When was RoKi founded?

RoKi was founded in 1979 in Rovaniemi, FIN, Finland.

RoKi is based in Rovaniemi, FIN.

Who is the captain of RoKi?

The captain of RoKi is Okko Reku.

What arena does RoKi play in?

RoKi play their home games at Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi, FIN.

What are the team colors of RoKi?

The team colors of RoKi are Blue + Yellow + White.

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1996-1997 Season

RoKi were 26-8-2 in the 1996-97 II-divisioona season with 54 points, 2nd overall.

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1996-1997 RoKi Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Janne Väihkönen (G)	50	1976	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	196	L
DEFENSEMEN
	Aapo Aro (D)	46	1980	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	198	L
	Tuomas Hietala (D)	47	1979	Sodankylä, FIN	5'8"	179	R
	Tero Ihantola (D)	49	1977	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	Teppo Kangas (D)	49	1976	Kolari, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	Jani Karppinen (D)	51	1975	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	Petri Lukkarila (D)	51	1974	Tornio, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	Jani Mikkola (D)	48	1977	Sodankylä, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	Jari Valvio (D)	49	1977		-	-	-
FORWARDS
	Konstantin Astrakhantsev (RW)	59	1967	Glazov, RUS	6'0"	209	L
	Mika Hand (LW)	53	1972	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	Peter Hyttinen (F)	52	1973		-	-	-
	Hannu Kantola (F)	44	1981	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	Mikael Kylmämaa (F)	49	1977	Kolari, FIN	5'10"	174	R
	Juha-Pekka Lahdenkauppi (F)	48	1978	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	Viktor Loginov (F)		1962	Angarsk, RUS	5'11"	154	R
	Kai Määttä (F)	-			-	-	-
	Vesa Peura (F)	47	1978	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'1"	183	-
	Okko Reku (F)"C"	56	1970		5'10"	181	-
	Simo Rouvinen (C)	48	1978	Kotka, FIN	5'9"	185	L
	Ilari Sainio (F)	48	1978	Turku, FIN	5'9"	176	R
	Niko Svensk (F)	55	1971		5'10"	172	-

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1996-1997 RoKi Staff

Player-CoachViktor Loginov

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1996-1997 RoKi Captains

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Okko Reku

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RoKi Facts

Plays in: Mestis
Team Colors: Blue + Yellow + White
Town: Rovaniemi, FIN Map
Founded: 1979

1996-1997 RoKi Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players
2 players

Experience

RoKi: 836 GP
WC: 8 GP
Liiga: 32 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KeKi (II-divisioona)
Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
PaKa (III-divisioona)
RoKi Team (III-divisioona)
RoKi U16 (U16 Mestis)
RoKi U18 (U18 Mestis)
RoKi U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Lappi Areena
Location: Rovaniemi, FIN
Capacity: 3 500
Construction Year: 2003

RoKi Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/03/2026 02:00 PM UTC	RoKi	JoKP	-	Mestis
10/02/2026 03:30 PM UTC	RoKi	Kiekko-Vantaa	-	Mestis
09/26/2026 02:00 PM UTC	KeuPa HT	RoKi	2 - 5	Mestis
09/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Pyry Hockey	RoKi	3 - 1	Mestis
09/19/2026 02:00 PM UTC	IPK	RoKi	3 - 2	Mestis

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RoKi History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Mestis	5	2	2	-	1	0	17	11	8	1.6	4	-
2025-2026	Mestis	49	19	19	-	4	7	150	155	72	1.47	6	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Mestis	49	20	24	-	3	2	116	136	68	1.39	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Mestis	48	18	19	-	6	5	165	177	71	1.48	8	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Mestis	52	27	16	-	6	3	179	135	96	1.85	3	Bronze game win
2021-2022	Mestis	52	19	18	-	8	7	152	161	80	1.54	6	Bronze game win
2020-2021	Mestis	18	7	8	-	0	3	57	64	24	1.33	14	Withdrawn
2019-2020	Mestis	50	21	29	-	8	8	159	171	63	1.26	10	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Mestis	50	18	20	-	5	7	138	164	71	1.42	7	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Mestis	50	17	21	-	5	7	150	171	68	1.36	10	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Mestis	50	16	24	-	7	3	148	154	65	1.3	10	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Mestis	50	12	29	-	5	4	122	177	50	1	12	Saved in relegation
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	19	14	-	1	2	148	120	61	1.69	4	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	22	6	-	5	5	193	115	81	2.13	1	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	22	17	4	-	1	0	92	46	53	2.41	1	Qualification loss
	Suomi-sarja	20	15	3	-	1	1	91	44	48	2.4	1	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	22	12	6	-	3	1	101	91	43	1.95	4	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	14	7	4	-	2	1	60	43	26	1.86	2	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	14	9	3	-	2	0	70	39	31	2.21	2	-
	Suomi-sarja	22	18	3	-	0	1	137	63	55	2.5	1	Qualification loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	8	31	-	5	1	117	191	35	0.78	12	Relegated
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	20	18	1	-	1	0	148	38	56	2.8	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	14	9	3	-	2	0	65	24	31	2.21	2	Promoted
2007-2008	Suomi-sarja	14	5	8	-	1	0	48	55	17	1.21	6	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	16	9	7	-	0	0	61	57	27	1.69	3	-
2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	36	22	9	3	0	2	160	92	49	1.36	2	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Suomi-sarja	34	28	4	1	1	0	188	72	59	1.74	1	Semifinal loss
2004-2005	Suomi-sarja	34	24	6	3	1	0	208	93	54	1.59	1	Quarterfinal loss
	Suomi-sarja	20	15	3	0	1	1	125	53	33	1.65	1	-
2003-2004	Suomi-sarja	32	14	14	2	1	1	109	105	33	1.03	5	Did not make playoffs

RoKi 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	7	7	3	1.5	2	Qualification loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	10	6	3	1.5	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	8	4	-	-	-	Relegated
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	10	5	-	-	-	16th final loss

RoKi Retired Numbers

RoKi Stars And Cult Players

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	8	6	5	11	4
2.	Dias Guseinov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	-	6	8	1	9	4
3.	Eppu Karuvaara (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	2	4	5	9	0
4.	Dias Guseinov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	11	2	7	9	4
5.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	3	2	6	8	2
6.	Santeri Peltola (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	5	2	6	8	0
7.	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	2026-2027	SC Csíkszereda	Erste Liga	4	2	5	7	4
8.	Ville Heikkinen (F)	2026-2027	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	PHL	4	1	6	7	0
9.	Lauri Huhdanpää (F)	2026-2027	Hockey Punks	Latvia	5	0	7	7	2
10.	Lari Posti (F)	2026-2027	Haukat	Suomi-sarja	6	1	5	6	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	23.15
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	23.63
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.31
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	24.91
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	24.27

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ilari Sainio (F)	492	156	253	409
2.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	276	136	227	363
3.	Hannu Erkkilä (F)	188	124	114	238
4.	Henri Joki-Erkkilä (D)	369	73	165	238
5.	Olli-Matti Järvelä (F)	340	125	101	226

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ilari Sainio (F)	492	156	253	409
2.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	276	136	227	363
3.	Olli-Matti Järvelä (F)	340	125	101	226
4.	Hannu Erkkilä (F)	188	124	114	238
5.	Teemu Lahti (F)	171	87	114	201

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ilari Sainio (F)	492	156	253	409
2.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	276	136	227	363
3.	Henri Joki-Erkkilä (D)	369	73	165	238
4.	Henri Fomin (F)	175	69	132	201
5.	Jani Mikkola (D)	351	68	131	199

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Ilari Sainio (F)	492	156	409	456
2.	Jani Mikkola (D)	351	68	199	443
3.	Juho Joona (F)	300	80	200	406
4.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	276	136	363	390
5.	Matti Huhtamäki (F)	144	80	166	387

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ilari Sainio (F)	492	156	253	409
2.	Antti Järvelä (F)	450	66	81	147
3.	Henri Joki-Erkkilä (D)	369	73	165	238
4.	Jani Mikkola (D)	351	68	131	199
5.	Olli-Matti Järvelä (F)	340	125	101	226

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Juho Luoma (F)	27	31	66	2.44
2.	Jussi Viitanen (F)	3	0	7	2.33
3.	Jani Rautio (F)	32	15	73	2.28
4.	Kimmo Vähäkuopus (F)	28	30	61	2.18
5.	Viktor Loginov (F)	80	66	162	2.03

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Konstantin Astrakhantsev (F)	1995-1996	32	45	86
2.	Viktor Loginov (F)	1995-1996	32	28	83
3.	Jani Rautio (F)	2004-2005	32	15	73
4.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	2011-2012	28	28	71
5.	Hannu Erkkilä (F)	2011-2012	36	39	68

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Konstantin Astrakhantsev (F)	1995-1996	32	45	86
2.	Hannu Erkkilä (F)	2011-2012	36	39	68
3.	Juho Luoma (F)	2004-2005	27	31	66
4.	Viktor Loginov (F)	1996-1997	36	30	65
5.	Okko Reku (F)	1995-1996	30	30	63

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jani Rautio (F)	2004-2005	32	58	73
2.	Viktor Loginov (F)	1995-1996	32	55	83
3.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	2011-2012	28	43	71
4.	Konstantin Astrakhantsev (F)	1995-1996	32	41	86
5.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	2013-2014	30	41	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Lauri Heino (F)	2022-2023	39	22	123
2.	Lauri Heino (F)	2023-2024	35	19	123
3.	Lauri Heino (F)	2021-2022	36	20	113
4.	Aleksi Kenttämaa (D)	2021-2022	51	9	110
5.	Matti Huhtamäki (F)	2003-2004	29	32	100