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

2021-2022 Skater Stats
# N Player GP G A TP PIM +/-   GP G A TP PIM +/-
Liiga
1. Anton Levtchi (LW)   Florida Panthers 55 26 35 61 46 23 | 14 1 9 10 14 2
2. Waltteri Merelä (RW)   57 21 23 44 38 31 | 15 1 7 8 8 7
3. Kristian Kuusela (RW/LW)   59 15 28 43 8 16 | 15 1 4 5 10 -2
4. Kristian Tanus (LW/C)   51 12 25 37 35 5 | 15 1 3 4 0 -1
5. Patrik Virta (C/RW)   54 17 19 36 38 22 | 15 3 2 5 12 2
6. Tyler Morley (C)   48 12 23 35 30 19 | 14 1 5 6 8 2
7. Kyle Platzer (C)   55 11 15 26 12 9 | 15 1 1 2 0 2
8. Otto Rauhala (C/W)   51 9 16 25 4 14 | 15 3 5 8 2 8
9. Santtu Kinnunen (D)   Florida Panthers 54 4 19 23 57 18 | 13 0 2 2 2 -2
10. Joni Tuulola (D)   53 2 19 21 8 23 | 12 3 0 3 6 3
                             
11. Petteri Puhakka (LW/RW)   55 10 8 18 10 1 | 14 5 3 8 14 11
12. Charles Bertrand (RW/LW)   52 6 9 15 10 6 | 7 1 0 1 4 2
13. Joona Luoto (LW/RW)   Columbus Blue Jackets 27 9 5 14 12 8 | 14 8 9 17 2 10
14. Casimir Jürgens (D)   48 3 11 14 4 10 | 15 0 4 4 0 4
15. Veli-Matti Vittasmäki (D)   50 2 12 14 12 12 | 15 1 2 3 0 5
16. Brady Austin (D)   52 4 9 13 38 21 | 15 1 6 7 4 5
17. Otto Leskinen (D)   Montréal Canadiens 10 4 4 8 2 4 | 15 4 6 10 0 4
18. Mikael Seppälä (D)   46 1 7 8 22 12 | 15 2 3 5 8 13
19. Samuel Salonen (LW)   29 3 4 7 0 1 |
20. Sami Moilanen (LW/C)   39 3 3 6 18 -2 | 1 0 0 0 0 0
                             
21. Otso Rantakari (D)   20 1 5 6 12 2 |
22. Jukka Peltola (W/C)   25 2 3 5 4 4 | 12 1 4 5 2 2
23. Jere Henriksson (RW)   30 2 3 5 0 1 |
24. Topi Rönni (C)   Calgary Flames 19 2 2 4 2 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 0
25. Veli-Matti Savinainen (W/C)   8 3 0 3 29 0 | 15 8 2 10 2 5
26. Saku Salminen (D)   42 0 3 3 4 -7 |
27. Saku Salmela (D/F)   9 1 1 2 0 2 |
28. Tomas Hamara (D)   Ottawa Senators 24 0 2 2 8 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 -1
29. Juho Koivusaari (F)   2 0 0 0 0 0 |
30. Lassi Vanhatalo (LW)   2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
                             
31. Viljami Nieminen (F)   2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
32. Oskari Luoto (F)   4 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Champions HL
1. Kristian Kuusela (RW/LW)   12 2 11 13 0 5 |
2. Anton Levtchi (LW)   Florida Panthers 12 3 7 10 2 -2 |
3. Kyle Platzer (C)   11 4 4 8 2 2 |
4. Tyler Morley (C)   11 3 4 7 4 3 |
5. Waltteri Merelä (RW)   11 3 4 7 8 -2 |
6. Otso Rantakari (D)   5 0 7 7 4 -1 |
7. Samuel Salonen (LW)   10 3 3 6 2 0 |
8. Brady Austin (D)   11 3 3 6 0 -4 |
                             
9. Patrik Virta (C/RW)   12 3 3 6 2 1 |
10. Veli-Matti Vittasmäki (D)   10 1 5 6 6 6 |
11. Joni Tuulola (D)   10 2 3 5 6 10 |
12. Otto Rauhala (C/W)   12 2 3 5 2 3 |
13. Kristian Tanus (LW/C)   8 1 4 5 2 -1 |
14. Jukka Peltola (W/C)   5 2 2 4 0 3 |
15. Santtu Kinnunen (D)   Florida Panthers 12 1 3 4 10 5 |
16. Sami Moilanen (LW/C)   9 2 1 3 6 -1 |
17. Petteri Puhakka (LW/RW)   12 1 2 3 0 0 |
18. Mikael Seppälä (D)   12 1 2 3 8 -1 |
                             
19. Casimir Jürgens (D)   12 1 1 2 2 3 |
20. Jere Henriksson (RW)   4 0 2 2 0 2 |
21. Topi Rönni (C)   Calgary Flames 2 1 0 1 2 2 |
22. Joona Luoto (LW/RW)   Columbus Blue Jackets 4 1 0 1 2 1 |
23. Lassi Vanhatalo (LW)   5 1 0 1 2 0 |
24. Charles Bertrand (RW/LW)   9 1 0 1 6 0 |
25. Saku Salminen (D)   9 0 1 1 2 -5 |
26. Veli-Matti Savinainen (W/C)   1 0 0 0 0 0 |
27. Oskari Luoto (F)   1 0 0 0 0 0 |
28. Otto Leskinen (D)   Montréal Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
                             
29. Tomas Hamara (D)   Ottawa Senators 4 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2021-2022 Goaltending Stats
# N Player GP GAA SV% w l t so toi svs   GP GAA SV%
  Liiga                          
1. Janis Kalnins   2 1.53 .925 1 1 0 1 118 37 | 1 1.12 .944
2. Christian Heljanko   49 1.78 .920 24 11 13 9 2902 993 | 15 1.59 .930
3. Kari Piiroinen   10 2.43 .888 6 4 0 2 593 191 |
  Champions HL                          
1. Kari Piiroinen   1 0.00 1.000 0 0 0 0 31 10 |
2. Christian Heljanko   12 2.34 .898 8 2 2 2 693 238 |
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2022-10-07T15:30:00+0000 Tappara Ilves - Liiga
2022-10-01T14:00:00+0000 Pelicans Tappara 3 - 0 Liiga
2022-09-30T15:30:00+0000 Tappara Ässät 1 - 4 Liiga
2022-09-28T15:30:00+0000 Tappara KooKoo 5 - 4 (OT) Liiga
2022-09-24T14:00:00+0000 Tappara Jukurit 4 - 1 Liiga
2022-09-23T15:30:00+0000 Ilves Tappara 3 - 0 Liiga
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/30/2022
09/30/2022 Extension Vilho Heikkinen (G)
08/29/2022
08/29/2022 Confirmed Leaving Tomas Hamara (D) Leaving for Kitchener Rangers
08/18/2022
08/18/2022 Confirmed Joining Ben Thomas (D) Joining from Växjö Lakers HC
07/26/2022
07/26/2022 Confirmed Leaving Saku Salminen (D) Leaving for Pelicans
07/22/2022
07/22/2022 Confirmed Joining Maksim Matushkin (D) Joining from HC Sparta Praha
07/22/2022 Confirmed Joining Vilho Heikkinen (G) Joining from RoKi
07/15/2022
07/15/2022 Confirmed Leaving Tomas Hamara (D) Leaving for Ottawa Senators
07/06/2022
07/06/2022 Confirmed Leaving Janis Kalnins (G) Leaving for Amur Khabarovsk
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1993-1994 SM-liiga 48 23 5 20 - - 175 175 51 1.06 7 Bronze game loss
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 9 4 - 5 1 1 21 25 12 1.33 9 -
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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 -
2022-2023 Champions HL 4 3 - 1 0 1 12 6 10 2.50 2 -

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Tomas Zaborsky (F) 2022-2023 HK Poprad Slovakia 6 5 3 8 0
2. Michael Spacek (F) 2022-2023 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 8 4 4 8 2
3. Jarno Kärki (F) 2022-2023 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 7 3 5 8 4
4. Petri Kontiola (F) 2022-2023 Ilves Liiga 9 2 6 8 6
5. Pekka Jormakka (F) 2022-2023 Jukurit Liiga 9 5 2 7 2
6. Henrik Tömmernes (D) 2022-2023 Genève-Servette HC NL 8 3 4 7 2
7. Martin Røymark (F) 2022-2023 Vålerenga Norway 8 3 3 6 0
8. Tyler Morley (F) 2022-2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Champions HL 4 2 4 6 4
9. Patrik Puistola (F) 2022-2023 Jukurit Liiga 9 2 4 6 0
10. Mikko Lehtonen (D) 2022-2023 ZSC Lions Champions HL 4 1 5 6 0
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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) 478 126 269 395
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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. Henrik Haapala (F) 2016-2017 Liiga 51 15 45 60 1.18 18
4. Janne Ojanen (F) 1995-1996 SM-liiga 45 20 44 64 1.42 34
5. Janne Ojanen (F) 2001-2002 SM-liiga 54 20 41 61 1.13 30
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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 25.10
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 26.38
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 26.47
2019-2020 View roster 5'11" 189 lbs 27.72
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 27.56
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Tappara is Finnish for battleaxe.