When was KalPa founded?

KalPa was founded in 1929 in Kuopio, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of KalPa?

The head coach of KalPa is Jari Härkälä.

Who is the captain of KalPa?

The captain of KalPa is Jermu Pisto.

What arena does KalPa play in?

KalPa play their home games at Olvi Areena in Kuopio, FIN.

What are the team colors of KalPa?

The team colors of KalPa are Black + Yellow.

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1997-1998 Season

KalPa were 6-38-4 in the 1997-98 SM-liiga season with 16 points, 12th overall.

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1997-1998 KalPa Player Stats

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KalPa — 1997-1998 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SM-liiga
1.		Olexander Kuzminski (C)	45	11	16	27	53	-24	9	2	4	6	31	2
2.		Mikko Konttila (LW)	43	12	14	26	10	-20	9	4	2	6	8	2
3.		Petro Koivunen (C)	44	8	16	24	81	-20	8	3	0	3	2	4
4.		Ismo Kuoppala (D)	48	7	12	19	34	-34	9	0	0	0	2	-1
5.		Aki Korhonen (RW)	45	8	10	18	40	-21	9	1	1	2	2	3
6.		Mike Legg (RW)	37	6	6	12	24	-18	9	4	0	4	8	2
7.		Jussi Vienonen (C)	46	4	6	10	6	-15	9	0	4	4	6	0
8.		Kim Ahlroos (RW)	42	3	7	10	26	-18	7	1	1	2	2	0
9.		Sami Simonen (LW)	45	4	3	7	42	-25	9	1	0	1	33	0
10.		Kim Vähänen (D)	48	3	4	7	12	-23	9	0	0	0	0	0
11.		Bogdan Savenko (RW)	18	4	2	6	34	-11	4	1	1	2	0	1
12.		Mika Niskanen (D)	46	3	3	6	18	-17	9	0	0	0	2	-1
13.		Timo Mäkinen (RW)	47	3	3	6	18	-20	9	1	1	2	33	1
14.		Sebastian Sulku (D)	38	2	3	5	14	-23	8	1	1	2	6	3
15.		Jaakko Uhlbäck (LW)	30	3	1	4	8	-12
16.		Jermu Pisto (D)	34	2	2	4	22	-18	9	0	2	2	8	4
17.		Ville Jokinen (LW)	39	1	3	4	38	-9	5	0	1	1	33	1
18.		Lars Ivarsson (D)	12	0	4	4	8	-3	8	0	2	2	4	5
19.		Mikko Kinnunen (C)	35	0	4	4	12	-15	5	0	0	0	4	0
20.		Mikko Inkinen (RW)	11	1	2	3	6	-3	9	1	1	2	2	-1
21.		Petr Fabian (F)	12	1	2	3	6	-13
22.		Antti Hintikka (D)	35	1	2	3	6	-12	4	0	0	0	0	-1
23.		Kimmo Pikkarainen (D)	24	1	1	2	20	-10
24.		Chad Holloway (D)	25	1	1	2	50	-14	2	0	0	0	0	-1
25.		Saku Kekäläinen (RW)	3	1	0	1	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0
26.		Dean Seymour (C)	4	1	0	1	4	-6
27.		Pasi Nissinen (RW)	3	0	1	1	2	-2
28.		Santeri Immonen (D)	8	0	1	1	6	-6	9	1	2	3	4	4
29.		Petri Kalteva (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
30.		Marko Ahosilta (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
31.		Jani-Matti Loikala (D)	3	0	0	0	8	-4
32.		Teemu Tuomainen (D)	5	0	0	0	2	1
33.		Antti Riekkinen (RW)	14	0	0	0	0	-1
34.		Jyrki Valta (D)	18	0	0	0	24	-4
35.		Mikko Honkonen (RW)	29	0	0	0	4	-6	9	1	1	2	8	1

KalPa — 1997-1998 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
SM-liiga
1.		Kimmo Kapanen (G)	34	3.98	.892	5	25	2	0	1927:25	1070	9	1.88	.913
2.		Marko Rantanen (G)	17	4.16	.872	1	13	2	0	952:15	452	0
3.		Juha Kauhanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Tomi Suhonen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1997-1998 KalPa Staff

Head CoachJari Härkälä
Head CoachRisto Kerminen
Goaltending CoachMika Tarvainen
Interim Head CoachMarkku Keinänen

Team Staff History

1997-1998 KalPa Captains

"C"

Jermu Pisto

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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1997-1998 KalPa Demographics

KalPa Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Yellow
Town: Kuopio, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

1997-1998 KalPa Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

KalPa: 1 650 GP
OG: 2 GP
SHL: 494 GP
Liiga: 2 992 GP
Czechia: 121 GP
AHL: 108 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IPK (Mestis)
IPK U20 (U20 Mestis)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Olvi Areena
Location: Kuopio, FIN
Capacity: 5 224
Construction Year: 1979

KalPa Games

KalPa — 1997-1998 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/30/2026 05:30 PM UTC	KalPa	Jokerit	-	Liiga
10/27/2026 04:30 PM UTC	KalPa	Sport	-	Liiga
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	KalPa	1 - 5	Liiga
10/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Kärpät	KalPa	5 - 2	Liiga
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	KalPa	Pelicans	3 - 1	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

KalPa — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/21/2026	Confirmed	joining	Kyle Crnkovic (F)	San Jose Barracuda	Details
10/18/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jonne Tammela (F)	Tappara	Details
09/09/2026	Loan	leaving	Jesper Kotajärvi (D)	IPK	Details
09/09/2026	Loan	leaving	Patrik Kerkola (G)	IPK	Details
08/28/2026	Extension		Rasmus Korhonen (G)		Details
08/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Rasmus Korhonen (G)	Västerås IK	Details
07/10/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tim Söderlund (F)	Linköping HC	Details
07/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	August Tornberg (D)	Bodens HF	Details

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KalPa History and Standings

KalPa — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	15	6	8	-	0	1	37	37	19	1.27	14	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	28	19	-	7	6	185	179	104	1.73	7	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Liiga	60	29	18	-	7	6	196	149	107	1.78	3	Champion
2023-2024	Liiga	60	25	22	-	6	7	169	156	94	1.57	7	Bronze game loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	28	19	-	5	8	169	145	102	1.7	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	19	19	-	9	13	167	159	88	1.47	11	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	58	25	18	-	7	8	152	125	97	1.67	5	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	24	35	-	5	8	156	186	75	1.27	10	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	18	27	-	7	8	153	186	76	1.27	12	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	26	20	-	7	7	144	136	99	1.65	6	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	28	13	-	9	10	168	140	112	1.87	3	Final loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	21	22	-	10	7	129	127	90	1.5	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	25	21	-	8	6	134	115	97	1.62	6	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	12	36	-	3	9	101	172	51	0.85	14	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	24	20	-	9	7	172	145	97	1.62	5	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	34	16	-	3	7	180	139	115	1.92	1	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	26	23	-	9	2	150	141	98	1.63	5	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	31	16	-	5	6	164	135	109	1.88	2	Bronze game loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	28	20	-	3	7	153	138	97	1.67	6	Bronze game win
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	13	35	-	5	3	128	179	52	0.93	13	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	12	34	-	5	5	130	208	51	0.91	14	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	6	41	-	5	4	112	237	32	0.57	14	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	Mestis	44	34	5	5	2	-	182	75	75	1.7	1	Champion \| Promoted
2003-2004	Mestis	45	26	10	6	2	1	168	91	63	1.4	2	Champion
2002-2003	Mestis	44	25	13	4	-	2	156	128	56	1.27	4	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	17	17	10	-	-	154	130	46	1.05	6	Bronze game win
2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	34	27	4	3	-	-	158	81	57	1.68	1	Champion \| Promoted
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	14	17	3	-	-	132	128	31	0.91	5	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	9	39	6	-	-	95	187	24	0.44	12	Relegated
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	6	38	4	-	-	91	201	16	0.33	12	Saved in relegation

KalPa Tournament Statistics

KalPa — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Champions HL	6	5	0	-	1	0	24	8	17	2.83	2	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	4	7	0	0	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	Spengler Cup	2	1	0	-	1	0	4	1	5	2.5	1	Champion
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	0	1	25	22	10	1.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	7	8	6	1.5	2	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	1	0	6	13	5	1.25	3	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	0	1	11	15	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	ET	8	2	5	-	0	1	17	28	7	0.88	7	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	1	4	-	1	2	21	29	7	0.88	8	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	3	2	-	0	3	19	21	12	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs

KalPa Retired Numbers

KalPa Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

KalPa — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	11	2	16	18	0
2.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	12	8	9	17	20
3.	Topi Piipponen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	12	5	11	16	2
4.	Iiro Pakarinen (F)	2026-2027	HIFK	Liiga	16	7	8	15	10
5.	Artturi Lehkonen (F)	2026-2027	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	11	9	4	13	4
6.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	16	4	9	13	8
7.	Henri Knuutinen (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	10	7	5	12	4
8.	Veeti Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Liiga	16	7	5	12	0
9.	Tatu Kokkola (F)	2026-2027	JoKP	Mestis	14	5	7	12	2
10.	Andreas Okany (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Liiga	18	4	7	11	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KalPa — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	25.75
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	26.71
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	26.93
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	25.90
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	25.76

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KalPa — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jouni Rinne (F)	246	157	229	386
2.	Jaakko Rissanen (F)	538	112	264	376
3.	Tuomas Kiiskinen (F)	485	112	215	327
4.	Sami Kapanen (F)	363	112	148	260
5.	Jari Järvinen (D)	501	113	142	255

Franchise All-Time Goals

KalPa — 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

Franchise All-Time Assists

KalPa — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jaakko Rissanen (F)	538	112	264	376
2.	Jouni Rinne (F)	246	157	229	386
3.	Tuomas Kiiskinen (F)	485	112	215	327
4.	Sami Kapanen (F)	363	112	148	260
5.	Aleksi Klemetti (F)	468	101	143	244

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

KalPa — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	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.	Lasse Lappalainen (D)	444	61	202	297

Franchise All-Time Games Played

KalPa — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jaakko Rissanen (F)	538	112	264	376
2.	Tommi Jokinen (F)	515	68	88	156
3.	Jari Järvinen (D)	501	113	142	255
4.	Jussi Timonen (D)	495	18	82	100
5.	Tuomas Kiiskinen (F)	485	112	215	327

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

KalPa — 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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

KalPa — 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

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KalPa — 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

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KalPa — 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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KalPa — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. 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