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2019-2020 Sport Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Niko Hovinen (G)	37	1988	Helsinki, FIN	6'7"	225	L
	#60	Mika Järvinen (G)	36	1988	Hattula, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#72	Conrad Mölder (G)	25	1999	Tallinn, EST	6'1"	192	L
	#31	Stefan Stéen (G)	32	1993	Sunne, SWE	6'2"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Paul Geiger (D)	32	1992	Stouffville, ON, CAN	6'3"	214	L
	#81	Ari Gröndahl (D)	35	1989	Helsinki, FIN	6'5"	223	R
	#57	Niklas Nevalainen (D)	32	1993	Nakkila, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	#6	Steven Seigo (D)	34	1990	Edenwold, SK, CAN	6'0"	187	R
	#36	Juho Tommila (D)	32	1993	Lappi Tl, FIN	6'0"	183	R
	#2	Kristian Tuohilampi (D)	35	1989	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#8	Valtteri Viljanen (D)	31	1994	Pori, FIN	5'9"	176	R
	#28	Victor Westermarck (D)	31	1994	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	203	R
	#55	Jared Wilson (D)	30	1994	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'3"	190	L
	#77	Eemeli Ylitalo (D)	27	1998	Kauhava, FIN	6'0"	207	L
FORWARDS
	#44	Aleksi Ainali (C)	30	1995	Vihti, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#23	Turo Asplund (C)"A"	40	1985	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	207	L
	#82	Chris DeSousa (C/LW)	34	1990	Mississauga, ON, CAN	5'9"	198	L
	#73	Eemil Erholtz (RW/LW)	25	2000	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	183	R
	#74	Antti Erkinjuntti (RW/LW)	39	1986	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#17	Santeri Haarala (C)	25	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#63	Lari Heikkinen (LW)	25	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#51	Antti Kalapudas (C/LW)	28	1996	Oulainen, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#93	Toni Kallela (LW/RW)	32	1993	Oulainen, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#38	Niko Kuiri (C/LW)	27	1998	Juuka, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#18	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	28	1997	Kiukainen, FIN	6'2"	198	R
	#46	Juho Liuksiala (RW)	29	1995	Vammala, FIN	5'8"	176	R
	#15	Samu Markkula (LW/RW)	31	1994	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#16	Jesse Paukku (LW)	31	1994	Joensuu, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#13	Erik Riska (C/LW)"C"	36	1989	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#24	Filip Riska (C)	40	1985	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#12	Simon Suoranta (LW/RW)	33	1992	Vaasa, FIN	6'3"	207	L
	#20	Roope Talaja (LW)"A"	36	1988	Kuopio, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#92	Aaro Vidgren (RW)	28	1997	Lohja, FIN	6'2"	192	L

Position: G: 2, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 26.90 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2019-2020 Sport Staff

Head CoachRisto Dufva
Head CoachAri-Pekka Pajuluoma
Asst. CoachJohannes Nygård
Asst. CoachSami Tervonen
Goaltending CoachTapio Kotola
Sports ManagerMarkus Jämsä
Team ManagerTapio Kotola
CEOTomas Kurtén
ChairmanHeikki Hiltunen
Conditioning CoachSami Helenius
Equipment ManagerSami Korkiakoski
Equipment ManagerJarno Kosonen
Massage TherapistSisu Liukko
Mental CoachVeli-Petri Hiirikoski
Player CoordinatorMatti Virmanen
Video CoachTapio Kotola

Team Staff History

2019-2020 Sport Captains

"C"

Erik Riska

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Sport Facts

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

2019-2020 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
4 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Sport: 3 185 GP
SHL: 202 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 110 GP
Liiga: 6 617 GP
KHL: 164 GP
AHL: 186 GP
DEL: 87 GP
NL: 36 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Sport U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
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
04/02/2025 03:30 PM UTC	Sport	Lukko	1 - 3	Liiga
03/31/2025 03:30 PM UTC	Lukko	Sport	5 - 1	Liiga
03/27/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Sport	Lukko	1 - 4	Liiga
03/26/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Lukko	Sport	6 - 2	Liiga
03/22/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Sport	KooKoo	4 - 2	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

07/08/2025

confirmed

Topi Rönni (F)

Leaving forFerencvárosi TC

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07/02/2025

confirmed

Axel Holmström (F)

Leaving forHC Litvínov

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06/23/2025

confirmed

Linus Andersson (F)

Leaving forMoDo Hockey

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06/16/2025

confirmed

Cole Fonstad (F)

Leaving forSödertälje SK

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06/15/2025

confirmed

Niilo Halonen (G)

Leaving forZaglebie Sosnowiec

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06/11/2025

confirmed

Daniel Lebedeff (G)

Leaving forHK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas

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05/29/2025

confirmed

Charles Bertrand (F)

Joining fromERC Ingolstadt

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05/23/2025

confirmed

Carl Mattsson (F)

Leaving forMoDo Hockey

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Sport History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
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
1995-1996	II-divisioona	36	32	3	1	-	-	292	80	65	1.81	1	Qualification loss
1994-1995	II-divisioona	14	10	3	1	-	-	71	45	21	1.5	2	-

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

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Sport Stars And Cult Players

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