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 Tommi Miettinen.

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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Mestis

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2018-2019 IPK Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mestis
1.	Julius Rantaeskola (RW)	50	18	22	40	20	-5
2.	Tuomas Vartiainen (RW)	48	19	18	37	14	-9
3.	Aatu Hämäläinen (RW/LW)	43	13	24	37	12	-4
4.	Otto Huttunen (D)	47	6	27	33	80	-15
5.	Topi Piipponen (LW/RW)	26	10	15	25	8	5
6.	Saku Kinnunen (D/F)	40	6	16	22	26	-3
7.	Mikko Juusola (LW/RW)	34	15	4	19	18	-5
8.	Jere-Matias Alanen (C)	46	12	7	19	58	-9
9.	Aleksi Hämäläinen (C/LW)	46	7	11	18	24	-2
10.	Janne Katosalmi (RW)	46	7	9	16	32	-11
11.	Joona Riekkinen (D)	32	5	11	16	70	10
12.	Taneli Siikaluoma (D)	46	5	11	16	97	1
13.	Samu Pyykkönen (C)	48	5	11	16	16	-17
14.	Damir Galin (D)	49	5	9	14	76	-11
15.	Juuso Nevalainen (RW)	33	4	9	13	38	-3
16.	Juuso Könönen (LW)	14	5	4	9	10	7
17.	Yevgeni Fofanov (LW/RW)	35	4	5	9	55	-11
18.	Janne Koponen (D)	50	2	7	9	34	-13
19.	Riku Korhonen (RW)	46	4	4	8	24	-16
20.	Lauri Heinonen (D)	41	1	6	7	18	-2
21.	Niki Koskinen (LW)	14	2	3	5	0	3
22.	Jussi Viitanen (LW)	26	1	4	5	6	-12
23.	Kim Nousiainen (D)	8	0	5	5	4	-4
24.	Henri Kivioja (RW)	4	1	2	3	6	3
25.	Mark Petrov (D)	20	1	2	3	2	0
26.	Niko Nuutinen (LW)	4	0	1	1	0	1
27.	Samu Miettinen (F)	4	0	1	1	2	-2
28.	Eetu Paasovaara (C)	4	0	1	1	4	-2
29.	Jarkko Harjula (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Leevi Aaltonen (LW/RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
31.	Toni Jalovaara (C)	1	0	0	0	0	1
32.	Eemil Jaatinen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
33.	Erno Räisänen (C/W)	2	0	0	0	0	0
34.	Riku Mustonen (LW/RW)	3	0	0	0	0	-2
35.	Henri Knuutinen (LW/RW)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
36.	Juuso Walli (D)	3	0	0	0	6	-2
37.	Valtteri Parikka (D)	4	0	0	0	8	-3
38.	Panu Passiniemi (D)	5	0	0	0	12	-2
39.	Mika-Matti Hyvärinen (LW)	8	0	0	0	12	-4
Suomen Cup
1.	Samu Pyykkönen (C)	5	5	2	7	2	0
2.	Aatu Hämäläinen (RW/LW)	5	2	4	6	2	0
3.	Tuomas Vartiainen (RW)	5	2	4	6	2	0
4.	Aleksi Hämäläinen (C/LW)	5	2	3	5	2	0
5.	Otto Huttunen (D)	4	1	3	4	2	0
6.	Jere-Matias Alanen (C)	5	1	3	4	6	0
7.	Julius Rantaeskola (RW)	5	1	2	3	0	0
8.	Mika-Matti Hyvärinen (LW)	5	1	2	3	2	0
9.	Saku Kinnunen (D/F)	5	2	0	2	6	0
10.	Joona Riekkinen (D)	2	1	1	2	14	0
11.	Janne Katosalmi (RW)	3	1	0	1	2	0
12.	Juuso Nevalainen (RW)	5	1	0	1	4	0
13.	Damir Galin (D)	3	0	1	1	0	0
14.	Janne Koponen (D)	5	0	1	1	2	0
15.	Taneli Siikaluoma (D)	5	0	1	1	2	0
16.	Jussi Viitanen (LW)	5	0	1	1	4	0
17.	Saku Vesterinen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
18.	Eemil Jaatinen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
19.	Mikko Juusola (LW/RW)	3	0	0	0	4	-
20.	Panu Passiniemi (D)	4	0	0	0	0	0
21.	Yevgeni Fofanov (LW/RW)	5	0	0	0	2	0
22.	Lauri Heinonen (D)	5	0	0	0	4	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
Mestis
1.	Tuomas Tolonen (G)	14	2.36	.905	9	3	1	1	796:53	314
2.	Juho Ratilainen (G)	1	1.25	.872	0	1	0	0	59:34	34
3.	Aleksi Autio (G)	15	3.27	.871	4	9	2	0	803:22	332
4.	Dennis Saikkonen (G)	5	3.60	.864	3	2	0	0	300:00	114
5.	Elmeri Metsävainio (G)	19	3.37	.861	4	9	2	2	994:14	396
6.	Jonathan Iilahti (G)	1	4.00	.826	0	1	0	0	40:00	19
7.	Jaani Schulman (G)	1	0.00	.000	0	0	0	0	0:30	0
8.	Tomi Rautio (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
9.	Lari Kukkohovi (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
10.	Jani Rauhala (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
Suomen Cup
1.	Aleksi Autio (G)	2	-	.940	-	-	-	-	-	63
2.	Elmeri Metsävainio (G)	3	-	.921	-	-	-	-	-	58

2018-2019 IPK Staff

Head CoachTommi Miettinen
Head CoachJanne Sinkkonen
Asst. CoachSauli Tapaninaho
Goaltending CoachArttu Laatikainen
General ManagerJarmo Ylisipola
Team ManagerRisto Kurkinen
ChairmanMika Salonen
Equipment ManagerSeppo Halonen
Head Equipment ManagerPekka Huttunen

Team Staff History

2018-2019 IPK Captains

"C"

Otto Huttunen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2018-2019 IPK Demographics

IPK Facts

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

2018-2019 IPK Roster Facts

Nationalities

47 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

IPK: 2 519 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 70 GP
Liiga: 914 GP
NL: 31 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
09/12/2026 02:00 PM UTC	IPK	Ketterä	-	Mestis
09/11/2026 03:30 PM UTC	JoKP	IPK	-	Mestis
03/28/2026 03:00 PM UTC	IPK	Kiekko-Vantaa	3 - 7	Mestis
03/23/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Ketterä	IPK	4 - 3	Mestis
03/21/2026 03:00 PM UTC	IPK	Ketterä	6 - 2	Mestis

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08/26/2026

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Santeri Haakana (D)

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Topias Rovio (G)

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IPK History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Mestis	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	9	-
2025-2026	Mestis	49	23	13	-	7	6	175	143	89	1.82	2	Bronze game loss
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

IPK Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Final loss
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

IPK Retired Numbers

IPK Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	3	4	3	7	2
2.	Benjamin Korhonen (F)	2026-2027	Ilves	Liiga	3	3	1	4	0
3.	Ville Puhakka (D)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Champions HL	2	1	2	3	2
4.	Ville Ruotsalainen (D)	2026-2027	KalPa	Liiga	3	1	2	3	2
5.	Konsta Kapanen (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Liiga	3	2	0	2	2
6.	Lauri Huhdanpää (F)	2026-2027	Hockey Punks	Latvia	1	0	2	2	0
7.	Juuso Arola (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	2	0	2	2	0
8.	Alex Cotton (D)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	2	0	2	2	0
9.	Eetu Levänen (F)	2026-2027	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	2	2	0
10.	Leo Ring (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	3	0	2	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	22.41
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	24.31
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	23.97
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	187 lbs	22.79
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	23.90

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Regular Season

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

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

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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	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

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

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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jani Lyytinen (F)	2013-2014	28	36	104
2.	Petri Tiainen (F)	2009-2010	22	57	101
3.	Pat Ahosilta (F)	2009-2010	20	25	98
4.	Pat Ahosilta (F)	2013-2014	27	35	90
5.	Arto Kejonen (F)	2009-2010	23	27	88

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Petri Tiainen (F)	2009-2010	22	57	101
2.	Jani Lyytinen (F)	2013-2014	28	36	104
3.	Pat Ahosilta (F)	2013-2014	27	35	90
4.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	1996-1997	36	32	87
5.	Reino Soijärvi (F)	1999-2000	31	32	69

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Pat Ahosilta (F)	2009-2010	20	73	98
2.	Jani Lyytinen (F)	2013-2014	28	68	104
3.	Arto Kejonen (F)	2009-2010	23	61	88
4.	Pat Ahosilta (F)	2013-2014	27	55	90
5.	Risto Kurkinen (F)	1996-1997	36	55	87

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Raine Tuononen (D)	1992-1993	29	27	114
2.	Janne Lappalainen (D)	1997-1998	24	17	100
3.	Heikki Hiltunen (D)	2008-2009	12	9	100
4.	Taneli Siikaluoma (D)	2018-2019	46	16	97
5.	Henri Knuutinen (F)	2019-2020	36	18	94