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Kärpät

Liiga

Spengler Cup

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2003-2004

2003-2004 Kärpät Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Niklas Bäckström (G)	46	1978	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	192	L
		Petri Koivisto (G)		1986	Kiiminki, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#35	Janne Kurikka (G)	40	1984	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	190	L
		Joni Myllykoski (G)	40	1984	Tornio, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#33	Pekka Rinne (G)	42	1982	Kempele, FIN	6'5"	216	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Topi Jaakola (D)	41	1983	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	196	L
	#2	Oskari Korpikari (D)	40	1984	Kempele, FIN	6'2"	209	L
		Lauri Lahesalu (D)	45	1979	Tallinn, EST	6'0"	187	L
	#26	Mikko Lehtonen (D)	46	1978	Kiiminki, FIN	6'0"	209	L
	#29	Kimmo Lotvonen (D)	48	1976	Oulu, FIN	6'5"	227	L
	#6	Ilkka Mikkola (D)	45	1979	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	194	L
	#50	Mikko Myllykoski (D)"A"	52	1972	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'10"	176	R
		Mikko Palomäki (D)	42	1982	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	201	L
	#23	Martin Stepanek (D)	53	1971	Usti nad Labem, CZE	6'3"	216	L
	#5	Ari Vallin (D)	46	1978	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'11"	194	L
		Antti Ylönen (D)	41	1983	Liminka, FIN	5'8"	183	L
FORWARDS
	#18	Juhamatti Aaltonen (W/C)	39	1985	Ii, FIN	6'0"	196	R
	#43	Antti Aarnio (LW/RW)	43	1981	Oulu, FIN	5'8"	187	L
	#30	Mikko Alikoski (LW/RW)	38	1986	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	181	L
		Jason Dawe (LW)	51	1973	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'10"	187	L
	#27	Juha-Pekka Haataja (RW)	42	1982	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	194	R
	#8	Jussi Jokinen (W/C)	41	1983	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#9	Jyri Junnila (RW)	40	1984	Raahe, FIN	5'8"	172	R
	#37	Henrik Juntunen (RW)	41	1983	Göteborg, SWE	6'2"	212	R
		Lasse Jämsen (RW)	50	1974	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	5'10"	185	R
	#22	Brett Lievers (C)	53	1971	Syracuse, NY, USA	6'0"	187	R
	#75	Vladimir Machulda (LW)	53	1971	Most, CZE	6'0"	183	L
	#21	Tommi Paakkolanvaara (C)	41	1983	Oulunsalo, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#39	Sakari Palsola (C)"C"	52	1972	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	185	R
	#20	Janne Pesonen (LW/C)	42	1982	Suomussalmi, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#17	Mika Pyörälä (LW)	43	1981	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#12	Pekka Saarenheimo (C)	42	1982	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#11	Juha Silvander (C/LW)	42	1982	Tornio, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#46	Brad Smyth (RW)	51	1973	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'0"	198	R
	#62	Petr Tenkrát (RW/LW)	47	1977	Decin, CZE	6'0"	183	R
	#25	Ville Vimpari (C)	39	1985	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'9"	185	L
	#24	Jari Viuhkola (C)"A"	44	1980	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	196	L

Position: G: 5, D: 10, F: 20Av Age: 24.54 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2003-2004 Kärpät Staff

Head CoachKari Heikkilä
Asst. CoachReijo Ruotsalainen
Goaltending CoachAri Hilli
General ManagerJuha Junno
ChairmanSeppo Arponen

Team Staff History

2003-2004 Kärpät Captains

"C"

Sakari Palsola

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Kärpät Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + White
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1946

2003-2004 Kärpät Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Kärpät: 3 114 GP
NHL: 567 GP
WC: 19 GP
SHL: 40 GP
Liiga: 4 953 GP
Czechia: 637 GP
AHL: 822 GP
DEL: 57 GP
NL: 95 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Hokki (Mestis)
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U16 Akatemia (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
RoKi (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun Energia Areena
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: 6 614
Construction Year: 1974

Kärpät Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
11/30/2024 03:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	Ässät	-	Liiga
11/29/2024 04:30 PM UTC	JYP	Kärpät	-	Liiga
11/27/2024 04:30 PM UTC	KooKoo	Kärpät	2 - 1	Liiga
11/23/2024 03:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	HPK	4 - 5 (OT 64:13)	Liiga
11/22/2024 05:30 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	Kärpät	3 - 2 (OT 63:01)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

11/28/2024

confirmed

Joel Olkkonen (D)

Leaving forÖstersunds IK

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11/14/2024

extension

Arttu Alasiurua (F)

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11/13/2024

extension

Ben Tardif (F)

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11/11/2024

confirmed

Dominik Masin (D)

Joining fromHC Sparta Praha

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extension

Patrik Virta (F)

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10/18/2024

loan

Sisu Yliniemi (F)

Leaving forHermes

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10/12/2024

confirmed

Connor Bunnaman (F)

Leaving forMountfield HK

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10/02/2024

extension

Aleksi Antti-Roiko (F)

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Kärpät History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	26	6	10	-	5	5	78	91	33	1.27	11	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	28	18	-	8	6	174	147	106	1.77	4	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	24	19	-	7	10	158	143	96	1.6	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	24	20	-	7	9	171	141	95	1.58	6	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Liiga	58	25	21	-	10	2	143	134	97	1.67	7	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	43	16	-	7	5	185	114	127	2.15	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	41	11	-	6	2	207	101	137	2.28	1	Final loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	33	11	-	8	8	195	134	123	2.05	1	Champion
2016-2017	Liiga	60	22	23	-	9	6	147	136	90	1.5	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	33	13	-	6	8	178	126	119	1.98	2	Bronze game win
2014-2015	Liiga	60	31	16	-	9	4	167	126	115	1.92	1	Champion
2013-2014	Liiga	60	36	9	-	8	7	190	106	131	2.18	1	Champion
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	23	22	-	9	6	172	150	93	1.55	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	29	23	-	4	4	164	148	99	1.65	7	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	23	25	-	8	4	151	161	89	1.48	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	21	26	-	7	4	150	163	81	1.4	9	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	28	22	-	5	3	185	149	97	1.67	5	Final loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	32	9	-	10	5	205	129	121	2.16	1	Champion
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	33	13	-	6	4	197	125	115	2.05	1	Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	36	10	-	4	6	180	105	122	2.18	1	Bronze game win
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	35	10	-	5	6	190	122	121	2.16	1	Champion
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	29	13	14	-	-	194	129	78	1.39	2	Champion
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	32	16	8	-	-	187	141	73	1.3	3	Final loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	25	22	9	-	-	156	148	60	1.07	6	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	23	25	8	-	-	165	178	54	0.96	8	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	42	3	3	-	-	287	91	87	1.81	1	Promoted
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	41	1	4	-	-	265	91	86	1.79	1	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	31	8	5	-	-	171	99	67	1.52	1	Qualification loss
1996-1997	I-divisioona	44	26	14	4	-	-	196	154	56	1.27	2	Qualification loss
1995-1996	I-divisioona	44	21	19	4	-	-	180	165	46	1.05	8	Quarterfinal loss

Kärpät Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	2	1	18	13	11	1.83	3	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	27	14	14	2.33	1	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	1	0	12	5	11	2.75	1	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	4	0	-	0	0	12	1	12	3	1	Final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	2	0	17	12	13	2.17	1	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	ET	8	4	4	-	0	0	19	21	12	1.5	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	1	4	-	2	1	18	26	7	0.88	7	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	1	2	-	2	3	21	23	10	1.25	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	5	2	-	0	1	25	25	16	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Champions HL	4	0	3	-	0	1	5	11	1	0.25	3	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	ECC	2	1	1	-	0	0	9	6	3	1.5	2	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	ECC	2	2	0	0	-	-	6	1	6	3	1	Final loss
2004-2005	ECC	2	2	0	0	-	-	10	4	4	2	1	Final loss
1981-1982	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	7	21	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	4	Promoted
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	First round loss

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Kärpät Stars And Cult Players

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