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2024-2025 Kärpät Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#45	Damian Clara (G)	20	2005	Brunico, ITA	6'6"	214	L	Loan
	#33	Tomi Karhunen (G)	35	1989	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	174	L	24/25
	#31	Alex Mäkelä (G)	24	2000	Rauma, FIN	5'10"	165	L	Loan
	#53	Niclas Westerholm (G)	27	1997	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	198	L	24/25
DEFENSEMEN
	#9	Victor Berglund (D)	25	1999	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	6'1"	183	R	26/27
	#47	Marcus Björk (D)	27	1997	Umeå, SWE	6'3"	203	R	24/25
	#63	Martin Jandus (D)	27	1997	Praha, CZE	5'11"	174	R	24/25
	#39	Viljami Juusola (D)	22	2003	Kirkkonummi, FIN	5'10"	170	L	25/26
	#4	Tommi Kivistö (D)"A"	33	1991	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	209	L	24/25
	#52	Miika Koivisto (D)"A"	34	1990	Vaasa, FIN	6'0"	194	L	26/27
	#97	Dominik Masin (D)	29	1996	Mestec Kralove, CZE	6'2"	198	L	24/25
	#3	Niko Nissilä (D)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	172	L	Junior
	#55	Atte Ohtamaa (D)"A"	37	1987	Nivala, FIN	6'2"	203	L	24/25
	#62	Joel Olkkonen (D)	32	1993	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'3"	216	R	25/26
	#25	Arttu Paaso (D)	23	2002	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	154	L	25/26
	#7	Janne Peltonen (D)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	185	L	25/26
	#2	Ville Pokka (D)	30	1994	Tornio, FIN	6'0"	198	R	24/25
FORWARDS
	#29	Arttu Alasiurua (F)	20	2005	Kiiminki, FIN	6'0"	172	L	26/27
	#18	Aleksi Antti-Roiko (C)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	172	L	26/27
	#12	Marko Anttila (RW)"C"	39	1985	Lempäälä, FIN	6'8"	238	R
	#38	Aarno Erholtz (F)	19	2005	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	161	L	Junior
	#91	Reid Gardiner (RW)	29	1996	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	5'11"	190	R	25/26
	#16	Ville Heikkala (LW)	25	1999	Kiiminki, FIN	5'7"	165	L	24/25+1
	#59	Julius Hermonen (LW)	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	170	L	24/25
	#37	Julius Janhonen (C)	26	1999	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	196	L	24/25
	#80	Maxim Korpimäki (F)	21	2004	Hämeenkyrö, FIN	6'0"	194	L	25/26
	#87	Michal Kovařčík (C/RW)	28	1996	Novy Jicin, CZE	6'0"	176	L	27/28
	#37	Josh Melnick (C)	29	1995	Annandale, NJ, USA	5'10"	181	R	25/26
	#22	Olli Nikupeteri (LW)	22	2002	Kemi, FIN	5'10"	179	L	25/26
	#51	Benjamin Pietilä (F)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	170	L	Junior
	#26	Austin Rueschhoff (F)	27	1997	Wentzville, MO, USA	6'7"	229	R	25/26
	#27	Ben Tardif (LW)	25	2000	Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC, CAN	5'10"	192	L	26/27
	#77	Teemu Turunen (LW/RW)"A"	29	1995	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	185	L	26/27
	#11	Patrik Virta (C/RW)	29	1996	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'10"	181	R	25/26
	#19	Sisu Yliniemi (C)	21	2003	Haukipudas, FIN	5'9"	165	L	26/27

Position: G: 4, D: 13, F: 18Av Age: 26.40 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Kärpät Staff

Head CoachVille Mäntymaa
Head CoachPetri Matikainen
Asst. CoachToni Sihvonen
Asst. CoachJussi Silander
Goaltending CoachAri Hilli
General ManagerTommi Virkkunen
Sports ManagerMikko Myllykoski
Team ManagerAri Hilli
Team ManagerRiitta Koivunen
ChairmanJuha Junno
Conditioning CoachJenny Huttula
Conditioning CoachSamppa Jaakola
Dir. of CommunicationsRiikka Airio
Dir. of Player PersonnelLasse Kukkonen
Equipment ManagerAki Karjalainen
Equipment ManagerArto Pekkala

2024-2025 Kärpät Captains

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Marko Anttila

"A"

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Kärpät Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + White
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1946

2024-2025 Kärpät Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
3 players
2 players
2 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Kärpät: 3 216 GP
NHL: 33 GP
WC: 239 GP
OG: 34 GP
SHL: 824 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 387 GP
Liiga: 5 536 GP
KHL: 1 392 GP
Czechia: 422 GP
AHL: 1 331 GP
DEL: 135 GP
NL: 169 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Hokki
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U16 Akatemia (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
RoKi (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun Energia Areena
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: 6 614
Construction Year: 1974

Kärpät Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/15/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	HIFK	1 - 2	Liiga
03/14/2025 05:30 PM UTC	HIFK	Kärpät	3 - 0	Liiga
03/12/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Tappara	Kärpät	0 - 3	Liiga
03/08/2025 04:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	Tappara	2 - 4	Liiga
03/05/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Kärpät	JYP	4 - 3	Liiga

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05/07/2025

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Sisu Yliniemi (F)

Leaving forTPS

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05/06/2025

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Viljami Marjala (F)

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04/28/2025

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Austin Rueschhoff (F)

Leaving forHC Pustertal

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04/24/2025

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Eemil Erholtz (F)

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04/22/2025

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Niklas Rubin (G)

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04/16/2025

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Kalle Matikainen (F)

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04/11/2025

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Teemu Turunen (F)

Leaving forÖrebro HK

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Jiří Ticháček (D)

Joining fromRytíři Kladno

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Kärpät History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	60	19	28	-	7	6	172	193	77	1.28	13	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	Liiga	60	28	18	-	8	6	174	147	106	1.77	4	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	24	19	-	7	10	158	143	96	1.6	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	24	20	-	7	9	171	141	95	1.58	6	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Liiga	58	25	21	-	10	2	143	134	97	1.67	7	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	43	16	-	7	5	185	114	127	2.15	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	41	11	-	6	2	207	101	137	2.28	1	Final loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	33	11	-	8	8	195	134	123	2.05	1	Champion
2016-2017	Liiga	60	22	23	-	9	6	147	136	90	1.5	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	33	13	-	6	8	178	126	119	1.98	2	Bronze game win
2014-2015	Liiga	60	31	16	-	9	4	167	126	115	1.92	1	Champion
2013-2014	Liiga	60	36	9	-	8	7	190	106	131	2.18	1	Champion
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	23	22	-	9	6	172	150	93	1.55	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	29	23	-	4	4	164	148	99	1.65	7	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	23	25	-	8	4	151	161	89	1.48	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	21	26	-	7	4	150	163	81	1.4	9	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	28	22	-	5	3	185	149	97	1.67	5	Final loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	32	9	-	10	5	205	129	121	2.16	1	Champion
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	33	13	-	6	4	197	125	115	2.05	1	Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	36	10	-	4	6	180	105	122	2.18	1	Bronze game win
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	35	10	-	5	6	190	122	121	2.16	1	Champion
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	29	13	14	-	-	194	129	78	1.39	2	Champion
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	32	16	8	-	-	187	141	73	1.3	3	Final loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	25	22	9	-	-	156	148	60	1.07	6	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	23	25	8	-	-	165	178	54	0.96	8	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	42	3	3	-	-	287	91	87	1.81	1	Promoted
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	41	1	4	-	-	265	91	86	1.79	1	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	31	8	5	-	-	171	99	67	1.52	1	Qualification loss
1996-1997	I-divisioona	44	26	14	4	-	-	196	154	56	1.27	2	Qualification loss
1995-1996	I-divisioona	44	21	19	4	-	-	180	165	46	1.05	8	Quarterfinal loss

Kärpät Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Spengler Cup	2	0	1	-	1	0	7	8	2	1	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	2	1	18	13	11	1.83	3	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	27	14	14	2.33	1	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	1	0	12	5	11	2.75	1	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	4	0	-	0	0	12	1	12	3	1	Final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	2	0	17	12	13	2.17	1	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	ET	8	4	4	-	0	0	19	21	12	1.5	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	1	4	-	2	1	18	26	7	0.88	7	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	1	2	-	2	3	21	23	10	1.25	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	5	2	-	0	1	25	25	16	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Champions HL	4	0	3	-	0	1	5	11	1	0.25	3	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	ECC	2	1	1	-	0	0	9	6	3	1.5	2	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	ECC	2	2	0	0	-	-	6	1	6	3	1	Final loss
2004-2005	ECC	2	2	0	0	-	-	10	4	4	2	1	Final loss
1981-1982	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	7	21	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	4	Promoted
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	First round loss

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