Team Facts
Plays in Liiga Full name Saimaan Pallo Team colours Yellow + Black + White Town Lappeenranta, FIN Founded 1948

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#29 Jan Lukas (G) 30 1993 Olomouc, CZE 6'0" 170 L 23/24
#30 Kari Piiroinen (G) 22 2001 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 176 L 24/25
#35 Kalle Varis (G) 19 2004 Imatra, FIN 6'0" 183 L 23/24+1
DEFENSEMEN
#6 Santeri Airola (D) 23 2000 Imatra, FIN 5'11" 163 R 23/24+1
#4 Aleksi Anttalainen (D) 24 1999 Turku, FIN 5'9" 185 L 23/24
#77 Henri Hietala (D) 22 2001 Hamina, FIN 6'6" 201 L 23/24
#12 Elmeri Laakso (D) 19 2004 Joensuu, FIN 6'0" 198 L 23/24+1
#5 Greg Moro (D)   “A” 27 1995 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'4" 205 R 23/24
#7 Matias Rajaniemi (D) New York Islanders 21 2002 Lahti, FIN 6'4" 225 L 23/24
#50 Hugo Rikkilä (D) 22 2001 Espoo, FIN 6'0" 181 L 23/24
#55 Ondrej Trejbal (D) 24 1999 Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE 6'4" 181 L 23/24+1
#34 Nuutti Viitasalo (D) 24 1999 Raisio, FIN 6'1" 192 R 23/24
FORWARDS
#21 Niklas Appelgren (C/LW)   “A” 33 1990 Kouvola, FIN 6'2" 209 L 24/25
#13 Adam Helewka (LW/C)   “A” 28 1995 Burnaby, BC, CAN 6'2" 205 L 23/24
#57 Otto Hokkanen (C/W) 19 2004 Lappeenranta, FIN 6'2" 187 L 23/24
#51 Antti Kalapudas (C/LW) 27 1996 Oulainen, FIN 6'0" 187 L 23/24
#11 Roni Karvinen (F) 20 2002 Vantaa, FIN 6'0" 198 L 23/24
#10 Otto Kivenmäki (RW/C) 23 2000 Pori, FIN 5'9" 172 L 24/25
#90 Valtteri Lipiäinen (RW) 26 1997 Lappeenranta, FIN 5'10" 170 R 23/24
#17 Antoine Morand (C) 24 1999 Chateauguay, QC, CAN 5'11" 190 L 23/24
#70 Janne Naukkarinen (C/W) 19 2004 Lappeenranta, FIN 5'9" 148 L Junior
#81
Joonas Oden (W/C) 23 2000 Benton City, WA, USA 6'0" 196 R 23/24
#39 Valtteri Ojantakanen (LW) 23 2000 Helsinki, FIN 6'0" 176 R 23/24
#26 Rasmus Ruusunen (LW) 20 2003 Helsinki, FIN 5'11" 185 L 23/24+1
#71 Miska Siikonen (C/RW)   “C” 27 1996 Tampere, FIN 6'3" 214 L 24/25
#74 Jonne Tammela (LW/RW) 26 1997 Ylivieska, FIN 5'11" 185 L 23/24
#80 Ville Vainikainen (LW/RW) 29 1994 Kuopio, FIN 5'11" 205 L 23/24
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 15 | Av Age: 23.85 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 188 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 22 players
3 players
2 players Experience SaiPa: 1 304 GP
SHL: 62 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 28 GP
Liiga: 3 299 GP
KHL: 12 GP
Czechia: 183 GP
AHL: 473 GP Affiliated Team(s) Ketterä (Mestis)
SaiPa U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
SaiPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
SaiPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
SaiPa/Ketterä U17 (U17 II-divisioona)
Team Captains
“C” Miska Siikonen “A” Niklas Appelgren
Adam Helewka
Greg Moro
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Lappeenrannan jäähalli Location Lappeenranta, FIN Capacity 4 820 Construction Year 1972
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-09-30T14:00:00+0000 JYP SaiPa - Liiga
2023-09-29T15:30:00+0000 Kärpät SaiPa 4 - 2 Liiga
2023-09-23T14:00:00+0000 SaiPa Sport 3 - 4 (OT) Liiga
2023-09-20T15:30:00+0000 SaiPa Ässät 1 - 2 Liiga
2023-09-16T14:00:00+0000 KooKoo SaiPa 3 - 5 Liiga
2023-09-15T15:30:00+0000 SaiPa KooKoo 3 - 4 (OT) Liiga
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
07/26/2023
07/26/2023 Confirmed Joining Ondrej Trejbal (D) Joining from St. Cloud State Univ.
07/26/2023 Confirmed Leaving Tino Metsävainio (F) Leaving for UTE
07/24/2023
07/24/2023 Confirmed Leaving Gustav Olhaver (F) Leaving for Tingsryds AIF
07/04/2023
07/04/2023 Extension Joining Rasmus Ruusunen (F) Joining from SaiPa U20
05/25/2023
05/25/2023 Confirmed Leaving Kalle Maalahti (D) Leaving for HV71
05/20/2023
05/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Jonne Tammela (F) Joining from TPS
05/15/2023
05/15/2023 Confirmed Joining Aleksi Anttalainen (D) Joining from TPS
05/10/2023
05/10/2023 Confirmed Joining Adam Helewka (F) Joining from HC Innsbruck
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1994-1995 I-divisioona 46 34 0 12 - - 241 137 68 1.48 1 Qualification loss
1995-1996 I-divisioona 44 28 4 12 - - 188 124 60 1.36 2 Promoted
1996-1997 SM-liiga 50 13 8 29 - - 118 181 34 0.68 11 Did not make playoffs
1997-1998 SM-liiga 48 21 7 20 - - 135 142 49 1.02 6 Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999 SM-liiga 54 25 4 24 - - 141 153 54 1.00 6 Bronze game loss
1999-2000 SM-liiga 54 16 13 25 - - 154 185 45 0.83 9 Did not make playoffs
2000-2001 SM-liiga 56 24 3 29 - - 152 154 51 0.91 10 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 SM-liiga 56 13 4 39 - - 124 202 31 0.55 13 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 SM-liiga 56 19 6 31 - - 134 172 48 0.86 11 Did not make playoffs
2003-2004 SM-liiga 56 11 12 33 - - 127 194 36 0.64 12 Did not make playoffs
2004-2005 SM-liiga 56 11 - 33 7 5 145 195 52 0.93 12 Did not make playoffs
2005-2006 SM-liiga 56 23 - 21 6 6 149 130 87 1.55 7 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 SM-liiga 56 20 - 28 4 4 150 181 72 1.29 11 Did not make playoffs
2007-2008 SM-liiga 56 15 - 29 5 7 115 155 62 1.11 11 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 SM-liiga 58 17 - 34 4 3 136 174 62 1.07 14 Saved in play-out
2009-2010 SM-liiga 58 20 - 27 6 5 154 176 77 1.33 11 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 SM-liiga 60 16 - 31 4 9 137 186 65 1.08 12 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 SM-liiga 60 18 - 24 5 13 155 176 77 1.28 11 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 SM-liiga 60 23 - 24 7 6 162 173 89 1.48 9 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014 Liiga 60 26 - 21 9 4 160 134 100 1.67 4 Bronze game loss
2014-2015 Liiga 60 23 - 21 9 7 151 146 94 1.57 8 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 Liiga 60 27 - 20 5 8 178 146 99 1.65 5 Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017 Liiga 60 14 - 33 5 8 116 181 60 1.00 15 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 Liiga 60 21 - 20 11 8 153 163 93 1.55 7 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Liiga 60 21 - 24 10 5 156 162 88 1.47 9 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020 Liiga 59 22 - 37 4 4 123 185 66 1.12 12 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 Liiga 53 13 - 31 3 6 95 147 51 0.96 13 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 Liiga 60 15 - 35 3 7 128 193 58 0.97 14 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 Liiga 60 8 - 35 7 10 124 222 48 0.80 15 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 Liiga 6 1 - 2 0 3 17 21 6 1.00 13 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1957-1958 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
1964-1965 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-1970 Suomen Cup 1 0 - 1 - - 3 4 - - - First round loss
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
2014-2015 Champions HL 6 4 - 1 1 0 18 11 14 2.33 1 Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017 Champions HL 4 3 - 0 1 0 17 9 11 2.75 1 Eighth Final Loss

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Oliver Okuliar (F) 2023-2024 Mountfield HK Czechia 6 6 3 9 4
2. Marc-Olivier Roy (F) 2023-2024 HC Nove Zamky Slovakia 5 3 5 8 2
3. Cory Emmerton (F) 2023-2024 HC Sierre SL 6 2 6 8 6
4. Dominik Lakatos (F) 2023-2024 HC Vítkovice Champions HL 4 3 3 6 4
5. Nick Halloran (F) 2023-2024 Tappara Liiga 6 3 3 6 0
6. Matti Järvinen (F) 2023-2024 BK Mladá Boleslav Czechia 6 3 3 6 6
7. Peter Quenneville (F) 2023-2024 Storhamar Norway 3 2 4 6 2
8. Janne Hämäläinen (F) 2023-2024 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 4 1 5 6 2
9. Jaakko Rissanen (F) 2023-2024 KalPa Liiga 7 1 5 6 0
10. Nick Halloran (F) 2023-2024 Tappara Champions HL 4 3 2 5 0
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Heikki Mälkiä (F) 475 201 242 443
2. Martti Sinkkonen (F) 328 191 159 350
3. Ari Santanen (F) 447 147 189 336
4. Matti Nevalainen (F) 379 112 184 296
5. Pekka Nieminen (F) 280 152 112 264
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Heikki Mälkiä (F) 475 201 242 443
2. Martti Sinkkonen (F) 328 191 159 350
3. Esko Heikkeri (F) 296 155 77 232
4. Pekka Nieminen (F) 280 152 112 264
5. Ari Santanen (F) 447 147 189 336
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Heikki Mälkiä (F) 475 201 242 443
2. Ari Santanen (F) 447 147 189 336
3. Matti Nevalainen (F) 379 112 184 296
4. Martti Sinkkonen (F) 328 191 159 350
5. Ville Koho (F) 853 102 158 260
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Pauli Levokari (D) 256 17 50 606
2. Vesa Ruotsalainen (D) 429 53 133 567
3. Riku Kallioniemi (D) 422 23 101 535
4. Ari Suutari (D) 349 34 137 480
5. Petri Peronmaa (D) 391 69 160 468
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ville Koho (F) 853 102 158 260
2. Heikki Mälkiä (F) 475 201 242 443
3. Mika Skyttä (F) 464 63 69 132
4. Ari Santanen (F) 447 147 189 336
5. Simon Backman (D) 444 24 63 87
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Jussi Piuhola (F) 59 63 90 1.53
2. Roman Bozek (F) 31 28 44 1.42
3. Otakar Janecky (F) 44 21 60 1.36
4. Ralph Cox (F) 99 70 126 1.27
5. Harri Asikainen 102 65 125 1.23
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ari Santanen (F) 1994-1995 I-divisioona 46 29 44 73 1.59 55
2. Reijo Mansikka (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 44 31 35 66 1.50 46
3. Tero Hämäläinen (F) 1994-1995 I-divisioona 46 37 26 63 1.37 28
4. Tommi Takanen (F) 1986-1987 I-divisioona 44 29 33 62 1.41 18
5. Jyrki Silius (F) 1994-1995 I-divisioona 45 23 37 60 1.33 18
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Tero Hämäläinen (F) 1994-1995 I-divisioona 46 37 26 63 1.37 28
2. Esko Heikkeri (F) 1979-1980 I-divisioona 36 37 14 51 1.42 32
3. Tero Hämäläinen (F) 1993-1994 I-divisioona 46 34 17 51 1.11 36
4. Reijo Mansikka (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 44 31 35 66 1.50 46
5. Jussi Piuhola (F) 1971-1972 Suomen sarja 13 31 8 39 3.00 0
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ari Santanen (F) 1994-1995 I-divisioona 46 29 44 73 1.59 55
2. David McIntyre (F) 2015-2016 Liiga 58 16 40 56 0.97 67
3. Otakar Janecky (F) 1990-1991 SM-liiga 44 21 39 60 1.36 32
4. Jyrki Silius (F) 1994-1995 I-divisioona 45 23 37 60 1.33 18
5. Reijo Mansikka (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 44 31 35 66 1.50 46
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kristian Kudroc (D) 2005-2006 SM-liiga 48 10 12 22 0.46 227
2. Pasi Nielikäinen (F) 2003-2004 SM-liiga 48 3 6 9 0.19 151
3. Marko Ek (F) 1995-1996 I-divisioona 36 13 11 24 0.67 146
4. Jeff Bes (F) 1996-1997 SM-liiga 40 10 12 22 0.55 146
5. Kai Tervonen (D) 1995-1996 I-divisioona 39 19 25 44 1.13 141
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 23.85
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 24.74
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 24.26
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 191 lbs 24.58
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 25.94
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