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 Juha Pajuoja.

Who is the captain of KOOVEE?

The captain of KOOVEE is Ville Lehtonen.

What are the team colors of KOOVEE?

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

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2018-2019 Season

KOOVEE were 16-30-4 in the 2018-19 Mestis season with 49 points, 12th overall.

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2018-2019 KOOVEE Player Stats

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KOOVEE — 2018-2019 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mestis
1.		Vili-Jesper Koivula (LW)	50	24	16	40	34	-2	4	2	2	4	2	3
2.		Ville Saloranta (RW/LW)	50	17	21	38	30	-16	4	3	1	4	4	4
3.		Julius Valtonen (RW)	37	14	16	30	16	-18	4	2	4	6	2	6
4.		Erik Ahopelto (C)	41	5	20	25	8	9
5.		Riku Sihvonen (RW/LW)	39	9	14	23	18	-12	4	2	0	2	0	1
6.		Sami Tamminen (C)	25	5	17	22	12	-24	4	1	4	5	0	6
7.		Niki Huovinen (C/W)	47	7	13	20	28	-16	2	1	0	1	6	1
8.		Alex Hukki (RW)	41	6	12	18	2	-8
9.		Jerry Laakso (D)	45	4	14	18	10	-28	4	0	2	2	0	3
10.		Santeri Sillanpää (F)	44	10	7	17	8	-24	4	1	1	2	2	2
11.		Joni Mäkelä (D)	41	3	12	15	34	-14	4	0	0	0	12	1
12.		Ville Lehtonen (C)	47	4	7	11	33	-26	4	0	2	2	4	2
13.		Eero Savilahti (C/LW)	15	2	9	11	4	-9
14.		Kristian Tikka (RW/LW)	26	4	6	10	8	-16
15.		Jesper-Juhani Ilvessuo (D)	45	4	6	10	45	-25
16.		Topias Haapanen (LW)	7	3	6	9	2	-1
17.		Erno Hopponen (D)	40	2	6	8	58	-18	4	1	1	2	4	4
18.		Jesse Hurme (C)	24	3	2	5	2	-6	4	0	1	1	0	1
19.		Elias Elomaa (LW)	16	1	4	5	8	-5	4	0	2	2	12	-1
20.		Jonne Riekko (D)	44	1	4	5	30	-13	4	0	0	0	0	1
21.		Jesse Ahonen (D)	27	2	2	4	12	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
22.		Miro Nalli (LW/C)	29	2	2	4	8	-18	4	0	0	0	12	0
23.		Mark Rozanov (C)	8	1	3	4	6	-4
24.		Elias Laitamäki (D)	14	1	3	4	2	-9
25.		Juuso Walli (D)	16	1	3	4	34	0	4	0	2	2	24	6
26.		Saska Putkonen (D)	18	0	4	4	26	1
27.		Kim Strömberg (C/W)	2	1	2	3	0	2
28.		Juho Liuksiala (RW/LW)	3	2	0	2	2	2
29.		Lassi Korpela (F)	9	1	1	2	0	1
30.		Valtteri Peltonen (RW)	22	1	1	2	4	-9	2	0	0	0	0	0
31.		Ville Järvinen (D)	11	0	2	2	10	-7	4	1	0	1	4	3
32.		Risto Lindfors (D)	24	0	2	2	0	-3	4	1	0	1	0	1
33.		Miika Rissanen (C)	16	1	0	1	14	-10
34.		Olli Vainio (D)	2	0	1	1	0	0
35.		Jerry Ahtola (W/C)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
36.		Nikolas Matinpalo (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-5
37.		Jaska Ojanperä (D)	19	0	0	0	4	-6
Suomen Cup
1.		Niki Huovinen (C/W)	4	2	2	4	4	-
2.		Ville Saloranta (RW/LW)	4	1	3	4	0	-
3.		Alex Hukki (RW)	4	1	2	3	4	-
4.		Jaska Ojanperä (D)	4	1	2	3	14	-
5.		Valtteri Peltonen (RW)	2	1	1	2	0	-
6.		Kim Strömberg (C/W)	4	1	1	2	2	-
7.		Santeri Sillanpää (F)	4	1	1	2	2	-
8.		Kristian Tikka (RW/LW)	4	1	1	2	4	-
9.		Eero Savilahti (C/LW)	2	1	0	1	2	-
10.		Erik Ahopelto (C)	4	1	0	1	0	-
11.		Eeli Pajuoja (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
12.		Julius Valtonen (RW)	2	0	1	1	0	-
13.		Erno Hopponen (D)	4	0	1	1	2	-
14.		Joni Mäkelä (D)	4	0	1	1	2	-
15.		Vili-Jesper Koivula (LW)	4	0	1	1	4	-
16.		Jerry Laakso (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
17.		Lauri Oksa (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-
18.		Jonne Riekko (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-
19.		Risto Lindfors (D)	3	0	0	0	2	-
20.		Jesse Hurme (C)	4	0	0	0	0	-
21.		Jesper-Juhani Ilvessuo (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-
22.		Miika Rissanen (C)	4	0	0	0	2	-
23.		Saska Putkonen (D)	4	0	0	0	6	-

KOOVEE — 2018-2019 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Mestis
1.		Lukas Dostal (G)	1	2.00	.938	0	0	1	0	62:00	30
2.		Tomi Risteli (G)	38	3.58	.893	11	19	5	1	2166:41	1136	4	1.75	.913
3.		Lassi Yrjölä (G)	9	3.67	.867	0	7	1	0	425:27	215	0
4.		Antti Lehtonen (G)	4	4.50	.849	2	2	0	0	237:01	101
5.		Niilo Koskinen (G)	2	4.00	.822	0	2	0	0	90:41	37
Suomen Cup
1.		Tomi Risteli (G)	2	-	.947	-	-	-	-	-	72
2.		Lassi Yrjölä (G)	2	-	.887	-	-	-	-	-	55
3.		Niilo Koskinen (G)	0	0.00	.000	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2018-2019 KOOVEE Staff

Head CoachJuha Pajuoja
Asst. CoachMikko Sirento-Manninen
Goaltending CoachJere Myllyniemi
Sports ManagerJuha Järvenpää
Team ManagerJuha Järvenpää
ChairmanVesa Leinonen
Equipment ManagerKari Lehto
Equipment ManagerJari Saloniemi
Equipment ManagerPentti Saloniemi
Franchise OwnerJanne Virtanen
Head Equipment ManagerJani Alanen
Skating CoachJuha Jokiharju

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2018-2019 KOOVEE Captains

"C"

Ville Lehtonen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2018-2019 KOOVEE Demographics

KOOVEE Facts

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

2018-2019 KOOVEE Roster Facts

Nationalities

42 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

KOOVEE: 1 690 GP
Liiga: 2 191 GP
Czechia: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KOOVEE Games

KOOVEE — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
03/11/2024 06:30 PM GMT+2	KOOVEE	JoKP	3 - 6	Mestis
03/09/2024 05:00 PM GMT+2	JoKP	KOOVEE	4 - 3 (OT 92:26)	Mestis
03/07/2024 06:30 PM GMT+2	KOOVEE	Hermes	3 - 4 (SO)	Mestis
03/02/2024 05:00 PM GMT+2	KeuPa HT	KOOVEE	0 - 1	Mestis
03/01/2024 06:30 PM GMT+2	KOOVEE	IPK	1 - 3	Mestis

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Latest Transactions

KOOVEE — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/17/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Tomi Purmola (F)	Wolfpack	Details
08/25/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Kalle Hällfors (D)	Pyry	Details
08/24/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Jere Kivimäki (F)	Pyry	Details
06/29/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Joona Lehtinen (F)	IPK	Details
06/19/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Eerik Kantola (F)	Hermes	Details
06/12/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Elias Ruusu (D)	Marseille	Details
05/17/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Perttu Aho (F)	LeKi	Details
05/17/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Markus Laurila (F)	LeKi	Details

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KOOVEE History and Standings

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

KOOVEE Tournament Statistics

KOOVEE — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	6	9	5	3	1	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	8	4	1	-	0	3	14	39	25	1.75	-	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	2	0	-	0	2	-	12	11	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	-	-	-	1	-	10	8	-	-	-
1971-1972	Toronto Cup	5	1	-	1	-	3	3	17	42	0.6	5	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Toronto Cup	5	1	-	0	-	4	2	17	38	0.4	6	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	3	1	1	-	0	2	-	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

KOOVEE — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Roope Niskanen (F)	2026-2027	HYC Herentals	Belgium	8	18	13	31	0
2.	Tomi Purmola (F)	2026-2027	Shakers	II-divisioona	10	15	16	31	10
3.	Anton Ollikainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	8	16	13	29	4
4.	Valtteri Peltonen (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	12	16	13	29	0
5.	Perttu Aho (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	11	13	14	27	4
6.	Eemeli Mäki (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	10	13	13	26	12
7.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	19	11	15	26	8
8.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	19	6	20	26	6
9.	Aku Kinnari (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	12	11	14	25	2
10.	Janne Seppänen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Ahma	II-divisioona	7	10	15	25	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KOOVEE — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	22.68
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.61
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	22.34
2020-2021	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.50
2019-2020	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	23.84

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KOOVEE — 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

KOOVEE — 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

KOOVEE — 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.

KOOVEE — 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

KOOVEE — 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

KOOVEE — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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

KOOVEE — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Markus Jokinen (F)	2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	37	35	72	1.89	28
2.	Jorma Janger (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	36	33	69	1.97	12
3.	Lasse Tasala (F)	1981-1982	I-divisioona	35	28	34	62	1.77	55
4.	Sakari Pehu (F)	1980-1981	I-divisioona	35	30	31	61	1.74	23
5.	Sami Järvenpää (F)	2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	31	34	26	60	1.94	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KOOVEE — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Markus Jokinen (F)	2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	37	35	72	1.89	28
2.	Jorma Janger (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	36	33	69	1.97	12
3.	Sami Järvenpää (F)	2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	31	34	26	60	1.94	8
4.	Pekka Orimus (F)	1980-1981	I-divisioona	33	32	19	51	1.55	50
5.	Markku Hakulinen (F)	1976-1977	SM-liiga	36	32	16	48	1.33	24

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KOOVEE — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jani Salmijärvi (F)	2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	29	6	37	43	1.48	30
2.	Markus Jokinen (F)	2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	37	35	72	1.89	28
3.	Jukka Isotalo (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	18	35	53	1.20	42
4.	Jarno Suokko (F)	1996-1997	I-divisioona	40	17	35	52	1.30	67
5.	Riku Niemelä (F)	2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	34	16	35	51	1.50	14

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KOOVEE — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Tommi Välimaa (F)	2006-2007	Mestis	42	7	15	22	0.52	127
2.	Jani Lehtinen (F)	2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	20	2	4	6	0.30	119
3.	Anssi Ranta (D)	2006-2007	Mestis	34	2	9	11	0.32	108
4.	Eero Brander (F)	1994-1995	I-divisioona	44	10	10	20	0.45	107
5.	Mikko Sulonen (F)	2016-2017	Suomi-sarja	28	10	25	35	1.25	97

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

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