When was KOOVEE founded?

KOOVEE was founded in 1929 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is KOOVEE based?

KOOVEE is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KOOVEE?

The head coach of KOOVEE is Jyrki Rantala.

Who is the captain of KOOVEE?

The captain of KOOVEE is Jonne Riekko.

What are the team colors of KOOVEE?

The team colors of KOOVEE are Yellow + Black + Red.

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2017-2018 Season

KOOVEE were 24-13-3 in the 2017-18 Suomi-sarja season with 71 points, 6th in the Regular season (Ylempi loppusarja) and 6th overall.

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2017-2018 KOOVEE Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Suomi-sarja
1.	Mika Niemi (C)	28	14	35	49	18	-	2	1	0	1	2
2.	Henri Sandvik (LW/RW)	35	25	21	46	10	-	7	6	4	10	0
3.	Antti Hildén (RW)	38	18	28	46	37	-	7	2	7	9	8
4.	Jimi Palanto (C/LW)	30	16	13	29	43	-
5.	Kalle Niemenmaa (F)	40	7	21	28	12	-	7	1	6	7	0
6.	Jaakko Kerisalmi (C)	31	11	15	26	24	-	5	1	2	3	0
7.	Janne Anttila (F)	39	11	15	26	6	-	6	0	3	3	0
8.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	31	10	16	26	14	-	7	2	5	7	4
9.	Jonne Riekko (D)	32	5	15	20	24	-	6	0	2	2	2
10.	Joni Mäkelä (D)	35	4	16	20	32	-	7	0	0	0	6
11.	Antti Törmänen (LW/RW)	29	8	11	19	48	-	7	2	1	3	16
12.	Ville Lehtonen (C)	39	6	9	15	10	-	7	4	4	8	0
13.	Niko Petro (F)	27	7	7	14	10	-	7	3	0	3	8
14.	Samuli Mäenalanen (F)	35	5	9	14	12	-	7	0	2	2	2
15.	Juho Saarinen (D)	21	2	11	13	6	-
16.	Mikko Korkiakoski (D/F)	32	1	11	12	10	-	5	0	0	0	0
17.	Valtteri Järviluoma (LW/RW)	12	5	4	9	4	-
18.	Teemu Toriseva (D)	32	1	6	7	8	-	5	0	0	0	0
19.	Joni Muikku (F)	15	4	2	6	16	-
20.	Tuomas Koskinen (LW)	3	3	3	6	0	-
21.	Niklas Kumpu (D)	27	2	3	5	92	-	7	0	1	1	6
22.	Kare Foudila (F)	16	2	2	4	2	-	6	0	0	0	0
23.	Risto Lindfors (D)	15	0	4	4	2	-	7	0	0	0	4
24.	Ismo Nikkinen (RW)	4	2	1	3	6	-
25.	Riku Väkiparta (D)	6	1	2	3	4	-
26.	Petteri Friman (D)	14	1	2	3	10	-	7	0	2	2	6
27.	Ville Kiviniemi (F)	23	0	3	3	4	-	6	0	0	0	0
28.	Tuukka Laakso (D)	9	1	1	2	8	-
29.	Erik Ahopelto (C)	2	0	2	2	0	-
30.	Jyri Raiskio (D/F)	10	0	2	2	2	-
31.	Jouni Aalto (D)	1	1	0	1	2	-	3	1	2	3	4
32.	Niko Lahtinen (LW/RW)	2	1	0	1	0	-
33.	Niklas Malinen (C)	8	1	0	1	2	-	3	0	0	0	0
34.	Jesper-Juhani Ilvessuo (D)	19	1	0	1	2	-
35.	Niki Raiskio (D/F)	3	0	1	1	0	-
36.	Jere Vuorihuhta (D)	10	0	1	1	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
37.	Oskari Jäättelä (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
38.	Niko Valkonen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
39.	Jouni Aalto (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0	-2
40.	Janne Anttila (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	1	2	0	0
41.	Kare Foudila (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	0	2	1
42.	Petteri Friman (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	0	2	-4
43.	Antti Hildén (RW)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	0	2	16	-3
44.	Jaakko Kerisalmi (C)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	1	1	8	1
45.	Ville Kiviniemi (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	0	0	-1
46.	Mikko Korkiakoski (D/F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	0	0	2	-1
47.	Niklas Kumpu (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	0	1	4	1
48.	Ville Lehtonen (C)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	2	2	2	-3
49.	Risto Lindfors (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	1	1	2	1
50.	Niklas Malinen (C)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0	-1
51.	Samuli Mäenalanen (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	0	0	-2
52.	Joni Mäkelä (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	0	1	2	-2
53.	Kalle Niemenmaa (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	1	1	2	-2
54.	Mika Niemi (C)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	1	1	0	-1
55.	Niko Petro (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0	-1
56.	Jonne Riekko (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	0	0	2	-2
57.	Juho Saarinen (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	1	1	2	-2
58.	Henri Sandvik (LW/RW)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0	-3
59.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	0	0	-1
60.	Teemu Toriseva (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	0	0	0	-1
61.	Antti Törmänen (LW/RW)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0	0	4	-3
Suomen Cup
1.	Jimi Palanto (C/LW)	2	0	5	5	10	-
2.	Samuli Mäenalanen (F)	2	3	1	4	2	-
3.	Kalle Niemenmaa (F)	2	2	1	3	0	-
4.	Ville Lehtonen (C)	2	1	2	3	4	-
5.	Niko Valkonen (F)	1	1	1	2	0	-
6.	Saku Tuominen (F)	2	1	1	2	0	-
7.	Joni Mäkelä (D)	2	1	1	2	2	-
8.	Henri Sandvik (LW/RW)	1	1	0	1	2	-
9.	Jami Koivuniemi (D)	1	0	1	1	0	-
10.	Niklas Vihriälä (D)	1	0	1	1	0	-
11.	Jere Vuorihuhta (D)	1	0	1	1	0	-
12.	Jonne Riekko (D)	2	0	1	1	0	-
13.	Kare Foudila (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
14.	Risto Lindfors (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
15.	Antti Ryhänen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
16.	Teemu Jokinen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
17.	Janne Anttila (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
18.	Mikko Korkiakoski (D/F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
19.	Jaakko Kerisalmi (C)	1	0	0	0	0	-
20.	Niklas Kumpu (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
21.	Juho Saarinen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
22.	Antti Törmänen (LW/RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
23.	Niki Raiskio (D/F)	1	0	0	0	2	-
24.	Joni Muikku (F)	1	0	0	0	2	-
25.	Ville Kiviniemi (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
26.	Niklas Malinen (C)	2	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Suomi-sarja
1.	Tomi Risteli (G)	15	2.53	.928	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1.86	.952
2.	Lassi Yrjölä (G)	4	3.74	.906	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Niilo Koskinen (G)	12	3.77	.901	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
4.	Niklas Nalli (G)	8	3.92	.891	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
5.	Juha Taponen (G)	4	3.75	.885	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Niilo Koskinen (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
7.	Niklas Nalli (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4.00	.897
8.	Tomi Risteli (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2.30	.946
Suomen Cup
1.	Niklas Nalli (G)	2	3.50	.907	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Ossi Mäkinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Juha Taponen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2017-2018 KOOVEE Staff

Head CoachJyrki Rantala
Asst. CoachVille Heino
Asst. CoachMikko Sirento-Manninen
Goaltending CoachTomi Jortikka
Sports ManagerJuha Järvenpää
Team ManagerJuha Järvenpää
ChairmanVesa Leinonen
Equipment ManagerKari Lehto
Equipment ManagerAnssi Reponen
Equipment ManagerJari Saloniemi
Equipment ManagerPentti Saloniemi
Franchise OwnerJanne Virtanen

Team Staff History

2017-2018 KOOVEE Captains

"C"

Jonne Riekko

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2017-2018 KOOVEE Demographics

KOOVEE Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: Yellow + Black + Red
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2017-2018 KOOVEE Roster Facts

Nationalities

49 players

Experience

KOOVEE: 2 987 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 38 GP
Liiga: 414 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KOOVEE Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/11/2024 04:30 PM UTC	KOOVEE	JoKP	3 - 6	Mestis
03/09/2024 03:00 PM UTC	JoKP	KOOVEE	4 - 3 (OT 92:26)	Mestis
03/07/2024 04:30 PM UTC	KOOVEE	Hermes	3 - 4 (SO)	Mestis
03/02/2024 03:00 PM UTC	KeuPa HT	KOOVEE	0 - 1	Mestis
03/01/2024 04:30 PM UTC	KOOVEE	IPK	1 - 3	Mestis

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KOOVEE History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Mestis	48	13	26	-	6	3	122	174	54	1.13	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2022-2023	Mestis	52	19	20	-	5	8	143	179	75	1.44	9	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Mestis	10	4	5	-	0	1	34	32	13	1.3	4	Saved in relegation
	Mestis	52	10	29	-	5	8	130	185	48	0.92	14	Relegation Play
2020-2021	Mestis	28	13	12	-	2	1	89	93	44	1.57	6	Qualification loss
2019-2020	Mestis	50	28	22	-	7	5	198	183	82	1.64	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	13	30	-	3	4	141	210	49	0.98	12	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	Suomi-sarja	40	20	13	-	4	3	178	139	71	1.78	6	Qualification loss
	Suomi-sarja	30	17	8	-	3	2	147	104	59	1.97	6	Final group
2016-2017	Suomi-sarja	36	15	13	-	5	3	158	140	58	1.61	7	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Suomi-sarja	36	11	18	-	5	2	135	147	45	1.25	9	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	13	18	-	3	2	122	129	47	1.31	12	Saved in play-out
2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	20	11	-	4	3	159	110	71	1.87	3	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	22	12	9	-	1	0	105	81	38	1.73	4	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	20	9	7	-	2	2	85	78	33	1.65	4	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	22	14	5	-	1	2	91	62	46	2.09	3	Qualification loss
	Suomi-sarja	14	8	3	-	2	1	69	46	29	2.07	2	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	12	9	2	-	0	0	60	43	27	2.25	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	22	14	4	-	2	2	113	84	48	2.18	3	Qualification loss
2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	20	19	1	-	0	0	136	49	57	2.85	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	14	6	4	-	4	0	81	60	26	1.86	3	No playoffs held
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	12	10	2	-	0	0	69	25	30	2.5	1	-
	Suomi-sarja	14	5	7	-	1	1	51	59	18	1.29	6	No playoffs held
2007-2008	Suomi-sarja	14	7	5	-	0	2	58	55	23	1.64	4	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	20	14	3	-	1	2	102	69	46	2.3	1	-
2006-2007	Mestis	45	9	30	6	-	-	133	227	26	0.58	11	Relegated
2005-2006	Suomi-sarja	32	15	12	2	1	2	128	120	36	1.13	4	Promoted
2004-2005	Suomi-sarja	38	19	12	4	2	0	167	130	47	1.24	5	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja	20	12	6	2	0	0	95	68	26	1.3	2	-
2003-2004	Suomi-sarja	36	15	14	4	1	2	120	128	38	1.06	4	Qualification loss

KOOVEE Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	9	5	6	3	1	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	8	4	3	-	1	0	39	25	14	1.75	-	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	2	2	-	0	0	12	11	-	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	10	8	-	-	-	-
1971-1972	Toronto Cup	5	1	3	1	-	-	17	42	3	0.6	5	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Toronto Cup	5	1	4	0	-	-	17	38	2	0.4	6	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	3	1	2	-	1	0	22	11	-	-	-	-
1968-1969	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	15	16th final loss
1967-1968	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

KOOVEE Retired Numbers

#10 Heino Pulli (F)

KOOVEE Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Joel Pelttari (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	5	5	8	13	0
2.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	11	1	12	4
3.	Perttu Aho (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	5	5	7	12	2
4.	Tomi Purmola (F)	2026-2027	Shakers	II-divisioona	3	8	2	10	4
5.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	6	5	5	10	2
6.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	6	5	5	10	4
7.	Markus Laurila (F)	2026-2027	LeKi	Suomi-sarja	6	5	4	9	0
8.	Julius Valtonen (F)	2026-2027	UTE	Erste Liga	5	4	4	8	4
9.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	6	2	6	8	0
10.	Anton Ollikainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	2	5	2	7	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	22.55
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.56
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	22.29
2020-2021	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.47
2019-2020	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	23.76

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Anttila (F)	377	143	192	335
2.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	320	103	178	281
3.	Matti Rautiainen (F)	267	132	134	266
4.	Timo Mäkinen (F)	272	125	141	256
5.	Heino Pulli (F)	190	173	77	250

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Heino Pulli (F)	190	173	77	250
2.	Janne Anttila (F)	377	143	192	335
3.	Matti Rautiainen (F)	267	132	134	266
4.	Sami Järvenpää (F)	212	127	118	245
5.	Timo Mäkinen (F)	272	125	141	256

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Anttila (F)	377	143	192	335
2.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	320	103	178	281
3.	Timo Mäkinen (F)	272	125	141	256
4.	Toni Aro (F)	251	76	141	217
5.	Jarno Suokko (F)	163	76	138	214

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	320	103	281	603
2.	Jari Harjumäki (D)	268	69	157	480
3.	Toni Aro (F)	251	76	217	327
4.	Timo Mäkinen (F)	272	125	256	316
5.	Eero Brander (F)	117	26	89	258

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juhani Ruohonen (D)	393	35	35	70
2.	Janne Anttila (F)	377	143	192	335
3.	Jukka-Pekka Järvenpää (F)	339	99	68	167
4.	Jonne Riekko (D)	328	34	107	141
5.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	320	103	178	281

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tuomas Koskinen (F)	3	3	6	2.00
2.	Sami Ahlberg (F)	2	2	4	2.00
3.	Jussi Viitanen (F)	30	28	55	1.83
4.	Mika Niemi (F)	28	14	49	1.75
5.	Olli Henriksson (F)	4	1	7	1.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Markus Jokinen (F)	2013-2014	38	37	72
2.	Jorma Janger (F)	1990-1991	35	36	69
3.	Lasse Tasala (F)	1981-1982	35	28	62
4.	Sakari Pehu (F)	1980-1981	35	30	61
5.	Sami Järvenpää (F)	2001-2002	31	34	60

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Markus Jokinen (F)	2013-2014	38	37	72
2.	Jorma Janger (F)	1990-1991	35	36	69
3.	Sami Järvenpää (F)	2001-2002	31	34	60
4.	Pekka Orimus (F)	1980-1981	33	32	51
5.	Markku Hakulinen (F)	1976-1977	36	32	48

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jani Salmijärvi (F)	2009-2010	29	37	43
2.	Markus Jokinen (F)	2013-2014	38	35	72
3.	Jukka Isotalo (F)	1988-1989	44	35	53
4.	Jarno Suokko (F)	1996-1997	40	35	52
5.	Riku Niemelä (F)	2000-2001	34	35	51

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Tommi Välimaa (F)	2006-2007	42	22	127
2.	Jani Lehtinen (F)	2009-2010	20	6	119
3.	Anssi Ranta (D)	2006-2007	34	11	108
4.	Eero Brander (F)	1994-1995	44	20	107
5.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	2016-2017	28	35	97

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team names:
- TK-V (1949-1967)
- KOOVEE (1967-)