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#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dragan Umicevic	47	14	50	64
2.	Daniel Ciampini	48	28	31	59
3.	Brian Lebler	50	33	18	51
4.	Braden Christoffer	46	19	32	51
5.	William Rapuzzi	48	20	30	50

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JoKP Mestis

Team Facts

Plays in Mestis
Full name Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat
Team colours Red + Black + White
Town Joensuu, FIN
Founded 1953

2020-2021 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Leevi Nikkinen (G)	21	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	165	L	20/21
	#31	Eetu Randelin (G)	19	2001	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#40	Niki Blomberg (D)	25	1996	Kuusankoski, FIN	6'0"	190	L	20/21
	#63	Nico Joki (D)	25	1995	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	6'2"	198	R	21/22
	#22	Juho Juvonen (D)	19	2002	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	170	R
	#5	Santeri Koponen (D)	23	1997	Joensuu, FIN	5'10"	176	L	20/21
	#3	Wiljami Kupiainen (D)	24	1997	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	5'10"	172	L	20/21
	#72	Esa Lehikoinen (D) “C”	35	1986	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	198	L	20/21
	#21	Ville Räsänen (D)	22	1998	Joensuu, FIN	6'2"	168	L	20/21
	#47	Oskari Seppälä (D)	22	1999	Turku, FIN	6'2"	194	L	20/21
	#70	Vili Westerman (D)	19	2002	Joensuu, FIN	-	-	L	20/21
FORWARDS
	#19	Jonne Brygger (F)	21	2000	Porvoo, FIN	5'10"	161	L	20/21
	#55	Antti Haikonen (F/D)	17	2004	Joensuu, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#49	Lauri Heino (F)	24	1997	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	192	L	20/21
	#71	Leevi Kannisto (RW)	22	1998	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'11"	176	L	20/21
	#9	Oliver Kapanen (C)	17	2003	Sundsvall, SWE	6'1"	179	R
	#23	Tiitus Kempas (F)	18	2002	Joensuu, FIN	-	-	-	Junior
	#74	Olli Korhonen (C/LW)	22	1998	Anjalankoski, FIN	6'0"	196	L	20/21
	#20	Valtteri Lipiäinen (RW)	23	1997	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'10"	170	R	20/21
	#27	Matias Mustonen (F)	23	1997	Kajaani, FIN	5'9"	165	L	21/22
	#50	Mikko Pellikka (F)	24	1996	Lieksa, FIN	5'8"	165	L	20/21
	#92	Samuel Salonen (LW)	21	2000	Vantaa, FIN	6'4"	198	L	20/21
	#14	Teemu Siironen (C)	26	1995	Kalajoki, FIN	5'9"	192	L	20/21
	#34	Ville Sivonen (F)	21	1999	Joensuu, FIN	6'0"	168	R	20/21
	#13	Rasmus Smedberg (LW/RW)	24	1996	Rauma, FIN	5'9"	176	L	20/21
	#88	Olli Sorsa (F)	19	2001	Joensuu, FIN	5'7"	148	L	20/21
	#41	Jussi Tammela (C/LW)	21	1999	Ylivieska, FIN	6'0"	192	R	20/21
	#12	Oula Uski (C/LW)	29	1992	Järvenpää, FIN	6'4"	220	L	20/21
	#97	Riku Vähäniitty (F)	18	2003	Joensuu, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#93	Teemu Väyrynen (LW)	24	1997	Joensuu, FIN	5'10"	170	L	21/22+1
Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 19 \| Av Age: 22.27 years \| Av Ht: 5'11" \| Av Wt: 180 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Benjamin Laurinkari
Asst. Coach Simo Karjalainen
Goaltending Coach Arto Pyykkö
General Manager Jaakko Lipponen
Team Manager Benjamin Laurinkari
CEO Kalle Kerman
Chairman Juha Kupiainen
Conditioning Coach Harri Yrttiaho
Equipment Manager Torsti Lampinen
Equipment Manager Harri Puustinen

Team staff history

Team Facts

Nationalities 30 players
Experience JoKP: 1 485 GP
Liiga: 550 GP
Czech: 88 GP
Affiliated Team(s) HIFK (Liiga)
Jokipojat U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Jokipojat U17 (U17 ylempi)
Jokipojat U18 (U18 Mestis)
Jokipojat U20 (U20 Mestis)
PeTo (III-divisioona)

Team Captains

“C” Esa Lehikoinen

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name PKS Areena
Location Joensuu, FIN
Capacity 4 800
Construction Year 1982

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
05/12/2021
05/12/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Matias Mustonen (F)	Leaving for	KeuPa HT
05/10/2021
05/10/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Nico Joki (D)	Leaving for	Borås HC
03/01/2021
03/01/2021	Loan	Joining	Oliver Kapanen (F)	Joining from	KalPa U20
03/01/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Rasmus Smedberg (F)	Joining from	RoKi
02/27/2021
02/27/2021	Loan	Joining	Eetu Randelin (G)	Joining from	Jukurit
02/10/2021
02/10/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Mika Koivisto (F)	Leaving for	Retired
02/08/2021
02/08/2021	Loan	Joining	Juho Juvonen (D)	Joining from	HIFK U20
01/28/2021
01/28/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Saku Kivinen (F)	Leaving for	Kalmar HC

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	P/GP	Rank	Postseason
JoKP
1991-1992	SM-liiga	44	9	7	28	-	-	114	201	25	0.57	12	Relegated
1992-1993	I-divisioona	44	-	-	-	-	-	244	146	62	1.41	1	Champion
1993-1994	I-divisioona	46	-	-	-	-	-	239	162	65	1.41	2	-
Kiekko-Karhut
1994-1995	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-
1995-1996	I-divisioona	44	25	7	12	-	-	166	123	57	1.30	5	Semifinal loss
1996-1997	I-divisioona	44	26	7	11	-	-	194	149	59	1.34	1	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	18	1	25	-	-	138	165	37	0.84	10	Did not make playoffs
Jokipojat
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	16	7	25	-	-	125	164	38	0.79	8	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	23	6	19	-	-	166	153	52	1.08	5	Qualification loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	13	7	24	-	-	110	161	33	0.75	10	Bankruptcy
2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	34	13	4	13	1	3	123	110	35	1.03	5	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Suomi-sarja	32	21	3	6	0	2	144	64	47	1.47	1	Qualification loss
2003-2004	Suomi-sarja	36	30	1	3	2	0	218	63	65	1.81	1	Champion \| Promoted
2004-2005	Mestis	44	11	6	27	1	-	117	178	29	0.66	11	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	Mestis	45	17	8	20	-	-	131	160	45	1.00	8	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	22	5	18	-	-	151	137	50	1.11	6	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	Mestis	45	20	-	19	3	3	133	125	69	1.53	7	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	27	-	11	2	5	156	101	90	2.00	1	Final loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	23	-	12	5	5	173	128	84	1.87	2	Champion
2010-2011	Mestis	49	16	-	22	3	3	146	173	62	1.27	10	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	Mestis	46	18	-	16	8	4	142	134	74	1.61	4	Final loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	20	-	18	4	6	155	144	74	1.54	6	Bronze game loss
2013-2014	Mestis	56	22	-	23	5	6	152	150	82	1.46	6	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	22	-	11	2	1	154	98	71	1.97	2	Champion \| Promoted
2015-2016	Mestis	50	22	-	14	10	4	158	122	90	1.80	3	Bronze game win
2016-2017	Mestis	50	18	-	19	5	8	136	143	72	1.44	6	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Mestis	50	21	-	20	4	5	156	140	76	1.52	6	Bronze game loss
2018-2019	Mestis	50	19	-	17	6	8	151	151	77	1.54	6	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Mestis	50	27	-	23	3	6	179	168	84	1.68	3	Playoffs Cancelled
JoKP
2020-2021	Mestis	31	13	-	9	3	2	107	89	59	1.90	2	Bronze game loss

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Tournament Statistics

Season	Tournament	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	P/GP	Rank	Postseason
JoKP
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-
Jokipojat
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	-	1	-	-	6	5	-	0.00	-	16th final loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	2	1	-	0	0	1	8	5	-	0.00	-	Relegated
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Roberts Jekimovs (F)	2020-2021	Zemgale	Latvia	31	20	26	46	8
2.	Juuso Rajala (F)	2020-2021	Bayreuth Tigers	DEL2	48	6	37	43	16
3.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2020-2021	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2	28	24	16	40	10
4.	Joonas Larinmaa (F)	2020-2021	KeuPa HT	Mestis	31	13	26	39	6
5.	Mikael Ruohomaa (F)	2020-2021	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	55	9	30	39	54
6.	Matias Varttinen (F)	2020-2021	Ketterä	Mestis	29	16	19	35	16
7.	Jere Sallinen (F)	2020-2021	HIFK	Liiga	45	15	20	35	20
8.	Roope Ranta (F)	2020-2021	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2	40	11	19	30	47
9.	Jesse Paukku (F)	2020-2021	Sport	Liiga	53	10	18	28	22
10.	Matti Järvinen (F)	2020-2021	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	38	9	19	28	22

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Markku Kyllönen (F)	384	206	232	438
2.	Jari Hämäläinen (F)	271	195	182	377
3.	Jyrki Manninen (F)	351	145	213	358
4.	Sami Puruskainen (F)	417	106	217	323
5.	Pasi Nissinen (F)	276	99	156	255

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Markku Kyllönen (F)	384	206	232	438
2.	Jari Hämäläinen (F)	271	195	182	377
3.	Jyrki Manninen (F)	351	145	213	358
4.	Jani Keränen (F)	323	108	140	248
5.	Sami Puruskainen (F)	417	106	217	323

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Markku Kyllönen (F)	384	206	232	438
2.	Sami Puruskainen (F)	417	106	217	323
3.	Jyrki Manninen (F)	351	145	213	358
4.	Jari Hämäläinen (F)	271	195	182	377
5.	Pasi Nissinen (F)	276	99	156	255

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Miika Haapala (D)	386	82	207	582
2.	Jarkko Immonen (D)	484	78	199	479
3.	Jari Hakkarainen (D)	422	53	131	463
4.	Esa Lehikoinen (D)	343	44	151	446
5.	Juhana Repo (F)	259	52	121	356

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jarkko Immonen (D)	484	78	121	199
2.	Heikki Puustinen (F)	429	91	76	167
3.	Jari Hakkarainen (D)	422	53	78	131
4.	Sami Puruskainen (F)	417	106	217	323
5.	Miika Haapala (D)	386	82	125	207

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Nemo Huhta (F)	1	3	3	3.000
2.	Kari Koponen (F)	1	1	2	2.000
3.	Jari Hirsimäki (F)	43	35	85	1.977
4.	Lubomir Kolnik (F)	66	69	124	1.879
5.	Jon Fontas (F)	72	52	122	1.694

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jari Hirsimäki (F)	1993-1994	I-divisioona	43	35	50	85	1.98	118
2.	Lubomir Kolnik (F)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	44	46	38	84	1.91	26
3.	Jari Hämäläinen (F)	1984-1985	I-divisioona	44	37	45	82	1.86	34
4.	Rostislav Vlach (F)	1990-1991	I-divisioona	44	33	48	81	1.84	83
5.	Markku Kyllönen (F)	1990-1991	I-divisioona	44	42	37	79	1.80	22

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lubomir Kolnik (F)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	44	46	38	84	1.91	26
2.	Markku Kyllönen (F)	1990-1991	I-divisioona	44	42	37	79	1.80	22
3.	Jari Hämäläinen (F)	1984-1985	I-divisioona	44	37	45	82	1.86	34
4.	Kari Laitinen (F)	1993-1994	I-divisioona	46	37	23	60	1.30	42
5.	Pekka Räsänen (F)	1982-1983	I-divisioona	36	37	17	54	1.50	6

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jari Hirsimäki (F)	1993-1994	I-divisioona	43	35	50	85	1.98	118
2.	Rostislav Vlach (F)	1990-1991	I-divisioona	44	33	48	81	1.84	83
3.	Milos Tararnt (F)	1987-1988	I-divisioona	40	20	47	67	1.68	20
4.	Jonas Hemming (F)	1993-1994	I-divisioona	44	26	46	72	1.64	60
5.	Jari Hämäläinen (F)	1984-1985	I-divisioona	44	37	45	82	1.86	34

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jari Hirsimäki (F)	1993-1994	I-divisioona	43	35	50	85	1.98	118
2.	Otto Karvinen (F)	2013-2014	Mestis	47	3	13	16	0.34	113
3.	Ilmari Pitkänen (F)	2011-2012	Mestis	40	10	11	21	0.53	108
4.	Ernest Bokros (D)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	42	9	19	28	0.67	98
5.	Luke Sellars (D)	2008-2009	Mestis	33	1	14	15	0.45	97

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2020-2021	View roster	5'11"	180 lbs	22.27
2019-2020	View roster	5'11"	182 lbs	23.07
2018-2019	View roster	5'11"	184 lbs	23.04
2017-2018	View roster	5'11"	185 lbs	24.19
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.56

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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team names:
Kiekko-Karhut (1953–1960)
JoKP (1960–1994)
Kiekko-Karhut (1994–1998)
Jokipojat (1998–2020)
JoKP (2020–

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