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2020-2021

2020-2021 Sport Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Niko Hovinen (G)	37	1988	Helsinki, FIN	6'7"	225	L
	#60	Rasmus Reijola (G)	33	1992	Vantaa, FIN	6'3"	205	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#42	Luke Green (D)Loan	27	1998	Halifax, NS, CAN	6'1"	187	R
	#81	Ari Gröndahl (D)	36	1989	Helsinki, FIN	6'5"	223	R
	#33	Marcin Kolusz (D/F)	40	1985	Limanowa, POL	6'1"	192	L
	#7	Aleksi Mäkelä (D)	32	1993	Kiiminki, FIN	5'11"	185	R
	#57	Niklas Nevalainen (D)	32	1993	Nakkila, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	#22	Stuart Percy (D)	32	1993	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'1"	196	L
	#36	Juho Tommila (D)	32	1993	Lappi Tl, FIN	6'0"	183	R
	#44	Olli Vanttaja (D)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#8	Valtteri Viljanen (D)"A"	31	1994	Pori, FIN	5'9"	176	R
	#28	Victor Westermarck (D)	31	1994	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	203	R
	#77	Eemeli Ylitalo (D)	27	1998	Kauhava, FIN	6'0"	207	L
FORWARDS
	#23	Turo Asplund (C)	40	1985	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	207	L
	#73	Eemil Erholtz (RW/LW)	25	2000	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	183	R
	#21	Santeri Haarala (C)	25	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#63	Lari Heikkinen (LW/RW)	25	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#89	Patrik Karlkvist (RW)	33	1992	Trosa, SWE	6'1"	216	R
	#91	Janne Keränen (LW)	38	1987	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'10"	196	L
	#71	Michael Keränen (W/C)	35	1990	Stockholm, SWE	6'1"	192	L
	#38	Niko Kuiri (C/LW)	27	1998	Juuka, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#46	Juho Liuksiala (RW)	30	1995	Vammala, FIN	5'8"	176	R
	#10	Niclas Lucenius (LW/C)	36	1989	Turku, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#72	Mika Partanen (LW/RW)	33	1992	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	209	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
	#17	Sebastian Stålberg (RW)	35	1990	Lerum, SWE	6'1"	185	R
	#12	Simon Suoranta (LW/RW)	33	1992	Vaasa, FIN	6'3"	207	L
	#20	Roope Talaja (LW)	37	1988	Kuopio, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#5	Olavi Vauhkonen (RW/LW)	36	1989	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	240	R
	#92	Aaro Vidgren (LW/RW)	28	1997	Lohja, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#3	Jonne Virtanen (C/W)"A"	37	1988	Turku, FIN	6'6"	260	L

Position: G: 2, D: 10, F: 19Av Age: 28.97 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

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
Conditioning CoachNiki Andersson
Equipment ManagerSami Korkiakoski
Equipment ManagerJarno Kosonen
Massage TherapistSisu Liukko
Mental CoachVeli-Petri Hiirikoski
Player CoordinatorMatti Virmanen

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2020-2021 Sport Captains

"C"

Erik Riska

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Sport Facts

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

2020-2021 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
2 players
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

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/13/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Sport	HIFK	-	Liiga
12/11/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Sport	Pelicans	-	Liiga
12/05/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Pelicans	Sport	3 - 0	Liiga
12/04/2025 04:30 PM UTC	KalPa	Sport	5 - 3	Liiga
11/29/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Sport	KalPa	2 - 5	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

11/25/2025

loan

Eetu Levänen (F)

Leaving forIPK

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11/12/2025

loan

Rasmus Toivainen (F)

Leaving forJoKP

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11/05/2025

confirmed

Branden Troock (F)

Joining fromHKM Zvolen

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11/04/2025

extension

Joni Ortio (G)

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10/25/2025

confirmed

Sebastian Wännström (F)

Leaving forMalmö Redhawks

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10/20/2025

extension

Viljami Nieminen (F)

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10/08/2025

loan

Aatu Aarnio (D)

Leaving forPioneers Vorarlberg

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09/25/2025

confirmed

Ville Immonen (F)

Leaving forHermes

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Sport History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Liiga	26	6	14	-	0	6	60	86	24	0.92	16	-
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

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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