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Database: 624 968 players

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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rafael Rotter	54	30	41	71
2.	Corey Locke	54	23	47	70
3.	Brian Lebler	54	38	27	65
4.	Tyler Morley	54	25	38	63
5.	John Hughes	51	15	46	61

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Team Facts

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

2017-2018 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#34	Jonathan Iilahti (G)	26	1992	Vaasa, FIN	6'1"	176	L	17/18+1
	#60	Mika Järvinen (G)	29	1988	Hattula, FIN	5'10"	187	L	19/20
DEFENSEMEN
	#42	Juho-Erik Laitamäki (D)	22	1996	Seinäjoki, FIN	6'0"	198	L	17/18
	#41	Oskari Manninen (D)	27	1991	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L	18/19
	#57	Niklas Nevalainen (D)	24	1993	Nakkila, FIN	5'9"	181	L	18/19
	#4	Robin Salo (D)	19	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	187	L	19/20
	#6	Ville Saukko (D)	24	1993	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	192	R	18/19
	#7	Tony Sund (D)	22	1995	Pedersöre, FIN	6'3"	183	L	18/19
	#63	Joni Tuulola (D)	22	1996	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'3"	181	L	19/20
FORWARDS
	#44	Aleksi Ainali (C)	23	1995	Vihti, FIN	5'11"	190	L	19/20
	#51	Antti Kalapudas (C/LW)	21	1996	Oulainen, FIN	6'0"	187	L	18/19
	#25	Joel Kiviranta (LW/RW)	22	1996	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	176	L	19/20
	#30	Joonas Komulainen (C/LW)	27	1990	Kuhmo, FIN	5'5"	174	L	18/19
	#21	Tomi Körkkö (LW/RW)	27	1991	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	181	L	18/19
	#33	Mikko Laine (RW)	28	1990	Piikkiö, FIN	5'11"	187	R	17/18+1
	#55	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	21	1997	Kiukainen, FIN	6'2"	198	R	18/19+1
	#10	Eetu Mäki (RW)	18	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	168	R	Junior
	#16	Jesse Paukku (LW)	24	1994	Joensuu, FIN	6'0"	183	L	18/19
	#15	Jesse Rantamäki (RW)	21	1996	Seinäjoki, FIN	6'0"	203	R	18/19
	#13	Erik Riska (C/LW)	29	1989	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'2"	203	L	19/20
	#26	Tommi Tikka (C/LW)	22	1995	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	198	L	18/19
	#22	Tomi Tuomisto (C/RW)	28	1990	Nurmijärvi, FIN	6'1"	209	L	17/18+1
	#23	Olavi Vauhkonen (RW/LW)	29	1989	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	240	R	18/19
Position: G:2 D:7 F:14 \| Av Age: 23.13 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 190 lbs \| Compare with other teams

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Team Staff

Head Coach Tomek Valtonen
Asst. Coach Markku Kyllönen
Asst. Coach Sami Tervonen
Goaltending Coach Mikko Tolvanen
Sports Manager Markus Jämsä
Conditioning Coach Mikko Tolvanen
Equipment Manager Sami Korkiakoski
Equipment Manager Jarno Kosonen
Player Coordinator Matti Virmanen

Team Facts

Nationalities 23 players
Experience Sport: 2 112 GP
Allsvenskan: 25 GP
Liiga: 3 011 GP
KHL: 25 GP
AHL: 2 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Hermes (Mestis)
Sport U18 (Jr. B SM-sarja)
Sport U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)

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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
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	Confirmed	Leaving	Robin Salo (D)	Leaving for	SaiPa
04/13/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Conrad Mölder (G)	Joining from	KRS Junior
04/13/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Sami Aittokallio (G)	Joining from	HC Sparta Praha
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
1987-1988	I-divisioona	44	25	0	19	-	-	218	173	50	5	-
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

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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.	Samuli Virkkunen (F)	2017-2018	KK-V	II-divisioona	21	38	36	74	4
2.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2017-2018	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2	52	31	35	66	26
3.	Toni Kallela (F)	2017-2018	Herning Blue Fox	Denmark	50	25	39	64	6
4.	Michal Kristof (F)	2017-2018	HK Nitra	Slovakia	52	17	40	57	14
5.	Jani Kiviniemi (F)	2017-2018	Malax IF	II-divisioona	23	26	30	56	65
6.	Niclas Lucenius (F)	2017-2018	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	40	13	39	52	78
7.	Charles Bertrand (F)	2017-2018	Kärpät	Liiga	60	32	19	51	10
8.	Mika Niemi (F)	2017-2018	KOOVEE	Suomi-sarja	28	14	35	49	18
9.	T.J. Foster (F)	2017-2018	Frisk Asker	Norway	45	23	25	48	8
10.	Jens Östman (F)	2017-2018	IFK Lepplax	II-divisioona	24	21	27	48	14

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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
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	190 lbs	23.13
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	195 lbs	25.09
2015-2016	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.39
2014-2015	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.92
2013-2014	View roster	6'0"	188 lbs	23.63

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