When was Sport founded?

Sport was founded in 1939 in Vaasa, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of Sport?

The head coach of Sport is Jukka Jalonen.

What arena does Sport play in?

Sport play their home games at Vaasan Sähkö Areena in Vaasa, FIN.

What are the team colors of Sport?

The team colors of Sport are Black + Red + Black.

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1997-1998 Season

Sport were 17-21-6 in the 1997-98 I-divisioona season with 40 points, 8th overall.

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1997-1998 Sport Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Marko Härkönen (G)	53	1973	Pori, FIN	5'6"	150	L
		Matti Höylä (G)	48	1978	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	176	L
		Timo Laaksoharju (G)	47	1979	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	174	L
		Johan Sjöberg (G)	51	1974	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#33	Rafael Eerola (D)	54	1972	Siikainen, FIN	6'2"	190	L
		Mikael Hallbäck (D)	50	1976	Kokkola, FIN	5'10"	192	L
		Tim Hogan (D)	52	1974	Oshawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	216	R
		Miika Jämsä (D)	50	1976	Vaasa, FIN	6'1"	203	L
		Antti Kohvakka (D)	50	1976	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	209	L
		Timo Koivuharju (D)	55	1971	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	181	L
		Veli-Pekka Laitinen (D)	49	1976	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'1"	181	L
		Darren Stolk (D)	58	1968	Taber, AB, CAN	6'4"	229	L
		Hardy Toivio (D)	53	1973	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	220	L
		Janne Tuomivirta (D)	48	1977	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	187	L
		Teemu Viemerö (D)	51	1975	Vaasa, FIN	6'0"	190	R
		Petri Virolainen (D)	52	1974	Vaasa, FIN	6'4"	225	L
FORWARDS
		Veli-Pekka Ahonen (RW)	52	1974	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	183	L
		Glen Gulutzan (C)	55	1971	The Pas, MB, CAN	5'10"	185	L
		Mikko Haarala (F)	51	1975	Turku, FIN	5'10"	176	L
		Tuomas Jalava (RW)	49	1977	Turku, FIN	6'0"	181	L
		Markus Jämsä (LW)	48	1977	Vaasa, FIN	6'1"	187	L
		Tero Järvelä (F)	54	1972	Pietarsaari, FIN	5'9"	187	L
		Jari Kiviniemi (C)	64	1962	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	185	L
		Miika Kosunen (F)	52	1974	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	209	L
		Valerijs Kulibaba (C)	50	1976	Riga, LAT	6'0"	192	-
		Xavier Majic (C)	53	1973	Fernie, BC, CAN	6'0"	187	L
	#11	Mikko Manner (F)	52	1974	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	170	R
		Vesa Myllyaho (RW)	50	1976	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	190	L
		Tommi Pullola (RW)	55	1971	Vaasa, FIN	6'5"	225	L
		Joni Reinikka (F)	52	1974	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	176	R
		Bogdan Savenko (RW)	51	1974	Kyiv, UKR	6'2"	205	R
		André Smulter (F/D)	47	1979	Vaasa, FIN	6'0"	192	L
		Timo Vuorinen (C)	56	1970		5'7"	183	L
		Samu Wesslin (LW)	51	1975	Pori, FIN	5'11"	198	L
		Patrik Westerback (C)	52	1974	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	187	L

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1997-1998 Sport Staff

Head CoachJukka Jalonen
CoachStaffan Nykvist
Equipment ManagerTaisto Tankka

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1997-1998 Sport Demographics

Sport Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Red + Black
Town: Vaasa, FIN Map
Founded: 1939

1997-1998 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
4 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Sport: 2 351 GP
Liiga: 587 GP
AHL: 278 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Sport U18 (U18 Mestis)
Sport U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
TUTO Hockey (Mestis)
Virkiä (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

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

Sport Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/07/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Sport	Ilves	-	Liiga
10/03/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Sport	HIFK	-	Liiga
09/26/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Sport	Kärpät	1 - 2	Liiga
09/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Sport	Kiekko-Espoo	0 - 1 (OT 62:15)	Liiga
09/19/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	Sport	3 - 2	Liiga

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Sport History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	9	2	5	-	1	1	16	27	9	1	13	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	9	39	-	1	11	108	212	40	0.67	16	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Liiga	60	17	20	-	9	14	172	177	83	1.38	11	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	21	24	-	5	10	155	174	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	16	32	-	3	9	126	177	63	1.05	14	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	59	18	26	-	8	7	120	155	77	1.31	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	54	19	23	-	6	6	123	140	75	1.39	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	15	44	-	4	8	129	191	49	0.83	15	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	17	24	-	11	8	182	205	81	1.35	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	12	33	-	7	8	153	206	58	0.97	15	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	16	28	-	5	11	128	169	69	1.15	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Liiga	60	20	24	-	7	9	153	156	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	15	35	-	5	5	121	185	60	1	14	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	27	12	-	11	6	195	161	109	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	23	18	-	5	2	147	127	81	1.69	3	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	24	10	-	4	8	154	104	88	1.91	3	Champion
2010-2011	Mestis	49	22	19	-	5	5	139	133	79	1.61	3	Champion
2009-2010	Mestis	45	22	16	-	3	4	152	120	76	1.69	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	25	13	-	5	2	145	104	87	1.93	2	Champion
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	17	-	2	3	193	139	76	1.69	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	30	9	6	-	-	195	105	68	1.51	1	Bronze game win
2005-2006	Mestis	45	26	15	4	-	-	172	106	58	1.29	2	Final loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	23	14	7	1	-	153	108	54	1.23	4	Final loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	23	15	3	2	2	151	124	55	1.22	4	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	21	17	3	-	3	150	129	48	1.09	5	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	23	13	8	-	-	154	106	55	1.25	4	Bronze game loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	21	18	5	-	-	153	129	47	1.07	5	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	31	12	5	-	-	190	118	67	1.4	2	Qualification loss
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	30	14	4	-	-	153	119	64	1.33	3	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	17	21	6	-	-	119	148	40	0.91	8	Did not make playoffs

Sport Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2012-2013	Cont Cup	3	1	1	-	1	0	19	9	5	1.67	2	-
1975-1976	Expolaris Cup	4	1	3	0	-	-	12	21	2	0.5	4	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	10	0	-	-	-	Qualification

Sport Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	6	2	6	8	0
2.	Robert Arrak (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	5	5	2	7	0
3.	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	2026-2027	SC Csíkszereda	Erste Liga	4	2	5	7	4
4.	Martin Hanzl (F)	2026-2027	Piráti Chomutov	1. liga	7	2	5	7	4
5.	Eetu Apila (F)	2026-2027	Laser HT	Suomi-sarja	4	6	0	6	2
6.	Juho Keinänen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	4	2	6	2
7.	Jure Povse (F)	2026-2027	Chambéry	-	1	3	3	6	0
8.	Juha Koivisto (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	3	2	4	6	2
9.	Juho Liuksiala (F)	2026-2027	Visby/Roma	HockeyAllsvenskan	5	2	4	6	0
10.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	4	3	2	5	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.97
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.33
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.69
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.13
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.34

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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 Penalty Min.

#	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.	Erik Riska (F)	699	80	179	496
5.	Heikki Autio (D)	431	38	103	477

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Erik Riska (F)	699	80	99	179
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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ulf Slotte (F)	18	31	43	2.39
2.	Jesse Virtanen (D)	1	0	2	2.00
3.	Jukka Alkula (F)	9	12	17	1.89
4.	Joni Rautavuori (F)	128	81	221	1.73
5.	Kari Teräväinen (F)	185	160	318	1.72

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1988-1989	44	54	99
2.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1976-1977	36	64	89
3.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1986-1987	44	44	87
4.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1987-1988	44	38	84
5.	Pekka Lehmus (F)	1995-1996	35	33	84

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1976-1977	36	64	89
2.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1977-1978	36	55	79
3.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1988-1989	44	54	99
4.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1986-1987	44	44	87
5.	Börje Eriksson (F)	1980-1981	36	42	73

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Pekka Lehmus (F)	1995-1996	35	51	84
2.	Joni Rautavuori (F)	1995-1996	36	51	79
3.	Simon Hjalmarsson (F)	2024-2025	60	48	60
4.	Juho-Tuomas Appel (F)	2007-2008	45	47	54
5.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1987-1988	44	46	84

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Markus Kankaanperä (D)	2016-2017	56	8	158
2.	Jari Kiviniemi (F)	1996-1997	30	52	138
3.	Mike Brennan (D)	2014-2015	51	14	129
4.	Teemu Viemerö (D)	1996-1997	28	19	126
5.	Zack Hayes (D)	2023-2024	53	9	119

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Where Are They Now?

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Player Nationalities Throughout History