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2021-2022 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#35 Eetu Haavisto (G) 24 1997 Tampere, FIN 6'1" 198 L 21/22
Eelis Korpela (G) 19 2002 Jyväskylä, FIN 5'8" 165 L Junior
#1 Santeri Metsänen (G) 22 1999 Tampere, FIN 5'9" 170 L 21/22
Ossi Mäkinen (G) 21 2000 Rauma, FIN 5'10" 152 L Junior
#30 Teemu Paavola (G) 22 1999 Tampere, FIN 6'3" 172 L 21/22
DEFENSEMEN
#4 Joni Hassinen (D) 23 1998 Lempäälä, FIN 6'1" 187 L 21/22
#24 Veeti Hietaniemi (D) 21 2000 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 165 L 21/22
#23 Jarno Jokipakka (D)   “A” 24 1997 Tampere, FIN 6'1" 192 L 21/22
Valtteri Myllykallio (D/F) 22 1999 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 181 R 21/22
#27 Riku Paavilainen (D) 22 1999 Urjala, FIN 6'0" 187 R 21/22
#12 Eemil Salonen (D) 23 1998 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 176 L 21/22
#6 Tuukka Virtanen (D) 24 1997 Tampere, FIN 5'11" 192 L 21/22
FORWARDS
#20 Saku Aavajoki (F) 24 1997 Tampere, FIN 5'9" 176 L 21/22
#2 Miska Autio (F/D) 25 1996 Jyväskylä, FIN 6'2" 181 L 21/22
#9 Tatu Eeronheimo (F) 22 1999 Vammala, FIN 5'10" 194 R 21/22
Saku Hautamäki (F) 20 2001 Nokia, FIN 5'11" 176 L Junior
#22 Alex Hukki (RW) 25 1996 Viiala, FIN 6'2" 187 R 21/22
#21 Jesse Hurme (C)   “C” 27 1994 Tampere, FIN 5'11" 181 L 21/22
#16 Leevi Hämäläinen (F) 23 1998 Tampere, FIN 5'10" 154 R 21/22
#14 Severi Kairimo (F) 22 1999 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 183 - 21/22
#15 Niko Kakko (F) 23 1999 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 183 R 21/22
Ville Keskinen (F) 18 2003 5'10" 141 L Junior
#13 Vili Liimatainen (F/D) 22 1999 5'11" 154 L 21/22
#3 Juuso Meskanen (F) 24 1997 Tampere, FIN 6'3" 176 L 21/22
#10 Mikael Ojanen (F) 20 2001 6'3" 212 L 21/22
#55 Juuso Papinsaari (C)   “A” 23 1998 Lempäälä, FIN 6'0" 168 L 21/22
#18 Rasmus Rasinaho (F) 22 1999 Tampere, FIN 5'11" 172 L 21/22
#28 Niklas Saha (F) 24 1997 Loimaa, FIN 6'0" 168 L 21/22
#7 Tuomas Tiitinen (RW) 21 2000 5'9" 198 L Junior
Position: G: 5, D: 7, F: 17 | Av Age: 22.48 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 177 lbs | Compare with other teams
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Arena Information
  • Arena Name Kiekkobussi Areena
  • Location Lempäälä, FIN
  • Capacity 900
  • Construction Year 1995
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/20/2021
11/20/2021 Confirmed Joining Valtteri Myllykallio (D) Joining from Pingviinit
09/17/2021
09/17/2021 Confirmed Leaving Niklas Vihriälä (D) Leaving for KOOVEE II
08/18/2021
08/18/2021 Confirmed Joining Miska Autio (F) Joining from Riemu
08/12/2021
08/12/2021 Confirmed Joining Santeri Metsänen (G) Joining from Pyry
01/15/2021
01/15/2021 Confirmed Joining Niklas Saha (F) Joining from FPS
09/18/2020
09/18/2020 Confirmed Leaving Jimi Palanto (F) Leaving for KOOVEE II
09/12/2020
09/12/2020 Extension Joining Leevi Hämäläinen (F) Joining from LeKi U20
09/12/2020 Extension Joni Kuivila (F)
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1974-1975 III-divisioona 12 5 0 7 - - 47 69 10 0.83 4 -
1975-1976 III-divisioona 8 6 1 1 - - 65 29 13 1.63 2 -
1991-1992 III-divisioona 10 0 2 8 - - 48 81 2 0.20 6 -
III-divisioona 10 6 1 3 - - 91 45 13 1.30 3 -
1997-1998 II-divisioona 16 6 0 10 - - 68 90 12 0.75 7 -
II-divisioona 14 7 1 6 - - 74 55 15 1.07 5 No playoffs held
1999-2000 II-divisioona 32 24 0 8 - - 213 156 48 1.50 2 -
2000-2001 II-divisioona 28 14 2 12 - - 156 133 30 1.07 4 -
2001-2002 II-divisioona - - - - - - - - - - -
2002-2003 II-divisioona 16 9 0 6 - 1 80 68 19 1.19 3 -
II-divisioona 10 9 0 1 - - 67 31 21 2.10 2 -
2003-2004 II-divisioona 14 9 - 5 - 1 96 62 19 1.36 3 -
2004-2005 II-divisioona - - - - - - - - - - -
2005-2006 Suomi-sarja 32 14 2 13 2 1 104 125 35 1.09 5 Did not make playoffs
2006-2007 Suomi-sarja 36 20 3 9 3 1 183 133 50 1.39 2 Promoted
2007-2008 Mestis 45 22 - 15 6 2 152 141 80 1.78 5 Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009 Mestis 45 20 - 20 3 2 146 145 68 1.51 8 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 Mestis 45 20 - 15 9 1 151 124 79 1.76 3 Bronze game loss
2010-2011 Mestis 49 24 - 22 1 1 158 163 76 1.55 6 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 Mestis 46 14 - 23 4 5 105 130 55 1.20 10 Saved in relegation
2012-2013 Mestis 48 18 - 21 4 5 144 154 67 1.40 8 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Mestis 56 16 - 28 5 7 159 210 65 1.16 12 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 Mestis 56 23 - 22 5 6 149 158 85 1.52 6 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 Mestis 50 13 - 26 3 8 131 168 53 1.06 10 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 Mestis 50 20 - 25 3 2 143 155 68 1.36 9 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 Mestis 50 16 - 20 9 5 146 149 71 1.42 8 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Mestis 50 26 - 14 7 3 194 155 95 1.90 2 Bronze game loss
2019-2020 II-divisioona 24 15 - 6 2 1 143 100 50 2.08 4 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 II-divisioona 12 11 - 0 1 0 101 22 35 2.92 1 Season Cancelled
2021-2022 II-divisioona - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2017-2018 Suomen Cup 3 2 - 1 - - 19 8 - 0.00 - Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Suomen Cup 2 0 - 2 0 0 3 16 - 0.00 - Relegated
2021-2022 Suomen Cup - - - - - - - - - - -

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Tomi Wilenius (F) 2021-2022 Herner EV 2007 Germany3 32 25 20 45 10
2. Roope Nikkilä (F) 2021-2022 Heerenveen Flyers BeNeLiga 21 25 19 44 8
3. Teddy Da Costa (F) 2021-2022 Unia Oswiecim Poland 30 13 30 43 26
4. Aleksi Luhtalampi (F) 2021-2022 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 15 12 30 42 6
5. Nick Bailen (D) 2021-2022 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 49 6 36 42 53
6. Markus Jokinen (F) 2021-2022 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 13 20 21 41 18
7. Sami Järvenpää (D) 2021-2022 MaKo IV-divisioona 9 18 22 40 16
8. Anton Levtchi (F) 2021-2022 Tappara Liiga 36 17 23 40 28
9. Toni Rajala (F) 2021-2022 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 40 18 20 38 6
10. Ville Korhonen (F) 2021-2022 Gherdëina AlpsHL 28 16 22 38 8
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jose Nippala (F) 318 139 187 326
2. Miikka Keskitalo (F) 152 74 156 230
3. Lassi Mattila (F) 281 76 122 198
4. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 86 146
5. Jesse Hurme (F) 51 47 76 123
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jose Nippala (F) 318 139 187 326
2. Lassi Mattila (F) 281 76 122 198
3. Miikka Keskitalo (F) 152 74 156 230
4. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 86 146
5. Timo Ruuska (F) 40 59 43 102
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jose Nippala (F) 318 139 187 326
2. Miikka Keskitalo (F) 152 74 156 230
3. Lassi Mattila (F) 281 76 122 198
4. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 86 146
5. Jesse Hurme (F) 51 47 76 123
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 146 526
2. Miikka Keskitalo (F) 152 74 230 350
3. Jarkko Näppilä (D) 90 21 50 240
4. Sami Laakso (F) 242 32 78 237
5. Jarno Virkki (D) 144 12 45 229
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jose Nippala (F) 318 139 187 326
2. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 86 146
3. Lassi Mattila (F) 281 76 122 198
4. Sami Laakso (F) 242 32 46 78
5. Juho Joki-Erkkilä (F) 207 35 52 87
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Riku Niemelä (F) 10 11 32 3.200
2. Joonas Rask (F) 1 1 3 3.000
3. Timo Ruuska (F) 40 59 102 2.550
4. Petri Murtovaara (F) 30 31 74 2.467
5. Jesse Hurme (F) 51 47 123 2.412
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Timo Ruuska (F) 2004-2005 II-divisioona 32 54 42 96 3.00 40
2. Jose Nippala (F) 2004-2005 II-divisioona 29 42 35 77 2.66 16
3. Jose Nippala (F) 2003-2004 II-divisioona 29 40 28 68 2.34 20
4. Petri Murtovaara (F) 2001-2002 II-divisioona 25 29 36 65 2.60 32
5. Sami Lehvilä (F) 2004-2005 II-divisioona 24 26 39 65 2.71 20
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Timo Ruuska (F) 2004-2005 II-divisioona 32 54 42 96 3.00 40
2. Jose Nippala (F) 2004-2005 II-divisioona 29 42 35 77 2.66 16
3. Jose Nippala (F) 2003-2004 II-divisioona 29 40 28 68 2.34 20
4. Petri Murtovaara (F) 2001-2002 II-divisioona 25 29 36 65 2.60 32
5. Marko Santanen (F) 2006-2007 Suomi-sarja 32 29 20 49 1.53 86
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Miikka Keskitalo (F) 2003-2004 II-divisioona 30 13 43 56 1.87 39
2. Timo Ruuska (F) 2004-2005 II-divisioona 32 54 42 96 3.00 40
3. Sami Lehvilä (F) 2004-2005 II-divisioona 24 26 39 65 2.71 20
4. Markus Oijennus (F) 2001-2002 II-divisioona 22 23 38 61 2.77 10
5. Petri Murtovaara (F) 2001-2002 II-divisioona 25 29 36 65 2.60 32
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jarkko Näppilä (D) 2012-2013 Mestis 27 11 11 22 0.81 107
2. Antti Uitto (D) 2007-2008 Mestis 43 3 12 15 0.35 107
3. Miikka Keskitalo (F) 1997-1998 II-divisioona 27 8 27 35 1.30 103
4. Eero Brander (F) 1997-1998 II-divisioona 27 12 22 34 1.26 99
5. Jarno Virkki (D) 2008-2009 Mestis 42 5 11 16 0.38 98
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 177 lbs 22.48
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 22.57
2019-2020 View roster 5'11" 178 lbs 23.86
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 183 lbs 22.31
2017-2018 View roster 6'1" 188 lbs 22.28
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
History:

Lempäälän Kisa was founded in 1904 as a multi-sport club. The hockey section was founded in 1955. The hockey team rose to national prominence when it was promoted to Mestis in 2007.

In Mestis LeKi has operated with a fairly modest budget. It has served as an affiliate to Ilves and Tappara SM-liiga teams due to Lempäälä's close proximity to Tampere. LeKi usually has a number of its own players on its roster and accepts player assignments from Liiga teams, but it has been dubbed as a Mestis farm team.