TURKEY. The modern arena in Turku, two hundred thousand in southwestern Finland, plunges into darkness. Captivating music sounds from the speakers and several flames ignite on the ice.
An unbiased observer might expect the arrival of the band Rammstein. However, the hockey players of the local TPS take the place of the tough German guys. The show can begin.
The black and white cauldron has been tirelessly encouraging Turku fans from the start. The imaginativeness of the shouts cannot be compared to the Slovak one, but the intensity is yes.
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TPS-TPS-TPS, sounds like a pompous Gatorade arena with a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The fifth match of the quarterfinal playoff series against IFK Helsinki is almost sold out.
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Jurko on his face, the flag of the Internet
TPS is the most successful club in the history of the Finnish professional competition Liiga (known in the past as SM-liiga), which was founded by a group of clubs in 1975.
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Turku won ten championship titles in it, but the last one was still in 2010. This season is not one of the favorites either.
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