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Champions Hockey League Full name Tampereen Tappara Team colours Blue + Orange + White Town Tampere, FIN Founded 1955

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#1 Vilho Heikkinen (G) 24 1998 Haukipudas, FIN 6'0" 168 L 23/24
#30 Christian Heljanko (G) 26 1997 Askola, FIN 6'0" 168 L 23/24
#32 Niko Hovinen (G) 35 1988 Helsinki, FIN 6'7" 225 L 22/23
#40 Henri Karppinen (G) 18 2005 Tampere, FIN 6'3" 161 L Junior
#23 Paavo Kohonen (G) 20 2003 Joensuu, FIN 6'0" 161 L 23/24
#60 Cody Porter (G) 25 1997 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 6'3" 190 L
DEFENSEMEN
#28 Jesper Ahlroth (D) 21 2002 Kokkola, FIN 6'3" 174 L 24/25
#61 Casimir Jürgens (D) 28 1994 Helsinki, FIN 6'0" 181 L 22/23
#13 Valtteri Kemiläinen (D)   “A” 31 1991 Jyväskylä, FIN 6'0" 192 R 23/24
#26 Kasper Kulonummi (D) Nashville Predators 19 2004 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 179 R 23/24
#52
Maksim Matushkin (D) 33 1990 Minsk, BLR 5'10" 181 L 23/24
#5 Mikael Seppälä (D) 29 1994 Ylivieska, FIN 6'2" 201 L 24/25
#4 Ben Thomas (D) 27 1996 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'1" 187 R 22/23
#63 Joni Tuulola (D) 27 1996 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'3" 185 L 23/24
#33 Veli-Matti Vittasmäki (D) 32 1990 Turku, FIN 6'1" 209 L 23/24
FORWARDS
#72 Jonathan Davidsson (RW) 26 1997 Tyresö, SWE 5'11" 185 R 23/24
#70 Marcus Davidsson (C/W) 24 1998 Tyresö, SWE 6'0" 192 L 23/24
#86 Philip Granath (RW) 20 2002 Asker, NOR 5'7" 159 R 23/24
#74 Jere Henriksson (RW) 22 2001 Oulu, FIN 5'11" 187 L 23/24
#14 Juuso Ikonen (RW/LW) 28 1995 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 172 R 22/23
#24 Konsta Kapanen (LW) 19 2003 Kuopio, FIN 5'9" 161 L
#59 Tyler Kelleher (RW) 28 1995 Longmeadow, MA, USA 5'6" 161 R 23/24
#71 Kristian Kuusela (RW/LW)   “A” 40 1983 Seinäjoki, FIN 5'9" 185 R
#21 Jori Lehterä (C) 35 1987 Espoo, FIN 6'2" 212 L 22/23
#76 Anton Levtchi (LW) 27 1995 Varkaus, FIN 6'0" 185 L 25/26
#22 Oskari Luoto (F) 21 2002 Lempäälä, FIN 6'0" 161 L 24/25
#9 Waltteri Merelä (RW) 24 1998 Ylöjärvi, FIN 6'2" 196 R 23/24
#96 Sami Moilanen (LW/C) 24 1999 Sipoo, FIN 5'9" 181 L 23/24
#17
Viljami Nieminen (F) 21 2001 Denver, CO, USA 5'10" 181 L 23/24+1
#20 Niko Ojamäki (RW) 27 1995 Pori, FIN 5'11" 185 R 24/25
#15
Geoff Platt (W/C) 37 1985 Toronto, ON, CAN 5'9" 181 L 22/23
#91 Petteri Puhakka (LW/RW) 22 2001 Pyhäjoki, FIN 5'10" 170 L 24/25
#42 Otto Rauhala (C/W)   “C” 28 1995 Ylöjärvi, FIN 5'11" 198 L 24/25
#31 Topi Rönni (C) Calgary Flames 19 2004 Hausjärvi, FIN 6'2" 181 L 23/24
#19 Veli-Matti Savinainen (W/C) 37 1986 Espoo, FIN 6'0" 181 L 23/24
#27 Kristian Tanus (LW/C) 22 2000 Tampere, FIN 5'8" 159 L 24/25
#11 Patrik Virta (C/RW)   “A” 27 1996 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'10" 181 R 22/23
Position: G: 6, D: 9, F: 22 | Av Age: 26.3 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 181 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
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Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 29 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Tappara: 4 916 GP
NHL: 366 GP
WC: 137 GP
OG: 18 GP
SHL: 900 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 397 GP
Liiga: 7 730 GP
KHL: 1 628 GP
Czechia: 26 GP
AHL: 780 GP
DEL: 73 GP Affiliated Team(s) Tappara U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Tappara U17 (Not Active (Finland))
Tappara U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Team Captains
“C” Otto Rauhala “A” Kristian Kuusela
Patrik Virta
Valtteri Kemiläinen
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Nokia Arena Location Tampere, FIN Capacity 13 000 Construction Year 2021
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-04-27T15:30:00+0000 Tappara Pelicans 5 - 4 (OT) Liiga
2023-04-25T15:30:00+0000 Pelicans Tappara 1 - 3 Liiga
2023-04-22T14:00:00+0000 Tappara Pelicans 1 - 4 Liiga
2023-04-21T15:30:00+0000 Pelicans Tappara 0 - 2 Liiga
2023-04-19T15:30:00+0000 Tappara Pelicans 5 - 1 Liiga
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
05/26/2023
05/26/2023 Confirmed Leaving Sami Moilanen (F) Leaving for Rødovre Mighty Bulls
05/11/2023
05/11/2023 Confirmed Leaving Marcus Davidsson (F) Leaving for Ässät
05/11/2023 Confirmed Leaving Jonathan Davidsson (F) Leaving for Ässät
05/10/2023
05/10/2023 Extension Vilho Heikkinen (G)
05/10/2023 Confirmed Joining Oskari Manninen (D) Joining from KooKoo
05/10/2023 Extension Oskari Luoto (F)
05/10/2023 Confirmed Joining Otto Somppi (F) Joining from Lukko
05/10/2023 Extension Jesper Ahlroth (D)
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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 SM-liiga 50 16 4 30 - - 154 221 36 0.72 10 Did not make playoffs
1995-1996 SM-liiga 50 24 7 19 - - 172 161 55 1.10 4 Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997 SM-liiga 50 18 8 24 - - 139 171 44 0.88 8 Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998 SM-liiga 48 22 7 19 - - 157 147 53 1.10 5 Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999 SM-liiga 54 21 6 27 - - 148 196 48 0.89 9 Did not make playoffs
1999-2000 SM-liiga 54 31 8 15 - - 187 148 70 1.30 3 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 SM-liiga 56 32 5 19 - - 166 134 69 1.23 3 Final loss
2001-2002 SM-liiga 56 34 9 13 - - 173 109 79 1.41 1 Final loss
2002-2003 SM-liiga 56 29 5 22 - - 156 119 65 1.16 5 Champion
2003-2004 SM-liiga 56 24 9 23 - - 158 145 59 1.05 8 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2004-2005 SM-liiga 56 17 - 25 8 6 151 172 73 1.30 9 Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006 SM-liiga 56 28 - 15 5 8 157 129 102 1.82 4 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 SM-liiga 56 28 - 17 3 8 159 130 98 1.75 4 Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008 SM-liiga 56 28 - 16 8 4 185 136 104 1.86 4 Bronze game win
2008-2009 SM-liiga 58 21 - 28 2 7 141 152 74 1.28 13 Saved in play-out
2009-2010 SM-liiga 58 24 - 24 4 6 181 181 86 1.48 7 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 SM-liiga 60 17 - 30 7 6 142 181 71 1.18 11 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 SM-liiga 60 20 - 31 4 5 132 188 73 1.22 12 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 SM-liiga 60 29 - 17 7 7 178 145 108 1.80 2 Final loss
2013-2014 Liiga 60 31 - 14 8 7 168 125 116 1.93 2 Final loss
2014-2015 Liiga 60 28 - 17 7 8 155 123 106 1.77 2 Final loss
2015-2016 Liiga 60 26 - 14 12 8 177 136 110 1.83 3 Champion
2016-2017 Liiga 60 34 - 11 10 5 185 129 127 2.12 1 Champion
2017-2018 Liiga 60 25 - 14 14 7 165 130 110 1.83 3 Final loss
2018-2019 Liiga 60 32 - 19 3 6 177 150 108 1.80 2 Bronze game win
2019-2020 Liiga 60 41 - 19 11 7 188 128 119 1.98 3 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 Liiga 59 26 - 20 8 5 171 151 99 1.68 4 Bronze game loss
2021-2022 Liiga 60 31 - 16 9 4 188 120 115 1.92 1 Champion
2022-2023 Liiga 60 33 - 16 6 5 187 140 116 1.93 1 Champion
2023-2024 Liiga - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1956-1957 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
1963-1964 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
1965-1966 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - - -
1971-1972 Sir William Cup 6 3 0 3 - - 26 20 6 1.00 3 -
1975-1976 European Cup 4 3 0 0 0 1 12 9 - - Semifinal loss
1977-1978 European Cup 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 9 16th final loss
1979-1980 European Cup 2 2 0 0 - - 16 11 - - 2 Promoted
European Cup 3 2 0 1 - - 23 13 4 1.33 Final group
1982-1983 European Cup 2 2 0 0 - - 16 5 - - 3 Promoted
European Cup 3 0 2 1 - - 6 12 2 0.67 Final group
1984-1985 European Cup 4 2 0 2 - - 36 19 - - 8 Semifinal loss
1986-1987 European Cup 4 2 0 2 - - 30 15 - - 8 Semifinal loss
1987-1988 European Cup 3 3 0 0 - - 21 4 6 2.00 1 Promoted
European Cup 3 1 0 2 - - 16 17 2 0.67 Final group
2010-2011 ET 8 1 - 5 0 2 16 30 5 0.63 8 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 ET 8 1 - 5 0 2 21 28 10 1.25 6 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 ET 8 4 - 1 2 1 26 16 17 2.13 1 Semifinal loss
2013-2014 ET 8 3 - 3 1 1 24 22 12 1.50 4 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Champions HL 6 3 - 1 0 2 21 16 11 1.83 1 16th final loss
2015-2016 Champions HL 4 3 - 0 0 1 16 6 10 2.50 1 Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017 Champions HL 4 2 - 2 0 0 7 9 6 1.50 2 16th final loss
2017-2018 Champions HL 6 5 - 1 0 0 26 11 15 2.50 1 Eighth Final Loss
2018-2019 Champions HL 6 4 - 0 1 1 29 12 15 2.50 1 Eighth Final Loss
2019-2020 Champions HL 6 4 - 2 0 0 21 11 12 2.00 2 Eighth Final Loss
2021-2022 Champions HL 6 5 - 1 2 0 25 18 13 2.17 1 Final loss
2022-2023 Champions HL 6 4 - 0 1 1 20 9 15 2.50 1 Champion

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Aleksander Barkov (F) 2022-2023 Florida Panthers NHL 68 23 55 78 8
2. Patrik Laine (F) 2022-2023 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 55 22 30 52 16
3. Petri Kontiola (F) 2022-2023 Ilves Liiga 58 12 39 51 40
4. Michael Spacek (F) 2022-2023 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 50 14 36 50 8
5. Henrik Haapala (F) 2022-2023 Ilves Liiga 47 15 32 47 20
6. Nick Bailen (D) 2022-2023 Kölner Haie DEL 56 19 26 45 29
7. Tyler Morley (F) 2022-2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 49 16 29 45 21
8. Tomas Zaborsky (F) 2022-2023 HK Poprad Slovakia 50 20 24 44 14
9. Tomi Pekkala (F) 2022-2023 Haparanda HF Division 2 16 24 19 43 6
10. Jiri Smejkal (F) 2022-2023 IK Oskarshamn SHL 49 23 20 43 30
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Janne Ojanen (F) 876 283 516 799
2. Timo Susi (F) 545 293 241 534
3. Erkki Lehtonen (F) 477 206 302 508
4. Timo Jutila (D) 553 122 306 428
5. Alexander Barkov (F) 518 135 281 416
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Timo Susi (F) 545 293 241 534
2. Janne Ojanen (F) 876 283 516 799
3. Jukka Alkula (F) 336 212 155 367
4. Erkki Lehtonen (F) 477 206 302 508
5. Pertti Koivulahti (F) 463 199 204 403
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Janne Ojanen (F) 876 283 516 799
2. Timo Jutila (D) 553 122 306 428
3. Erkki Lehtonen (F) 477 206 302 508
4. Alexander Barkov (F) 518 135 281 416
5. Kristian Kuusela (F) 522 130 276 406
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Janne Grönvall (D) 654 57 181 798
2. Tuukka Mäntylä (D) 621 50 221 757
3. Janne Ojanen (F) 876 283 799 678
4. Timo Jutila (D) 553 122 428 651
5. Ville Nieminen (F) 312 90 194 631
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Janne Ojanen (F) 876 283 516 799
2. Pekka Saravo (D) 702 50 78 128
3. Janne Grönvall (D) 654 57 124 181
4. Jukka Peltola (F) 634 103 162 265
5. Pekka Laksola (D) 621 119 266 385
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Theo Fleury (F) 10 8 17 1.70
2. Luciano Borsato (F) 44 31 67 1.52
3. Martti Jarkko (F) 250 192 362 1.45
4. Henry Åkervall (D) 7 7 10 1.43
5. Timo Ahlqvist (F) 120 110 156 1.30
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Martti Jarkko (F) 1976-1977 SM-liiga 35 36 37 73 2.09 72
2. Jori Lehterä (F) 2009-2010 SM-liiga 57 19 50 69 1.21 58
3. Luciano Borsato (F) 1988-1989 SM-liiga 44 31 36 67 1.52 69
4. Janne Ojanen (F) 1999-2000 SM-liiga 53 18 47 65 1.23 54
5. Martti Jarkko (F) 1975-1976 SM-liiga 35 26 38 64 1.83 64
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Martti Jarkko (F) 1976-1977 SM-liiga 35 36 37 73 2.09 72
2. Jukka Alkula (F) 1976-1977 SM-liiga 36 35 28 63 1.75 4
3. Antero Lehtonen (F) 1978-1979 SM-liiga 36 35 19 54 1.50 43
4. Timo Susi (F) 1988-1989 SM-liiga 44 32 30 62 1.41 16
5. Luciano Borsato (F) 1988-1989 SM-liiga 44 31 36 67 1.52 69
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jori Lehterä (F) 2009-2010 SM-liiga 57 19 50 69 1.21 58
2. Janne Ojanen (F) 1999-2000 SM-liiga 53 18 47 65 1.23 54
3. Jori Lehterä (F) 2022-2023 Liiga 57 11 46 57 1.00 45
4. Henrik Haapala (F) 2016-2017 Liiga 51 15 45 60 1.18 18
5. Janne Ojanen (F) 1995-1996 SM-liiga 45 20 44 64 1.42 34
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Markus Kankaanperä (D) 2012-2013 SM-liiga 58 4 12 16 0.28 166
2. Josef Boumedienne (D) 1999-2000 SM-liiga 50 8 24 32 0.64 160
3. Burke Henry (D) 2006-2007 SM-liiga 52 1 3 4 0.08 151
4. Tuukka Mäntylä (D) 2009-2010 SM-liiga 47 5 17 22 0.47 145
5. Ville Nieminen (F) 2009-2010 SM-liiga 50 15 14 29 0.58 142
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 26.30
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 26.16
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 26.37
2019-2020 View roster 5'11" 189 lbs 27.50
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 27.36
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Tappara is Finnish for battleaxe.