VG-62[2] is a sports club based in Naantali, Finland. It was founded in 1962 and the name is an abbreviation of Naantali's old Latin name, "Vallis gratiae". VG-62 is particularly well known for their exemplary youth operations, for which the club has been recognised with a Nuori Suomi (Young Finland Association) award.
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| Founded | Naantali, Finland, 1962 |
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History
editNaantali's VG-62 sports club has several teams in many sports, including ice hockey, volleyball, football, figure skating and ringette.
Ringette
editVG-62 is the home of the VG-62 (ringette) club.
Alpo and Jan Lindström founded the VG-62 ringette club near the end of the 1970s.[3] The ringette club eventually went on to compete in Finland's national ringette league, Ringeten SM-sarja, now known as "SM Ringette".
Notable footballers
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "VG-62 Ringette" (in Finnish). 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ VG-62 Official Homepage
- ^ "Alpo Lindström toi poikansa Janin kanssa ringeten Naantaliin v. 1979 ja perusti VG-62:n ringettejaoston" [Alpo Lindström brought Ringette to Naantali with his son Jan in 1979 and founded VG-62's ringette division.]. facebook.com. VG–62 Ringette. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2022.