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{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name = Ässät–Sport rivalry
| image = Ässät vs Sport 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ässät and Sport about to take a faceoff in 2022
| team1 = [[HC Ässät Pori]]
| team2 = [[Vaasan Sport]]
| other names = Kasitien derby
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| firstmeeting = October 12, 1975
| mostrecent = March 13, 2024
| nextmeeting = TBD
| total = 52 <small>(Incl. postseason, exc. preseason)</small>
| postseason = 4–3 (ÄSS)
| largestvictory = ÄSS 10–4 SPO<br>December 11, 1975
| currentstreak = SPO W1
}}
The '''Ässät–Sport rivalry,''' also known as the '''''[[Finnish national road 8|Kasitien]] derby,'''''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-14 |title=Kasitien derby vaasalaisten näytöstä - Vänttinen pörssikärkeen |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-8456460 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tappioputket kohtaavat kasitien derbyssä |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/2014101418745335 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref> is an [[List of sports rivalries#Finland|ice hockey rivalry]] between the [[HC Ässät Pori]] and [[Vaasan Sport]], two professional [[ice hockey]] clubs in [[Finland]]. The rivalry has it's roots in the [[2008–09 SM-liiga season#Relegation|2009 SM-liiga qualifiers]], where Ässät beat Sport in [[Game seven|seven games]] to keep their [[Liiga|SM-liiga]] spot. Sport was later promoted to the SM-liiga in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-28 |title=Vaasan Sport nousee Liigaan |url=https://www.jatkoaika.com/Uutiset/vaasan-sport-nousee-liigaan/155053 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sportin fanit raivostuivat kabinettinoususta: Mielenilmaus huomenna! |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/2014022818084089 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
== History ==
The first game between Ässät and Sport was played in the [[1975–76 SM-liiga season|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patahistory – 1975–76 (PDF) |url=https://asiakas.kotisivukone.com/files/patahistory.kotisivukone.com/Kaudet/1975-76.pdf |url-status= |access-date= |website=Patahistory}}</ref> Sport was relegated after the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jääkiekon SM-sarja ja SM-liiga vuosi vuodelta |url=https://records.finhockey.fi/historia/sm-sarja-ja-liiga-vuosi-vuodelta |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Suomi-kiekon ennätykset ja tilastot |language=fi}}</ref>
Ässät and Sport met in the [[2008–09 SM-liiga season#Relegation|2009 SM-liiga qualifiers]]. Sport played in the second tier [[Mestis]], and Ässät played in the [[Liiga|SM-liiga]]. Ässät beat sport in seven games, winning the last game 3–0.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-11 |title=Kasitien herruus Poriin, Ässät-Sport 3-0 |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5236925 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref> After the series, Ässät fined Sport for 2,000€ for broken benches in the arena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-19 |title=Ässät vaatii Sport-faneilta korvauksia |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5481191 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nämä SM-liigan skandaalit kaikki kovimmat kiekkofanit muistavat – Juhani Tamminen haukkui kaikki |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/ab14d9de-c78f-47ba-bba3-b623601b2fa1 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-08 |title=Kokonaisen kiekkoelämän paine purkautui Juhani Tammisen auringonpimennyksessä – legendaarisesta tunneryöpsähdyksestä kulunut kymmenen vuotta |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli...opsahdyksesta-kulunut-kymmenen-vuotta/7357104 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-06 |title=Juhani Tamminen Ässien apuvalmentajalle: Revin pääsi irti! |url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000000155723.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>
[[File:Vaasan Sport fans 2023.jpg|thumb|Vaasan Sport fans in Pori after a Kasitien derby game]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Se on kerrasta poikki! SM-liigassa mahtava tilanne |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/a34ef015-6b9c-4a59-9367-b2a88c509d87 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=SM-liigassa luvassa järisyttävä painepeli – Risto Dufva sivalsi panoksista: "Se on varma" |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli...-dufva-sivalsi-panoksista-se-on-varma/8894824 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}</ref> Sport won the game 3–2 and Ässät missed the playoffs by two points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moilanen |first=Mika |date=2024-03-12 |title=Vaasassa huikea trilleri – tässä ovat SM-liigan pudotuspeliparit |url=https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000010289581.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oksanen |first=Nico |date=2024-03-15 |title=Ruotsalaista voimaa! - Vaasan Sport haastajana pudotuspeleihin |url=https://kiekkofani.com/2024/03/15/ruotsalaista-voimaa-vaasan-sport-haastajana-pudotuspeleihin/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Kiekkofani.com |language=fi}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Satakunnan derby]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Liiga|state=collapsed}}{{Porin Ässät|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Ice hockey rivalries]]
[[Category
orin Ässät (men's ice hockey)]]
[[Category:Liiga]]
[[Category:Mestis]]
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{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name = Ässät–Sport rivalry
| image = Ässät vs Sport 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ässät and Sport about to take a faceoff in 2022
| team1 = [[HC Ässät Pori]]
| team2 = [[Vaasan Sport]]
| other names = Kasitien derby
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| firstmeeting = October 12, 1975
| mostrecent = March 13, 2024
| nextmeeting = TBD
| total = 52 <small>(Incl. postseason, exc. preseason)</small>
| postseason = 4–3 (ÄSS)
| largestvictory = ÄSS 10–4 SPO<br>December 11, 1975
| currentstreak = SPO W1
}}
The '''Ässät–Sport rivalry,''' also known as the '''''[[Finnish national road 8|Kasitien]] derby,'''''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-14 |title=Kasitien derby vaasalaisten näytöstä - Vänttinen pörssikärkeen |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-8456460 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tappioputket kohtaavat kasitien derbyssä |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/2014101418745335 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref> is an [[List of sports rivalries#Finland|ice hockey rivalry]] between the [[HC Ässät Pori]] and [[Vaasan Sport]], two professional [[ice hockey]] clubs in [[Finland]]. The rivalry has it's roots in the [[2008–09 SM-liiga season#Relegation|2009 SM-liiga qualifiers]], where Ässät beat Sport in [[Game seven|seven games]] to keep their [[Liiga|SM-liiga]] spot. Sport was later promoted to the SM-liiga in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-28 |title=Vaasan Sport nousee Liigaan |url=https://www.jatkoaika.com/Uutiset/vaasan-sport-nousee-liigaan/155053 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sportin fanit raivostuivat kabinettinoususta: Mielenilmaus huomenna! |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/2014022818084089 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
== History ==
The first game between Ässät and Sport was played in the [[1975–76 SM-liiga season|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patahistory – 1975–76 (PDF) |url=https://asiakas.kotisivukone.com/files/patahistory.kotisivukone.com/Kaudet/1975-76.pdf |url-status= |access-date= |website=Patahistory}}</ref> Sport was relegated after the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jääkiekon SM-sarja ja SM-liiga vuosi vuodelta |url=https://records.finhockey.fi/historia/sm-sarja-ja-liiga-vuosi-vuodelta |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Suomi-kiekon ennätykset ja tilastot |language=fi}}</ref>
Ässät and Sport met in the [[2008–09 SM-liiga season#Relegation|2009 SM-liiga qualifiers]]. Sport played in the second tier [[Mestis]], and Ässät played in the [[Liiga|SM-liiga]]. Ässät beat sport in seven games, winning the last game 3–0.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-11 |title=Kasitien herruus Poriin, Ässät-Sport 3-0 |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5236925 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref> After the series, Ässät fined Sport for 2,000€ for broken benches in the arena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-19 |title=Ässät vaatii Sport-faneilta korvauksia |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5481191 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nämä SM-liigan skandaalit kaikki kovimmat kiekkofanit muistavat – Juhani Tamminen haukkui kaikki |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/ab14d9de-c78f-47ba-bba3-b623601b2fa1 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-08 |title=Kokonaisen kiekkoelämän paine purkautui Juhani Tammisen auringonpimennyksessä – legendaarisesta tunneryöpsähdyksestä kulunut kymmenen vuotta |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli...opsahdyksesta-kulunut-kymmenen-vuotta/7357104 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-06 |title=Juhani Tamminen Ässien apuvalmentajalle: Revin pääsi irti! |url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000000155723.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>
[[File:Vaasan Sport fans 2023.jpg|thumb|Vaasan Sport fans in Pori after a Kasitien derby game]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Se on kerrasta poikki! SM-liigassa mahtava tilanne |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/a34ef015-6b9c-4a59-9367-b2a88c509d87 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=SM-liigassa luvassa järisyttävä painepeli – Risto Dufva sivalsi panoksista: "Se on varma" |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli...-dufva-sivalsi-panoksista-se-on-varma/8894824 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}</ref> Sport won the game 3–2 and Ässät missed the playoffs by two points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moilanen |first=Mika |date=2024-03-12 |title=Vaasassa huikea trilleri – tässä ovat SM-liigan pudotuspeliparit |url=https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000010289581.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oksanen |first=Nico |date=2024-03-15 |title=Ruotsalaista voimaa! - Vaasan Sport haastajana pudotuspeleihin |url=https://kiekkofani.com/2024/03/15/ruotsalaista-voimaa-vaasan-sport-haastajana-pudotuspeleihin/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Kiekkofani.com |language=fi}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Satakunnan derby]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Liiga|state=collapsed}}{{Porin Ässät|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Ice hockey rivalries]]
[[Category
orin Ässät (men's ice hockey)]][[Category:Liiga]]
[[Category:Mestis]]
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