When was Tappara founded?

Tappara was founded in 1955 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is Tappara based?

Tappara is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Tappara?

The head coach of Tappara is Rauno Korpi.

Who is the captain of Tappara?

The captain of Tappara is Timo Jutila.

What arena does Tappara play in?

Tappara play their home games at Nokia Arena in Tampere, FIN.

What are the team colors of Tappara?

The team colors of Tappara are Blue + Orange + White.

Tappara

1997-1998

1997-1998 Season

Tappara were 22-19-7 in the 1997-98 SM-liiga season with 53 points, 4th overall.

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1997-1998 Tappara Player Stats

All Positions

Tappara — 1997-1998 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SM-liiga
1.		Lasse Pirjetä (C)	48	24	22	46	20	12	4	1	1	2	2	-2
2.		Alexander Barkov (C)	48	12	29	41	26	3	4	1	0	1	2	-4
3.		Jarkko Varvio (RW)	47	19	13	32	22	-11	4	0	2	2	4	-5
4.		Aleksandrs Kercs (LW)	46	14	17	31	57	-13	4	1	0	1	2	-4
5.		Valeri Krykov (C)	48	16	12	28	20	-3	4	1	0	1	2	-1
6.		Timo Jutila (D)	48	7	20	27	77	-1	4	1	1	2	2	-5
7.		Arto Kulmala (LW)	48	13	10	23	45	17	4	1	1	2	6	-1
8.		Janne Grönvall (D)	47	6	14	20	42	9	4	0	0	0	0	-5
9.		Harri Lönnberg (C)	44	6	9	15	12	0	4	0	2	2	0	1
10.		Juha Vuorivirta (C)	46	6	9	15	16	2	3	0	1	1	2	-1
11.		Pasi Tuominen (RW)	47	8	6	14	26	-10	4	2	0	2	2	0
12.		Toni Lydman (D)	48	4	10	14	48	6	4	0	2	2	0	-3
13.		Oleg Yashin (LW)	30	4	8	12	28	5	4	0	1	1	2	-1
14.		Reid Simonton (D)	48	3	9	12	102	-12	4	0	1	1	0	-5
15.		Pasi Petriläinen (D)	48	4	7	11	34	13	4	0	0	0	4	4
16.		Janne Kekäläinen (LW)	38	2	6	8	8	3	4	2	0	2	2	0
17.		Tuomas Reijonen (RW)	34	4	2	6	20	3	4	0	0	0	0	-1
18.		Johannes Alanen (LW)	34	2	4	6	2	1	4	1	0	1	0	-1
19.		Ari Vallin (D)	44	2	2	4	16	-1	4	0	3	3	0	4
20.		Ryan Duthie (C)	21	1	1	2	20	1
21.		Denis Chervyakov (D)	14	0	2	2	14	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
22.		Jani Virtanen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23.		Olle Sildre (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
24.		Ján Lipiansky (C)	3	0	0	0	0	-2
25.		Antti Boman (D)	19	0	0	0	2	-2
26.		Sami-Ville Salomaa (D)	44	0	0	0	24	-6

Tappara — 1997-1998 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
SM-liiga
1.		Mika Noronen (G)	31	2.93	.900	14	12	3	1	1701:55	744	4	3.69	.878
2.		Ilpo Kauhanen (G)	23	3.08	.899	8	7	4	0	1206:10	554	1	6.84	.849
3.		Jussi Reiskanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1997-1998 Tappara Staff

Head CoachRauno Korpi
Asst. CoachIsmo Läntinen
Goaltending CoachPekka Korhonen
Conditioning CoachJaakko Kailajärvi
Equipment ManagerJarmo Männistö
Massage TherapistVeli-Matti Pohjonen

Team Staff History

1997-1998 Tappara Captains

"C"

Timo Jutila

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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1997-1998 Tappara Demographics

Tappara Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Blue + Orange + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1955

1997-1998 Tappara Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Tappara: 2 831 GP
NHL: 30 GP
WC: 124 GP
OG: 21 GP
SHL: 201 GP
Liiga: 4 187 GP
Czechia: 19 GP
AHL: 684 GP
DEL: 26 GP
NL: 31 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Pyry Hockey (Mestis)
Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Nokia Arena
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 13 000
Construction Year: 2021

Tappara Games

Tappara — 1997-1998 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/16/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Tappara	Lukko	-	Liiga
10/13/2026 04:00 PM UTC	GKS Tychy	Tappara	-	Champions HL
10/10/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Tappara	TPS	4 - 3 (SO)	Liiga
10/09/2026 04:30 PM UTC	KalPa	Tappara	2 - 3	Liiga
10/07/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Tappara	Storhamar	1 - 2 (OT 60:33)	Champions HL

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Latest Transactions

Tappara — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/02/2026	Extension		Jyrki Jokipakka (D)		Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	joining	Markus Niemeläinen (D)	Eisbären Berlin	Details
09/28/2026	Loan	joining	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	Tampa Bay Lightning	Details
09/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Juho Piiparinen (D)	London Knights	Details
09/18/2026	Confirmed	joining	Niko Hovinen (G)	HIFK	Details
08/23/2026	Confirmed	joining	Tomi Sallinen (F)	Kiekko-Espoo	Details
08/23/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jonne Tammela (F)	Ässät	Details
07/30/2026	Confirmed	joining	Olle Strandell (D)	Leksands IF	Details

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Tappara History and Standings

Tappara — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	11	5	4	-	2	0	32	24	19	1.73	9	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	35	16	-	3	6	226	149	117	1.95	1	Champion
2024-2025	Liiga	60	24	24	-	6	6	178	168	90	1.5	9	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	34	13	-	8	5	200	141	123	2.05	1	Champion
2022-2023	Liiga	60	33	16	-	6	5	187	140	116	1.93	1	Champion
2021-2022	Liiga	60	31	16	-	9	4	188	120	115	1.92	1	Champion
2020-2021	Liiga	59	26	20	-	8	5	171	151	99	1.68	4	Bronze game loss
2019-2020	Liiga	60	41	19	-	11	7	188	128	119	1.98	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	32	19	-	3	6	177	150	108	1.8	2	Bronze game win
2017-2018	Liiga	60	25	14	-	14	7	165	130	110	1.83	3	Final loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	34	11	-	10	5	185	129	127	2.12	1	Champion
2015-2016	Liiga	60	26	14	-	12	8	177	136	110	1.83	3	Champion
2014-2015	Liiga	60	28	17	-	7	8	155	123	106	1.77	2	Final loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	31	14	-	8	7	168	125	116	1.93	2	Final loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	29	17	-	7	7	178	145	108	1.8	2	Final loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	20	31	-	4	5	132	188	73	1.22	12	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	17	30	-	7	6	142	181	71	1.18	11	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	24	24	-	4	6	181	181	86	1.48	7	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	21	28	-	2	7	141	152	74	1.28	13	Saved in play-out
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	28	16	-	8	4	185	136	104	1.86	4	Bronze game win
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	28	17	-	3	8	159	130	98	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	28	15	-	5	8	157	129	102	1.82	4	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	17	25	-	8	6	151	172	73	1.3	9	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	24	23	9	-	-	158	145	59	1.05	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	29	22	5	-	-	156	119	65	1.16	5	Champion
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	34	13	9	-	-	173	109	79	1.41	1	Final loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	32	19	5	-	-	166	134	69	1.23	3	Final loss
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	31	15	8	-	-	187	148	70	1.3	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	21	27	6	-	-	148	196	48	0.89	9	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	22	19	7	-	-	157	147	53	1.1	5	Quarterfinal loss

Tappara Tournament Statistics

Tappara — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Champions HL	5	2	1	-	0	2	13	15	8	1.6	14	-
2024-2025	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	16	8	1.33	16	Eighth Final Loss
2023-2024	Champions HL	6	1	3	-	2	0	18	17	7	1.17	18	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	4	0	-	1	1	20	9	15	2.5	1	Champion
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	2	0	25	18	13	2.17	1	Final loss
2019-2020	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	0	0	21	11	12	2	2	Eighth Final Loss
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	4	0	-	1	1	29	12	15	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	0	0	26	11	15	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	7	9	6	1.5	2	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	0	1	16	6	10	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	0	2	21	16	11	1.83	1	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	3	3	-	1	1	24	22	12	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	4	1	-	2	1	26	16	17	2.13	1	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	ET	8	1	5	-	0	2	21	28	10	1.25	6	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	1	5	-	0	2	16	30	5	0.63	8	Did not make playoffs
1987-1988	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	16	17	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	21	4	6	2	1	Promoted
1986-1987	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	30	15	-	-	8	Semifinal loss
1984-1985	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	36	19	-	-	8	Semifinal loss
1982-1983	European Cup	3	0	1	2	-	-	6	12	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	5	-	-	3	Promoted
1979-1980	European Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	23	13	4	1.33	2	Final group
	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	11	-	-	2	Promoted
1977-1978	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	9	16th final loss
1975-1976	European Cup	4	3	0	0	0	1	12	9	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
1971-1972	Sir William Cup	6	3	3	0	-	-	26	20	6	1	3	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1963-1964	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1956-1957	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

Tappara Retired Numbers

Tappara Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Tappara — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	10	11	10	21	8
2.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	15	3	18	4
3.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	11	5	12	17	4
4.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	14	0	15	15	8
5.	Anton Ollikainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	4	10	4	14	2
6.	Michael Spacek (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	10	5	6	11	0
7.	Petteri Puhakka (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	11	8	2	10	2
8.	Nick Halloran (F)	2026-2027	Straubing Tigers	DEL	8	4	6	10	6
9.	Jiri Smejkal (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	11	7	2	9	13
10.	Jarno Kärki (F)	2026-2027	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL 2	8	3	6	9	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Tappara — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.81
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	26.77
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.46
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.97
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	26.70

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	516	799
2.	Timo Susi (F)	545	293	241	534
3.	Erkki Lehtonen (F)	477	206	302	508
4.	Timo Jutila (D)	553	122	306	428
5.	Alexander Barkov (F)	518	135	281	416

Franchise All-Time Goals

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Timo Susi (F)	545	293	241	534
2.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	516	799
3.	Jukka Alkula (F)	336	212	155	367
4.	Erkki Lehtonen (F)	477	206	302	508
5.	Pertti Koivulahti (F)	463	199	204	403

Franchise All-Time Assists

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	516	799
2.	Timo Jutila (D)	553	122	306	428
3.	Erkki Lehtonen (F)	477	206	302	508
4.	Alexander Barkov (F)	518	135	281	416
5.	Kristian Kuusela (F)	522	130	276	406

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Janne Grönvall (D)	654	57	181	798
2.	Tuukka Mäntylä (D)	621	50	221	757
3.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	799	678
4.	Timo Jutila (D)	553	122	428	651
5.	Ville Nieminen (F)	312	90	194	631

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	516	799
2.	Pekka Saravo (D)	702	50	78	128
3.	Janne Grönvall (D)	654	57	124	181
4.	Jukka Peltola (F)	634	103	162	265
5.	Pekka Laksola (D)	621	119	266	385

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Theo Fleury (F)	10	8	17	1.70
2.	Luciano Borsato (F)	44	31	67	1.52
3.	Martti Jarkko (F)	250	192	362	1.45
4.	Henry Åkervall (D)	7	7	10	1.43
5.	Timo Ahlqvist (F)	120	110	156	1.30

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	2025-2026	Liiga	59	25	52	77	1.31	20
2.	Martti Jarkko (F)	1976-1977	SM-liiga	35	36	37	73	2.09	72
3.	Joachim Blichfeld (F)	2025-2026	Liiga	53	33	38	71	1.34	16
4.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2009-2010	SM-liiga	57	19	50	69	1.21	58
5.	Luciano Borsato (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	31	36	67	1.52	69

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Martti Jarkko (F)	1976-1977	SM-liiga	35	36	37	73	2.09	72
2.	Jukka Alkula (F)	1976-1977	SM-liiga	36	35	28	63	1.75	4
3.	Antero Lehtonen (F)	1978-1979	SM-liiga	36	35	19	54	1.50	43
4.	Joachim Blichfeld (F)	2025-2026	Liiga	53	33	38	71	1.34	16
5.	Timo Susi (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	32	30	62	1.41	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	2025-2026	Liiga	59	25	52	77	1.31	20
2.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2009-2010	SM-liiga	57	19	50	69	1.21	58
3.	Janne Ojanen (F)	1999-2000	SM-liiga	53	18	47	65	1.23	54
4.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2022-2023	Liiga	57	11	46	57	1.00	45
5.	Henrik Haapala (F)	2016-2017	Liiga	51	15	45	60	1.18	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Tappara — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Markus Kankaanperä (D)	2012-2013	SM-liiga	58	4	12	16	0.28	166
2.	Josef Boumedienne (D)	1999-2000	SM-liiga	50	8	24	32	0.64	160
3.	Burke Henry (D)	2006-2007	SM-liiga	52	1	3	4	0.08	151
4.	Tuukka Mäntylä (D)	2009-2010	SM-liiga	47	5	17	22	0.47	145
5.	Ville Nieminen (F)	2009-2010	SM-liiga	50	15	14	29	0.58	142

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Tappara is Finnish for battleaxe.