Team Facts

2018-2019 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#35 Antti Karjalainen (G) 23 1995 Sotkamo, FIN 6'2" 198 L 19/20
#33 Emil Larmi (G) 22 1996 Lahti, FIN 6'0" 183 L 18/19
DEFENSEMEN
#37 Niclas Almari (D) 20 1998 Espoo, FIN 6'1" 168 L 18/19
#15 Jan Brejcak (D) 29 1989 Poprad, SVK 6'4" 212 L 18/19
#6 Niklas Friman (D/F)   “A” 25 1993 Rauma, FIN 6'2" 194 L 19/20
#38 Miro Karjalainen (D) 22 1996 Vihti, FIN 6'7" 227 R 19/20
#42 Arto Laatikainen (D) 38 1980 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 183 L 18/19
#25 Roope Laavainen (D) 20 1998 Helsinki, FIN 6'2" 201 R 19/20
#42 Otto Latvala (D) 19 1999 Alajärvi, FIN 6'5" 190 R 18/19+1
#5 Jesper Lindgren (D) 21 1997 Umeå, SWE 6'0" 161 R
#56 Markus Niemeläinen (D) 20 1998 Kuopio, FIN 6'6" 190 L 18/19
#74 Petteri Nikkilä (D) 26 1992 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'10" 183 L 20/21
FORWARDS
#51 Philippe Cornet (LW/RW) 28 1990 Val-Senneville, QC, CAN 6'0" 196 L 18/19
#21 Jere Innala (LW) 20 1998 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'9" 172 L 20/21
#16 Harri Kainulainen (C/RW) 22 1996 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'3" 181 R 18/19
#27 Filip Krivosik (C/RW) 19 1999 Bratislava, SVK 6'4" 207 R 18/19
#47 Janne Lahti (RW/LW) 36 1982 Riihimäki, FIN 6'2" 207 L 18/19
#62 Robert Leino (C/RW)   “A” 25 1993 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'0" 183 R 18/19
#73 Niclas Lucenius (C/W) 29 1989 Turku, FIN 6'0" 203 L 18/19+1
#14 Olli Maansaari (C) 19 1999 Valkeakoski, FIN 5'11" 176 L 18/19+1
#28 Markus Nenonen (LW/RW) 26 1992 Jämsänkoski, FIN 6'2" 207 L 19/20
#7 Otto Paajanen (C)   “C” 26 1992 Loppi, FIN 5'11" 190 L 18/19
#10 Filip Riska (C) 33 1985 Pietarsaari, FIN 6'0" 201 L 18/19
#29 Miro Ruokonen (LW) 22 1996 Forssa, FIN 6'0" 190 L 18/19
#80 Teemu Turunen (LW/RW) 23 1995 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 176 L 18/19
#82 Eetu Tuulola (RW) 20 1998 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'2" 225 R 19/20
Position: G:2 D:10 F:14 | Av Age: 24.35 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt 192 lbs | Compare with other teams
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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
11/27/2018
11/27/2018 Loan Leaving Roope Laavainen (D) Leaving for Jukurit
11/13/2018
11/13/2018 Loan Leaving Jaakko Kuusisto (F) Leaving for Ketterä
11/08/2018
11/08/2018 Confirmed Joining Niclas Lucenius (F) Joining from LeKi
10/25/2018
10/25/2018 Extension Jere Innala (F)
10/25/2018 Extension Niklas Friman (D)
10/18/2018
10/18/2018 Confirmed Leaving Ville Viitaluoma (F) Leaving for Retired
10/03/2018
10/03/2018 Loan Leaving Erkka Seppälä (F) Leaving for LeKi
10/03/2018 Loan Leaving Antti Karjalainen (G) Leaving for LeKi
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1989-1990 Liiga 44 19 5 20 - - 192 182 43 7 Did not make playoffs
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 33 13 - 12 5 3 90 77 52 4 -
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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

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Janne Laakkonen (F) 2018-2019 KH GKS Katowice Poland 26 9 26 35 4
2. Juuso Puustinen (F) 2018-2019 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 39 19 15 34 18
3. Joona Monto (F) 2018-2019 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 26 9 25 34 22
4. Sakari Manninen (F) 2018-2019 Jokerit KHL 38 12 18 30 10
5. Milan Kytnár (F) 2018-2019 HKM Zvolen Slovakia 34 21 8 29 10
6. Oliver Setzinger (D) 2018-2019 Graz 99ers EBEL 28 3 25 28 22
7. Ville Järveläinen (F) 2018-2019 Bayreuth Tigers DEL2 27 10 17 27 12
8. Victor Backman (F) 2018-2019 GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 18 10 16 26 18
9. Santeri Vuoti (F) 2018-2019 LeKi Mestis 27 9 17 26 26
10. Jesse Saarinen (F) 2018-2019 Pelicans Liiga 29 5 21 26 8
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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. Juha Hietanen (D) 424 102 131 233
5. Otto Paajanen (F) 418 72 89 161
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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
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 24.35
2017-2018 View roster 6'1" 191 lbs 25.07
2016-2017 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 26.87
2015-2016 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 26.34
2014-2015 View roster 5'11" 189 lbs 25.57
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