Team Facts

2019-2020 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#30 Tuomas Aalto (G) 18 2000 5'8" 132 L 20/21
#35 Antti Karjalainen (G) 23 1995 Sotkamo, FIN 6'2" 198 L 19/20
Rasmus Reijola (G) 26 1992 Vantaa, FIN 6'3" 205 L 19/20+1
Joona Voutilainen (G) 22 1996 Espoo, FIN 6'1" 159 L 20/21
DEFENSEMEN
Elmeri Eronen (D) 24 1995 Turku, FIN 5'9" 174 R 20/21
#6 Niklas Friman (D/F) 25 1993 Rauma, FIN 6'2" 194 L 19/20
#38 Miro Karjalainen (D) 23 1996 Vihti, FIN 6'7" 227 R 19/20
#42 Arto Laatikainen (D) 39 1980 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 183 L 19/20
#25 Roope Laavainen (D) 20 1998 Helsinki, FIN 6'2" 201 R 19/20
#42 Otto Latvala (D) 19 1999 Alajärvi, FIN 6'6" 214 R 19/20
Atso Lehtinen (D) 18 2001 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'0" 181 L 20/21
#74 Petteri Nikkilä (D) 26 1992 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'10" 183 L 20/21
Nico Nurmikanta (D) 25 1994 Espoo, FIN 6'0" 185 L 19/20+1
FORWARDS
#51 Philippe Cornet (LW/RW) 29 1990 Val-Senneville, QC, CAN 6'0" 196 L 19/20
Kasperi Heinänen (F) 17 2001 5'9" 157 L 20/21
#21 Jere Innala (LW) 21 1998 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'9" 172 L 20/21
#45 Henri Kanninen (C/W) 24 1994 Jyväskylä, FIN 6'2" 176 L 20/21
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Kristjan Kombe (C/LW) 19 2000 Kuressaare, EST 6'2" 181 L 20/21
#27 Filip Krivosik (C/RW) 20 1999 Bratislava, SVK 6'4" 207 R 19/20
Cody Kunyk (C) 29 1990 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN 5'11" 194 L 19/20
#75 Jaakko Kuusisto (LW) 21 1997 Hyvinkää, FIN 5'9" 176 L 19/20+1
Mikko Lahtela (C) 26 1992 Lahti, FIN 6'2" 187 L Try-out
#73 Niclas Lucenius (C/W) 30 1989 Turku, FIN 6'0" 203 L 19/20
Joona Monto (C) 24 1994 Hyvinkää, FIN 6'1" 187 L Try-out
#28 Markus Nenonen (LW/RW) 26 1992 Jämsänkoski, FIN 6'2" 207 L 19/20
#48 Valtteri Puustinen (LW) 19 1999 Kuopio, FIN 5'9" 179 R 19/20+1
#29 Miro Ruokonen (LW) 23 1996 Forssa, FIN 6'0" 190 L 19/20
#34 Erkka Seppälä (C) 20 1999 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'9" 172 L 19/20+1
Tommi Tikka (C/LW) 23 1995 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 198 L 20/21
#82 Eetu Tuulola (RW) 21 1998 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'2" 225 R 19/20
Position: G:4 D:9 F:17 | Av Age: 23.33 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt 188 lbs | Compare with other teams
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Team Facts
Team Captains
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Arena Information
  • Arena Name Ritari-areena
  • Location Hämeenlinna
  • Capacity 5 360
  • Construction Year 1979
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
05/20/2019
05/20/2019 Confirmed Leaving Emil Larmi (G) Leaving for Tappara
05/10/2019
05/10/2019 Confirmed Joining Cody Kunyk (F) Joining from SaiPa
05/10/2019 Confirmed Joining Joona Voutilainen (G) Joining from JYP
05/10/2019 Confirmed Joining Tommi Tikka (F) Joining from Sport
05/10/2019 Confirmed Joining Henri Kanninen (F) Joining from JYP
05/10/2019 Confirmed Joining Rasmus Reijola (G) Joining from RoKi
05/10/2019 Confirmed Joining Elmeri Eronen (D) Joining from TPS
05/10/2019 Confirmed Joining Nico Nurmikanta (D) Joining from Jokerit
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1990-1991 Liiga 44 21 5 18 - - 173 181 47 4 Bronze game win
1991-1992 Liiga 44 18 4 22 - - 191 183 40 8 Did not make playoffs
1992-1993 Liiga 48 25 4 19 - - 178 137 54 4 Final loss
1993-1994 Liiga 48 23 3 22 - - 167 170 49 9 Did not make playoffs
1994-1995 Liiga 50 16 7 27 - - 170 197 39 9 Did not make playoffs
1995-1996 Liiga 50 23 7 20 - - 160 151 53 5 Bronze game loss
1996-1997 Liiga 50 28 7 15 - - 191 143 63 3 Bronze game win
1997-1998 Liiga 48 18 5 25 - - 148 181 41 10 Did not make playoffs
1998-1999 Liiga 54 27 6 21 - - 192 152 60 4 Bronze game win
1999-2000 Liiga 54 32 7 15 - - 209 161 71 2 Bronze game win
2000-2001 Liiga 56 22 7 27 - - 161 180 51 11 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 Liiga 56 33 9 14 - - 221 138 78 2 Bronze game win
2002-2003 Liiga 56 37 9 10 - - 209 125 87 1 Bronze game win
2003-2004 Liiga 56 27 12 17 - - 162 122 69 4 Bronze game loss
2004-2005 Liiga 56 24 - 13 17 2 196 128 108 3 Bronze game win
2005-2006 Liiga 56 28 - 14 4 10 174 136 102 3 Champion
2006-2007 Liiga 56 25 - 15 11 5 192 160 102 3 Bronze game win
2007-2008 Liiga 56 16 - 33 1 6 123 183 56 12 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 Liiga 58 27 - 19 6 6 166 151 99 3 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 Liiga 58 26 - 22 3 7 153 154 91 5 Final loss
2010-2011 Liiga 60 25 - 22 4 9 154 151 92 7 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012 Liiga 60 15 - 34 6 5 132 201 62 13 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 Liiga 60 20 - 16 12 12 157 144 96 6 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Liiga 60 22 - 26 9 3 140 136 87 10 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 Liiga 60 15 - 26 12 7 143 165 76 11 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Liiga 60 18 - 33 5 4 125 168 68 13 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 Liiga 60 23 - 20 12 5 153 136 98 5 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 Liiga 60 20 - 29 7 4 145 157 78 12 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 Liiga 60 25 - 19 8 8 168 147 99 5 Champion
2019-2020 Liiga - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1969-1970 Suomen Cup 1 0 - 1 - - 4 6 - - First round loss
1970-1971 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -
1995-1996 European Cup 3 2 1 0 - - 8 4 5 1 Promoted
European Cup 2 1 0 1 - - 6 7 2 3 Final group
1997-1998 Euro HL 6 4 - 1 1 0 23 21 14 1 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 ECC 2 2 - 0 0 0 10 2 6 1 Final loss
2017-2018 Spengler Cup 2 0 - 1 0 1 3 8 1 3 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020 Champions HL - - - - - - - - - - -

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Santeri Vuoti (F) 2018-2019 LeKi Mestis 49 20 36 56 32
2. Joona Monto (F) 2018-2019 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 49 13 42 55 40
3. Oula Palve (F) 2018-2019 TPS Liiga 53 16 35 51 79
4. Ville Järveläinen (F) 2018-2019 Bayreuth Tigers DEL2 52 19 31 50 41
5. Jesse Saarinen (F) 2018-2019 Pelicans Liiga 54 14 35 49 18
6. Sakari Manninen (F) 2018-2019 Jokerit KHL 62 20 28 48 14
7. Janne Laakkonen (F) 2018-2019 KH GKS Katowice Poland 38 15 33 48 4
8. Oliver Setzinger (D) 2018-2019 Graz 99ers EBEL 51 6 40 46 63
9. Milan Kytnár (F) 2018-2019 HKM Zvolen Slovakia 56 29 14 43 22
10. Janis Sprukts (F) 2018-2019 HK Kurbads Latvia 35 11 30 41 18
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Hannu Savolainen (F) 358 186 264 450
2. Teppo Kivelä (F) 248 144 241 385
3. Pekka Peltola (F) 291 185 158 343
4. Jouni Kalliokoski (F) 309 164 150 314
5. Marko Tuulola (D) 617 49 206 255
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Hannu Savolainen (F) 358 186 264 450
2. Pekka Peltola (F) 291 185 158 343
3. Jouni Kalliokoski (F) 309 164 150 314
4. Teppo Kivelä (F) 248 144 241 385
5. Vesa Karjalainen (F) 294 120 109 229
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Hannu Savolainen (F) 358 186 264 450
2. Teppo Kivelä (F) 248 144 241 385
3. Marko Tuulola (D) 617 49 206 255
4. Pekka Peltola (F) 291 185 158 343
5. Janne Laakkonen (F) 312 68 154 222
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Toni Mäkiaho (F) 314 85 182 651
2. Hannu Savolainen (F) 358 186 450 549
3. Jyrki Louhi (F) 493 76 182 483
4. Marko Tuulola (D) 617 49 255 465
5. Tuukka Mäkelä (D) 373 14 36 456
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Marko Tuulola (D) 617 49 206 255
2. Marko Palo (F) 531 103 147 250
3. Jyrki Louhi (F) 493 76 106 182
4. Otto Paajanen (F) 445 77 96 173
5. Juha Hietanen (D) 424 102 131 233
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Jouni Rinne (F) 35 51 94 2.686
2. Billy Tibbetts (F) 4 4 8 2.000
3. Jesse Paukku (F) 1 2 2 2.000
4. Sakari Ahlberg (F) 36 29 68 1.889
5. Yrjö Hakala (F) 20 32 37 1.850
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jouni Rinne (F) 1980-1981 I-divisioona 35 51 43 94 2.69 88
2. Vesa Karjalainen (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 44 40 36 76 1.73 18
3. Teppo Kivelä (F) 1990-1991 Liiga 44 23 50 73 1.66 32
4. Jouni Kalliokoski (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 43 40 31 71 1.65 16
5. Teppo Kivelä (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 36 31 39 70 1.94 20
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jouni Rinne (F) 1980-1981 I-divisioona 35 51 43 94 2.69 88
2. Vesa Karjalainen (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 44 40 36 76 1.73 18
3. Jouni Kalliokoski (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 43 40 31 71 1.65 16
4. Pekka Peltola (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 39 37 30 67 1.72 60
5. Heimo Iivonen (F) 1979-1980 I-divisioona 36 37 28 65 1.81 16
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Igor Kuznetsov (F) 1989-1990 Liiga 44 18 51 69 1.57 12
2. Teppo Kivelä (F) 1990-1991 Liiga 44 23 50 73 1.66 32
3. Jouni Rinne (F) 1980-1981 I-divisioona 35 51 43 94 2.69 88
4. Mika Lartama (F) 1987-1988 I-divisioona 43 26 43 69 1.60 34
5. Jarmo Huhtala (F) 1985-1986 I-divisioona 38 19 43 62 1.63 32
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Toni Mäkiaho (F) 1997-1998 Liiga 40 13 9 22 0.55 185
2. Miro Karjalainen (D) 2017-2018 Liiga 36 2 3 5 0.14 135
3. Oleg Shargorodsky (D) 1997-1998 Liiga 47 7 14 21 0.45 134
4. Jani Honkanen (D) 2009-2010 Liiga 43 3 1 4 0.09 122
5. Oscar Ackeström (D) 1999-2000 Liiga 53 17 22 39 0.74 118
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 23.33
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 25.19
2017-2018 View roster 6'1" 191 lbs 24.60
2016-2017 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 26.45
2015-2016 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 25.91
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