What league does Cowboys play in?

Cowboys play in the II-divisioona.

When was Cowboys founded?

Cowboys was founded in 1995 in Nivala, FIN, Finland.

Where is Cowboys based?

Cowboys is based in Nivala, FIN.

What arena does Cowboys play in?

Cowboys play their home games at Nivalan jäähalli in Nivala, FIN.

What are the team colors of Cowboys?

The team colors of Cowboys are Green + Black + Red.

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1997-1998 Cowboys Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Olli Puranen (G)	47	1978	Haapajärvi, FIN	6'2"	231	L
DEFENSEMEN
	Markku Erholtz (D)	50	1976	Kiuruvesi, FIN	5'9"	183	L
	Mikko Korkiakoski (D)	50	1976	Nivala, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	Vesa Lahtinen (D)	57	1968	Rauma, FIN	6'1"	203	L
	Tomi Laitinen (D)	54	1972	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	Jari Lehtomäki (D)	50	1975	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	220	L
	Jouni Vuorinen (D)	63	1963	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	196	-
FORWARDS
	Mikko Ahola (F)	45	1981	Nivala, FIN	6'1"	198	R
	Pasi Ainasoja (F)	52	1974	Pyhäjärvi, FIN	5'8"	176	L
	Pasi Backman (F)	60	1966		6'2"	190	L
	Petri Forsell (F)	54	1972	Kokkola, FIN	5'7"	176	R
	Pasi Nielikäinen (RW)	52	1974	Oulainen, FIN	6'2"	214	L
	Ari Ohtamaa (F)	65	1961	Nivala, FIN	5'9"	194	R
	Jomi Santala (RW)	51	1975	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	192	L
	Pasi Tammela (F)	59	1966	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	Jaakko Virkamäki (F)	-			-	-	-

Position: D: 5, F: 8Av Age: 26.50 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 190 lbsCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Cowboys Staff

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1997-1998 Cowboys Demographics

Cowboys Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Green + Black + Red
Town: Nivala, FIN Map
Founded: 1995

1997-1998 Cowboys Roster Facts

Nationalities

16 players

Experience

Cowboys: 590 GP
Liiga: 184 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Cowboys Colts (III-divisioona)
JHT (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Nivalan jäähalli
Location: Nivala, FIN
Capacity: 850
Construction Year: 1995

Cowboys Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/21/2026 03:00 PM UTC	KuKi HT	Cowboys	4 - 2	II-divisioona
02/14/2026 02:00 PM UTC	YJK	Cowboys	2 - 5	II-divisioona
02/13/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Cowboys	YJK	3 - 1	II-divisioona
02/07/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Cowboys	KuKi HT	5 - 11	II-divisioona
01/24/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Laser HT Akatemia	Cowboys	5 - 1	II-divisioona

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Cowboys History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	II-divisioona	22	11	9	-	1	1	121	116	36	1.64	5	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	II-divisioona	26	10	14	-	1	1	116	127	33	1.27	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	II-divisioona	22	12	8	-	1	1	111	98	39	1.77	5	Bronze game loss
2022-2023	II-divisioona	20	6	10	-	2	2	86	94	24	1.2	8	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	II-divisioona	18	8	7	-	2	1	83	85	29	1.61	5	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	II-divisioona	10	5	3	-	1	1	55	41	18	1.8	3	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	II-divisioona	26	16	7	-	0	3	164	101	51	1.96	3	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	II-divisioona	22	4	18	-	0	0	83	123	12	0.55	8	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	II-divisioona	24	7	13	-	2	2	106	126	27	1.13	6	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	III-divisioona	22	14	6	-	2	0	150	89	46	2.09	4	Final loss
2015-2016	III-divisioona	22	17	3	-	0	2	141	79	53	2.41	1	Qualification loss
2014-2015	III-divisioona	24	18	3	-	2	1	161	92	59	2.46	1	Division Semifinal loss
2013-2014	III-divisioona	20	13	7	-	0	0	131	73	39	1.95	3	Final loss
2012-2013	III-divisioona	14	8	6	-	0	0	93	60	24	1.71	3	-
2011-2012	II-divisioona	16	3	12	-	1	0	65	84	11	0.69	7	-
	II-divisioona	9	1	6	-	1	1	30	54	6	0.67	9	-
2008-2009	II-divisioona	14	6	7	-	1	0	88	85	20	1.43	7	-
	II-divisioona	10	6	3	-	0	1	66	66	19	1.9	2	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	II-divisioona	16	1	15	-	0	0	51	125	3	0.19	9	-
2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	36	4	29	2	0	1	92	246	11	0.31	10	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	II-divisioona	24	21	1	0	2	0	189	67	46	1.92	1	-
	II-divisioona	14	11	1	0	2	0	121	43	26	1.86	1	Final group
2003-2004	II-divisioona	27	18	6	2	-	1	185	118	39	1.44	3	-
2002-2003	II-divisioona	18	3	15	0	-	0	57	108	6	0.33	9	-
2000-2001	II-divisioona	28	17	10	1	-	-	186	156	35	1.25	4	-
	II-divisioona	20	14	5	0	-	-	139	101	28	1.4	2	-
1999-2000	II-divisioona	27	20	5	2	-	-	241	128	42	1.56	2	-
1998-1999	II-divisioona	20	5	14	1	-	-	74	116	11	0.55	8	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	15	10	5	0	-	-	110	41	20	1.33	1	Qualification loss

Cowboys Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	10	14	3	1.5	2	Qualification loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	5	2	3	-	-	-	16	26	6	1.2	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	5	1	3	-	1	0	16	21	-	-	-	Relegated

Cowboys Retired Numbers

#14 Pasi Nielikäinen (F)

Cowboys Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ville Nivala (F)	2026-2027	SuKiKa	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Valtteri Tulppo (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Camilo Rodrigue-Melo (D)	2026-2027	Titaanit	Suomi-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Roni Nuolioja (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Joni Kumpusalo (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Antti Eskola (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Veeti Sikala (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Uki Vierimaa (D)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Jyri Ylimäki (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Rayyan Mohammad (D)	2026-2027	LeKi U20	U20 Mestis	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	28.65
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	28.08
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	27.64
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	25.81
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	25.30

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Peltomaa (F)	221	128	268	396
2.	Mika Saarimaa (F)	290	175	178	353
3.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	229	166	169	335
4.	Mikael Juola (F)	301	104	183	287
5.	Mikko Ahola (F)	152	109	129	238

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Saarimaa (F)	290	175	178	353
2.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	229	166	169	335
3.	Ville Peltomaa (F)	221	128	268	396
4.	Mikko Ahola (F)	152	109	129	238
5.	Mikael Juola (F)	301	104	183	287

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Peltomaa (F)	221	128	268	396
2.	Mikael Juola (F)	301	104	183	287
3.	Mika Saarimaa (F)	290	175	178	353
4.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	229	166	169	335
5.	Atte Peräaho (D)	233	39	139	178

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tero Ohtamaa (D)	146	44	129	417
2.	Sami Meriläinen (D)	156	47	104	341
3.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	229	166	335	326
4.	Toni Parttimaa (D)	100	8	23	255
5.	Mikko Ahola (F)	152	109	238	246

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikael Juola (F)	301	104	183	287
2.	Mika Saarimaa (F)	290	175	178	353
3.	Janne Linna (D)	272	48	84	132
4.	Atte Peräaho (D)	233	39	139	178
5.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	229	166	169	335

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jere Pitkälä (F)	1	2	3	3.00
2.	Jere Vähäsalo (F)	1	1	3	3.00
3.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	50	70	145	2.90
4.	Arto Ylisaari (F)	31	21	80	2.58
5.	Joona Kivioja (F)	35	43	85	2.43

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	29	42	90
2.	Arto Ylisaari (F)	2003-2004	31	21	80
3.	Ari Ohtamaa (F)	1996-1997	35	41	73
4.	Mika Ritoniemi (F)	2005-2006	24	36	73
5.	Marko Hjelt (F)	1996-1997	35	27	73

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	29	42	90
2.	Ari Ohtamaa (F)	1996-1997	35	41	73
3.	Mika Ritoniemi (F)	2005-2006	24	36	73
4.	Joona Kivioja (F)	2025-2026	22	30	58
5.	Ari Ohtamaa (F)	1997-1998	33	30	54

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Arto Ylisaari (F)	2003-2004	31	59	80
2.	Jaakko Virkamäki (F)	1996-1997	36	51	70
3.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	29	48	90
4.	Marko Hjelt (F)	1996-1997	35	46	73
5.	Petri Forsell (F)	1997-1998	35	45	65

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jorma Malkamäki (D)	1996-1997	34	34	117
2.	Toni Parttimaa (D)	2007-2008	22	7	107
3.	Tero Ohtamaa (D)	2006-2007	34	19	101
4.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	29	90	96
5.	Mikko Ahola (F)	2006-2007	33	39	95