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2020-2021

2020-2021 Sport Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Niko Hovinen (G)	36	1988	Helsinki, FIN	200	102	L
	#60	Rasmus Reijola (G)	32	1992	Vantaa, FIN	191	93	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#42	Luke Green (D)Loan	26	1998	Halifax, NS, CAN	185	85	R
	#81	Ari Gröndahl (D)	35	1989	Helsinki, FIN	195	101	R
	#33	Marcin Kolusz (D/F)	39	1985	Limanowa, POL	186	87	L
	#7	Aleksi Mäkelä (D)	31	1993	Kiiminki, FIN	180	84	R
	#57	Niklas Nevalainen (D)	31	1993	Nakkila, FIN	175	82	L
	#22	Stuart Percy (D)	31	1993	Oakville, ON, CAN	185	89	L
	#36	Juho Tommila (D)	31	1993	Lappi Tl, FIN	184	83	R
	#44	Olli Vanttaja (D)	25	1999	Oulu, FIN	182	83	L
	#8	Valtteri Viljanen (D)"A"	30	1994	Pori, FIN	175	80	R
	#28	Victor Westermarck (D)	30	1994	Espoo, FIN	188	92	R
	#77	Eemeli Ylitalo (D)	26	1998	Kauhava, FIN	184	94	L
FORWARDS
	#23	Turo Asplund (C)	39	1985	Jyväskylä, FIN	181	94	L
	#73	Eemil Erholtz (RW/LW)	24	2000	Mikkeli, FIN	181	83	R
	#21	Santeri Haarala (C)	24	2000	Vaasa, FIN	174	80	L
	#63	Lari Heikkinen (LW)	24	2000	Oulu, FIN	179	85	L
	#89	Patrik Karlkvist (RW)	32	1992	Trosa, SWE	186	98	R
	#91	Janne Keränen (LW)	37	1987	Nurmijärvi, FIN	178	89	L
	#71	Michael Keränen (W/C)	34	1990	Stockholm, SWE	185	87	L
	#38	Niko Kuiri (C/LW)	26	1998	Juuka, FIN	185	86	L
	#46	Juho Liuksiala (RW)	29	1995	Vammala, FIN	173	80	R
	#10	Niclas Lucenius (LW/C)	35	1989	Turku, FIN	183	92	L
	#72	Mika Partanen (LW/RW)	32	1992	Helsinki, FIN	188	95	L
	#16	Jesse Paukku (LW)	30	1994	Joensuu, FIN	182	83	L
	#13	Erik Riska (C/LW)"C"	35	1989	Pietarsaari, FIN	188	92	L
	#24	Filip Riska (C)	39	1985	Pietarsaari, FIN	184	91	L
	#17	Sebastian Stålberg (RW)	34	1990	Lerum, SWE	185	84	R
	#12	Simon Suoranta (LW/RW)	32	1992	Vaasa, FIN	190	94	L
	#20	Roope Talaja (LW)	36	1988	Kuopio, FIN	182	88	L
	#5	Olavi Vauhkonen (RW/LW)	35	1989	Helsinki, FIN	194	109	R
	#92	Aaro Vidgren (RW)	27	1997	Lohja, FIN	189	87	L
	#3	Jonne Virtanen (C/W)"A"	36	1988	Turku, FIN	197	118	L

Position: G: 2, D: 10, F: 19Av Age: 28.97 yearsAv Ht: 184.65 cmAv Wt: 90.29 kgCompare with other teams »

2020-2021 Sport Staff

Head CoachRisto Dufva
Asst. CoachJohannes Nygård
Asst. CoachSami Tervonen
Goaltending CoachTommi Satosaari
Sports ManagerMarkus Jämsä
Team ManagerJohannes Nygård
CEOTomas Kurtén
ChairmanHeikki Hiltunen
Conditioning CoachNiki Andersson
Equipment ManagerSami Korkiakoski
Equipment ManagerJarno Kosonen
Massage TherapistSisu Liukko
Mental CoachVeli-Petri Hiirikoski
Player CoordinatorMatti Virmanen

Team Staff History

2020-2021 Sport Captains

"C"

Erik Riska

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Sport Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Red + Black
Town: Vaasa, FIN Map
Founded: 1939

2020-2021 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
2 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Sport: 3 405 GP
NHL: 13 GP
SHL: 298 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 436 GP
Liiga: 8 365 GP
KHL: 165 GP
Czechia: 88 GP
AHL: 625 GP
DEL: 31 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Sport U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Sport U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
TUTO Hockey (Mestis)
Virkiä (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Vaasan Sähkö Areena
Location: Vaasa, FIN
Capacity: 4 448
Construction Year: 1971

Sport Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/01/2025 15:00 UTC	Sport	Jukurit	-	Liiga
28/12/2024 15:00 UTC	Sport	Pelicans	-	Liiga
21/12/2024 15:00 UTC	Kärpät	Sport	4 - 0	Liiga
20/12/2024 16:30 UTC	Sport	Ässät	1 - 2 (SO)	Liiga
18/12/2024 16:30 UTC	HIFK	Sport	3 - 2 (SO)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

19/12/2024

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Joel Kerkkänen (F)

Leaving forHPK

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16/12/2024

loan

Miika Tiihonen (F)

Leaving forTUTO Hockey

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14/12/2024

loan

Kalle Ervasti (D)

Joining fromLukko

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10/12/2024

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Sport History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	35	10	10	-	4	11	101	106	49	1.4	10	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	21	24	-	5	10	155	174	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	16	32	-	3	9	126	177	63	1.05	14	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	59	18	26	-	8	7	120	155	77	1.31	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	54	19	23	-	6	6	123	140	75	1.39	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	15	44	-	4	8	129	191	49	0.83	15	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	17	24	-	11	8	182	205	81	1.35	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	12	33	-	7	8	153	206	58	0.97	15	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	16	28	-	5	11	128	169	69	1.15	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Liiga	60	20	24	-	7	9	153	156	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	15	35	-	5	5	121	185	60	1	14	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	27	12	-	11	6	195	161	109	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	23	18	-	5	2	147	127	81	1.69	3	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	24	10	-	4	8	154	104	88	1.91	3	Champion
2010-2011	Mestis	49	22	19	-	5	5	139	133	79	1.61	3	Champion
2009-2010	Mestis	45	22	16	-	3	4	152	120	76	1.69	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	25	13	-	5	2	145	104	87	1.93	2	Champion
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	17	-	2	3	193	139	76	1.69	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	30	9	6	-	-	195	105	68	1.51	1	Bronze game win
2005-2006	Mestis	45	26	15	4	-	-	172	106	58	1.29	2	Final loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	23	14	7	1	-	153	108	54	1.23	4	Final loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	23	15	3	2	2	151	124	55	1.22	4	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	21	17	3	-	3	150	129	48	1.09	5	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	23	13	8	-	-	154	106	55	1.25	4	Bronze game loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	21	18	5	-	-	153	129	47	1.07	5	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	31	12	5	-	-	190	118	67	1.4	2	Qualification loss
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	30	14	4	-	-	153	119	64	1.33	3	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	17	21	6	-	-	119	148	40	0.91	8	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	II-divisioona	36	32	3	1	-	-	292	80	65	1.81	1	Qualification loss
1994-1995	II-divisioona	14	10	3	1	-	-	71	45	21	1.5	2	-

Sport Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2012-2013	Cont Cup	3	1	1	-	1	0	19	9	5	1.67	2	-
1975-1976	Expolaris Cup	4	1	3	0	-	-	12	21	2	0.5	4	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	10	0	-	-	-	Qualification

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Sport Stars And Cult Players

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Franchise All-Time Goals

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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