When was SaPKo founded?

SaPKo was founded in 1929 in Savonlinna, FIN, Finland.

Where is SaPKo based?

SaPKo is based in Savonlinna, FIN.

Who is the head coach of SaPKo?

The head coach of SaPKo is Pasi Räsänen.

Who is the captain of SaPKo?

The captain of SaPKo is Joonas Toivanen.

What arena does SaPKo play in?

SaPKo play their home games at Lempeä Lämpö Areena in Savonlinna, FIN.

What are the team colors of SaPKo?

The team colors of SaPKo are Navy Blue + Red + White.

SaPKo

Suomi-sarja

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2015-2016

2015-2016 Season

SaPKo were 30-15-5 in the 2015-16 Mestis season with 88 points, 4th overall.

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2015-2016 SaPKo Roster

SaPKo — 2015-2016 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#37	Alexandar Georgiyev (G)Loan	30	1996	Ruse, BUL	6'1"	176	L
	#36	Olli Kälkäjä (G)	33	1993	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	176	L
	#32	Antti Leskinen (G)	35	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#33	Roni Sairanen (G)	29	1997	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#33	Oskari Setänen (G)Loan	32	1994	Eura, FIN	6'0"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#77	Miika Huhtanen (D)Loan	33	1993	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'10"	190	L
	#11	Casimir Jürgens (D)	31	1994	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#56	Miro Keskitalo (D)Loan	30	1996	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#50	Nikke Kettukangas (D/F)	34	1992	Kerava, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#56	Markus Kojo (D)Loan	32	1994	Noormarkku, FIN	6'4"	220	L
	#29	Kai Lehtinen (D)	35	1991	Viiala, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#38	Iiro Sulin (D)"A"	34	1992	Pori, FIN	6'2"	190	L
	#15	Lasse Tiilikainen (D)	32	1993	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#6	Sameli Ventelä (D)	32	1994	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#23	Paavo Ylipaino (D)"A"	35	1991	Vammala, FIN	6'0"	196	L
FORWARDS
	#91	Juuso Forsström (C/W)	36	1990	Lohja, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#2	Toni Henttonen (LW/RW)	32	1994	Savonlinna, FIN	6'0"	170	L
	#9	Niklas Huovila (F)	35	1991	Kirkkonummi, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#14	Joonas Hyttinen (C/RW)	36	1989	Kajaani, FIN	5'11"	203	R
	#21	Rasmus Hämäläinen (RW)	32	1994	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#85	Jarkko Kainulainen (F)	33	1993	Parikkala, FIN	5'7"	148	L
	#27	Kristian Kangas (RW)	33	1993	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	183	R
	#10	Janne Kumpulainen (LW)	35	1991	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#25	Mikko Lahtela (C)	33	1992	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#75	Teemu Lepaus (LW)	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	174	L
	#31	Teemu Lämsä (C/RW)Loan	30	1996	Turku, FIN	6'3"	198	R
	#44	Samu Markkula (LW/RW)	32	1994	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#9	Otto Nieminen (LW/RW)Loan	30	1996	Somero, FIN	5'9"	192	L
	#24	Ville Paalanen (F/D)	36	1990	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'9"	185	L
	#12	Joonas Toivanen (C)"C"	35	1991	Varkaus, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#97	Julius Valtonen (RW)Loan	31	1995	Tuusula, FIN	6'3"	203	R
	#77	Patrik Virta (C)Loan	30	1996	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'10"	181	R
	#22	Viljami Wacklin (C)	32	1994	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#25	Tomi Wilenius (C/W)	33	1993	Nokia, FIN	5'11"	190	R
Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 22.81 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 183 lbsCompare with other teams »

2015-2016 SaPKo Staff

Head CoachPasi Räsänen
Asst. CoachJarmo Myllys
Team ManagerPekka Lindén
CEOPetri Karppanen
CEOPertti Väre
ChairmanVesa Kutvonen
Equipment ManagerAri Hiltunen
Equipment ManagerJari Pöllänen
Equipment ManagerJarmo Puustinen
Equipment ManagerMatti Rask
Equipment ManagerJori Sinisalo

Team Staff History

2015-2016 SaPKo Captains

"C"

Joonas Toivanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2015-2016 SaPKo Demographics

SaPKo Facts

Plays in: Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Navy Blue + Red + White
Town: Savonlinna, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2015-2016 SaPKo Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
1 player

Experience

SaPKo: 2 050 GP
Liiga: 386 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jokipojat U20 (U20 Mestis)
JoKP (Mestis)
Jukurit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
RU (III-divisioona)
SaPKo U20 (U20 Mestis)
Warkis (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Lempeä Lämpö Areena
Location: Savonlinna, FIN
Capacity: 2 833
Construction Year: 1978

SaPKo Games

SaPKo — 2015-2016 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaPKo	Hunters	-	Suomi-sarja
10/18/2026 01:00 PM UTC	SaPKo	Haukat	-	Suomi-sarja
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Titaanit	SaPKo	2 - 5	Suomi-sarja
10/10/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaPKo	Riemu	4 - 3 (SO)	Suomi-sarja
10/04/2026 01:00 PM UTC	SaPKo	Laser HT	6 - 1	Suomi-sarja

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Latest Transactions

SaPKo — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/09/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Eetu Nikkilä (D)	PEPO HC	Details
10/09/2026	Loan	joining	Miro Vapola (D)	JoKP	Details
10/09/2026	Loan	joining	Justus Inhala (D)	JoKP	Details
09/23/2026	Confirmed	joining	Oula Uski (F)	MSK Ziar nad Hronom	Details
09/16/2026	Extension		Martti Myyryläinen (D)		Details
09/10/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jere Kuivisto (D)	PeTo	Details
09/10/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Joe Leinonen (F)	LeKi	Details
09/09/2026	Loan	joining	Juho Kuikka (F)	JoKP	Details

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SaPKo History and Standings

SaPKo — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Suomi-sarja	9	3	3	-	2	1	33	21	14	1.56	5	-
2025-2026	Suomi-sarja	34	19	9	-	3	3	147	100	66	1.94	4	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Suomi-sarja	36	16	13	-	5	2	126	121	60	1.67	3	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Suomi-sarja	33	12	11	-	6	4	124	123	52	1.58	5	Bronze game loss
	Suomi-sarja	28	10	8	-	6	4	110	103	46	1.64	4	Final group
2021-2022	Mestis	10	3	3	-	3	1	39	34	16	1.6	3	Bankruptcy
	Mestis	52	17	25	-	5	5	143	159	66	1.27	12	Relegation Play
2020-2021	Mestis	18	6	7	-	4	1	62	68	27	1.5	13	Withdrawn
2019-2020	Mestis	50	28	22	-	6	5	167	160	83	1.66	4	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	22	18	-	5	5	177	159	81	1.62	4	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Mestis	50	24	11	-	9	6	175	138	96	1.92	2	Bronze game win
2016-2017	Mestis	50	32	11	-	5	2	181	110	108	2.16	1	Champion
2015-2016	Mestis	50	23	15	-	7	5	169	149	88	1.76	4	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Mestis	56	22	26	-	4	4	155	161	78	1.39	7	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Mestis	56	17	27	-	3	9	130	168	66	1.18	11	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Mestis	48	15	22	-	5	6	132	153	61	1.27	10	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	Mestis	46	18	19	-	6	3	136	126	69	1.5	5	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	Mestis	49	20	17	-	7	7	156	152	79	1.61	4	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	15	22	-	4	4	129	158	57	1.27	10	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	Mestis	45	7	29	-	3	6	113	181	33	0.73	12	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	Mestis	45	17	21	-	2	5	122	164	60	1.33	8	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	12	25	8	-	-	121	171	33	0.73	9	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	Suomi-sarja	32	17	10	3	1	1	136	102	40	1.25	2	Promoted
2004-2005	Suomi-sarja	38	12	19	4	1	4	125	136	33	0.87	8	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja	20	9	8	1	1	1	73	63	22	1.1	4	-
2003-2004	Suomi-sarja	36	16	16	1	0	3	138	117	36	1	6	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Suomi-sarja	32	17	9	3	2	1	173	105	42	1.31	3	Champion
2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	34	25	8	0	0	1	192	107	51	1.5	2	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	34	13	21	0	-	-	114	167	26	0.76	5	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	8	37	3	-	-	134	225	19	0.4	12	Relegated

SaPKo Tournament Statistics

SaPKo — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	10	6	6	3	1	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	8	5	2	1	-	-	27	18	15	1.88	-	Final loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	2	1	-	0	1	19	12	-	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	5	4	1	-	-	-	25	13	-	-	2	Final loss
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	23	6	-	-	-	-
1967-1968	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1966-1967	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-

SaPKo Retired Numbers

SaPKo Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

SaPKo — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Camilo Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	12	14	26	2
2.	Arttu Reponen (F)	2026-2027	PEPO HC	II-divisioona	4	4	11	15	4
3.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	10	4	11	15	2
4.	Miiro Linjala (F)	2026-2027	Unterland	Alps Hockey League	9	6	8	14	0
5.	Teemu Lepaus (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	10	3	11	14	2
6.	Julius Valtonen (F)	2026-2027	UTE	Erste Liga	10	5	8	13	6
7.	Joona Monto (F)	2026-2027	GKS Katowice	PHL	12	3	10	13	8
8.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	2	11	13	4
9.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	12	6	5	11	4
10.	Niki Koskinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	7	5	6	11	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

SaPKo — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	23.50
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.52
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	22.48
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	22.22
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	23.24

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pasi Varhevaara (F)	370	117	210	327
2.	Kalle Konsti (F)	342	164	160	324
3.	Ari Tamminen (F)	376	159	160	319
4.	Steve MacDonald (F)	212	159	139	288
5.	Jarno Tiilikainen (F)	334	135	147	282

Franchise All-Time Goals

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kalle Konsti (F)	342	164	160	324
2.	Ari Tamminen (F)	376	159	160	319
3.	Steve MacDonald (F)	212	159	139	288
4.	Jussi Piuhola (F)	230	143	106	249
5.	Jarno Tiilikainen (F)	334	135	147	282

Franchise All-Time Assists

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pasi Varhevaara (F)	370	117	210	327
2.	Kalle Konsti (F)	342	164	160	324
3.	Ari Tamminen (F)	376	159	160	319
4.	Jarno Tiilikainen (F)	334	135	147	282
5.	Gennadi Kurdin (F)	212	89	141	230

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Gennadi Kurdin (F)	212	89	230	637
2.	Antti Tirkkonen (D)	295	63	161	529
3.	Paavo Tirkkonen (D)	376	77	183	425
4.	Raine Hartus (D)	183	18	55	395
5.	Mika Kilpeläinen (F)	250	85	215	385

Franchise All-Time Games Played

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ari Tamminen (F)	376	159	160	319
2.	Paavo Tirkkonen (D)	376	77	106	183
3.	Pasi Varhevaara (F)	370	117	210	327
4.	Kalle Konsti (F)	342	164	160	324
5.	Jarno Tiilikainen (F)	334	135	147	282

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kai Syväsalmi (D)	1	0	3	3.00
2.	Viktor Tyumenev (F)	31	23	83	2.68
3.	Ari Saarinen (F)	36	49	92	2.56
4.	Pasi Sinikunnas (F)	36	30	92	2.56
5.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	8	9	17	2.13

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ari Saarinen (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	36	49	43	92	2.56	34
2.	Pasi Sinikunnas (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	30	62	92	2.56	64
3.	Jonatan Tanus (F)	2016-2017	Mestis	49	40	28	68	1.39	40
4.	Steve MacDonald (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	33	35	68	1.55	36
5.	Aleksi Soijärvi (F)	2025-2026	Suomi-sarja	34	25	39	64	1.88	20

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ari Saarinen (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	36	49	43	92	2.56	34
2.	Jonatan Tanus (F)	2016-2017	Mestis	49	40	28	68	1.39	40
3.	Vesa Karjalainen (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	39	23	62	1.41	44
4.	Kalle Konsti (F)	2009-2010	Mestis	45	37	19	56	1.24	18
5.	Steve MacDonald (F)	1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	33	35	68	1.55	36

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pasi Sinikunnas (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	30	62	92	2.56	64
2.	Teemu Lepaus (F)	2016-2017	Mestis	48	16	46	62	1.29	42
3.	Ari Saarinen (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	36	49	43	92	2.56	34
4.	Viktor Tyumenev (F)	1992-1993	II-divisioona	16	16	40	56	3.50	35
5.	Aleksi Soijärvi (F)	2025-2026	Suomi-sarja	34	25	39	64	1.88	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

SaPKo — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Gennadi Kurdin (F)	1997-1998	I-divisioona	42	20	27	47	1.12	167
2.	Gennadi Kurdin (F)	1996-1997	I-divisioona	41	16	28	44	1.07	163
3.	Antti Tirkkonen (D)	2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	29	15	12	27	0.93	134
4.	Gennadi Kurdin (F)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	40	15	35	50	1.25	131
5.	Brian Tutt (D)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	22	2	9	11	0.50	131