IPK

Mestis

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2016-2017

2016-2017 IPK Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Denis Godla (G)Loan	29	1995	Kezmarok, SVK	5'11"	179	L
	#32	Antti Leskinen (G)	34	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#35	Miska Ruotsalainen (G)	28	1997	Iisalmi, FIN	5'6"	137	L
	#93	Tuomas Tolonen (G)	31	1993	Kajaani, FIN	5'10"	163	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#82	Henri Auvinen (D)Loan	32	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	236	L
	#91	Damir Galin (D)	31	1994	Almetievsk, RUS	6'4"	231	L
	#4	Lauri Heinonen (D)	35	1989	Suomussalmi, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#5	Otto Huttunen (D)"C"	33	1991	Iisalmi, FIN	6'2"	216	R
	#14	Ville Hyvärinen (D)Loan	33	1991	Kuopio, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#61	Saku Kinnunen (D/F)"A"	30	1995	Kuhmo, FIN	5'10"	209	L
	#16	Anton Kokkonen (D)	31	1993	Pattijoki, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#14	Mikko Kokkonen (D)Loan	24	2001	Mikkeli, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#20	Otto Leskinen (D)Loan	28	1997	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#8	Santeri Luostarinen (D)	26	1998	Kuopio, FIN	5'10"	179	R
	#18	Ville Määttä (D)	30	1994	Kuhmo, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#42	Tomi Penttinen (D)Loan	40	1984	Kuopio, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#42	Samuli Piipponen (D)Loan	32	1993	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#55	Janne Pirttimäki (D)	29	1995	Kurikka, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#10	Janne Pälve (D)	32	1992	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#82	Waltteri Ruuskanen (D)Loan	27	1997	Kuopio, FIN	6'4"	194	R
	#3	Eetu Sopanen (D)Loan	28	1996	Kouvola, FIN	6'5"	216	R
	#47	Joona Tolvanen (D/F)	32	1992	Vihti, FIN	5'10"	190	R
	#3	Ilkka Vaarasuo (D)"C"Loan	42	1983	Iisalmi, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#14	Joonas Valkonen (D)Loan	31	1993	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	198	L
FORWARDS
	#19	Yevgeni Fofanov (LW/RW)	35	1989	Moskva, RUS	5'9"	172	L
	#21	Ilkka Heikkilä (C)"A"	36	1988	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	5'11"	194	L
	#13	Jaakko Heiskanen (C/LW)	33	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	5'8"	170	L
	#27	Aatu Hämäläinen (RW/LW)	38	1987	Suonenjoki, FIN	5'11"	165	R
	#80	Aleksi Hämäläinen (C/LW)	29	1995	Suonenjoki, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#17	Janne Katosalmi (RW)	31	1994	Lapinlahti, FIN	5'7"	163	R
	#42	Tatu Kokkola (C)Loan	27	1997	Suonenjoki, FIN	5'10"	196	L
	#9	Mikko Komulainen (C)	31	1994	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#20	Janne Kumpulainen (LW)Loan	33	1991	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#28	Antti Kurkinen (F)	32	1992	Kuhmo, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#23	Niko Laakkonen (LW/RW)Loan	36	1988	Varkaus, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#20	Ville Leskinen (LW/RW)Loan	29	1995	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'4"	205	L
	#42	Roberts Locans (RW)	29	1996	Riga, LAT	6'4"	209	R
	#91	Joni Nikko (LW/RW)Loan	30	1994	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	209	L
	#71	Niko Nuutinen (LW)	32	1992	Kuopio, FIN	5'8"	214	L
	#23	Jimi Palanto (C/LW)Loan	35	1990	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	154	L
	#40	Eetu Patronen (C/LW)	30	1994	Iisalmi, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#42	Topi Piipponen (LW/RW)Loan	27	1997	Siilinjärvi, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#20	Ainars Podzins (LW/C)	32	1992	Jurmala, LAT	5'11"	194	R
	#72	Niko Putkonen (LW/D)	33	1991	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#11	Joni Riihola (C)	34	1990	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#89	Jere Savolainen (RW)	35	1989	Kuopio, FIN	6'1"	220	L
	#22	Juha Virtanen (LW/C)"C"	37	1987	Sonkajärvi, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#38	Adam Zboril (C/LW)	29	1995	Brno, CZE	5'7"	190	L

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 20Av Age: 24.31 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 IPK Staff

Head CoachJukka Niiranen
Head CoachJanne Sinkkonen
Asst. CoachEetu Qvist
General ManagerJarmo Ylisipola
Team ManagerRisto Kurkinen
ChairmanMika Salonen
Conditioning CoachMarja Qvist
Equipment ManagerPekka Huttunen

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2016-2017 IPK Captains

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IPK Facts

Plays in: Mestis
Team Colors: Black + White + Yellow
Town: Iisalmi, FIN Map
Founded: 1966

2016-2017 IPK Roster Facts

Nationalities

42 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

IPK: 1 969 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 87 GP
Liiga: 1 308 GP
KHL: 104 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IPK U16 (U16 Mestis)
IPK U18 (U18 Mestis)
IPK U20 (U20 Mestis)
JHT (Suomi-sarja)
KalPa (Liiga)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
SuKiKa (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kankaan jäähalli
Location: Iisalmi, FIN
Capacity: 1 300
Construction Year: 1990

IPK Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/08/2025 03:00 PM UTC	RoKi	IPK	-	Mestis
03/07/2025 04:30 PM UTC	IPK	RoKi	-	Mestis
03/05/2025 04:30 PM UTC	RoKi	IPK	0 - 5	Mestis
03/03/2025 04:30 PM UTC	IPK	RoKi	2 - 3 (OT 74:44)	Mestis
03/01/2025 03:00 PM UTC	JoKP	IPK	4 - 1	Mestis

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02/18/2025

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Patrik Kerkola (G)

Joining fromKalPa

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02/15/2025

confirmed

Anton Sikorski (F)

Leaving forRoKi

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02/14/2025

loan

Jami Virtanen (F)

Joining fromÄssät

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02/08/2025

loan

Josi Kähkönen (D)

Leaving forJHT

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02/06/2025

loan

Anton Sikorski (F)

Leaving forRoKi

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02/01/2025

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Samuel Timonen (F)

Leaving forSport

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01/29/2025

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Anton Sikorski (F)

Leaving forHokki

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01/27/2025

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Jesse Rantanen (F)

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IPK History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Mestis	49	20	14	-	8	7	153	130	83	1.69	2	Clinched Play-Off Spot
2023-2024	Mestis	48	32	8	-	4	4	205	123	108	2.25	1	Champion
2022-2023	Mestis	52	23	19	-	5	5	163	153	84	1.62	6	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Mestis	52	18	20	-	8	6	143	151	76	1.46	8	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Mestis	30	14	10	-	5	1	108	94	53	1.77	5	Bronze game win
2019-2020	Mestis	50	32	18	-	10	4	197	166	90	1.8	2	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	20	25	-	3	2	160	180	68	1.36	9	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Mestis	50	19	21	-	5	5	141	161	72	1.44	7	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Mestis	8	5	1	-	1	1	26	16	18	2.25	2	Saved in relegation
	Mestis	50	16	28	-	2	4	114	162	56	1.12	13	Qualification
2015-2016	Suomi-sarja	36	20	8	-	3	5	178	116	71	1.97	4	Champion \| Promoted
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	13	17	-	4	2	138	156	49	1.36	11	Saved in play-out
2013-2014	II-divisioona	32	26	4	-	2	0	291	104	82	2.56	1	Champion \| Promoted
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	21	13	7	-	0	1	135	94	40	1.9	3	-
	Suomi-sarja	20	10	8	-	0	2	79	74	32	1.6	5	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	20	12	5	-	2	1	87	86	41	2.05	1	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	14	3	11	-	0	0	39	66	9	0.64	8	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	21	12	5	-	2	2	159	76	42	2	3	Promoted
2008-2009	Suomi-sarja	15	2	12	-	1	0	57	80	8	0.53	6	Qualification loss
	II-divisioona	15	11	4	-	0	0	78	45	33	2.2	2	-
2007-2008	II-divisioona	12	5	4	-	1	2	55	58	19	1.58	4	No playoffs held
	II-divisioona	14	6	5	-	2	1	61	58	23	1.64	5	-
2005-2006	II-divisioona	24	16	5	2	0	1	160	95	35	1.46	2	Qualification loss
2001-2002	Suomi-sarja	34	11	19	3	0	1	138	186	26	0.76	6	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	34	20	12	2	-	-	163	134	42	1.24	3	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	22	11	1	-	-	173	133	45	1.32	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	II-divisioona	14	5	9	0	-	-	45	64	10	0.71	7	-
1997-1998	II-divisioona	10	4	3	3	-	-	55	37	11	1.1	3	Qualification loss
	II-divisioona	18	16	1	1	-	-	139	57	33	1.83	1	-
1995-1996	II-divisioona	32	19	13	0	-	-	174	118	38	1.19	4	-

IPK Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	9	3	6	3	1	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	4	2	1	1	-	-	17	11	7	1.75	-	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	5	2	1	-	1	1	20	9	-	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	4	3	1	-	-	-	17	12	-	-	3	Semifinal loss

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