When was IPK founded?

IPK was founded in 1966 in Iisalmi, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of IPK?

The head coach of IPK is Jukka Niiranen.

Who is the captain of IPK?

The captain of IPK is Otto Huttunen.

What arena does IPK play in?

IPK play their home games at Kankaan jäähalli in Iisalmi, FIN.

Who is the general manager of IPK?

The general manager of IPK is Jarmo Ylisipola.

What are the team colors of IPK?

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

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2016-2017 IPK Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Denis Godla (G)Loan	30	1995	Kezmarok, SVK	5'11"	179	L
	#32	Antti Leskinen (G)	35	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#35	Miska Ruotsalainen (G)	29	1997	Iisalmi, FIN	5'6"	137	L
	#93	Tuomas Tolonen (G)	32	1993	Kajaani, FIN	5'10"	163	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#82	Henri Auvinen (D)Loan	33	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	236	L
	#91	Damir Galin (D)	32	1994	Almetievsk, RUS	6'4"	231	L
	#4	Lauri Heinonen (D)	36	1989	Suomussalmi, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#5	Otto Huttunen (D)"C"	34	1991	Iisalmi, FIN	6'2"	216	R
	#14	Ville Hyvärinen (D)Loan	34	1991	Kuopio, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#61	Saku Kinnunen (D/F)"A"	31	1995	Kuhmo, FIN	5'10"	209	L
	#16	Anton Kokkonen (D)	32	1993	Pattijoki, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#14	Mikko Kokkonen (D)Loan	25	2001	Mikkeli, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#20	Otto Leskinen (D)Loan	29	1997	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#8	Santeri Luostarinen (D)	27	1998	Kuopio, FIN	5'10"	179	R
	#18	Ville Määttä (D)	31	1994	Kuhmo, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#42	Tomi Penttinen (D)Loan	41	1984	Kuopio, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#42	Samuli Piipponen (D)Loan	33	1993	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	216	L
	#55	Janne Pirttimäki (D)	30	1995	Kurikka, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#10	Janne Pälve (D)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#82	Waltteri Ruuskanen (D)Loan	28	1997	Kuopio, FIN	6'4"	194	R
	#3	Eetu Sopanen (D)Loan	29	1996	Kouvola, FIN	6'5"	216	R
	#47	Joona Tolvanen (D/F)	33	1992	Vihti, FIN	5'10"	190	R
	#3	Ilkka Vaarasuo (D)"C"Loan	43	1983	Iisalmi, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#14	Joonas Valkonen (D)Loan	32	1993	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	198	L
FORWARDS
	#19	Yevgeni Fofanov (LW/RW)	36	1989	Moskva, RUS	5'9"	172	L
	#21	Ilkka Heikkilä (C)"A"	37	1988	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	5'11"	194	L
	#13	Jaakko Heiskanen (C/LW)	34	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	5'8"	170	L
	#27	Aatu Hämäläinen (RW/LW)	39	1987	Suonenjoki, FIN	5'11"	165	R
	#80	Aleksi Hämäläinen (C/LW)	30	1995	Suonenjoki, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#17	Janne Katosalmi (RW)	32	1994	Lapinlahti, FIN	5'7"	163	R
	#42	Tatu Kokkola (C)Loan	28	1997	Suonenjoki, FIN	5'10"	196	L
	#9	Mikko Komulainen (C)	32	1994	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#20	Janne Kumpulainen (LW)Loan	34	1991	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#28	Antti Kurkinen (F)	33	1992	Kuhmo, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#23	Niko Laakkonen (LW/RW)Loan	37	1988	Varkaus, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#20	Ville Leskinen (LW/RW)Loan	30	1995	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'4"	205	L
	#42	Roberts Locans (RW)	30	1996	Riga, LAT	6'4"	209	R
	#91	Joni Nikko (LW/RW)Loan	31	1994	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	209	L
	#71	Niko Nuutinen (LW)	33	1992	Kuopio, FIN	5'8"	203	L
	#23	Jimi Palanto (C/LW)Loan	36	1990	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	154	L
	#40	Eetu Patronen (C/LW)	31	1994	Iisalmi, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#42	Topi Piipponen (LW/RW)Loan	28	1997	Siilinjärvi, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#20	Ainars Podzins (LW/C)	33	1992	Jurmala, LAT	5'11"	194	R
	#72	Niko Putkonen (LW/D)	34	1991	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#11	Joni Riihola (C)	35	1990	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#89	Jere Savolainen (RW)	36	1989	Kuopio, FIN	6'1"	220	L
	#22	Juha Virtanen (LW/C)"C"	38	1987	Sonkajärvi, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#38	Adam Zboril (C/LW)	30	1995	Brno, CZE	5'7"	198	L

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 20Av Age: 24.31 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 IPK Staff

Head CoachJukka Niiranen
Head CoachJanne Sinkkonen
Asst. CoachEetu Qvist
General ManagerJarmo Ylisipola
Team ManagerRisto Kurkinen
ChairmanMika Salonen
Conditioning CoachMarja Qvist
Equipment ManagerPekka Huttunen

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IPK Facts

Plays in: Mestis
Team Colors: Black + White + Yellow
Town: Iisalmi, FIN Map
Founded: 1966

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Nationalities

43 players
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Experience

IPK: 1 969 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 87 GP
Liiga: 1 308 GP
KHL: 104 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IPK U16 (U16 Suomi-sarja)
IPK U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
IPK U20 (U20 Mestis)
JHT (Suomi-sarja)
KalPa (Liiga)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)
SuKiKa (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kankaan jäähalli
Location: Iisalmi, FIN
Capacity: 1 300
Construction Year: 1990

IPK Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/06/2026 04:30 PM UTC	IPK	Hermes	-	Mestis
03/04/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Hermes	IPK	-	Mestis
03/02/2026 04:30 PM UTC	IPK	Hermes	2 - 3 (OT 72:37)	Mestis
02/28/2026 03:00 PM UTC	IPK	RoKi	6 - 1	Mestis
02/25/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Pyry Hockey	IPK	2 - 4	Mestis

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IPK History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Mestis	49	23	13	-	7	6	175	143	89	1.82	2	-
2024-2025	Mestis	49	20	14	-	8	7	153	130	83	1.69	2	Final loss
2023-2024	Mestis	48	32	8	-	4	4	205	123	108	2.25	1	Champion
2022-2023	Mestis	52	23	19	-	5	5	163	153	84	1.62	6	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Mestis	52	18	20	-	8	6	143	151	76	1.46	8	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Mestis	30	14	10	-	5	1	108	94	53	1.77	5	Bronze game win
2019-2020	Mestis	50	32	18	-	10	4	197	166	90	1.8	2	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	20	25	-	3	2	160	180	68	1.36	9	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Mestis	50	19	21	-	5	5	141	161	72	1.44	7	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Mestis	8	5	1	-	1	1	26	16	18	2.25	2	Saved in relegation
	Mestis	50	16	28	-	2	4	114	162	56	1.12	13	Qualification
2015-2016	Suomi-sarja	36	20	8	-	3	5	178	116	71	1.97	4	Champion \| Promoted
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	13	17	-	4	2	138	156	49	1.36	11	Saved in play-out
2013-2014	II-divisioona	32	26	4	-	2	0	291	104	82	2.56	1	Champion \| Promoted
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	21	13	7	-	0	1	135	94	40	1.9	3	-
	Suomi-sarja	20	10	8	-	0	2	79	74	32	1.6	5	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	20	12	5	-	2	1	87	86	41	2.05	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	14	3	11	-	0	0	39	66	9	0.64	8	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	21	12	5	-	2	2	159	76	42	2	3	Promoted
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	15	2	12	-	1	0	57	80	8	0.53	6	Qualification loss
	II-divisioona	15	11	4	-	0	0	78	45	33	2.2	2	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	12	5	4	-	1	2	55	58	19	1.58	4	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	14	6	5	-	2	1	61	58	23	1.64	5	-
2005-2006	II-divisioona	24	16	5	2	0	1	160	95	35	1.46	2	Qualification loss
2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	34	11	19	3	0	1	138	186	26	0.76	6	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	34	20	12	2	-	-	163	134	42	1.24	3	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	22	11	1	-	-	173	133	45	1.32	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	II-divisioona	14	5	9	0	-	-	45	64	10	0.71	7	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	10	4	3	3	-	-	55	37	11	1.1	3	Qualification loss
	II-divisioona	18	16	1	1	-	-	139	57	33	1.83	1	-

IPK 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	2	0	-	0	0	9	3	6	3	1	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	4	2	1	1	-	-	17	11	7	1.75	-	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	5	2	1	-	1	1	20	9	-	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	4	3	1	-	-	-	17	12	-	-	3	Semifinal loss

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