Pori Ässät has strengthened its defense as 33-year-old Samuli Piipponen moves from Vaasan Sport to Pori on a loan agreement for the rest of the season.

This season, Piipponen has played 36 games for Sport with stats of 2+5=7. The large defender (192 cm / 91 kg) is approaching the milestone of 500 Liiga games. He also won the Finnish championship with Rauman Lukko in 2021.

– With Samuli Piipponen, we gain more fighting power and experience for the toughest games of the season. We have been searching for a defender intensively in recent weeks, and we can be very satisfied that we reached an agreement with Samuli and Sport for a loan for the rest of the season, says Ässät’s sports director Jarno Kultanen in a statement.

Piipponen will join the Ässät training group on Tuesday.

– I arrive at Ässät and Pori with good feelings. This is a great place to play hockey, and Pori is a true hockey city with a loud home crowd. From the team perspective, I feel that Ässät is at its best only in the playoffs, and we are heading into a long spring.

Porin Ässät

@PorinAssat
"Samuli Piipposesta saamme lisää kamppailuvoimaa ja kokemusta kauden kovimpiin otteluihin."

Jämäkkä puolustaja saapuu suojelemaan Ässien maalia loppukauden mittaisella vuokrasopimuksella.

Tiedote: assat.com/samuli-piippon…

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2:00 PM · Mar 1, 2026

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