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Finland Roope Taponen
#60 Kiekko-Espoo / Liiga - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 14, 2001
Position
G
Age
24
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
NuPS
Contract
26/27

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Roope Taponen Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2015-16 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 4* -* -* .921* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - - .758 - - - - -
2016-17 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 11* -* -* .939* -* -* -* - * -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* -* -* .895* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - - .903 - - - - -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 8* -* -* .969* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 20* -* 2.77* .923* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 5.73 .852 - - - - -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* -* 4.00* .875* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 8* -* -* .906* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 26* 44* -* .905* 75* 711* -* - * -* | Playoffs 3 4 2.00 .943 6 100 - - -
HIFK Liiga 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 4* 5* 3.53* .877* 14* 100* 1* 1-3-0 * 238* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 15* 22* -* .909* 42* 423* -* - * -* |
2019-20 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 10* 2.33* .905* 14* 134* -* - * -* |
Jokipojat Mestis 21* 30* 2.88* .897* 58* 505* 1* 14-6-0 * 1 209* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 9* -* .901* 15* 137* -* - * -* |
2020-21 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 19* -* 2.30* .912* 45* 465* 2* 10-3-6 * 1 173* | Playoffs 2 - 3.07 .889 7 56 0 0-2-0 137
Finland U20 WJC-20 1* 7* 1.00* .929* 1* 13* 0* 1-0-0 * 60* |
2021-22 HIFK Liiga 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 2.67 .920 2 23 0 0-1-0 45
Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 25* 28* 1.91* .930* 48* 640* 3* 13-6-6 * 1 508* |
Ilves Liiga 5* -* 2.77* .872* 14* 95* 0* 3-1-1 * 303* |
2022-23 HIFK Liiga 41* 50* 1.96* .914* 80* 851* 5* 19-9-13 * 2 448* | Playoffs 12 12 2.37 .901 29 265 1 5-7-0 736
2023-24 HIFK Liiga 41* 56* 2.20* .906* 87* 840* 5* 17-9-13 * 2 372* | Playoffs 2 7 3.05 .850 6 34 0 0-2-0 118
Finland (all) International 1* 3* 6.24* .769* 6* 20* 0* 0-1-0 * 58* |
2024-25 HIFK Liiga 26* 45* 2.63* .900* 63* 565* 3* 11-8-5 * 1 438* | Playoffs 0 4 - - - - - - -
2025-26 Ilves Liiga 6* 17* 3.66* .843* 19* 102* 0* 0-2-2 * 312* |
Kiekko-Espoo Liiga 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |

Roope Taponen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2018-19 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2* -* 6.55* .869* -* -* -* - * -* |
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo Suomen Cup 5* 5* -* .949* 7* 129* -* - * -* |
HIFK Champions HL 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2022-23 HIFK Spengler Cup 2* 3* 4.54* .833* 6* 30* 0* 0-1-0 * 80* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 1* 3* 6.24* .769* 6* 20* 0* 0-1-0 * 58* |
2025-26 Ilves Champions HL 3* -* 0.67* .971* 2* 68* 1* 3-0-0 * -* |

Roope Taponen Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
Champions HL 2 3* 2* 0.67* .971* 2* 68* 1* 3-0-0* - | 0 * * * * * * *
EHT 1 1* 3* 6.24* .769* 6* 20* 0* 0-1-0* 58 | 0 * * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 2* -* 6.55* .869* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
International 1 1* 3* 6.24* .769* 6* 20* 0* 0-1-0* 58 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 36* 31* -* .908* 57* 560* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Liiga 6 119* 171* 2.30* .903* 263* 2 453* 13* 50-29-34* 6 871 | 4 15 23 2.47* .897* 37* 322* 1* 5-10-0* 898*
Mestis 3 65* 58* 2.33* .914* 151* 1 610* 6* 37-15-12* 3 890 | 1 2 - 3.07* .889* 7* 56* 0* 0-2-0* 137*
Spengler Cup 1 2* 3* 4.54* .833* 6* 30* 0* 0-1-0* 80 | 0 * * * * * * *
Suomen Cup 1 5* 5* -* .949* 7* 129* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 17* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 7 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 11* -* -* .939* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 20* -* 2.77* .923* -* -* -* -* - | 1 2 - 5.73* .852* -* -* -* -* -*
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 33* 54* -* .905* 89* 845* -* -* - | 1 3 4 2.00* .943* 6* 100* -* -* -*
WJC-18 1 4* 5* 3.53* .877* 14* 100* 1* 1-3-0* 238 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 1* 7* 1.00* .929* 1* 13* 0* 1-0-0* 60 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Roope Taponen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/22/2025
12/22/2025 Loan Ilves Kiekko-Espoo
05/14/2025
05/14/2025 Confirmed HIFK Ilves
02/03/2023
02/03/2023 Extension HIFK HIFK
05/12/2022
05/12/2022 Extension HIFK HIFK
10/14/2021
10/14/2021 Loan HIFK Ilves
06/22/2021
06/22/2021 Loan HIFK Kiekko-Espoo
08/13/2020
08/13/2020 Loan HIFK Kiekko-Espoo
04/06/2020
04/06/2020 Extension HIFK U20 HIFK
11/12/2019
11/12/2019 Loan HIFK U20 Jokipojat
08/02/2018
08/02/2018 Confirmed Jokerit U18 HIFK U20
Player Biography and Trivia

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #172 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #6 by NHL Central Scouting