2017-2018 Pelicans Roster
# | N | Player | A | Born | Birthplace | HT | WT | S | |
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GOALTENDERS | |||||||||
#41 | ![]() | 30 | 1994 | Kiihtelysvaara, FIN | 185 | 85 | L | ||
#30 | ![]() | 28 | 1996 | Espoo, FIN | 186 | 72 | L | ||
DEFENSEMEN | |||||||||
#12 | ![]() | 26 | 1998 | Heinola, FIN | 189 | 94 | L | ||
#5 | ![]() | 29 | 1995 | Alavus, FIN | 189 | 91 | L | ||
#61 | ![]() | 30 | 1994 | Helsinki, FIN | 182 | 82 | L | ||
#44 | ![]() | 36 | 1988 | Lahti, FIN | 178 | 85 | R | ||
#14 | ![]() | 39 | 1985 | Herning, DEN | 190 | 90 | L | ||
#9 | ![]() | 42 | 1983 | Tampere, FIN | 185 | 87 | L | ||
#55 | ![]() | 29 | 1995 | Sipoo, FIN | 196 | 101 | L | ||
#8 | ![]() | 33 | 1991 | Vantaa, FIN | 182 | 88 | L | ||
#6 | ![]() | 26 | 1998 | Lahti, FIN | 186 | 85 | L | ||
#53 | ![]() | 34 | 1990 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 180 | 84 | L | ||
#51 | ![]() | 31 | 1993 | Oulu, FIN | 187 | 89 | R | ||
#5 | ![]() | 27 | 1997 | Kuopio, FIN | 192 | 88 | R | ||
#88 | ![]() | Libor Šulák (D)Loan | 30 | 1994 | Pelhrimov, CZE | 190 | 104 | L | |
FORWARDS | |||||||||
#25 | ![]() | 34 | 1990 | Rovaniemi, FIN | 183 | 84 | L | ||
#24 | ![]() | 29 | 1995 | Lahti, FIN | 185 | 89 | L | ||
#37 | ![]() | 31 | 1993 | Luumäki, FIN | 180 | 85 | L | ||
#29 | ![]() | 31 | 1993 | Kuhmo, FIN | 190 | 95 | L | ||
#10 | ![]() | 28 | 1996 | Lahti, FIN | 182 | 70 | R | ||
#4 | ![]() | 29 | 1995 | Oulu, FIN | 170 | 77 | L | ||
#6 | ![]() | 30 | 1994 | Pyhäjoki, FIN | 181 | 80 | L | ||
#63 | ![]() | 29 | 1995 | Helsinki, FIN | 185 | 86 | L | ||
#62 | ![]() | 32 | 1992 | Heinola, FIN | 181 | 82 | L | ||
#5 | ![]() | 41 | 1984 | Lahti, FIN | 185 | 85 | R | ||
#98 | ![]() | 26 | 1998 | Vantaa, FIN | 185 | 94 | L | ||
#6 | ![]() | 27 | 1997 | Lappeenranta, FIN | 180 | 79 | R | ||
#15 | ![]() | 33 | 1991 | Lappeenranta, FIN | 177 | 82 | R | ||
#55 | ![]() | 30 | 1994 | Turku, FIN | 185 | 90 | L | ||
#22 | ![]() | 29 | 1995 | Helsinki, FIN | 175 | 75 | L | ||
#19 | ![]() | 32 | 1992 | Oulu, FIN | 180 | 79 | L | ||
#16 | ![]() | 26 | 1998 | Lahti, FIN | 177 | 81 | L | ||
#38 | ![]() | 31 | 1993 | Uralsk, KAZ | 179 | 77 | L | ||
#18 | ![]() | 31 | 1993 | Helsinki, FIN | 181 | 88 | L | ||
#71 | ![]() | 32 | 1992 | Zagreb, CRO | 188 | 90 | R | ||
#85 | ![]() | 39 | 1985 | Lahti, FIN | 174 | 78 | L | ||
#91 | ![]() | 30 | 1994 | Vaasa, FIN | 180 | 84 | L | ||
#27 | ![]() | 28 | 1996 | Tampere, FIN | 190 | 97 | L | ||
#20 | ![]() | 26 | 1998 | Jyväskylä, FIN | 181 | 77 | L | ||
#89 | ![]() | 35 | 1989 | Seinäjoki, FIN | 181 | 89 | L | ||
#81 | ![]() | 30 | 1994 | Lahti, FIN | 187 | 91 | L |
2017-2018 Pelicans Staff
- Head Coach
Petri Matikainen
- Asst. Coach
Pasi Nurminen
- Asst. Coach
Jukka Varmanen
- General Manager
Tomi-Pekka Kolu
- Sports Manager
Janne Laukkanen
- Team Manager
Simo Vehviläinen
- Chairman
Pentti Matikainen
- Conditioning Coach
Juha Nakari
- Conditioning Coach
Tommi Pärmäkoski
- Equipment Manager
Reijo Loukiainen
- Franchise Owner
Tommi Kurkaa
- Franchise Owner
Pasi Nurminen
- Head Equipment Manager
Martti Malinen
- Physical Therapist
Juha Nakari
- Scout
Tommi Turunen
- Skills Coach
Ross Lambert
2017-2018 Pelicans Captains
Stories
Insights and analysis from EP Editorial team
Pelicans Facts
- Plays in
- Liiga
- Team Colors
- Teal + Black + White
- Town
- Lahti, FIN
Map
- Founded
- 1996
2017-2018 Pelicans Roster Facts
- Nationalities
36 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
- Experience
- Affiliated Team(s)
- Pelicans U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
- Pelicans U17 (U17 Ylempi)
- Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
- Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
- Peliitat (II-divisioona)
Arena Information
- Arena Name
- Isku Areena
- Location
- Lahti, FIN
- Capacity
- 5 534
- Construction Year
- 1973
![Isku Areena A photo of arena: Isku Areena](https://files.eliteprospects.com/layout/arenas/isku_areena.jpg)
Pelicans Games
date | home | visiting | score | league |
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19/02/2025 16:30 UTC | ![]() | ![]() | - | Liiga |
14/02/2025 16:30 UTC | ![]() | ![]() | - | Liiga |
12/02/2025 16:30 UTC | ![]() | ![]() | 4 - 7 | Liiga |
01/02/2025 15:00 UTC | ![]() | ![]() | 4 - 1 | Liiga |
31/01/2025 16:30 UTC | ![]() | ![]() | 1 - 3 | Liiga |
Latest Transactions
Date | Status | Player | Team | Source | |
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13/02/2025 | doubtful | leaving | Skellefteå AIK | ||
11/02/2025 | loan | leaving | Hokki | ||
01/02/2025 | confirmed | leaving | Stavanger Oilers | ||
31/01/2025 | confirmed | leaving | Mountfield HK | ||
10/01/2025 | confirmed | joining | HC Sierre | ||
17/12/2024 | confirmed | leaving | HC Kometa Brno | ||
06/12/2024 | confirmed | joining | AIK | ||
03/12/2024 | confirmed | joining | No team |
Pelicans History and Standings
season | league | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | PPG | rank | postseason |
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Pelicans | |||||||||||||
2024-2025 | Liiga | 48 | 16 | 25 | - | 3 | 4 | 140 | 147 | 58 | 1.21 | 15 | - |
2023-2024 | Liiga | 60 | 31 | 17 | - | 4 | 8 | 177 | 147 | 109 | 1.82 | 3 | Final loss |
2022-2023 | Liiga | 60 | 30 | 21 | - | 4 | 5 | 166 | 136 | 103 | 1.72 | 4 | Final loss |
2021-2022 | Liiga | 60 | 25 | 21 | - | 4 | 10 | 142 | 142 | 93 | 1.55 | 9 | Playoffs Qualifier loss |
2020-2021 | Liiga | 58 | 25 | 21 | - | 10 | 2 | 169 | 147 | 97 | 1.67 | 6 | Quarterfinal loss |
2019-2020 | Liiga | 59 | 19 | 40 | - | 7 | 4 | 120 | 201 | 54 | 0.92 | 14 | Did not make playoffs |
2018-2019 | Liiga | 60 | 30 | 19 | - | 3 | 8 | 199 | 154 | 104 | 1.73 | 3 | Quarterfinal loss |
2017-2018 | Liiga | 60 | 20 | 24 | - | 7 | 9 | 165 | 175 | 83 | 1.38 | 10 | Playoffs Qualifier loss |
2016-2017 | Liiga | 60 | 23 | 21 | - | 8 | 8 | 157 | 150 | 93 | 1.55 | 6 | Quarterfinal loss |
2015-2016 | Liiga | 60 | 24 | 25 | - | 4 | 7 | 145 | 171 | 87 | 1.45 | 9 | Quarterfinal loss |
2014-2015 | Liiga | 60 | 16 | 30 | - | 6 | 8 | 125 | 166 | 68 | 1.13 | 12 | Did not make playoffs |
2013-2014 | Liiga | 60 | 25 | 24 | - | 6 | 5 | 156 | 155 | 92 | 1.53 | 8 | Quarterfinal loss |
2012-2013 | SM-liiga | 60 | 22 | 28 | - | 7 | 3 | 163 | 180 | 83 | 1.38 | 11 | Did not make playoffs |
2011-2012 | SM-liiga | 60 | 30 | 18 | - | 9 | 3 | 213 | 155 | 111 | 1.85 | 2 | Final loss |
2010-2011 | SM-liiga | 60 | 17 | 37 | - | 2 | 4 | 133 | 180 | 59 | 0.98 | 14 | Saved in relegation |
2009-2010 | SM-liiga | 58 | 18 | 27 | - | 6 | 7 | 166 | 197 | 73 | 1.26 | 12 | Did not make playoffs |
2008-2009 | SM-liiga | 58 | 22 | 27 | - | 5 | 4 | 149 | 145 | 80 | 1.38 | 9 | Quarterfinal loss |
2007-2008 | SM-liiga | 56 | 28 | 19 | - | 5 | 4 | 176 | 142 | 98 | 1.75 | 6 | Quarterfinal loss |
2006-2007 | SM-liiga | 56 | 19 | 24 | - | 7 | 6 | 147 | 151 | 77 | 1.38 | 10 | Quarterfinal loss |
2005-2006 | SM-liiga | 56 | 18 | 29 | - | 4 | 5 | 125 | 171 | 67 | 1.2 | 12 | Did not make playoffs |
2004-2005 | SM-liiga | 56 | 7 | 36 | - | 3 | 10 | 100 | 230 | 37 | 0.66 | 13 | Did not make playoffs |
2003-2004 | SM-liiga | 56 | 7 | 37 | 12 | - | - | 110 | 227 | 27 | 0.48 | 13 | Did not make playoffs |
2002-2003 | SM-liiga | 56 | 15 | 39 | 2 | - | - | 120 | 182 | 36 | 0.64 | 12 | Did not make playoffs |
2001-2002 | SM-liiga | 56 | 27 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 157 | 152 | 68 | 1.21 | 5 | Quarterfinal loss |
2000-2001 | SM-liiga | 56 | 22 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 170 | 164 | 55 | 0.98 | 7 | Quarterfinal loss |
1999-2000 | SM-liiga | 54 | 8 | 38 | 8 | - | - | 108 | 197 | 24 | 0.44 | 12 | Saved in relegation |
1998-1999 | I-divisioona | 48 | 30 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 178 | 109 | 67 | 1.4 | 2 | Promoted |
1997-1998 | I-divisioona | 44 | 23 | 17 | 4 | - | - | 155 | 147 | 50 | 1.14 | 4 | Qualification loss |
1996-1997 | I-divisioona | 44 | 26 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 168 | 119 | 55 | 1.25 | 3 | Qualification loss |
Reipas Lahti | |||||||||||||
1995-1996 | I-divisioona | 44 | 24 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 175 | 136 | 50 | 1.14 | 6 | Quarterfinal loss |
Pelicans Tournament Statistics
season | tournament | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | PPG | rank | postseason |
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Pelicans | |||||||||||||
2024-2025 | Champions HL | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 1.83 | 9 | - |
2023-2024 | Champions HL | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 1.83 | 8 | Eighth Final Loss |
2019-2020 | Champions HL | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1.17 | 4 | Did not make playoffs |
Lahden Reipas | |||||||||||||
1970-1971 | Suomen Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1965-1966 | Suomen Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Pelicans Retired Numbers
Pelicans Stars And Cult Players
- 1935
- 1943
- 1945
- 1952
- 1953
- 1955
- 1955
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1957
- 1959
- 1960
- 1960
- 1966
- 1966
- 1969
- 1970
- 1970
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971
- 1972
- 1974
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1980
- 1982
- 1983
- 1983
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1988
- 1995
Where Are They Now?
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Regular Season
Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
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Nationalities Throughout History
Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Team names:
- Viipurin Reipas (1891 - 1964)
- Lahden Reipas (1964 - 1975)
- Kiekkoreipas (1975 - 1989)
- Hockey Reipas (1989 - 1992)
- Reipas Lahti (1992 - 1996)
- Pelicans (1996 -)
Club Reipas was originally found in year 1891 Vyborg which was part of Finland that time. First club was for gymnastics but later it had also teams in football, bandy and ice hockey. Vyborg's Reipas won the first ever Finnish Ice Hockey Championship title in 1928 After second world war the city of Vyborg was ceded to Soviet Union. Team Vyborg's Reipas relocated with finnish refugees to city of Lahti 1944. Even though the team was located in Lahti it was still called Vyborg's Reipas until it was renamed Lahti's Reipas 1964. After couple "Reipas" name changes the team was renamed to Lahti Pelicans before the 1996-97 season.
- Viipurin Reipas (1891 - 1964)
- Lahden Reipas (1964 - 1975)
- Kiekkoreipas (1975 - 1989)
- Hockey Reipas (1989 - 1992)
- Reipas Lahti (1992 - 1996)
- Pelicans (1996 -)
Club Reipas was originally found in year 1891 Vyborg which was part of Finland that time. First club was for gymnastics but later it had also teams in football, bandy and ice hockey. Vyborg's Reipas won the first ever Finnish Ice Hockey Championship title in 1928 After second world war the city of Vyborg was ceded to Soviet Union. Team Vyborg's Reipas relocated with finnish refugees to city of Lahti 1944. Even though the team was located in Lahti it was still called Vyborg's Reipas until it was renamed Lahti's Reipas 1964. After couple "Reipas" name changes the team was renamed to Lahti Pelicans before the 1996-97 season.