| KalPa | |
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| City | Kuopio, Finland |
| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Home arena | Niiralan monttu |
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| Owner(s) | KalPa Hockey Oy Sami Kapanen Kimmo Timonen Scott Hartnell |
| General manager | Kimmo Kapanen |
| Head coach | Tuomas Tuokkola |
| Affiliate(s) | SaPKo (Mestis) |
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Website http://www.kalpa-hockey.fi |
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The Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.
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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 Sami Kapanen and Kimmo Timonen. Kapanen is the majority owner, controlling 50.5% of the franchise. Timonen owns 8%, while Timonen's Philadelphia Flyers teammate Scott Hartnell owns 5%.
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.
KalPa has won two medals: Silver in 1990–91 season and bronze in 2008–09 season.
Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Hartnell purchased a minority share of the team after getting financial advice from Kimmo Timonen during a road trip to Boston.
| Goaltenders | ||||||
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| Number | Nationality | Player | Glovehand | Contract Length | Birthplace | |
| 31 | Ari Ahonen | L | 2013 | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| 4 | Juha Toivonen | L | 2013 | Hattula, Finland | ||
| X | Henri Kiviaho | L | 2013 | Lappeenranta, Finland | ||
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Nationality | Player | Left/Right Handed | Contract Length | Birthplace | |
| 3 | Simo-Pekka Riikola | R | 2013 | Joensuu, Finland | ||
| 38 | Adam Masuhr | R | 2013 | Gävle, Sweden | ||
| 40 | Mikko Kukkonen | L | 2012 | Siilinjärvi, Finland | ||
| 46 | Jussi Timonen | L | 2013 | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| 48 | Henri Laurila | R | 2012 | Lahti, Finland | ||
| 6 | Marko Kauppinen | L | 2012 | Mikkeli, Finland | ||
| 2 | Matti Koistinen | L | 2012(2013) | Outokumpu, Finland | ||
| 57 | Ryan Lannon | L | 2012 | Grafton, MA, USA | ||
| X | Juuso Riikola | L | 2013 | Joensuu, Finland | ||
| 80 | Samuli Suhonen | L | 2012 | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
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| Number | Nationality | Player | Left/Right Handed | Position | Contract Length | Birthplace |
| 10 | Tommi Miettinen | L | C | 2012(2013) | Kuopio, Finland | |
| 13 | Jasse Ikonen | L | W | 2013 | Kuopio, Finland | |
| 15 | Joonas Riekkinen | L | C | 2012 | Varpaisjärvi, Finland | |
| 18 | Iiro Pakarinen | R | W | 2012 | Suonenjoki, Finland | |
| 19 | Tuomas Kiiskinen | L | W | 2011(2012) | Kuopio, Finland | |
| 21 | Kalle Kerman | L | W | 2011(2012) | Kuopio, Finland | |
| 23 | Sakari Salminen | R | W | 2012 | Pori, Finland | |
| 25 | Jukka Hentunen | L | W | 2013 | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 28 | Jaakko Rissanen | L | C | 2011 | Kuopio, Finland | |
| 42 | Tommi Jokinen | L | W | 2012 | Siilinjärvi, Finland | |
| X | Henri Ikonen | R | W | 2012(2013) | Savonlinna, Finland | |
| X | Joonas Harjama | R | W | 2013 | Hamina, Finland | |
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