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1	Nathan MacKinnon	62	23	70	93
2	Leon Draisaitl	61	45	47	92
3	Nikita Kucherov	58	28	62	90
4	David Pastrnak	63	32	45	77
5	Connor McDavid	55	23	54	77

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1998-1999

1998-1999 Tappara Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Duane Derksen (G)Loan	56	1968	St. Boniface, MB, CAN	6'1"	190	L
	#39	Iiro Itämies (G)	52	1972	Rauma, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#31	Mika Noronen (G)	45	1979	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	201	L
	#1	Jussi Reiskanen (G)	45	1979	Vihti, FIN	-	-	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#78	Josef Boumedienne (D)	47	1978	Stockholm, SWE	6'1"	205	L
	#55	Janne Grönvall (D)	51	1973	Rauma, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#28	Petri Gynther (F/D)	51	1973	Mikkeli, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#7	Timo Jutila (D)"C"	61	1963	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#33	Miska Kangasniemi (D)	50	1975	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#52	Pekka Laksola (D)	60	1964	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#21	Jaako Niskavaara (D)	47	1977	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#10	Pasi Petriläinen (D)	46	1978	Pirkkala, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#21	Antti Rahkonen (D)	48	1977	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#4	Sami-Ville Salomaa (D)	47	1977	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	225	L
	#5	Mikko Tamminen (D)	48	1976	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	209	L
	#25	Janne Vuorela (D)	46	1978	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	198	L
FORWARDS
	#29	Johannes Alanen (LW)	47	1978	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#16	Alexander Barkov (C)	59	1965	Novosibirsk, RUS	6'3"	220	L
	#40	Jaroslav Buchal (RW)	50	1974	Chomutov, CZE	6'0"	190	R
	#9	Jani Hassinen (RW)	49	1975	Kerimäki, FIN	5'11"	187	R
	#14	Valeri Krykov (C)"A"	57	1967	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	203	L
	#27	Arto Kulmala (LW)	56	1968	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	170	R
	#71	Harri Lönnberg (C)	53	1971	Pori, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#42	Mikko Mäkelä (RW)	60	1965	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	194	L
	#15	Miikka Männikkö (RW)	45	1979	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	172	R
	#21	Mikko Niininen (LW)	48	1977	Tampere, FIN	-	-	L
	#8	Janne Ojanen (C)"A"	56	1968	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#26	Lasse Pirjetä (C)	50	1974	Haukipudas, FIN	6'3"	227	L
	#92	Rauli Raitanen (RW)	55	1970	Pori, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#23	Tuomas Reijonen (RW)	47	1977	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	176	L
	#24	Sami Salonen (C/F)	47	1977	Turku, FIN	5'11"	185	L
	#11	Pasi Tuominen (RW)	50	1974	Pori, FIN	6'1"	207	R
	#44	Jaakko Uhlbäck (LW)	46	1978	Kuopio, FIN	6'2"	207	L
	#20	Juha Vuorivirta (C)	48	1976	Kempele, FIN	6'2"	190	L

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 16Av Age: 24.93 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 194 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Tappara Staff

Head CoachRauno Korpi
Head CoachIsmo Läntinen
Asst. CoachLasse Annala
Asst. CoachKaj Matalamäki
Goaltending CoachPekka Korhonen
Conditioning CoachJaakko Kailajärvi
Equipment ManagerJarmo Männistö
Massage TherapistVeli-Matti Pohjonen

Team Staff History

1998-1999 Tappara Captains

"C"

Timo Jutila

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Tappara Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Blue + Orange + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1955

1998-1999 Tappara Roster Facts

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Experience

Tappara: 4 270 GP
NHL: 531 GP
WC: 176 GP
OG: 50 GP
SHL: 451 GP
Liiga: 6 450 GP
Czechia: 75 GP
AHL: 326 GP
DEL: 195 GP
NL: 29 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Tappara U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Tappara U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Nokia Arena
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 13 000
Construction Year: 2021

Tappara Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/08/2025 04:00 PM UTC	Kärpät	Tappara	-	Liiga
03/07/2025 05:30 PM UTC	Tappara	Ilves	-	Liiga
03/04/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Tappara	HPK	3 - 1	Liiga
03/01/2025 02:00 PM UTC	TPS	Tappara	2 - 7	Liiga
02/28/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Tappara	TPS	2 - 5	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

Date	Status		Player	Team
02/22/2025	rumour	leaving	Otto Leskinen (D)	Luleå HF
02/17/2025	confirmed	leaving	Paavo Kohonen (G)	HK Dukla Trencin
02/15/2025	confirmed	joining	Juuso Ikonen (F)	No team
02/15/2025	loan	joining	Filip Lindberg (G)	SaiPa
02/06/2025	confirmed	leaving	Ruben Rafkin (D)	Örebro HK
01/30/2025	loan	leaving	Joel Karjalainen (F)	LeKi
01/14/2025	confirmed	leaving	Teemu Suhonen (D)	Jokerit
01/09/2025	confirmed	joining	Jonathan Andersson (D)	Färjestad BK

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Tappara History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	55	22	21	-	6	6	166	157	84	1.53	8	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	34	13	-	8	5	200	141	123	2.05	1	Champion
2022-2023	Liiga	60	33	16	-	6	5	187	140	116	1.93	1	Champion
2021-2022	Liiga	60	31	16	-	9	4	188	120	115	1.92	1	Champion
2020-2021	Liiga	59	26	20	-	8	5	171	151	99	1.68	4	Bronze game loss
2019-2020	Liiga	60	41	19	-	11	7	188	128	119	1.98	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	32	19	-	3	6	177	150	108	1.8	2	Bronze game win
2017-2018	Liiga	60	25	14	-	14	7	165	130	110	1.83	3	Final loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	34	11	-	10	5	185	129	127	2.12	1	Champion
2015-2016	Liiga	60	26	14	-	12	8	177	136	110	1.83	3	Champion
2014-2015	Liiga	60	28	17	-	7	8	155	123	106	1.77	2	Final loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	31	14	-	8	7	168	125	116	1.93	2	Final loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	29	17	-	7	7	178	145	108	1.8	2	Final loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	20	31	-	4	5	132	188	73	1.22	12	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	17	30	-	7	6	142	181	71	1.18	11	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	24	24	-	4	6	181	181	86	1.48	7	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	21	28	-	2	7	141	152	74	1.28	13	Saved in play-out
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	28	16	-	8	4	185	136	104	1.86	4	Bronze game win
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	28	17	-	3	8	159	130	98	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	28	15	-	5	8	157	129	102	1.82	4	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	17	25	-	8	6	151	172	73	1.3	9	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	24	23	9	-	-	158	145	59	1.05	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	29	22	5	-	-	156	119	65	1.16	5	Champion
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	34	13	9	-	-	173	109	79	1.41	1	Final loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	32	19	5	-	-	166	134	69	1.23	3	Final loss
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	31	15	8	-	-	187	148	70	1.3	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	21	27	6	-	-	148	196	48	0.89	9	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	22	19	7	-	-	157	147	53	1.1	5	Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997	SM-liiga	50	18	24	8	-	-	139	171	44	0.88	8	Quarterfinal loss
1995-1996	SM-liiga	50	24	19	7	-	-	172	161	55	1.1	4	Quarterfinal loss

Tappara Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	16	8	1.33	16	Eighth Final Loss
2023-2024	Champions HL	6	1	3	-	2	0	18	17	7	1.17	18	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	4	0	-	1	1	20	9	15	2.5	1	Champion
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	2	0	25	18	13	2.17	1	Final loss
2019-2020	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	0	0	21	11	12	2	2	Eighth Final Loss
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	4	0	-	1	1	29	12	15	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	0	0	26	11	15	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	7	9	6	1.5	2	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	0	1	16	6	10	2.5	1	Eighth Final Loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	0	2	21	16	11	1.83	1	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	3	3	-	1	1	24	22	12	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	4	1	-	2	1	26	16	17	2.13	1	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	ET	8	1	5	-	0	2	21	28	10	1.25	6	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	1	5	-	0	2	16	30	5	0.63	8	Did not make playoffs
1987-1988	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	16	17	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	21	4	6	2	1	Promoted
1986-1987	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	30	15	-	-	8	Semifinal loss
1984-1985	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	36	19	-	-	8	Semifinal loss
1982-1983	European Cup	3	0	1	2	-	-	6	12	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	5	-	-	3	Promoted
1979-1980	European Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	23	13	4	1.33	2	Final group
	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	11	-	-	2	Promoted
1977-1978	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	9	16th final loss
1975-1976	European Cup	4	3	0	0	0	1	12	9	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
1971-1972	Sir William Cup	6	3	3	0	-	-	26	20	6	1	3	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1963-1964	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
1956-1957	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.27
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.32
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	26.18
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.68
2020-2021	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.00

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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Tappara is Finnish for battleaxe.