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Finland Roope Talaja

#20 Ässät / Liiga - 23/24
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Last 10 games
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 02, 1988
Position
LW
Age
34
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Kuopio, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
KalPa
Contract
23/24

Talaja is typical grinder with good work ethic. Works hard, checks often and isn't afraid to block shots. Has good puck control but could improve the quality of his shots.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 KJT U16 U16 SM-sarja 22 8 3 11 34 - | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 0 -
2004-05 KJT U18 U18 SM-sarja 17 1 9 10 22 - | Relegation 10 6 2 8 8 -
2005-06 KJT U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 9 5 5 10 8 - | Qualification 2 1 0 1 0 -
KJT U18 U18 I-divisioona 17 17 10 27 30 - |
KJT U20 U20 I-divisioona Q 2 0 0 0 2 - |
KJT U20 U20 I-divisioona 5 1 2 3 6 - |
2006-07 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 37 2 4 6 16 7 | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 2 1
2007-08 Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona Q 1 0 0 0 0 - |
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona 4 2 1 3 0 - |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 23 2 2 4 30 1 |
2008-09 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 39 17 9 26 50 8 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 14 -4
2009-10 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 34 11 17 28 53 12 |
HIFK SM-liiga 2 0 1 1 0 0 |
2010-11 Blues SM-liiga 40 2 3 5 95 -10 | Playoffs 18 2 1 3 22 0
Jukurit Mestis 1 2 1 3 2 1 |
2011-12 Blues SM-liiga 58 18 8 26 55 2 | Playoffs 16 4 2 6 18 2
2012-13 HIFK SM-liiga 57 12 12 24 24 -2 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 0
2013-14 HIFK Liiga 31 2 5 7 8 1 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2014-15 Blues Liiga 36 10 8 18 30 0 |
2015-16 Blues Liiga 27 5 8 13 18 -4 |
Jokerit KHL 7 0 0 0 0 -1 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Jokerit KHL 49 4 6 10 55 0 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 0
2017-18 IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 41 11 11 22 48 -2 | Qualification 5 1 0 1 2 1
2018-19 Sport “A” Liiga 56 22 15 37 99 -6 |
2019-20 Sport “A” Liiga 39 13 10 23 53 -14 |
2020-21 Sport Liiga 41 8 4 12 12 -3 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 Sport Liiga 50 11 11 22 34 -1 |
2022-23 Ässät Liiga 51 16 15 31 28 -4 | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 12 0
2023-24 Ässät Liiga - - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 HIFK ET 7 1 2 3 4 - |
2013-14 HIFK ET 5 0 1 1 0 - |
2015-16 Blues Champions HL 9 1 1 2 8 -1 |
Jokerit Spengler Cup 3 2 0 2 0 2 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-03-26T14:00:00+0000 Ässät @ Ilves
2023-03-24T15:30:00-0100 Ässät vs Ilves
2023-03-22T15:30:00-0100 Ässät @ Ilves
2023-03-20T15:30:00-0100 Ässät vs Ilves
2023-03-18T14:00:00-0100 Ässät @ Ilves
2023-03-16T15:30:00-0100 Ässät vs TPS
2023-03-14T15:30:00-0100 Ässät @ TPS
2023-03-13T15:30:00-0100 Ässät vs TPS
2023-03-11T13:00:00-0100 Ässät vs Sport
2023-03-10T15:30:00-0100 Ässät @ Sport
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 9 1 1 2 0.22 8 -1 | 0
ET 2 12 1 3 4 0.33 4 - | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 41 11 11 22 0.54 48 -2 | 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 2 1
KHL 2 56 4 6 10 0.18 55 -1 | 2 4 0 0 0 0.00 4 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 13 488 119 100 219 0.45 456 -41 | 6 52 7 5 12 0.23 54 1
Mestis 4 97 32 29 61 0.63 135 22 | 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 14 -4
Spengler Cup 1 3 2 0 2 0.67 0 2 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 22 8 3 11 0.50 34 - | 1 2 2 0 2 1.00 0 -
U18 I-divisioona 1 17 17 10 27 1.59 30 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 17 1 9 10 0.59 22 - | 1 10 6 2 8 0.80 8 -
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 9 5 5 10 1.11 8 - | 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 -
U20 I-divisioona 2 9 3 3 6 0.67 6 - | 0
U20 I-divisioona Q 2 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 37 2 4 6 0.16 16 7 | 1 12 1 0 1 0.08 2 1
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Shooting Accuracy
15
Teamwork
14
Hitting
14
Strength
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Victor Westermarck (D) 2014-2022 6 Blues, Sport
Jari Sailio (F) 2010-2016 5 Blues, HIFK
Erik Riska (F) 2006-2022 5 Kiekko-Espoo U20, Sport
Ville Lajunen (D) 2006-2017 5 Blues, Jokerit, Kiekko-Espoo U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/21/2022
04/21/2022 Confirmed Sport Ässät
12/21/2019
12/21/2019 Extension Sport Sport
12/22/2018
12/22/2018 Extension Sport Sport
03/28/2018
03/28/2018 Confirmed IF Björklöven Sport
10/22/2017
10/22/2017 Confirmed No team IF Björklöven
12/09/2015
12/09/2015 Confirmed Blues Jokerit
04/04/2014
04/04/2014 Confirmed HIFK Blues
05/03/2012
05/03/2012 Confirmed Blues HIFK
11/04/2010
11/04/2010 Loan Blues Jukurit
05/06/2010
05/06/2010 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Blues
11/19/2009
11/19/2009 Loan Kiekko-Vantaa HIFK
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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Vantaa U20

Career transactions
- 2015-12-09 • Signed to a end of the season + one-year contract extension with Jokerit
- 2014-04-04 • Signed to a two-year contract with Blues
- 2012-05-03 • Signed to a two-year contract with HIFK
- 2011-05-05 • Signed to a one-year contract extension(team option used) with Blues
- 2010-05-06 • Signed to a one-year + option year contract with Blues
- 2008-05-07 • Signed to a two-year contract extension with Kiekko-Vantaa
- 2007-08-30 • Signed to a one-year contract with Kiekko-Vantaa

Career assingments
- 2010-11-03 • Loaned to Jukurit by Blues
- 2009-11-17 • Loaned to HIFK by Kiekko-Vantaa for two games

Other memorable dates
- 2015-12-14 • Made KHL debut (vs. Medvescak Zagreb) +/-: 1 S: 1 Hits: 2 PIM: 0 TOI: 13:38
- 2010-11-27 • Scored first Liiga goal(vs.Ilves)
- 2009-11-19 • Made Liiga debut (vs.Blues)

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