SaiPa

SaiPa
City Lappeenranta, Finland
League SM-liiga
Founded 1948 (1948)
Home arena Kisapuisto (capacity 4,847)
Colors          
General manager Riku Kallioniemi
Head coach Ari-Pekka Selin
Captain Ville Koho

Website
http://www.saipa.fi

Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.

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History

The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third. SaiPa also played in a bronze medal game in the 1998-1999 season, but lost the game to HPK, 7-2.

SaiPa has produced seven players who have played in the NHL: Antti Aalto, Jussi Markkanen, Petteri Nokelainen, Petri Skriko, Jussi Timonen, Vesa Viitakoski and Niklas Bäckström. Markkanen is also a part owner of the club.

Current squad

As of September 14, 2011:

Goalkeepers
Number Player Glove hand Contract Place of Birth
2 Andreas Bernard L 2011 (2012) Neumarkt, Italy
38 Jere Myllyniemi L 2012 Kangasala, Finland
Defenders
Number Player Lower hand Contract Place of Birth
4 Jere Pulli L 2014 Lappeenranta, Finland
22 Pauli Levokari L 2012 Luvia, Finland
33 Brian Salcido L 2012 Los Angeles, USA
41 Richard Lintner R 2012 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
44 Jarno Lippojoki L 2012 Imatra, Finland
48 Mikko Pukka L 2013 Suodenniemi, Finland
49 Simon Backman L 2012 Jakobstad, Finland
88 Per Savilahti-Nagander R 2011 (2012) Luleå, Sweden
Forwards
Number Player Lower hand Contract Place of Birth
8 Ville Koho L 2012 Imatra, Finland
11 Tomi Leivo L 2012 Lappeenranta, Finland
12 Juha Koivisto R 2013 Vantaa, Finland
13 Jesse Mankinen R 2014 Lappeenranta, Finland
14 Anssi Löfman L 2013 Lappeenranta, Finland
15 Petri Koskinen L 2012 Tampere, Finland
19 Juuso Kaijomaa L 2012 Joensuu, Finland
26 Markku Flinck L 2012 Espoo, Finland
32 Ville Paalanen L 2013 (2014) Lappeenranta, Finland
37 Juha Kiilholma L 2012 Pori, Finland
40 Jarno Koskiranta L 2012 Paimio, Finland
43 Antti Aarnio L 2012 (2013) Oulu, Finland
66 Roberts Jekimovs R try-out Riga, Latvia
77 Elmeri Kaksonen L 2012 Savonlinna, Finland
82 Jesse Saarinen L 2012 Lahti, Finland

Notable players

Retired numbers

References

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