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#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cole Caufield	26	22	20	42
2.	Odeen Tufto	25	5	35	40
3.	Linus Weissbach	26	11	24	35
4.	Dylan Holloway	18	11	22	33
5.	Brandon Kruse	28	11	22	33

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LeKi II-divisioona

Team Facts

Plays in II-divisioona
Full name Lempäälän Kisa
Team colours Navy Blue + Red + White
Town Lempäälä, FIN
Founded 1955

2020-2021 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Eetu Haavisto (G)	23	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	198	L	20/21
		Casimir Hiltunen (G)	20	2001		-	-	-	Junior
	#30	Teemu Paavola (G)	21	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	172	L	20/21
DEFENSEMEN
	#71	Santeri Arousva (D)	27	1993	Pori, FIN	5'9"	176	L	20/21
	#28	Tatu Formisto (D/F)	18	2002		5'8"	132	L	Junior
	#4	Joni Hassinen (D)	22	1998	Lempäälä, FIN	6'1"	187	L	20/21
	#2	Topi Jaskari (D)	21	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	183	L	20/21
	#23	Jarno Jokipakka (D)	23	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	192	L	20/21
	#26	Tuukka Laakso (D) “A”	25	1995	Kouvola, FIN	5'9"	205	R	20/21
	#24	Jirka Mäkinen (D)	27	1994	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	231	R	20/21
	#27	Riku Paavilainen (D)	21	1999	Urjala, FIN	6'0"	187	R	20/21
	#12	Eemil Salonen (D)	22	1998	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	176	L	20/21
	#13	Niklas Vihriälä (D)	21	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	185	L	20/21
	#6	Tuukka Virtanen (D) “A”	23	1997	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	192	L	20/21
FORWARDS
	#20	Saku Aavajoki (F)	23	1997	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	176	L	20/21
	#22	Alex Hukki (RW)	24	1996	Viiala, FIN	6'2"	187	R	20/21
	#21	Jesse Hurme (C) “C”	26	1994	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	181	L	20/21
	#16	Leevi Hämäläinen (F)	22	1998	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	154	R	20/21
	#7	Oskari Jäättelä (RW)	22	1998	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'9"	159	L	20/21
	#15	Niko Kakko (F)	22	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	183	R	20/21
		Roope Korhonen (F)	18	2002		5'9"	150	L	Junior
	#3	Juuso Meskanen (F)	23	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	176	L	20/21
	#55	Juuso Papinsaari (C) “A”	22	1998	Lempäälä, FIN	6'0"	168	L	20/21
	#28	Niklas Saha (F)	23	1997	Loimaa, FIN	6'0"	168	L	20/21
	#14	Eemeli Siuro (F)	21	1999		6'0"	157	L	20/21
	#10	Valtteri Virtanen (F)	25	1996	Tampere, FIN	6'4"	183	L	20/21
Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 12 \| Av Age: 22.5 years \| Av Ht: 5'11" \| Av Wt: 178 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Nils Hagman
Asst. Coach Eemeli Parikka
Goaltending Coach Janne Lakanen
Team Manager Vesa Saarinen
Equipment Manager Tom Fagerholm
Equipment Manager Pasi Joensuu
Equipment Manager Julius Joensuu
Equipment Manager Matti Rinne
Team Consultant Juha Juujärvi

Team Facts

Nationalities 26 players
Experience LeKi: 587 GP
Affiliated Team(s) LeKi U18 (U18 Suomi-sarja)
LeKi U20 (U20 Mestis)

Team Captains

“C” Jesse Hurme
“A” Juuso Papinsaari
Tuukka Laakso
Tuukka Virtanen

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Kiekkobussi Areena
Location Lempäälä, FIN
Capacity 900
Construction Year 1995

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
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)
09/12/2020	Extension	Joining	Eemil Salonen (D)	Joining from	LeKi U20
09/12/2020	Extension	Joining	Niklas Vihriälä (D)	Joining from	LeKi U20
09/12/2020	Extension	Joining	Niko Kakko (F)	Joining from	LeKi U20
09/02/2020
09/02/2020	Extension		Jirka Mäkinen (D)

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1974-1975	III-divisioona	12	5	0	7	-	-	47	69	10	4	-
1975-1976	III-divisioona	8	6	1	1	-	-	65	29	13	2	-
1991-1992	III-divisioona	10	0	2	8	-	-	48	81	2	6	-
	III-divisioona	10	6	1	3	-	-	91	45	13	3	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	16	6	0	10	-	-	68	90	12	7	-
	II-divisioona	14	7	1	6	-	-	74	55	15	5	No playoffs held
1999-2000	II-divisioona	32	24	0	8	-	-	213	156	48	2	-
2000-2001	II-divisioona	28	14	2	12	-	-	156	133	30	4	-
2001-2002	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	II-divisioona	16	9	0	6	-	1	80	68	19	3	-
	II-divisioona	10	9	0	1	-	-	67	31	21	2	-
2003-2004	II-divisioona	14	9	-	5	-	1	96	62	19	3	-
2004-2005	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Suomi-sarja	32	14	2	13	2	1	104	125	35	5	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	36	20	3	9	3	1	183	133	50	2	Promoted
2007-2008	Mestis	45	22	-	15	6	2	152	141	80	5	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	20	-	20	3	2	146	145	68	8	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	Mestis	45	20	-	15	9	1	151	124	79	3	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	Mestis	49	24	-	22	1	1	158	163	76	6	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	14	-	23	4	5	105	130	55	10	Saved in relegation
2012-2013	Mestis	48	18	-	21	4	5	144	154	67	8	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Mestis	56	16	-	28	5	7	159	210	65	12	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Mestis	56	23	-	22	5	6	149	158	85	6	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Mestis	50	13	-	26	3	8	131	168	53	10	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Mestis	50	20	-	25	3	2	143	155	68	9	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Mestis	50	16	-	20	9	5	146	149	71	8	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Mestis	50	26	-	14	7	3	194	155	95	2	Bronze game loss
2019-2020	II-divisioona	24	15	-	6	2	1	143	100	50	4	Playoffs Cancelled
	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-2021	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Tournament Statistics

Season	Tournament	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	3	2	-	1	-	-	19	8	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	2	0	-	2	0	0	3	16	-	-	Relegated

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Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Tomi Wilenius (F)	2020-2021	Hannover Scorpions	Germany3	30	28	21	49	16
2.	Antti Kauppila (D)	2020-2021	Bodens HF	HockeyEttan	35	9	31	40	14
3.	Roberts Jekimovs (F)	2020-2021	Zemgale	Latvia	26	19	20	39	6
4.	Mikael Ruohomaa (F)	2020-2021	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	55	9	30	39	54
5.	Markus Jokinen (F)	2020-2021	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	12	22	15	37	6
6.	Markus Korkiakoski (F)	2020-2021	HC Poruba	Czech2	30	15	20	35	6
7.	Nick Bailen (D)	2020-2021	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	51	13	22	35	24
8.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	2020-2021	Ilves	Liiga	40	10	25	35	30
9.	Jesse Virtanen (D)	2020-2021	Färjestad BK	SHL	44	8	26	34	26
10.	Juuso Rajala (F)	2020-2021	Bayreuth Tigers	DEL2	35	5	29	34	12

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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.	Tuukka Suoniemi (D)	146	45	67	112

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

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.	Antti Hildén (F)	117	30	71	101

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

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

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)	36	31	85	2.361

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

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

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

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

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2020-2021	View roster	5'11"	178 lbs	22.50
2019-2020	View roster	5'11"	178 lbs	24.00
2018-2019	View roster	6'0"	183 lbs	22.40
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	188 lbs	22.38
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	185 lbs	21.98

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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.

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