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Finland Roope Talaja

#20 Ässät / Liiga - 23/24

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G
A
TP
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5
0
0
0
-4
10
2
0
2
-3
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Last added: Jason Stone
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Matthias Plachta 22 14 16 30
2. Cameron Brace 24 11 15 26
3. Nicolas Mattinen 24 11 14 25
4. Matt White 24 9 16 25
5. Cody Kunyk 24 8 17 25
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Roope Talaja Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
35
Height
181 cm / 5'11"
Place of Birth
Weight
87 kg / 192 lbs
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
25/26

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.

Roope Talaja 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 “A” Liiga 21* 4* 4* 8* 12* -1* |
Projected Liiga 55* 10* 10* 20* 31* -3* |

Roope Talaja 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* |

Roope Talaja Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-11-23T15:30:00-0100 Ässät @ Kärpät
2023-11-18T14:00:00-0100 Ässät vs TPS
2023-11-17T15:30:00-0100 Ässät @ Pelicans
2023-11-04T14:00:00-0100 Ässät @ KalPa
2023-11-01T15:30:00-0100 Ässät vs KooKoo
2023-10-28T14:00:00+0000 Ässät @ Lukko
2023-10-27T15:30:00+0000 Ässät vs Lukko
2023-10-25T15:30:00+0000 Ässät @ Tappara
2023-10-19T15:30:00+0000 Ässät vs HIFK
2023-10-13T15:30:00+0000 Ässät vs Ilves
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Roope Talaja 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) 13 509* 123* 104* 227* 0.45* 468* -42* | 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 *

Roope Talaja Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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Roope Talaja 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
01/11/2023
01/11/2023 Extension Ässät Ässät
21/04/2022
21/04/2022 Confirmed Sport Ässät
21/12/2019
21/12/2019 Extension Sport Sport
22/12/2018
22/12/2018 Extension Sport Sport
28/03/2018
28/03/2018 Confirmed IF Björklöven Sport
22/10/2017
22/10/2017 Confirmed No team IF Björklöven
09/12/2015
09/12/2015 Confirmed Blues Jokerit
04/04/2014
04/04/2014 Confirmed HIFK Blues
03/05/2012
03/05/2012 Confirmed Blues HIFK
04/11/2010
04/11/2010 Loan Blues Jukurit
06/05/2010
06/05/2010 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Blues
19/11/2009
19/11/2009 Loan Kiekko-Vantaa HIFK

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Roope Talaja 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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