Jokipojat

Jokipojat
City Joensuu, Finland
League Mestis
Founded 1953 (1953)
Home arena Mehtimäki Ice Hall (capacity 4.800)
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Head coach Esa Tikkanen
Captain Juuso Akkanen
Website
http://www.jokipojat.com/

Jokipojat is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey team that plays in the Mestis. Full name of the club is Joensuun Kiekko ry. The club has spent three seasons in top flight of Finnish hockey, season 1971-72 in SM-sarja and seasons 1989-90 and 1991-92 in SM-liiga. The club was known as Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat (JoKP) during most of its existence, the current name being in official use since 2001.

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Current Team

Goaltenders
Number Nationality Player Glovehand Contract Length Birthplace
1 Eemeli Sivonen L 2011 Tohmajärvi, Finland
X Samu Airasvaara L try-out Kuopio, Finland
X Janne Juvonen L 2012 Kiihtelysvaara, Finland
X Eero Väre L try-out Savonlinna, Finland
Defencemen
Number Nationality Player Left/Right Handed Contract Length Birthplace
3 Jani Oinonen R 2012 Lieksa, Finland
6 Aku Pekkarinen L 2011 Kuopio, Finland
7 Jarkko Immonen L 2011 Joensuu, Finland
38 Ville Väänänen L 2011 Joensuu, Finland
X Ossi Karhunen L try-out Oulu, Finland
X Jani Okkonen L 2012 Joensuu, Finland
X Markus Pietarinen L 2012 Joensuu, Finland
X Antti Väänänen L try-out Joensuu, Finland
Forwards
Number Nationality Player Left/Right Handed Position Contract Length Birthplace
14 Heikki Puustinen L W 2011 Joensuu, Finland
16 Teemu Heikkinen L W 2011 Nurmes, Finland
17 Janne Häikiö L C 2011 Joensuu, Finland
25 Samu Pitkänen L W 2011 Joensuu, Finland
27 Lauri Hukkanen L W 2012 Joensuu, Finland
33 Roberts Jekimovs R W 2011 Riga, Latvia
X Ville Eskelinen L C 2011 Kuopio, Finland
X Henri Kivioja R W 2011 Iisalmi, Finland
X Markus Kuronen L W try-out Hämeenlinna, Finland
X Tatu Miettinen L C 2011 Kuopio, Finland
X Jesse Paukku L W 2012 Joensuu, Finland
X Ville Silvast L W try-out Pieksämäki, Finland
X Joonas Sivonen L C try-out Eno, Finland
X Oula Uski L W 2012 Järvenpää, Finland
X Jani Väänänen L W try-out Kuopio, Finland

Retired numbers

Former players

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