Team Facts
Plays in Mestis Full name Iisalmen Peli-Karhut Team colours Black + White + Yellow Town Iisalmi, FIN Founded 1966

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#35 Kalle Jukkola (G) 21 2002 Sievi, FIN 6'4" 194 L 23/24
#23 Paavo Kohonen (G) 20 2003 Joensuu, FIN 6'1" 176 L
#35 Olli Taimi (G) 20 2003 Vantaa, FIN 6'2" 181 L 23/24
DEFENSEMEN
#3 Juuso Arola (D)   “A” 24 1999 Lahti, FIN 6'0" 194 L 23/24
#2 Valtteri Kakkonen (D) 23 2000 Jyväskylä, FIN 5'11" 176 R 23/24
#4 Luukas Kallioinen (D) 23 2000 Jyväskylä, FIN 6'0" 181 R 23/24
#16 Saku Kinnunen (D/F)   “A” 28 1995 Kuhmo, FIN 5'10" 209 L 23/24
#4 Valtteri Koskela (D) 21 2002 Jyväskylä, FIN 5'11" 176 L
#12 Oskari Mikkonen (D) 22 2001 Kuopio, FIN 6'1" 209 L 23/24
#6 Ville Puhakka (D) 23 2000 Kuopio, FIN 6'3" 209 R 23/24
#22 Robert von Gerdten (D) 21 2002 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 187 L 23/24
FORWARDS
#17 Austin Alger (F) 26 1997 Livonia, MI, USA 6'0" 170 R 23/24
#27 Alex Berardinelli (C/LW) 28 1995 Greensburg, PA, USA 5'11" 183 L 23/24
#13 Veikka Halonen (RW) 23 2000 Kuopio, FIN 5'9" 176 R 23/24
#10 Juuso Heikkilä (F) 23 2000 Haapavesi, FIN 6'0" 183 L 23/24
#20 Eppu Karuvaara (C) 23 2000 Vantaa, FIN 6'2" 216 R 23/24
#29 Henri Knuutinen (LW/RW) 25 1997 Kiuruvesi, FIN 6'3" 209 L 23/24
#20 Mikko-Matti Paakkola (F) 21 2001 Kajaani, FIN 6'1" 198 R 23/24
#85 Ludwig Persson (C/LW) Washington Capitals 20 2003 Göteborg, SWE 6'0" 185 L
#15 Aleksi Soijärvi (C) 23 2000 Iisalmi, FIN 5'11" 181 L 23/24
#19 Pekka Suhonen (RW) 23 2000 Kuopio, FIN 6'0" 183 L 23/24
#21 Santeri Suomalainen (F) 26 1997 Varkaus, FIN 5'9" 176 R 23/24
#14
Samuel Timonen (F) 24 1999 Haddonfield, NJ, USA 5'11" 198 L 23/24
#18 Sakke Vallius (RW) 20 2002 Lieksa, FIN 5'9" 187 L
#11 Julius Vesaaja (F) 22 2001 Lahti, FIN 6'1" 220 L 23/24
Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 14 | Av Age: 22.92 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 190 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 22 players
2 players
1 player Experience IPK: 1 179 GP
SHL: 25 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 82 GP
Liiga: 503 GP Affiliated Team(s) IPK U16 (U16 Mestis)
IPK U18 (U18 Mestis)
IPK U20 (U20 Mestis)
KalPa (Liiga)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
SuKiKa (II-divisioona)
Team Captains
“A” Juuso Arola
Saku Kinnunen
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Kankaan jäähalli Location Iisalmi, FIN Capacity 1 300 Construction Year 1990
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/30/2023
11/30/2023 Loan Leaving Ville Puhakka (D) Leaving for Jukurit
11/13/2023
11/13/2023 Confirmed Joining Eppu Karuvaara (F) Joining from TUTO Hockey
11/13/2023 Extension Valtteri Kakkonen (D)
10/31/2023
10/31/2023 Loan Joining Topias Hynninen (F) Joining from Jukurit
10/27/2023
10/27/2023 Loan Joining Konsta Kapanen (F) Joining from KalPa
10/18/2023
10/18/2023 Loan Joining Viljam Sandvik (F) Joining from Jukurit
10/13/2023
10/13/2023 Loan Leaving Luukas Kallioinen (D) Leaving for KeuPa HT
10/12/2023
10/12/2023 Confirmed Leaving Jarkko Malinen (F) Leaving for JYP
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1994-1995 II-divisioona 16 4 2 10 - - 66 78 10 0.63 8 -
1995-1996 II-divisioona 32 19 0 13 - - 174 118 38 1.19 4 -
1997-1998 II-divisioona 18 16 1 1 - - 139 57 33 1.83 1 -
II-divisioona 10 4 3 3 - - 55 37 11 1.10 3 Qualification loss
1998-1999 II-divisioona 14 5 0 9 - - 45 64 10 0.71 7 -
1999-2000 Suomi-sarja 34 22 1 11 - - 173 133 45 1.32 3 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 Suomi-sarja 34 20 2 12 - - 163 134 42 1.24 3 Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002 Suomi-sarja 34 11 3 19 0 1 138 186 26 0.76 6 Did not make playoffs
2005-2006 II-divisioona 24 16 2 5 0 1 160 95 35 1.46 2 Qualification loss
2007-2008 II-divisioona 14 6 - 5 2 1 61 58 23 1.64 5 -
II-divisioona 12 5 - 4 1 2 55 58 19 1.58 4 No playoffs held
2008-2009 II-divisioona 15 11 - 4 0 0 78 45 33 2.20 2 -
Suomi-sarja 15 2 - 12 1 0 57 80 8 0.53 6 Qualification loss
2010-2011 Suomi-sarja 21 12 - 5 2 2 159 76 42 2.00 3 Promoted
2011-2012 Suomi-sarja 14 3 - 11 0 0 39 66 9 0.64 8 -
Suomi-sarja 20 12 - 5 2 1 87 86 41 2.05 1 Saved in relegation
2012-2013 Suomi-sarja 20 10 - 8 0 2 79 74 32 1.60 5 -
Suomi-sarja 21 13 - 7 0 1 135 94 40 1.90 3 -
2013-2014 II-divisioona 32 26 - 4 2 0 291 104 82 2.56 1 Champion | Promoted
2014-2015 Suomi-sarja 36 13 - 17 4 2 138 156 49 1.36 11 Saved in play-out
2015-2016 Suomi-sarja 36 20 - 8 3 5 178 116 71 1.97 4 Champion | Promoted
2016-2017 Mestis 50 16 - 28 2 4 114 162 56 1.12 13 Qualification
Mestis 8 5 - 1 1 1 26 16 18 2.25 2 Saved in relegation
2017-2018 Mestis 50 19 - 21 5 5 141 161 72 1.44 7 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Mestis 50 20 - 25 3 2 160 180 68 1.36 9 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 Mestis 50 32 - 18 10 4 197 166 90 1.80 2 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 Mestis 30 14 - 10 5 1 108 94 53 1.77 5 Bronze game win
2021-2022 Mestis 52 18 - 20 8 6 143 151 76 1.46 8 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 Mestis 52 23 - 19 5 5 163 153 84 1.62 6 Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024 Mestis 20 16 - 3 1 0 88 52 50 2.50 1 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2017-2018 Suomen Cup 4 3 - 1 - - 17 12 - - 3 Semifinal loss
2018-2019 Suomen Cup 5 2 - 1 1 1 20 9 - - - Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020 Suomen Cup 4 2 1 1 - - 17 11 7 1.75 - Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022 Suomen Cup 2 2 - 0 0 0 9 3 6 3.00 1 Semifinal loss
2022-2023 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - - -

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Otto Jaatinen (F) 2023-2024 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 24 6 26 32 2
2. Linus Wernerson Libäck (F) 2023-2024 Heilbronner Falken Germany3 18 12 15 27 12
3. Pontus Wernerson Libäck (F) 2023-2024 Heilbronner Falken Germany3 17 7 20 27 40
4. Erno Räisänen (F) 2023-2024 Eppan/Appiano Italy2 13 8 16 24 6
5. Kalle Matikainen (F) 2023-2024 Hermes Mestis 20 6 17 23 10
6. Niko Tikkanen (F) 2023-2024 IPK U20 U20 Mestis 21 12 9 21 20
7. Elias Koponen (F) 2023-2024 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 15 3 18 21 2
8. Juuso Mäenpää (F) 2023-2024 KalPa Liiga 25 6 14 20 10
9. Aleksi Hämäläinen (F) 2023-2024 Cergy-Pontoise Ligue Magnus 20 9 10 19 14
10. Kasper Tarvainen (F) 2023-2024 SaPKo Suomi-sarja 16 9 9 18 2
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Janne Svensk (F) 444 146 415 561
2. Risto Kurkinen (F) 165 123 195 318
3. Mika Kononen (F) 230 149 127 276
4. Pat Ahosilta (F) 57 77 154 231
5. Jukka Väisänen (F) 159 80 142 222
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Mika Kononen (F) 230 149 127 276
2. Janne Svensk (F) 444 146 415 561
3. Risto Kurkinen (F) 165 123 195 318
4. Toni Ruotsalainen (F) 209 107 97 204
5. Henri Kivioja (F) 200 103 105 208
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Janne Svensk (F) 444 146 415 561
2. Risto Kurkinen (F) 165 123 195 318
3. Pat Ahosilta (F) 57 77 154 231
4. Jukka Väisänen (F) 159 80 142 222
5. Heikki Hiltunen (D) 227 36 142 178
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Heikki Hiltunen (D) 227 36 178 509
2. Jukka Väisänen (F) 159 80 222 386
3. Otto Huttunen (D) 249 46 151 355
4. Henri Kivioja (F) 200 103 208 345
5. Raine Tuononen (D) 104 28 100 328
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Janne Svensk (F) 444 146 415 561
2. Janne Katosalmi (F) 297 73 65 138
3. Otto Huttunen (D) 249 46 105 151
4. Mika Kononen (F) 230 149 127 276
5. Heikki Hiltunen (D) 227 36 142 178
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Petri Tiainen (F) 32 72 132 4.13
2. Arto Kejonen (F) 33 39 134 4.06
3. Pat Ahosilta (F) 57 77 231 4.05
4. Marko Ahosilta (F) 1 2 4 4.00
5. Matias Pulkkinen (F) 9 16 35 3.89
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jani Lyytinen (F) 2013-2014 II-divisioona 28 36 68 104 3.71 14
2. Petri Tiainen (F) 2009-2010 II-divisioona 22 57 44 101 4.59 38
3. Pat Ahosilta (F) 2009-2010 II-divisioona 20 25 73 98 4.90 4
4. Pat Ahosilta (F) 2013-2014 II-divisioona 27 35 55 90 3.33 16
5. Arto Kejonen (F) 2009-2010 II-divisioona 23 27 61 88 3.83 47
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Petri Tiainen (F) 2009-2010 II-divisioona 22 57 44 101 4.59 38
2. Jani Lyytinen (F) 2013-2014 II-divisioona 28 36 68 104 3.71 14
3. Pat Ahosilta (F) 2013-2014 II-divisioona 27 35 55 90 3.33 16
4. Risto Kurkinen (F) 1996-1997 II-divisioona 36 32 55 87 2.42 34
5. Reino Soijärvi (F) 1999-2000 Suomi-sarja 31 32 37 69 2.23 46
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Pat Ahosilta (F) 2009-2010 II-divisioona 20 25 73 98 4.90 4
2. Jani Lyytinen (F) 2013-2014 II-divisioona 28 36 68 104 3.71 14
3. Arto Kejonen (F) 2009-2010 II-divisioona 23 27 61 88 3.83 47
4. Pat Ahosilta (F) 2013-2014 II-divisioona 27 35 55 90 3.33 16
5. Risto Kurkinen (F) 1996-1997 II-divisioona 36 32 55 87 2.42 34
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Raine Tuononen (D) 1992-1993 II-divisioona 29 8 19 27 0.93 114
2. Janne Lappalainen (D) 1997-1998 II-divisioona 24 8 9 17 0.71 100
3. Heikki Hiltunen (D) 2008-2009 II-divisioona 12 2 7 9 0.75 100
4. Taneli Siikaluoma (D) 2018-2019 Mestis 46 5 11 16 0.35 97
5. Henri Knuutinen (F) 2019-2020 Mestis 36 11 7 18 0.50 94
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 22.92
2022-2023 View roster 5'11" 188 lbs 24.19
2021-2022 View roster 5'11" 182 lbs 23.57
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 23.55
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 24.50
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