What league does Chiefs play in?

Chiefs play in the II-divisioona.

When was Chiefs founded?

Chiefs was founded in 1989 in Turku, FIN, Finland.

Who is the captain of Chiefs?

The captain of Chiefs is Juuso Tani.

What arena does Chiefs play in?

Chiefs play their home games at Rajupaja Areena in Turku, FIN.

Chiefs

II-divisioona

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2025-2026 Chiefs Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Antti Laine (G)	22	2003	Turku, FIN	5'11"	168	L	25/26
	#31	Niklas Virtanen (G)	21	2005	Naantali, FIN	6'5"	229	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#14	Eetu Andersson (D)	29	1997	Turku, FIN	5'10"	168	L	25/26
	#7	Ville Fock (D/F)	31	1995	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	187	L	25/26
	#11	Dave Haukkala (D/F)	27	1998	Seinäjoki, FIN	5'11"	165	L	25/26
	#18	Mikko Kaunisto (D)"A"	29	1997	Pori, FIN	6'1"	203	L	25/26
	#52	Severi Koskinen (D)	32	1993	Turku, FIN	5'11"	172	L	25/26
		Niko Kotilainen (D/F)	25	2001		-	-	L	Loan
		Nuutti Laatikainen (D)	26	2000	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	181	R	25/26
		Jaakko Laine (D/F)	27	1999	Raisio, FIN	6'3"	209	L	Loan
		Jani Laine (D/F)	27	1999		6'1"	165	L	Loan
	#10	Olli Martti (D/F)	28	1998	Turku, FIN	6'0"	209	L	25/26
	#2	Peter Palmroth (D)	34	1991	Turku, FIN	6'1"	220	L	25/26
	#73	Roope Raekumpu (D)	29	1997	Vantaa, FIN	6'3"	185	L	25/26
		Veeti Väyrynen (D)	26	2000	Turku, FIN	5'10"	163	L	Loan
FORWARDS
	#6	Santtu Kalatie (F)	30	1996	Vihti, FIN	5'9"	165	L	25/26
		Niko Kalliokoski (F)	26	2000	Tuusula, FIN	5'10"	214	L	25/26
	#19	Atte Kulmala (F)	28	1998	Turku, FIN	5'10"	143	L	25/26
	#26	Miika Laaksonen (F)	29	1997	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	187	L	25/26
	#92	Patrik Lagerbohm (F)	27	1999	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	170	L	25/26
		Akseli Lehmusvuori (LW/D)	22	2003	Turku, FIN	5'10"	174	L	25/26
	#12	Mikko Lehtonen (F)	25	2000	Turku, FIN	5'7"	146	L	25/26
		Roni Nordlund (F/D)	31	1995	Luvia, FIN	5'11"	198	L	25/26
	#28	Samuel Parkkari (F)	27	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	190	L	25/26
	#13	Viljami Rapeli (F)	31	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'7"	172	L	Loan
		Elias Ruohomäki (F)	25	2001	Bogotá, COL	5'9"	143	R	25/26
		Kustaa Siikarla (F)	34	1992	Kyrö, FIN	6'1"	209	L	25/26
	#50	Juuso Tani (F)"C"	31	1994	Vihti, FIN	5'9"	174	L	25/26
	#3	Tiitus Tuominen (F)	27	1998	Turku, FIN	6'0"	165	L	25/26
	#25	Jani-Petteri Ylikännö (F)	26	2000	Naantali, FIN	6'1"	198	R	25/26

Position: G: 2, D: 3, F: 11Av Age: 27.38 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Chiefs Staff

Player-CoachPeter Palmroth
Team ManagerSanttu Kalatie

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Chiefs Captains

"C"

Juuso Tani

"A"

Mikko Kaunisto

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2025-2026 Chiefs Demographics

Chiefs Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: -
Town: Turku, FIN Map
Founded: 1989

2025-2026 Chiefs Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players

Experience

Chiefs: 1 533 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Rajupaja Areena
Location: Turku, FIN
Capacity: 2 985
Construction Year: 2006

Chiefs Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/21/2026 03:30 PM UTC	VG-62	Chiefs	8 - 4	II-divisioona
02/12/2026 05:05 PM UTC	Chiefs	Tigers	13 - 1	II-divisioona
02/07/2026 01:00 PM UTC	RNK Hoci	Chiefs	6 - 9	II-divisioona
01/24/2026 05:50 PM UTC	Chiefs	LuKi-82	9 - 1	II-divisioona
01/22/2026 05:05 PM UTC	Chiefs	Kiekkohait	18 - 6	II-divisioona

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08/30/2025

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Veeti Tulonen (D)

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07/02/2025

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Simo Teperi (F)

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02/14/2025

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Valtteri Pihlajamäki (F)

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11/16/2024

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Taavi Palotie (F)

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10/11/2024

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Viljami Kanerva (D)

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09/18/2024

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Jani-Petteri Ylikännö (F)

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Antti Laine (G)

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09/10/2024

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Roni Nordlund (F)

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Chiefs History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	II-divisioona	24	16	6	-	1	1	189	123	51	2.13	3	Final loss
2024-2025	II-divisioona	22	14	7	-	1	0	136	108	44	2	3	Champion
2023-2024	II-divisioona	22	11	7	-	2	2	111	95	39	1.77	3	Champion
2022-2023	II-divisioona	24	10	8	-	4	2	131	117	40	1.67	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	II-divisioona	24	6	14	-	1	3	109	152	23	0.96	7	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	II-divisioona	11	3	6	-	1	1	53	62	12	1.09	8	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	II-divisioona	24	5	10	-	4	5	107	128	28	1.17	7	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	II-divisioona	27	10	13	-	1	3	138	160	35	1.3	7	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	II-divisioona	24	7	13	-	0	4	112	140	25	1.04	8	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	II-divisioona	27	14	10	-	1	2	128	135	46	1.7	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	II-divisioona	27	10	13	-	3	1	128	160	37	1.37	5	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	II-divisioona	27	4	21	-	1	1	98	170	15	0.56	10	Saved in relegation
2013-2014	II-divisioona	30	13	13	-	1	3	144	153	44	1.47	6	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	II-divisioona	20	8	8	-	2	2	84	73	30	1.5	7	-
	II-divisioona	22	6	14	-	2	0	80	104	22	1	9	-
2011-2012	II-divisioona	22	12	7	-	3	0	113	80	42	1.91	4	-
	II-divisioona	9	3	4	-	0	2	45	56	11	1.22	8	-
2008-2009	II-divisioona	12	7	3	-	1	1	61	42	24	2	2	-
	II-divisioona	18	8	7	-	0	3	70	63	27	1.5	5	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	11	9	1	-	0	1	50	23	28	2.55	1	-
	II-divisioona	20	12	7	-	1	0	97	77	38	1.9	4	-
2005-2006	II-divisioona	20	5	14	1	0	0	66	127	11	0.55	9	-
2003-2004	II-divisioona	20	10	9	1	-	-	99	68	21	1.05	6	-
2002-2003	II-divisioona	10	2	7	1	-	0	115	116	26	2.6	4	-
	II-divisioona	18	10	7	1	-	0	80	66	21	1.17	4	-
2000-2001	III-divisioona	12	7	3	2	-	-	202	98	44	3.67	1	-
	III-divisioona	13	13	0	0	-	-	114	45	26	2	1	-
1999-2000	III-divisioona	25	16	7	2	-	-	170	106	34	1.36	3	-
	III-divisioona	13	11	2	0	-	-	118	51	22	1.69	2	-
1997-1998	III-divisioona	11	5	6	0	-	-	51	57	10	0.91	3	-

Chiefs Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	2	0	1	-	0	1	11	13	1	0.5	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	2	2	-	0	0	21	23	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	4	6	-	-	-	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Viljami Rapeli (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK	II-divisioona	1	0	1	1	0
2.	Niklas Paani (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK	II-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0
3.	Samuli Perho (F)	2026-2027	TarU	IV-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Niko Hirvonen (F)	2026-2027	TarU	IV-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Vili Mattila (D)	2026-2027	Fortuna	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Jaakko Laine (D)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Veeti Tulonen (D)	2026-2027	GrIFK	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	27.38
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	27.65
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	27.52
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.32
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	27.22

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juuso Tani (F)	159	130	209	339
2.	Niklas Nurminen (F)	177	105	106	211
3.	Simo Teperi (F)	164	70	120	190
4.	Sampo Liusjärvi (F)	91	99	87	186
5.	Jyri Kortela (F)	118	79	103	182

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juuso Tani (F)	159	130	209	339
2.	Niklas Nurminen (F)	177	105	106	211
3.	Sampo Liusjärvi (F)	91	99	87	186
4.	Jyri Kortela (F)	118	79	103	182
5.	Tiitus Tuominen (F)	100	79	85	164

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juuso Tani (F)	159	130	209	339
2.	Simo Teperi (F)	164	70	120	190
3.	Niklas Nurminen (F)	177	105	106	211
4.	Tommi Yrjälä (F)	185	73	106	179
5.	Peter Palmroth (D)	198	40	104	144

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tuomo Hirvonen (D)	64	36	64	322
2.	Markku Kuparinen (F)	88	27	80	313
3.	Mika Karapuu (F)	66	63	151	249
4.	Riku Suntio (D)	173	11	53	225
5.	Iiro Välimäki (D)	109	21	85	217

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomas Kauti (D)	200	25	92	117
2.	Peter Palmroth (D)	198	40	104	144
3.	Tommi Yrjälä (F)	185	73	106	179
4.	Niklas Nurminen (F)	177	105	106	211
5.	Riku Suntio (D)	173	11	42	53

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Samuli Perho (F)	1	1	3	3.00
2.	Valtteri Pihlajamäki (F)	2	2	5	2.50
3.	Jani-Petteri Ylikännö (F)	30	22	74	2.47
4.	Mika Karapuu (F)	66	63	151	2.29
5.	Kalle Kaskinen (F)	71	59	161	2.27

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sampo Liusjärvi (F)	2000-2001	22	39	76
2.	Juuso Tani (F)	2025-2026	20	21	65
3.	Juuso Tani (F)	2018-2019	26	20	59
4.	Mikko Lehtonen (F)	2025-2026	21	29	58
5.	Jyri Kortela (F)	2000-2001	21	19	57

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sampo Liusjärvi (F)	2000-2001	22	39	76
2.	Mikko Lehtonen (F)	2025-2026	21	29	58
3.	Antti Punkkinen (F)	2012-2013	38	29	53
4.	Matti Eronen (F)	2004-2005	28	27	41
5.	Kalle Kaskinen (F)	1999-2000	16	25	56

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Juuso Tani (F)	2025-2026	20	44	65
2.	Juuso Tani (F)	2018-2019	26	39	59
3.	Jyri Kortela (F)	2000-2001	21	38	57
4.	Sampo Liusjärvi (F)	2000-2001	22	37	76
5.	Juho Heinonen (F)	2012-2013	37	35	40

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Tuomo Hirvonen (D)	2004-2005	29	32	126
2.	Tuomo Hirvonen (D)	2003-2004	24	20	116
3.	Markku Kuparinen (F)	2002-2003	23	21	107
4.	Markku Kuparinen (F)	2004-2005	20	16	106
5.	Mika Karapuu (F)	2001-2002	18	29	90

Player Nationalities Throughout History

221 players