When was HeKi founded?

HeKi was founded in 1984 in Heinola, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of HeKi?

The head coach of HeKi is Kari Eloranta.

Who is the captain of HeKi?

The captain of HeKi is Olli Sinkkonen.

What arena does HeKi play in?

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

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2008-2009

2008-2009 Season

HeKi were 13-28-4 in the 2008-09 Mestis season with 40 points, 10th overall.

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2008-2009 HeKi Roster

HeKi — 2008-2009 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Niko Hovinen (G)Loan	38	1988	Helsinki, FIN	6'7"	225	L
	#3	Jan-Erik Kaisla (G)	40	1986	Vantaa, FIN	5'9"	163	L
	#30	Mikko Kapanen (G)	48	1977	Tohmajärvi, FIN	5'10"	181	L
		Villem-Henrik Koitmaa (G)	36	1990	Tallinn, EST	5'11"	183	L
	#39	Timo Väisänen (G)	39	1987	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	187	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#7	Anton Björninen (D)	38	1988	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#33	Jan Hagelberg (D)	41	1985	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	192	L
	#9	Jussi Kiviluoto (D)	37	1989	Heinola, FIN	5'7"	150	L
	#60	Sakari Leino (D)	39	1986	Heinola, FIN	6'3"	181	L
	#8	Adam Meyer (D)	42	1983	Buffalo, MN, USA	6'2"	198	R
	#4	Aki Nurminen (D)	46	1980	Heinola, FIN	6'0"	194	R
	#6	Janne Ruohola (D)	43	1983	Riihimäki, FIN	6'2"	196	L
	#5	Pekka Saittakari (D)"A"	46	1980	Heinola, FIN	5'11"	203	L
	#6	Niko Tuhkanen (D)Loan	38	1988	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#17	Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D)	41	1985	Nastola, FIN	5'9"	187	R
FORWARDS
	#11	Topi Ahola (RW)	38	1988	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#25	Antti Hölli (LW)	39	1987	Kangasala, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#12	Joni Isomäki (RW)	41	1985	Kurikka, FIN	6'3"	205	R
	#28	Markus Kallio (F)	40	1986	Nokia, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#22	Jani Keinänen (C)	50	1976	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#37	Ville Kiiskinen (C)	48	1977	Mikkeli, FIN	6'5"	220	L
	#50	Esa Kivistö (LW)	42	1984	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	218	R
	#22	Karo Koivunen (RW)Loan	47	1979	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#29	Petteri Laine (C)	39	1986	Heinola, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#32	Tommi Lipasti (F)	40	1986	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#40	Dan Marklund (D/F)	42	1984	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	203	L
	#26	Mikko Niinikoski (RW)"A"	48	1978	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	187	R
	#14	Nick Pernula (F)	42	1984	Maple Grove, MN, USA	5'9"	174	R
	#13	Teemu Rinkinen (LW/RW)Loan	39	1987	Hollola, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#27	Janne Ritamäki (RW/LW)	40	1986	Heinola, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#10	Jesse Rohtla (C)Loan	38	1988	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	172	L
	#21	Jaakko Räty (LW)	39	1987	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	172	R
	#20	Olli Sinkkonen (C)"C"	44	1982	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#24	Janne Tavi (LW/RW)Loan	37	1989	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#15	Antti Tyrväinen (W/C)Loan	37	1989	Seinäjoki, FIN	5'11"	196	L
	#14	Tim Velemirovich (C)	46	1980	Thompson, MB, CAN	6'0"	194	L
Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 24.06 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2008-2009 HeKi Staff

Head CoachKari Eloranta
Asst. CoachJanne Sinkkonen
Team ManagerMarko Nyman
Equipment ManagerPentti Halme
Equipment ManagerEsko Pesonen

Team Staff History

2008-2009 HeKi Captains

"C"

Olli Sinkkonen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2008-2009 HeKi Demographics

HeKi Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: -
Town: Heinola, FIN Map
Founded: 1984

2008-2009 HeKi Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

HeKi: 2 065 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 74 GP
Liiga: 1 089 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HeKi U18 (Finnish Juniors)
HeKi U20 (Finnish Juniors)
Pelicans (Liiga)
Pelicans U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

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

HeKi Games

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Latest Transactions

HeKi — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/20/2011	Confirmed	leaving	Matti Huilla (F)	RuoSkA	Details
09/07/2011	Confirmed	leaving	Jani Kylmämaa (F)	Français Volants Paris	Details
08/30/2011	Confirmed	leaving	Petteri Laine (F)	KooKoo -65	Details
07/20/2011	Confirmed	leaving	Denver Manderson (F)	Wheeling Nailers	Details
06/29/2011	Extension		Ville Parkkulainen (D)		Details
06/16/2011	Extension		Roland Hofer (D)		Details
06/16/2011	Confirmed	leaving	Anton Björninen (D)	Val Vanoise	Details
05/20/2011	Confirmed	leaving	Micke Niemelä (D)	FPS	Details

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HeKi History and Standings

HeKi — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2010-2011	Mestis	49	18	21	-	5	5	143	168	69	1.41	9	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	Mestis	45	10	27	-	2	6	122	164	40	0.89	11	Saved in relegation
2008-2009	Mestis	45	10	28	-	3	4	114	171	40	0.89	10	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	Mestis	45	13	25	-	3	4	117	160	49	1.09	10	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Mestis	45	14	23	8	-	-	124	151	38	0.84	7	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Suomi-sarja	32	21	8	2	1	0	135	77	46	1.44	1	Promoted
2004-2005	Suomi-sarja	38	25	9	2	1	2	164	95	55	1.45	1	Qualification loss
	Suomi-sarja	20	14	5	0	0	1	84	52	29	1.45	1	-
2003-2004	Suomi-sarja	36	20	11	2	2	1	147	99	47	1.31	2	Semifinal loss
2002-2003	Suomi-sarja	32	15	14	1	1	1	112	122	34	1.06	6	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	34	11	15	4	2	2	139	156	32	0.94	6	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	34	11	20	3	-	-	119	167	25	0.74	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	7	26	1	-	-	100	170	15	0.44	8	Relegated
1997-1998	II-divisioona	15	10	5	0	-	-	93	55	20	1.33	1	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	20	10	8	2	-	-	108	75	22	1.1	5	-
1995-1996	II-divisioona	36	23	13	0	-	-	194	177	46	1.28	3	-
1992-1993	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-
1991-1992	IV-divisioona	16	15	1	0	-	-	207	43	30	1.88	1	-
	II-divisioona	36	19	17	0	-	-	209	196	38	1.06	7	Did not make playoffs
1989-1990	II-divisioona	36	29	7	0	-	-	263	149	58	1.61	1	Qualification loss
1988-1989	II-divisioona	36	8	26	2	-	-	156	268	18	0.5	9	-
1987-1988	II-divisioona	28	8	17	3	-	-	139	187	19	0.68	7	-

HeKi Retired Numbers

HeKi Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

HeKi — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Joni Häppölä (F)	2026-2027	KHT	II-divisioona	6	4	7	11	0
2.	Marko Kiiskinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	7	3	5	8	4
3.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	9	3	5	8	2
4.	Antti Kauppila (D)	2026-2027	Kiruna IF	HockeyEttan	7	1	3	4	2
5.	Juhani Tyrväinen (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	3	0	3	3	33
6.	Juhani Tyrväinen (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	10	1	0	1	2
7.	Mikko Kousa (D)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	0	0	0	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

HeKi — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2010-2011	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	23.83
2009-2010	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	24.30
2008-2009	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	24.06
2007-2008	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	24.19
2006-2007	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	24.26

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vesa Welling (F)	378	227	290	517
2.	Marko Nyman (F)	335	147	324	475
3.	Pauli Koskela (F)	179	128	101	229
4.	Ari-Pekka Laitinen (F)	286	123	103	226
5.	Pasi Tervala (F)	282	116	95	211

Franchise All-Time Goals

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vesa Welling (F)	378	227	290	517
2.	Marko Nyman (F)	335	147	324	475
3.	Pauli Koskela (F)	179	128	101	229
4.	Ari-Pekka Laitinen (F)	286	123	103	226
5.	Pasi Tervala (F)	282	116	95	211

Franchise All-Time Assists

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marko Nyman (F)	335	147	324	475
2.	Vesa Welling (F)	378	227	290	517
3.	Petteri Hirvonen (F)	125	65	118	183
4.	Ari-Pekka Laitinen (F)	286	123	103	226
5.	Pauli Koskela (F)	179	128	101	229

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Aki Kaskinen (F)	132	48	94	390
2.	Janne Sinkkonen (F)	153	63	130	299
3.	Ari-Pekka Laitinen (F)	286	123	226	285
4.	Timo Lehtinen (D)	118	28	75	273
5.	Jarkko Hämäläinen (D)	88	20	47	264

Franchise All-Time Games Played

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vesa Welling (F)	378	227	290	517
2.	Aki Nurminen (D)	340	54	85	139
3.	Marko Nyman (F)	335	147	324	475
4.	Ari-Pekka Laitinen (F)	286	123	103	226
5.	Pasi Tervala (F)	282	116	95	211

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jari Parviainen (D)	1	0	3	3.00
2.	Juha Kemppainen (F)	6	4	13	2.17
3.	Jani Forsström (D)	1	0	2	2.00
4.	Arto Remes (F)	62	38	109	1.76
5.	Tero Kaasinen (F)	67	59	106	1.58

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Vesa Welling (F)	1989-1990	II-divisioona	36	37	35	72	2.00	22
2.	Vesa Welling (F)	1994-1995	II-divisioona	29	27	44	71	2.45	31
3.	Vesa Welling (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	30	40	70	2.00	6
4.	Marko Nyman (F)	1994-1995	II-divisioona	29	16	49	65	2.24	14
5.	Petteri Hirvonen (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	33	22	40	62	1.88	28

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tero Kaasinen (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	38	19	57	1.63	26
2.	Vesa Welling (F)	1989-1990	II-divisioona	36	37	35	72	2.00	22
3.	Pauli Koskela (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	33	23	56	1.56	6
4.	Pauli Koskela (F)	1994-1995	II-divisioona	28	33	14	47	1.68	4
5.	Vesa Welling (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	30	40	70	2.00	6

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Marko Nyman (F)	1994-1995	II-divisioona	29	16	49	65	2.24	14
2.	Vesa Welling (F)	1994-1995	II-divisioona	29	27	44	71	2.45	31
3.	Arto Remes (F)	1994-1995	II-divisioona	26	10	43	53	2.04	6
4.	Kari Tanninen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	31	8	43	51	1.65	58
5.	Marko Nyman (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	16	42	62	1.77	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

HeKi — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aki Kaskinen (F)	2002-2003	Suomi-sarja	26	12	10	22	0.85	140
2.	Timo Lehtinen (D)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	34	6	15	21	0.62	119
3.	Erkka Tapio (D)	1995-1996	II-divisioona	32	5	7	12	0.38	115
4.	Ville Kiiskinen (F)	2007-2008	Mestis	38	9	14	23	0.61	105
5.	Ville Kiiskinen (F)	2006-2007	Mestis	44	18	24	42	0.95	101