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Team Facts
  • Plays in Liiga
  • Full name Vaasan Sport
  • Team colours Black + Red + Black
  • Town Vaasa, FIN
  • Founded 1939

2022-2023 Skater Stats
# N Player GP G A TP PIM +/-   GP G A TP PIM +/-
Liiga
1. Juho Tommila (D) - - - - - - |
2. Janne Keränen (LW) - - - - - - |
3. Emil Johansson (D) - - - - - - |
4. Henry Karjalainen (LW/RW) - - - - - - |
5. Aatu Aarnio (D/F) - - - - - - |
6. Teemu Väyrynen (LW) - - - - - - |
7. Axel Holmström (C) - - - - - - |
8. Sebastian Stålberg (RW) - - - - - - |
9. Jesse Paukku (LW) - - - - - - |
10. Lassi Vanhatalo (LW) - - - - - - |
                             
11. Erik Riska (C/LW) - - - - - - |
12. Valtteri Hietanen (D) - - - - - - |
13. Turo Asplund (C) - - - - - - |
14. Shaun Heshka (D) - - - - - - |
15. Olli Vanttaja (D) - - - - - - |
16. Valtteri Viljanen (D) - - - - - - |
17. Simon Hjalmarsson (LW) - - - - - - |
18. Jens Lööke (RW/LW) - - - - - - |
19. Mikko Salmio (LW/RW) - - - - - - |
20. Mikko Juusola (LW/RW) - - - - - - |
                             
21. Henrik Eriksson (LW) - - - - - - |
22. Lari Heikkinen (LW) - - - - - - |
23. Bine Masic (D) - - - - - - |
2022-2023 Goaltending Stats
# N Player GP GAA SV%   GP GAA SV%
  Liiga              
1. Niko Hovinen - - - |
2. Rasmus Reijola - - - |
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2022-03-22T18:30:00+0200 Sport Ilves 2 - 1 Liiga
2022-03-20T16:00:00+0200 Ilves Sport 2 - 1 Liiga
2022-03-19T17:00:00+0200 Ässät Sport 2 - 1 (SO) Liiga
2022-03-16T18:30:00+0200 KooKoo Sport 2 - 3 (SO) Liiga
2022-03-15T18:30:00+0200 SaiPa Sport 4 - 1 Liiga
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
06/17/2022
06/17/2022 Confirmed Joining Janne Keränen (F) Joining from HK Dukla Michalovce
06/01/2022
06/01/2022 Confirmed Leaving Michael Keränen (F) Leaving for Bietigheim Steelers
05/09/2022
05/09/2022 Extension Emil Johansson (D)
05/06/2022
05/06/2022 Confirmed Joining Henry Karjalainen (F) Joining from Ketterä
04/25/2022
04/25/2022 Confirmed Leaving Aaro Vidgren (F) Leaving for JYP
04/22/2022
04/22/2022 Confirmed Joining Aatu Aarnio (D) Joining from TPS U20
04/21/2022
04/21/2022 Confirmed Leaving Roope Talaja (F) Leaving for Ässät
04/11/2022
04/11/2022 Confirmed Joining Jens Lööke (F) Joining from Timrå IK
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1991-1992 I-divisioona 44 4 2 38 - - 125 308 10 0.23 12 Relegated
1992-1993 II-divisioona 32 24 0 8 - - 197 106 48 1.50 - -
1993-1994 II-divisioona 36 21 0 15 - - 187 135 42 1.17 - -
1994-1995 II-divisioona 14 10 1 3 - - 71 45 21 1.50 2 -
1995-1996 II-divisioona 36 32 1 3 - - 292 80 65 1.81 1 Qualification loss
1997-1998 I-divisioona 44 17 6 21 - - 119 148 40 0.91 8 Did not make playoffs
1998-1999 I-divisioona 48 30 4 14 - - 153 119 64 1.33 3 Qualification loss
1999-2000 I-divisioona 48 31 5 12 - - 190 118 67 1.40 2 Qualification loss
2000-2001 Mestis 44 21 5 18 - - 153 129 47 1.07 5 Bronze game loss
2001-2002 Mestis 44 23 8 13 - - 154 106 55 1.25 4 Bronze game loss
2002-2003 Mestis 44 21 3 17 - 3 150 129 48 1.09 5 Bronze game loss
2003-2004 Mestis 45 23 3 15 2 2 151 124 55 1.22 4 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 Mestis 44 23 7 14 1 - 153 108 54 1.23 4 Final loss
2005-2006 Mestis 45 26 4 15 - - 172 106 58 1.29 2 Final loss
2006-2007 Mestis 45 30 6 9 - - 195 105 68 1.51 1 Bronze game win
2007-2008 Mestis 45 23 - 17 2 3 193 139 76 1.69 6 Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009 Mestis 45 25 - 13 5 2 145 104 87 1.93 2 Champion
2009-2010 Mestis 45 22 - 16 3 4 152 120 76 1.69 4 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 Mestis 49 22 - 19 5 5 139 133 79 1.61 3 Champion
2011-2012 Mestis 46 24 - 10 4 8 154 104 88 1.91 3 Champion
2012-2013 Mestis 48 23 - 18 5 2 147 127 81 1.69 3 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Mestis 56 27 - 12 11 6 195 161 109 1.95 2 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 Liiga 60 15 - 35 5 5 121 185 60 1.00 14 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Liiga 60 20 - 24 7 9 153 156 83 1.38 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2016-2017 Liiga 60 16 - 28 5 11 128 169 69 1.15 14 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 Liiga 60 12 - 33 7 8 153 206 58 0.97 15 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 Liiga 60 17 - 24 11 8 182 205 81 1.35 11 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 Liiga 59 15 - 44 4 8 129 191 49 0.83 15 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 Liiga 54 19 - 23 6 6 123 140 75 1.39 10 First round loss
2021-2022 Liiga 59 18 - 26 8 7 120 155 77 1.31 12 Did not make playoffs
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1969-1970 Suomen Cup 1 1 - 0 - - 10 0 - - - Qualification
Suomen Cup 2 1 - 1 - - 6 3 - - - -
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - - -
Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975-1976 Expolaris Cup 4 1 0 3 - - 12 21 2 0.50 4 -
2012-2013 Continental Cup 3 1 - 1 1 0 19 9 5 1.67 2 -

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Jens Östman (F) 2021-2022 HighSticks HT III-divisioona 18 41 38 79 36
2. Damien Fleury (F) 2021-2022 Grenoble Ligue Magnus 44 31 38 69 55
3. Henry Karjalainen (F) 2021-2022 Ketterä Mestis 51 15 44 59 30
4. William Rapuzzi (F) 2021-2022 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 50 25 31 56 12
5. Chris DeSousa (F) 2021-2022 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 50 26 27 53 43
6. Patrik Karlkvist (F) 2021-2022 IK Oskarshamn SHL 49 26 26 52 2
7. Sami Blomqvist (F) 2021-2022 ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 45 18 34 52 14
8. Markus Piispanen (F) 2021-2022 Virkiä II-divisioona 20 16 31 47 0
9. Teddy Da Costa (F) 2021-2022 Unia Oswiecim Poland 37 13 33 46 26
10. Juha Koivisto (F) 2021-2022 HC Ludwig III-divisioona 13 14 27 41 2
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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
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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
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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
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# 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. Heikki Autio (D) 431 38 103 477
5. Erik Riska (F) 589 67 152 462
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Erik Riska (F) 589 67 85 152
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
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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
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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
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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
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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. Juho-Tuomas Appel (F) 2007-2008 Mestis 45 7 47 54 1.20 39
4. Håkan Hjerpe (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 44 38 46 84 1.91 46
5. Håkan Hjerpe (F) 1988-1989 I-divisioona 44 54 45 99 2.25 52
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Franchise All-Time PIM 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 0.28 129
4. Teemu Viemerö (D) 1996-1997 II-divisioona 28 5 14 19 0.68 126
5. David Saunders (F) 1989-1990 I-divisioona 37 28 18 46 1.24 115
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 28.28
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 197 lbs 29.00
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 198 lbs 28.81
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 191 lbs 26.90
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 194 lbs 25.88
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