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 Risto Dufva.

Who is the captain of Sport?

The captain of Sport is Erik Riska.

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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2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

Sport were 25-23-6 in the 2020-21 Liiga season with 75 points, 10th overall.

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2020-2021 Sport Player Stats

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Sport — 2020-2021 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Liiga
1.		Sebastian Stålberg (RW)	54	12	17	29	24	-5	2	0	0	0	2	0
2.		Jesse Paukku (LW)	53	10	18	28	22	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3.		Turo Asplund (C)	52	7	18	25	26	-1	2	0	2	2	0	-2
4.		Niclas Lucenius (LW/C)	50	9	14	23	6	-2	2	0	0	0	2	-2
5.		Janne Keränen (LW)	45	13	7	20	6	-2	2	2	1	3	0	-1
6.		Valtteri Viljanen (D)	47	6	14	20	22	-9	2	0	0	0	2	0
7.		Michael Keränen (W/C)	27	9	10	19	10	3
8.		Stuart Percy (D)	50	3	14	17	24	2	2	0	0	0	0	-4
9.		Olavi Vauhkonen (RW/LW)	20	5	11	16	6	7	2	1	1	2	0	-2
10.		Juho Tommila (D)	53	5	9	14	26	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
11.		Mika Partanen (LW/RW)	34	6	7	13	20	-8	2	0	0	0	2	-2
12.		Roope Talaja (LW)	41	8	4	12	12	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0
13.		Erik Riska (C/LW)	53	5	7	12	20	-5	2	0	1	1	0	1
14.		Jonne Virtanen (C/W)	38	4	8	12	16	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
15.		Ari Gröndahl (D)	54	1	11	12	18	-4	2	0	0	0	2	0
16.		Juho Liuksiala (RW/LW)	34	4	3	7	0	-6	2	0	0	0	0	-2
17.		Simon Suoranta (LW/RW)	38	3	4	7	12	-1
18.		Aaro Vidgren (LW/RW)	53	2	5	7	14	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
19.		Filip Riska (C)	39	1	4	5	8	-6	2	0	1	1	0	1
20.		Victor Westermarck (D)	37	2	2	4	14	-2	2	0	0	0	0	-4
21.		Olli Vanttaja (D)	33	0	3	3	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
22.		Eemil Erholtz (RW/LW)	24	1	1	2	6	-7
23.		Aleksi Mäkelä (D)	36	1	1	2	16	-6	2	0	0	0	0	1
24.		Marcin Kolusz (D/F)	9	0	2	2	0	0
25.		Santeri Haarala (C)	7	1	0	1	0	-3
26.		Lari Heikkinen (LW/RW)	9	0	1	1	4	2
27.		Niko Kuiri (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	0	0
28.		Luke Green (D)	2	0	0	0	4	0
29.		Patrik Karlkvist (RW)	8	0	0	0	0	-3
30.		Eemeli Ylitalo (D)	9	0	0	0	6	-2
31.		Niklas Nevalainen (D)	11	0	0	0	4	-3

Sport — 2020-2021 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Liiga
1.		Niko Hovinen (G)	36	2.12	.920	15	13	6	4	2092:02	856	2	3.50	.857
2.		Rasmus Reijola (G)	20	2.84	.884	4	10	6	3	1181:55	425

2020-2021 Sport Staff

Head CoachRisto Dufva
Asst. CoachJohannes Nygård
Asst. CoachSami Tervonen
Goaltending CoachTommi Satosaari
Sports ManagerMarkus Jämsä
Team ManagerJohannes Nygård
CEOTomas Kurtén
ChairmanHeikki Hiltunen
Dir. of Game OperationsAri-Pekka Soini
Equipment ManagerSami Korkiakoski
Equipment ManagerJarno Kosonen
Massage TherapistSisu Liukko
Mental CoachVeli-Petri Hiirikoski
Player CoordinatorMatti Virmanen
Strength & Conditioning CoachNiki Andersson

Team Staff History

2020-2021 Sport Captains

"C"

Erik Riska

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2020-2021 Sport Demographics

Sport Facts

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

2020-2021 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
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2 players
1 player

Experience

Sport: 3 405 GP
NHL: 13 GP
SHL: 298 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 436 GP
Liiga: 8 365 GP
KHL: 165 GP
Czechia: 88 GP
AHL: 625 GP
DEL: 31 GP
NL: 10 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

Sport — 2020-2021 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/18/2026 04:30 PM GMT	JYP	Sport	-	Liiga
11/14/2026 03:00 PM GMT	Sport	HPK	-	Liiga
11/11/2026 04:30 PM GMT	Kiekko-Espoo	Sport	3 - 5	Liiga
10/31/2026 03:00 PM GMT	Sport	Ässät	1 - 2	Liiga
10/27/2026 04:30 PM GMT	KalPa	Sport	5 - 2	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

Sport — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/02/2026	Loan	leaving	Eetu Koivunen (D)	Boro/Vetlanda HC	Details
10/22/2026	Loan	leaving	Jasper Valtanen (D)	RoKi	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Miika Tiihonen (F)	Pyry Hockey	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Samuli Piipponen (D)	HPK	Details
09/28/2026	Confirmed	joining	Oula Palve (F)	Djurgårdens IF	Details
09/25/2026	Confirmed	joining	Brett Harrison (F)	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	Details
09/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Dan Harkimo (F)	Pyry Hockey	Details
09/11/2026	Loan	leaving	Eetu Koivunen (D)	KeuPa HT	Details

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Sport History and Standings

Sport — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	19	6	1	-	2	10	22	38	56	1.16	15	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	9	1	-	11	39	40	108	212	0.67	16	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Liiga	60	17	9	-	14	20	83	172	177	1.38	11	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	21	5	-	10	24	83	155	174	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	16	3	-	9	32	63	126	177	1.05	14	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	59	18	8	-	7	26	77	120	155	1.31	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	54	19	6	-	6	23	75	123	140	1.39	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	15	4	-	8	44	49	129	191	0.83	15	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	17	11	-	8	24	81	182	205	1.35	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	12	7	-	8	33	58	153	206	0.97	15	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	16	5	-	11	28	69	128	169	1.15	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Liiga	60	20	7	-	9	24	83	153	156	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	15	5	-	5	35	60	121	185	1	14	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	27	11	-	6	12	109	195	161	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	23	5	-	2	18	81	147	127	1.69	3	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	24	4	-	8	10	88	154	104	1.91	3	Champion
2010-2011	Mestis	49	22	5	-	5	19	79	139	133	1.61	3	Champion
2009-2010	Mestis	45	22	3	-	4	16	76	152	120	1.69	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	25	5	-	2	13	87	145	104	1.93	2	Champion
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	2	-	3	17	76	193	139	1.69	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	30	-	6	-	9	68	195	105	1.51	1	Bronze game win
2005-2006	Mestis	45	26	-	4	-	15	58	172	106	1.29	2	Final loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	23	1	7	-	14	54	153	108	1.23	4	Final loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	23	2	3	2	15	55	151	124	1.22	4	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	21	-	3	3	17	48	150	129	1.09	5	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	23	-	8	-	13	55	154	106	1.25	4	Bronze game loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	21	-	5	-	18	47	153	129	1.07	5	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	31	-	5	-	12	67	190	118	1.4	2	Qualification loss
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	30	-	4	-	14	64	153	119	1.33	3	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	17	-	6	-	21	40	119	148	0.91	8	Did not make playoffs

Sport Tournament Statistics

Sport — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2012-2013	Cont Cup	3	1	1	-	0	1	5	19	9	1.67	2	-
1975-1976	Expolaris Cup	4	1	-	0	-	3	2	12	21	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

Sport — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	16	6	21	27	8
2.	Juha Koivisto (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	10	4	21	25	2
3.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	15	14	8	22	10
4.	Robert Arrak (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	17	11	9	20	0
5.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	14	8	12	20	4
6.	Cole Fonstad (F)	2026-2027	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL 2	15	12	6	18	12
7.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	12	5	13	18	2
8.	Martin Hanzl (F)	2026-2027	Piráti Chomutov	1. liga	19	5	13	18	6
9.	Eero Elo (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	15	8	9	17	0
10.	Heikki Harju (F)	2026-2027	S-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	14	6	9	15	30

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Sport — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.94
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.46
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.74
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.26
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.40

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Sport — 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

Sport — 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

Sport — 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.

Sport — 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

Sport — 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

Sport — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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

Sport — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Sport — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Sport — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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.	Simon Hjalmarsson (F)	2024-2025	Liiga	60	12	48	60	1.00	32
4.	Juho-Tuomas Appel (F)	2007-2008	Mestis	45	7	47	54	1.20	39
5.	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	1987-1988	I-divisioona	44	38	46	84	1.91	46

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Sport — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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.	Zack Hayes (D)	2023-2024	Liiga	53	1	8	9	0.17	119