What league does Karhu-Kissat play in?

Karhu-Kissat play in the III-divisioona.

When was Karhu-Kissat founded?

Karhu-Kissat was founded in 1938 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is Karhu-Kissat based?

Karhu-Kissat is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the captain of Karhu-Kissat?

The captain of Karhu-Kissat is Niklas Hellsten.

What arena does Karhu-Kissat play in?

Karhu-Kissat play their home games at Pirkkolan jäähalli 1 in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of Karhu-Kissat?

The team colors of Karhu-Kissat are Maroon + Green + White.

Karhu-Kissat

III-divisioona

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Karhu-Kissat were 12-6-6 in the 2025-26 III-divisioona season with 41 points, 5th in the Lohko 1 and 14th overall.

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2025-2026 Karhu-Kissat Player Stats

All Positions

Karhu-Kissat — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
III-divisioona
1.		Niklas Andersson (LW/RW)	21	35	36	71	14	-	6	6	10	16	2
2.		Mikael Mild (F)	20	13	22	35	14	-	6	7	8	15	0
3.		Jaakko Mustonen (F)	21	13	22	35	12	-	5	1	3	4	0
4.		Joel Lehtonen (F)	17	15	17	32	28	-	6	0	11	11	4
5.		Otto Karuvaara (D)	19	5	27	32	6	-	5	1	2	3	0
6.		Sami Linnus (F)	18	13	17	30	6	-	4	2	3	5	0
7.		Karim Bentaleb (F)	14	13	14	27	6	-	4	3	4	7	2
8.		Tuomas Luotonen (F)	13	15	11	26	8	-	7	5	4	9	0
9.		Kalle Jaskari (F)	19	10	16	26	6	-	6	1	2	3	6
10.		Jere Aaltonen (D)	19	5	20	25	4	-	6	1	5	6	0
11.		Niklas Hellsten (F)	17	9	8	17	4	-	4	0	1	1	0
12.		Valtteri Tanninen (F)	14	8	7	15	2	-	4	3	1	4	0
13.		Atte Niemi (F)	9	4	9	13	10	-	3	1	1	2	2
14.		Miro Sistonen (D)	12	4	9	13	12	-	4	3	1	4	6
15.		Anssi Vainio (D)	20	1	12	13	8	-	5	1	1	2	2
16.		Jesper Paavilainen (D)	13	2	9	11	59	-	5	1	2	3	12
17.		Harri Hyrsky (F)	13	4	6	10	2	-	2	1	1	2	0
18.		Ville Huuhilo (F/D)	16	3	6	9	4	-	5	0	1	1	0
19.		Ville Löfgrén (F)	8	4	3	7	2	-
20.		Anton Mustonen (F)	2	2	3	5	0	-
21.		Niko Stjerbakoff (D)	7	0	4	4	4	-	5	0	1	1	8
22.		Leevi Palola (F)	8	0	4	4	2	-
23.		Aaro Laaksonen (D)	12	0	4	4	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
24.		Noel Saloranta (F/D)	6	0	1	1	0	-	1	0	1	1	0
25.		Jake Roininen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
26.		Arvo Klemola (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-	2	0	0	0	2

Karhu-Kissat — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
III-divisioona
1.		Jesper Rahunen (G)	5	5.01	.880	-	-	-	0	299:23	184	4	6.38	.858
2.		Jeremia Merelä (G)	6	6.25	.858	-	-	-	0	365:00	229	1	3.00	.936
3.		Rasmus Karhu (G)	3	8.51	.822	-	-	-	0	183:17	120
4.		Matias Eskelinen (G)	10	7.77	.820	-	-	-	0	602:07	355	2	7.00	.853

2025-2026 Karhu-Kissat Staff

Team ManagerJesper Paavilainen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Karhu-Kissat Captains

"C"

Niklas Hellsten

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Karhu-Kissat Demographics

Karhu-Kissat Facts

Plays in: III-divisioona
Team Colors: Maroon + Green + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1938

2025-2026 Karhu-Kissat Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players

Experience

Karhu-Kissat: 1 794 GP
Liiga: 11 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Karhu-Kissat II (III-divisioona)
Karhu-Kissat U16 (U16 Mestis)
Karhu-Kissat U16 Akatemia (U16 Suomi-sarja)
Karhu-Kissat U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
Karhu-Kissat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Karhu-Kissat U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Pirkkolan jäähalli 1
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: 800
Construction Year: 2021

Karhu-Kissat Games

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Latest Transactions

Karhu-Kissat — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
02/01/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Anton Mustonen (F)	Goons	Details
01/04/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Jere Partanen (F)	KHK	Details
10/17/2024	Confirmed	joining	Eelis Uuttu (F)	Viikingit	Details
09/30/2024	Confirmed	joining	Teemu Tetri (D)	Wolfpack	Details
08/20/2024	Confirmed	joining	Rasmus Karhu (G)	Viikingit	Details
08/20/2024	Confirmed	joining	Matias Eskelinen (G)	No team	Details
09/22/2023	Confirmed	joining	Jesper Paavilainen (G)	No team	Details
09/12/2023	Confirmed	joining	Jere Partanen (F)	Viikingit Akatemia	Details

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Karhu-Kissat History and Standings

Karhu-Kissat — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	III-divisioona	24	11	6	-	1	6	178	169	41	1.71	7	Bronze game win
	III-divisioona	15	7	4	-	1	3	117	110	26	1.73	7	Final group
2024-2025	III-divisioona	24	9	11	-	2	2	170	194	33	1.38	8	Quarterfinal loss
	III-divisioona	15	8	5	-	1	1	110	110	27	1.8	8	-
2023-2024	III-divisioona	22	13	7	-	1	1	186	161	42	1.91	4	-
2022-2023	III-divisioona	20	12	8	-	0	0	183	156	36	1.8	8	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	III-divisioona	20	8	5	7	-	-	157	139	23	1.15	4	Bronze game loss
2020-2021	III-divisioona	10	5	4	1	-	-	63	63	11	1.1	6	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	III-divisioona	22	10	9	3	-	-	142	134	23	1.05	7	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	III-divisioona	20	3	15	2	-	-	93	156	8	0.4	11	Relegation Play
2017-2018	III-divisioona	22	11	10	1	-	-	124	129	23	1.05	6	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	III-divisioona	9	5	4	0	-	-	45	54	10	1.11	5	Champion
	III-divisioona	13	10	2	1	-	-	97	36	21	1.62	3	-
2015-2016	III-divisioona	10	9	0	1	-	-	65	36	19	1.9	1	-
	III-divisioona	10	7	3	0	-	-	62	44	14	1.4	2	-
2013-2014	II-divisioona	30	14	12	-	1	3	171	171	47	1.57	6	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	II-divisioona	7	5	1	1	-	-	118	97	31	4.43	3	-
	II-divisioona	13	4	7	-	1	1	69	69	15	1.15	10	-
	II-divisioona	11	6	3	-	0	2	63	48	20	1.82	3	-
2011-2012	II-divisioona	21	9	7	-	3	2	113	101	35	1.67	5	-
	II-divisioona	10	7	1	-	1	1	75	38	24	2.4	3	-
2010-2011	II-divisioona	20	11	6	-	1	2	112	79	37	1.85	3	-
	III-divisioona	7	0	-	0	-	-	71	14	14	2	1	Promoted
2009-2010	IV-divisioona	10	10	0	0	-	-	115	27	20	2	1	Promoted
	V-divisioona	8	8	0	0	-	-	101	5	16	2	1	Promoted
2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	34	1	29	2	1	1	74	260	7	0.21	8	Relegated
2000-2001	II-divisioona	6	4	2	0	-	-	31	30	25	4.17	2	-
	II-divisioona	16	8	7	1	-	-	77	60	17	1.06	4	-
1998-1999	II-divisioona	18	7	10	1	-	-	85	84	15	0.83	6	-

Karhu-Kissat Tournament Statistics

Karhu-Kissat — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	2	6	-	-	-	First round loss

Karhu-Kissat Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Karhu-Kissat — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Niko Varjoniemi (F)	2026-2027	A-Rangers	III-divisioona	5	5	9	14	2
2.	Rony Österlund (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	4	0	12	12	4
3.	Otto Sillanpää (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	3	5	5	10	0
4.	Niko Toivonen (F)	2026-2027	A-Rangers	III-divisioona	3	1	6	7	0
5.	Eero Lintuvuori (F)	2026-2027	A-Rangers	III-divisioona	5	3	3	6	0
6.	Ilkka Saarinen (F)	2026-2027	A-Rangers	III-divisioona	5	3	3	6	2
7.	Eelis Uuttu (F)	2026-2027	Viikingit	II-divisioona	6	2	3	5	4
8.	Jesse Kankkunen (D)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	3	2	2	4	4
9.	Sampo Poikelin (F)	2026-2027	Hunters	Suomi-sarja	7	1	2	3	0
10.	Kalle Laitila (F)	2026-2027	LeKi	Suomi-sarja	6	0	3	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Karhu-Kissat — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	29.20
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	29.64
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	29.05
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	28.15
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	27.69

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikael Mild (F)	209	169	207	376
2.	Niklas Andersson (F)	126	178	178	356
3.	Lassi Hiltunen (F)	200	111	119	230
4.	Sami Linnus (F)	107	98	130	228
5.	Mikael Kotkaniemi (F)	253	106	113	219

Franchise All-Time Goals

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niklas Andersson (F)	126	178	178	356
2.	Mikael Mild (F)	209	169	207	376
3.	Lassi Hiltunen (F)	200	111	119	230
4.	Mikael Kotkaniemi (F)	253	106	113	219
5.	Sami Linnus (F)	107	98	130	228

Franchise All-Time Assists

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikael Mild (F)	209	169	207	376
2.	Niklas Andersson (F)	126	178	178	356
3.	Otto Karuvaara (D)	139	36	155	191
4.	Sami Linnus (F)	107	98	130	228
5.	Teemu Tetri (D)	131	22	129	151

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Timo Nykopp (D)	226	82	194	326
2.	Risto Laakso (D)	166	14	33	285
3.	Lassi Hiltunen (F)	200	111	230	227
4.	Ari-Pekka Mikkola (F)	155	53	99	200
5.	Harri Kukkanen (F)	84	47	80	194

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Timo Mäkinen (F)	295	89	93	182
2.	Mikael Kotkaniemi (F)	253	106	113	219
3.	Jari Huttunen (F)	236	75	43	118
4.	Timo Nykopp (D)	226	82	112	194
5.	Mikael Mild (F)	209	169	207	376

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Julius Huttula (F)	1	1	4	4.00
2.	Sampo Poikelin (F)	2	3	7	3.50
3.	Anton Mustonen (F)	45	64	151	3.36
4.	Eppu Karuvaara (F)	4	4	12	3.00
5.	Franz Sedoff (F)	2	3	6	3.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jari Korpisalo (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	43	31	45	76	1.77	56
2.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2023-2024	III-divisioona	21	36	35	71	3.38	4
3.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2025-2026	III-divisioona	21	35	36	71	3.38	14
4.	Jari Korpisalo (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	43	28	42	70	1.63	60
5.	Lassi Hiltunen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	29	32	35	67	2.31	72

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2023-2024	III-divisioona	21	36	35	71	3.38	4
2.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2025-2026	III-divisioona	21	35	36	71	3.38	14
3.	Kurt Kalweit (F)	1987-1988	I-divisioona	44	35	23	58	1.32	64
4.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2024-2025	III-divisioona	22	33	32	65	2.95	14
5.	Lassi Hiltunen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	29	32	35	67	2.31	72

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jari Korpisalo (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	43	31	45	76	1.77	56
2.	Jari Korpisalo (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	43	28	42	70	1.63	60
3.	Fredrik Wikström (F)	2016-2017	III-divisioona	19	16	39	55	2.89	22
4.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2025-2026	III-divisioona	21	35	36	71	3.38	14
5.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2023-2024	III-divisioona	21	36	35	71	3.38	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Karhu-Kissat — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pekka Salminen (D)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	11	19	30	0.86	116
2.	Risto Laakso (D)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	40	3	6	9	0.23	88
3.	Harri Kukkanen (F)	1997-1998	II-divisioona	23	14	9	23	1.00	87
4.	Risto Laakso (D)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	23	2	3	5	0.22	87
5.	Timo Nykopp (D)	1987-1988	I-divisioona	40	14	20	34	0.85	86