Ljustad Ässät
| Ljustad Ässät | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Ljustad, Osta |
| League | Elite League |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Home arena | Ice Garden |
| Colours | Red, Black, White |
| Owner(s) |  Topi Sundqvist |
| General manager | Heimo Yrjölä |
| Head coach | Iiro Ahola |
| Website | Ässat.tal |
| Franchise history | |
| 1930–34 | Ljustad HC |
| 1940-present | Ljustad Ässät |
The Ljustad Ässät (English: Ljustad Aces) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ljustad, Osta. They are members of the Southern Conference of the Talvistovan Elite League (EL).
The club's official name is the Ljustad ässien ammatillinen jääkiekkokerho. The team is frequently referred to in English and Swedish as the Red-Blacks. Finnish nicknames for the team include punaiset (The reds), kolmivärinen (the Tricolor), valitut (The chosen ones), and suuri vanha klubi (The grand old club).
Founded in 1930, the Ässät are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team in Corentia, and one of 4 Elite League clubs to predate the founding of the Elite League. One of the oldest Talvistovan professional sports franchises, The franchise is one of the "Original Ten" teams, a description used for the teams that made up the NHL from 1940 until the 1980 expansion.