Tappara

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2009-2010

2009-2010 Tappara Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Mikael Edelmann (G)	31	1993	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	174	L
	#34	Mika Lehto (G)	45	1979	Vammala, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#1	Veli-Heikki Mäenalanen (G)	33	1991	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	209	L
	#1	Teemu Seppänen (G)Loan	38	1986	Suomussalmi, FIN	5'5"	181	L
	#29	Harri Säteri (G)	34	1989	Toijala, FIN	6'1"	198	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#15	Jussi Halme (D)	44	1980	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#77	Harri Ilvonen (D)	36	1988	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	194	L
	#52	Lasse Korhonen (D)	40	1984	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	181	R
	#9	Juha Leimu (D)	41	1983	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	192	L
	#4	Miko Malkamäki (D)	36	1988	Kokkola, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#18	Tuukka Mäntylä (D)"A"	43	1981	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	187	L
	#82	Atte Pentikäinen (D)	42	1982	Juupajoki, FIN	6'6"	231	L
	#6	Pekka Saravo (D)"C"	45	1979	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#16	Jesse Turkulainen (D)	34	1990	Stockholm, SWE	6'3"	203	L
FORWARDS
	#26	Jonas Enlund (LW/C)	37	1987	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	209	L
	#44	Lee Goren (RW)Loan	46	1977	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'3"	207	R
	#44	Steve Guolla (C)	51	1973	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#9	John Hughes (C/RW)	36	1988	Whitby, ON, CAN	5'11"	165	R
	#20	Jyri Junnila (RW)	40	1984	Raahe, FIN	5'8"	172	R
	#71	Antti Kangasniemi (C)	39	1985	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#11	Timo Koskela (RW)	45	1979	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#17	Joonas Koskinen (C)	37	1987	Ruovesi, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#21	Jori Lehterä (C)	36	1987	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	212	L
	#73	Niclas Lucenius (LW/C)	35	1989	Turku, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#14	Nestori Lähde (LW/RW)	35	1989	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	205	L
	#12	Scott Matzka (C)		1978	Port Huron, MI, USA	6'0"	194	R
	#30	Ville Nieminen (LW/RW)"A"	47	1977	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	207	L
	#8	Janne Ojanen (C)"C"	56	1968	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#27	Tomi Pekkala (RW)Loan	36	1988	Liminka, FIN	5'10"	218	L
	#81	Jukka Peltola (W/C)	37	1987	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#87	Tomi Peltonen (C/LW)	37	1987	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#28	Jarkko Pyymäki (LW)	42	1982	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#12	Sami Ryhänen (C)	44	1980	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#22	Kim Strömberg (C/W)	37	1987	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	185	L

Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 19Av Age: 25.85 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2009-2010 Tappara Staff

Head CoachMikko Saarinen
Asst. CoachAlexander Barkov
Asst. CoachPetri Mattila
Goaltending CoachJussi Parkkila
General ManagerMikko Leinonen
Conditioning CoachJaakko Kailajärvi
Development CoachAri Haanpää
Equipment ManagerJarmo Männistö
Equipment ManagerJorma Pekkanen
Franchise OwnerPoju Zabludowicz
Massage TherapistVeli-Matti Pohjonen
Physical TherapistToni Uotila

Team Staff History

2009-2010 Tappara Captains

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"A"

Team Captaincy History

Tappara Facts

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

2009-2010 Tappara Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Tappara: 4 277 GP
NHL: 755 GP
WC: 95 GP
OG: 28 GP
SHL: 627 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 104 GP
Liiga: 5 455 GP
Czechia: 25 GP
AHL: 1 113 GP
DEL: 36 GP
NL: 30 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KOOVEE U20 (U20 Mestis)
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
12/27/2024 04:30 PM UTC	Tappara	JYP	-	Liiga
12/21/2024 03:00 PM UTC	Tappara	SaiPa	-	Liiga
12/20/2024 04:30 PM UTC	SaiPa	Tappara	3 - 2 (SO)	Liiga
12/14/2024 03:00 PM UTC	Sport	Tappara	6 - 4	Liiga
12/12/2024 04:30 PM UTC	Tappara	HIFK	4 - 3 (SO)	Liiga

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12/16/2024

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Jonas Engström (F)

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11/28/2024

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Mario Kempe (F)

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11/20/2024

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Otto Somppi (F)

Leaving forHIFK

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11/15/2024

confirmed

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11/09/2024

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John Quenneville (F)

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11/07/2024

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Andrej Sustr (D)

Joining fromHC Dynamo Pardubice

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10/17/2024

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Carter Camper (F)

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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	33	15	10	-	5	3	108	86	58	1.76	3	-
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	-
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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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Tappara is Finnish for battleaxe.

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