Peliitat

II-divisioona

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Peliitat Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Markus Ruusu (G)Loan	27	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#36	Riku Räihä (G)	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	185	R
	#70	Juho Ukkola (G)	40	1984	Raahe, FIN	5'8"	161	L
	#31	Eetu Uotinen (G)	23	2001	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#30	Taavi Volanen (G)Loan	20	2004	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	159	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Juuso Arola (D)	25	1999	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#6	Jimi Enckell (D)	22	2002	Vantaa, FIN	6'3"	220	R
	#47	Saku Forsblom (D)Loan	27	1997	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#44	Luukas Kallioinen (D)	24	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	181	R
	#6	Onni Käyhkö (D)Loan	22	2002	Vääksy, FIN	6'4"	183	L
	#5	Elias Lampi (D)"A"	24	2000	Turku, FIN	6'6"	220	R
	#4	Matias Lentämäki (D)"A"	24	2000	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#88	Sergei Lisov (D)	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#2	Mikkel Persson (D)	26	1998	Rødovre, DEN	5'10"	176	L
	#6	Niilo Romppanen (D)Loan	22	2002	Joensuu, FIN	6'4"	209	L
	#79	Vertti Vuoksiala (D)	27	1997	Hamina, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#17	Alexander Yakimenko (D)	28	1996	Tallinn, EST	5'11"	203	R
FORWARDS
	#42	Alexander Forslund (C)Loan	23	2001	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'0"	168	L
	#80	Martynas Grinius (F)	23	2001	Vilnius, LTU	6'0"	159	L
	#48	Konsta Hirvonen (C/W)Loan	24	2000	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#75	Konsta Jaakola (RW)	27	1997	Helsinki, FIN	5'8"	176	R
	#11	Leevi Kannisto (RW)	26	1998	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#47	Jesse Kiiskinen (RW)Loan	19	2005	Hollola, FIN	6'0"	192	R
	#54	Nikita Krivokrasov (RW)Loan	23	2000	Woodbury, MN, USA	5'10"	192	L
	#48	Rasmus Kumpulainen (C)Loan	19	2005	Lahti, FIN	6'4"	205	L
	#81	Oskari Kuntonen (F)	22	2002	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	201	L
	#20	Markus Lahtinen (F)"A"	26	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#63	Taneli Lappalainen (F)	26	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#67	Joona Lehtinen (C)	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	190	R
	#22	Oscar Lemström (RW)	25	1999	Mikkeli, FIN	6'2"	196	L
	#47	Tim Lindfors (RW)Loan	22	2002	Kalmar, SWE	6'1"	185	R
	#55	Zoltán Nagy (RW)	27	1997	Budapest, HUN	5'9"	174	R
	#77	Niklas Nordgren (RW)Loan	24	2000	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	183	R
	#77	Markus Oden (F)Loan	23	2001	Pierce, WA, USA	5'10"	176	R
	#91	Jiri Parviainen (C)	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#40	Jesse Pesonen (LW/RW)	24	2000	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#8	Miko Rautama (F)	23	2001	Mäntsälä, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#9	Risto Saarinen (RW)	24	2000	Rauma, FIN	5'10"	163	R
	#13	Eetu Selänne (C)	27	1997	Coto de Caza, CA, USA	5'10"	170	R
	#50	Niko Somppi (C)	24	2000	Tuusula, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#10	Kasper Tarvainen (F)	24	2000	Kuopio, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#33	Leevi Tukiainen (F)Loan	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	176	R
	#54	Samu Tuomaala (RW)Loan	21	2003	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	190	R
	#11	Julius Vesaaja (F)	23	2001	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	220	L
	#25	Niklas Virtanen (LW/RW)"C"	25	1999	Laitila, FIN	6'0"	196	L

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 19Av Age: 23.43 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Peliitat Staff

Head CoachHannes Hyvönen
Head CoachJesse Welling
Asst. CoachVille Kiiskinen
Asst. CoachTeemu Leppänen
Sports ManagerHannes Hyvönen
ChairmanJani Liukkonen
ChairmanZoltán Nagy
Dir. of Hockey OperationsJosse Mielonen
Equipment ManagerTomi Pesonen
Equipment ManagerEsko Pesonen
Equipment ManagerJuho Ukkola
Franchise OwnerHenrik Mustonen
Franchise OwnerZoltán Nagy
Physical TherapistTimo Räsänen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Peliitat Captains

"C"

Niklas Virtanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Peliitat Facts

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

2022-2023 Peliitat Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players
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Experience

Peliitat: 1 639 GP
SHL: 1 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 10 GP
Liiga: 651 GP
KHL: 9 GP
AHL: 2 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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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Peliitat Stars And Cult Players

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