What league does VaPS play in?

VaPS play in the III-divisioona.

When was VaPS founded?

VaPS was founded in 1997 in Sastamala, FIN, Finland.

VaPS is based in Sastamala, FIN.

Who is the head coach of VaPS?

The head coach of VaPS is Mika Nieminen.

Who is the captain of VaPS?

The captain of VaPS is Teemu Väisänen.

What arena does VaPS play in?

VaPS play their home games at Sastamalan jäähalli in Sastamala, FIN.

What are the team colors of VaPS?

The team colors of VaPS are Dark Blue + White + Black.

VaPS

III-divisioona

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2025-2026 VaPS Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Mikko Alakoski (G)	34	1992	Äetsä, FIN	5'9"	170	L
	#70	Aarni Tervamäki (G)	19	2006	Sastamala, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#35	Topias Tuomisto (G)	20	2005	Vammala, FIN	5'10"	163	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#25	Jesperi Hakala (D)	27	1999	Vammala, FIN	5'10"	174	L
	#71	Eeli Hirsimäki (D/F)	21	2005	Kangasala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#21	Juho Korhonen (D)	25	2001	Suodenniemi, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#20	Santeri Määttä (D)	24	2002	Sastamala, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#77	Leevi Palokangas (D/F)	23	2003	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#23	Eetu Punto (D/F)"A"	20	2005	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#6	Teemu Väisänen (D)"C"	35	1991	Äetsä, FIN	6'1"	231	L
FORWARDS
	#13	Eetu Antila (LW)	22	2004	Vammala, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#93	Juho Haapamäki (F)"A"	25	2001	Vammala, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	#41	Lauri Haapamäki (C)Loan	26	1999	Vammala, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#51	Ville Haapamäki (F)	21	2004	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#48	Eero Heikkilä (F)	23	2002	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#47	Jiri Keskinen (LW)Loan	26	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#27	Aamos Kesti (F)	21	2005	Vammala, FIN	-	-	R
	#88	Mikko Koivuniemi (F)	22	2004	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#47	Jimi Koponen (F)	30	1996	Kuopio, FIN	5'8"	165	L
	#47	Miki Kukkonen (F)	24	2002	Savonlinna, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#44	Leevi Laikko (F)	21	2004	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
		Niko Lehtinen (F)	34	1992	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#25	Saku Määttä (F)	20	2006		-	-	-
	#17	Aaron Pakarinen (F)	18	2007	Sastamala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#5	Henry Sirkiä (F)	36	1990	Vammala, FIN	5'9"	190	L
		Martin Smolin (F)	23	2003		5'8"	143	L
	#12	Otto Suomalainen (F)	30	1996	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	198	L
		Eeti Tuominen (RW)Loan	23	2003	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	183	L
		Vikke Vieras (F)Loan	28	1998	Vammala, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	#17	Niilo Vilmunen (F)	21	2005		-	-	-

Position: G: 1, D: 5, F: 8Av Age: 23.86 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 VaPS Staff

Head CoachMika Nieminen
Equipment ManagerKari Laikko

Team Staff History

2025-2026 VaPS Captains

"C"

Teemu Väisänen

"A"

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2025-2026 VaPS Demographics

VaPS Facts

Plays in: III-divisioona
Team Colors: Dark Blue + White + Black
Town: Sastamala, FIN Map
Founded: 1997

2025-2026 VaPS Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players

Experience

VaPS: 1 287 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

VaPS II (V-divisioona)
VaPS U16 (U16 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Sastamalan jäähalli
Location: Sastamala, FIN
Capacity: 300
Construction Year: 1988

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VaPS History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	III-divisioona	18	2	15	-	0	1	56	134	7	0.39	15	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	III-divisioona	20	11	9	-	0	0	130	122	33	1.65	6	Bronze game loss
	III-divisioona	13	8	5	-	0	0	83	74	24	1.85	6	-
2023-2024	III-divisioona	18	14	2	-	2	0	126	73	46	2.56	2	-
2022-2023	III-divisioona	19	11	8	-	0	0	109	88	33	1.74	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	II-divisioona	4	1	3	-	0	0	12	16	3	0.75	3	Qualification loss
	III-divisioona	5	2	1	2	-	-	21	23	6	1.2	2	Qualification Cancelled
	III-divisioona	13	8	3	2	-	-	80	42	18	1.38	4	-
2020-2021	III-divisioona	10	7	2	1	-	-	84	32	15	1.5	4	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	III-divisioona	8	7	1	0	-	-	58	31	14	1.75	1	-
	III-divisioona	14	2	11	1	-	-	48	96	5	0.36	8	-
2013-2014	II-divisioona	27	7	18	-	2	0	96	134	25	0.93	9	Relegated
2012-2013	II-divisioona	16	8	5	-	2	1	78	57	29	1.81	2	-
	II-divisioona	13	3	6	-	2	2	55	70	15	1.15	7	-
2011-2012	II-divisioona	16	2	11	-	2	1	51	94	11	0.69	8	-
	II-divisioona	8	4	3	-	0	1	40	34	13	1.63	4	-
2010-2011	II-divisioona	18	7	6	-	2	3	78	69	28	1.56	5	-
	III-divisioona	9	8	1	0	-	-	68	16	16	1.78	1	Promoted
2008-2009	II-divisioona	20	2	14	-	2	2	67	179	12	0.6	11	-
	II-divisioona	16	1	15	-	0	0	43	161	3	0.19	9	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	16	6	9	-	0	1	68	78	19	1.19	7	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	16	9	6	-	0	1	87	80	28	1.75	4	-
2006-2007	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	III-divisioona	10	5	5	0	-	-	35	45	10	1	4	-
2002-2003	III-divisioona	14	12	2	0	-	-	138	39	24	1.71	1	-
	III-divisioona	10	7	3	0	-	-	108	39	14	1.4	3	-
2001-2002	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	II-divisioona	28	20	6	2	-	-	174	101	42	1.5	2	-
1999-2000	II-divisioona	32	10	20	2	-	-	174	199	22	0.69	6	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Eeti Tuominen (F)	2026-2027	LeKi	Suomi-sarja	1	0	0	0	0
2.	Joni Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Sables	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Ville Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Sables	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Konsta Nurmi (D)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	25.47
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	23.86
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	24.16
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	24.15
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	24.64

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kari Lahtivirta (F)	218	127	141	268
2.	Sami Antila (F)	232	118	137	255
3.	Juho Haapamäki (F)	117	56	144	200
4.	Teemu Lintunen (F)	191	80	97	177
5.	Jussi Palokangas (D)	197	38	127	165

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kari Lahtivirta (F)	218	127	141	268
2.	Sami Antila (F)	232	118	137	255
3.	Juuso Nieminen (F)	129	81	76	157
4.	Teemu Lintunen (F)	191	80	97	177
5.	Esa Tervamäki (F)	126	73	55	128

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juho Haapamäki (F)	117	56	144	200
2.	Kari Lahtivirta (F)	218	127	141	268
3.	Sami Antila (F)	232	118	137	255
4.	Jussi Palokangas (D)	197	38	127	165
5.	Teemu Lintunen (F)	191	80	97	177

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Ville Ahola (D)	103	20	53	352
2.	Kari Lahtivirta (F)	218	127	268	282
3.	Sami Antila (F)	232	118	255	275
4.	Marko Lausniemi (D)	106	56	133	268
5.	Henry Tuomisto (D)	148	26	99	263

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sami Antila (F)	232	118	137	255
2.	Kari Lahtivirta (F)	218	127	141	268
3.	Jussi Palokangas (D)	197	38	127	165
4.	Teemu Lintunen (F)	191	80	97	177
5.	Teemu Väisänen (D)	190	27	53	80

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jarno Peltonen (F)	7	11	21	3.00
2.	Vikke Vieras (F)	47	63	112	2.38
3.	Tommi Leistola (F)	27	24	55	2.04
4.	Jiri Keskinen (F)	2	1	4	2.00
5.	Otto Suomalainen (F)	61	73	121	1.98

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Juha Rajala (F)	1990-1991	36	31	62
2.	Jyrki Allonen (F)	1990-1991	36	17	61
3.	Matti Niemi (F)	1996-1997	35	30	60
4.	Tommi Leistola (F)	1997-1998	27	24	55
5.	Juha Vähä-Santanen (F)	1991-1992	36	23	51

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Juha Rajala (F)	1990-1991	36	31	62
2.	Matti Niemi (F)	1996-1997	35	30	60
3.	Esa Tervamäki (F)	1996-1997	34	29	42
4.	Vikke Vieras (F)	2021-2022	17	26	40
5.	Tommi Leistola (F)	1997-1998	27	24	55

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jyrki Allonen (F)	1990-1991	36	44	61
2.	Juho Haapamäki (F)	2024-2025	20	34	43
3.	Sakari Kaaja (F)	2023-2024	14	33	38
4.	Juha Rajala (F)	1990-1991	36	31	62
5.	Tommi Leistola (F)	1997-1998	27	31	55

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Ville Ahola (D)	2008-2009	22	7	129
2.	Sakari Korpilauri (F)	2001-2002	25	32	105
3.	Ville Ahola (D)	2012-2013	18	6	98
4.	Sami Pulkkinen (F)	2008-2009	19	11	94
5.	Juuso Nieminen (F)	2008-2009	28	31	89