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2023-2024 Tappara Player Stats

All Positions

#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-

#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%

2023-2024 Tappara Staff

Head Coach
Rikard Grönborg
Assistant Coach
Juha Juujärvi
Assistant Coach
Pasi Puistola
Goaltending Coach
Aki Näykki
General Manager
Mika Aro
Sports Manager
Antti Tuomenoksa
Team Manager
Janne Lahti
Analyst
Jack Han
Chairman
Mikko Leinonen
Conditioning Coach
Marko Haverinen
Conditioning Coach
Konsta Karjalainen
Equipment Manager
Teppo Lahti
Equipment Manager
Jorma Pekkanen
Franchise Owner
Aleksander Barkov
Franchise Owner
Poju Zabludowicz
Head Equipment Manager
Antti Muurila
Massage Therapist
Janne Jaakola
Physical Therapist
Toni Uotila
Player Coordinator
Kimmo Vähä-Ruohola

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Tappara Captains

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 Tappara Demographics

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Tappara Facts

Plays in	Liiga
Team colors	Blue + Orange + White
Town	Tampere, FIN Map
Founded	1955

2023-2024 Tappara Roster Facts

Nationalities
- 23 players
- 3 players
- 1 player
- 1 player
- 1 player
- 1 player
Experience
- Tappara: 2 881 GP
- NHL: 243 GP
- WC: 111 GP
- OG: 22 GP
- SHL: 267 GP
- HockeyAllsvenskan: 16 GP
- Liiga: 5 527 GP
- KHL: 974 GP
- AHL: 1 891 GP
- DEL: 46 GP
- NL: 8 GP
Affiliated Team(s)
- Tappara U16(U16 SM-sarja)
- Tappara U17
- Tappara U18(U18 SM-sarja)
- Tappara U20(U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name	Nokia Arena
Location	Tampere, FIN
Capacity	13 000
Construction Year	2021

Tappara Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
2023-11-29 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:30:00 GMT	Tappara	Kärpät	-	Liiga
2023-11-25 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT	Tappara	TPS	3 - 2 (SO 65:00)	Liiga
2023-11-24 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:30:00 GMT	Sport	Tappara	0 - 3	Liiga
2023-11-18 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT	HIFK	Tappara	2 - 3 (OT 61:27)	Liiga
2023-11-17 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:30:00 GMT	Tappara	Ilves	3 - 4 (OT 61:18)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

2023-11-22

rumour
Juha Metsola (G)
joining fromKloten
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loan
Vilho Heikkinen (G)
leaving forFPS
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2023-11-13

confirmed
Olli Juolevi (D)
joining fromTimrå IK
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2023-11-02

confirmed
Radek Muzik (F)
leaving forHC Sparta Praha
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2023-10-29

confirmed
Mattias Bäckman (D)
leaving forUnknown
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2023-10-18

confirmed
Petri Kontiola (F)
joining fromIlves
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2023-09-26

confirmed
Juuso Ikonen (F)
leaving forÄssät
Details »

2023-09-21

confirmed
Luke Witkowski (D)
joining fromSpringfield Thunderbirds
Details »

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Tappara History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Liiga	24	13	4	-	6	1	88	56	52	2.17	2	-
2022-2023	Liiga	60	33	16	-	6	5	187	140	116	1.93	1	Champion
2021-2022	Liiga	60	31	16	-	9	4	188	120	115	1.92	1	Champion
2020-2021	Liiga	59	26	20	-	8	5	171	151	99	1.68	4	Bronze game loss
2019-2020	Liiga	60	41	19	-	11	7	188	128	119	1.98	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	32	19	-	3	6	177	150	108	1.8	2	Bronze game win
2017-2018	Liiga	60	25	14	-	14	7	165	130	110	1.83	3	Final loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	34	11	-	10	5	185	129	127	2.12	1	Champion
2015-2016	Liiga	60	26	14	-	12	8	177	136	110	1.83	3	Champion
2014-2015	Liiga	60	28	17	-	7	8	155	123	106	1.77	2	Final loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	31	14	-	8	7	168	125	116	1.93	2	Final loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	29	17	-	7	7	178	145	108	1.8	2	Final loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	20	31	-	4	5	132	188	73	1.22	12	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	17	30	-	7	6	142	181	71	1.18	11	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	24	24	-	4	6	181	181	86	1.48	7	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	21	28	-	2	7	141	152	74	1.28	13	Saved in play-out
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	28	16	-	8	4	185	136	104	1.86	4	Bronze game win
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	28	17	-	3	8	159	130	98	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	28	15	-	5	8	157	129	102	1.82	4	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	17	25	-	8	6	151	172	73	1.3	9	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	24	23	9	-	-	158	145	59	1.05	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	29	22	5	-	-	156	119	65	1.16	5	Champion
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	34	13	9	-	-	173	109	79	1.41	1	Final loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	32	19	5	-	-	166	134	69	1.23	3	Final loss
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	31	15	8	-	-	187	148	70	1.3	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	21	27	6	-	-	148	196	48	0.89	9	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	22	19	7	-	-	157	147	53	1.1	5	Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997	SM-liiga	50	18	24	8	-	-	139	171	44	0.88	8	Quarterfinal loss
1995-1996	SM-liiga	50	24	19	7	-	-	172	161	55	1.1	4	Quarterfinal loss
1994-1995	SM-liiga	50	16	30	4	-	-	154	221	36	0.72	10	Did not make playoffs

Tappara Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Champions HL	6	1	3	-	2	0	18	17	7	1.17	18	-
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	4	0	-	1	1	20	9	15	2.5	1	Champion
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	2	0	25	18	13	2.17	1	Final loss
2019-2020	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	0	0	21	11	12	2	2	Eighth Final Loss
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	4	0	-	1	1	29	12	15	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	0	0	26	11	15	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	7	9	6	1.5	2	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	0	1	16	6	10	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	0	2	21	16	11	1.83	1	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	3	3	-	1	1	24	22	12	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	4	1	-	2	1	26	16	17	2.13	1	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	ET	8	1	5	-	0	2	21	28	10	1.25	6	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	1	5	-	0	2	16	30	5	0.63	8	Did not make playoffs
1987-1988	European Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	21	4	6	2	1	Promoted
1987-1988	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	16	17	2	0.67	3	Final group
1986-1987	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	30	15	-	-	8	Semifinal loss
1984-1985	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	36	19	-	-	8	Semifinal loss
1982-1983	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	5	-	-	3	Promoted
1982-1983	European Cup	3	0	1	2	-	-	6	12	2	0.67	3	Final group
1979-1980	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	11	-	-	2	Promoted
1979-1980	European Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	23	13	4	1.33	2	Final group
1977-1978	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	9	16th final loss
1975-1976	European Cup	4	3	0	0	0	1	12	9	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
1971-1972	Sir William Cup	6	3	3	0	-	-	26	20	6	1	3	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1963-1964	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1956-1957	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

Tappara Retired Numbers

Tappara Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	2023-2024	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	15	17	32	18
2.	Jeremi Tammela (F)	2023-2024	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	8	23	31	24
3.	Sami Moilanen (F)	2023-2024	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Metal Ligaen	23	14	12	26	8
4.	John Hughes (F)	2023-2024	Villacher SV	ICEHL	21	6	20	26	6
5.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2023-2024	HIFK	Liiga	23	1	24	25	8
6.	Maksim Matushkin (D)	2023-2024	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL	22	11	12	23	18
7.	Michael Spacek (F)	2023-2024	Ambrì-Piotta	NL	24	7	16	23	4
8.	Jarno Kärki (F)	2023-2024	GC/Küsnacht	SL	23	9	12	21	10
9.	Kyle Platzer (F)	2023-2024	Schwenninger Wild Wings	DEL	22	7	13	20	6
10.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	2023-2024	Florida Panthers	NHL	18	6	14	20	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.70
2022-2023	View roster	5'11"	183 lbs	27.11
2021-2022	View roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.48
2020-2021	View roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.60
2019-2020	View roster	5'11"	190 lbs	27.78

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Tappara is Finnish for battleaxe.