What league does KeKi play in?

KeKi play in the II-divisioona.

When was KeKi founded?

KeKi was founded in 1978 in Kemijärvi, FIN, Finland.

KeKi is based in Kemijärvi, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KeKi?

The head coach of KeKi is Harri Tepsa.

Who is the captain of KeKi?

The captain of KeKi is Jarkko Kostamo.

What arena does KeKi play in?

KeKi play their home games at Wirta Areena in Kemijärvi, FIN.

What are the team colors of KeKi?

The team colors of KeKi are Yellow + Black + White.

KeKi

II-divisioona

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2018-2019 Season

KeKi were 16-1-0 in the 2018-19 III-divisioona season with 48 points, 1st in the Lappi-Liiga and 4th overall.

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2018-2019 KeKi Roster

KeKi — 2018-2019 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Jarkko Jatala (G)	49	1977	Ähtäri, FIN	5'8"	159	L
	#35	Aleksi Karppinen (G)	30	1995	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'3"	214	L
	#30	Ari Laurila (G)	37	1988	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#27	Joonas Ulkuniemi (G)	41	1984	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'9"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#44	Mikko Kuittinen (D)"A"	45	1981	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#13	Jari Laakko (D)	43	1983	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'11"	187	R
	#7	Miikka Lahti (D)	28	1998	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'7"	141	L
	#25	Jukka Matinlompolo (D)	36	1990	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	176	R
	#82	Joonas Palojärvi (D)	31	1995	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#9	Ville Soivio (D)	25	2001	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#6	Santeri Tepsa (D)"A"	26	2000	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	148	L
FORWARDS
	#32	Valtteri Haavisto (F/D)	27	1999	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'1"	168	R
	#33	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (RW)	42	1984	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#74	Kimmo Kenttälä (F)	36	1990	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#18	Arttu Kiviniemi (F)	27	1999	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	143	L
	#51	Jarkko Kostamo (F)"C"	36	1990	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#2	Samuli Kostamovaara (F)	24	2002	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#3	Aaro Kuusela (F)	26	2000	Sodankylä, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#8	Juho Kuusela (F)	24	2001	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#5	Janne Majava (F)	27	1999	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#15	Oskari Moilanen (F)	27	1999	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'1"	163	L
	#29	Janne Niemelä (F)	27	1998	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'2"	172	L
	#58	Joni Pyhäjärvi (F)	30	1996	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'9"	154	L
	#11	Jukka Pöyliö (F)"A"	43	1983	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#23	Joni Taipale (F)"A"	29	1997	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'11"	163	L
	#27	Juha Taipale (F)	42	1984	Kemijärvi, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#19	Ilari Tepsa (RW)	25	2001	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#22	Juho Vilppola (F)	37	1989	Inari, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#16	Joonas Wedman (RW)	39	1987	Kuusamo, FIN	6'1"	194	L
Position: G: 2, D: 6, F: 15Av Age: 26.61 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2018-2019 KeKi Staff

Head CoachHarri Tepsa
Asst. CoachHannu Oiva
Team ManagerJali Taipale
Dir. of CoachingTimo Lauttajärvi
Equipment ManagerPekka Halonen
Equipment ManagerJuha Karppinen
Equipment ManagerArto Leukku

Team Staff History

2018-2019 KeKi Captains

"C"

Jarkko Kostamo

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2018-2019 KeKi Demographics

KeKi Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Yellow + Black + White
Town: Kemijärvi, FIN Map
Founded: 1978

2018-2019 KeKi Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players

Experience

KeKi: 1 606 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

RoKi (Mestis)
RoKi Team (III-divisioona)
RoKi U18 (U18 Mestis)
RoKi U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Wirta Areena
Location: Kemijärvi
Capacity: 600
Construction Year: 2001

KeKi Games

KeKi — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
02/21/2026 01:00 PM UTC	KeKi	Ahmat	3 - 6	II-divisioona
02/14/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Et-Po 72	KeKi	2 - 5	II-divisioona
02/07/2026 02:00 PM UTC	KeKi	UU	10 - 6	II-divisioona
01/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	LiKi	KeKi	5 - 4	II-divisioona
01/18/2026 03:00 PM UTC	KeKi	TIHC	1 - 5	II-divisioona

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Latest Transactions

KeKi — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Roni Kurkinen (D)	KiPS	Details
09/18/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Viljami Korpela (F)	Ahmat	Details
08/31/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Iiro Isoaho (F)	YKI	Details
08/31/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Arttu Kiviniemi (F)	YKI	Details
11/23/2025	Confirmed	joining	Niko Tohmola (D)	RoKi U20	Details
11/12/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Jarkko Harjula (F)	KeuPa HT	Details
10/06/2025	Confirmed	joining	Jarkko Harjula (F)	RoKi	Details
09/03/2025	Confirmed	joining	Leevi Peltoniemi (F)	RoKi U20	Details

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KeKi History and Standings

KeKi — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	II-divisioona	22	13	7	-	1	1	134	92	42	1.91	2	Champion
2024-2025	II-divisioona	26	15	6	-	3	2	154	119	53	2.04	3	Bronze game win
2023-2024	II-divisioona	22	12	8	-	1	1	92	73	39	1.77	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	II-divisioona	20	8	9	-	2	1	79	76	29	1.45	5	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	III-divisioona	16	12	4	-	0	0	120	58	36	2.25	3	Final loss
2019-2020	II-divisioona	26	6	18	-	2	0	112	160	22	0.85	8	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	II-divisioona	2	0	2	-	0	0	4	12	0	0	2	Qualification loss
	III-divisioona	17	16	1	-	0	0	185	59	48	2.82	1	Champion
2017-2018	III-divisioona	7	7	0	-	0	0	68	16	21	3	1	-
2016-2017	II-divisioona	26	-	-	-	-	-	143	127	39	1.5	6	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	II-divisioona	26	17	6	-	3	0	170	114	57	2.19	1	Champion
2014-2015	III-divisioona	20	20	0	-	0	0	292	33	60	3	1	Champion \| Promoted
2013-2014	III-divisioona	20	14	4	-	2	0	170	77	46	2.3	3	-
2012-2013	III-divisioona	12	10	2	-	0	0	106	51	30	2.5	2	-
	III-divisioona	6	5	1	-	0	0	46	23	15	2.5	1	-
2011-2012	III-divisioona	22	20	1	-	0	1	233	70	61	2.77	1	-
2008-2009	II-divisioona	10	2	7	-	1	0	45	66	8	0.8	6	-
	II-divisioona	14	3	7	-	3	1	58	83	16	1.14	5	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	10	5	2	-	2	1	72	42	20	2	1	Champion
	II-divisioona	12	10	2	-	0	0	96	46	30	2.5	2	-
2003-2004	II-divisioona	8	5	3	0	-	-	57	38	10	1.25	4	-
2002-2003	II-divisioona	18	12	6	0	-	0	137	51	24	1.33	3	-
2000-2001	II-divisioona	8	1	7	0	-	-	25	43	2	0.25	5	Saved in relegation
	II-divisioona	20	4	16	0	-	-	79	153	8	0.4	7	-
1999-2000	II-divisioona	27	3	23	1	-	-	95	276	7	0.26	10	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	14	5	8	1	-	-	71	74	11	0.79	6	No playoffs held
	III-divisioona	10	7	3	0	-	-	78	44	14	1.4	2	Promoted
1996-1997	III-divisioona	22	12	9	1	-	-	134	106	25	1.14	5	-

KeKi Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

KeKi — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2026-2027	YKI	III-divisioona	3	8	7	15	0
2.	Iiro Isoaho (F)	2026-2027	YKI	III-divisioona	3	3	4	7	2
3.	Hannu Erkkilä (F)	2026-2027	RoPo	III-divisioona	2	2	4	6	0
4.	Pekka Tikanmäki (D)	2026-2027	PyPo	III-divisioona	3	2	4	6	2
5.	Viljami Korpela (F)	2026-2027	Ahmat	II-divisioona	2	3	1	4	0
6.	Arttu Kiviniemi (F)	2026-2027	YKI	III-divisioona	3	0	4	4	0
7.	Aleksi Kaarela (F)	2026-2027	KiPS	III-divisioona	2	2	1	3	0
8.	Pyry Lappalainen (F)	2026-2027	PyPo	III-divisioona	2	1	2	3	27
9.	Vertti Hyytiä (F)	2026-2027	RoKi U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	1	2	3	4
10.	Joonas Kuorilehto (D)	2026-2027	Raahe-Kiekko Soturit	III-divisioona	2	1	1	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KeKi — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	22.60
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	24.50
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	26.24
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	168 lbs	25.72
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	26.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juha Taipale (F)	285	250	319	559
2.	Joonas Wedman (F)	126	214	251	465
3.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	161	148	289	437
4.	Janne Varrio (F)	166	111	204	315
5.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	75	108	203	311

Franchise All-Time Goals

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juha Taipale (F)	285	250	319	559
2.	Joonas Wedman (F)	126	214	251	465
3.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	161	148	289	437
4.	Tommi Mielonen (F)	101	130	158	288
5.	Janne Varrio (F)	166	111	204	315

Franchise All-Time Assists

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juha Taipale (F)	285	250	319	559
2.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	161	148	289	437
3.	Joonas Wedman (F)	126	214	251	465
4.	Janne Varrio (F)	166	111	204	315
5.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	75	108	203	311

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Kuittinen (D)	169	63	192	343
2.	Santeri Tepsa (D)	141	30	97	225
3.	Dmitri Korovin (F)	38	4	11	210
4.	Joonas Wedman (F)	126	214	465	201
5.	Janne Varrio (F)	166	111	315	201

Franchise All-Time Games Played

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juha Taipale (F)	285	250	319	559
2.	Joonas Palojärvi (D)	195	88	181	269
3.	Mikko Kuittinen (D)	169	63	129	192
4.	Janne Varrio (F)	166	111	204	315
5.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	161	148	289	437

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Hannu Erkkilä (F)	2	4	10	5.00
2.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	75	108	311	4.15
3.	Joonas Wedman (F)	126	214	465	3.69
4.	Antti Iivari (F)	53	87	174	3.28
5.	Jukka-Pekka Väliranta (F)	45	79	143	3.18

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	20	46	74	120	6.00	4
2.	Joonas Wedman (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	18	62	51	113	6.28	43
3.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	12	29	63	92	7.67	4
4.	Joonas Wedman (F)	2017-2018	III-divisioona	17	43	42	85	5.00	10
5.	Tommi Mielonen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	19	38	46	84	4.42	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joonas Wedman (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	18	62	51	113	6.28	43
2.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	20	46	74	120	6.00	4
3.	Joonas Wedman (F)	2017-2018	III-divisioona	17	43	42	85	5.00	10
4.	Tommi Mielonen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	19	38	46	84	4.42	4
5.	Joonas Wedman (F)	2015-2016	II-divisioona	26	37	42	79	3.04	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	20	46	74	120	6.00	4
2.	Vesa-Matti Inkeröinen (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	12	29	63	92	7.67	4
3.	Jarkko Kostamo (F)	2015-2016	II-divisioona	26	23	55	78	3.00	14
4.	Joonas Wedman (F)	2014-2015	III-divisioona	18	62	51	113	6.28	43
5.	Samuli Puikko (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	15	26	50	76	5.07	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KeKi — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dmitri Korovin (F)	2009-2010	II-divisioona	18	1	4	5	0.28	163
2.	Mikko Nieminen (F)	2007-2008	II-divisioona	10	6	10	16	1.60	85
3.	Juho Vilppola (F)	2016-2017	II-divisioona	24	12	14	26	1.08	79
4.	Jukka Pöyliö (F)	2007-2008	II-divisioona	18	18	19	37	2.06	66
5.	Pekka Raunio (D)	2007-2008	II-divisioona	14	5	12	17	1.21	65