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1975-1976

1975-1976 Sport Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Bertil Englund (G)	77	1948	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	163	-
	#1	Antero Niemelä (G)	69	1956		-	-	-
	#18	Tuomo Rautiainen (G)		1951	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	159	-
DEFENSEMEN
	#14	Tuomo Jormakka (D)		1953	Pieksämäki, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#6	Timo Kallio (D)	66	1958	Vaasa, FIN	6'0"	183	-
	#3	Esko Nokelainen (D)	77	1947	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	181	-
	#4	Tom Pietilä (D)	70	1954	Kokkola, FIN	5'7"	152	L
	#2	Kari Ristimäki (D)	69	1955	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	179	-
	#25	Olli Saarinen (D)	71	1953	Mänttä, FIN	5'8"	152	-
	#16	Harri Saario (D)	68	1956	Vaasa, FIN	6'1"	185	-
	#33	Antti Ylihärsilä (D)	75	1949	Lapua, FIN	5'9"	161	-
FORWARDS
	#22	Raimo Brax (F)	75	1949	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	#12	Esko Eriksson (F)	73	1951	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#11	Kari Helander (F)	77	1948	Mänttä, FIN	5'7"	150	-
	#24	Håkan Hjerpe (F)	67	1957	Vaasa, FIN	5'7"	163	-
	#21	Simo Hytönen (F)	79	1945	Vaasa, FIN	6'1"	181	-
	#9	Jaakko Hyytinen (F)	70	1954	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	161	-
	#20	Juha Reipakka (F)	68	1956	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	163	-
	#17	Timo Saarvio (F)	74	1950	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	161	-
	#7	Pekka Santanen (F)	70	1954	Uusikaupunki, FIN	5'10"	174	L
	#10	Matti Skyttälä (F)	70	1954	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	168	-
	#19	Cliff Stewart (RW)	77	1947	Port Arthur, ON, CAN	-	-	-
	#13	Kari Tamminen (F)	68	1956	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	159	-
	#8	Hannu Vierimaa (F)	71	1953	Kokkola, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#19	Jorma Välimäki (F)	71	1953	Vaasa, FIN	5'6"	150	-
	#23	Jan-Erik Österblad (F)	69	1955	Vaasa, FIN	6'4"	203	-
	#23	Bengt Österholm (F)	75	1949		-	-	-

Position: G: 1, D: 8, F: 13Av Age: 22.59 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 168 lbsCompare with other teams »

1975-1976 Sport Staff

Head CoachMatti Ruohonen
Asst. CoachVoitto Niemelä

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Sport Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Red + Black
Town: Vaasa, FIN Map
Founded: 1939

1975-1976 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
1 player

Experience

Sport: 1 384 GP
Liiga: 666 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Sport U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Sport U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
TUTO Hockey (Mestis)
Virkiä (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Vaasan Sähkö Areena
Location: Vaasa, FIN
Capacity: 4 448
Construction Year: 1971

Sport Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/15/2025 03:00 PM UTC	JYP	Sport	-	Liiga
03/14/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Sport	Kiekko-Espoo	-	Liiga
03/08/2025 03:00 PM UTC	TPS	Sport	3 - 2	Liiga
03/07/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Sport	TPS	3 - 4 (SO)	Liiga
03/05/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Jukurit	Sport	3 - 6	Liiga

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Sport History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	58	16	20	-	8	14	165	173	78	1.34	11	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	21	24	-	5	10	155	174	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	16	32	-	3	9	126	177	63	1.05	14	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	59	18	26	-	8	7	120	155	77	1.31	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	54	19	23	-	6	6	123	140	75	1.39	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	15	44	-	4	8	129	191	49	0.83	15	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	17	24	-	11	8	182	205	81	1.35	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	12	33	-	7	8	153	206	58	0.97	15	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	16	28	-	5	11	128	169	69	1.15	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Liiga	60	20	24	-	7	9	153	156	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	15	35	-	5	5	121	185	60	1	14	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	27	12	-	11	6	195	161	109	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	23	18	-	5	2	147	127	81	1.69	3	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	24	10	-	4	8	154	104	88	1.91	3	Champion
2010-2011	Mestis	49	22	19	-	5	5	139	133	79	1.61	3	Champion
2009-2010	Mestis	45	22	16	-	3	4	152	120	76	1.69	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	25	13	-	5	2	145	104	87	1.93	2	Champion
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	17	-	2	3	193	139	76	1.69	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	30	9	6	-	-	195	105	68	1.51	1	Bronze game win
2005-2006	Mestis	45	26	15	4	-	-	172	106	58	1.29	2	Final loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	23	14	7	1	-	153	108	54	1.23	4	Final loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	23	15	3	2	2	151	124	55	1.22	4	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	21	17	3	-	3	150	129	48	1.09	5	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	23	13	8	-	-	154	106	55	1.25	4	Bronze game loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	21	18	5	-	-	153	129	47	1.07	5	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	31	12	5	-	-	190	118	67	1.4	2	Qualification loss
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	30	14	4	-	-	153	119	64	1.33	3	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	17	21	6	-	-	119	148	40	0.91	8	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	II-divisioona	36	32	3	1	-	-	292	80	65	1.81	1	Qualification loss
1994-1995	II-divisioona	14	10	3	1	-	-	71	45	21	1.5	2	-

Sport Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2012-2013	Cont Cup	3	1	1	-	1	0	19	9	5	1.67	2	-
1975-1976	Expolaris Cup	4	1	3	0	-	-	12	21	2	0.5	4	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	10	0	-	-	-	Qualification

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