 0–7 HIFK U15 AAA 61 Shutout recorded by Onni Tennberg [Recap 19] Ilves 3–2 HPK 70 [Recap 20] 29 August Kuortane 2–5 S-Kiekko U15 Sininen 20 [Recap 21] 30 August KalPa 3–1 KalPa U16 Ak 30 [Recap 22]

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday, 6 September 2024. The season opening weekend was hosted in Turku, with eight of nine games played at Turkuhalli and the Sunday match between Team Kuortane and HPK played at Kupittaan jäähalli.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Postseason
1	Kiekko-Espoo	32	26	3	0	3	168	56	+112	84	Playoffs
2	HPK	32	22	1	3	6	133	71	+62	71
3	Team Kuortane	32	19	3	2	8	115	67	+48	65
4	IFK Helsinki	32	20	1	2	9	113	81	+32	64
5	Tampereen Ilves	32	16	2	1	13	118	99	+19	53
6	KalPa	32	10	3	4	15	81	87	−6	40
7	TPS	32	9	3	3	17	66	99	−33	36
8	Oulun Kärpät	32	5	0	0	27	48	128	−80	15
9	RoKi	32	1	0	1	30	46	200	−154	4	Qualification

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: Leijonat^[37]

Results

2024–25 regular season
September Date Home Score Visitor OT Attn Notes Recap 6 September TPS 1–7 K-Espoo 225 [Recap 23] 7 September K-Espoo 7–2 Ilves 90 Hat-trick by Lisette Täks (1) [Recap 24] HIFK 2–1 Kärpät 121 [Recap 25] HPK 3–1 RoKi 119 [Recap 26] Kuortane 1–0 KalPa 80 Shutout recorded by Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (1) [Recap 27] 8 September HIFK 5–1 RoKi 80 [Recap 28] TPS 0–1 Kärpät 167 Shutout recorded by Emilia Piekkari (1) [Recap 29] Kuortane 2–5 HPK 50 [Recap 30] Ilves 4–3 KalPa 73 Hat-trick by Matilda Nilsson (1) [Recap 31] 13 September KalPa 2–3 Kuortane OT 71 [Recap 32] 14 September TPS 2–1 HPK GWS 67 Shootout lasted 22 rounds. Emmi Metsä-Tokila scored the only goal of the shootout on the 43rd attempt[38] [Recap 33] RoKi 1–5 K-Espoo 70 [Recap 34] Kärpät 3–4 Ilves 232 [Recap 35] KalPa 1–3 HIFK 72 [Recap 36] 15 September RoKi 3–7 Ilves 78 Hat-trick by Emma Ekoluoma (1) [Recap 37] Kuortane 3–0 HIFK 40 Shutout recorded by Lilia Huovinen (1) [Recap 38] HPK 2–1 TPS 90 [Recap 39] Kärpät 1–4 K-Espoo 151 [Recap 40] 21 September HPK 10–0 Kärpät 50 Shutout recorded by Anni Keisala (1) [Recap 41] HIFK 3–6 K-Espoo 201 [Recap 42] Ilves 7–1 KalPa 90 [Recap 43] Kuortane 5–1 RoKi 40 [Recap 44] 22 September K-Espoo 9–0 Kärpät 115 Hat-trick by Lisette Täks (2) Shutout recorded by Minja Drufva (1) [Recap 45] KalPa 4–0 RoKi 100 Shutout recorded by Salla Sivula (1) [Recap 46] Ilves 4–2 Kuortane 70 [Recap 47] TPS 5–4 HIFK GWS 60 [Recap 48] 28 September RoKi 1–10 HIFK 53 Hat-trick by Anni Pere (1) [Recap 49] Kärpät 3–6 HPK 105 Hat-trick by Barbora Juříčková (1) [Recap 50] Ilves 4–0 TPS 50 Shutout recorded by Neea Pohjamo (1) [Recap 51] KalPa 2–3 Kuortane GWS 70 [Recap 52] 29 September RoKi 2–4 HPK 89 [Recap 53] Kuortane 2–3 Ilves 60 [Recap 54] KalPa 3–1 K-Espoo 64 [Recap 55] Kärpät 1–4 HIFK 108 [Recap 56] 34 games played 202 goals scored 1 OT 3 GWS 3201 6 hat-tricks 7 shutouts
October Date Home Score Visitor OT Attn Notes Recap 5 October KalPa 2–0 Kärpät 68 Shutout recorded by Salla Sivula (2) [Recap 57] HIFK 1–2 Ilves GWS 88 [Recap 58] TPS 3–4 Kuortane 70 [Recap 59] K-Espoo 10–2 RoKi 92 [Recap 60] 6 October TPS 4–0 RoKi 50 Shutout recorded by Emmi Laitajärvi (1) [Recap 61] HPK 2–3 Kuortane GWS 100 [Recap 62] KalPa 2–5 Ilves 102 [Recap 63] 12 October RoKi 2–10 TPS 79 [Recap 64] Ilves 2–3 HPK OT 120 [Recap 65] Kuortane 3–5 HIFK 70 [Recap 66] KalPa 2–3 K-Espoo 75 [Recap 67] 13 October HPK 5–2 Ilves 100 [Recap 68] KalPa 1–6 HIFK 67 [Recap 68] Kärpät 0–2 TPS 152 Shutout recorded by Tiina Ranne (1) [Recap 69] Kuortane 1–2 K-Espoo GWS 80 [Recap 70] 18 October K-Espoo 5–1 HPK 132 [Recap 71] HIFK 2–1 TPS GWS 120 [Recap 72] 19 October Ilves 6–3 RoKi 85 [Recap 73] Kuortane 2–1 Kärpät 40 [Recap 74] TPS 5–2 KalPa 70 [Recap 75] 20 October Ilves 6–2 Kärpät 70 [Recap 76] K-Espoo 4–1 HIFK 184 [Recap 77] HPK 2–3 KalPa GWS 170 [Recap 78] Kuortane 9–1 RoKi 70 [Recap 79] 25 October Ilves 2–9 K-Espoo 45 [Recap 80] 26 October RoKi 2–9 HPK 68 [Recap 81] Kärpät 3–5 KalPa 132 [Recap 82] TPS 1–6 Ilves 70 Hat-trick by Noora Mylläri (1) [Recap 83] K-Espoo 4–3 Kuortane OT 100 [Recap 84] 27 October RoKi 1–3 KalPa 55 [Recap 85] HIFK 3–1 TPS 106 [Recap 86] Kärpät 1–2 HPK 197 [Recap 87] 32 games played 181 goals scored 2 OT 5 GWS 2628 1 hat-trick 3 shutouts
November Date Home Score Visitor OT Attn Notes Recap 1 November Ilves 2–4 HIFK 60 [Recap 88] 2 November Kärpät 5–1 RoKi 153 [Recap 89] HPK 2–5 HIFK 60 [Recap 90] Ilves 4–8 K-Espoo 40 Hat-trick by Emma Nuutinen (1) [Recap 91] Kuortane 4–1 TPS 50 [Recap 92] 3 November K-Espoo 6–3 Kuortane 105 [Recap 93] KalPa 1–2 TPS 77 [Recap 94] Kärpät 5–3 RoKi 144 Hat-trick by Sari Wäänänen (1) [Recap 95] 16 November HPK 11–3 RoKi 50 [Recap 96] Ilves 1–3 Kuortane 65 [Recap 97] HIFK 5–1 Kärpät 88 [Recap 98] K-Espoo 6–3 KalPa 215 Hat-trick by Emma Nuutinen (2) [Recap 99] 17 November TPS 2–5 RoKi 59 Hat-trick by Susanna Järvenpää (1) [Recap 100] K-Espoo 6–0 Kärpät 97 Shutout recorded by Minja Drufva (2) [Recap 101] HPK 5–2 Kuortane 60 [Recap 102] HIFK 5–4 KalPa 146 [Recap 103] 23 November Kärpät 2–6 Ilves 520 [Recap 104] RoKi 1–11 K-Espoo 42 Hat-trick by Anni Montonen (1) [Recap 105] TPS 0–1 KalPa OT 70 Shutout recorded by Suvi Saarinen (1) Shutout recorded by Salla Sivula (3) [Recap 106] HIFK 2–4 HPK 80 [Recap 107] 24 November RoKi 2–4 Ilves 41 [Recap 108] HPK 4–1 KalPa 90 [Recap 109] Kärpät 3–8 K-Espoo 105 [Recap 110] TPS 0–4 Kuortane 60 Shutout recorded by Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (2) [Recap 111] 28 November HPK 3–4 K-Espoo 60 [Recap 112] 29 November K-Espoo 7–1 TPS 124 Hat-trick by Lisette Täks (3) [Recap 113] 30 November Kärpät 2–4 HIFK 102 [Recap 114] RoKi 1–9 Kuortane 52 Hat-trick by Raili Mustonen (1) [Recap 115] KalPa 5–0 Ilves 61 Shutout recorded by Salla Sivula (4) [Recap 116] 29 games played 207 goals scored 1 OT 0 GWS 2876 7 hat-tricks 5 shutouts
December Date Home Score Visitor OT Attn Notes Recap 1 December RoKi 1–7 HIFK 41 [Recap 117] KalPa 4–2 HPK 57 [Recap 118] TPS 1–3 Ilves 47 [Recap 119] Kärpät 0–5 Kuortane 105 Shutout recorded by Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (3) [Recap 120] 7 December RoKi 0–5 Kärpät 55 Shutout recorded by Emilia Piekkari (2) [Recap 121] HIFK 2–4 Kuortane 77 [Recap 122] K-Espoo 1–4 HPK 95 [Recap 123] KalPa 3–4 TPS SO 73 [Recap 124] 8 December HIFK 2–3 K-Espoo OT 93 [Recap 125] Kuortane 4–0 TPS 50 Shutout recorded by Lilia Huovinen (2) [Recap 126] Ilves 0–2 HPK 70 Shutout recorded by Anni Keisala (2) [Recap 127] 12 December Ilves 2–1 TPS SO 60 [Recap 128] 21 December TPS 2–1 Kärpät 140 [Recap 129] HIFK 3–1 KalPa 72 [Recap 130] Kuortane 2–3 HPK 60 [Recap 131] K-Espoo 5–0 RoKi 83 Shutout recorded by Tiia Pajarinen (1) [Recap 132] 22 December HIFK 6–0 RoKi 78 Shutout recorded by Nelli Nieminen (1) [Recap 133] K-Espoo 3–2 KalPa SO 121 [Recap 134] HPK 8–0 Kärpät 100 Shutout recorded by Janika Järvikari (1) [Recap 135] 19 games played 96 goals scored 1 OT 3 GWS 1436 0 hat-tricks 7 shutouts
January Date Home Score Visitor OT Attn Notes Recap 18 January KalPa 4–1 Kärpät 75 [Recap 136] RoKi 1–2 TPS 54 [Recap 137] HPK 2–3 HIFK 80 [Recap 138] Kuortane 6–2 Ilves 60 [Recap 139] 19 January HIFK 5–4 Ilves 109 Hat-trick by Linnea Melotindos (1) [Recap 140] Kuortane 1–4 K-Espoo 50 [Recap 141] Kärpät 0–2 TPS 121 Shutout recorded by Tiina Ranne (2) [Recap 142] KalPa 1–2 HPK 115 [Recap 143] 25 January RoKi 3–8 KalPa 40 [Recap 144] Ilves 3–5 HIFK 400 Played at Nokia Arena [Recap 145] TPS 1–4 HPK 89 [Recap 146] Kärpät 2–5 Kuortane 107 [Recap 147] 26 January RoKi 1–7 Kuortane 37 [Recap 148] HPK 2–4 K-Espoo 300 [Recap 149] Kärpät 1–3 KalPa 125 [Recap 150] 31 January HPK 5–3 Ilves 60 [Recap 151] 16 games played 97 goals scored 0 OT 0 GWS 1822 1 hat-trick 1 shutout
February Date Home Score Visitor OT Attn Notes Recap 1 February RoKi 0–3 Kärpät 64 Shutout recorded by Kati Asikainen (1) [Recap 152] Kuortane 2–1 KalPa 50 [Recap 153] K-Espoo 2–1 Ilves 113 [Recap 154] HIFK 2–4 HPK 658 Played at Helsingin jäähalli[39] [Recap 155] 2 February K-Espoo 5–2 TPS 106 Karoliina Rantamäki became the first player to reach 400 goals in league history[40] [Recap 156] 14 February K-Espoo 5–0 HIFK 170 Shutout recorded by Tiia Pajarinen (2) [Recap 157] 15 February Ilves 13–1 RoKi 120 [Recap 158] Kuortane 4–0 Kärpät 40 Shutout recorded by Lillia Huovinen (3) [Recap 159] HPK 11–4 TPS 60 [Recap 160] 16 February Ilves 4–0 Kärpät 60 Shutout recorded by Melisa Mörönen (1) [Recap 161] KalPa 3–2 RoKi OT 100 [Recap 162] TPS 3–2 K-Espoo 79 [Recap 163] HIFK 3–4 Kuortane 89 [Recap 164] 13 games played 81 goals scored 1 OT 0 GWS 1709 0 hat-tricks 4 shutouts

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season on 16 February 2025.^[41]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Emma Nuutinen	K-Espoo	30	27	38	65	8
Kiti Seikkula	HPK	32	29	30	59	10
Lisette Täks	K-Espoo	32	30	25	55	30
Barbora Juříčková	HPK	32	21	34	55	12
Minttu Tuominen	K-Espoo	30	14	35	49	6
Matilda Nilsson	Ilves	32	23	20	43	16
Ada Eronen	K-Espoo	31	6	31	37	26
Sofia Kari	Kuortane	32	19	15	34	22
Pauliina Salonen	HIFK	32	16	18	34	22
Anni Pere	HIFK	32	16	17	33	14
Emma Ekoluoma	Ilves	32	16	17	33	20
Karoliina Rantamäki	K-Espoo	20	13	20	33	16
Emmi Juusela	HIFK	32	7	26	33	12
Anni Montonen	K-Espoo	32	13	18	31	2
Noora Mylläri	Ilves	23	13	17	30	20
Aliisa Toivonen	K-Espoo	32	13	17	30	33
Raili Mustonen	Kuortane	31	17	11	28	6
Johanna Juutilainen	KalPa	30	13	14	27	10
Tilli Keränen	KalPa	24	9	18	27	8
Julia Kuusisto	Ilves	29	15	11	26	34

The following skaters were the top point scorers of teams not represented on the scoring leader table at the conclusion of the regular season on 16 February 2025, noted with their overall league scoring rank:

27. Eevi Ilvonen, TPS: 30 GP, 8 G, 17 A, 25 Pts, 14 PIM

32. Dominika Malicka, RoKi: 31 GP, 6 G, 16 A, 22 Pts, 6 PIM

48. Anna-Kaisa Antti-Roiko, Kärpät: 25 GP, 3 G, 13 A, 16 Pts, 16 PIM

Goaltenders

The following goaltenders had played at least one-third of their team's minutes in net at the conclusion of the regular season on 16 February 2025, sorted by save percentage.^[42]

Player	Team	GPI	TOI	W	L	SA	GA	SO	S%	GAA
Tiina Ranne	TPS	18	1040:52	6	8	599	31	2	94.8	1.79
Salla Sivula	KalPa	22	1298:49	8	11	781	43	4	94.5	1.99
Anni Keisala	HPK	23	1384:59	16	5	563	45	2	92.0	1.95
Tiia Pajarinen	K-Espoo	16	966:40	14	1	337	29	2	91.4	1.80
Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Kuortane	20	1147:29	11	5	384	35	3	90.9	1.83
Minja Drufva	K-Espoo	16	962:28	13	2	297	28	2	90.6	1.75
Emilia Piekkari	Kärpät	18	1011:05	4	13	513	49	2	90.4	2.91
Miia Vainio	HIFK	23	1388:10	13	8	588	58	0	90.1	2.51
Neea Pohjamo	Ilves	19	1048:08	10	6	427	46	1	89.2	2.63
Lilia Huovinen	Kuortane	14	785:38	9	4	269	29	3	89.5	2.78
Annika Saastamoinen	RoKi	18	956:36	1	15	706	77	0	89.1	4.83
Melisa Mörönen	Ilves	15	814:33	5	8	371	46	1	87.6	3.39
Suvi Saarinen	TPS	11	619:42	1	8	348	44	0	87.4	4.26
Alexandra Väyrynen	RoKi	12	642:29	0	12	459	82	0	82.1	7.66

Top backups

The following five goaltenders had the best save percentages of those playing at least one game but less than one-third of their team's minutes in net at the conclusion of the regular season on 16 February 2025.

Player	Team	GPI	TOI	W	L	SA	GA	SO	S%	GAA
Nelli Nieminen	HIFK	6	358:36	5	1	117	10	1	91.5	1.67
Kati Asikainen	Kärpät	5	257:45	1	4	141	15	1	89.4	3.49
Emmi Laitajärvi	TPS	5	277:19	2	2	178	19	1	89.3	4.11
Aino Laitinen	KalPa	8	487:11	4	3	218	25	0	88.5	3.08
Tea Koljonen	HIFK	3	185:00	2	0	51	6	0	88.2	1.95

In-season player movements

Note: This section records all in-season player transactions. Player nationality indicates primary nation of IIHF eligibility; some players may hold multiple citizenship.

Player	Nat	Previous team	Joining team	Movement date	ref.
Incoming players
Emma Hall (F)		IF Björklöven (NDHL)	KalPa Kuopio	19 October 2024	[43]
Susanna Järvenpää (F)		APV Alavus (N. Mestis)	RoKi Rovaniemi	13 November 2024	[44]
Lucia Záborská (F)		TPS Turku (2023–24)	RoKi Rovaniemi	23 January 2025	[45]
Intra-league transfers
Alexandra Mateičková (D)		RoKi Rovaniemi	Kärpät Oulu	31 December 2024	[46]

Loans

Player	Nat	Signed team	Loaned team	Details
Saara Rintamaa (G)		PaRa/Lukko (N. Suomi-sarja)	TPS Turku	1-game loan, 23 November 2024

Playoffs

Main article: 2025 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs

As of 27 March 2025^[47]

	Quarterfinals										Semifinals												Finals
	1	Kiekko-Espoo	5	7	4	–	–	3
	8	Kärpät Oulu	2	2	0	–	–	0
											Kiekko-Espoo		4	3	2	3	–	–	–	4
											Ilves Tampere		0	1	1	2	–	–	–	0
	4	IFK Helsinki	4	2	2	1	2	2
	5	Ilves Tampere	0	4	1	5	3	3
																								Kiekko-Espoo	2	0	1	2	3	–	–	4
																								HPK Hämeenlinna	1	2	0	0	2	–	–	1
	2	HPK Hämeenlinna	3	1	4	3	–	3
	7	TPS Turku	0	4	1	0	–	1
											HPK Hämeenlinna		1	4	4	2	1	–	–	4			Bronze medal game
											Team Kuortane		2	2	2	1	1	–	–	1
	3	Team Kuortane	5	3	1	2	–	3																Ilves Tampere	4
	6	KalPa Kuopio	0	1	2	0	–	1															4	Team Kuortane	1

Qualification

Naisten Mestis playoffs

Bracket

As of 8 March 2025^[48]

	Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Finals
									1	K-Espoo Ak	2	3	3	1
	4	Lukko/PaRa	4	2	–	2			4	Lukko/PaRa	3	1	4	2
	5	KeuPa HT	1	1	–	0												APV	3	3	–	0
																		Lukko/PaRa	4	4	–	2
									2	APV	3	4	–	2
	3	KalPa Ak	2	3	–	2			3	KalPa Ak	2	3	–	0
	6	HPK Akatemia	1	1	–	0											Bronze medal game
																		K-Espoo Ak	3
																	4th	KalPa Ak	2

Qualification games

The Auroraliiga qualification matches (Auroraliigan karsintaottelut) began on 15 March 2025 and will conclude no later than 29 March. The qualification is being played as a best-of-five series between Lukko/PaRa, winners of the Naisten Mestis playoffs, and RoKi, the lowest ranked team from the Auroraliiga regular season.

Results

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Abbreviations:PP1 = Power play goal (+1 advantage); SH1 = Short handed goal (–1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal; EA = Extra attacker

15 March 2025 12:30

RoKi Rovaniemi

1–3 (0–0, 1–0, 0–3)

Lukko/PaRa

Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi Attendance: 45

[Game reference 1]
	Annika Saastamoinen	Goalies	Netta-Sisko Lahtinen	Referee: Elias Klytseroff Linesmen: Atte Mathlin Lauri Alamartin
	Kalová (Záborská, Felcmanová) – PP1 – 30:19 1–0 1–1 42:50 – PP1 – Kangasniemi (H. Sivula) 1–2 46:08 – PP1 – Pelkonen (Hyytiä, Ukkola) 1–3 58:49 – EN – Lundström (Tenhonen)
	25 min	Penalties	28 min
	6	Shots	4

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16 March 2025 12:30

RoKi Rovaniemi

5–6 OT (2–1, 0–2, 3–2) (OT: 0–1)

Lukko/PaRa

Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi Attendance: 53

[Game reference 2]
	Annika Saastamoinen	Goalies	Katriina Saarenmaa	Referee: Nikolas Mustonen Linesmen: Pietu Mustonen Atte Mathlin
	Felcmanová (Järvenpää, Keskisarja) – 03:49 1–0 1–1 04:47 – Hyytiä (Laine) Malicka (Kalová) – 18:45 2–1 2–2 21:16 – SH1 – Haaslahti 2–3 33:55 – Leino (Lindroth, Koskinen) 2–4 48:10 – Tapani Keskisarja (Malicka, Felcmanová) – PP1 – 53:34 3–4 3–5 55:00 – Koskinen Kalová (Malicka, Nikka) – 55:25 4–5 Iso-Kouvola (Kalová, Malicka) – PP1, EA – 59:50 5–5 5–6 68:09 – Haaslahti
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	44	Shots	20

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27 March 2025 18:45

Lukko/PaRa

2–4 (0–2, 1–1, 1–2)

RoKi Rovaniemi

Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki Attendance: 200

[Game reference 3]
	Netta-Sisko Lahtinen	Goalies	Alexandra Väyrynen	Referee: Eero Luonto Linesmen: Ilona Silander Oiva Aalto
	0–1 16:48 – PP1 – Záborská (Felcmanová, Heinonen) 0–2 19:12 – Kalová (Keskisarja, Malicka) Koskinen – 27:11 1–2 1–3 51:06 – Keskisarja (Nikka) 1–4 53:45 – Mustonen (Malicka, Venho) Koskinen (Haaslahti) – 55:17 2–4
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	31

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23 March 2025 12:30

Lukko/PaRa

2–3 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–1)

RoKi Rovaniemi

Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki Attendance: 150

[Game reference 4]
	Katriina Saarenmaa	Goalies	Alexandra Väyrynen	Referee: Waltteri Kivelä Linesmen: Ilona Silander Oiva Aalto
	0–1 17:06 – SH1 – Keskisarja (Malicka, Väyrynen) Kangasniemi (Koskinen, Tapani) – 36:25 1–1 1–2 53:29 – PP1 – Záborská (Iso-Kouvola, Malicka) Ukkola (Hyytiä, Pelkonen) – PP1 – 57:43 2–2 2–3 62:30 – Malicka (Keskisarja, Kalová)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	29

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29 March 2025 12:30

RoKi Rovaniemi

3–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Lukko/PaRa

Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi Attendance: 204

[Game reference 5]
	Alexandra Väyrynen	Goalies	Netta-Sisko Lahtinen	Referee: Eemi Kaarlela Linesmen: Perttu Kerkelä Aleksi Kivi
	0–1 04:11 – Pelkonen (Ukkola) Malicka (Kalová) – PP1 – 32:32 1–1 1–2 44:28 – Koskinen Heinonen (Järvenpää) – 48:05 2–2 Felcmanová (Lepola) – 65:04 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	31	Shots	24

Awards and honors

• Kultainen Kypärä ('Golden Helmet'): Emma Nuutinen, Kiekko-Espoo^[49]

Finnish Ice Hockey Association awards

• Riikka Nieminen Award (Player of the Year): Emma Nuutinen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Tuula Puputti Award (Goaltender of the Year): Salla Sivula, KalPa
• Päivi Halonen Award (Defender of the Year): Minttu Tuominen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Katja Riipi Award (Forward of the Year): Lisette Täks, Kiekko-Espoo
• Marianne Ihalainen Award (Top point scorer): Emma Nuutinen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Tiia Reima Award (Top goal scorer): Lisette Täks, Kiekko-Espoo
• Sari Fisk Award (Best plus–minus): Ada Eronen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Noora Räty Award (Rookie of the Year): Yenna Kolmonen, Team Kuortane
• Emma Laaksonen Award (Fair-play player): Anni Montonen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Karoliina Rantamäki Award (Playoff MVP): Minttu Tuominen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Hannu Saintula Award (Coach of the Year): Juuso Nieminen, Team Kuortane
• Student Athlete Award: Aino Kaijankoski, Kärpät
• U18 Student Athlete Award: Kerttu Kuja-Halkola, Team Kuortane
• Anu Hirvonen Award (Best Referee): Tiina Saarimäki
• Johanna Suban Award (Best Linesman): Aino Ranki

Source(s): Leijonat^[50][51]

All-Star teams

All-Star teams were selected by Auroraliiga coaches at the conclusion of the regular season.^[51]

All-Star Team

• Goaltender: Salla Sivula, KalPa
• Defenseman: Minttu Tuominen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Defenseman: Tuuli Tallinen, Team Kuortane
• Left Wing: Emma Nuutinen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Center: Lisette Täks, Kiekko-Espoo
• Right Wing: Barbora Juříčková, HPK

All-Star Team II

• Goaltender: Tiina Ranne, TPS
• Defenseman: Elli Suoranta, Ilves
• Defenseman: Ada Eronen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Left Wing: Anni Pere, HIFK
• Center: Kiti Seikkula, HPK
• Right Wing: Emma Ekoluoma, Ilves

Player of the Month

• September 2024: Salla Sivula (G), KalPa
  After dominating the goaltending statistics table in the opening month of the season, Sivula became the first player to be named Auroraliiga player of the month following the league rebrandeding in August 2024. She led the league with a save percentage of 95.7% across five games in net, conceding just nine goals on 208 shots against. KalPa struggled offesively and Sivula played a large role in securing their two wins in September – a shutout against RoKi and a 3–1 victory over Kiekko-Espoo.^[52]
• October 2024: Lisette Täks (F), Kiekko-Espoo^[53]
• November 2024: Elli Suoranta (D), Ilves^[54]
• December 2024: Ada Eronen (F), Kiekko-Espoo^[55]
• January 2025: Pauliina Salonen (F), HIFK^[56]
• February 2025: Kiti Seikkula (F), HPK^[57]

Player of the Week

The Strongest Player of the Week (Finnish: Viikon vahvin -pelaaja) honor was sponsored by the Swedish energy drink company NOCCO [sv] and announced via league official social media.

Week 1: Siiri Friederiksen (F), TPS[58] Week 2: Tiina Ranne (G), TPS[59] Week 3: Emma Nuutinen (F), Kiekko-Espoo Week 4: Anni Pere (F), HIFK Week 5: Matilda Nilsson (F), Ilves Week 6: Barbora Juříčková (F), HPK Week 7: Raili Mustonen (F), Team Kuortane Week 8: Nea Katajamäki (F), Kiekko-Espoo Week 9: Sari Wäänänen (F), Kärpät

Week 10: Susanna Järvenpää (F), RoKi Week 11: Minttu Tuominen (D), Kiekko-Espoo Week 12: Salla Sivula (G), KalPa Week 13: Anni Keisala (G), HPK Week 14: Ilona Palin (D), HIFK Week 15: Elli Mäkelä (D), KalPa Week 16: Karoliina Rantamäki (F), Kiekko-Espoo[60] Week 17: Julia Kuusisto (F), Ilves[61]