What league does Panthers Hockey play in?

Panthers Hockey play in the III-divisioona.

When was Panthers Hockey founded?

Panthers Hockey was founded in 2011 in Lahti, FIN, Finland.

Where is Panthers Hockey based?

Panthers Hockey is based in Lahti, FIN.

Who is the captain of Panthers Hockey?

The captain of Panthers Hockey is Timi Tasanen.

What arena does Panthers Hockey play in?

Panthers Hockey play their home games at SOL Areena in Lahti, FIN.

What are the team colors of Panthers Hockey?

The team colors of Panthers Hockey are Red + Black + White.

Panthers Hockey

III-divisioona

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Panthers Hockey were 10-6-2 in the 2025-26 III-divisioona season with 31 points, 8th in the Lohko 2 and 36th overall.

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2025-2026 Panthers Hockey Roster

Panthers Hockey — 2025-2026 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Joona Lappalainen (G)	26	1999	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	159	R
		Jani Sihvonen (G)	35	1991	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'9"	172	L
	#92	Onni Tanskanen (G)	22	2004	Lohja, FIN	5'11"	154	L
	#37	Samu Väinölä (G)	27	1999	Nastola, FIN	5'11"	185	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#18	Alex Aura (D)	26	2000	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	165	L
	#56	Perttu Hynönen (D)	32	1994	Sotkamo, FIN	6'0"	183	R
		Jerry Hyvärinen (D)	21	2005	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
		Kasperi Matteinen (D)	30	1996	Heinola, FIN	6'0"	236	L
	#2	Miika Männikkö (D)"A"	25	2001	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#28	Joonas Pekurinen (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#77	Timi Rekola (D/F)	24	2001	Hollola, FIN	5'9"	170	L
	#20	Mikko Saksola (D)	34	1992	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#29	Kim Salo (D)	29	1997	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#3	Timi Tasanen (D)"C"	31	1995	Heinola, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#28	Janne Uusitalo (D)	31	1995	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#82	Vili Väinölä (D)"A"	32	1994	Hollola, FIN	5'9"	181	L
FORWARDS
	#71	Vili Ahvenainen (F)	20	2006		-	-	-
	#16	Teemu Alatalo (F)	35	1990	Raahe, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#50	Niko Hatanpää (F)	33	1993	Asikkala, FIN	5'11"	185	L
	#17	Miska Heiskanen (F)	29	1997	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#10	Eelis Huopainen (F)	22	2004	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'8"	154	L
	#91	Joonas Karinkanta (F)"A"	33	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#19	Juuso Kaukiainen (F)	29	1996	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#8	Lassi Koskinen (F)	32	1994	Padasjoki, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#12	Jere Lehtinen (F)	28	1997	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#71	Behailu Pussinen (F)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#21	Janne Suni (F)	25	2001	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	163	L
	#96	Taavi Vartiainen (LW/RW)	32	1994	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	201	L
	#5	Ville Väinölä (F/D)"A"	30	1996	Nastola, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#7	Tomi Väisänen (F)	28	1997	Kerava, FIN	6'2"	159	L
Position: G: 1, D: 7, F: 13Av Age: 28.05 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Panthers Hockey Staff

Team ManagerJoonas Mäkynen
Equipment ManagerHeikki Koskinen
Equipment ManagerHeikki Meriläinen
Video CoachJoonas Mäkynen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Panthers Hockey Captains

"C"

Timi Tasanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Panthers Hockey Demographics

Panthers Hockey Facts

Plays in: III-divisioona
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Lahti, FIN Map
Founded: 2011

2025-2026 Panthers Hockey Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players

Experience

Panthers Hockey: 1 415 GP
Liiga: 280 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hiisi (III-divisioona)
Pelicans U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Pelicans U20 Team (U20 Aluesarja)
Peliitat (II-divisioona)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: SOL Areena
Location: Lahti, FIN
Capacity: 450
Construction Year: 2008

Panthers Hockey Games

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Latest Transactions

Panthers Hockey — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
01/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Taavi Vartiainen (F)	Peliitat	Details
10/07/2025	Confirmed	joining	Taavi Vartiainen (F)	No team	Details
01/10/2025	Confirmed	joining	Perttu Hynönen (D)	No team	Details
10/20/2024	Loan	leaving	Timi Tasanen (D)	Peliitat	Details
10/10/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Miro Salminen (G)	PiTa	Details
09/24/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Samuli Karhunen (D)	OKK Tankki	Details
09/17/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Eetu Mesiniemi (F)	Laser HT Hot Team	Details
08/21/2024	Confirmed	joining	Timi Tasanen (D)	Peliitat	Details

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Panthers Hockey History and Standings

Panthers Hockey — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Panthers Hockey
2026-2027	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	III-divisioona	18	9	6	-	1	2	114	101	31	1.72	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	III-divisioona	16	8	6	-	1	1	88	79	27	1.69	2	Final loss
2023-2024	III-divisioona	16	5	9	-	2	0	94	100	19	1.19	3	-
2022-2023	III-divisioona	20	11	7	-	2	0	127	107	37	1.85	2	Final loss
2021-2022	III-divisioona	20	10	9	-	0	9	119	127	31	1.55	4	Semifinal loss
2020-2021	III-divisioona	8	1	7	0	0	0	40	68	3	0.38	7	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	III-divisioona	20	6	13	-	1	0	115	151	20	1	5	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	III-divisioona	17	2	14	-	1	0	71	135	8	0.47	8	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	III-divisioona	5	2	3	0	-	-	33	37	4	0.8	4	-
2016-2017	III-divisioona	9	0	9	0	-	-	42	88	0	0	10	-
	III-divisioona	10	2	8	0	-	-	50	96	4	0.4	5	-
2015-2016	III-divisioona	10	3	6	1	-	-	49	83	7	0.7	8	-
	III-divisioona	8	2	6	0	-	-	49	71	4	0.5	6	-
2014-2015	III-divisioona	14	6	8	0	-	-	79	106	12	0.86	5	-
	III-divisioona	10	1	7	2	-	-	48	79	4	0.4	5	-
2013-2014	III-divisioona	13	6	6	1	-	-	97	73	13	1	4	-
	III-divisioona	8	6	1	1	-	-	85	45	13	1.63	2	-
2012-2013	III-divisioona	12	5	6	1	-	-	92	101	11	0.92	7	-
	III-divisioona	11	5	6	0	-	-	76	86	10	0.91	7	-
2011-2012	III-divisioona	12	8	4	0	-	-	119	84	16	1.33	2	-
	III-divisioona	9	5	3	1	-	-	62	57	11	1.22	4	-
Pan Hoc Keri
2004-2005	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Panthers Hockey
2003-2004	III-divisioona	8	0	8	0	-	-	17	91	0	0	8	-
2002-2003	III-divisioona	6	2	4	0	-	-	34	30	4	0.67	2	-
	III-divisioona	9	2	6	1	-	-	38	96	5	0.56	4	-
2001-2002	III-divisioona	10	5	4	1	-	-	75	53	11	1.1	3	-
	III-divisioona	8	1	6	1	-	-	28	79	3	0.38	4	-
Pan Hoc Keri
2000-2001	III-divisioona	11	3	5	3	-	-	64	58	9	0.82	6	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Panthers Hockey — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kalle Manselius (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	7	9	2	11	2
2.	Nuutti Vihtilä (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	6	0	10	10	0
3.	Kalle Keskinen (D)	2026-2027	KPK	III-divisioona	3	0	5	5	10
4.	Tommi-Petteri Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Hiisi	III-divisioona	4	0	4	4	6
5.	Heikki Mäkipernaa (F)	2026-2027	Hela-Kiekko	II-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Panthers Hockey — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	28.70
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	28.05
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	28.26
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	26.96
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	25.75

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lassi Koskinen (F)	142	74	172	246
2.	Ville Väinölä (F)	81	84	94	178
3.	Niko Hatanpää (F)	66	78	81	159
4.	Joonas Karinkanta (F)	122	68	89	157
5.	Jere Uuttu (F)	91	73	77	150

Franchise All-Time Goals

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Väinölä (F)	81	84	94	178
2.	Niko Hatanpää (F)	66	78	81	159
3.	Lassi Koskinen (F)	142	74	172	246
4.	Jere Uuttu (F)	91	73	77	150
5.	Joonas Karinkanta (F)	122	68	89	157

Franchise All-Time Assists

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lassi Koskinen (F)	142	74	172	246
2.	Ville Väinölä (F)	81	84	94	178
3.	Joonas Ahvenainen (F)	92	52	93	145
4.	Sami Härkönen (D)	123	48	92	140
5.	Joonas Karinkanta (F)	122	68	89	157

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Timi Tasanen (D)	75	45	114	166
2.	Joonas Mäkynen (D)	94	18	68	148
3.	Vili Väinölä (D)	124	16	99	112
4.	Janne Peippo (D)	37	3	18	112
5.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	33	52	98	91

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lassi Koskinen (F)	142	74	172	246
2.	Vili Väinölä (D)	124	16	83	99
3.	Sami Härkönen (D)	123	48	92	140
4.	Joonas Karinkanta (F)	122	68	89	157
5.	Teemu Alatalo (F)	113	57	84	141

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ville Kiiskinen (F)	16	33	65	4.06
2.	Henri Nuutinen (F)	16	20	57	3.56
3.	Topi Riutta (F)	19	22	61	3.21
4.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	33	52	98	2.97
5.	Antti Niiranen (F)	31	50	89	2.87

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Kiiskinen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	33	32	65	4.06	12
2.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	2012-2013	III-divisioona	19	33	32	65	3.42	46
3.	Henri Nuutinen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	20	37	57	3.56	26
4.	Ville Väinölä (F)	2022-2023	III-divisioona	20	22	28	50	2.50	6
5.	Antti Niiranen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	26	23	49	3.06	10

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Kiiskinen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	33	32	65	4.06	12
2.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	2012-2013	III-divisioona	19	33	32	65	3.42	46
3.	Antti Niiranen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	26	23	49	3.06	10
4.	Antti Niiranen (F)	2012-2013	III-divisioona	15	24	16	40	2.67	6
5.	Ville Väinölä (F)	2022-2023	III-divisioona	20	22	28	50	2.50	6

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Henri Nuutinen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	20	37	57	3.56	26
2.	Ville Kiiskinen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	33	32	65	4.06	12
3.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	2012-2013	III-divisioona	19	33	32	65	3.42	46
4.	Ville Väinölä (F)	2022-2023	III-divisioona	20	22	28	50	2.50	6
5.	Topi Riutta (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	13	17	25	42	3.23	14

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Panthers Hockey — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	2012-2013	III-divisioona	19	33	32	65	3.42	46
2.	Janne Peippo (D)	2016-2017	III-divisioona	11	0	2	2	0.18	46
3.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	14	19	14	33	2.36	45
4.	Timi Tasanen (D)	2021-2022	III-divisioona	11	3	14	17	1.55	45
5.	Joni Pekkanen (F)	2011-2012	III-divisioona	12	6	13	19	1.58	42

Player Nationalities Throughout History

120 players