Team Facts
Plays in II-divisioona Full name Heinolan Peliitat Team colours Red + Black + White Town Heinola, FIN Founded 1969

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#36 Aatu Kilponen (G) 20 2003 Hollola, FIN 5'11" 185 L 23/24
#36 Aleksi Kortesaari (G) 23 2000 Heinola, FIN 5'11" 161 L
#31 Remy Pennanen (G) 25 1998 Riihimäki, FIN 5'11" 168 L 23/24
DEFENSEMEN
#81 Konsta Kekkonen (D) 22 2001 Heinola, FIN 6'0" 196 L 23/24
#4 Aki Nurminen (D)   “C” 43 1980 Heinola, FIN 6'0" 194 R 23/24
#63 Arttu Siitonen (D) 18 2005 Lahti, FIN 6'0" 174 L 23/24
#33 Timi Tasanen (D) 28 1995 Heinola, FIN 6'2" 198 L 23/24
#48 Joni Törölä (D) 21 2002 Imatra, FIN 5'10" 185 L 23/24
#67 Waltteri Viittanen (D) 20 2003 Lahti, FIN 6'0" 198 L 23/24
#42 Waltteri Virtanen (D) 23 2000 Helsinki, FIN 5'11" 185 L 23/24
Casper Vuorinen (D/F) 22 2001 Lahti, FIN 5'11" 196 R 23/24
#22 Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D) 38 1985 Nastola, FIN 5'9" 187 R 23/24
FORWARDS
#8 Akseli Hartikainen (F) 19 2004 Lahti, FIN 5'10" 165 L 23/24
#10 Tomi Inkinen (F) 39 1984 Heinola, FIN 6'0" 185 L 23/24
#22 Lauri Kallio (F) 20 2003 Lahti, FIN 5'10" 181 L 23/24
#9 Joona Karjalainen (C) 18 2005 Lahti, FIN 5'7" 170 R 23/24
#54 Joonas Karttunen (F) 19 2004 Lahti, FIN 5'11" 176 L 23/24
#47 Marko Kiiskinen (LW/RW) 35 1988 Heinola, FIN 6'0" 187 L 23/24
#15 Santeri Lopakka (LW) 18 2005 Lahti, FIN 5'8" 150 L 23/24
#50 Jere Manninen (RW) 27 1996 Kalajoki, FIN 6'1" 194 L 23/24
#91 Kalle Manselius (F) 28 1995 Heinola, FIN 6'1" 170 L 23/24
#75 Niklas Mäkinen (F) 20 2003 Lahti, FIN 5'11" 176 L 23/24
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Alexey Novoseltsev (LW) 18 2005 St. Petersburg, RUS 5'8" 163 L 23/24
#5 Jesse Peltonen (LW) 32 1991 Heinola, FIN 6'2" 209 L 23/24
#11 Timo Pulkkinen (F)   “A” 41 1982 Heinola, FIN 5'11" 176 L 23/24
#37 Niklas Rasikannas (F) 19 2004 Lahti, FIN 5'10" 163 R 23/24
#2 Niko Sipilä (C) 18 2005 Lahti, FIN 6'0" 174 L 23/24
#9 Veeti Vehmassalo (F) 17 2006 Järvenpää, FIN 5'10" 161 L 23/24
#44 Nuutti Vihtilä (F) 28 1995 Heinola, FIN 6'2" 185 L 23/24
#6 Niklas Westerlund (RW/LW)   “A” 33 1990 Rauma, FIN 5'11" 170 L 23/24
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 18 | Av Age: 25.07 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 180 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 30 players Experience Peliitat: 669 GP
Liiga: 5 GP Affiliated Team(s) HC Giants (III-divisioona)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Team Captains
“C” Aki Nurminen “A” Niklas Westerlund
Timo Pulkkinen
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Versowood Areena Location Heinola, FIN Capacity 2 975 Construction Year 1984
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-18T17:00:00+0200 Ketterä Peliitat 2 - 3 Mestis
2023-03-14T18:30:00+0200 Peliitat JoKP 0 - 6 Mestis
2023-03-11T17:00:00+0200 Peliitat TUTO Hockey 0 - 4 Mestis
2023-03-08T18:30:00+0200 KOOVEE Peliitat 2 - 0 Mestis
2023-03-04T17:00:00+0200 Kiekko-Vantaa Peliitat 7 - 3 Mestis
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/13/2023
11/13/2023 Confirmed Leaving Oscar Lemström (F) Leaving for KeuPa HT
10/19/2023
10/19/2023 Confirmed Leaving Riku Räihä (G) Leaving for KHL Sisak
10/15/2023
10/15/2023 Loan Leaving Niklas Rasikannas (F) Leaving for HC Giants
10/15/2023 Loan Leaving Lauri Kallio (F) Leaving for HC Giants
10/15/2023 Loan Leaving Akseli Hartikainen (F) Leaving for HC Giants
10/06/2023
10/06/2023 Confirmed Joining Jere Manninen (F) Joining from No team
09/29/2023
09/29/2023 Loan Leaving Niko Sipilä (F) Leaving for HC Giants
09/29/2023 Loan Leaving Arttu Siitonen (D) Leaving for HC Giants
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1968-1969 Suomen sarja 12 2 0 10 - - 34 61 4 0.33 7 -
1969-1970 Maakuntasarja 10 8 1 1 - - 75 29 17 1.70 1 Promoted
1970-1971 Suomen sarja 14 8 1 5 - - 59 55 17 1.21 3 -
1971-1972 Suomen sarja 14 0 0 14 - - 31 136 0 0.00 8 -
1972-1973 Maakuntasarja 14 10 1 3 - - 86 44 21 1.50 2 -
1973-1974 Maakuntasarja 8 6 1 1 - - 66 26 13 1.63 1 -
1974-1975 II-divisioona 20 14 1 5 - - 99 68 29 1.45 2 -
1975-1976 II-divisioona 20 12 2 6 - - 113 82 26 1.30 2 -
1976-1977 II-divisioona - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981-1982 II-divisioona 14 7 5 2 - - 65 47 19 1.36 2 -
1983-1984 I-divisioona 36 12 1 23 - - 150 209 25 0.69 8 -
1984-1985 I-divisioona 44 14 6 24 - - 183 238 35 0.80 8 -
1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 21 1 22 - - 246 227 43 0.98 6 -
1986-1987 I-divisioona 44 4 3 27 - - 131 306 11 0.25 12 Relegated
1988-1989 I-divisioona 44 8 1 35 - - 156 325 17 0.39 11 Bankruptcy
2011-2012 Mestis 46 12 - 26 4 4 103 123 48 1.04 11 Saved in play-out
2012-2013 Mestis 48 19 - 22 3 4 154 159 67 1.40 7 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Mestis 56 14 - 24 7 11 151 193 67 1.20 10 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Mestis 56 16 - 31 2 7 150 204 59 1.05 9 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Mestis 50 16 - 22 3 9 125 165 64 1.28 9 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 Mestis 50 19 - 21 5 5 152 164 72 1.44 7 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 Mestis 50 9 - 30 7 4 153 219 45 0.90 12 Saved in relegation
2018-2019 Mestis 50 14 - 21 6 9 134 158 63 1.26 11 Saved in relegation
2019-2020 Mestis 50 20 - 30 6 5 150 187 59 1.18 11 Qualification Cancelled
2020-2021 Mestis 31 9 - 17 4 1 92 113 36 1.16 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022 Mestis 52 12 - 26 9 5 132 163 59 1.13 13 Relegation Play
Mestis 10 5 - 2 2 1 47 29 20 2.00 2 Saved in relegation
2022-2023 Mestis 52 12 - 34 3 3 116 197 45 0.87 14 Saved in relegation
2023-2024 II-divisioona - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1969-1970 Suomen Cup 1 1 - 0 - - 5 0 - - - Qualification
Suomen Cup 1 0 - 1 - - 0 5 - - - First round loss
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - - -
2017-2018 Suomen Cup 2 1 - 1 - - 8 5 - - - 16th final loss
2018-2019 Suomen Cup 6 2 - 3 1 0 20 15 - - - Semifinal loss
2019-2020 Suomen Cup 5 2 - 2 1 0 15 18 8 1.60 - Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022 Suomen Cup 2 1 - 1 0 0 8 8 3 1.50 2 Qualification 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. Eetu Elo (F) 2023-2024 Bayreuth Tigers Germany3 20 19 14 33 14
2. Tim Lindfors (F) 2023-2024 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-sarja 26 21 11 32 16
3. Tatu Vihavainen (F) 2023-2024 Saale Bulls Halle Germany3 19 6 26 32 18
4. Leo Ring (F) 2023-2024 KeuPa HT Mestis 21 9 21 30 6
5. Eemeli Jeskanen (F) 2023-2024 Jää-Ahmat II-divisioona 14 14 13 27 14
6. Joona Monto (F) 2023-2024 GKS Katowice Poland 23 9 18 27 16
7. Mikko Hyyryläinen (F) 2023-2024 Warkis II-divisioona 11 18 8 26 6
8. Rasmus Kumpulainen (F) 2023-2024 Oshawa Generals OHL 25 13 12 25 18
9. Juuso Heikkilä (F) 2023-2024 IPK Mestis 19 8 17 25 12
10. Janne Seppänen (F) 2023-2024 KOOVEE Mestis 23 8 17 25 8
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Steve MacDonald (F) 148 119 107 226
2. Juha Ovaska (F) 151 117 63 180
3. Donald Fraser (F) 88 63 73 136
4. Ville-Matti Koponen (F) 319 26 103 129
5. Christian Silfver (D) 213 40 85 125
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Steve MacDonald (F) 148 119 107 226
2. Juha Ovaska (F) 151 117 63 180
3. Donald Fraser (F) 88 63 73 136
4. Tuukka Rajamäki (F) 221 48 54 102
5. Jukka Maijala (F) 111 42 27 69
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Steve MacDonald (F) 148 119 107 226
2. Ville-Matti Koponen (F) 319 26 103 129
3. Christian Silfver (D) 213 40 85 125
4. Donald Fraser (F) 88 63 73 136
5. Juha Ovaska (F) 151 117 63 180
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Ari-Pekka Selin (D) 87 10 28 218
2. Ilari Metsola (D) 170 12 40 212
3. Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D) 133 19 75 207
4. Steve MacDonald (F) 148 119 226 203
5. Henri Manninen (F) 138 41 71 195
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ville-Matti Koponen (F) 319 26 103 129
2. Tuukka Rajamäki (F) 221 48 54 102
3. Christian Silfver (D) 213 40 85 125
4. Henri Ruotsalainen (F) 176 29 54 83
5. Petteri Haveri (D) 172 21 14 35
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Timo Palmu (F) 17 16 50 2.94
2. Robert Leino (F) 2 1 5 2.50
3. Otto Nieminen (F) 3 5 6 2.00
4. Miika Roine (F) 10 7 17 1.70
5. Teemu Rautiainen (F) 3 4 5 1.67
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve MacDonald (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 39 39 78 1.77 64
2. Donald Fraser (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 34 34 68 1.55 51
3. Donald Fraser (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 44 29 39 68 1.55 50
4. Steve MacDonald (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 44 28 27 55 1.25 51
5. Pekka Koskela (F) 1982-1983 II-divisioona 24 25 30 55 2.29 16
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve MacDonald (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 39 39 78 1.77 64
2. Juha Ovaska (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 38 16 54 1.23 52
3. Erkki Mäkelä (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 41 36 12 48 1.17 32
4. Donald Fraser (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 34 34 68 1.55 51
5. Steve MacDonald (F) 1982-1983 II-divisioona 24 30 21 51 2.13 46
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve MacDonald (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 39 39 78 1.77 64
2. Donald Fraser (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 44 29 39 68 1.55 50
3. Donald Fraser (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 34 34 68 1.55 51
4. Timo Palmu (F) 1988-1989 I-divisioona 17 16 34 50 2.94 34
5. Pekka Koskela (F) 1982-1983 II-divisioona 24 25 30 55 2.29 16
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ari-Pekka Selin (D) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 44 3 8 11 0.25 124
2. Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D) 2014-2015 Mestis 50 10 23 33 0.66 114
3. Lauri Heino (F) 2018-2019 Mestis 41 9 10 19 0.46 98
4. Henri Manninen (F) 2013-2014 Mestis 52 10 9 19 0.37 96
5. Ari-Pekka Selin (D) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 43 7 10 17 0.40 94
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 25.07
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 186 lbs 23.43
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 184 lbs 22.23
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 182 lbs 22.52
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 22.31
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