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

2019-2020 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#32 Niko Hovinen (G) 32 1988 Helsinki, FIN 6'7" 225 L 20/21
#31 Stefan Stéen (G) 27 1993 Sunne, SWE 6'2" 176 L 19/20
DEFENSEMEN
#3 Paul Geiger (D) 27 1992 Stouffville, ON, CAN 6'3" 214 L 20/21
#81 Ari Gröndahl (D) 30 1989 Helsinki, FIN 6'5" 223 R 20/21
#57 Niklas Nevalainen (D) 26 1993 Nakkila, FIN 5'9" 181 L 20/21
#36 Juho Tommila (D) 27 1993 Lappi Tl, FIN 6'0" 183 R 20/21
#2 Kristian Tuohilampi (D) 30 1989 Helsinki, FIN 5'11" 185 L 19/20+1
#8 Valtteri Viljanen (D) 26 1994 Pori, FIN 5'8" 163 R 20/21
#28 Victor Westermarck (D) 26 1994 Espoo, FIN 6'2" 203 R 20/21
#55 Jared Wilson (D) 25 1994 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'3" 190 L 19/20
#77 Eemeli Ylitalo (D) 22 1998 Kauhava, FIN 6'0" 194 L 20/21
FORWARDS
#44 Aleksi Ainali (C) 25 1995 Vihti, FIN 5'11" 190 L 21/22
#23 Turo Asplund (C)   “A” 34 1985 Jyväskylä, FIN 5'11" 207 L 20/21
#73 Eemil Erholtz (RW/LW) 20 2000 Mikkeli, FIN 5'11" 168 R 21/22
#74 Antti Erkinjuntti (LW/RW) 34 1986 Rovaniemi, FIN 5'11" 187 L 19/20
#17 Santeri Haarala (LW/RW) 20 2000 Mustasaari, FIN 5'8" 159 L 21/22
#63 Lari Heikkinen (LW) 20 2000 Oulu, FIN 5'10" 174 L 20/21+1
#38 Niko Kuiri (C/LW) 21 1998 Juuka, FIN 6'1" 190 L 20/21
#46 Juho Liuksiala (RW) 24 1995 Vammala, FIN 5'7" 170 R 20/21
#16 Jesse Paukku (LW) 26 1994 Joensuu, FIN 6'0" 183 L 20/21
#13 Erik Riska (C/LW)   “C” 31 1989 Pietarsaari, FIN 6'2" 203 L 21/22
#24 Filip Riska (C) 35 1985 Pietarsaari, FIN 6'0" 201 L 20/21
#12 Simon Suoranta (LW/RW) 28 1992 Vaasa, FIN 6'3" 207 L 20/21
#20 Roope Talaja (LW)   “A” 31 1988 Kuopio, FIN 5'11" 194 L 21/22
#92 Aaro Vidgren (RW) 23 1997 Lohja, FIN 6'2" 192 L 20/21
Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 14 | Av Age: 26.8 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 190 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
05/27/2020
05/27/2020 Confirmed Joining Marcin Kolusz (F) Joining from GKS Katowice
05/19/2020
05/19/2020 Confirmed Joining Rasmus Reijola (G) Joining from HPK
03/24/2020
03/24/2020 Confirmed Joining Aleksi Mäkelä (D) Joining from Kärpät
03/24/2020 Confirmed Joining Olli Vanttaja (D) Joining from Kärpät U20
03/24/2020 Confirmed Joining Jonne Virtanen (F) Joining from Herning Blue Fox
03/24/2020 Confirmed Joining Niclas Lucenius (F) Joining from Düsseldorfer EG
03/24/2020 Confirmed Joining Patrik Karlkvist (F) Joining from MODO Hockey
03/24/2020 Confirmed Leaving Paul Geiger (D) Leaving for Fehérvár AV19
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
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 60 17 - 24 11 8 182 205 81 11 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 Liiga 59 15 - 44 4 8 129 191 49 15 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 Liiga - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1969-1970 Suomen Cup 1 1 - 0 - - 10 0 - - Qualification
Suomen Cup 2 1 - 1 - - 6 3 - - -
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
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. Sami Blomqvist (F) 2019-2020 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 52 38 36 74 28
2. Patrik Karlkvist (F) 2019-2020 MODO Hockey Allsvenskan 52 30 38 68 24
3. Mika Halava (F) 2019-2020 KoMu HT II-divisioona 21 34 30 64 50
4. Damien Fleury (F) 2019-2020 Grenoble France 38 24 29 53 94
5. Timo Pahkala (F) 2019-2020 HC Ludwig III-divisioona 19 15 34 49 28
6. Carl-Axel Braskén (F) 2019-2020 Boro/Vetlanda Division 2 36 23 24 47 24
7. Robert Arrak (F) 2019-2020 RB Hockey Juniors AlpsHL 43 21 22 43 8
8. Ville Rajala (F) 2019-2020 Laser HT Suomi-sarja 29 18 24 42 83
9. Markus Piispanen (F) 2019-2020 Virkiä II-divisioona 20 8 33 41 4
10. Matti Järvinen (F) 2019-2020 KalPa Liiga 59 18 22 40 26
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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) 481 60 135 418
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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. Erik Riska (F) 481 60 75 135
5. Markus Jämsä (F) 445 191 207 398
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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
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 26.80
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 193 lbs 25.78
2017-2018 View roster 6'0" 194 lbs 25.87
2016-2017 View roster 6'0" 195 lbs 26.09
2015-2016 View roster 6'0" 192 lbs 26.39
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