When was Kuru Hockey founded?

Kuru Hockey was founded in 2022 in Rovaniemi, FIN, Finland.

Where is Kuru Hockey based?

Kuru Hockey is based in Rovaniemi, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kuru Hockey?

The head coach of Kuru Hockey is Timo Nieminen.

Who is the captain of Kuru Hockey?

The captain of Kuru Hockey is Turkka Pumpanen.

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Kuru Hockey were 14-1-0 in the 2023-24 III-divisioona season with 42 points, 1st in the Lohko 5 and 10th overall.

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2023-2024 Kuru Hockey Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
III-divisioona
1.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	15	17	28	45	8	-	5	3	9	12	0
2.	Turkka Pumpanen (LW)	14	26	15	41	4	-	5	6	2	8	2
3.	Santeri Oikkonen (D)	13	10	18	28	6	-	5	3	8	11	4
4.	Elias Klytseroff (D/F)	7	5	19	24	16	-	4	2	0	2	2
5.	Eerik Nurmi (F)	9	8	14	22	22	-	2	0	0	0	2
6.	Tommi Siliämaa (LW)	9	5	16	21	4	-	3	4	1	5	0
7.	Joonas Salminen (F)	13	5	16	21	4	-	5	1	6	7	2
8.	Sampo Pikkuhookana (F)	14	14	6	20	2	-	5	6	4	10	0
9.	Rini Siekkinen (F)	13	7	10	17	2	-	4	1	0	1	2
10.	Eemil Sirviö (F)	9	7	8	15	16	-
11.	Miska Heleneva (F)	14	7	8	15	0	-	3	0	1	1	0
12.	Janne Ulkuniemi (C)	3	6	8	14	2	-	4	2	4	6	2
13.	Lauri Kaakkurivaara (C)	7	5	9	14	14	-	5	2	3	5	12
14.	Santeri Hanska (C)	6	4	10	14	2	-	3	0	3	3	4
15.	Ville Waara (F)	7	5	8	13	2	-	4	1	4	5	6
16.	Ville Halonen (F)	11	3	8	11	2	-	1	0	0	0	0
17.	Olli-Pekka Keskiniva (D/F)	7	2	8	10	4	-
18.	Karri Lehtoranta (F)	10	1	9	10	6	-	3	1	0	1	12
19.	Teemu Luiro (F)	9	4	4	8	4	-	3	0	0	0	2
20.	Eerik Wedman (F)	12	2	4	6	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
21.	Janne Niemelä (F)	3	2	3	5	0	-	5	1	6	7	4
22.	Riigu Juntunen (F)	10	2	3	5	6	-	3	0	0	0	0
23.	Kalle Kaunisvaara (D)	4	1	2	3	64	-	5	0	0	0	4
24.	Joonas Säärelä (D/F)	3	0	3	3	0	-	1	0	0	0	2
25.	Aleksi Kivi (D)	6	0	3	3	0	-	4	0	3	3	4
26.	Lenni Ahola (D/F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
27.	Tuukka Ylisaukko-Oja (F)	6	0	1	1	0	-	3	1	0	1	0
28.	Jere Välitalo (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
III-divisioona
1.	Iiro Niemi (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Joonas Virtanen (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Mikael Virtanen (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Hannes Pränni (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Elias Korpela (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023-2024 Kuru Hockey Staff

Head CoachTimo Nieminen
Asst. CoachTomi-Mikael Nieminen
Sports ManagerJuha Tepsa
Equipment ManagerAapeli Karppinen
Equipment ManagerMarko Nieminen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Kuru Hockey Captains

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Turkka Pumpanen

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Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 Kuru Hockey Demographics

Kuru Hockey Facts

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Town: Rovaniemi, FIN Map
Founded: 2022

2023-2024 Kuru Hockey Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players

Experience

Kuru Hockey: 426 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kuru Hockey Games

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Latest Transactions

08/27/2026

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Santeri Yli-Suutala (D)

Leaving forLaser HT Akatemia

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08/11/2026

extension

Mikko Rautiainen (F)

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08/10/2026

confirmed

Sampo Pikkuhookana (F)

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06/30/2026

confirmed

Aleksi Kaarela (F)

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06/03/2026

confirmed

Turkka Pumpanen (F)

Leaving forKiPS

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07/02/2025

confirmed

Risto Mattila (D)

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02/17/2025

confirmed

Sampo Pikkuhookana (F)

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Perttu Pumpanen (F)

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Kuru Hockey History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	III-divisioona	14	13	1	-	148	50	39	2.79	1	Champion
2024-2025	III-divisioona	12	12	0	-	138	48	36	3	1	Champion
2023-2024	III-divisioona	15	14	1	-	148	66	42	2.8	1	-
2022-2023	III-divisioona	15	14	1	-	167	58	42	2.8	1	Champion

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Santeri Yli-Suutala (D)	2026-2027	Laser HT Akatemia	II-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0
2.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2026-2027	KiPS	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Aleksi Kaarela (F)	2026-2027	KiPS	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Sampo Pikkuhookana (F)	2026-2027	YKI	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2026-2027	YKI	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Risto Mattila (D)	2026-2027	Ahmat	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Lenni Ahola (D)	2026-2027	SoPa Sodankylä	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	26.36
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	26.12
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	25.48
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	168 lbs	25.41

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	55	86	114	200
2.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	55	111	85	196
3.	Joonas Salminen (F)	49	25	77	102
4.	Elias Klytseroff (D)	24	30	55	85
5.	Miska Heleneva (F)	45	34	42	76

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	55	111	85	196
2.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	55	86	114	200
3.	Miska Heleneva (F)	45	34	42	76
4.	Elias Klytseroff (D)	24	30	55	85
5.	Rini Siekkinen (F)	45	30	40	70

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	55	86	114	200
2.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	55	111	85	196
3.	Joonas Salminen (F)	49	25	77	102
4.	Elias Klytseroff (D)	24	30	55	85
5.	Santeri Oikkonen (D)	36	24	48	72

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Kalle Kaunisvaara (D)	4	1	3	64
2.	Aleksi Kaarela (F)	6	7	14	33
3.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	55	86	200	32
4.	Olli-Pekka Keskiniva (D)	36	13	50	28
5.	Eemeli Moilanen (D)	23	6	22	28

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	55	86	114	200
2.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	55	111	85	196
3.	Joonas Salminen (F)	49	25	77	102
4.	Miska Heleneva (F)	45	34	42	76
5.	Rini Siekkinen (F)	45	30	40	70

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	55	86	200	3.64
2.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	55	111	196	3.56
3.	Elias Klytseroff (D)	24	30	85	3.54
4.	Tommi Siliämaa (F)	21	25	67	3.19
5.	Janne Ulkuniemi (F)	14	18	43	3.07

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2022-2023	15	28	54
2.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2025-2026	14	25	54
3.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2024-2025	11	24	53
4.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2025-2026	14	27	52
5.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2024-2025	12	30	49

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2024-2025	12	30	49
2.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2022-2023	15	28	54
3.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2025-2026	14	27	52
4.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2023-2024	14	26	41
5.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2025-2026	14	25	54

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Santeri Yli-Suutala (D)	2025-2026	10	32	34
2.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2025-2026	14	29	54
3.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2024-2025	11	29	53
4.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2022-2023	15	28	48
5.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2023-2024	15	28	45

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kalle Kaunisvaara (D)	2023-2024	4	3	64
2.	Aleksi Kaarela (F)	2025-2026	6	14	33
3.	Eemeli Moilanen (D)	2025-2026	11	18	26
4.	Eerik Nurmi (F)	2023-2024	9	22	22
5.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2022-2023	15	48	16

Player Nationalities Throughout History

56 players