When was FPS founded?

FPS was founded in 1931 in Forssa, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of FPS?

The head coach of FPS is Asko Rantanen.

Who is the captain of FPS?

The captain of FPS is Jukka-Pekka Kurtelius.

What arena does FPS play in?

FPS play their home games at Forssan jäähalli in Forssa, FIN.

Who is the general manager of FPS?

The general manager of FPS is Pasi Nuora.

What are the team colors of FPS?

The team colors of FPS are Green + White.

FPS

Suomi-sarja

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2016-2017 Season

FPS were 22-12-2 in the 2016-17 Suomi-sarja season with 66 points, 4th in the Regular season and 4th overall.

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2016-2017 FPS Roster

FPS — 2016-2017 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Joonas Laaksonen (G)	37	1989	Tammela, FIN	5'10"	154	L
	#1	Valtteri Valtonen (G)	31	1995	Tammela, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#35	Henri Viitala (G)	31	1995	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'5"	190	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#77	Matej Baca (D)	30	1995	Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK	6'2"	201	L
	#13	Sebastian Crystal (D)	30	1996	Täby, SWE	6'1"	194	R
	#98	Ville Kivilä (D)	31	1995	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	205	L
	#61	Vikke-Werner Lampén (D/F)	30	1995	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	187	R
	#20	Joel Lehtonen (D)	30	1996	Hattula, FIN	6'3"	201	L
	#16	Verneri Mikkola (D)	29	1997	Forssa, FIN	6'3"	196	L
	#18	Mikko Pehkonen (D)	31	1995	Forssa, FIN	6'0"	185	R
	#63	Eetu Salmela (D)	30	1995	Kotka, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#3	Antti Salonen (D)	31	1995	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#81	Joona Tala (D)	30	1996	Laitila, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#65	Eetu Vento (D)Loan	32	1994	Pori, FIN	6'0"	185	R
	#86	Samuli Virtanen (D)	30	1996	Tammela, FIN	6'0"	190	L
FORWARDS
	#26	Miska Alakoski (LW)	31	1995	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#88	Juuso Hämäläinen (LW/RW)	31	1995	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#19	Mikko Jaakkola (C)	32	1994	Forssa, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#27	Teemu Karjalainen (C)"A"	31	1995	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'3"	176	R
	#17	Aleksi Karlsson (F)	30	1996	Forssa, FIN	6'1"	209	L
	#54	Jukka-Pekka Kurtelius (F)"C"	42	1984	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#23	Niko Lahtinen (LW/RW)Loan	30	1996	Riihimäki, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#61	Jeffrey Lawman (F)	31	1995	Laitila, FIN	6'4"	179	L
	#9	Eetu Moberg (C/W)"A"	31	1995	Forssa, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#61	Kyle Moffett (F/D)	36	1990	Los Angeles, CA, USA	6'2"	190	R
	#91	Miska Niemi (F)	35	1991	Loimaa, FIN	6'3"	214	L
	#12	Erik Nilsson (F)	32	1994	Urjala, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#45	Raitis Pujats (RW)	43	1983	Madona, LAT	6'3"	209	L
	#82	Aslak Pulju (F)Loan	29	1997	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#33	Otto Rantanen (F)	31	1995	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#21	Niklas Saha (F)	28	1997	Loimaa, FIN	6'0"	168	L
	#16	Tommi Takaveräjä (F)	32	1994	Vihti, FIN	5'9"	170	R
	#13	Antti Tenkanen (RW)Loan	36	1990	Huittinen, FIN	5'7"	170	R
	#23	Viljami Vahlsten (LW)	32	1994	Somero, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#82	Igor Valko (LW)	29	1996	Bratislava, SVK	6'0"	181	R
	#71	Joni Vuorela (C)	31	1994	Somero, FIN	5'11"	187	L
Position: G: 1, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 22.86 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 FPS Staff

Head CoachAsko Rantanen
Asst. CoachJouni Kulonen
Asst. CoachMarko Vehmas
General ManagerPasi Nuora
Sports ManagerTimo Willman
Team ManagerToni Vainio
Team ManagerJuha-Matti Vuorela
Conditioning CoachJoni Kujala
Equipment ManagerHannu Jokinen
Equipment ManagerSeveri Nummela
Equipment ManagerHannu Salokannas
Equipment ManagerJouni Salonen

Team Staff History

2016-2017 FPS Captains

"C"

Jukka-Pekka Kurtelius

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2016-2017 FPS Demographics

FPS Facts

Plays in: Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Green + White
Town: Forssa, FIN Map
Founded: 1931

2016-2017 FPS Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

FPS: 1 460 GP
Liiga: 4 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

FoPS U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
HPK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Rockets (II-divisioona)
TUTO Hockey (Mestis)
TUTO Hockey U20 (U20 Mestis)
TUTO Hockey U20 Akatemia (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Ässät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Forssan jäähalli
Location: Forssa, FIN
Capacity: 3 000
Construction Year: 1971

FPS Games

FPS — 2016-2017 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	FPS	Laser HT	-	Suomi-sarja
10/18/2026 02:00 PM UTC	FPS	Titaanit	-	Suomi-sarja
10/17/2026 01:20 PM UTC	Haukat	FPS	3 - 2 (SO)	Suomi-sarja
10/11/2026 12:25 PM UTC	Laser HT	FPS	7 - 2	Suomi-sarja
10/10/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Raahe-Kiekko	FPS	3 - 4 (OT 62:02)	Suomi-sarja

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Latest Transactions

FPS — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/17/2026	Loan	joining	Petteri Sakki (F)	Tappara U20	Details
10/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lauri Vilmi (F)	TUTO Hockey U20	Details
10/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Aarre Peltomaa (F)	LeKi U20	Details
09/25/2026	Confirmed	joining	Maxim Kovalishin (F)	Zauralie Kurgan	Details
09/19/2026	Loan	joining	Elmeri Vuori (D)	HPK U20	Details
09/19/2026	Loan	joining	Lauri Vilmi (F)	TUTO Hockey U20	Details
09/19/2026	Loan	joining	Joona Syri (F)	Lukko U20	Details
09/19/2026	Extension		Luukas Mustonen (F)		Details

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FPS History and Standings

FPS — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Suomi-sarja	9	0	5	-	1	3	23	44	5	0.56	13	-
2025-2026	Suomi-sarja	34	10	20	-	3	1	113	121	37	1.09	11	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Suomi-sarja	36	8	23	-	2	3	92	138	31	0.86	14	Saved in play-out
2023-2024	Mestis	48	5	37	-	3	3	95	203	24	0.5	13	Relegated
2022-2023	Mestis	52	11	32	-	6	3	138	186	48	0.92	13	Saved in relegation
2021-2022	Mestis	52	24	17	-	5	6	170	152	88	1.69	4	Bronze game loss
2020-2021	Mestis	30	10	19	-	1	0	77	103	32	1.07	11	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	Suomi-sarja	30	24	6	-	2	0	134	75	70	2.33	2	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Suomi-sarja	39	22	10	-	2	5	157	114	75	1.92	5	Semifinal loss
	Suomi-sarja	32	19	8	-	1	4	128	90	63	1.97	5	Final group
2017-2018	Suomi-sarja	40	24	12	-	2	2	150	121	78	1.95	3	Quarterfinal loss
	Suomi-sarja	30	19	8	-	2	1	116	91	62	2.07	4	Final group
2016-2017	Suomi-sarja	36	20	12	-	2	2	152	134	66	1.83	4	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	Suomi-sarja	36	9	19	-	4	4	121	153	39	1.08	12	Saved in relegation
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	23	8	-	3	2	162	120	77	2.14	1	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	18	13	-	4	3	165	140	65	1.71	6	Final loss
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	21	20	0	-	1	0	165	56	62	2.95	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	20	12	6	-	1	1	83	69	39	1.95	4	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	22	9	9	-	1	3	86	102	32	1.45	7	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	14	7	5	-	0	2	73	50	23	1.64	4	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	12	4	7	-	1	0	46	59	14	1.17	5	-
	Suomi-sarja	21	16	4	-	1	0	134	72	50	2.38	1	Saved in relegation
2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	16	6	7	-	2	1	70	62	23	1.44	4	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	20	5	12	-	3	0	68	90	21	1.05	5	-
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	15	10	3	-	2	0	91	41	34	2.27	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	20	10	9	-	0	1	91	78	31	1.55	3	-
2007-2008	Suomi-sarja	15	10	3	-	2	0	79	56	34	2.27	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	20	8	8	-	2	2	84	74	30	1.5	3	-
2006-2007	Mestis	45	9	34	2	-	-	102	183	20	0.44	12	Relegated
2005-2006	Mestis	45	17	24	4	-	-	127	140	39	0.87	9	Did not make playoffs

FPS Tournament Statistics

FPS — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
FPS
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	1	0	-	1	0	8	2	6	3	1	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	4	2	1	-	1	0	23	16	8	2	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	3	1	-	0	0	16	12	-	-	-	Relegated
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	7	3	-	-	-	-
FoPS
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	Qualification loss
1967-1968	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	2	9	-	-	-	Qualification loss

FPS Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

FPS — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Daniel Mäkiaho (F)	2026-2027	HIFK	Liiga	13	9	9	18	4
2.	Eppu Varjamo (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	6	3	12	15	2
3.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	8	2	13	15	0
4.	Oliver Kiljunen (F)	2026-2027	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen	10	11	1	12	2
5.	Eemeli Mäki (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	6	8	4	12	6
6.	Jere Jokinen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	7	4	7	11	0
7.	Jimi Rönkkönen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	9	2	9	11	4
8.	Otto Nieminen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	9	6	4	10	6
9.	Valtteri Savolainen (F)	2026-2027	RoKi	Mestis	10	6	4	10	6
10.	Colin Cromie (F)	2026-2027	Deeside Dragons	NIHL 1	4	4	6	10	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

FPS — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	23.13
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	23.66
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.57
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.93
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	24.00

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

FPS — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Helkearo (F)	579	295	522	817
2.	Jarkko Aaltonen (F)	449	260	164	424
3.	Tommi Vali (F)	338	142	197	339
4.	Timo Sutinen (F)	213	113	199	312
5.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	190	154	129	283

Franchise All-Time Goals

FPS — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Helkearo (F)	579	295	522	817
2.	Jarkko Aaltonen (F)	449	260	164	424
3.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	190	154	129	283
4.	Tommi Vali (F)	338	142	197	339
5.	Matti Raunio (F)	284	138	121	259

Franchise All-Time Assists

FPS — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Helkearo (F)	579	295	522	817
2.	Timo Sutinen (F)	213	113	199	312
3.	Tommi Vali (F)	338	142	197	339
4.	Jukka-Pekka Koistinen (F)	233	80	174	254
5.	Jarkko Aaltonen (F)	449	260	164	424

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

FPS — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Asko Rantanen (D)	389	49	160	702
2.	Timo Willman (D)	174	15	52	550
3.	Anssi Rantanen (D)	287	20	71	531
4.	Jarno Kantelus (F)	276	114	228	528
5.	Veli Merta (F)	200	92	182	399

Franchise All-Time Games Played

FPS — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Helkearo (F)	579	295	522	817
2.	Jarkko Aaltonen (F)	449	260	164	424
3.	Jukka Leikkilä (F)	390	89	143	232
4.	Asko Rantanen (D)	389	49	111	160
5.	Samuli Virtanen (D)	381	28	88	116

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

FPS — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Niklas Lehtimäki (F)	4	5	12	3.00
2.	Jouni Rinne (F)	66	68	145	2.20
3.	Reijo Hakanen (F)	27	37	52	1.93
4.	Jari-Pekka Pajula (F)	5	1	9	1.80
5.	Otto Nieminen (F)	9	5	16	1.78

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

FPS — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	59	44	103	2.34	12
2.	Mika Helkearo (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	28	70	98	2.23	4
3.	Mika Helkearo (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	41	30	67	97	2.37	8
4.	Ilkka Kares (F)	1985-1986	I-divisioona	44	42	49	91	2.07	-
5.	Ilkka Kares (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	42	33	47	80	1.90	56

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

FPS — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	59	44	103	2.34	12
2.	Ilkka Kares (F)	1985-1986	I-divisioona	44	42	49	91	2.07	-
3.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	1984-1985	I-divisioona	42	41	27	68	1.62	16
4.	Jouni Rinne (F)	1982-1983	I-divisioona	34	40	35	75	2.21	45
5.	Jarkko Aaltonen (F)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	40	38	25	63	1.58	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

FPS — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mika Helkearo (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	28	70	98	2.23	4
2.	Mika Helkearo (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	41	30	67	97	2.37	8
3.	Ilkka Kares (F)	1985-1986	I-divisioona	44	42	49	91	2.07	-
4.	Timo Sutinen (F)	1977-1978	I-divisioona	36	25	48	73	2.03	59
5.	Juhani Tamminen (F)	2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	41	25	48	73	1.78	48

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

FPS — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Veli Merta (F)	1979-1980	I-divisioona	31	11	14	25	0.81	261
2.	Timo Willman (D)	2003-2004	Mestis	40	3	9	12	0.30	203
3.	Timo Willman (D)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	38	3	11	14	0.37	156
4.	Asko Rantanen (D)	2002-2003	Mestis	42	5	15	20	0.48	140
5.	Antti Uitto (D)	2005-2006	Mestis	44	4	12	16	0.36	130

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