KalPa

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1996-1997

1996-1997 KalPa Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Juha Kauhanen (G)	46	1978	Kuopio, FIN	6'1"	181	L
	Pasi Kuivalainen (G)	52	1972	Kuopio, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	Ari Luostarinen (G)	49	1975	Kuopio, FIN	5'9"	159	L
	Tomi Suhonen (G)	45	1979	Siilinjärvi, FIN	5'7"	143	L
DEFENSEMEN
	Dmitri Filimonov (D)	53	1971	Perm, RUS	6'6"	238	R
	Antti Hintikka (D)	49	1975	Kuopio, FIN	5'7"	176	R
	Janne Kaiponen (D)	50	1974	Pori, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	Tommi Kovanen (D)	49	1975	Pieksämäki, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	Mika Laaksonen (D)"C"	56	1968	Turku, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	Juha Lahtela (D)	47	1977	Kuopio, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	Igor Malykhin (D)	55	1969	Kharkov, UKR	6'1"	192	L
	Stefan Nyman (D)	52	1972	Södertälje, SWE	5'11"	185	L
	Jermu Pisto (D)"A"	49	1975	Kuopio, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	Miikka Ruokonen (D)	52	1972	Salo, FIN	6'0"	209	L
	Jyrki Valta (D)	46	1978	Kuopio, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	Kim Vähänen (D)	48	1976	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'2"	205	L
FORWARDS
	Alexander Cherbayev (RW)	51	1973	Voskresensk, RUS	6'1"	203	L
	Mikko Honkonen (RW)	48	1976	Kuopio, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	Mikko Kinnunen (C)	46	1978	Vantaa, FIN	5'8"	181	L
	Petro Koivunen (C)"A"	54	1970	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	194	R
	Aki Korhonen (RW)	49	1975	Savonlinna, FIN	5'9"	168	R
	Arto Miettinen (LW)	51	1973	Heinola, FIN	5'9"	196	R
	Timo Mäkinen (RW)	55	1969	Turku, FIN	5'10"	198	R
	Veli-Pekka Nutikka (LW)	49	1975	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'1"	220	L
	Marko Ojanen (LW)"C"	51	1973	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	Antti Riekkinen (RW)	47	1977	Varpaisjärvi, FIN	5'9"	198	L
	Ulf Sandström (LW)	57	1967		6'0"	185	R
	Sami Simonen (LW)	50	1974	Sotkamo, FIN	5'8"	181	L
	Jussi Tarvainen (RW)	48	1976	Lahti, FIN	6'3"	203	R
	Jaakko Uhlbäck (LW)	46	1978	Kuopio, FIN	6'2"	207	L
	Tommi Varjonen (RW)	53	1971	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'2"	207	L
	Per Wallin (C)	56	1968	Östersund, SWE	5'9"	170	L

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 16Av Age: 23.35 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 KalPa Staff

Head CoachPekka Hämäläinen
Head CoachJari Härkälä
General ManagerJuha Junno
General ManagerRisto Kerminen
Interim Head CoachMarkku Keinänen

Team Staff History

1996-1997 KalPa Captains

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"A"

Team Captaincy History

KalPa Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Yellow
Town: Kuopio, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

1996-1997 KalPa Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
3 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

KalPa: 1 877 GP
NHL: 30 GP
OG: 7 GP
SHL: 483 GP
Liiga: 2 527 GP
AHL: 160 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IPK (Mestis)
IPK U20 (U20 Mestis)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Olvi Areena
Location: Kuopio, FIN
Capacity: 5 224
Construction Year: 1979

KalPa Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/28/2024 03:00 PM UTC	Ilves	KalPa	-	Liiga
12/27/2024 04:30 PM UTC	KalPa	SaiPa	-	Liiga
12/21/2024 03:00 PM UTC	KalPa	Kiekko-Espoo	2 - 3 (SO)	Liiga
12/20/2024 04:30 PM UTC	HPK	KalPa	2 - 1	Liiga
12/18/2024 04:30 PM UTC	Lukko	KalPa	5 - 3	Liiga

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KalPa History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	33	13	11	-	5	4	96	82	53	1.61	8	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	25	22	-	6	7	169	156	94	1.57	7	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	28	19	-	5	8	169	145	102	1.7	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	19	19	-	9	13	167	159	88	1.47	11	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	58	25	18	-	7	8	152	125	97	1.67	5	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	24	35	-	5	8	156	186	75	1.27	10	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	18	27	-	7	8	153	186	76	1.27	12	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	26	20	-	7	7	144	136	99	1.65	6	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Liiga	60	28	13	-	9	10	168	140	112	1.87	3	Final loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	21	22	-	10	7	129	127	90	1.5	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	25	21	-	8	6	134	115	97	1.62	6	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	12	36	-	3	9	101	172	51	0.85	14	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	24	20	-	9	7	172	145	97	1.62	5	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	34	16	-	3	7	180	139	115	1.92	1	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	26	23	-	9	2	150	141	98	1.63	5	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	31	16	-	5	6	164	135	109	1.88	2	Bronze game loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	28	20	-	3	7	153	138	97	1.67	6	Bronze game win
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	13	35	-	5	3	128	179	52	0.93	13	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	12	34	-	5	5	130	208	51	0.91	14	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	6	41	-	5	4	112	237	32	0.57	14	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	Mestis	44	34	5	5	2	-	182	75	75	1.7	1	Champion \| Promoted
2003-2004	Mestis	45	26	10	6	2	1	168	91	63	1.4	2	Champion
2002-2003	Mestis	44	25	13	4	-	2	156	128	56	1.27	4	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	17	17	10	-	-	154	130	46	1.05	6	Bronze game win
2000-2001	Suomi-sarja	34	27	4	3	-	-	158	81	57	1.68	1	Champion \| Promoted
1999-2000	Suomi-sarja	34	14	17	3	-	-	132	128	31	0.91	5	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	9	39	6	-	-	95	187	24	0.44	12	Relegated
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	6	38	4	-	-	91	201	16	0.33	12	Saved in relegation
1996-1997	SM-liiga	50	8	37	5	-	-	116	228	21	0.42	12	Saved in relegation
1995-1996	SM-liiga	50	13	27	10	-	-	126	162	36	0.72	11	Did not make playoffs

KalPa Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	4	7	0	0	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	Spengler Cup	2	1	0	-	1	0	4	1	5	2.5	1	Champion
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	0	1	25	22	10	1.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	2	-	0	0	7	8	6	1.5	2	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	1	0	6	13	5	1.25	3	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	0	1	11	15	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	ET	8	2	5	-	0	1	17	28	7	0.88	7	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	1	4	-	1	2	21	29	7	0.88	8	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	3	2	-	0	3	19	21	12	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs

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