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 Sebastian Stålberg.

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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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Sport were 26-24-10 in the 2023-24 Liiga season with 83 points, 10th overall.

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2023-2024 Sport Roster

Sport — 2023-2024 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#95	Jere Huhtamaa (G)	26	2000	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#31	Masi Härkönen (G)	20	2006	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	154	L
	#60	Rasmus Reijola (G)	33	1992	Vantaa, FIN	6'3"	205	L
	#95	Miroslav Svoboda (G)	31	1995	Vsetin, CZE	6'3"	198	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#53	Aatu Aarnio (D)	26	2000	Naantali, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#65	Zack Hayes (D)	27	1999	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'3"	218	L
	#42	Eetu Heikkilä (D)	23	2003	Haapavesi, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#52	Valtteri Hietanen (D)"A"	33	1992	Virrat, FIN	6'1"	212	L
	#16	Theodor Johnsson (D)	23	2003	Helsingborg, SWE	6'1"	187	R
	#7	Onni Korkka (D)Loan	25	2001	Rauma, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#37	Atro Leppänen (D)	27	1998	Mänttä, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#7	Carl-Johan Lerby (D)	29	1997	Trelleborg, SWE	6'1"	185	L
	#96	Bine Masic (D)	23	2002	Kranj, SLO	5'10"	176	L
	#24	Reece Scarlett (D)	33	1993	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	185	R
	#4	Teemu Suhonen (D)	37	1989	Kuopio, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#36	Juho Tommila (D)	33	1993	Lappi Tl, FIN	6'0"	183	R
FORWARDS
	#61	Erik Brown (LW)	31	1995	Keene, ON, CAN	6'2"	205	L
	#79	Martin Hanzl (C)	32	1993	Usti nad Labem, CZE	5'11"	165	L
	#63	Lari Heikkinen (LW/RW)	26	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#11	Simon Hjalmarsson (LW)"A"	37	1989	Värnamo, SWE	6'0"	179	L
	#25	Axel Holmström (C)	30	1996	Arvidsjaur, SWE	6'1"	212	L
	#55	Oskari Hult (LW/RW)	22	2004	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#44	Joel Kerkkänen (F)Loan	27	1999	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#10	Jens Lööke (RW)	29	1997	Gävle, SWE	6'0"	183	R
	#40	Carl Mattsson (C/LW)	27	1999	Gammelstad, SWE	6'1"	194	L
	#80	Kalle Miketinac (C/LW)	27	1999	Kallinge, SWE	5'11"	187	L
	#21	Miro Nalli (LW/C)	27	1999	Sahalahti, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#71	Viljami Nieminen (LW)	24	2001	Denver, CO, USA	5'10"	181	L
	#86	Jesse Rantanen (C)	23	2003	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	174	L
	#13	Erik Riska (C/LW)"A"	37	1989	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#12	Anton Stråka (C)	28	1998	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#17	Sebastian Stålberg (RW)"C"	36	1990	Lerum, SWE	6'1"	185	R
	#28	Johan Sundström (C)	34	1992	Göteborg, SWE	6'2"	203	R
	#49	Miika Tiihonen (LW)Loan	29	1997	Järvenpää, FIN	6'2"	194	L
	#91	Sebastian Wännström (RW)	35	1991	Gävle, SWE	6'1"	183	R
Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 16Av Age: 27.23 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 190 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Sport Staff

Head CoachRisto Dufva
Asst. CoachJuuso Hahl
Asst. CoachTommo Nukari
Goaltending CoachArttu Lipsanen
Sports ManagerHerkko Koski
Team ManagerArttu Lipsanen
CEOJonne Kemppainen
CEOTomas Kurtén
ChairmanHeikki Hiltunen
Commercial Dir.Jonne Kemppainen
Dir. of Game OperationsAri-Pekka Soini
Equipment ManagerSami Korkiakoski
Equipment ManagerJarno Kosonen
Equipment ManagerSeveri Nummela
Physical TherapistMikko Valto
Player CoordinatorMatti Virmanen

2023-2024 Sport Captains

"C"

Sebastian Stålberg

"A"

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2023-2024 Sport Demographics

Sport Facts

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

2023-2024 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

19 players
10 players
3 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Sport: 2 835 GP
NHL: 14 GP
WC: 42 GP
SHL: 2 223 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 545 GP
Liiga: 4 006 GP
KHL: 181 GP
Czechia: 562 GP
AHL: 1 205 GP
DEL: 94 GP
NL: 26 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 — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 03:00 PM GMT	Sport	HPK	-	Liiga
11/11/2026 04:30 PM GMT	Kiekko-Espoo	Sport	-	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
10/24/2026 02:00 PM GMT	Sport	SaiPa	1 - 3	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	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	18	5	10	-	1	2	33	53	19	1.06	15	-
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

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

Sport — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Michael Keränen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	15	6	20	26	6
2.	Juha Koivisto (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	9	4	21	25	2
3.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	14	13	8	21	10
4.	Robert Arrak (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	16	10	9	19	0
5.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	13	8	11	19	2
6.	Cole Fonstad (F)	2026-2027	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL 2	14	12	6	18	12
7.	Martin Hanzl (F)	2026-2027	Piráti Chomutov	1. liga	19	5	13	18	6
8.	Eero Elo (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	14	8	8	16	0
9.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	11	4	12	16	2
10.	Juho Keinänen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	9	5	14	2

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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	26.44
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.74
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.23
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.37

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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	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

Sport — 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

Sport — 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

Sport — 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.	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	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.	Zack Hayes (D)	2023-2024	Liiga	53	1	8	9	0.17	119