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2022 IIHF World Championship

2022 IIHF World Championship

Team Facts
  • Plays in Liiga
  • Full name Oulun Kärpät
  • Team colours Black + Yellow + White
  • Town Oulu, FIN
  • Founded 1946

2020-2021 Skater Stats
# N Player GP G A TP PIM +/-   GP G A TP PIM +/-
Liiga
1. Cody Kunyk (C)   53 15 27 42 26 20 | 5 3 4 7 0 0
2. Mika Pyörälä (LW/C)   56 12 22 34 32 12 | 5 1 3 4 2 -1
3. Juhamatti Aaltonen (RW)   32 7 20 27 16 7 | 5 2 4 6 2 -3
4. Jussi Jokinen (W/C)   51 9 17 26 14 3 | 5 2 1 3 2 -5
5. Radek Koblizek (RW/LW)   41 10 14 24 2 -6 | 5 3 2 5 0 1
6. Michal Kristof (C/LW)   57 10 14 24 8 -1 | 5 0 2 2 0 -4
7. Ludwig Byström (D)   57 6 18 24 42 2 | 5 1 1 2 2 0
8. Tuukka Tieksola (RW)   Carolina Hurricanes 37 9 9 18 57 10 | 5 0 1 1 2 0
9. Shaun Heshka (D)   41 2 16 18 16 -1 | 5 0 3 3 4 0
10. Mikko Niemelä (D)   53 3 12 15 32 9 | 5 0 1 1 4 -1
                             
11. Libor Sulak (D)   45 8 6 14 92 10 | 5 2 0 2 2 1
12. Aleksi Mustonen (C/LW)   51 8 6 14 8 -9 | 5 0 0 0 2 -4
13. Jesse Puljujärvi (RW)   Edmonton Oilers 16 7 5 12 43 3 |
14. Jari Sailio (LW)   47 2 8 10 54 -6 | 5 0 1 1 2 -1
15. Otto Karvinen (LW/RW)   50 5 3 8 82 -5 | 4 1 0 1 14 1
16. Julius Hermonen (LW)   41 2 6 8 14 3 | 2 0 0 0 0 1
17. Joona Huttula (D)   50 2 6 8 32 10 | 5 0 0 0 2 1
18. Aku Räty (RW)   Arizona Coyotes 36 4 3 7 6 -9 | 4 0 0 0 0 -3
19. Janne Kuokkanen (LW/C)   New Jersey Devils 16 3 4 7 2 -2 |
20. Aatu Räty (C)   New York Islanders 35 3 3 6 18 0 | 3 0 0 0 0 1
                             
21. Tino Metsävainio (LW/C)   33 3 2 5 0 -3 |
22. Jesse Koskenkorva (C/LW)   27 1 3 4 12 -3 | 1 0 0 0 0 1
23. Taneli Ronkainen (D)   49 1 3 4 20 -3 | 4 0 1 1 4 -2
24. Topi Niemelä (D)   Toronto Maple Leafs 15 0 4 4 2 3 | 4 0 2 2 0 -1
25. Miihkali Teppo (D)   33 3 0 3 35 6 | 1 0 0 0 0 -2
26. Kasper Puutio (D)   Florida Panthers 29 2 1 3 0 -6 | 1 0 0 0 0 -1
27. Tommi Järvitalo (C)   0 0 0 0 0 0 |
28. Kalle Loponen (D)   Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
29. Lasse Kukkonen (D)   1 0 0 0 0 0 |
30. Samu Koskenkorva (D)   1 0 0 0 0 0 |
                             
31. Ville Heikkala (LW)   2 0 0 0 2 0 |
32. Arttu Hyry (RW/C)   3 0 0 0 0 -2 | 1 0 0 0 0 -1
33. Samu Tuomaala (RW)   Philadelphia Flyers 5 0 0 0 0 1 |
34. Jaakko Niskala (D)   19 0 0 0 4 -5 |
2020-2021 Goaltending Stats
# N Player GP GAA SV%   GP GAA SV%
  Liiga              
1. Joel Blomqvist   Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1.50 .914 |
2. Patrik Rybár   33 2.02 .912 | 4 2.51 .917
3. Justus Annunen   Colorado Avalanche 24 2.43 .884 | 2 2.80 .861
4. Leevi Meriläinen   Ottawa Senators 0 - - |
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2022-04-06T18:30:00+0300 Ilves Kärpät 2 - 1 (OT) Liiga
2022-04-05T18:30:00+0300 Kärpät Ilves 2 - 1 Liiga
2022-04-02T17:00:00+0300 Ilves Kärpät 1 - 0 Liiga
2022-04-01T18:30:00+0300 Kärpät Ilves 3 - 2 (OT) Liiga
2022-03-30T18:30:00+0300 Ilves Kärpät 1 - 2 (OT) Liiga
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
05/19/2022
05/19/2022 Doubtful Leaving Troy Bourke (F) Leaving for SHL
05/17/2022
05/17/2022 Confirmed Joining Tommi Kivistö (D) Joining from ZSC Lions
05/13/2022
05/13/2022 Confirmed Leaving Topi Niemelä (D) Leaving for Toronto Maple Leafs
05/03/2022
05/03/2022 Confirmed Joining Teemu Turunen (F) Joining from HIFK
05/03/2022 Confirmed Leaving Aku Räty (F) Leaving for Ilves
05/02/2022
05/02/2022 Confirmed Leaving Juhamatti Aaltonen (F) Leaving for Jukurit
05/02/2022 Confirmed Leaving David Sklenicka (D) Leaving for Brynäs IF
04/27/2022
04/27/2022 Extension Petter Emanuelsson (F)
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1992-1993 I-divisioona 44 - - - - - 220 140 55 1.25 4 -
1993-1994 I-divisioona 46 - - - - - 205 176 50 1.09 5 -
1994-1995 II-divisioona 16 16 0 0 - - 144 40 32 2.00 1 Promoted
1995-1996 I-divisioona 44 21 4 19 - - 180 165 46 1.05 8 Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997 I-divisioona 44 26 4 14 - - 196 154 56 1.27 2 Qualification loss
1997-1998 I-divisioona 44 31 5 8 - - 171 99 67 1.52 1 Qualification loss
1998-1999 I-divisioona 48 41 4 1 - - 265 91 86 1.79 1 Qualification loss
1999-2000 I-divisioona 48 42 3 3 - - 287 91 87 1.81 1 Promoted
2000-2001 SM-liiga 56 23 8 25 - - 165 178 54 0.96 8 Bronze game loss
2001-2002 SM-liiga 56 25 9 22 - - 156 148 60 1.07 6 Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003 SM-liiga 56 32 8 16 - - 187 141 73 1.30 3 Final loss
2003-2004 SM-liiga 56 29 14 13 - - 194 129 78 1.39 2 Champion
2004-2005 SM-liiga 56 35 - 10 5 6 190 122 121 2.16 1 Champion
2005-2006 SM-liiga 56 36 - 10 4 6 180 105 122 2.18 1 Bronze game win
2006-2007 SM-liiga 56 33 - 13 6 4 197 125 115 2.05 1 Champion
2007-2008 SM-liiga 56 32 - 9 10 5 205 129 121 2.16 1 Champion
2008-2009 SM-liiga 58 28 - 22 5 3 185 149 97 1.67 5 Final loss
2009-2010 SM-liiga 58 21 - 26 7 4 150 163 81 1.40 9 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 SM-liiga 60 23 - 25 8 4 151 161 89 1.48 8 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012 SM-liiga 60 29 - 23 4 4 164 148 99 1.65 7 Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013 SM-liiga 60 23 - 22 9 6 172 150 93 1.55 7 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014 Liiga 60 36 - 9 8 7 190 106 131 2.18 1 Champion
2014-2015 Liiga 60 31 - 16 9 4 167 126 115 1.92 1 Champion
2015-2016 Liiga 60 33 - 13 6 8 178 126 119 1.98 2 Bronze game win
2016-2017 Liiga 60 22 - 23 9 6 147 136 90 1.50 7 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2017-2018 Liiga 60 33 - 11 8 8 195 134 123 2.05 1 Champion
2018-2019 Liiga 60 41 - 11 6 2 207 101 137 2.28 1 Final loss
2019-2020 Liiga 59 43 - 16 7 5 185 114 127 2.15 1 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 Liiga 58 25 - 21 10 2 143 134 97 1.67 7 Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022 Liiga 60 24 - 20 7 9 171 141 95 1.58 6 Quarterfinal loss
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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 0 - 1 - - 2 3 - - - First round loss
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981-1982 European Cup 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 4 Promoted
European Cup 3 1 0 2 - - 7 21 2 0.67 Final group
2004-2005 ECC 2 2 0 0 - - 10 4 4 2.00 1 Final loss
2005-2006 ECC 2 2 0 0 - - 6 1 6 3.00 1 Final loss
2007-2008 ECC 2 1 - 1 0 0 9 6 3 1.50 2 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 Champions HL 4 0 - 3 0 1 5 11 1 0.25 3 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 ET 8 5 - 2 0 1 25 25 16 2.00 3 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 ET 8 1 - 2 2 3 21 23 10 1.25 5 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 ET 8 1 - 4 2 1 18 26 7 0.88 7 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 ET 8 4 - 4 0 0 19 21 12 1.50 5 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Champions HL 6 3 - 1 2 0 17 12 13 2.17 1 Semifinal loss
2015-2016 Champions HL 4 4 - 0 0 0 12 1 12 3.00 1 Final loss
2016-2017 Champions HL 4 3 - 0 1 0 12 5 11 2.75 1 16th final loss
2018-2019 Champions HL 6 4 - 1 1 0 27 14 14 2.33 1 Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020 Champions HL 6 4 - 2 2 1 18 13 11 1.83 3 Did not make playoffs

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Sebastian Aho (F) 2021-2022 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 79 37 44 81 38
2. Nicolas Deschamps (F) 2021-2022 Grenoble Ligue Magnus 44 16 49 65 30
3. Mikael Granlund (F) 2021-2022 Nashville Predators NHL 80 11 53 64 33
4. John Albert (F) 2021-2022 Toledo Walleye ECHL 51 24 24 48 2
5. Markus Piispanen (F) 2021-2022 Virkiä II-divisioona 20 16 31 47 0
6. Aku Kestilä (F) 2021-2022 Cergy-Pontoise Ligue Magnus 44 24 20 44 17
7. Niklas Olausson (F) 2021-2022 EHC Visp SL 39 10 34 44 20
8. Kristian Kuusela (F) 2021-2022 Tappara Liiga 59 15 28 43 8
9. Miro Aaltonen (F) 2021-2022 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 44 10 32 42 10
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. Markku Kiimalainen (F) 547 238 218 456
2. Mika Pyörälä (F) 749 216 232 448
3. Jari Viuhkola (F) 580 130 286 416
4. Kari Jalonen (F) 254 148 257 405
5. Pekka Arbelius (F) 372 189 213 402
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Markku Kiimalainen (F) 547 238 218 456
2. Mika Pyörälä (F) 749 216 232 448
3. Kai Suikkanen (F) 372 207 137 344
4. Pekka Arbelius (F) 372 189 213 402
5. Markku Perkkiö (F) 222 170 118 288
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jari Viuhkola (F) 580 130 286 416
2. Kari Jalonen (F) 254 148 257 405
3. Mika Pyörälä (F) 749 216 232 448
4. Markku Kiimalainen (F) 547 238 218 456
5. Pekka Arbelius (F) 372 189 213 402
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Ilkka Mikkola (D) 662 59 247 691
2. Juha Huikari (D) 487 139 310 621
3. Lasse Kukkonen (D) 674 72 210 524
4. Mikko Lehtonen (D) 565 87 231 464
5. Antti Aarnio (F) 302 21 49 453
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Mika Pyörälä (F) 749 216 232 448
2. Lasse Kukkonen (D) 674 72 138 210
3. Ilkka Mikkola (D) 662 59 188 247
4. Jari Viuhkola (F) 580 130 286 416
5. Mikko Lehtonen (D) 565 87 144 231
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Alexander Skvortsov (F) 22 20 60 2.73
2. Martin Bergeron (F) 86 86 163 1.90
3. Juha Puoskari (F) 14 6 24 1.71
4. Kari Jalonen (F) 254 148 405 1.59
5. Vladimir Kames (F) 132 89 207 1.57
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kari Jalonen (F) 1986-1987 SM-liiga 44 29 64 93 2.11 30
2. Martin Bergeron (F) 1999-2000 I-divisioona 45 40 46 86 1.91 71
3. Vladimir Kames (F) 1991-1992 I-divisioona 44 36 48 84 1.91 67
4. Juha Riihijärvi (F) 1989-1990 I-divisioona 44 38 45 83 1.89 32
5. Marko Lapinkoski (F) 1989-1990 I-divisioona 44 44 35 79 1.80 6
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Martin Bergeron (F) 1998-1999 I-divisioona 41 46 31 77 1.88 112
2. Markku Perkkiö (F) 1975-1976 I-divisioona 36 45 27 72 2.00 31
3. Marko Lapinkoski (F) 1989-1990 I-divisioona 44 44 35 79 1.80 6
4. Markku Perkkiö (F) 1976-1977 I-divisioona 36 44 26 70 1.94 34
5. Martin Bergeron (F) 1999-2000 I-divisioona 45 40 46 86 1.91 71
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kari Jalonen (F) 1986-1987 SM-liiga 44 29 64 93 2.11 30
2. Jari Laukkanen (F) 1999-2000 I-divisioona 47 19 54 73 1.55 56
3. Juha Jokiharju (F) 1998-1999 I-divisioona 41 11 49 60 1.46 12
4. Vladimir Kames (F) 1991-1992 I-divisioona 44 36 48 84 1.91 67
5. Martin Bergeron (F) 1999-2000 I-divisioona 45 40 46 86 1.91 71
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Otto Karvinen (F) 2018-2019 Liiga 52 2 8 10 0.19 131
2. Kristian Taubert (D) 1999-2000 I-divisioona 40 15 21 36 0.90 120
3. Jari Sailio (F) 2017-2018 Liiga 50 3 9 12 0.24 115
4. Antti Aarnio (F) 2007-2008 SM-liiga 46 1 6 7 0.15 113
5. Martin Bergeron (F) 1998-1999 I-divisioona 41 46 31 77 1.88 112
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 25.16
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 182 lbs 25.71
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 185 lbs 26.61
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 185 lbs 27.24
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