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.

Who is the head coach of Cowboys?

The head coach of Cowboys is Kim Oja.

Who is the captain of Cowboys?

The captain of Cowboys is Joonas Myllylä.

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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2024-2025 Season

Cowboys were 11-14-1 in the 2024-25 II-divisioona season with 33 points, 7th in the Lohko 5 and 34th overall.

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2024-2025 Cowboys Player Stats

All Positions

Cowboys — 2024-2025 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
II-divisioona
1.		Erik Päivärinta (F)	25	14	29	43	16	-	2	0	1	1	0
2.		Ville Eskola (F)	22	12	22	34	4	-	2	1	0	1	0
3.		Joona Kivioja (F)	13	13	14	27	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
4.		Ville Peltomaa (F)	22	8	18	26	4	-	2	2	1	3	0
5.		Perttu Harjula (F)	21	11	12	23	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
6.		Atte Peräaho (D)	26	2	19	21	24	-	2	0	0	0	4
7.		Matias Korkiakoski (F)	24	11	8	19	20	-	2	0	0	0	0
8.		Anton Aarrevaara (F)	25	10	7	17	4	-
9.		Mikael Juola (F)	26	7	9	16	6	-	2	0	1	1	0
10.		Joonas Rautaoja (RW)	26	4	10	14	24	-	2	1	0	1	0
11.		Janne Linna (D)	22	6	7	13	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
12.		Joonas Myllylä (D)	21	4	4	8	24	-	2	1	0	1	2
13.		Juuso Vimpari (LW)	7	2	6	8	14	-	2	0	1	1	2
14.		Atso Ohtamaa (D)	17	2	3	5	12	-	2	0	0	0	0
15.		Henri Vähätiitto (F)	3	3	1	4	0	-	2	0	2	2	2
16.		Matias Alatalo (F)	16	1	3	4	2	-
17.		Jere Pitkälä (F)	1	2	1	3	0	-
18.		Nuutti Ylitalo (D/F)	5	1	2	3	4	-
19.		Mika Saarimaa (F)	9	1	2	3	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
20.		Veeti Ampula (D)	22	0	3	3	12	-
21.		Joona Peltola (D)	25	0	3	3	2	-	1	0	0	0	0
22.		Marko Mehtälä (F)	1	1	0	1	0	-
23.		Joona Juola (D)	9	1	0	1	6	-	1	0	0	0	0
24.		Eero Kauppi (D)	1	0	1	1	0	-
25.		Waltteri Salo (LW)	2	0	1	1	2	-
26.		Rayyan Mohammad (D/F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
27.		Eeli Kaarlela (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Arttu Paakki (D)	1	0	0	0	2	-
29.		Tomi Pakarinen (D)	1	0	0	0	4	-	2	0	0	0	2
30.		Janne Rättyä (D)	5	0	0	0	16	-
31.		Valtteri Tulppo (F)	15	0	0	0	0	-
32.		Tomi Sarja (F)	24	0	0	0	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
33.		Teemu Kivioja (RW)	25	0	0	0	16	-	2	0	0	0	0

Cowboys — 2024-2025 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
II-divisioona
1.		Mikko Myllylä (G)	18	4.64	.891	7	11	-	0	1060:39	667	2	4.03	.896
2.		Veeti Ahola (G)	9	4.90	.864	4	4	-	0	490:14	254	0
3.		Joonas Hietala (G)	1	17.96	.600	0	0	-	0	6:41	3
4.		Ari Korpi (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2024-2025 Cowboys Staff

Head CoachKim Oja
Asst. CoachIsmo Nuolioja
Sports ManagerToni Parttimaa
Team ManagerToni Parttimaa
Equipment ManagerMarkus Aksila
Equipment ManagerAri Korpi
Equipment ManagerJuha Salo

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Cowboys Captains

"C"

Joonas Myllylä

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2024-2025 Cowboys Demographics

Cowboys Facts

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

2024-2025 Cowboys Roster Facts

Nationalities

37 players

Experience

Cowboys: 3 007 GP
Liiga: 3 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

Cowboys — 2024-2025 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
02/21/2026 05:00 PM GMT+2	KuKi HT	Cowboys	4 - 2	II-divisioona
02/14/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	YJK	Cowboys	2 - 5	II-divisioona
02/13/2026 07:00 PM GMT+2	Cowboys	YJK	3 - 1	II-divisioona
02/07/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	Cowboys	KuKi HT	5 - 11	II-divisioona
01/24/2026 06:00 PM GMT+2	Laser HT Akatemia	Cowboys	5 - 1	II-divisioona

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Latest Transactions

Cowboys — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/05/2026	Confirmed	joining	Paavo Laitala (F)	Popula	Details
09/03/2026	Confirmed	joining	Marko Mehtälä (F)	Popula	Details
08/19/2026	Extension		Juho Rantala (G)		Details
08/17/2026	Confirmed	joining	Aatu Hakala (F)	Popula	Details
08/14/2026	Extension		Anton Aarrevaara (F)		Details
08/06/2026	Extension		Joona Kivioja (F)		Details
07/30/2026	Confirmed	joining	Joni Hietala (G)	YJK	Details
07/26/2026	Extension		Perttu Harjula (F)		Details

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Cowboys History and Standings

Cowboys — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	II-divisioona	22	11	1	-	1	9	36	121	116	1.64	5	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	II-divisioona	26	10	1	-	1	14	33	116	127	1.27	7	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	II-divisioona	22	12	1	-	1	8	39	111	98	1.77	5	Bronze game loss
2022-2023	II-divisioona	20	6	2	-	2	10	24	86	94	1.2	8	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	II-divisioona	18	8	2	-	1	7	29	83	85	1.61	5	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	II-divisioona	10	5	1	-	1	3	18	55	41	1.8	3	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	II-divisioona	26	16	0	-	3	7	51	164	101	1.96	3	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	II-divisioona	22	4	0	-	0	18	12	83	123	0.55	8	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	II-divisioona	24	7	2	-	2	13	27	106	126	1.13	6	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	III-divisioona	22	14	2	-	0	6	46	150	89	2.09	4	Final loss
2015-2016	III-divisioona	22	17	0	-	2	3	53	141	79	2.41	1	Qualification loss
2014-2015	III-divisioona	24	18	2	-	1	3	59	161	92	2.46	1	Division Semifinal loss
2013-2014	III-divisioona	20	13	0	-	0	7	39	131	73	1.95	3	Final loss
2012-2013	III-divisioona	14	8	0	-	0	6	24	93	60	1.71	3	-
2011-2012	II-divisioona	16	3	1	-	0	12	11	65	84	0.69	7	-
	II-divisioona	9	1	1	-	1	6	6	30	54	0.67	9	-
2008-2009	II-divisioona	14	6	1	-	0	7	20	88	85	1.43	7	-
	II-divisioona	10	6	0	-	1	3	19	66	66	1.9	2	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	II-divisioona	16	1	0	-	0	15	3	51	125	0.19	9	-
2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	36	4	0	2	1	29	11	92	246	0.31	10	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	II-divisioona	24	21	2	0	0	1	46	189	67	1.92	1	-
	II-divisioona	14	11	2	0	0	1	26	121	43	1.86	1	Final group
2003-2004	II-divisioona	27	18	-	2	1	6	39	185	118	1.44	3	-
2002-2003	II-divisioona	18	3	-	0	0	15	6	57	108	0.33	9	-
2000-2001	II-divisioona	28	17	-	1	-	10	35	186	156	1.25	4	-
	II-divisioona	20	14	-	0	-	5	28	139	101	1.4	2	-
1999-2000	II-divisioona	27	20	-	2	-	5	42	241	128	1.56	2	-
1998-1999	II-divisioona	20	5	-	1	-	14	11	74	116	0.55	8	-

Cowboys Tournament Statistics

Cowboys — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	1	0	0	1	3	10	14	1.5	2	Qualification loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	5	2	-	-	3	6	16	26	1.2	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	5	1	1	0	3	-	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

Cowboys — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Juuso Löytynoja (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	4	4	6	10	6
2.	Arttu Eskola (F)	2026-2027	HC Unique Power	III-divisioona	5	4	6	10	4
3.	Riki Korkiakoski (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	8	1	9	10	2
4.	Alexander Nordström (F)	2026-2027	IFK Lepplax Team	III-divisioona	5	5	3	8	6
5.	Oliver Teppo (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	5	2	6	8	6
6.	Santeri Vilppola (F)	2026-2027	Kiilat	III-divisioona	7	2	6	8	10
7.	Veeti Ampula (D)	2026-2027	Kiilat	III-divisioona	6	3	2	5	2
8.	Jere Vähäsalo (F)	2026-2027	HighSticks HT	II-divisioona	3	2	3	5	2
9.	Jyri Ylimäki (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	5	1	4	5	0
10.	Antti Eskola (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys Colts	III-divisioona	5	1	4	5	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Cowboys — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	28.64
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	28.19
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	27.76
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	25.96
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	25.52

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Peltomaa (F)	227	131	274	405
2.	Mika Saarimaa (F)	290	175	178	353
3.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	236	166	176	342
4.	Mikael Juola (F)	301	104	183	287
5.	Mikko Ahola (F)	152	109	129	238

Franchise All-Time Goals

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Saarimaa (F)	290	175	178	353
2.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	236	166	176	342
3.	Ville Peltomaa (F)	227	131	274	405
4.	Mikko Ahola (F)	152	109	129	238
5.	Mikael Juola (F)	301	104	183	287

Franchise All-Time Assists

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Peltomaa (F)	227	131	274	405
2.	Mikael Juola (F)	301	104	183	287
3.	Mika Saarimaa (F)	290	175	178	353
4.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	236	166	176	342
5.	Atte Peräaho (D)	240	41	146	187

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tero Ohtamaa (D)	146	44	129	417
2.	Sami Meriläinen (D)	162	47	105	341
3.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	236	166	342	332
4.	Toni Parttimaa (D)	100	8	23	255
5.	Mikko Ahola (F)	152	109	238	246

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Cowboys — 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)	277	50	85	135
4.	Atte Peräaho (D)	240	41	146	187
5.	Henri Vähätiitto (F)	236	166	176	342

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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)	40	51	99	2.48

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	29	42	48	90	3.10	96
2.	Arto Ylisaari (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	31	21	59	80	2.58	60
3.	Ari Ohtamaa (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	41	32	73	2.09	22
4.	Mika Ritoniemi (F)	2005-2006	II-divisioona	24	36	37	73	3.04	32
5.	Marko Hjelt (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	27	46	73	2.09	76

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	29	42	48	90	3.10	96
2.	Ari Ohtamaa (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	41	32	73	2.09	22
3.	Mika Ritoniemi (F)	2005-2006	II-divisioona	24	36	37	73	3.04	32
4.	Joona Kivioja (F)	2025-2026	II-divisioona	22	30	28	58	2.64	14
5.	Ari Ohtamaa (F)	1997-1998	II-divisioona	33	30	24	54	1.64	6

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Arto Ylisaari (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	31	21	59	80	2.58	60
2.	Jaakko Virkamäki (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	19	51	70	1.94	2
3.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	29	42	48	90	3.10	96
4.	Marko Hjelt (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	27	46	73	2.09	76
5.	Petri Forsell (F)	1997-1998	II-divisioona	35	20	45	65	1.86	38

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Cowboys — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jorma Malkamäki (D)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	34	14	20	34	1.00	117
2.	Toni Parttimaa (D)	2007-2008	II-divisioona	22	3	4	7	0.32	107
3.	Tero Ohtamaa (D)	2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	34	5	14	19	0.56	101
4.	Mika Hautamäki (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	29	42	48	90	3.10	96
5.	Mikko Ahola (F)	2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	33	21	18	39	1.18	95