When was Ketterä founded?

Ketterä was founded in 1957 in Imatra, FIN, Finland.

Where is Ketterä based?

Ketterä is based in Imatra, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Ketterä?

The head coach of Ketterä is Teemu Asikainen.

Who is the captain of Ketterä?

The captain of Ketterä is Santeri Salmela.

What arena does Ketterä play in?

Ketterä play their home games at OmaSP Areena in Imatra, FIN.

What are the team colors of Ketterä?

The team colors of Ketterä are Blue + White + Red.

Ketterä

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Ketterä were 26-15-8 in the 2025-26 Mestis season with 77 points, 3rd overall.

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2025-2026 Ketterä Roster

Ketterä — 2025-2026 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Aleksi Karjalainen (G)Loan	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#23	Juho Kuuluvainen (G)	19	2007	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#53	Pyry Lammi (G)Loan	18	2008	Ikaalinen, FIN	5'11"	174	L
	#35	Veeti Luukas (G)	20	2006	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'11"	159	L
	#40	Simo Oja (G)	22	2004	Imatra, FIN	6'0"	157	L
	#35	Reima-Ville Roos (G)	25	2001	Kangasala, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#30	Väinö Tanninen (G)	21	2005	Imatra, FIN	6'0"	161	L
	#31	Roope Taponen (G)Loan	25	2001	Vihti, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#90	Eemil Vinni (G)Loan	20	2005	Vantaa, FIN	6'3"	187	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#17	Olivér Farkas (D)Loan	21	2005	Miskolc, HUN	6'3"	190	L
	#37	Juho Hallikas (D)	23	2003	Imatra, FIN	5'8"	165	L
	#46	Peetu Kiukas (D)Loan	21	2005	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#3	Viktors Kurbaka (D)	21	2005	Daugavpils, LAT	5'11"	174	L
	#77	Jami Käkränen (D)	19	2006	Imatra, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#89	Robin Laukkanen (D)	25	2001	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#63	Aleksi Niemi (D)	23	2002	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	203	R
	#11	Noel Pietilä (D)	26	2000	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'9"	159	L
	#6	Jasper Rannisto (D)"A"	25	2000	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#26	Santeri Salmela (D)"C"	26	2000	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'1"	192	L
	#52	Vertti Svensk (D)Loan	18	2007	Joensuu, FIN	6'1"	168	L
	#4	Joona Tamminen (D)	26	2000	Lohja, FIN	5'10"	174	L
	#57	Luka Tiihonen (D)Loan	23	2003	München, GER	6'1"	183	L
FORWARDS
	#13	Adam Dvorak (RW/LW)	22	2004	Plzen, CZE	5'9"	187	R
	#28	Mikko Haaparanta (F)	29	1997	Imatra, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#14	Kasperi Heinänen (F)	25	2001	Forssa, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#57	Joakim Hirschovits (C)Loan	20	2006	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#97	Elmeri Inkiläinen (C)	20	2006	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	165	R
	#81	Joona Lankinen (F)	28	1998	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'2"	183	L
	#67	Joona Lehtinen (C)	26	2000	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	190	R
	#51	Leevi Lemberg (RW)	27	1999	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	203	R
	#98	Joonatan Lempiäinen (W)	22	2004	Imatra, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#51	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	22	2003	Imatra, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#17	Akseli Mäkinen (C)Loan	24	2002	Kouvola, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#27	Eetu Paasovaara (C)	28	1998	Kiiminki, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#75	Tomi Palo (RW)	25	2001	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#39	Tino Pennanen (F)	20	2006	Savonlinna, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#29	Joona Rantalainen (F)	22	2004	Imatra, FIN	6'2"	159	L
	#21	Jesse Ruotsi (C)	27	1999	Luumäki, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#91	Jimi Rönkkönen (C)"A"	24	2001	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#82	Aleksi Sinkkonen (LW)"A"	24	2002	Imatra, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#20	Miro Tauslahti (LW)Loan	22	2004	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#19	Lenni Tiihonen (F)Loan	22	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	196	R
	#71	Veeti Valtonen (RW)	22	2004	Imatra, FIN	6'4"	205	R
	#88	Jesse Viskari (F/D)	27	1998	Imatra, FIN	5'9"	176	L
Position: G: 5, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 23.67 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Ketterä Staff

Head CoachTeemu Asikainen
Head CoachJanne Tuunanen
Asst. CoachTeemu Asikainen
Asst. CoachSimo Liukka
Goaltending CoachMikko Rämö
Sports ManagerTurkka Partanen
Team ManagerMika Suikkanen
CEOCarlo Grünn
ChairmanMikko Partanen
Conditioning CoachTero Sainio
Equipment ManagerIsmo Käkränen
Equipment ManagerAnssi Kivistö
Equipment ManagerErkki Koho
Equipment ManagerJorma Kosonen
Equipment ManagerIlkka Suuntela
Head Equipment ManagerHeikki Kääriäinen

2025-2026 Ketterä Captains

"C"

Santeri Salmela

"A"

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Ketterä Facts

Plays in: Mestis
Team Colors: Blue + White + Red
Town: Imatra, FIN Map
Founded: 1957

2025-2026 Ketterä Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players
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Experience

Ketterä: 2 290 GP
Liiga: 675 GP
Czechia: 41 GP
NL: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ilves (Liiga)
Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Ketterä U20 (U20 Mestis)
PEPO HC (II-divisioona)
PESÄ (II-divisioona)
SaiPa (Liiga)
SaiPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: OmaSP Areena
Location: Imatra, FIN
Capacity: 1 300
Construction Year: 2011

Ketterä Games

Ketterä — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pyry Hockey	Ketterä	-	Mestis
10/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	TUTO Hockey	Ketterä	-	Mestis
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa	Ketterä	2 - 0	Mestis
10/16/2026 03:30 PM UTC	JoKP	Ketterä	3 - 1	Mestis
10/10/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Ketterä	Pyry Hockey	2 - 0	Mestis

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Latest Transactions

Ketterä — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Tuomas Suoniemi (F)	Kiekko-Espoo	Details
10/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Niklas Appelgren (F)	SaiPa	Details
09/15/2026	Extension		Joona Lankinen (F)		Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Toni Surakka (F)	SaiPa U20	Details
09/11/2026	Extension		Tino Pennanen (F)		Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Aaretti Partanen (D)	SaiPa U20	Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jerkko Virtala (D)	Pyry Hockey	Details
09/10/2026	Loan	joining	Matti Härmä (F)	Sport	Details

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Ketterä History and Standings

Ketterä — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Mestis	12	2	7	-	1	2	21	33	10	0.83	9	-
2025-2026	Mestis	49	17	15	-	9	8	152	141	77	1.57	3	Final loss
2024-2025	Mestis	49	20	17	-	9	3	145	125	81	1.65	3	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Mestis	48	29	13	-	5	1	192	115	98	2.04	2	Final loss
2022-2023	Mestis	52	34	11	-	1	6	197	115	110	2.12	2	Final loss
2021-2022	Mestis	52	30	12	-	7	3	191	132	107	2.06	1	Champion
2020-2021	Mestis	31	17	9	-	1	4	130	92	57	1.84	3	Champion
2019-2020	Mestis	50	34	16	-	8	5	188	127	99	1.98	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	22	14	-	7	7	163	141	87	1.74	3	Champion
2017-2018	Mestis	50	25	16	-	4	5	180	159	88	1.76	3	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Mestis	8	4	4	-	0	0	28	24	12	1.5	3	Qualification loss
	Suomi-sarja	36	31	2	-	3	0	215	59	99	2.75	1	Champion
2015-2016	Suomi-sarja	36	26	5	-	2	3	144	84	85	2.36	1	Final loss
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	14	18	-	3	1	132	141	49	1.36	10	Saved in play-out
2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	19	13	-	3	3	163	133	66	1.74	5	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	21	14	5	-	0	2	96	66	44	2.1	2	-
	Suomi-sarja	20	2	15	-	1	2	54	108	10	0.5	7	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	22	8	10	-	4	0	89	87	32	1.45	6	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	14	8	3	-	1	2	71	41	28	2	3	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	14	10	2	-	1	1	76	37	33	2.36	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	22	13	8	-	1	0	107	88	41	1.86	4	No playoffs held
2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	14	6	8	-	0	0	67	63	18	1.29	4	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	20	12	5	-	2	1	84	57	41	2.05	1	-
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	20	11	7	-	2	0	91	70	37	1.85	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	14	9	2	-	2	1	67	44	32	2.29	1	Qualification loss
2007-2008	Suomi-sarja	15	13	1	-	0	1	89	55	40	2.67	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	20	6	10	-	1	3	95	96	23	1.15	5	-
2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	36	7	21	4	3	1	146	193	25	0.69	7	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	Suomi-sarja	32	11	18	2	1	0	100	133	26	0.81	7	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	Suomi-sarja	38	19	14	4	2	1	139	126	45	1.18	6	Did not make playoffs

Ketterä Tournament Statistics

Ketterä — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	12	5	6	3	1	Champion
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	9	7	2	-	-	-	33	20	21	2.33	-	Champion
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	7	7	0	-	0	0	19	7	-	-	1	Champion
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	6	5	-	-	-	16th final loss
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	4	11	-	-	-	-

Ketterä Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Ketterä — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Yegor Chizhikov (F)	2026-2027	Shakhter Soligorsk	Belarus	11	5	13	18	8
2.	Arttu Reponen (F)	2026-2027	PEPO HC	II-divisioona	4	4	11	15	4
3.	Joona Jääskeläinen (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	12	4	11	15	4
4.	Teemu Lepaus (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	10	3	11	14	2
5.	Adam Dvorak (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	12	7	6	13	14
6.	Rudolfs Maslovskis (F)	2026-2027	Broceni	Latvia2	5	6	6	12	8
7.	Valtteri Kekarainen (F)	2026-2027	Pyry Team	II-divisioona	5	4	8	12	2
8.	Jani Taskula (F)	2026-2027	JoKP	Mestis	12	6	5	11	2
9.	Henry Karjalainen (F)	2026-2027	JoKP	Mestis	12	5	6	11	6
10.	Topi Piipponen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	10	4	7	11	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Ketterä — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	23.56
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	23.67
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.64
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	23.28
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.50

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jari Lippojoki (D)	580	271	315	586
2.	Jose Pekkala (F)	299	176	296	472
3.	Veli-Matti Heino (F)	302	159	207	366
4.	Matti Tiainen (F)	355	158	179	337
5.	Arttu Reponen (F)	200	88	192	280

Franchise All-Time Goals

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jari Lippojoki (D)	580	271	315	586
2.	Jose Pekkala (F)	299	176	296	472
3.	Veli-Matti Heino (F)	302	159	207	366
4.	Matti Tiainen (F)	355	158	179	337
5.	Tero Roiha (F)	156	117	100	217

Franchise All-Time Assists

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jari Lippojoki (D)	580	271	315	586
2.	Jose Pekkala (F)	299	176	296	472
3.	Veli-Matti Heino (F)	302	159	207	366
4.	Arttu Reponen (F)	200	88	192	280
5.	Matti Tiainen (F)	355	158	179	337

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jussi Hilpas (D)	151	11	49	551
2.	Jari Lippojoki (D)	580	271	586	509
3.	Esa Takala (D)	305	62	160	441
4.	Teemu Asikainen (F)	239	88	196	360
5.	Mikko Kettunen (D)	254	32	101	331

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jari Lippojoki (D)	580	271	315	586
2.	Matti Tiainen (F)	355	158	179	337
3.	Esa Takala (D)	305	62	98	160
4.	Veli-Matti Heino (F)	302	159	207	366
5.	Jose Pekkala (F)	299	176	296	472

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Atso Askonen (F)	15	15	31	2.07
2.	Ville Kemppi (F)	1	0	2	2.00
3.	Ondrej Mikula (F)	21	23	39	1.86
4.	Hannu Savolainen (F)	24	11	43	1.79
5.	Simo Karjalainen (F)	16	12	28	1.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jose Pekkala (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	35	40	76	116	3.31	12
2.	Harri Valtonen (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	38	52	90	2.50	26
3.	Jari Lippojoki (D)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	41	46	87	2.42	42
4.	Veli-Matti Heino (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	33	26	48	74	2.24	52
5.	Esa Puuska (D)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	35	30	42	72	2.06	36

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jari Lippojoki (D)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	41	46	87	2.42	42
2.	Jose Pekkala (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	35	40	76	116	3.31	12
3.	Patrick Ryan (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	43	39	29	68	1.58	40
4.	Harri Valtonen (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	38	52	90	2.50	26
5.	Tero Roiha (F)	2000-2001	II-divisioona	28	32	33	65	2.32	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jose Pekkala (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	35	40	76	116	3.31	12
2.	Harri Valtonen (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	38	52	90	2.50	26
3.	Arttu Reponen (F)	2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	20	52	72	1.89	49
4.	Jesse Juntheikki (F)	2016-2017	Suomi-sarja	31	20	49	69	2.23	16
5.	Veli-Matti Heino (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	33	26	48	74	2.24	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Ketterä — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Konsta Mesikämmen (D)	2018-2019	Mestis	45	3	7	10	0.22	164
2.	Jussi Hilpas (D)	2004-2005	Suomi-sarja	35	4	2	6	0.17	138
3.	Henri Myöhänen (F)	2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	35	19	19	38	1.09	120
4.	Jussi Hilpas (D)	2002-2003	Suomi-sarja	28	1	5	6	0.21	120
5.	Jussi Hilpas (D)	2005-2006	Suomi-sarja	24	1	11	12	0.50	119