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

2020-2021 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#32 Niko Hovinen (G) 33 1988 Helsinki, FIN 6'7" 225 L 22/23
#60 Rasmus Reijola (G) 28 1992 Vantaa, FIN 6'3" 205 L 21/22
DEFENSEMEN
#81 Ari Gröndahl (D) 31 1989 Helsinki, FIN 6'5" 223 R 20/21
#7 Aleksi Mäkelä (D) 28 1993 Kiiminki, FIN 5'11" 185 R 21/22
#22 Stuart Percy (D) 27 1993 Oakville, ON, CAN 6'1" 187 L 20/21
#36 Juho Tommila (D) 28 1993 Lappi Tl, FIN 6'0" 183 R 21/22
#44 Olli Vanttaja (D) 21 1999 Oulu, FIN 6'0" 165 L 22/23
#8 Valtteri Viljanen (D)   “A” 27 1994 Pori, FIN 5'8" 163 R 21/22
#28 Victor Westermarck (D) 27 1994 Espoo, FIN 6'2" 203 R 21/22
#77 Eemeli Ylitalo (D) 23 1998 Kauhava, FIN 6'0" 203 L 20/21
FORWARDS
#23 Turo Asplund (C) 35 1985 Jyväskylä, FIN 5'11" 207 L 21/22
#21 Santeri Haarala (LW/RW) 21 2000 Vaasa, FIN 5'9" 176 L 21/22
#91 Janne Keränen (LW) 33 1987 Nurmijärvi, FIN 5'10" 196 L 20/21
#71 Michael Keränen (W/C) 31 1990 Stockholm, SWE 6'1" 192 L 21/22
#46 Juho Liuksiala (RW) 25 1995 Vammala, FIN 5'7" 170 R 20/21
#10 Niclas Lucenius (C/W) 32 1989 Turku, FIN 6'0" 203 L 20/21
#72 Mika Partanen (LW/RW) 28 1992 Helsinki, FIN 6'2" 209 L 20/21
#16 Jesse Paukku (LW) 27 1994 Joensuu, FIN 6'0" 183 L 22/23
#13 Erik Riska (C/LW)   “C” 31 1989 Pietarsaari, FIN 6'2" 203 L 21/22
#24 Filip Riska (C) 36 1985 Pietarsaari, FIN 6'0" 201 L 21/22
#17 Sebastian Stålberg (RW) 31 1990 Lerum, SWE 6'1" 185 R 22/23
#12 Simon Suoranta (LW/RW) 28 1992 Vaasa, FIN 6'3" 207 L 20/21
#20 Roope Talaja (LW) 32 1988 Kuopio, FIN 5'11" 194 L 21/22
#5 Olavi Vauhkonen (RW/LW) 32 1989 Helsinki, FIN 6'4" 240 R 21/22
#92 Aaro Vidgren (RW) 23 1997 Lohja, FIN 6'2" 192 L 21/22
#3 Jonne Virtanen (C/W)   “A” 33 1988 Turku, FIN 6'6" 260 L 21/22
Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 16 | Av Age: 28.88 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 199 lbs | Compare with other teams
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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 SOURCE
04/30/2021
04/30/2021 Confirmed Joining Henrik Eriksson (F) Joining from Djurgårdens IF
04/29/2021
04/29/2021 Confirmed Joining Axel Holmström (F) Joining from HV71
04/28/2021
04/28/2021 Confirmed Joining Teemu Väyrynen (F) Joining from Ilves
04/27/2021
04/27/2021 Confirmed Joining Shaun Heshka (D) Joining from Kärpät
04/27/2021 Confirmed Joining Nicholas Canade (F) Joining from Mississauga Steelheads
04/01/2021
04/01/2021 Extension Michael Keränen (F)
03/31/2021
03/31/2021 Extension Filip Riska (F)
03/31/2021 Extension Aaro Vidgren (F)
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1990-1991 I-divisioona 44 12 4 28 - - 149 249 28 0.64 11 Saved in relegation
1991-1992 I-divisioona 44 4 2 38 - - 125 308 10 0.23 12 Relegated
1992-1993 II-divisioona 32 24 0 8 - - 197 106 48 1.50 - -
1993-1994 II-divisioona 36 21 0 15 - - 187 135 42 1.17 - -
1994-1995 II-divisioona 14 10 1 3 - - 71 45 21 1.50 2 -
1995-1996 II-divisioona 36 32 1 3 - - 292 80 65 1.81 1 Qualification loss
1997-1998 I-divisioona 44 17 6 21 - - 119 148 40 0.91 8 Did not make playoffs
1998-1999 I-divisioona 48 30 4 14 - - 153 119 64 1.33 3 Qualification loss
1999-2000 I-divisioona 48 31 5 12 - - 190 118 67 1.40 2 Qualification loss
2000-2001 Mestis 44 21 5 18 - - 153 129 47 1.07 5 Bronze game loss
2001-2002 Mestis 44 23 8 13 - - 154 106 55 1.25 4 Bronze game loss
2002-2003 Mestis 44 21 3 17 - 3 150 129 48 1.09 5 Bronze game loss
2003-2004 Mestis 45 23 3 15 2 2 151 124 55 1.22 4 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 Mestis 44 23 7 14 1 - 153 108 54 1.23 4 Final loss
2005-2006 Mestis 45 26 4 15 - - 172 106 58 1.29 2 Final loss
2006-2007 Mestis 45 30 6 9 - - 195 105 68 1.51 1 Bronze game win
2007-2008 Mestis 45 23 - 17 2 3 193 139 76 1.69 6 Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009 Mestis 45 25 - 13 5 2 145 104 87 1.93 2 Champion
2009-2010 Mestis 45 22 - 16 3 4 152 120 76 1.69 4 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 Mestis 49 22 - 19 5 5 139 133 79 1.61 3 Champion
2011-2012 Mestis 46 24 - 10 4 8 154 104 88 1.91 3 Champion
2012-2013 Mestis 48 23 - 18 5 2 147 127 81 1.69 3 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Mestis 56 27 - 12 11 6 195 161 109 1.95 2 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 Liiga 60 15 - 35 5 5 121 185 60 1.00 14 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Liiga 60 20 - 24 7 9 153 156 83 1.38 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2016-2017 Liiga 60 16 - 28 5 11 128 169 69 1.15 14 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 Liiga 60 12 - 33 7 8 153 206 58 0.97 15 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 Liiga 60 17 - 24 11 8 182 205 81 1.35 11 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 Liiga 59 15 - 44 4 8 129 191 49 0.83 15 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 Liiga 54 19 - 23 6 6 123 140 75 1.39 10 First round loss
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1969-1970 Suomen Cup 1 1 - 0 - - 10 0 - 0.00 - Qualification
Suomen Cup 2 1 - 1 - - 6 3 - 0.00 - -
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
1975-1976 Expolaris Cup 4 1 0 3 - - 12 21 2 0.50 4 -
2012-2013 Continental Cup 3 1 - 1 1 0 19 9 5 1.67 2 -

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Eero Elo (F) 2020-2021 SC Langenthal SL 46 23 28 51 38
2. William Rapuzzi (F) 2020-2021 Dornbirner EC ICEHL 48 20 30 50 22
3. Kelsey Tessier (F) 2020-2021 EC Bad Nauheim DEL2 49 20 29 49 24
4. Sami Blomqvist (F) 2020-2021 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 28 24 16 40 10
5. Jesse Virtanen (D) 2020-2021 Färjestad BK SHL 52 9 29 38 32
6. John Henrion (F) 2020-2021 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 44 18 17 35 18
7. Aleksi Rekonen (F) 2020-2021 BIK Karlskoga HockeyAllsvenskan 40 11 23 34 24
8. Colby Robak (D) 2020-2021 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 38 6 27 33 43
9. Robert Arrak (F) 2020-2021 Lukko U20 U20 SM-sarja 38 15 15 30 26
10. Robin Salo (D) 2020-2021 Örebro HK SHL 51 6 24 30 16
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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
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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
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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
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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. Erik Riska (F) 534 65 147 438
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Erik Riska (F) 534 65 82 147
2. Mikael Hallbäck (D) 529 61 126 187
3. Vesa Myllyaho (F) 521 147 215 370
4. Jari Kiviniemi (F) 509 179 226 405
5. Ari Gröndahl (D) 451 45 74 119
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 199 lbs 28.88
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 191 lbs 26.63
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 194 lbs 25.75
2017-2018 View roster 6'0" 194 lbs 25.81
2016-2017 View roster 6'0" 195 lbs 26.06
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