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 Miikka Kuusela.

Who is the captain of KOOVEE?

The captain of KOOVEE is Jeremi Wehmas.

What are the team colors of KOOVEE?

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

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

KOOVEE were 24-20-8 in the 2022-23 Mestis season with 75 points, 8th overall.

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2022-2023 KOOVEE Roster

KOOVEE — 2022-2023 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#55	Arttu Ahola (G)	22	2003	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	#40	Ondrej Bizon (G)Loan	22	2004	Brno, CZE	6'0"	176	L
	#30	Matthieu Herpin (G)	22	2004	Aix-en-Provence, FRA	5'11"	168	L
	#35	Jakub Málek (G)Loan	24	2002	Kromeriz, CZE	6'4"	190	L
	#30	Samu Pakarinen (G)Loan	27	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'6"	198	L
	#35	Reima-Ville Roos (G)	25	2001	Kangasala, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#40	Verneri Virtanen (G)	26	2000	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	183	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#11	Karri Aho (D)Loan	24	2002	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#11	Santeri Airola (D)Loan	26	2000	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	179	R
	#12	Matias Hautala (D)	26	2000	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#55	Otto Heinonen (D)Loan	22	2004	Kangasala, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#22	Miro Hovinen (D)	34	1992	Espoo, FIN	6'4"	216	L
	#5	Kalle Hällfors (D)	25	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'4"	198	L
	#23	Jami Hänninen (D)	26	2000	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	205	R
	#7	Oskari Kantola (D)	28	1998	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#36	Elias Ruusu (D)	25	2001	Jämsä, FIN	6'3"	212	L
	#11	Sebastian Soini (D)Loan	20	2006	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	187	R
	#49	Markus Västilä (D)"A"	33	1992	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#18	Jeremi Wehmas (D)"C"	27	1998	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	185	L
	#42	Adam Wolin (D)	24	2001	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'11"	198	L
FORWARDS
	#20	Santeri Aalto (C/LW)	27	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#16	Perttu Aho (F)	26	2000	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	192	L
	#52	Samu Bau (C)Loan	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	6'5"	216	L
	#27	Santtu Hakanen (C)	25	2001	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	172	L
	#11	Miro Hölli (C)	22	2004	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	192	R
	#55	Tomi Iso-Mustajärvi (C)	34	1992	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	196	L
	#21	Emil Järventie (LW)Loan	21	2005	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#26	Okko Kangasniemi (F)	26	2000	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#17	Aku Kinnari (C/LW)	27	1999	Kangasala, FIN	5'8"	146	L
	#21	Jere Kivimäki (LW)	26	2000	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	161	L
	#24	Vili-Jesper Koivula (LW)	31	1995	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#14	Joona Korhonen (LW/RW)Loan	23	2003	Nokia, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#19	Jakub Kos (LW/C)Loan	23	2003	Kurim, CZE	6'4"	203	L
	#15	Samu Markkula (LW/RW)	32	1994	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#28	Verneri Metsänen (RW)	25	2001	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'0"	198	L
	#8	Ville Nieminen (LW/RW)"A"	29	1996	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#9	Jesse Nyppeli (F)	25	2001	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	139	R
	#52	Aleksi Ojala (F)	30	1996	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#12	Jesse Pelamo (C)	32	1994	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'3"	194	L
	#72	Santeri Sillanpää (F)"A"	29	1997	Paimio, FIN	6'1"	194	R
	#11	Alex Stepanek (RW)	22	2004	Praha, CZE	6'0"	183	R
Position: G: 5, D: 12, F: 19Av Age: 23.58 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 183 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 KOOVEE Staff

Head CoachMiikka Kuusela
Asst. CoachNils Hagman
Asst. CoachJuha Juujärvi
Goaltending CoachPekka Korhonen
Team ManagerPekka Korhonen
ChairmanJanne Virtanen
Conditioning CoachMarika Hillberg
Equipment ManagerKari Lehto
Equipment ManagerPentti Saloniemi
Franchise OwnerJanne Virtanen
Head Equipment ManagerJari Saloniemi
Massage TherapistVisa Luoma
PresidentPekka Hemmilä

Team Staff History

2022-2023 KOOVEE Captains

"C"

Jeremi Wehmas

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2022-2023 KOOVEE Demographics

KOOVEE Facts

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

2022-2023 KOOVEE Roster Facts

Nationalities

36 players
4 players
1 player

Experience

KOOVEE: 1 866 GP
Liiga: 488 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KOOVEE Games

KOOVEE — 2022-2023 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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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	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

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

KOOVEE — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Eppu Varjamo (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	7	17	24	2
2.	Roope Niskanen (F)	2026-2027	HYC Herentals	Belgium	5	13	7	20	0
3.	Eemeli Mäki (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	11	9	20	8
4.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	14	5	14	19	4
5.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	15	3	18	10
6.	Valtteri Peltonen (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	8	11	7	18	0
7.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	12	8	10	18	6
8.	Perttu Aho (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	9	7	11	18	2
9.	Anton Ollikainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	12	5	17	2
10.	Joel Pelttari (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	8	8	9	17	0

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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	22.65
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.58
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	23.84

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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	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

KOOVEE — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	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	PPG	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	PPG	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	PPG	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-)