Peliitat

II-divisioona

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2019-2020

2019-2020 Peliitat Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Vesa-Matti Kohopää (G)	26	1998	Heinola, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#35	Elmeri Metsävainio (G)	26	1998	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#30	Jasper Patrikainen (G)Loan	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#70	Sami Suni (G)	26	1998	Heinola, FIN	6'1"	198	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#44	Aapo Ahola (D)	25	1999	Kerava, FIN	5'9"	179	L
	#40	Juuso Arola (D)Loan	25	1999	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#11	Aleksi Ek (D)Loan	26	1998	Heinola, FIN	6'2"	207	L
	#6	Toni Hannukkala (D)	27	1997	Lahti, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#71	Petteri Haveri (D/F)"A"	29	1995	Alavus, FIN	6'2"	201	L
	#15	Santtu Kinnunen (D)Loan	25	1999	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	165	R
	#5	Santeri Koponen (D)"A"	27	1997	Joensuu, FIN	5'10"	183	L
		Rasmus Laine (D)Loan	23	2001	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#8	Saku Leppänen (D)	26	1998	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	168	R
	#12	Juhani Merikanto (D)	26	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	185	R
	#3	Joel Ojala (D)"A"	28	1996	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	174	L
	#55	Matteo Pietroniro (D)Loan	26	1998	Boise, ID, USA	6'1"	185	L
	#21	Matias Rajaniemi (D)Loan	22	2002	Lahti, FIN	6'4"	203	L
	#21	Eetu Rissanen (D)	28	1996	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#22	Eetu Tervala (D/F)	26	1998	Heinola, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#20	Paavo Tyni (D)	27	1997	Hattula, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#77	Joonas Uimonen (D)	26	1998	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'3"	207	L
	#39	Topias Vilén (D)Loan	21	2003	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	194	L
FORWARDS
	#28	Atte Antinaho (C)	29	1995	Kuopio, FIN	6'0"	187	R
	#39	Roope Elimäki (C)Loan	31	1993	Luumäki, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#40	Jere Friberg (C)Loan	29	1995	Laitila, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#58	Frank Gymer (C)Loan	28	1996	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#63	Aleks Haatanen (LW)Loan	24	2000	Vantaa, FIN	5'9"	179	R
		Oskari Heikkinen (RW)Loan	23	2001	Hollola, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#38	Lauri Heino (F)"A"	27	1997	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#91	Sakke Hämäläinen (F)Loan	26	1998	Heinola, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	#72	Eemeli Jeskanen (LW)	27	1997	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'10"	192	L
	#15	Juuso Jämsen (F)Loan	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	168	R
	#9	Samu Kaasinen (F)	26	1998	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	172	R
	#40	Joel Kerkkänen (F)Loan	25	1999	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	183	L
		Vili-Jesper Koivula (LW)	29	1995	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#58	Olli Korhonen (C/LW)Loan	26	1998	Anjalankoski, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#26	Pasi Kouvalainen (RW)"C"	32	1992	Pyhäjärvi, FIN	5'11"	170	R
	#40	Severi Lahtinen (RW/LW)Loan	26	1998	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	207	L
	#89	Joona Lankinen (F)	26	1998	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'2"	183	L
	#10	Oskari Lemetyinen (C)	26	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#39	Jesse Liuksiala (C)Loan	25	1999	Järvenpää, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#20	Mikael Menna (C)Loan	23	2001	Heinola, FIN	6'3"	176	L
	#15	Waltteri Merelä (RW)Loan	26	1998	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'2"	196	R
	#58	Joona Monto (C)Loan	30	1994	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#25	Matias Mustonen (C/W)	27	1997	Kajaani, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#39	Otto Nieminen (LW/RW)Loan	28	1996	Somero, FIN	5'9"	192	L
	#49	Olli Rönkkö (C)	27	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#58	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (RW/LW)Loan	30	1994	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	176	R
	#20	Samuel Salonen (LW)Loan	24	2000	Vantaa, FIN	6'4"	198	L
	#55	Erkka Seppälä (C)Loan	25	1999	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'9"	172	L
	#11	Leevi Tukiainen (F)Loan	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	176	R
	#21	Stanislav Vrhel (C)Loan	22	2002	Chomutov, CZE	6'2"	201	L

Position: G: 3, D: 12, F: 20Av Age: 22.37 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 183 lbsCompare with other teams »

2019-2020 Peliitat Staff

Head CoachVesa Petäjä
Asst. CoachBranislav Bendík
Asst. CoachToni Pasuri
General ManagerJosse Mielonen
Sports ManagerPekka Saittakari
Team ManagerMarko Nyman
ChairmanJani Liukkonen
Equipment ManagerMika Myllynen
Equipment ManagerTomi Pesonen
Equipment ManagerEsko Pesonen
Skills CoachBranislav Bendík

Team Staff History

2019-2020 Peliitat Captains

"C"

Pasi Kouvalainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Peliitat Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Heinola, FIN Map
Founded: 1969

2019-2020 Peliitat Roster Facts

Nationalities

50 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Peliitat: 1 858 GP
Liiga: 1 256 GP
KHL: 19 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Giants (III-divisioona)
Panthers Hockey (III-divisioona)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Versowood Areena
Location: Heinola, FIN
Capacity: 2 975
Construction Year: 1984

Peliitat Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/18/2023 03:00 PM UTC	Ketterä	Peliitat	2 - 3	Mestis
03/14/2023 04:30 PM UTC	Peliitat	JoKP	0 - 6	Mestis
03/11/2023 03:00 PM UTC	Peliitat	TUTO Hockey	0 - 4	Mestis
03/08/2023 04:30 PM UTC	KOOVEE	Peliitat	2 - 0	Mestis
03/04/2023 03:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa	Peliitat	7 - 3	Mestis

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Latest Transactions

10/20/2024

loan

Timi Tasanen (D)

Joining fromPanthers Hockey

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10/18/2024

confirmed

Antti Miettinen (D)

Joining fromPeTo

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10/03/2024

confirmed

Konsta Kekkonen (D)

Leaving forLaser HT

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09/15/2024

confirmed

Ryan Glenn (D)

Joining fromNo team

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confirmed

Dominik Sojka (F)

Joining fromHC Banska Bystrica

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09/06/2024

extension

Niklas Westerlund (F)

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09/02/2024

confirmed

Ekku Leino (D)

Joining fromPelicans U20

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confirmed

Verneri Jokirinne (F)

Joining fromHCPJ

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Peliitat History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	II-divisioona	13	11	2	-	0	0	96	42	33	2.54	2	-
2023-2024	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	Mestis	52	12	34	-	3	3	116	197	45	0.87	14	Bankruptcy
2021-2022	Mestis	10	5	2	-	2	1	47	29	20	2	2	Saved in relegation
	Mestis	52	12	26	-	9	5	132	163	59	1.13	13	Relegation Play
2020-2021	Mestis	31	9	17	-	4	1	92	113	36	1.16	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Mestis	50	20	30	-	6	5	150	187	59	1.18	11	Qualification Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	14	21	-	6	9	134	158	63	1.26	11	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	Mestis	50	9	30	-	7	4	153	219	45	0.9	12	Saved in relegation
2016-2017	Mestis	50	19	21	-	5	5	152	164	72	1.44	7	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Mestis	50	16	22	-	3	9	125	165	64	1.28	9	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Mestis	56	16	31	-	2	7	150	204	59	1.05	9	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	14	24	-	7	11	151	193	67	1.2	10	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Mestis	48	19	22	-	3	4	154	159	67	1.4	7	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	12	26	-	4	4	103	123	48	1.04	11	Saved in play-out
1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	8	35	1	-	-	156	325	17	0.39	11	Bankruptcy
1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	4	27	3	-	-	131	306	11	0.25	12	Relegated
1985-1986	I-divisioona	44	21	22	1	-	-	246	227	43	0.98	6	-
1984-1985	I-divisioona	44	14	24	6	-	-	183	238	35	0.8	8	-
1983-1984	I-divisioona	36	12	23	1	-	-	150	209	25	0.69	8	-
1981-1982	II-divisioona	14	7	2	5	-	-	65	47	19	1.36	2	-
1976-1977	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	II-divisioona	20	12	6	2	-	-	113	82	26	1.3	2	-
1974-1975	II-divisioona	20	14	5	1	-	-	99	68	29	1.45	2	-
1973-1974	Maakuntasarja	8	6	1	1	-	-	66	26	13	1.63	1	-
1972-1973	Maakuntasarja	14	10	3	1	-	-	86	44	21	1.5	2	-
1971-1972	Suomen sarja	14	0	14	0	-	-	31	136	0	0	8	-
1970-1971	Suomen sarja	14	8	5	1	-	-	59	55	17	1.21	3	-
1969-1970	Maakuntasarja	10	8	1	1	-	-	75	29	17	1.7	1	Promoted
1968-1969	Suomen sarja	12	2	10	0	-	-	34	61	4	0.33	7	-

Peliitat 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	1	1	-	0	0	8	8	3	1.5	2	Qualification loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	5	2	2	-	1	0	15	18	8	1.6	-	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	15	-	-	-	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	8	5	-	-	-	16th final loss
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	0	5	-	-	-	First round loss
	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	5	0	-	-	-	Qualification

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