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2020-2021 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#1 Tuomas Aalto (G) 19 2000 Valkeakoski, FIN 5'9" 168 L 20/21
#60 Daniel Lebedeff (G) 21 1999 Helsinki, FIN 6'2" 194 L 20/21+1
Aleksi Seppälä (G) 18 2002 Tampere, FIN 6'6" 223 L 21/22+1
#83 Joona Voutilainen (G) 23 1996 Espoo, FIN 6'1" 159 L 20/21
DEFENSEMEN
#63 Elmeri Eronen (D) 25 1995 Turku, FIN 5'9" 174 R 20/21
#37 Ossi Ikonen (D) 30 1990 Toivakka, FIN 5'10" 176 L 21/22
#58 Valtteri Jeskanen (D/F) 19 2000 Hyvinkää, FIN 5'11" 179 L 21/22
#10 Ville Koistinen (D)   “A” 38 1982 Oulu, FIN 5'11" 194 L 20/21
#43 Otto Latvala (D) 21 1999 Alajärvi, FIN 6'6" 214 R 21/22
#56 Santeri Lukka (D) 29 1991 Pori, FIN 5'11" 190 R 20/21
#75 Eemeli Räsänen (D) 21 1999 Joensuu, FIN 6'7" 209 R 20/21+1
FORWARDS
#61 Juuso Ikonen (RW/LW) 25 1995 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 172 R 20/21
#21 Jere Innala (LW)   “A” 22 1998 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'9" 172 L 20/21
#16 Jere Jokinen (F) 20 2000 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'2" 185 R 21/22
#64 Harri Kainulainen (C/RW) 24 1996 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'3" 181 R Try-out
#45 Henri Kanninen (C/W) 25 1994 Jyväskylä, FIN 6'2" 176 L 20/21
#86 Kristjan Kombe (C/LW) 20 2000 Kuressaare, EST 6'2" 181 L 20/21
#27 Petri Kontiola (C) 35 1984 Seinäjoki, FIN 6'0" 198 R 20/21
#14 Mikko Lahtela (C) 27 1992 Lahti, FIN 6'2" 187 L 20/21
#15 Jesse Mankinen (RW/LW)   “A” 29 1991 Lappeenranta, FIN 5'10" 181 R 21/22
#81 Joona Monto (C) 26 1994 Hyvinkää, FIN 6'1" 187 L 20/21
#28 Markus Nenonen (LW/RW)   “C” 27 1992 Jämsänkoski, FIN 6'2" 207 L 20/21
#48 Valtteri Puustinen (RW/LW) 21 1999 Kuopio, FIN 5'9" 183 R 21/22
#29 Miro Ruokonen (LW) 24 1996 Forssa, FIN 6'0" 190 L 20/21
#26 Tommi Tikka (C/LW) 25 1995 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 198 L 20/21
Position: G: 4, D: 7, F: 14 | Av Age: 24.56 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 187 lbs | Compare with other teams
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Arena Information
  • Arena Name Ritari-areena
  • Location Hämeenlinna, FIN
  • Capacity 5 360
  • Construction Year 1979
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
08/31/2020
08/31/2020 Confirmed Leaving Erkka Seppälä (F) Leaving for Kiekko-Vantaa
08/21/2020
08/21/2020 Confirmed Joining Petri Kontiola (F) Joining from Jokerit
08/11/2020
08/11/2020 Confirmed Leaving Arto Laatikainen (D) Leaving for Kiekko-Espoo
08/07/2020
08/07/2020 Confirmed Leaving Nico Nurmikanta (D) Leaving for Kiekko-Vantaa
07/30/2020
07/30/2020 Confirmed Leaving Roope Laavainen (D) Leaving for IPK
07/29/2020
07/29/2020 Extension Valtteri Puustinen (F)
07/27/2020
07/27/2020 Confirmed Joining Juuso Ikonen (F) Joining from HV71
07/27/2020 Confirmed Joining Daniel Lebedeff (G) Joining from Univ. of Wisconsin
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1991-1992 SM-liiga 44 18 4 22 - - 191 183 40 8 Did not make playoffs
1992-1993 SM-liiga 48 25 4 19 - - 178 137 54 4 Final loss
1993-1994 SM-liiga 48 23 3 22 - - 167 170 49 9 Did not make playoffs
1994-1995 SM-liiga 50 16 7 27 - - 170 197 39 9 Did not make playoffs
1995-1996 SM-liiga 50 23 7 20 - - 160 151 53 5 Bronze game loss
1996-1997 SM-liiga 50 28 7 15 - - 191 143 63 3 Bronze game win
1997-1998 SM-liiga 48 18 5 25 - - 148 181 41 10 Did not make playoffs
1998-1999 SM-liiga 54 27 6 21 - - 192 152 60 4 Bronze game win
1999-2000 SM-liiga 54 32 7 15 - - 209 161 71 2 Bronze game win
2000-2001 SM-liiga 56 22 7 27 - - 161 180 51 11 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 SM-liiga 56 33 9 14 - - 221 138 78 2 Bronze game win
2002-2003 SM-liiga 56 37 9 10 - - 209 125 87 1 Bronze game win
2003-2004 SM-liiga 56 27 12 17 - - 162 122 69 4 Bronze game loss
2004-2005 SM-liiga 56 24 - 13 17 2 196 128 108 3 Bronze game win
2005-2006 SM-liiga 56 28 - 14 4 10 174 136 102 3 Champion
2006-2007 SM-liiga 56 25 - 15 11 5 192 160 102 3 Bronze game win
2007-2008 SM-liiga 56 16 - 33 1 6 123 183 56 12 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 SM-liiga 58 27 - 19 6 6 166 151 99 3 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 SM-liiga 58 26 - 22 3 7 153 154 91 5 Final loss
2010-2011 SM-liiga 60 25 - 22 4 9 154 151 92 7 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012 SM-liiga 60 15 - 34 6 5 132 201 62 13 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 SM-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 59 34 - 25 7 7 157 147 102 7 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 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 6 2 - 4 1 2 13 16 7 3 Did not make playoffs

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Sakari Manninen (F) 2020-2021 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 7 2 6 8 4
2. Juuso Puustinen (F) 2020-2021 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 3 3 1 4 0
3. Joonas Kemppainen (F) 2020-2021 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 7 0 4 4 2
4. Juuso Hietanen (D) 2020-2021 Dynamo Moskva KHL 6 0 2 2 2
5. Armands Berzins (F) 2020-2021 Prizma Riga Latvia 2 1 0 1 0
6. Miika Franssila (D) 2020-2021 KH GKS Katowice Poland 2 1 0 1 4
7. Niklas Friman (D) 2020-2021 Jokerit KHL 1 0 1 1 0
8. Antti Pihlström (F) 2020-2021 Jokerit KHL 2 0 0 0 0
9. Jere Karjalainen (F) 2020-2021 HK Sochi KHL 5 0 0 0 0
10. Paavo Tyni (D) 2020-2021 FPS Mestis - - - - -
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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 SM-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 SM-liiga 44 18 51 69 1.57 12
2. Teppo Kivelä (F) 1990-1991 SM-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 SM-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 SM-liiga 47 7 14 21 0.45 134
4. Jani Honkanen (D) 2009-2010 SM-liiga 43 3 1 4 0.09 122
5. Oscar Ackeström (D) 1999-2000 SM-liiga 53 17 22 39 0.74 118
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 187 lbs 24.56
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 25.96
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 191 lbs 24.87
2017-2018 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 25.00
2016-2017 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 26.77
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