What league does Nikkarit play in?

Nikkarit play in the II-divisioona.

When was Nikkarit founded?

Nikkarit was founded in 1982 in Riihimäki, FIN, Finland.

Where is Nikkarit based?

Nikkarit is based in Riihimäki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Nikkarit?

The head coach of Nikkarit is Timo Tukiainen.

Who is the captain of Nikkarit?

The captain of Nikkarit is Jussi Ruohola.

What arena does Nikkarit play in?

Nikkarit play their home games at Riihimäen jäähalli in Riihimäki, FIN.

What are the team colors of Nikkarit?

The team colors of Nikkarit are Black + Yellow + White.

Nikkarit

II-divisioona

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2011-2012

2011-2012 Season

Nikkarit were 16-5-0 in the 2011-12 II-divisioona season with 48 points, 1st in the Lohko 1 - Jatkosarja, ylempi and 3rd overall.

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2011-2012 Nikkarit Player Stats

All Positions

Nikkarit — 2011-2012 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
II-divisioona
1.		Tuukka Räihä (LW)	28	25	31	56	10	-	5	2	0	2	2
2.		Andrejs Kostjukovs (F)	25	16	31	47	18	-	5	4	3	7	6
3.		Jussi Ruohola (D)	27	10	17	27	18	-	5	0	2	2	0
4.		Teemu Mikkonen (C)	7	9	15	24	2	-
5.		Joni Loikala (D)	28	4	18	22	12	-	5	0	0	0	0
6.		Henry Huhtala (F/D)	27	12	9	21	16	-	5	2	0	2	10
7.		Mikko Ruokolainen (RW)	26	8	12	20	24	-	5	1	4	5	2
8.		Janne Ruohola (D)	18	7	13	20	18	-	2	1	0	1	2
9.		Petri Latva (D)	23	11	7	18	12	-	4	0	0	0	0
10.		Jarno Mielikäinen (F)	25	9	9	18	8	-	3	0	1	1	0
11.		Lauri Sorvali (F/D)	29	9	9	18	20	-	5	2	2	4	20
12.		Visa Pesonen (C)	28	9	8	17	20	-	5	0	2	2	4
13.		Jani Heinonen (C/D)	28	7	8	15	12	-	5	1	1	2	0
14.		Lauri Sillanpää (RW)	21	5	10	15	12	-	5	1	1	2	2
15.		Pekka Pulkkinen (D)	25	5	8	13	12	-	5	1	0	1	14
16.		Jussi Nieminen (LW/RW)	25	4	7	11	2	-	3	1	1	2	0
17.		Jari Niemi (C/D)	19	1	10	11	12	-	4	0	1	1	2
18.		Juho Halinen (D)	20	6	4	10	38	-	1	0	0	0	0
19.		Jere Röntynen (D)	21	2	8	10	2	-	2	0	1	1	0
20.		Juha Laine (F/D)	24	3	6	9	30	-	5	0	0	0	6
21.		Mika Salonen (F)	11	3	4	7	2	-	1	0	0	0	0
22.		Jussi Karhunen (D)	16	1	3	4	49	-	3	0	0	0	0
23.		Jaakko Häti (D)	5	1	2	3	4	-	5	0	0	0	4
24.		Santeri Keränen (D)	8	0	3	3	10	-
25.		Niko Anttila (W/C)	2	0	2	2	0	-
26.		Riku Räihä (F)	12	1	0	1	8	-
27.		Juho Juvonen (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
28.		Tuomo Lamminaho (D)	4	0	1	1	2	-
29.		Miika Paakkola (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
30.		Simo Pulkki (D)	2	0	0	0	8	-
31.		Jesse Forsman (D)	4	0	0	0	6	-

Nikkarit — 2011-2012 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
II-divisioona
1.		Ville-Matti Kuparinen (G)	19	2.54	.920	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3.96	.905
2.		Jesse Halonen (G)	11	3.20	.895	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
3.		Joni Arminen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Petteri Blomqvist (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2011-2012 Nikkarit Staff

Head CoachTimo Tukiainen
Asst. CoachJari Niemi
Team ManagerPentti Auvinen
Dir. of Hockey OperationsKai Halme
Equipment ManagerMika Heinonen
Equipment ManagerMarkku Nieminen

Team Staff History

2011-2012 Nikkarit Captains

"C"

Jussi Ruohola

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2011-2012 Nikkarit Demographics

Nikkarit Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + White
Town: Riihimäki, FIN Map
Founded: 1982

2011-2012 Nikkarit Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
1 player

Experience

Nikkarit: 2 708 GP
Liiga: 183 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HYRI U16 (U16 Mestis)
HYRI U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
HYRI U20 (U20 II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Riihimäen jäähalli
Location: Riihimäki, FIN
Capacity: 650
Construction Year: 1991

Nikkarit Games

Nikkarit — 2011-2012 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
02/21/2026 11:20 AM UTC	Pyry Team	Nikkarit	3 - 2 (OT 60:32)	II-divisioona
02/15/2026 11:00 AM UTC	Uplakers	Nikkarit	10 - 6	II-divisioona
02/14/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Nikkarit	Pingviinit	2 - 3	II-divisioona
02/07/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Nikkarit	KJK	3 - 4 (OT 63:05)	II-divisioona
01/31/2026 04:40 PM UTC	Nikkarit	KOOVEE II	4 - 8	II-divisioona

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Latest Transactions

Nikkarit — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/11/2026	Extension		Jani Heinonen (F)		Details
09/11/2026	Extension		Toni Oksanen (D)		Details
09/11/2026	Extension		Ville Salonen (D)		Details
09/11/2026	Extension		Jussi Nieminen (F)		Details
09/11/2026	Extension		Otto Räty (G)		Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Joel Eeli (G)	PT-80	Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Onni Arminen (F)	No team	Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Matias Laitila (F)	PT-80	Details

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Nikkarit History and Standings

Nikkarit — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	II-divisioona	27	3	19	-	1	4	93	148	15	0.56	9	Saved in play-out
2024-2025	II-divisioona	27	6	16	-	1	4	102	139	24	0.89	8	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	II-divisioona	27	6	16	-	2	3	101	136	25	0.93	7	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	II-divisioona	27	15	11	-	1	0	136	105	47	1.74	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	II-divisioona	4	3	1	-	0	0	24	15	9	2.25	1	Promoted
	III-divisioona	20	17	1	2	-	-	187	73	36	1.8	1	Qualification
2020-2021	III-divisioona	6	5	1	0	-	-	47	26	10	1.67	2	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	III-divisioona	22	12	7	3	-	-	120	91	27	1.23	5	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	III-divisioona	20	10	10	0	-	-	112	106	20	1	6	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	III-divisioona	22	14	6	2	-	-	146	93	30	1.36	3	Bronze game win
2016-2017	II-divisioona	6	2	3	-	1	0	33	34	8	1.33	5	Relegated
	II-divisioona	26	7	16	-	0	3	82	140	24	0.92	8	Qualification
2015-2016	II-divisioona	28	8	14	-	2	4	113	133	32	1.14	7	Saved in relegation
2014-2015	II-divisioona	27	12	11	-	3	1	120	100	43	1.59	6	Division QF loss
2013-2014	II-divisioona	27	15	9	-	2	1	153	108	50	1.85	3	Champion
2012-2013	II-divisioona	13	9	3	-	1	0	81	52	29	2.23	3	-
	II-divisioona	11	5	6	-	0	0	63	46	15	1.36	7	-
2011-2012	II-divisioona	21	16	5	-	0	0	107	55	48	2.29	1	-
	II-divisioona	10	6	4	-	0	0	61	43	18	1.8	4	-
2010-2011	II-divisioona	20	11	9	-	0	0	104	82	33	1.65	5	-
	II-divisioona	9	5	3	-	0	1	46	41	16	1.78	3	-
2009-2010	II-divisioona	14	6	5	-	2	1	83	78	23	1.64	3	-
	II-divisioona	18	6	11	-	0	1	91	106	19	1.06	7	-
2008-2009	II-divisioona	12	4	7	-	0	1	57	59	13	1.08	5	-
	II-divisioona	20	7	11	-	1	1	98	104	24	1.2	7	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	12	8	4	-	0	0	70	56	24	2	2	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	16	6	6	-	1	3	75	77	23	1.44	5	-
2006-2007	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	II-divisioona	30	4	25	0	0	1	96	193	9	0.3	11	-

Nikkarit Tournament Statistics

Nikkarit — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	5	11	0	0	2	Relegated

Nikkarit Retired Numbers

Nikkarit Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Nikkarit — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jyri Järvenpää (F)	2026-2027	HPK IceDogs	III-divisioona	3	9	5	14	4
2.	Juho Pajunen (F)	2026-2027	Jää-Ahmat	II-divisioona	6	6	7	13	2
3.	Leevi Pärssinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Unique Power	III-divisioona	5	6	6	12	2
4.	Junnu Heikkinen (F)	2026-2027	Storm	III-divisioona	7	5	6	11	2
5.	Tommi Hovinen (D)	2026-2027	Hiisi	III-divisioona	4	1	6	7	0
6.	Juho Arminen (F)	2026-2027	TuS Harsefeld	Regionalliga	2	2	4	6	0
7.	Anselmi Piipponen (D)	2026-2027	Jää-Ahmat	II-divisioona	6	0	4	4	2
8.	Aaron Palmu (F)	2026-2027	Haukat	Suomi-sarja	10	0	4	4	0
9.	Konsta Salin (F)	2026-2027	Tigers	II-divisioona	4	3	0	3	0
10.	Tizian Müller (F)	2026-2027	EHC Winterthur II	SwissDiv3	1	1	2	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Nikkarit — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	25.74
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	28.30
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	28.32
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	27.24
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	27.03

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Andrejs Kostjukovs (F)	463	253	370	623
2.	Teemu Mikkonen (F)	289	151	344	495
3.	Tuukka Räihä (F)	305	214	265	479
4.	Henry Huhtala (F)	501	229	213	442
5.	Jari Niemi (F)	263	98	165	263

Franchise All-Time Goals

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Andrejs Kostjukovs (F)	463	253	370	623
2.	Henry Huhtala (F)	501	229	213	442
3.	Tuukka Räihä (F)	305	214	265	479
4.	Teemu Mikkonen (F)	289	151	344	495
5.	Lauri Sorvali (F)	229	112	109	221

Franchise All-Time Assists

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Andrejs Kostjukovs (F)	463	253	370	623
2.	Teemu Mikkonen (F)	289	151	344	495
3.	Tuukka Räihä (F)	305	214	265	479
4.	Henry Huhtala (F)	501	229	213	442
5.	Jari Niemi (F)	263	98	165	263

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Andrejs Kostjukovs (F)	463	253	623	606
2.	Henry Huhtala (F)	501	229	442	524
3.	Juha Ahoniemi (F)	169	34	78	505
4.	Juha Laine (F)	235	64	127	477
5.	Mika Junikka (D)	174	17	72	467

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Henry Huhtala (F)	501	229	213	442
2.	Andrejs Kostjukovs (F)	463	253	370	623
3.	Pekka Pulkkinen (D)	408	59	140	199
4.	Jani Heinonen (F)	408	68	106	174
5.	Lauri Sillanpää (F)	363	35	84	119

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Juho Arminen (F)	67	73	155	2.31
2.	Jimi Santala (D)	42	18	95	2.26
3.	Tero Arkiomaa (F)	15	13	31	2.07
4.	Valtteri Suni (F)	5	3	10	2.00
5.	Teemu Huotari (F)	1	2	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Marko Myllymäki (F)	2001-2002	II-divisioona	26	35	32	67	2.58	22
2.	Juho Arminen (F)	2022-2023	II-divisioona	27	27	37	64	2.37	8
3.	Juho Arminen (F)	2021-2022	III-divisioona	20	32	28	60	3.00	18
4.	Jyri Welling (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	34	23	57	1.58	38
5.	Tuukka Räihä (F)	2011-2012	II-divisioona	28	25	31	56	2.00	10

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Marko Myllymäki (F)	2001-2002	II-divisioona	26	35	32	67	2.58	22
2.	Jyri Welling (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	34	23	57	1.58	38
3.	Juho Arminen (F)	2021-2022	III-divisioona	20	32	28	60	3.00	18
4.	Ville Tie (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	29	28	15	43	1.48	12
5.	Juho Arminen (F)	2022-2023	II-divisioona	27	27	37	64	2.37	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Teemu Mikkonen (F)	2009-2010	II-divisioona	24	12	41	53	2.21	46
2.	Teemu Mikkonen (F)	2007-2008	II-divisioona	27	15	40	55	2.04	20
3.	Teemu Mikkonen (F)	2010-2011	II-divisioona	27	14	38	52	1.93	6
4.	Juho Arminen (F)	2022-2023	II-divisioona	27	27	37	64	2.37	8
5.	Andrejs Kostjukovs (F)	2009-2010	II-divisioona	31	19	37	56	1.81	28

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Nikkarit — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Toni Roiha (F)	2005-2006	II-divisioona	23	10	2	12	0.52	140
2.	Otto Penttilä (F)	1999-2000	II-divisioona	31	15	22	37	1.19	134
3.	Ville Kanniainen (F)	2008-2009	II-divisioona	25	20	14	34	1.36	120
4.	Niko Bergholm (D)	1999-2000	II-divisioona	26	1	15	16	0.62	120
5.	Mika Junikka (D)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	32	4	8	12	0.38	118

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

- Kiekko-Nikkarit (1988-1999)
- Nikkarit 1999-