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

2017-2018 Skater Stats
# N Player GP G A TP PIM +/-   GP G A TP PIM +/-
Mestis
1. Antti Kangasniemi (C)   45 9 26 35 38 -1 | 5 1 0 1 4 -2
2. Jere-Matias Alanen (LW/RW)   35 16 15 31 67 0 | 5 0 1 1 2 -2
3. Otto Mäkinen (C)   38 13 16 29 12 7 | 5 0 2 2 2 -3
4. Anton Levtchi (LW)   27 9 15 24 14 9 |
5. Tomi Peltonen (C/LW)   32 9 14 23 20 -11 | 5 1 0 1 2 -2
6. Jere Rouhiainen (D)   29 5 18 23 10 7 |
7. Jimi Jalonen (D)   38 6 16 22 8 -12 | 5 0 1 1 10 -1
8. Anton Ollikainen (LW/RW)   48 10 11 21 28 -7 | 5 0 1 1 10 -3
9. Tommi Välimaa (LW/RW)   48 8 11 19 61 -6 | 5 0 1 1 4 0
10. Ismo Nikkinen (RW)   45 6 9 15 30 -3 | 4 0 0 0 4 -1
                             
11. Ossi Pellinen (C)   43 5 10 15 12 -7 | 5 1 0 1 2 3
12. Topias Haapanen (LW)   27 4 11 15 47 2 | 4 0 0 0 4 -2
13. Joona Ikonen (RW)   14 9 4 13 6 5 |
14. Sami Laakso (C)   37 7 5 12 20 2 | 1 0 0 0 0 0
15. Santeri Arousva (D)   40 3 9 12 10 -6 | 2 0 0 0 0 1
16. Toni Utunen (D)   28 2 10 12 12 2 | 5 0 1 1 0 -2
17. Niko Lahtinen (LW/RW)   28 4 6 10 4 -1 | 5 1 0 1 0 -2
18. Filip Krivosik (C/RW)   30 3 6 9 32 -2 | 2 0 0 0 4 -1
19. Tuomas Koskinen (LW)   31 3 4 7 20 -7 |
20. Riku Väkiparta (D)   39 1 6 7 90 3 | 3 0 0 0 2 -1
                             
21. Erik Ahopelto (C)   25 2 4 6 2 -3 | 5 0 0 0 0 1
22. Otto Latvala (D)   42 2 4 6 30 1 | 5 0 0 0 22 -2
23. Juho Liuksiala (RW)   4 2 3 5 0 2 |
24. Joona Tolvanen (D/F)   9 1 4 5 8 5 | 5 0 0 0 2 -3
25. Joel Olkkonen (D)   6 0 5 5 4 6 |
26. Miro Ruokonen (LW)   5 2 1 3 2 2 |
27. Valtteri Ilomäki (D)   22 0 3 3 48 -3 |
28. Roope Laavainen (D)   15 1 1 2 4 -4 | 5 1 2 3 2 0
29. Jesper-Juhani Ilvessuo (D)   18 1 1 2 4 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 -2
30. Valtteri Järviluoma (LW/RW)   28 1 1 2 14 -3 | 5 0 0 0 0 -2
                             
31. Niclas Almari (D)   4 0 1 1 0 -2 |
32. Alex Hukki (RW)   8 0 1 1 10 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0
33. Tuukka Laakso (D)   17 0 1 1 4 -1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0
34. Markus Niemeläinen (D)   Edmonton Oilers 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
35. Harri Kainulainen (C/RW)   1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
36. Julius Valtonen (RW)   1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
37. Jaakko Kuusisto (LW)   1 0 0 0 0 0 |
38. Vilho Virmavirta (D)   1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
39. Jaakko Kerisalmi (C)   1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
40. Jere Innala (LW)   2 0 0 0 0 -2 |
                             
41. Nikolaj Krag Christensen (C/LW)   5 0 0 0 0 -1 |
42. Miika Rissanen (C)   6 0 0 0 0 0 |
43. Tommi Harainen (LW/RW)   11 0 0 0 0 -1 |
44. Henry Mäntylä (C)   13 0 0 0 14 -6 |
Suomen Cup
1. Ossi Pellinen (C)   3 4 3 7 0 - |
2. Jimi Jalonen (D)   3 2 4 6 0 - |
3. Tommi Harainen (LW/RW)   3 2 3 5 0 - |
4. Toni Utunen (D)   3 0 5 5 2 - |
5. Jere-Matias Alanen (LW/RW)   3 1 3 4 2 - |
6. Santeri Arousva (D)   3 0 4 4 0 - |
                             
7. Eetu Tuulola (RW)   Calgary Flames 2 3 0 3 2 - |
8. Otto Mäkinen (C)   2 1 2 3 0 - |
9. Valtteri Järviluoma (LW/RW)   2 1 2 3 0 - |
10. Anton Ollikainen (LW/RW)   3 1 1 2 2 - |
11. Niko Lahtinen (LW/RW)   3 1 1 2 2 - |
12. Tommi Välimaa (LW/RW)   3 0 2 2 6 - |
13. Ismo Nikkinen (RW)   1 1 0 1 0 - |
14. Tuomas Koskinen (LW)   3 1 0 1 0 - |
15. Riku Väkiparta (D)   3 1 0 1 0 - |
16. Antti Kangasniemi (C)   1 0 1 1 2 - |
                             
17. Nikolaj Krag Christensen (C/LW)   2 0 1 1 0 - |
18. Tuukka Laakso (D)   3 0 1 1 2 - |
19. Anton Levtchi (LW)   1 0 0 0 0 - |
20. Miro Karjalainen (D)   1 0 0 0 0 - |
21. Erik Ahopelto (C)   1 0 0 0 0 - |
22. Otto Latvala (D)   1 0 0 0 2 - |
23. Jesper-Juhani Ilvessuo (D)   2 0 0 0 0 - |
24. Sami Laakso (C)   3 0 0 0 0 - |
25. Filip Krivosik (C/RW)   3 0 0 0 2 - |
2017-2018 Goaltending Stats
# N Player GP GAA SV% w l t so toi svs   GP GAA SV%
  Mestis                          
1. Lassi Yrjölä   5 2.40 .921 - - - - - - | 0 - -
2. Christian Heljanko   14 2.71 .919 - - - - - - | 4 2.00 .956
3. Markus Ruusu   7 1.11 .915 - - - - - - | 1 7.00 .696
4. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   Buffalo Sabres 24 2.92 .909 - - - - - - |
5. Teemu Paavola   0 - - - - - - - - |
  Suomen Cup                          
1. Waltteri Urpolahti   1 2.00 .946 - - - - - - |
2. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen   Buffalo Sabres 2 3.00 .882 - - - - - - |
3. Teemu Paavola   0 - - - - - - - - |
4. Lassi Yrjölä   0 - - - - - - - - |
Games
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/24/2023
11/24/2023 Confirmed Joining Valtteri Kekarainen (F) Joining from KOOVEE
10/21/2023
10/21/2023 Loan Joining Joonatan Rouhiainen (F) Joining from Ilves U20
10/05/2023
10/05/2023 Loan Joining Santeri Aalto (F) Joining from KOOVEE
10/05/2023 Loan Joining Perttu Aho (F) Joining from KOOVEE
09/26/2023
09/26/2023 Confirmed Leaving Wille Mattila (G) Leaving for MaKo
09/11/2023
09/11/2023 Extension Eemil Salonen (D)
09/11/2023 Extension Tuomas Tiitinen (F)
09/11/2023 Extension Oliver Etula (F)
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1991-1992 III-divisioona 10 0 2 8 - - 48 81 2 0.20 6 -
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 24 20 - 2 2 0 182 73 64 2.67 1 Promotion Play
Suomi-sarja 4 3 - 0 0 1 31 6 10 2.50 1 Promoted
2022-2023 Suomi-sarja 34 15 - 14 4 1 119 118 54 1.59 5 Semifinal loss
2023-2024 Suomi-sarja 16 9 - 4 1 2 72 47 31 1.94 2 -
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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 - - - Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Suomen Cup 2 0 - 2 0 0 3 16 - - - Relegated
2021-2022 Suomen Cup 2 2 - 0 0 0 14 4 6 3.00 1 -
Suomen Cup 2 0 - 0 0 2 6 8 2 1.00 2 Qualification loss
2022-2023 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) 2023-2024 EK Zell am See AlpsHL 20 18 20 38 6
2. Eemeli Siuro (F) 2023-2024 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 13 18 19 37 14
3. Aleksi Luhtalampi (F) 2023-2024 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 12 7 28 35 2
4. Roope Niskanen (F) 2023-2024 HYC Herentals BeNeLiga 16 16 16 32 4
5. Anton Levtchi (F) 2023-2024 Tappara Liiga 25 10 22 32 6
6. Eemeli Suomi (F) 2023-2024 Ilves Liiga 27 9 22 31 10
7. Teemu Koski (F) 2023-2024 Kiekko-Ahma II-divisioona 14 18 10 28 6
8. Jaakko Kuusisto (F) 2023-2024 Jää-Ahmat II-divisioona 12 11 17 28 4
9. Sami Moilanen (F) 2023-2024 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark 23 14 12 26 8
10. Janne Seppänen (F) 2023-2024 KOOVEE Mestis 21 8 16 24 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. Jesse Hurme (F) 106 67 121 188
5. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 86 146
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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. Jesse Hurme (F) 106 67 121 188
5. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 86 146
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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. Jesse Hurme (F) 106 67 121 188
5. Tommi Välimaa (F) 282 60 86 146
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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 3.20
2. Joonas Rask (F) 1 1 3 3.00
3. Timo Ruuska (F) 40 59 102 2.55
4. Petri Murtovaara (F) 30 31 74 2.47
5. Oskari Jäättelä (F) 9 6 21 2.33
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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. Väinö Österlund (D) 2022-2023 Suomi-sarja 31 6 8 14 0.45 102
5. Eero Brander (F) 1997-1998 II-divisioona 27 12 22 34 1.26 99
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 180 lbs 23.47
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 180 lbs 24.88
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 180 lbs 23.91
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 23.43
2019-2020 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 24.63
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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 had a number of its own players on its roster, but also accepted player assignments from Liiga teams. It was therefore at times dubbed as a Mestis farm team.