What league does KaPa-51 play in?

KaPa-51 play in the III-divisioona.

When was KaPa-51 founded?

KaPa-51 was founded in 1951 in Kangasniemi, FIN, Finland.

Where is KaPa-51 based?

KaPa-51 is based in Kangasniemi, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KaPa-51?

The head coach of KaPa-51 is Kalle Ikonen.

Who is the captain of KaPa-51?

The captain of KaPa-51 is Elmeri Linnera.

What arena does KaPa-51 play in?

KaPa-51 play their home games at Tehomet Areena in Kangasniemi, FIN.

What are the team colors of KaPa-51?

The team colors of KaPa-51 are Blue + White + Yellow.

KaPa-51

III-divisioona

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2024-2025 KaPa-51 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Kasper Hupli (G)	27	1999	Kangasniemi, FIN	6'1"	179	L
	#34	Elias Muinonen (G)	22	2004	Mikkeli, FIN	5'8"	150	L
	#74	Eemeli Raudanpää (G)	28	1998	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'10"	187	L
		Eetu Saurento (G)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#1	Jukka Tanttu (G)	42	1984	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'10"	161	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Toni Huiskonen (D/F)	45	1981	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	194	L
	#20	Tatu Kallio (D)	27	1999	Mikkeli, FIN	6'2"	179	L
	#91	Jesse Leppänen (D/F)	21	2004	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#2	Sami Lindroos (D)	43	1982		5'10"	243	L
	#6	Petteri Manninen (D)	39	1987	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#25	Lauri Pajunen (D)	23	2003	Kangasniemi, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#5	Jesse Peura (D)	28	1998	Toivakka, FIN	6'3"	176	L
	#23	Jaakko Pietarinen (D)	39	1987	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#8	Joni Pietarinen (D)	41	1984	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#16	Veikka Vehviläinen (D)	24	2002	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	176	L
FORWARDS
	#86	Konsta Hakkarainen (F)	22	2004	Mikkeli, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#18	Samuli Kiljunen (F)	28	1998	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#87	Aleksi Kiuru (F)	27	1999	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#36	Eetu Könönen (F)	25	2001	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#9	Elmeri Linnera (F/D)"C"	37	1989	Kangasniemi, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#63	Otto Liukkonen (F/D)	26	2000	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#13	Jesse Manninen (F)	22	2004	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'10"	165	R
	#96	Mikael Marttinen (F)	23	2003	Mikkeli, FIN	6'0"	174	L
	#88	Juuso Romo (F)	21	2004	Kangasniemi, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#4	Miika Silander (F)	27	1998	Anjalankoski, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#26	Petri Tynkkynen (F/D)	43	1983	Joutseno, FIN	5'11"	172	L

Position: G: 1, D: 10, F: 10Av Age: 29.05 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 KaPa-51 Staff

Head CoachKalle Ikonen
Team ManagerJuha Pajunen
ChairmanKerttu Ossi
Equipment ManagerJari Hotti
Equipment ManagerTuomas Pajunen
Equipment ManagerJalo Pietarinen
Equipment ManagerSami Rosenberg

Team Staff History

2024-2025 KaPa-51 Captains

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Elmeri Linnera

Team Captaincy History

2024-2025 KaPa-51 Demographics

KaPa-51 Facts

Plays in: III-divisioona
Team Colors: Blue + White + Yellow
Town: Kangasniemi, FIN Map
Founded: 1951

2024-2025 KaPa-51 Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players

Experience

KaPa-51: 1 338 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jukurit U18 (U18 Mestis)
Jukurit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tehomet Areena
Location: Kangasniemi, FIN
Capacity: 450
Construction Year: 2000

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09/13/2024

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Miika Silander (F)

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08/28/2024

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Jesse Leppänen (D)

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Eemeli Raudanpää (G)

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KaPa-51 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	III-divisioona	18	9	4	-	2	3	91	59	34	1.89	3	-
2024-2025	III-divisioona	18	5	12	-	0	1	65	119	16	0.89	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	III-divisioona	18	2	14	-	2	0	82	108	10	0.56	9	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	II-divisioona	28	14	11	-	2	1	144	138	47	1.68	3	Final loss
2018-2019	III-divisioona	20	17	3	-	0	0	167	47	51	2.55	1	Champion \| Promoted
2017-2018	II-divisioona	24	6	12	-	3	3	101	123	27	1.13	5	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	II-divisioona	24	11	10	-	2	1	96	86	38	1.58	4	Final loss
2015-2016	II-divisioona	26	17	6	-	1	2	101	75	55	2.12	2	Final loss
2014-2015	III-divisioona	16	15	0	-	1	0	135	40	47	2.94	1	Promoted
2013-2014	III-divisioona	20	13	5	-	0	2	112	68	41	2.05	3	-
2012-2013	II-divisioona	14	5	8	-	1	0	50	63	17	1.21	6	-
	III-divisioona	12	9	3	-	0	0	65	32	27	2.25	1	Promoted
2011-2012	III-divisioona	14	9	4	-	1	0	84	53	29	2.07	3	-
	III-divisioona	10	5	4	-	0	1	50	48	16	1.6	3	-
2010-2011	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009-2010	III-divisioona	16	12	3	1	-	-	142	51	25	1.56	-	-
2008-2009	III-divisioona	10	3	6	1	-	-	34	67	7	0.7	4	-
2006-2007	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	II-divisioona	24	12	11	1	-	0	89	96	25	1.04	6	-
2002-2003	II-divisioona	24	9	14	0	-	1	84	124	19	0.79	6	-
2000-2001	II-divisioona	30	7	23	0	-	-	116	226	14	0.47	5	-
1999-2000	III-divisioona	12	11	1	0	-	-	112	40	22	1.83	1	-
1997-1998	III-divisioona	12	4	8	0	-	-	52	72	8	0.67	6	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mika Himanen (D)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Mikko Hyyryläinen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Toni Paakkunainen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Eetu Linnera (F)	2026-2027	PiPS	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	25.76
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	29.05
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	29.61
2019-2020	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	25.35
2018-2019	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	26.75

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elmeri Linnera (F)	244	121	127	248
2.	Sami Riikonen (F)	62	68	126	194
3.	Ville Laakkonen (F)	113	74	110	184
4.	Jerry Kenakkala (F)	112	64	82	146
5.	Juho Manninen (F)	23	59	85	144

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elmeri Linnera (F)	244	121	127	248
2.	Ville Laakkonen (F)	113	74	110	184
3.	Mikael Vasara (F)	45	72	54	126
4.	Sami Riikonen (F)	62	68	126	194
5.	Jerry Kenakkala (F)	112	64	82	146

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elmeri Linnera (F)	244	121	127	248
2.	Sami Riikonen (F)	62	68	126	194
3.	Ville Laakkonen (F)	113	74	110	184
4.	Juho Manninen (F)	23	59	85	144
5.	Jarkko Junni (F)	118	43	85	128

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jaakko Pietarinen (D)	219	25	88	241
2.	Olli-Pekka Laukka (F)	79	35	87	213
3.	Ville Laakkonen (F)	113	74	184	168
4.	Henri Ryynänen (F)	84	53	136	150
5.	Sami Kallio (D)	88	21	69	144

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elmeri Linnera (F)	244	121	127	248
2.	Jaakko Pietarinen (D)	219	25	63	88
3.	Toni Huiskonen (D)	171	37	56	93
4.	Jarno Reinikainen (D)	149	26	73	99
5.	Teemu Huoponen (F)	143	55	68	123

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Simo Romo (F)	2	0	7	3.50
2.	Erno Ripatti (F)	8	6	23	2.88
3.	Mikael Vasara (F)	45	72	126	2.80
4.	Mika Himanen (D)	21	15	47	2.24
5.	Tatu Ikonen (F)	15	13	28	1.87

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mikael Vasara (F)	2018-2019	18	31	59
2.	Ville Laakkonen (F)	2014-2015	16	22	57
3.	Jerry Kenakkala (F)	2014-2015	16	21	53
4.	Henri Ryynänen (F)	2014-2015	16	16	49
5.	Mika Himanen (D)	2018-2019	18	15	47

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mikael Vasara (F)	2018-2019	18	31	59
2.	Kalle Ikonen (D)	2003-2004	26	28	43
3.	Mikael Vasara (F)	2019-2020	14	26	42
4.	Ville Laakkonen (F)	2014-2015	16	22	57
5.	Teemu Huoponen (F)	2018-2019	18	22	44

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ville Laakkonen (F)	2014-2015	16	35	57
2.	Henri Ryynänen (F)	2014-2015	16	33	49
3.	Jerry Kenakkala (F)	2014-2015	16	32	53
4.	Mika Himanen (D)	2018-2019	18	32	47
5.	Jarkko Junni (F)	2011-2012	21	30	40

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Miika Otranen (D)	2019-2020	11	8	75
2.	Ville Ikonen (D)	2011-2012	22	39	67
3.	Olli-Pekka Laukka (F)	2012-2013	13	6	67
4.	Juho Manninen (F)	2011-2012	22	37	66
5.	Jaakko Kosloff (F)	2011-2012	22	26	66

Player Nationalities Throughout History

124 players