Ässät's ice hockey department started in 1967 when two local clubs, RU-38 and Karhut, merged. Since 1967, Ässät has won three Finnish Championships (1971, 1978 and 2013)[1] and one Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup in Finnish) For the 2023–24 season, Ässät plays in the Liiga, the top-tier of ice hockey in Finland.
Ässät women's ice hockey department was established in 1981 and it was one of the ten teams that formed the Naisten SM-sarja (now Naisten Liiga). The team was disestablished in 2003, but was re-established as an ice hockey school in 2020.[2]
Ässät men's football section was formed in 1967. Ässät inherited RU-38's place in the Mestaruussarja, where they played for two seasons before being relegated.[3] The football club folded in 1981.
Ässät managed to win one A-junior championship in 1970.[4][5]
The Liiga playoffs were played in the NHL 20 video game due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PATA's player was an ex-hockey player Iiro Vehmanen. PATA beat JYP in the first round, but lost on the second round to Kärpät.[12][13] Ässät finished 10th in the eLiiga 2020 regular season, and thus did not make it to the playoffs.[14] The games were played in NHL 21. In the 2021–22 eLiiga season, Ässät finished 4th in the regular season tied with Tappara with 51 points, so it made it into the playoffs. Ässät got eliminated by Tappara in the first round in two games.[15][16] The games were played in NHL 22.
HC Ässät Pori Oy was made into a separate organization from Porin Ässät ry in 2000. Porin Ässät ry owns 75,6% of HC Ässät Pori Oy. HC Ässät Pori Oy owns the Porin Ässät men's ice hockey team and the Porin Ässät U20 team.[17] HC Ässät Pori Oy previously owned parts of the Isomäki Ice Hall, an ice hockey arena in Pori, but sold it to the City of Pori because of financial troubles.[18]
Shots restaurant
The Porin Ässät operates a restaurant and café called Shots.[19][20]
Patajunnuareena Oy
Patajunnuareena Oy is a company that Porin Ässät ry owns. Patajunnuareena Oy was founded in 2007 for the building and upkeeping of the Astora Areena, an ice hockey arena located next to the Isomäki Ice Hall..[21][22][23]
Pata Production Oy
Pata Productions Oy is a company owned by Porin Ässät ry. Its purpose is to support Ässät's ice hockey junior teams. Pata Production Oy rents metal fence elements to event organizers of different sizes. In addition, the company rents metallic ladder elements. The money the company produces goes towards the junior teams. Pata Production Oy was founded in 2012.[21][24][25]