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Finland Roope Talaja
#20 Ässät / Liiga - 25/26
Date of Birth
Aug 02, 1988
Position
LW
Age
38
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Kuopio, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
KalPa
Status
Retired

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.

© Photo: Timo Savela

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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 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 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 26* 5* 3* 8* 16* -5* | Playoffs 7 7 1 8 4 8

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) 15 615* 141* 111* 252* 0.41* 522* -75* | 8 68 17 * 7 * 24 * 0.35 * 82 * 13 *
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
08/14/2026
08/14/2026 Confirmed Ässät Retired
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)