When was KooKoo founded?

KooKoo was founded in 1965 in Kouvola, FIN, Finland.

Where is KooKoo based?

KooKoo is based in Kouvola, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KooKoo?

The head coach of KooKoo is Jussi Ahokas.

Who is the captain of KooKoo?

The captain of KooKoo is Alexander Bonsaksen.

What arena does KooKoo play in?

KooKoo play their home games at Kouvolan jäähalli in Kouvola, FIN.

Who is the general manager of KooKoo?

The general manager of KooKoo is Sakari Välimaa.

What are the team colors of KooKoo?

The team colors of KooKoo are Black + Orange + White.

KooKoo

2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

KooKoo were 30-19-6 in the 2020-21 Liiga season with 91 points, 8th overall.

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2020-2021 KooKoo Roster

KooKoo — 2020-2021 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Victor Brattström (G)Loan	29	1997	Göteborg, SWE	6'4"	201	L
	#35	Oskari Salminen (G)	27	1999	Kotka, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#30	Joona Voutilainen (G)Loan	29	1996	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	159	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#25	Erik Autio (D)	31	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#40	Martin Berger (D)	29	1996	Turku, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#47	Alexander Bonsaksen (D)"C"	39	1987	Oslo, NOR	5'10"	185	L
	#16	Saku Kinnunen (D/F)	31	1995	Kuhmo, FIN	5'10"	209	L
	#4	Väinö Liikonen (D)	25	2001	Kouvola, FIN	6'4"	231	L
	#41	Oskari Manninen (D)"A"	35	1991	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#3	Arttu Pelli (D)	30	1996	Kouvola, FIN	5'9"	170	R
	#7	Juho Rautanen (D)	29	1997	Mäntsälä, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#6	Peetro Seppälä (D)	26	2000	Kuusankoski, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#63	Joni Tuulola (D)	30	1996	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'2"	207	L
	#25	Alexander Ytterell (D)	35	1991	Vetlanda, SWE	6'0"	185	R
FORWARDS
	#44	Aleksi Ainali (C/LW)	31	1995	Vihti, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#74	Nikita Alexandrov (C/LW)Loan	26	2000	Burgwedel, GER	6'1"	176	L
	#20	Kasper Björkqvist (W/C)Loan	29	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#23	Teemu Engberg (LW/RW)	27	1999	Loviisa, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#26	Jere Friberg (C)	31	1995	Laitila, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#55	Vilmos Galló (LW/RW)	30	1996	Budapest, HUN	6'0"	203	L
	#19	Erik Jinesjö Karlsson (C/W)	32	1994	Lerum, SWE	5'11"	170	L
	#10	Karri Kapanen (C)	25	2000	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#62	Kimi Koivisto (C/W)	33	1992	Heinola, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#9	Trevor Mingoia (RW/LW)	34	1992	Fairport, NY, USA	5'11"	185	R
	#18	Joonas Oden (W/C)	26	2000	Benton City, WA, USA	6'0"	196	R
	#27	Kasperi Ojantakanen (C)	31	1995	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	174	R
	#17	Ahti Oksanen (LW/C)"A"	33	1993	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'3"	207	L
	#88	Kyle Platzer (C)	31	1995	Waterloo, ON, CAN	5'11"	176	R
	#15	Samuli Ratinen (LW)	28	1998	Saarijärvi, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#14	Toni Suuronen (LW/RW)"A"	31	1995	Hamina, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#92	Christian Thomas (LW/RW)	34	1992	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	181	R
Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 16Av Age: 25.59 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

2020-2021 KooKoo Staff

Head CoachJussi Ahokas
Asst. CoachJukka Aho
Asst. CoachMikko Heiskanen
Goaltending CoachKari Lehtonen
General ManagerSakari Välimaa
Sports ManagerJarno Kultanen
Team ManagerKari Lehtonen
ChairmanMikko Pulkkinen
Dir. of AdministrationMari Jokela
Equipment ManagerMika Kujala
Equipment ManagerJarno Trygg
Head Equipment ManagerJukka Salminen
Massage TherapistMatti Ranta
Massage TherapistTeemu Valtonen
Physical TherapistSanna Feberg-Lindh

Team Staff History

2020-2021 KooKoo Captains

"C"

Alexander Bonsaksen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2020-2021 KooKoo Demographics

KooKoo Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Orange + White
Town: Kouvola, FIN Map
Founded: 1965

2020-2021 KooKoo Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
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2 players
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1 player
1 player
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Experience

KooKoo: 2 358 GP
NHL: 27 GP
WC: 76 GP
OG: 19 GP
SHL: 540 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 448 GP
Liiga: 4 339 GP
KHL: 152 GP
AHL: 744 GP
DEL: 40 GP
NL: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KooKoo U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
KooKoo U18 (U18 Mestis)
KooKoo U18 Team
KooKoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kouvolan jäähalli
Location: Kouvola, FIN
Capacity: 6 200
Construction Year: 1982

KooKoo Games

KooKoo — 2020-2021 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/30/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Lukko	KooKoo	-	Liiga
10/28/2026 04:30 PM UTC	KooKoo	Ässät	-	Liiga
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	KooKoo	Jokerit	3 - 6	Liiga
10/21/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	KooKoo	4 - 2	Liiga
10/20/2026 03:30 PM UTC	KooKoo	Tappara	3 - 2 (SO)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

KooKoo — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	Alexander Ruuttu (F)	Adler Mannheim	Details
09/21/2026	Confirmed	joining	Niilo Romppanen (D)	Jukurit	Details
08/31/2026	Confirmed	joining	Niclas Westerholm (G)	Södertälje SK	Details
07/31/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Juha Jatkola (G)	Krefeld Pinguine	Details
07/28/2026	Extension		Joseph Berger (D)		Details
06/04/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Joonas Oden (F)	HPK	Details
05/30/2026	Confirmed	joining	Axel Holmström (F)	HC Litvínov	Details
05/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Verner Miettinen (F)	St. Cloud State Univ.	Details

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KooKoo History and Standings

KooKoo — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	17	1	13	-	1	2	39	72	7	0.41	17	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	33	18	-	7	2	217	155	115	1.92	2	Final loss
2024-2025	Liiga	60	23	20	-	13	4	206	169	99	1.65	6	First round loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	17	26	-	11	6	175	178	79	1.32	12	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Liiga	60	19	25	-	11	5	155	167	84	1.4	10	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	25	21	-	5	9	148	141	94	1.57	8	Bronze game loss
2020-2021	Liiga	55	25	19	-	5	6	165	125	91	1.65	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	37	22	-	7	6	172	129	110	1.86	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	18	29	-	6	7	157	197	73	1.22	13	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	14	31	-	5	10	142	198	62	1.03	14	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	15	27	-	7	11	137	173	70	1.17	13	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Liiga	60	16	24	-	10	10	129	159	78	1.3	11	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Mestis	56	32	15	-	4	5	191	126	109	1.95	2	Final loss
2013-2014	Mestis	56	26	14	-	5	11	163	135	99	1.77	3	Champion
2012-2013	Mestis	48	20	16	-	7	5	142	133	79	1.65	5	Final loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	25	8	-	3	10	121	94	91	1.98	2	Bronze game win
2010-2011	Mestis	49	31	11	-	3	4	169	102	103	2.1	2	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	24	11	-	5	5	156	120	87	1.93	1	Bronze game win
2008-2009	Mestis	45	22	13	-	5	5	149	123	81	1.8	4	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	Mestis	45	26	16	-	1	2	151	112	82	1.82	4	Bronze game loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	24	11	10	-	-	174	131	59	1.31	5	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Mestis	45	18	17	10	-	-	142	129	50	1.11	5	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	10	22	12	3	-	100	137	35	0.8	10	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	Mestis	45	22	15	6	1	1	129	98	53	1.18	5	Bronze game loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	28	9	6	-	1	168	111	63	1.43	2	Bronze game win
2001-2002	Mestis	44	25	12	7	-	-	172	124	58	1.32	2	Final loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	13	26	5	-	-	100	147	31	0.7	11	Saved in relegation
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	22	23	3	-	-	155	175	47	0.98	6	Qualification loss
1998-1999	II-divisioona	16	13	2	1	-	-	98	44	27	1.69	2	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	14	10	3	1	-	-	81	44	21	1.5	2	Qualification loss

KooKoo Tournament Statistics

KooKoo — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	0	1	20	19	10	1.67	12	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	0	5	-	-	-	Qualification loss
1967-1968	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	4	3	-	-	-	Qualification

KooKoo Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

KooKoo — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	13	5	17	22	6
2.	Konsta Jaakola (F)	2026-2027	EG Diez-Limburg	Regionalliga	5	8	11	19	0
3.	Mikko Lehtonen (D)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	15	4	12	16	4
4.	Juuso Rajala (F)	2026-2027	EHC Neuwied	Oberliga	12	3	13	16	6
5.	Eero Elo (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	13	7	8	15	0
6.	Niki Koskinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	9	5	9	14	0
7.	Malte Strömwall (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	14	4	10	14	2
8.	Emil Välilä (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	11	10	3	13	6
9.	Henri Kivioja (F)	2026-2027	Hokki	III-divisioona	4	5	8	13	4
10.	Kalle Valtola (D)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	13	4	9	13	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KooKoo — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.56
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.90
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.57
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.97
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.34

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aki Räisänen (F)	410	194	231	425
2.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	391	152	222	374
3.	Heimo Mäkelä (F)	398	167	117	284
4.	Harri Haapaniemi (F)	377	126	151	277
5.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	187	100	173	273

Franchise All-Time Goals

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aki Räisänen (F)	410	194	231	425
2.	Heimo Mäkelä (F)	398	167	117	284
3.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	391	152	222	374
4.	Ari Kotro (F)	425	127	132	259
5.	Harri Haapaniemi (F)	377	126	151	277

Franchise All-Time Assists

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aki Räisänen (F)	410	194	231	425
2.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	391	152	222	374
3.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	187	100	173	273
4.	Timo Nurmberg (F)	227	54	156	210
5.	Harri Haapaniemi (F)	377	126	151	277

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Aki Räisänen (F)	410	194	425	459
2.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	391	152	374	405
3.	Martin Berger (D)	112	5	17	382
4.	Jani Luoma-Aho (F)	355	56	186	371
5.	Harri Haapaniemi (F)	377	126	277	367

Franchise All-Time Games Played

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jukka Virtanen (D)	430	45	67	112
2.	Ari Kotro (F)	425	127	132	259
3.	Aki Räisänen (F)	410	194	231	425
4.	Heimo Mäkelä (F)	398	167	117	284
5.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	391	152	222	374

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mika Johansson (F)	14	12	27	1.93
2.	Arto Kotiranta (F)	7	8	12	1.71
3.	Jouko Myrrä (F)	44	37	71	1.61
4.	Lasse Tasala (F)	69	50	106	1.54
5.	Sergei Karpov (D)	131	64	196	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lasse Tasala (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	38	43	81	1.84	21
2.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	1991-1992	I-divisioona	43	29	44	73	1.70	75
3.	Sergei Karpov (D)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	43	28	45	73	1.70	100
4.	Jouko Myrrä (F)	1991-1992	I-divisioona	44	37	34	71	1.61	6
5.	Donald Fraser (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	41	30	40	70	1.71	60

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lasse Tasala (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	38	43	81	1.84	21
2.	Jouko Myrrä (F)	1991-1992	I-divisioona	44	37	34	71	1.61	6
3.	Mika Kannisto (F)	1993-1994	I-divisioona	46	37	30	67	1.46	26
4.	Aki Räisänen (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	32	35	67	1.52	52
5.	Ari Saarinen (F)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	39	32	20	52	1.33	26

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Sergei Karpov (D)	1991-1992	I-divisioona	44	19	51	70	1.59	20
2.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	1993-1994	I-divisioona	44	19	50	69	1.57	79
3.	Sergei Karpov (D)	1992-1993	I-divisioona	43	28	45	73	1.70	100
4.	Juuso Rajala (F)	2014-2015	Mestis	55	12	45	57	1.04	40
5.	Mikko Laaksonen (F)	1991-1992	I-divisioona	43	29	44	73	1.70	75

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KooKoo — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Martin Berger (D)	2019-2020	Liiga	46	2	4	6	0.13	183
2.	Matt Nickerson (D)	2012-2013	Mestis	41	1	11	12	0.29	154
3.	Jani Honkanen (D)	2007-2008	Mestis	42	8	9	17	0.40	153
4.	Martin Berger (D)	2020-2021	Liiga	44	3	4	7	0.16	143
5.	Mikko Tarkiainen (D)	2006-2007	Mestis	39	6	15	21	0.54	123