KalPa
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| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1929 |
| History | KalPa 1929 - present |
| Arena | Niiralan monttu |
| City | Kuopio, Finland |
| Team Colors | Red, yellow, white |
| General Manager | {{{generalmanager}}} |
| Head Coach | Pekka Virta |
| Team Captain | Martin Sonnenberg |
The KalPa are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.
- Founded: 1929
- Arena: Niiralan monttu (capacity 5,165)
- Uniform colours: Black, yellow, red
- Logo design: The yellow text of KalPa sits on top of a red shield.
- League championships won: 0
[edit] Team History
Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Kimmo Timonen and Sami Kapanen.
During the 2004-05 NHL lockout Timonen, Kapanen, and fellow NHL player Adam Hall were playing for KalPa. After winning the Mestis championship, KalPa was returned to the SM-liiga for the 05-06 season, after being relegated 6 years earlier in 1999.
[edit] Notable Players
[edit] Retired Numbers
- 1 - Pasi Kuivalainen
- 27 - Jouni Rinne
[edit] External links
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| SM-liiga teams : Ässät | Blues | HIFK | HPK | Ilves | Jokerit | JYP | KalPa | Kärpät | Lukko | Pelicans | SaiPa | Tappara | TPS | |
| Trophies and awards: Kultainen kypärä | Kalevi Numminen trophy | Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy | Matti Keinonen trophy | Raimo Kilpiö trophy | Urpo Ylönen trophy | Pekka Rautakallio trophy | Aarne Honkavaara trophy | Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | Lasse Oksanen trophy | Jari Kurri trophy | |
| Former teams : FPS | Jokipojat | KooKoo | Koo-Vee | Sport | TuTo | |
| Other leagues and teams : Mestis | Suomi-sarja | Finnish national men's ice hockey team | Finnish national women's ice hockey team | |
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