Eliteprospects
Finland Roope Talaja
#20 Ässät / Liiga - 25/26
Date of Birth
Aug 02, 1988
Position
LW
Age
37
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Kuopio, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
KalPa
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.

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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 Jukurit Mestis 1* 2* 1* 3* 2* 1* |
Blues SM-liiga 40* 2* 3* 5* 95* -10* | Playoffs 18 2 1 3 22 0
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 Jokerit KHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Blues Liiga 27* 5* 8* 13* 18* -4* |
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 51* 10* 5* 15* 22* -12* |
2024-25 Ässät Liiga 50* 7* 3* 10* 28* -17* | Playoffs 9 3 1 4 24 4
2025-26 Ässät Liiga 16* 3* 3* 6* 16* 1* |
Projected Liiga 42* 8* 8* 16* 42* 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 Jokerit Spengler Cup 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* 2* |
Blues Champions HL 9* 1* 1* 2* 8* -1* |

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) 15 605* 139* 111* 250* 0.41* 522* -69* | 7 61 10 * 6 * 16 * 0.26 * 78 * 5 *
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
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/01/2023
11/01/2023 Extension Ässät Ässät
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
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)