Team Facts
Plays in Liiga Full name Kalevan Pallo Team colours Black + Yellow Town Kuopio, FIN Founded 1929

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#32 Juha Jatkola (G) 20 2002 Kuopio, FIN 6'1" 176 L 23/24
#25 Milo Marttinen (G) 18 2004 Kuopio, FIN 6'3" 172 L Junior
#30 Robin Rahm (G) 36 1986 Torsby, SWE 6'1" 187 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
#18 Hugo Gallet (D) 25 1997 Amiens, FRA 6'4" 205 L 23/24
#3 Anton Karlsson (D) 29 1993 Vetlanda, SWE 6'2" 194 L 22/23
#55 Lasse Lappalainen (D)   “A” 33 1989 Kuopio, FIN 6'2" 198 L 23/24
#26 Jesper Mattila (D)   “A” 25 1997 Tampere, FIN 5'11" 183 L 23/24
#67 Kasper Puutio (D) Florida Panthers 20 2002 Vaasa, FIN 5'11" 181 R 22/23
#6 Joona Riekkinen (D) 24 1999 Kuopio, FIN 6'0" 192 L 22/23
#8 Ville Ruotsalainen (D) 19 2003 Oulunsalo, FIN 5'9" 165 L Junior
#90 Saku Salmela (D/F) 32 1990 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 183 L 23/24
#2 Colby Sissons (D) 25 1998 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'2" 185 L 22/23+1
FORWARDS
#23 Max Görtz (RW/LW) 30 1993 Höör, SWE 6'2" 201 R 23/24
#34 Severi Immonen (F) 22 2000 Tuusniemi, FIN 5'11" 168 L 23/24
#93 Matyas Kantner (LW/RW) 24 1998 Plzen, CZE 6'4" 201 L 22/23
#81
Kai Kantola (RW/C) 35 1987 North York, ON, CAN 6'2" 194 R 22/23
#91 Oliver Kapanen (C) Montréal Canadiens 19 2003 Timrå, SWE 6'1" 179 R 23/24
#19 Tuomas Kiiskinen (LW)   “C” 36 1986 Kuopio, FIN 5'9" 172 L 22/23
#20 Aleksi Klemetti (LW) 24 1999 Kuhmo, FIN 5'8" 150 L 24/25
#15 Elias Koponen (F) 20 2002 Kuopio, FIN 5'10" 192 L 23/24
#17 Benjamin Korhonen (RW) 21 2001 Ylivieska, FIN 6'1" 185 L 23/24
#41 Juuso Könönen (LW) 24 1998 Kuopio, FIN 6'0" 181 L 22/23
#14 Jaakko Lantta (C) 26 1996 Valkeala, FIN 5'11" 176 R 23/24
#9 Juuso Mäenpää (C) 20 2002 Helsinki, FIN 5'7" 148 L 23/24
#16 Andreas Okany (C) 21 2001 Kuopio, FIN 5'10" 165 L Junior
#28 Jaakko Rissanen (C) 33 1989 Kuopio, FIN 6'0" 187 L 24/25
#22 Aapeli Räsänen (C)   “A” 24 1998 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 207 R 23/24
#11 Kasper Simontaival (RW) Los Angeles Kings 21 2002 Tampere, FIN 5'9" 176 R 23/24
#74
Sami Tavernier (RW) 25 1997 Annemasse, FRA 6'0" 174 R 22/23
#21 Sakke Vallius (RW) 20 2002 Lieksa, FIN 5'8" 163 L Junior
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 18 | Av Age: 25.03 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 181 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 24 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience KalPa: 3 722 GP
WC: 23 GP
SHL: 1 010 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 240 GP
Liiga: 4 813 GP
KHL: 123 GP
Czechia: 221 GP
AHL: 229 GP
DEL: 88 GP Affiliated Team(s) IPK (Mestis)
KalPa U17 (Not Active (Finland))
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 II (U18 Mestis)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 II (U20 Mestis)
SaPKo (Not Active (Finland))
SaPKo U20 (U20 Mestis)
Team Captains
“C” Tuomas Kiiskinen “A” Aapeli Räsänen
Lasse Lappalainen
Jesper Mattila
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Olvi Areena Location Kuopio, FIN Capacity 5 224 Construction Year 1979
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-24T16:30:00+0000 Pelicans KalPa - Liiga
2023-03-22T16:30:00+0000 KalPa Pelicans 3 - 2 Liiga
2023-03-20T16:30:00+0000 Pelicans KalPa 2 - 1 Liiga
2023-03-18T15:00:00+0000 KalPa Pelicans 3 - 0 Liiga
2023-03-17T16:30:00+0000 Pelicans KalPa 2 - 1 Liiga
2023-03-11T15:00:00+0000 KalPa Lukko 3 - 1 Liiga
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
03/16/2023
03/16/2023 Rumour Leaving Max Görtz (F) Leaving for Schwenninger Wild Wings
02/16/2023
02/16/2023 Extension Jaakko Rissanen (F)
02/15/2023
02/15/2023 Rumour Leaving Juuso Könönen (F) Leaving for Ilves
02/13/2023
02/13/2023 Loan Leaving Konsta Kapanen (F) Leaving for HPK
02/13/2023 Confirmed Joining Jaakko Lantta (F) Joining from IPK
02/09/2023
02/09/2023 Loan Leaving Benjamin Korhonen (F) Leaving for IPK
02/08/2023
02/08/2023 Loan Leaving Konsta Kapanen (F) Leaving for Tappara
01/31/2023
01/31/2023 Confirmed Leaving Matej Machovsky (G) Leaving for Mountfield HK
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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 16 5 27 - - 143 170 37 0.77 10 Did not make playoffs
1994-1995 SM-liiga 50 17 8 25 - - 154 195 42 0.84 8 Quarterfinal loss
1995-1996 SM-liiga 50 13 10 27 - - 126 162 36 0.72 11 Did not make playoffs
1996-1997 SM-liiga 50 8 5 37 - - 116 228 21 0.42 12 Saved in relegation
1997-1998 SM-liiga 48 6 4 38 - - 91 201 16 0.33 12 Saved in relegation
1998-1999 SM-liiga 54 9 6 39 - - 95 187 24 0.44 12 Relegated
1999-2000 Suomi-sarja 34 14 3 17 - - 132 128 31 0.91 5 Did not make playoffs
2000-2001 Suomi-sarja 34 27 3 4 - - 158 81 57 1.68 1 Champion | Promoted
2001-2002 Mestis 44 17 10 17 - - 154 130 46 1.05 6 Bronze game win
2002-2003 Mestis 44 25 4 13 - 2 156 128 56 1.27 4 Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004 Mestis 45 26 6 10 2 1 168 91 63 1.40 2 Champion
2004-2005 Mestis 44 34 5 5 2 - 182 75 75 1.70 1 Champion | Promoted
2005-2006 SM-liiga 56 6 - 41 5 4 112 237 32 0.57 14 Did not make playoffs
2006-2007 SM-liiga 56 12 - 34 5 5 130 208 51 0.91 14 Saved in relegation
2007-2008 SM-liiga 56 13 - 35 5 3 128 179 52 0.93 13 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 SM-liiga 58 28 - 20 3 7 153 138 97 1.67 6 Bronze game win
2009-2010 SM-liiga 58 31 - 16 5 6 164 135 109 1.88 2 Bronze game loss
2010-2011 SM-liiga 60 26 - 23 9 2 150 141 98 1.63 5 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 SM-liiga 60 34 - 16 3 7 180 139 115 1.92 1 Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013 SM-liiga 60 24 - 20 9 7 172 145 97 1.62 5 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Liiga 60 12 - 36 3 9 101 172 51 0.85 14 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Liiga 60 25 - 21 8 6 134 115 97 1.62 6 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 Liiga 60 21 - 22 10 7 129 127 90 1.50 8 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2016-2017 Liiga 60 28 - 13 9 10 168 140 112 1.87 3 Final loss
2017-2018 Liiga 60 26 - 20 7 7 144 136 99 1.65 6 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Liiga 60 18 - 27 7 8 153 186 76 1.27 12 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 Liiga 59 24 - 35 5 8 156 186 75 1.27 10 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 Liiga 58 25 - 18 7 8 152 125 97 1.67 5 Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022 Liiga 60 19 - 19 9 13 167 159 88 1.47 11 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 Liiga 60 28 - 19 5 8 169 145 102 1.70 5 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2011-2012 ET 8 3 - 2 0 3 19 21 12 1.50 4 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 ET 8 1 - 4 1 2 21 29 7 0.88 8 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 ET 8 2 - 5 0 1 17 28 7 0.88 7 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Champions HL 6 2 - 3 0 1 11 15 7 1.17 3 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Champions HL 4 1 - 2 1 0 6 13 5 1.25 3 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 Champions HL 4 2 - 2 0 0 7 8 6 1.50 2 Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018 Champions HL 6 3 - 2 0 1 25 22 10 1.67 3 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 Spengler Cup 2 1 - 0 1 0 4 1 5 2.50 1 Champion

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Joonas Riekkinen (F) 2022-2023 KSW IceFighters Leipzig Germany3 55 17 47 64 32
2. Gabe Bast (D) 2022-2023 Belfast Giants EIHL 48 15 38 53 51
3. Artturi Lehkonen (F) 2022-2023 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 20 29 49 28
4. Mikko Virtanen (F) 2022-2023 Tilburg Trappers Germany3 52 15 29 44 12
5. Teemu Hartikainen (F) 2022-2023 Genève-Servette HC NL 48 28 15 43 24
6. Aleksi Hämäläinen (F) 2022-2023 EK Zell am See AlpsHL 35 10 31 41 16
7. Jeremy Bracco (F) 2022-2023 Barys Astana KHL 59 14 26 40 4
8. Heikki Liedes (F) 2022-2023 KooKoo Liiga 60 20 19 39 16
9. Eetu Luostarinen (F) 2022-2023 Florida Panthers NHL 71 16 23 39 24
10. Michal Birner (F) 2022-2023 Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 50 15 22 37 32
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jouni Rinne (F) 246 157 229 386
2. Tuomas Kiiskinen (F) 439 101 200 301
3. Sami Kapanen (F) 363 112 148 260
4. Jari Järvinen (D) 501 113 142 255
5. Matti Jokinen (F) 211 114 128 242
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jouni Rinne (F) 246 157 229 386
2. Ossi Hyppönen (F) 83 118 60 178
3. Matti Jokinen (F) 211 114 128 242
4. Jukka Holtari (F) 249 114 100 214
5. Jari Järvinen (D) 501 113 142 255
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jouni Rinne (F) 246 157 229 386
2. Tuomas Kiiskinen (F) 439 101 200 301
3. Jaakko Rissanen (F) 384 73 167 240
4. Sami Kapanen (F) 363 112 148 260
5. Jari Järvinen (D) 501 113 142 255
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Matti Jokinen (F) 211 114 242 345
2. Janne Jalasvaara (D) 245 34 91 317
3. Samuli Suhonen (D) 241 42 154 315
4. Jussi Timonen (D) 495 18 100 312
5. Aki Korhonen (F) 266 66 136 295
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tommi Jokinen (F) 515 68 88 156
2. Jari Järvinen (D) 501 113 142 255
3. Jussi Timonen (D) 495 18 82 100
4. Tuomas Kiiskinen (F) 439 101 200 301
5. Jyri Junnila (F) 415 45 70 115
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Pekka Sartjärvi (F) 9 18 32 3.56
2. Juha Rajala (F) 22 43 74 3.36
3. Ossi Hyppönen (F) 83 118 178 2.14
4. Veli-Pekka Ketola (F) 6 4 12 2.00
5. Jan Jasko (F) 1 1 2 2.00
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Wayne Thompson (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 58 45 103 2.34 20
2. Jouni Rinne (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 40 36 60 96 2.40 30
3. Jouni Rinne (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 42 37 45 82 1.95 19
4. Juha Rajala (F) 1981-1982 II-divisioona 22 43 31 74 3.36 24
5. Hannu Oksanen (F) 1981-1982 II-divisioona 24 46 25 71 2.96 19
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Wayne Thompson (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 58 45 103 2.34 20
2. Hannu Oksanen (F) 1981-1982 II-divisioona 24 46 25 71 2.96 19
3. Juha Rajala (F) 1981-1982 II-divisioona 22 43 31 74 3.36 24
4. Jukka Holtari (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 43 38 20 58 1.35 29
5. Jouni Rinne (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 42 37 45 82 1.95 19
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jouni Rinne (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 40 36 60 96 2.40 30
2. Wayne Thompson (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 44 58 45 103 2.34 20
3. Jouni Rinne (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 42 37 45 82 1.95 19
4. Jouni Rinne (F) 1988-1989 SM-liiga 42 16 42 58 1.38 14
5. Jari Hirsimäki (F) 1984-1985 I-divisioona 43 19 41 60 1.40 44
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kyle Rossiter (D) 2005-2006 SM-liiga 35 1 6 7 0.20 187
2. Brent Sapergia (F) 1986-1987 SM-liiga 33 25 13 38 1.15 119
3. Alexander Cherbayev (F) 1996-1997 SM-liiga 45 12 11 23 0.51 113
4. Jeremy Stevenson (F) 2007-2008 SM-liiga 46 4 2 6 0.13 113
5. Mikko Ruhtinas (F) 2001-2002 Mestis 33 3 2 5 0.15 99
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 25.03
2021-2022 View roster 5'11" 182 lbs 24.42
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 24.50
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 26.29
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 25.39
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