Kalle Loponen

#43 Kärpät / Liiga - 26/27

Date of Birth: Mar 13, 2001
Age: 25
Place of Birth: Hämeenlinna, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: D
Height: 181 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 27/28

Kalle Loponen Facts

Player Type: Mobile DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2019 round 7 #204 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Agency: Premium

Father: Jouni Loponen

Kalle Loponen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2015-2016	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	3	1	4	6	-
2015-2016	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	25	9	13	22	12	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-
2016-2017	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	43	6	23	29	34	-	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0	-
2016-2017	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	11	3	5	8	8	-
2017-2018	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	40	13	24	37	38	-	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-
2017-2018	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	3	0	3	2	5
2017-2018	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	1	2	3	4	-
2017-2018	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	19	5	5	10	10	-
2018-2019	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	4	4	2	-
2018-2019	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	2	7	9	8	3
2018-2019	Kärpät	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-2019	Hermes Loan	Mestis	30	4	8	12	18	11	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	6	3
2018-2019	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	1	1	2	0	2
2018-2019	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	25	3	15	18	28	-
2019-2020	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	56	6	18	24	29	5
2019-2020	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	0	0	0	0	-
2020-2021	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	36	11	22	33	26	29	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	-1
2020-2021	Kärpät	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021-2022	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	2	4
2021-2022	KooKoo	Liiga	38	1	3	4	12	-8	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-3
2021-2022	JYP Loan	Liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-4
2021-2022	Ketterä Loan	Mestis	7	2	2	4	4	2	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	2	5
2022-2023	KooKoo	Liiga	36	2	9	11	16	1
2022-2023	HPK Loan	Liiga	2	0	0	0	2	-2
2022-2023	Ketterä Loan	Mestis	3	0	1	1	0	-1
2023-2024	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	37	4	2	6	14	3
2023-2024	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	8	2	2	4	4	2	Qualification	12	1	4	5	4	2
2024-2025	KooKoo	Liiga	46	14	11	25	24	17	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-2
2025-2026	KooKoo	Liiga	57	5	22	27	38	8	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	2	1
2026-2027	Kärpät	Liiga	5	0	1	1	0	-1
2026-2027	Projected	Liiga	51	0	10	10	0	-10

Kalle Loponen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2018-2019	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	0	3	3	6	-
2019-2020	Kärpät U20	JCWC	5	0	3	3	2	-1

Kalle Loponen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	6	-	0
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	45	6	4	10	0.22	18	5	1	12	1	4	5	0.42	4	2
International-Jr	4	57	11	25	36	0.63	46	-	0
JCWC	1	5	0	3	3	0.60	2	-1	0
Liiga	7	188	22	46	68	0.36	92	11	3	9	0	3	3	0.33	2	-4
Mestis	3	40	6	11	17	0.43	22	12	2	11	4	4	8	0.73	8	8
OHL	1	56	6	18	24	0.43	29	5	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	25	9	13	22	0.88	12	-	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	10	3	1	4	0.40	6	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	85	19	51	70	0.82	74	-	2	10	1	3	4	0.40	2	-
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga)	4	62	16	30	46	0.74	38	41	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-1
WHC-17	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	4	-	0
WJC-18	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	0	2	0

Kalle Loponen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Djurgårdens IF	1	8	2	2	4	0.50	4	2	1	12	1	4	5	0.42	4	2
Finland U16 (all)	1	11	3	5	8	0.73	8	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	4	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	19	5	5	10	0.53	10	-	0
Finland U18	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	0	2	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	6	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	25	3	15	18	0.72	28	-	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Hermes	1	30	4	8	12	0.40	18	11	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	6	3
HPK	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
JYP	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-4	0
Kärpät	3	7	0	1	1	0.14	0	-1	0
Kärpät U16	1	35	12	14	26	0.74	18	-	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-
Kärpät U18	3	85	19	51	70	0.82	74	-	2	10	1	3	4	0.40	2	-
Kärpät U20	4	65	16	32	48	0.74	38	36	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-1
Ketterä	2	10	2	3	5	0.50	4	1	1	5	3	2	5	1.00	2	5
KooKoo	4	177	22	45	67	0.38	90	18	3	9	0	3	3	0.33	2	-4
KooKoo U20	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	4	0
Sudbury Wolves	1	56	6	18	24	0.43	29	5	0
Västerås IK	1	37	4	2	6	0.16	14	3	0

Kalle Loponen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2014-2015	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Kärpät)
2015-2016	U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Kärpät) U16 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal U18 SM-sarja First All-Star Team
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja Best Defenseman (Pekka Marjamäki Award) U18 SM-sarja Best Player (Esa Tikkanen Award) U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal U18 SM-sarja First All-Star Team U18 SM-sarja Most Points by Defenseman (37)
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja Best Defenseman (Reijo Ruotsalainen Award) U20 SM-sarja First All-Star Team U20 SM-sarja Most Goals by Defenseman (11) U20 SM-sarja Most Points by Defenseman (33) U20 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2021-2022	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion
2023-2024	HockeyAllsvenskan Silver Medal
2025-2026	Liiga Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/27/2026	Confirmed	KooKoo	Kärpät
01/04/2025	Extension	KooKoo	KooKoo
10/23/2024	Extension	KooKoo	KooKoo
07/22/2024	Confirmed	Djurgårdens IF	KooKoo
02/15/2024	Confirmed	Västerås IK	Djurgårdens IF
05/25/2023	Confirmed	KooKoo	Västerås IK
12/10/2022	Loan	KooKoo	Ketterä
11/17/2022	Loan	KooKoo	HPK
02/23/2022	Loan	KooKoo	Ketterä
02/08/2022	Loan	KooKoo	JYP
05/03/2021	Confirmed	Kärpät	KooKoo
09/04/2019	Confirmed	Kärpät	Sudbury Wolves
05/16/2019	Extension	Kärpät U20	Kärpät
11/13/2018	Loan	Kärpät U20	Hermes

Kalle Loponen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 2 #101 by Sudbury Wolves in the CHL Import Draft
2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #142 by FCHockey
2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #177 by McKeen's Hockey
2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #64 by NHL Central Scouting