Elite Prospects

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Last added: Ryan Cummings

Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Robin Bergman	3	4	4	8
2.	Thomas Spelling	4	4	4	8
3.	Cam Spiro	4	4	2	6
4.	Zack Torquato	3	2	4	6
5.	Tyler Fiddler	3	3	2	5

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LeKi Mestis Suomen Cup

Team Facts

Plays in Mestis
Suomen Cup
Full name Lempäälän Kisa
Team colours Navy Blue + Red + White
Town Lempäälä, FIN
Founded 1955

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Arttu Kulmala (G)	21	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	163	L	18/19
DEFENSEMEN
	#21	Santeri Arousva (D)	25	1993	Pori, FIN	5'9"	176	L	18/19
		Matias Haaranen (D)	22	1996	Riihimäki, FIN	5'7"	159	L	18/19
		Valtteri Lemmetty (D)	23	1995	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	185	L	18/19
		Aleksi Mäkelä (D)	23	1995	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	205	L	18/19
		Ville Virtanen (D)	25	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	194	L	18/19
	#22	Riku Väkiparta (D)	26	1992	Rauma, FIN	6'0"	203	L	18/19
FORWARDS
	#25	Sami Laakso (C) “C”	26	1992	Lempäälä, FIN	6'3"	209	L	18/19
	#27	Niko Lahtinen (LW)	22	1996	Riihimäki, FIN	5'10"	176	L	18/19
		Joni Lavonen (F)	23	1995	Valkeakoski, FIN	5'11"	176	L	18/19
		Niclas Lucenius (C/W)	29	1989	Turku, FIN	6'0"	203	L	18/19
	#12	Anton Ollikainen (LW/RW)	25	1993	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'11"	181	L	18/19
		Janne Seppänen (C/RW)	23	1995	Porvoo, FIN	5'8"	159	R	18/19
		Matias Simontaival (RW)	25	1992	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'9"	185	L	18/19
		Santeri Vuoti (LW/RW)	23	1995	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'9"	187	L	18/19
	#72	Tommi Välimaa (LW/RW) “A”	34	1984	Kangasala, FIN	6'5"	198	L	18/19
Position: G:1 D:6 F:9 \| Av Age: 24.69 years \| Av Ht: 5'11" \| Av Wt 185 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Miikka Kuusela
Asst. Coach Harri Kohvakka
Asst. Coach Juha Selin
Goaltending Coach Pekka Korhonen
Chairman Mika Heinonen

Team Facts

Nationalities 16 players
Experience LeKi: 889 GP
Liiga: 893 GP
KHL: 53 GP
Affiliated Team(s) LeKi U18 (Finnish Juniors)
LeKi U20 (Jr. A Mestis)
Tappara (Liiga)
Tappara U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)

Team Captains

“C” Sami Laakso
“A” Tommi Välimaa

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
09/19/2018
09/19/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Niclas Lucenius (F)	Joining from	TUTO Hockey
09/12/2018
09/12/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Joona Tolvanen (D)	Leaving for	Podhale Nowy Targ
09/04/2018
09/04/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Santeri Vuoti (F)	Joining from	Ketterä
09/04/2018	Extension		Tommi Välimaa (F)
08/27/2018
08/27/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Valtteri Järviluoma (F)	Leaving for	Vire
08/14/2018
08/14/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Arttu Kulmala (G)	Joining from	Tappara U20
08/14/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Aleksi Mäkelä (D)	Joining from	Ässät
08/14/2018	Extension		Sami Laakso (F)

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1971-1972	Maakuntasarja	10	3	4	3	-	-	33	32	10	3	-
1972-1973	Maakuntasarja	10	6	1	3	-	-	53	27	13	3	-
1973-1974	Maakuntasarja	10	6	0	4	-	-	50	55	12	3	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Markus Korkiakoski (F)	2018-2019	HC Stadion Litomerice	Czech2	6	2	8	10	4
2.	Teemu Koskinen (F)	2018-2019	Vire	Suomen Cup	4	4	5	9	2
3.	Jesse Pelamo (F)	2018-2019	KeuPa HT	Suomen Cup	4	2	7	9	4
4.	Jere Laaksonen (F)	2018-2019	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2	4	3	4	7	0
5.	Mikael Ruohomaa (F)	2018-2019	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	9	1	6	7	10
6.	Valtteri Järviluoma (F)	2018-2019	Vire	Suomen Cup	4	4	2	6	0
7.	Marko Anttila (F)	2018-2019	Jokerit	KHL	10	4	2	6	11
8.	Joonas Rask (F)	2018-2019	HIFK	Liiga	4	3	3	6	2
9.	Teddy Da Costa (F)	2018-2019	Grenoble	France	5	2	4	6	2
10.	Nick Bailen (D)	2018-2019	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	9	0	6	6	2

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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.	Tuukka Suoniemi (D)	146	45	67	112
5.	Juha Leimu (D)	133	44	63	107

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.	Timo Ruuska (F)	40	59	43	102
5.	Tommi Välimaa (F)	230	48	52	100

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.	Antti Hildén (F)	117	30	71	101
5.	Tuukka Suoniemi (D)	146	45	67	112

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tommi Välimaa (F)	230	48	100	445
2.	Miikka Keskitalo (F)	152	74	230	350
3.	Jarkko Näppilä (D)	90	21	50	240
4.	Jarno Virkki (D)	144	12	45	229
5.	Marko Santanen (F)	104	46	91	208

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jose Nippala (F)	318	139	187	326
2.	Lassi Mattila (F)	281	76	122	198
3.	Tommi Välimaa (F)	230	48	52	100
4.	Juho Joki-Erkkilä (F)	207	35	52	87
5.	Sami Laakso (F)	207	18	26	44

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.	Markus Oijennus (F)	38	32	88	2.316

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
2018-2019	View roster	5'11"	185 lbs	24.69
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	187 lbs	23.10
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	185 lbs	22.45
2015-2016	View roster	6'0"	187 lbs	24.41
2014-2015	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.09

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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 other SM-liiga teams, but it has been dubbed as a Mestis farm team.

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