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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	William Nylander	8	5	13	18
2.	Nikita Kucherov	8	6	10	16
3.	Jakub Voracek	8	4	12	16
4.	Nikita Gusev	8	4	11	15
5.	Michael Frolik	8	7	7	14

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Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Suomen Cup

Team Facts

Plays in Mestis
Suomen Cup
Team colours Blue + Red + Yellow + White
Town Vantaa, FIN
Founded 1994

2019-2020 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Niku Halla-Aho (G)	21	1998	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	161	L	19/20
DEFENSEMEN
		Miika Heiskari (D)	19	2000		5'9"	165	L	19/20
		Jesse Holopainen (D)	19	1999	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	176	R	Try-out
		Erno Hopponen (D)	22	1996	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	203	L	19/20
	#58	Emil Leppänen (D)	23	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	170	L	19/20
		Ville Rautiala (D)	19	2000	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	187	L	19/20
		Samuel Sikstus (D)	23	1995	Vantaa, FIN	6'4"	181	L	19/20
		Tomi Turunen (D)	21	1998	Tuusula, FIN	6'2"	181	L	Try-out
		Ville Österman (D)	21	1998	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	172	R	Try-out
FORWARDS
		Kristian Kause (F)	22	1997	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	170	L	Try-out
		Oliver Kiljunen (F)	21	1998	Tuusula, FIN	6'0"	231	L	Try-out
		Markus Lahtinen (F)	21	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	185	L	19/20
		Niko Lottanen (F)	22	1997	Kerava, FIN	6'0"	154	L	Try-out
		Joonas Niemelä (C/W)	22	1997	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	181	L	19/20
	#86	Roope Niskanen (F)	24	1994	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	190	L	19/20
		Samu Poutanen (F)	21	1997	Järvenpää, FIN	6'2"	212	R	Try-out
		Joel Sund (RW/LW)	26	1993	Jämsä, FIN	6'1"	209	R	19/20
		Julius Valtonen (RW)	23	1995	Tuusula, FIN	6'3"	203	R	19/20
		Miska Varjosaari (F)	23	1996	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	187	L	Try-out
		Petteri Villanen (F)	20	1999	Espoo, FIN	5'7"	157	L	19/20
Position: G:1 D:8 F:11 \| Av Age: 21.65 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 184 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Jesse Welling
Asst. Coach Kari Haakana
Goaltending Coach Sami Äikää

Team Facts

Nationalities 20 players
Experience Kiekko-Vantaa: 249 GP
Liiga: 229 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Hunters (Suomi-sarja)
Jokerit (KHL)
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 (Jr. C SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Vantaa U17 (Jr. B2 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 (Jr. B SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)

Team Captains

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Trio Areena
Location Vantaa, FIN
Capacity 3 700
Construction Year 2001

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
05/17/2019
05/17/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	Riku Tiainen (F)	Leaving for	KeuPa HT
05/14/2019
05/14/2019	Confirmed	Joining	Julius Valtonen (F)	Joining from	Ilves
05/11/2019
05/11/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	Alex Levänen (F)	Leaving for	Hermes
05/07/2019
05/07/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	Joona Harjama (F)	Leaving for	Näädät
04/26/2019
04/26/2019	Extension		Emil Leppänen (D)
04/26/2019	Extension		Roope Niskanen (F)
04/26/2019	Confirmed	Joining	Jesse Holopainen (D)	Joining from	SaiPa U20
04/26/2019	Confirmed	Joining	Kristian Kause (F)	Joining from	Pyry

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1994-1995	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Promoted
1995-1996	II-divisioona	32	19	3	10	-	-	182	144	41	3	Qualification loss
1996-1997	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	20	15	1	4	-	-	150	71	31	2	Qualification loss
1998-1999	II-divisioona	18	17	0	1	-	-	148	40	34	1	-
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	21	3	10	-	-	175	107	45	2	Promoted
2000-2001	Mestis	44	22	5	17	-	-	160	143	49	4	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	25	5	14	-	-	156	122	56	3	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	27	4	11	-	2	175	131	60	3	Final loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	15	6	19	3	2	128	136	44	8	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	14	11	19	4	-	116	122	43	8	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Mestis	45	21	6	18	-	-	130	128	50	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	16	3	26	-	-	142	188	37	8	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	Mestis	45	14	-	25	4	2	128	169	52	9	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	Mestis	45	20	-	16	6	3	130	120	75	6	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	21	-	17	2	5	141	141	72	7	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	Mestis	49	18	-	22	6	6	143	150	69	8	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	13	-	21	6	6	118	143	57	8	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	13	-	21	6	8	123	144	59	11	Saved in play-out
2013-2014	Mestis	56	18	-	25	9	4	148	157	76	8	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Mestis	56	14	-	35	2	5	139	207	51	10	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Mestis	50	17	-	23	7	3	141	148	70	8	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Mestis	50	22	-	15	4	9	148	139	83	3	Final loss
2017-2018	Mestis	50	21	-	18	6	5	150	151	80	4	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Mestis	50	17	-	23	4	6	138	158	65	10	Did not make playoffs

Tournament Statistics

Season	Tournament	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	-	1	-	-	2	3	-	-	16th final loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Retired Numbers

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Roope Ranta (F)	2018-2019	Heilbronner Falken	DEL2	51	31	48	79	65
2.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	2018-2019	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	21	55	76	12
3.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2018-2019	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2	50	39	31	70	32
4.	Niko Aitero (F)	2018-2019	HC Vantaa	II-divisioona	27	32	25	57	4
5.	Mikko Hyvönen (F)	2018-2019	Riemu	Suomi-sarja	39	13	44	57	26
6.	Oliwer Kaski (D)	2018-2019	Pelicans	Liiga	59	19	32	51	10
7.	Juuso Perttilä (F)	2018-2019	Nice	France	37	25	24	49	18
8.	Santtu Sulander (F)	2018-2019	Viikingit	II-divisioona	27	29	19	48	18
9.	Joonas Niemelä (F)	2018-2019	Hermes	Mestis	45	16	32	48	60
10.	Teemu Mielonen (F)	2018-2019	Hunters	Suomi-sarja	38	17	30	47	60

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jarmo Kokko (F)	137	91	111	202
2.	Jukka Hakkarainen (D)	267	53	90	143
3.	Petri Pitkäjärvi (F)	304	46	83	129
4.	Artem Iossafov (F)	155	56	67	123
5.	Jani Pasanen (F)	64	34	87	121

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jarmo Kokko (F)	137	91	111	202
2.	Karri Saarelainen (F)	98	62	58	120
3.	Artem Iossafov (F)	155	56	67	123
4.	Petteri Linnonmaa (F)	235	56	45	101
5.	Miikka Riikonen (F)	101	55	39	94

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jarmo Kokko (F)	137	91	111	202
2.	Jukka Hakkarainen (D)	267	53	90	143
3.	Jani Pasanen (F)	64	34	87	121
4.	Petri Pitkäjärvi (F)	304	46	83	129
5.	Mikko Kainulainen (F)	152	35	73	108

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jukka Hakkarainen (D)	267	53	143	387
2.	Patrik Lostedt (F)	106	7	17	345
3.	Marko From (D)	179	9	40	330
4.	Micke-Max Åsten (F)	82	15	38	219
5.	Niko Mäntylä (D)	146	9	21	196

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Petri Pitkäjärvi (F)	304	46	83	129
2.	Jukka Hakkarainen (D)	267	53	90	143
3.	Petteri Linnonmaa (F)	235	56	45	101
4.	Joel Lehtinen (F)	202	33	48	81
5.	Marko From (D)	179	9	31	40

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Pekka Peltola (F)	11	11	22	2.000
2.	Jani Pasanen (F)	64	34	121	1.891
3.	Juha Nurminen (F)	23	18	42	1.826
4.	Tuomas Kalliomäki (F)	45	27	78	1.733
5.	Tero Laukala (F)	29	16	50	1.724

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jani Pasanen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	19	60	79	2.19	10
2.	Jarmo Kokko (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	36	38	74	2.06	16
3.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	2018-2019	Mestis	50	36	30	66	1.32	10
4.	Markku Takala (F)	2000-2001	Mestis	44	26	32	58	1.32	59
5.	Joona Monto (F)	2018-2019	Mestis	49	13	42	55	1.12	40

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jarmo Kokko (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	36	38	74	2.06	16
2.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	2018-2019	Mestis	50	36	30	66	1.32	10
3.	Miikka Riikonen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	35	33	18	51	1.46	20
4.	Jarmo Kokko (F)	1995-1996	II-divisioona	32	28	26	54	1.69	6
5.	Markku Takala (F)	2000-2001	Mestis	44	26	32	58	1.32	59

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jani Pasanen (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	19	60	79	2.19	10
2.	Joona Monto (F)	2018-2019	Mestis	49	13	42	55	1.12	40
3.	Jarmo Kokko (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	36	36	38	74	2.06	16
4.	Jarkko Oikarinen (F)	2006-2007	Mestis	45	9	37	46	1.02	28
5.	Tero Laukala (F)	1995-1996	II-divisioona	29	16	34	50	1.72	67

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Patrik Lostedt (F)	2004-2005	Mestis	40	1	3	4	0.10	159
2.	Patrik Lostedt (F)	2003-2004	Mestis	41	3	1	4	0.10	123
3.	Jarmo Jokila (F)	2007-2008	Mestis	42	21	20	41	0.98	116
4.	Kalle Moisio (F)	2013-2014	Mestis	44	3	9	12	0.27	104
5.	Marko From (D)	2006-2007	Mestis	43	2	9	11	0.26	99

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	6'1"	188 lbs	23.54
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	184 lbs	23.13
2016-2017	View roster	5'11"	180 lbs	23.30
2015-2016	View roster	6'0"	187 lbs	22.75
2014-2015	View roster	6'0"	188 lbs	22.22

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