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#	Player
1.	Rasmus Dahlin (D)
2.	Andrei Svechnikov (RW)
3.	Brady Tkachuk (LW)
4.	Filip Zadina (LW)
5.	Noah Dobson (D)
6.	Vitali Kravtsov (RW)
7.	Oliver Wahlstrom (RW)
8.	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C)
9.	Quinn Hughes (D)
10.	Evan Bouchard (D)

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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Garry Nunn	45	24	38	62
2.	Tobias Lindström	44	28	33	61
3.	Rasmus Ahlholm	45	26	34	60
4.	David Morley	45	22	38	60
5.	Stephan Vigier	45	27	29	56

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SaiPa Liiga

Team Facts

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

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
		Severi Auvinen (G)	17	2001	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	154	L	19/20+1
		Karolus Kaarlehto (G)	20	1997	Turku, FIN	6'2"	187	L	19/20
	#35	Frans Tuohimaa (G)	26	1991	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	179	L	18/19
DEFENSEMEN
		Erik Autio (D)	22	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	183	L	18/19+1
	#26	Markus Kojo (D)	24	1994	Noormarkku, FIN	6'4"	220	L	18/19
	#18	Kalle Maalahti (D)	27	1991	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'10"	198	L	18/19
		Robin Salo (D)	19	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	187	L	19/20
	#44	Jere Sneck (D)	24	1994	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	216	L	18/19
		Kasperi Torikka (D)	19	1999	Ristiina, FIN	5'10"	168	L	18/19
		Veeti Vainio (D)	21	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	181	R	18/19+1
FORWARDS
	#64	David Goodwin (C)	26	1992	St. Louis, MO, USA	5'10"	190	L	18/19
		Tomi Iso-Mustajärvi (C)	26	1992	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	196	L	18/19+1
	#72	Elmeri Kaksonen (LW/RW) “A”	31	1987	Savonlinna, FIN	6'0"	174	L	18/19
	#8	Ville Koho (C) “C”	36	1982	Imatra, FIN	5'10"	187	L	18/19
	#19	Cody Kunyk (C)	28	1990	Sherwood Park, AB, CAN	5'11"	194	L	18/19
		Aatu Luusuaniemi (RW)	19	1999	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'1"	192	R	18/19+2
	#14	Anssi Löfman (C/W) “A”	30	1987	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'10"	176	L	19/20
	#15	Bastien Maïa (RW/LW)	21	1997	Rouen, FRA	6'2"	170	R	18/19
		Tyler Morley (C)	26	1991	Burnaby, BC, CAN	5'8"	181	L	18/19
		Matias Mäntykivi (F)	17	2001	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'11"	150	L	19/20+1
	#13	Joni Nikko (LW/RW)	24	1994	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	198	L	18/19
	#59	Topi Nättinen (LW/C)	24	1994	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	179	L	18/19
	#17	Ahti Oksanen (LW)	25	1993	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'3"	207	L	18/19
		Emil Oksanen (RW/LW)	19	1998	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'1"	190	R	19/20
	#41	Roy Radke (RW)	21	1996	Chicago, IL, USA	6'3"	205	R	18/19
	#11	Jonatan Tanus (LW/C)	23	1995	Kuopio, FIN	5'9"	190	L	18/19
	#21	Valtteri Virkkunen (C/LW)	27	1991	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	176	L	18/19
		Santeri Virtanen (C)	19	1999	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'2"	194	L	18/19
Position: G:3 D:7 F:18 \| Av Age: 23.61 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 187 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Registered

Team Staff

General Manager Jussi Markkanen

Team Facts

Nationalities 23 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
Experience SaiPa: 2 419 GP
NHL: 1 GP
Allsvenskan: 35 GP
Liiga: 3 394 GP
KHL: 5 GP
AHL: 199 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Ketterä (Mestis)
SaiPa U16 (Jr. C SM-sarja)
SaiPa U17 (Jr. B2 Mestis)
SaiPa U18 (Jr. B SM-sarja)
SaiPa U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)

Team Captains

“C” Ville Koho
“A” Elmeri Kaksonen
Anssi Löfman

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Lappeenrannan jäähalli
Location Lappeenranta
Capacity 4 820
Construction Year 1972

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
06/13/2018
06/13/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Urho Vaakanainen (D)	Leaving for	Boston Bruins
05/30/2018
05/30/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Eetu Koski (F)	Leaving for	Unknown
05/30/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Emil Oksanen (F)	Joining from	Regina Pats
05/05/2018
05/05/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Santeri Koponen (D)	Leaving for	Peliitat
05/03/2018
05/03/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Severi Auvinen (G)	Joining from	Blues U20
05/03/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Santeri Virtanen (F)	Joining from	Dubuque Fighting Saints
05/03/2018	Extension	Joining	Matias Mäntykivi (F)	Joining from	SaiPa U20
05/03/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Tyler Morley (F)	Joining from	Medvescak Zagreb

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1989-1990	Liiga	44	20	1	23	-	-	172	205	41	8	Did not make playoffs
1990-1991	Liiga	44	15	2	27	-	-	164	217	32	12	Relegated
1991-1992	I-divisioona	44	19	5	20	-	-	178	154	43	6	-
1992-1993	I-divisioona	44	-	-	-	-	-	181	190	44	7	-
1993-1994	I-divisioona	46	-	-	-	-	-	199	160	56	3	-
1994-1995	I-divisioona	46	34	0	12	-	-	241	137	68	1	Qualification loss
1995-1996	I-divisioona	44	28	4	12	-	-	188	124	60	2	Promoted
1996-1997	Liiga	50	13	8	29	-	-	118	181	34	11	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	Liiga	48	21	7	20	-	-	135	142	49	6	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	Liiga	54	25	4	24	-	-	141	153	54	6	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	Liiga	54	16	13	25	-	-	154	185	45	9	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Liiga	56	24	3	29	-	-	152	154	51	10	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	Liiga	56	13	4	39	-	-	124	202	31	13	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Liiga	56	19	6	31	-	-	134	172	48	11	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	Liiga	56	11	12	33	-	-	127	194	36	12	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	Liiga	56	11	-	33	7	5	145	195	52	12	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	Liiga	56	23	-	21	6	6	149	130	87	7	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Liiga	56	20	-	28	4	4	150	181	72	11	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	Liiga	56	15	-	29	5	7	115	155	62	11	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	Liiga	58	17	-	34	4	3	136	174	62	14	Saved in play-out
2009-2010	Liiga	58	20	-	27	6	5	154	176	77	11	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	Liiga	60	16	-	31	4	9	137	186	65	12	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	Liiga	60	18	-	24	5	13	155	176	77	11	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Liiga	60	23	-	24	7	6	162	173	89	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	26	-	21	9	4	160	134	100	4	Bronze game loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	23	-	21	9	7	151	146	94	8	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	27	-	20	5	8	178	146	99	5	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	14	-	33	5	8	116	181	60	15	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	21	-	20	11	8	153	163	93	7	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Tournament Statistics

Season	Tournament	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1957-1958	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
1964-1965	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	4	-	1	1	0	18	11	14	1	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	3	-	0	1	0	17	9	11	1	Eight final loss

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Tyler Morley (F)	2017-2018	Medvescak Zagreb	EBEL	54	25	38	63	44
2.	Joona Jääskeläinen (F)	2017-2018	Ketterä	Mestis	46	30	31	61	32
3.	Aatu Luusuaniemi (F)	2017-2018	Kärpät U20	Jr. A SM-liiga	45	22	27	49	22
4.	Emil Oksanen (F)	2017-2018	Regina Pats	WHL	58	16	32	48	24
5.	Alex Nikiforuk (F)	2017-2018	Epinal	France	44	12	33	45	40
6.	Tero Koskiranta (F)	2017-2018	Medvescak Zagreb	EBEL	54	14	29	43	36
7.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	2017-2018	Gentofte Stars	Denmark	50	26	16	42	14
8.	David McIntyre (F)	2017-2018	EV Zug	NLA	44	15	22	37	32
9.	Patrick Bjorkstrand (F)	2017-2018	KooKoo	Liiga	52	14	23	37	24
10.	Jesse Saarinen (F)	2017-2018	Pelicans	Liiga	45	11	25	36	16

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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

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

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)	769	95	147	242

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

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Koho (F)	769	95	147	242
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

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jussi Piuhola (F)	59	63	90	1.525
2.	Roman Bozek (F)	31	28	44	1.419
3.	Otakar Janecky (F)	44	21	60	1.364
4.	Ralph Cox (F)	99	70	126	1.273
5.	Harri Asikainen	102	65	125	1.225

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

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

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	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

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kristian Kudroc (D)	2005-2006	Liiga	48	10	12	22	0.46	227
2.	Pasi Nielikäinen (F)	2003-2004	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	Liiga	40	10	12	22	0.55	146
5.	Kai Tervonen (D)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	39	19	25	44	1.13	141

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	6'0"	187 lbs	23.61
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.68
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.80
2015-2016	View roster	6'0"	191 lbs	26.87
2014-2015	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.07

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