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Database: 701 141 players

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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nicholas Abruzzese	62	29	51	80
2.	Brett Murray	62	41	35	76
3.	Matias Maccelli	62	31	41	72
4.	Bobby Brink	43	35	33	68
5.	Ben Meyers	59	33	32	65

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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

2019-2020 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
		Severi Auvinen (G)	18	2001	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	154	L	19/20+1
	#36	Karolus Kaarlehto (G)	21	1997	Turku, FIN	6'1"	172	L	19/20
	#53	Niclas Westerholm (G)	21	1997	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	198	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#25	Erik Autio (D)	23	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	183	L	19/20
	#7	Mario Grman (D)	22	1997	Topolcany, SVK	6'1"	196	R	19/20+1
	#26	Markus Kojo (D)	25	1994	Noormarkku, FIN	6'4"	220	L	20/21
	#38	Simo-Pekka Riikola (D)	27	1992	Joensuu, FIN	6'1"	198	R	20/21
	#42	Robin Salo (D)	20	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	187	L	19/20
	#16	Jere Seppälä (D)	26	1993	Kemi, FIN	5'9"	165	L	19/20
	#44	Jere Sneck (D)	25	1994	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	216	L	19/20
	#2	Kasperi Torikka (D)	20	1999	Ristiina, FIN	5'10"	170	L	20/21+1
	#45	Veeti Vainio (D)	22	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	181	R	19/20
FORWARDS
		Yaroslav Alexeyev (LW)	20	1999	Tyumen, RUS	5'11"	152	L	Try-out
	#55	Tomi Iso-Mustajärvi (C)	27	1992	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	196	L	19/20
	#72	Elmeri Kaksonen (LW/RW) “A”	32	1987	Savonlinna, FIN	6'0"	174	L	20/21
	#8	Ville Koho (C) “C”	37	1982	Imatra, FIN	5'10"	187	L	19/20
	#5	Aatu Luusuaniemi (RW)	20	1999	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'1"	201	R	19/20
	#14	Anssi Löfman (C/W) “A”	31	1987	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'10"	176	L	19/20
	#13	Joni Nikko (LW/RW)	25	1994	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	198	L	20/21
	#23	Emil Oksanen (RW/LW)	20	1998	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'1"	190	R	19/20
	#12	Topi Piipponen (LW)	22	1997	Siilinjärvi, FIN	6'0"	185	L	Try-out
	#46	Teemu Ramstedt (C)	31	1987	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	190	L	19/20
	#40	Micke Saari (W/C)	25	1994	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'1"	168	L	19/20
	#80	Ville Vainikainen (LW/RW)	25	1994	Kuopio, FIN	5'11"	205	L	19/20
	#22	Santeri Virtanen (C)	20	1999	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'2"	203	L	20/21
	#67	Tomas Zaborsky (LW)	31	1987	Trencin, SVK	6'0"	196	L	20/21
Position: G:3 D:9 F:14 \| Av Age: 24.46 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 187 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Registered

Team Facts

Nationalities 23 players
2 players
1 player
Experience SaiPa: 2 457 GP
WC: 13 GP
OG: 3 GP
SHL: 48 GP
Liiga: 4 565 GP
KHL: 215 GP
Czech: 44 GP
AHL: 10 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Ketterä (Mestis)
SaiPa U16 (Jr. C SM-sarja)
SaiPa U17 (Jr. B2 Mestis)
SaiPa U18 (Jr. B Mestis)
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
06/20/2019
06/20/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	Brenden Kichton (D)	Leaving for	Vienna Capitals
06/11/2019
06/11/2019	Confirmed	Joining	Yaroslav Alexeyev (F)	Joining from	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
06/11/2019	Confirmed	Joining	Mário Grman (D)	Joining from	HC Slovan Bratislava
05/31/2019
05/31/2019	Confirmed	Joining	Teemu Ramstedt (F)	Joining from	No team
05/20/2019
05/20/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	Tyler Morley (F)	Leaving for	Tappara
05/18/2019
05/18/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	David Goodwin (F)	Leaving for	IK Oskarshamn
05/10/2019
05/10/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	Cody Kunyk (F)	Leaving for	HPK
05/07/2019
05/07/2019	Confirmed	Leaving	Frans Tuohimaa (G)	Leaving for	HIFK

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
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	60	21	-	24	10	5	156	162	88	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
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	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.	Yaroslav Alexeyev (F)	2018-2019	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL	65	36	37	73	22
2.	Alex Nikiforuk (F)	2018-2019	Coventry Blaze	EIHL	59	21	47	68	61
3.	Santeri Vuoti (F)	2018-2019	LeKi	Mestis	49	20	36	56	32
4.	Brock Trotter (F)	2018-2019	Dornbirner EC	EBEL	42	14	41	55	40
5.	Jesse Hallikas (F)	2018-2019	SaiPa U20	Jr. A SM-liiga	49	27	25	52	24
6.	Peter Quenneville (F)	2018-2019	Sparta Sarpsborg	Norway	48	20	30	50	28
7.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	2018-2019	Bayreuth Tigers	DEL2	52	19	31	50	41
8.	Jesse Saarinen (F)	2018-2019	Pelicans	Liiga	54	14	35	49	18
9.	Markus Rämä (F)	2018-2019	Riemu	Suomi-sarja	36	23	23	46	8
10.	Henric Höglund (F)	2018-2019	Kils AIK	Division 2	23	27	18	45	12

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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)	814	101	153	254

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)	814	101	153	254
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
2019-2020	View roster	6'0"	187 lbs	24.46
2018-2019	View roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.73
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	194 lbs	26.69
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.15
2015-2016	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.87

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