What league does Hunters play in?

Hunters play in the Suomi-sarja.

When was Hunters founded?

Hunters was founded in 1997 in Porvoo, FIN, Finland.

Where is Hunters based?

Hunters is based in Porvoo, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Hunters?

The head coach of Hunters is Pekka Siikala.

Who is the captain of Hunters?

The captain of Hunters is Miika Runsala.

What arena does Hunters play in?

Hunters play their home games at Kokonniemen jäähalli in Porvoo, FIN.

Who is the general manager of Hunters?

The general manager of Hunters is Markku Välimäki.

What are the team colors of Hunters?

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

Hunters

Suomi-sarja

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

Hunters were 23-3-0 in the 2021-22 Suomi-sarja season with 67 points, 1st overall.

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2021-2022 Hunters Roster

Hunters — 2021-2022 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#81	Juuso Hyyppä (G)	36	1989	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	198	L
	#1	Lari Kukkohovi (G)	30	1996	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#81	Alexis Lanzett (G)	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	161	L
	#72	Igor Samokhvalov (G)	26	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'1"	187	R
	#81	Niko Tammi (G)	28	1998	Kerava, FIN	5'10"	185	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Jami Jokela (D)"A"	33	1993	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	176	R
	#36	Aleksi Junninen (D)	30	1996	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	174	R
	#48	Santeri Kanon (D)	27	1999	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	163	L
	#22	Aleksi Laitinen (D)	28	1998	Porvoo, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#58	Emil Leppänen (D)	31	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#74	Eetu Matilainen (D/F)	27	1999	Porvoo, FIN	5'8"	170	L
	#53	Elias Pennanen (D)	26	2000	Savonlinna, FIN	5'7"	165	L
	#44	Jere Pulkkinen (D)"A"	31	1994	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	212	L
	#6	Jimi Santala (D)Loan	38	1988	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	187	L
FORWARDS
	#55	Nico Björkbacka (LW/RW)	30	1996	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#36	Teemu Hilden (F)	22	2004	Porvoo, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#21	Kevin Johansson (F)	25	2001	Porvoo, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#25	Joonas Kaartinen (F)	28	1998	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#32	Sampo Kettunen (F)	28	1998	Kauhava, FIN	5'8"	183	L
	#98	Markku Kitunen (F)	27	1999	Vantaa, FIN	5'9"	183	L
	#57	Eetu Kukka (F)	26	2000	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	198	R
	#18	Joakim Kukkonen (F)	30	1996	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#27	Oscar Leppänen (LW/RW)	31	1995	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#50	Patrik Mallenius (C)	30	1996	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	190	R
	#16	Jere Manninen (RW)	27	1998	Göteborg, SWE	5'11"	170	L
	#14	Otto Melkinen (F)	29	1997	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#24	Jani Rantanen (F/D)	27	1999	Pernaja, FIN	5'11"	163	L
	#6	Niko Rinne (F)	30	1996	Porvoo, FIN	6'2"	229	L
	#46	Miika Runsala (F)"C"	34	1992	Porvoo, FIN	6'2"	212	L
	#56	Teemu Runsala (F)	31	1995	Porvoo, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#66	Franz Sedoff (F)	26	1999	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#96	Jevgeni Soloviev (RW)	33	1993	St. Petersburg, RUS	5'11"	181	L
	#16	Olli Sorsa (F)	25	2001	Joensuu, FIN	5'7"	148	L
	#28	Vikke Terho (F)	31	1995	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	176	L
Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 17Av Age: 24.83 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 Hunters Staff

Head CoachPekka Siikala
Asst. CoachTommy Grönlund
Goaltending CoachAri Tirronen
General ManagerMarkku Välimäki
Sports ManagerMarkku Välimäki
Team ManagerPaula Palokangas
ChairmanMarkku Välimäki
Equipment ManagerTommi Puotila
Equipment ManagerGuy Roos

Team Staff History

2021-2022 Hunters Captains

"C"

Miika Runsala

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2021-2022 Hunters Demographics

Hunters Facts

Plays in: Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Blue + Yellow + White
Town: Porvoo, FIN Map
Founded: 1997

2021-2022 Hunters Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
1 player

Experience

Hunters: 1 522 GP
Liiga: 3 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

GrIFK (II-divisioona)
Hunters U20 (U20 II-divisioona)
Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 (U20 Mestis)
Wolfpack (IV-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kokonniemen jäähalli
Location: Porvoo, FIN
Capacity: 1 500
Construction Year: 1987

Hunters Games

Hunters — 2021-2022 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/30/2026 04:50 PM UTC	Haukat	Hunters	-	Suomi-sarja
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaPKo	Hunters	-	Suomi-sarja
10/17/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Hunters	Riemu	3 - 6	Suomi-sarja
10/11/2026 01:30 PM UTC	S-Kiekko	Hunters	2 - 7	Suomi-sarja
10/10/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Virkiä	Hunters	5 - 4 (SO)	Suomi-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Hunters — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/19/2026	Confirmed	joining	Vertti Volotinen (F)	Haukat	Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jevgeni Soloviev (F)	Hunters Team	Details
08/20/2026	Confirmed	joining	Tuukka Ritokoski (G)	No team	Details
08/12/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jaami Jokinen (D)	Titaanit	Details
08/12/2026	Confirmed	joining	Roope Koskinen (G)	Haukat	Details
08/10/2026	Confirmed	joining	Leevi Selänne (F)	Haukat	Details
07/28/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Kevin Reinsalu (D)	Virkiä	Details
07/23/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Oskari Hokka (G)	Haukat	Details

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Hunters History and Standings

Hunters — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Suomi-sarja	9	4	4	-	0	1	35	32	13	1.44	8	-
2025-2026	Suomi-sarja	34	11	16	-	4	3	108	130	44	1.29	9	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Suomi-sarja	36	16	17	-	1	2	126	113	52	1.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Suomi-sarja	33	8	19	-	1	5	111	142	31	0.94	6	Saved in play-out
	Suomi-sarja	28	7	16	-	1	4	95	121	27	0.96	12	Final group
2022-2023	Suomi-sarja	34	18	11	-	1	4	136	100	60	1.76	3	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	Suomi-sarja	26	21	3	-	2	0	137	64	67	2.58	1	Semifinal loss
2020-2021	Suomi-sarja	17	8	8	-	0	1	56	59	25	1.47	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Suomi-sarja	30	17	13	-	1	4	140	102	54	1.8	6	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Suomi-sarja	39	24	10	-	2	3	168	104	79	2.03	3	Final loss
	Suomi-sarja	32	21	8	-	1	2	144	81	67	2.09	4	Final group
2017-2018	Suomi-sarja	40	25	10	-	4	1	188	119	84	2.1	2	Semifinal loss
	Suomi-sarja	30	21	5	-	4	0	156	80	71	2.37	1	Final group
2016-2017	Suomi-sarja	36	18	12	-	2	4	158	123	62	1.72	6	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Suomi-sarja	36	20	10	-	3	3	144	124	69	1.92	5	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	15	14	-	5	2	123	128	57	1.58	7	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	II-divisioona	30	22	6	-	2	0	207	93	70	2.33	2	Champion \| Promoted
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	21	11	7	-	0	3	105	86	36	1.71	3	-
	Suomi-sarja	20	3	13	-	3	1	59	83	16	0.8	6	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	20	11	7	-	2	0	102	64	37	1.85	3	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	14	1	12	-	0	1	40	83	4	0.29	8	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	14	8	4	-	1	1	63	52	27	1.93	4	-
	Suomi-sarja	22	9	11	-	0	2	89	103	29	1.32	7	No playoffs held
2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	16	9	5	-	0	2	83	64	29	1.81	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	20	8	7	-	2	3	68	66	31	1.55	3	-
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	15	10	3	-	1	1	85	52	33	2.2	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	20	6	10	-	3	1	72	83	25	1.25	5	-
2007-2008	Suomi-sarja	15	6	7	-	1	1	76	74	21	1.4	4	Relegated
	Suomi-sarja	20	8	9	-	3	0	84	91	30	1.5	4	-
2006-2007	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Hunters Tournament Statistics

Hunters — 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	0	1	-	0	1	2	7	1	0.5	3	Qualification loss
	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	13	2	6	3	1	-
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	6	6	3	1.5	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	3	1	-	0	0	18	12	-	-	-	Relegated
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	10	8	-	-	-	-

Hunters Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Hunters — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Matias Laaksonen (F)	2026-2027	Malax IF	II-divisioona	7	7	12	19	2
2.	Iiro Jääskeläinen (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	6	4	11	15	2
3.	Toni Lehikoinen (F)	2026-2027	Shakers	II-divisioona	7	2	12	14	6
4.	Ville Heikkinen (F)	2026-2027	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	PHL	11	4	9	13	2
5.	Joni Häppölä (F)	2026-2027	KHT	II-divisioona	6	4	7	11	0
6.	Tuomas Kähkönen (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK	II-divisioona	5	6	4	10	0
7.	Oscar Leppänen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	6	4	10	0
8.	Samuli Rassa (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	4	6	10	0
9.	Niko Rinne (F)	2026-2027	Hunters Team	III-divisioona	6	4	6	10	31
10.	Antti Rantsi (F)	2026-2027	KelA	II-divisioona	5	5	4	9	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Hunters — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.07
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	23.91
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	23.76
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	24.22
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	24.12

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Samuli Rassa (F)	225	98	195	293
2.	Simo Hyypiä (F)	172	142	116	258
3.	Jouni Penttinen (F)	264	84	123	207
4.	Tomi Roukala (F)	206	123	83	206
5.	Miika Runsala (F)	313	99	103	202

Franchise All-Time Goals

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Simo Hyypiä (F)	172	142	116	258
2.	Tomi Roukala (F)	206	123	83	206
3.	Miika Runsala (F)	313	99	103	202
4.	Samuli Rassa (F)	225	98	195	293
5.	Sami Tervonen (F)	168	93	102	195

Franchise All-Time Assists

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Samuli Rassa (F)	225	98	195	293
2.	Antti Saarnio (F)	212	78	124	202
3.	Jouni Penttinen (F)	264	84	123	207
4.	Simo Hyypiä (F)	172	142	116	258
5.	Janne Nukarinen (F)	191	82	112	194

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jouni Penttinen (F)	264	84	207	529
2.	Kari Mäkelä (F)	88	18	38	414
3.	Timo Hirvonen (D)	228	13	81	360
4.	Aleksi Hirvonen (F)	219	41	122	322
5.	Nikolai Kildishov (D)	117	18	64	269

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Miika Runsala (F)	313	99	103	202
2.	Jouni Penttinen (F)	264	84	123	207
3.	Timo Hirvonen (D)	228	13	68	81
4.	Samuli Rassa (F)	225	98	195	293
5.	Aleksi Hirvonen (F)	219	41	81	122

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Miikka Lindholm (F)	20	20	52	2.60
2.	Mika Partanen (F)	6	5	15	2.50
3.	Mikko Sirén (F)	18	18	40	2.22
4.	Jussi Salmi (F)	4	4	8	2.00
5.	Matias Laaksonen (F)	2	1	4	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ilkka Maskonen (F)	1999-2000	II-divisioona	35	27	43	70	2.00	44
2.	Ville Heikkinen (F)	2017-2018	Suomi-sarja	35	17	50	67	1.91	24
3.	Samuli Rassa (F)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	25	14	49	63	2.52	8
4.	Sami Tervonen (F)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	24	27	31	58	2.42	10
5.	Simo Hyypiä (F)	2000-2001	II-divisioona	23	26	28	54	2.35	28

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Simo Hyypiä (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	27	32	19	51	1.89	8
2.	Kari Hiltunen (F)	1999-2000	II-divisioona	30	31	20	51	1.70	8
3.	Simo Hyypiä (F)	2001-2002	II-divisioona	27	28	17	45	1.67	10
4.	Leevi Hyypiä (F)	2025-2026	Suomi-sarja	34	28	10	38	1.12	38
5.	Ilkka Maskonen (F)	1999-2000	II-divisioona	35	27	43	70	2.00	44

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Heikkinen (F)	2017-2018	Suomi-sarja	35	17	50	67	1.91	24
2.	Samuli Rassa (F)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	25	14	49	63	2.52	8
3.	Ilkka Maskonen (F)	1999-2000	II-divisioona	35	27	43	70	2.00	44
4.	Samuli Rassa (F)	2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	33	14	35	49	1.48	8
5.	Jani Telavuori (F)	2002-2003	II-divisioona	27	18	34	52	1.93	26

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Hunters — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ari-Jaakko Järvinen (F)	1997-1998	II-divisioona	32	12	7	19	0.59	115
2.	Kari Mäkelä (F)	2002-2003	II-divisioona	22	1	7	8	0.36	113
3.	Kari Mäkelä (F)	2001-2002	II-divisioona	21	1	5	6	0.29	107
4.	Jouni Penttinen (F)	2004-2005	II-divisioona	16	7	15	22	1.38	100
5.	Sebastian Karbin (F)	2000-2001	II-divisioona	23	4	12	16	0.70	95