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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jayden Halbgewachs	72	70	59	129
2.	Glenn Gawdin	67	56	69	125
3.	Aleksi Heponiemi	57	28	90	118
4.	Brayden Burke	61	31	82	113
5.	Matthew Phillips	71	48	64	112

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Team Facts

Plays in Liiga
Full name Vaasan Sport
Team colours Black + Red + Black
Town Vaasa, FIN
Founded 1939

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#74	Sami Aittokallio (G)	26	1992	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	185	L	18/19
	#60	Mika Järvinen (G)	29	1988	Hattula, FIN	5'10"	187	L	19/20
	#72	Conrad Mölder (G)	18	1999	Tallinn, EST	6'1"	192	L	18/19+1
DEFENSEMEN
	#41	Oskari Manninen (D) “A”	27	1991	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L	18/19
	#57	Niklas Nevalainen (D)	25	1993	Nakkila, FIN	5'9"	181	L	18/19
	#88	Jyri Niemi (D)	28	1990	Hämeenkyrö, FIN	6'2"	207	L	18/19
	#39	Toivo Pennanen (D)	21	1997	Joensuu, FIN	6'2"	212	L	18/19+1
	#28	Ville Saukko (D)	24	1993	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	192	R	18/19
	#7	Tony Sund (D)	23	1995	Pedersöre, FIN	6'3"	183	L	18/19
	#5	Mikko Vainonen (D)	24	1994	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	209	L	18/19
	#8	Valtteri Viljanen (D)	24	1994	Pori, FIN	5'8"	163	R	18/19
	#82	Victor Westermarck (D)	24	1994	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	203	R	18/19
FORWARDS
	#44	Aleksi Ainali (C)	23	1995	Vihti, FIN	5'11"	190	L	19/20
	#86	Robert Arrak (C/RW)	19	1999	Tallinn, EST	6'2"	194	L	18/19+1
	#17	T.J. Foster (C/RW)	26	1992	Slave Lake, AB, CAN	5'11"	174	L	18/19
	#51	Antti Kalapudas (C/LW)	22	1996	Oulainen, FIN	6'0"	187	L	18/19
	#93	Toni Kallela (LW/RW)	25	1993	Oulainen, FIN	5'10"	183	L	18/19
	#25	Joel Kiviranta (LW/RW)	22	1996	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	176	L	19/20
	#30	Joonas Komulainen (C/LW)	28	1990	Kuhmo, FIN	5'5"	174	L	18/19
	#21	Tomi Körkkö (LW/RW)	27	1991	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	181	L	18/19
	#18	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	21	1997	Kiukainen, FIN	6'2"	198	R	18/19+1
	#16	Jesse Paukku (LW)	24	1994	Joensuu, FIN	6'0"	183	L	18/19
	#90	William Rapuzzi (RW)	28	1990	Anchorage, AK, USA	5'11"	192	R	18/19+1
	#13	Erik Riska (C/LW) “C”	29	1989	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'2"	203	L	19/20
		Brody Sutter (C/RW)	26	1991	Viking, AB, CAN	6'5"	203	R	18/19
	#20	Roope Talaja (LW) “A”	30	1988	Kuopio, FIN	5'11"	194	L	18/19
	#26	Tommi Tikka (C/LW)	22	1995	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	198	L	18/19
	#23	Olavi Vauhkonen (RW/LW)	29	1989	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	240	R	18/19
	#22	Gustav Willman Borvik (C/RW)	19	1998		6'4"	203	L	18/19
Position: G:3 D:9 F:17 \| Av Age: 24.59 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 192 lbs \| Compare with other teams

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Team Staff

Head Coach Ari-Pekka Pajuluoma
Asst. Coach Markku Kyllönen
Asst. Coach Lasse Norrgård
Asst. Coach Sami Tervonen
Goaltending Coach Tapio Kotola
Sports Manager Markus Jämsä
Conditioning Coach Sami Helenius

Team Facts

Nationalities 23 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
Experience Sport: 1 786 GP
NHL: 14 GP
SHL: 6 GP
Allsvenskan: 52 GP
Liiga: 3 460 GP
KHL: 81 GP
Czech: 28 GP
AHL: 437 GP
DEL: 72 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Hermes (Mestis)
Sport U18 (Jr. B SM-sarja)
Sport U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)

Team Captains

“C” Erik Riska
“A” Roope Talaja
Oskari Manninen

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Vaasan Sähkö Areena
Location Vaasa, FIN
Capacity 4 448
Construction Year 1971

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
08/02/2018
08/02/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Brody Sutter (F)	Joining from	Manitoba Moose
08/02/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Mikko Laine (F)	Leaving for	Pelicans
06/18/2018
06/18/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Jesse Rantamäki (F)	Leaving for	Retired
05/22/2018
05/22/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	William Wrenn (D)	Leaving for	Grizzlys Wolfsburg
05/22/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Gustav Willman Borvik (F)	Joining from	Luleå HF J20
05/22/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Toivo Pennanen (D)	Joining from	KalPa U20
04/27/2018
04/27/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Toni Kallela (F)	Joining from	Herning Blue Fox
04/13/2018
04/13/2018	Extension		Mika Järvinen (G)

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	17	3	24	-	-	250	228	37	9	-
1989-1990	I-divisioona	44	19	5	20	-	-	213	236	43	6	-
1990-1991	I-divisioona	44	12	4	28	-	-	149	249	28	11	Saved in relegation
1991-1992	I-divisioona	44	4	2	38	-	-	125	308	10	12	Relegated
1992-1993	II-divisioona	32	24	0	8	-	-	197	106	48	-	-
1993-1994	II-divisioona	36	21	0	15	-	-	187	135	42	-	-
1994-1995	II-divisioona	14	10	1	3	-	-	71	45	21	2	-
1995-1996	II-divisioona	36	32	1	3	-	-	292	80	65	1	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	17	6	21	-	-	119	148	40	8	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	30	4	14	-	-	153	119	64	3	Qualification loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	31	5	12	-	-	190	118	67	2	Qualification loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	21	5	18	-	-	153	129	47	5	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	23	8	13	-	-	154	106	55	4	Bronze game loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	21	3	17	-	3	150	129	48	5	Bronze game loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	23	3	15	2	2	151	124	55	4	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	23	7	14	1	-	153	108	54	4	Final loss
2005-2006	Mestis	45	26	4	15	-	-	172	106	58	2	Final loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	30	6	9	-	-	195	105	68	1	Bronze game win
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	-	17	2	3	193	139	76	6	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	25	-	13	5	2	145	104	87	2	Champion
2009-2010	Mestis	45	22	-	16	3	4	152	120	76	4	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	Mestis	49	22	-	19	5	5	139	133	79	3	Champion
2011-2012	Mestis	46	24	-	10	4	8	154	104	88	3	Champion
2012-2013	Mestis	48	23	-	18	5	2	147	127	81	3	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Mestis	56	27	-	12	11	6	195	161	109	2	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	15	-	35	5	5	121	185	60	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Liiga	60	20	-	24	7	9	153	156	83	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	16	-	28	5	11	128	169	69	14	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	12	-	33	7	8	153	206	58	15	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Tournament Statistics

Season	Tournament	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1975-1976	Expolaris Cup	4	1	0	3	-	-	12	21	2	4	-
2012-2013	Continental Cup	3	1	-	1	1	0	19	9	5	2	-

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Matti Järvinen (F)	2018-2019	Tappara	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Miika Koivisto (D)	2018-2019	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Markus Kankaanperä (D)	2018-2019	HIFK	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Tomi Pekkala (F)	2018-2019	Et-Po 72	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Christoffer Seppelin (F)	2018-2019	RoKi	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Henrik Koivisto (F)	2018-2019	HIFK	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Miika Franssila (D)	2018-2019	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Erste Liga	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Samuli Virkkunen (F)	2018-2019	Karhu HT	Suomi-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Teddy Da Costa (F)	2018-2019	Grenoble	France	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Matt Generous (D)	2018-2019	Ilves	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	378	345	297	642
2.	Jari Kiviniemi (F)	509	179	226	405
3.	Markus Jämsä (F)	445	191	207	398
4.	Timo Salomaa (F)	310	187	192	379
5.	Vesa Myllyaho (F)	521	147	215	370

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	378	345	297	642
2.	Markus Jämsä (F)	445	191	207	398
3.	Timo Salomaa (F)	310	187	192	379
4.	Jari Kiviniemi (F)	509	179	226	405
5.	Kaj-Ove Ahlmark (F)	355	161	144	305

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	378	345	297	642
2.	Patrik Westerback (F)	291	77	254	331
3.	Jari Kiviniemi (F)	509	179	226	405
4.	Vesa Myllyaho (F)	521	147	215	370
5.	Markus Jämsä (F)	445	191	207	398

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jari Kiviniemi (F)	509	179	405	825
2.	Markus Jämsä (F)	445	191	398	591
3.	Patrik Westerback (F)	291	77	331	558
4.	Heikki Autio (D)	431	38	103	477
5.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	378	345	642	390

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikael Hallbäck (D)	529	61	126	187
2.	Vesa Myllyaho (F)	521	147	215	370
3.	Jari Kiviniemi (F)	509	179	226	405
4.	Markus Jämsä (F)	445	191	207	398
5.	Heikki Autio (D)	431	38	65	103

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ulf Slotte (F)	18	31	43	2.389
2.	Jesse Virtanen (D)	1	0	2	2.000
3.	Jukka Alkula (F)	9	12	17	1.889
4.	Joni Rautavuori (F)	128	81	221	1.727
5.	Kari Teräväinen (F)	185	160	318	1.719

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	54	45	99	2.25	52
2.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1976-1977	I-divisioona	36	64	25	89	2.47	46
3.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	44	43	87	1.98	53
4.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1987-1988	I-divisioona	44	38	46	84	1.91	46
5.	Pekka Lehmus (F)	1995-1996	II-divisioona	35	33	51	84	2.40	22

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1976-1977	I-divisioona	36	64	25	89	2.47	46
2.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1977-1978	I-divisioona	36	55	24	79	2.19	67
3.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	54	45	99	2.25	52
4.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	44	43	87	1.98	53
5.	Börje Eriksson (F)	1980-1981	I-divisioona	36	42	31	73	2.03	20

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pekka Lehmus (F)	1995-1996	II-divisioona	35	33	51	84	2.40	22
2.	Joni Rautavuori (F)	1995-1996	II-divisioona	36	28	51	79	2.19	30
3.	Juho-Tuomas Appel (F)	2007-2008	Mestis	45	7	47	54	1.20	39
4.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1987-1988	I-divisioona	44	38	46	84	1.91	46
5.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	54	45	99	2.25	52

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Markus Kankaanperä (D)	2016-2017	Liiga	56	1	7	8	0.14	158
2.	Jari Kiviniemi (F)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	30	20	32	52	1.73	138
3.	Mike Brennan (D)	2014-2015	Liiga	51	7	7	14	0.27	129
4.	Teemu Viemerö (D)	1996-1997	II-divisioona	28	5	14	19	0.68	126
5.	David Saunders (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	37	28	18	46	1.24	115

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.59
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	194 lbs	26.06
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	195 lbs	26.40
2015-2016	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.64
2014-2015	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.24

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