What league does PiPS play in?

PiPS play in the II-divisioona.

When was PiPS founded?

PiPS was founded in 1947 in Pieksämäki, FIN, Finland.

PiPS is based in Pieksämäki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of PiPS?

The head coach of PiPS is Mikko Hiltunen.

Who is the captain of PiPS?

The captain of PiPS is Jori Pöntinen.

What arena does PiPS play in?

PiPS play their home games at LähiTapiola Savo Areena in Pieksämäki, FIN.

What are the team colors of PiPS?

The team colors of PiPS are Red + White + Blue.

PiPS

II-divisioona

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

PiPS were 16-0-2 in the 2025-26 III-divisioona season with 46 points, 1st in the Lohko 4 and 7th overall.

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2025-2026 PiPS Roster

PiPS — 2025-2026 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Rudolf Hirvonen (G)	30	1996	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#81	Aki Hänninen (G)	45	1981	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	159	L
	#39	Juuso Kuokkanen (G)	22	2003	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#34	Eeli Leppänen (G)	25	2001	Kuopio, FIN	5'11"	163	L
	#31	Joona Simonen (G)	25	2000	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#47	Kajus Cerniauskas (D)	24	2002	Vilnius, LTU	6'0"	172	L
	#76	Heikki Hynninen (D/F)	26	2000	Varkaus, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#42	Juuso Hynninen (D/F)	26	2000	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#91	Antti Hämäläinen (D/F)	25	2001	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#92	Janne Kettunen (D)	30	1995	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'7"	198	L
	#5	Jyri Pöntinen (D)	29	1996	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#13	Jani Utriainen (D)	23	2003	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'9"	176	L
FORWARDS
	#61	Konsta Heimonen (F/D)	30	1996	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'2"	179	L
	#24	Jonne Hiltunen (F)Loan	18	2008	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#19	Jerry Kenakkala (F)"A"	39	1987	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	187	R
	#9	Veeti Kokko (F)	19	2006	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#10	Santeri Kontro (F)	34	1992	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#4	Onni Kovanen (F)	17	2008	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#27	Eetu Linnera (F)"A"	32	1994	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'1"	187	R
	#17	Lauri Matilainen (F)	29	1997	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	192	R
	#88	Vili Nykänen (F/D)	25	2001	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#10	Ville Närhi (F)	39	1987	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#24	Otto-Ville Ojala (F)	19	2007	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#71	Veeti Pohjolainen (F)	25	2000	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#16	Ville-Matti Pulkkinen (F)	27	1998	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'7"	154	L
	#22	Jori Pöntinen (F)"C"	26	2000	Varkaus, FIN	6'1"	168	L
	#28	Daniel Pöyhtäri (F)	25	2001	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#25	Roope Remes (F)	26	2000	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	159	L
	#77	Henri Ryynänen (RW)	39	1987	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#72	Onni Vauhkonen (F)	19	2007	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#2	Tuukka Virtanen (F)	20	2006	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#55	Valtteri Väisänen (F)	27	1999	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
Position: G: 2, D: 6, F: 15Av Age: 27.00 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 PiPS Staff

Head CoachMikko Hiltunen
Asst. CoachVeijo Hakulinen
Asst. CoachPekka Heiskanen
Sports ManagerTeemu Rossi
Team ManagerKari Pulkkinen
Equipment ManagerKari Kärkkäinen
Equipment ManagerPekka Lahti
Equipment ManagerErkki Oittinen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 PiPS Captains

"C"

Jori Pöntinen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 PiPS Demographics

PiPS Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Red + White + Blue
Town: Pieksämäki, FIN Map
Founded: 1947

2025-2026 PiPS Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
1 player

Experience

PiPS: 1 927 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jukurit U18 (U18 Mestis)
Jukurit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)
LeKi-75 (II-divisioona)
Sawo Hockey U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
Warkis (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LähiTapiola Savo Areena
Location: Pieksämäki, FIN
Capacity: 1 000
Construction Year: 2003

PiPS Games

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Latest Transactions

PiPS — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/22/2026	Extension		Jerry Kenakkala (F)		Details
09/07/2026	Confirmed	joining	Tuukka Reponen (G)	Sawo Hockey U18	Details
08/25/2026	Extension		Valtteri Väisänen (F)		Details
08/25/2026	Extension		Kajus Cerniauskas (D)		Details
07/31/2026	Extension		Janne Kettunen (D)		Details
07/31/2026	Extension		Juuso Kuokkanen (G)		Details
07/29/2026	Extension		Veeti Kokko (F)		Details
07/29/2026	Extension		Tuukka Virtanen (F)		Details

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PiPS History and Standings

PiPS — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
PiPS
2026-2027	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	III-divisioona	18	12	0	-	4	2	117	54	46	2.56	1	Final loss
2024-2025	III-divisioona	18	11	4	-	1	2	106	53	37	2.06	3	Final loss
2023-2024	III-divisioona	18	11	6	-	0	1	114	74	34	1.89	4	-
2022-2023	III-divisioona	16	6	9	-	1	0	78	88	20	1.25	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	III-divisioona	18	10	6	-	2	0	117	91	34	1.89	5	Bronze game win
Warkis/PiPS
2020-2021	III-divisioona	8	5	3	-	0	0	49	38	15	1.88	3	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	III-divisioona	20	14	5	-	1	0	94	54	44	2.2	3	Playoffs Cancelled
PiPS
2018-2019	III-divisioona	20	14	6	-	0	0	119	87	42	2.1	4	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	III-divisioona	8	4	1	-	3	0	45	26	18	2.25	1	-
2016-2017	III-divisioona	20	3	15	-	1	1	78	139	12	0.6	9	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-
2014-2015	II-divisioona	24	4	20	-	0	0	86	188	12	0.5	9	Relegated
2013-2014	II-divisioona	32	10	19	-	0	3	147	227	33	1.03	6	Saved in relegation
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	21	6	12	-	2	1	72	116	23	1.1	7	-
	II-divisioona	14	9	4	-	0	1	92	50	28	2	3	-
2011-2012	II-divisioona	12	8	3	-	1	0	82	45	26	2.17	1	-
	II-divisioona	10	5	4	-	0	1	68	56	16	1.6	3	-
2008-2009	II-divisioona	14	6	8	-	0	0	66	96	18	1.29	6	-
	II-divisioona	15	8	6	-	1	0	86	68	26	1.73	3	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	12	4	5	-	3	0	61	64	18	1.5	5	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	14	4	9	-	0	1	60	93	13	0.93	7	-
2005-2006	II-divisioona	24	15	8	0	1	0	169	132	32	1.33	4	Placement game loss
2003-2004	II-divisioona	24	16	7	0	-	1	147	93	34	1.42	2	-
2002-2003	II-divisioona	24	16	7	1	-	0	152	98	33	1.38	4	-
2000-2001	II-divisioona	18	10	6	2	-	-	119	82	22	1.22	2	-
1999-2000	II-divisioona	24	10	12	2	-	-	131	117	22	0.92	4	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	12	1	11	0	-	-	38	91	3	0.25	7	-
	II-divisioona	18	1	17	0	-	-	61	161	2	0.11	10	-
1995-1996	II-divisioona	32	8	22	2	-	-	130	228	18	0.56	8	Did not make playoffs

PiPS Tournament Statistics

PiPS — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	2	13	-	-	-	First round loss

PiPS Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

PiPS — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Joonas Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	5	6	8	14	2
2.	Joona Viljakainen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	5	2	8	10	0
3.	Joona Kolehmainen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	4	3	6	9	4
4.	Pyry Pietinen (D)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	5	0	5	5	6
5.	Vili Kuusisto (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	7	1	3	4	0
6.	Konsta Lankinen (D)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	2	2	1	3	0
7.	Jussi-Pekka Ylönen (F)	2026-2027	SuKiKa	II-divisioona	4	2	1	3	0
8.	Thomas Tarvainen (F)	2026-2027	Riemu	Suomi-sarja	7	1	2	3	2
9.	Joel Brask (F)	2026-2027	LeKi-75	II-divisioona	4	0	3	3	12
10.	Joona Timonen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	4	0	1	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

PiPS — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	24.96
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	27.00
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	26.35
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	25.61
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	27.48

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Remes (F)	268	341	285	626
2.	Ville Holopainen (F)	259	168	286	454
3.	Petri Rautiainen (F)	221	179	177	356
4.	Ville Närhi (F)	170	121	194	315
5.	Santeri Kontro (F)	225	70	160	230

Franchise All-Time Goals

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Remes (F)	268	341	285	626
2.	Petri Rautiainen (F)	221	179	177	356
3.	Ville Holopainen (F)	259	168	286	454
4.	Ville Närhi (F)	170	121	194	315
5.	Ville-Matti Pulkkinen (F)	160	109	73	182

Franchise All-Time Assists

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Holopainen (F)	259	168	286	454
2.	Ville Remes (F)	268	341	285	626
3.	Ville Närhi (F)	170	121	194	315
4.	Petri Rautiainen (F)	221	179	177	356
5.	Santeri Kontro (F)	225	70	160	230

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tuomas Harju (D)	146	55	178	366
2.	Ville Remes (F)	268	341	626	311
3.	Pekka Heiskanen (D)	228	19	96	306
4.	Mika Heimonen (F)	51	13	30	240
5.	Ville Holopainen (F)	259	168	454	237

Franchise All-Time Games Played

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Remes (F)	268	341	285	626
2.	Ville Holopainen (F)	259	168	286	454
3.	Pekka Heiskanen (D)	228	19	77	96
4.	Santeri Kontro (F)	225	70	160	230
5.	Petri Rautiainen (F)	221	179	177	356

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joonas Miettinen (F)	2	5	11	5.50
2.	Joona Viljakainen (F)	3	5	9	3.00
3.	Mikko Mustonen (F)	6	11	15	2.50
4.	Joel Brask (F)	9	12	22	2.44
5.	Elvis Veldze (F)	13	18	31	2.38

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Remes (F)	2005-2006	II-divisioona	20	43	28	71	3.55	16
2.	Petri Rautiainen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	42	26	68	1.94	54
3.	Jani Jormakka (F)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	29	29	39	68	2.34	34
4.	Ville Holopainen (F)	2010-2011	II-divisioona	21	22	46	68	3.24	20
5.	Ville Remes (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	24	44	13	57	2.38	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Remes (F)	2003-2004	II-divisioona	24	44	13	57	2.38	8
2.	Ville Remes (F)	2005-2006	II-divisioona	20	43	28	71	3.55	16
3.	Petri Rautiainen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	42	26	68	1.94	54
4.	Ville Remes (F)	2002-2003	II-divisioona	20	30	19	49	2.45	24
5.	Jani Jormakka (F)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	29	29	39	68	2.34	34

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Holopainen (F)	2010-2011	II-divisioona	21	22	46	68	3.24	20
2.	Jani Jormakka (F)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	29	29	39	68	2.34	34
3.	Ville Närhi (F)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	25	14	33	47	1.88	20
4.	Ville Silvast (F)	2008-2009	II-divisioona	27	15	32	47	1.74	40
5.	Ville Närhi (F)	2010-2011	II-divisioona	21	14	32	46	2.19	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

PiPS — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mika Heimonen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	27	8	8	16	0.59	130
2.	Mika Heimonen (F)	1995-1996	II-divisioona	24	5	9	14	0.58	110
3.	Tuomas Harju (D)	2006-2007	II-divisioona	22	12	25	37	1.68	102
4.	Toni Miettinen (D)	2013-2014	II-divisioona	32	4	21	25	0.78	94
5.	Konsta Sikanen (F)	2021-2022	III-divisioona	9	5	3	8	0.89	87