What league does Peliitat play in?

Peliitat play in the II-divisioona.

When was Peliitat founded?

Peliitat was founded in 1969 in Heinola, FIN, Finland.

Where is Peliitat based?

Peliitat is based in Heinola, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Peliitat?

The head coach of Peliitat is Jani Keinänen.

Who is the captain of Peliitat?

The captain of Peliitat is Ville-Matti Koponen.

What arena does Peliitat play in?

Peliitat play their home games at Versowood Areena in Heinola, FIN.

Who is the general manager of Peliitat?

The general manager of Peliitat is Josse Mielonen.

What are the team colors of Peliitat?

The team colors of Peliitat are Red + Black + White.

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2018-2019 Season

Peliitat were 20-21-9 in the 2018-19 Mestis season with 63 points, 11th overall.

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2018-2019 Peliitat Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mestis
1.	Pasi Kouvalainen (RW)	50	13	14	27	28	-8	4	1	5	6	6	2
2.	Roope Mäkitalo (C)	39	9	13	22	8	-3	4	0	2	2	0	0
3.	Santeri Koponen (D)	43	4	18	22	24	-4	4	2	3	5	0	2
4.	Mikko Laine (RW)	17	9	12	21	6	1
5.	Atte Antinaho (C)	48	10	10	20	24	-4	4	2	2	4	2	0
6.	Lauri Heino (F)	41	9	10	19	98	2	4	2	1	3	2	1
7.	Niklas Salo (LW/RW)	23	12	6	18	6	-5
8.	Arttu Rämö (F)	36	6	10	16	6	4	3	1	0	1	0	1
9.	Henri Ruotsalainen (RW/C)	28	4	11	15	25	-2	4	1	3	4	2	2
10.	Waltteri Hopponen (LW/RW)	42	4	9	13	63	-8	4	0	1	1	2	-1
11.	Santtu Kinnunen (D)	21	1	12	13	35	-4
12.	Eemeli Jeskanen (LW)	37	6	6	12	59	-2	4	2	1	3	2	0
13.	Sakke Hämäläinen (LW)	24	2	10	12	33	-6
14.	Joakim Kukkonen (F)	47	4	7	11	28	-9	4	0	0	0	12	1
15.	Petteri Haveri (D/F)	35	7	3	10	0	0	4	1	2	3	2	5
16.	Mark Viitanen (RW)	27	5	5	10	8	-7	4	2	3	5	2	7
17.	Markus Neva-Aho (D)	38	0	10	10	22	-6	4	0	0	0	2	1
18.	Aleks Haatanen (LW)	14	2	7	9	2	-2
19.	Reno Goodwin (F)	24	2	7	9	0	1	4	4	0	4	2	7
20.	Toni Hannukkala (D)	37	1	7	8	10	0	4	0	0	0	8	2
21.	Joel Ojala (D)	50	1	5	6	8	-7	4	0	4	4	0	5
22.	Niko Tuhkanen (D)	12	0	6	6	6	-3
23.	Ville-Matti Koponen (C/RW)	38	3	2	5	30	-11	4	1	4	5	0	5
24.	Aleksi Ek (D)	9	2	3	5	0	3	4	0	2	2	2	2
25.	Aapo Ahola (D)	11	2	3	5	6	-7
26.	Jonne Jantunen (RW)	20	2	3	5	10	-5
27.	Vladislav Shishkov (D)	23	2	3	5	6	6
28.	Waltteri Merelä (RW)	9	1	4	5	0	-1
29.	Severi Lahtinen (RW/LW)	2	1	3	4	0	3
30.	Niko Kivelä (LW/RW)	5	3	0	3	2	-1
31.	Ivan Lytvynov (D)	21	0	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
32.	Roope Elimäki (C)	8	1	1	2	2	-3
33.	Joona Tala (D)	8	1	1	2	2	2	4	0	0	0	12	2
34.	Keni Karalahti (D)	8	1	1	2	43	-3
35.	Jarkko Pynnönen (D)	10	0	2	2	4	0
36.	Ville Nieminen (LW/RW)	16	1	0	1	39	-4
37.	Saku Leppänen (D)	6	0	1	1	2	-6
38.	Jesse Ahonen (D)	14	0	1	1	8	-8
39.	Nico Manelius (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Suomen Cup
1.	Niko Kivelä (LW/RW)	7	3	5	8	2	-
2.	Pasi Kouvalainen (RW)	7	2	5	7	4	-
3.	Atte Antinaho (C)	7	1	3	4	2	-
4.	Roope Mäkitalo (C)	7	1	3	4	4	-
5.	Arttu Rämö (F)	6	2	1	3	2	-
6.	Lauri Heino (F)	6	2	1	3	24	-
7.	Jarkko Pynnönen (D)	2	1	2	3	0	-
8.	Reno Goodwin (F)	4	1	2	3	2	-
9.	Waltteri Hopponen (LW/RW)	7	1	2	3	0	-
10.	Santeri Koponen (D)	7	0	3	3	4	-
11.	Petteri Haveri (D/F)	5	2	0	2	0	-
12.	Eemeli Jeskanen (LW)	2	1	1	2	4	-
13.	Joel Ojala (D)	5	1	1	2	0	-
14.	Mark Viitanen (RW)	7	1	1	2	0	-
15.	Joakim Kukkonen (F)	7	1	1	2	4	-
16.	Ville-Matti Koponen (C/RW)	5	0	1	1	0	-
17.	Niko Tuhkanen (D)	5	0	1	1	8	-
18.	Jesse Ahonen (D)	7	0	1	1	0	-
19.	Jonne Jantunen (RW)	7	0	1	1	0	-
20.	Mikko Laine (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
21.	Nico Manelius (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
22.	Keni Karalahti (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
23.	Ivan Lytvynov (D)	5	0	0	0	0	-
24.	Vladislav Shishkov (D)	6	0	0	0	2	-
25.	Toni Hannukkala (D)	7	0	0	0	22	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Mestis
1.	Jasper Patrikainen (G)	8	2.75	.913	4	2	2	1	485:52	232
2.	Sami Suni (G)	19	2.84	.900	6	8	4	0	1071:07	486	4	0.75	.967
3.	Adam Nagy (G)	19	2.79	.897	3	7	7	0	1048:55	460	1	1.00	.889
4.	Jakub Skarek (G)	7	2.86	.896	1	4	2	0	426:00	173
5.	Axel Dahl (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
6.	Riku Ruotsalainen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
7.	Vesa-Matti Kohopää (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
Suomen Cup
1.	Jakub Skarek (G)	1	1.00	.957	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Adam Nagy (G)	2	1.00	.946	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Sami Suni (G)	4	2.79	.912	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Joonas Kilpeläinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2018-2019 Peliitat Staff

Head CoachJani Keinänen
Head CoachVesa Petäjä
Asst. CoachVille Kiiskinen
Goaltending CoachMikko Eloranta
General ManagerJosse Mielonen
Sports ManagerPekka Saittakari
Team ManagerMarko Nyman
ChairmanJussi Varjo
Equipment ManagerMika Myllynen
Equipment ManagerEsko Pesonen
Equipment ManagerTomi Pesonen

Team Staff History

2018-2019 Peliitat Captains

"C"

Ville-Matti Koponen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Peliitat Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Heinola, FIN Map
Founded: 1969

2018-2019 Peliitat Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Peliitat: 2 034 GP
Liiga: 1 434 GP
Czechia: 25 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Giants
Hiisi (III-divisioona)
Panthers Hockey (III-divisioona)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Versowood Areena
Location: Heinola, FIN
Capacity: 2 975
Construction Year: 1984

Peliitat Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/14/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Gladiators HT	Peliitat	11 - 6	II-divisioona
02/08/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SuKiKa	Peliitat	3 - 7	II-divisioona
02/07/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Peliitat	Urho	1 - 3	II-divisioona
01/31/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Peliitat	PESÄ	12 - 1	II-divisioona
01/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Warkis	Peliitat	6 - 4	II-divisioona

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Peliitat History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	II-divisioona	22	14	5	-	3	0	148	64	48	2.18	2	Final loss
2024-2025	II-divisioona	24	18	4	-	1	1	172	83	57	2.38	2	Final group
2023-2024	II-divisioona	20	14	5	-	1	0	114	67	44	2.2	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Mestis	52	12	34	-	3	3	116	197	45	0.87	14	Bankruptcy
2021-2022	Mestis	10	5	2	-	2	1	47	29	20	2	2	Saved in relegation
	Mestis	52	12	26	-	9	5	132	163	59	1.13	13	Relegation Play
2020-2021	Mestis	31	9	17	-	4	1	92	113	36	1.16	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Mestis	50	20	30	-	6	5	150	187	59	1.18	11	Qualification Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	14	21	-	6	9	134	158	63	1.26	11	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	Mestis	50	9	30	-	7	4	153	219	45	0.9	12	Saved in relegation
2016-2017	Mestis	50	19	21	-	5	5	152	164	72	1.44	7	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Mestis	50	16	22	-	3	9	125	165	64	1.28	9	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Mestis	56	16	31	-	2	7	150	204	59	1.05	9	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	14	24	-	7	11	151	193	67	1.2	10	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Mestis	48	19	22	-	3	4	154	159	67	1.4	7	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	12	26	-	4	4	103	123	48	1.04	11	Saved in play-out
1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	8	35	1	-	-	156	325	17	0.39	11	Bankruptcy
1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	4	27	3	-	-	131	306	11	0.25	12	Relegated
1985-1986	I-divisioona	44	21	22	1	-	-	246	227	43	0.98	6	-
1984-1985	I-divisioona	44	14	24	6	-	-	183	238	35	0.8	8	-
1983-1984	I-divisioona	36	12	23	1	-	-	150	209	25	0.69	8	-
1981-1982	II-divisioona	14	7	2	5	-	-	65	47	19	1.36	2	-
1976-1977	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	II-divisioona	20	12	6	2	-	-	113	82	26	1.3	2	-
1974-1975	II-divisioona	20	14	5	1	-	-	99	68	29	1.45	2	-
1973-1974	Maakuntasarja	8	6	1	1	-	-	66	26	13	1.63	1	-
1972-1973	Maakuntasarja	14	10	3	1	-	-	86	44	21	1.5	2	-
1971-1972	Suomen sarja	14	0	14	0	-	-	31	136	0	0	8	-
1970-1971	Suomen sarja	14	8	5	1	-	-	59	55	17	1.21	3	-

Peliitat Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	8	8	3	1.5	2	Qualification loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	5	2	2	-	1	0	15	18	8	1.6	-	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	15	-	-	-	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	8	5	-	-	-	16th final loss
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	0	5	-	-	-	First round loss
	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	5	0	-	-	-	Qualification

Peliitat Retired Numbers

Peliitat Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Anton Ollikainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	3	9	4	13	2
2.	Tomi Purmola (F)	2026-2027	Shakers	II-divisioona	3	8	2	10	4
3.	Karim Bentaleb (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	4	5	5	10	25
4.	Sakari Manninen (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	9	5	5	10	0
5.	Joona Monto (F)	2026-2027	GKS Katowice	PHL	8	3	7	10	4
6.	Leo Ring (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	10	3	7	10	0
7.	Mikko Hyyryläinen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	3	4	4	8	0
8.	Emil Kujala (F)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	4	2	6	8	0
9.	Joonas Alanne (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	3	0	8	8	2
10.	Otto Nieminen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	5	5	2	7	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	23.63
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	25.50
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	27.79
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	27.39
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.20

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve MacDonald (F)	148	119	107	226
2.	Juha Ovaska (F)	151	117	63	180
3.	Donald Fraser (F)	88	63	73	136
4.	Ville-Matti Koponen (F)	319	26	103	129
5.	Christian Silfver (D)	213	40	85	125

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve MacDonald (F)	148	119	107	226
2.	Juha Ovaska (F)	151	117	63	180
3.	Donald Fraser (F)	88	63	73	136
4.	Tuukka Rajamäki (F)	221	48	54	102
5.	Jukka Maijala (F)	111	42	27	69

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Steve MacDonald (F)	148	119	107	226
2.	Ville-Matti Koponen (F)	319	26	103	129
3.	Christian Silfver (D)	213	40	85	125
4.	Donald Fraser (F)	88	63	73	136
5.	Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D)	142	21	71	92

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Ari-Pekka Selin (D)	87	10	28	218
2.	Ilari Metsola (D)	170	12	40	212
3.	Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D)	142	21	92	209
4.	Steve MacDonald (F)	148	119	226	203
5.	Henri Manninen (F)	138	41	71	195

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville-Matti Koponen (F)	319	26	103	129
2.	Tuukka Rajamäki (F)	221	48	54	102
3.	Christian Silfver (D)	213	40	85	125
4.	Henri Ruotsalainen (F)	176	29	54	83
5.	Petteri Haveri (D)	172	21	14	35

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Timo Palmu (F)	17	16	50	2.94
2.	Robert Leino (F)	2	1	5	2.50
3.	Otto Nieminen (F)	3	5	6	2.00
4.	Arttu Vesterinen (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Vili Sopanen (F)	19	11	37	1.95

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Steve MacDonald (F)	1985-1986	44	39	78
2.	Donald Fraser (F)	1985-1986	44	34	68
3.	Donald Fraser (F)	1984-1985	44	29	68
4.	Steve MacDonald (F)	1984-1985	44	28	55
5.	Pekka Koskela (F)	1982-1983	24	25	55

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Steve MacDonald (F)	1985-1986	44	39	78
2.	Juha Ovaska (F)	1985-1986	44	38	54
3.	Erkki Mäkelä (F)	1984-1985	41	36	48
4.	Donald Fraser (F)	1985-1986	44	34	68
5.	Steve MacDonald (F)	1982-1983	24	30	51

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Steve MacDonald (F)	1985-1986	44	39	78
2.	Donald Fraser (F)	1984-1985	44	39	68
3.	Donald Fraser (F)	1985-1986	44	34	68
4.	Timo Palmu (F)	1988-1989	17	34	50
5.	Pekka Koskela (F)	1982-1983	24	30	55

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Ari-Pekka Selin (D)	1984-1985	44	11	124
2.	Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D)	2014-2015	50	33	114
3.	Lauri Heino (F)	2018-2019	41	19	98
4.	Henri Manninen (F)	2013-2014	52	19	96
5.	Ari-Pekka Selin (D)	1985-1986	43	17	94