SaiPa
Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish Liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.
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 and 2013-14 seasons, but lost the games to HPK (7-2), and Lukko (3-2).
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.
Players
Current roster
Updated November 6, 2015.[1]
# |
Nat |
Player |
Pos |
S/G |
Age |
Acquired |
Birthplace |
49 |
Finland ! |
Backman, SimonSimon Backman (A) |
2.0 !D |
L |
31 |
2008 |
Pietarsaari, Finland |
22 |
Canada ! |
Carson, BrettBrett Carson |
2.0 !D |
R |
30 |
2015 |
Regina, SK, Canada |
2 |
Finland ! |
Huhtanen, MiikaMiika Huhtanen |
2.0 !D |
L |
22 |
2013 |
Lappeenranta, Finland |
10 |
Finland ! |
Hämäläinen, VilleVille Hämäläinen (A) |
3.0 !F |
L |
34 |
2012 |
Lappeenranta, Finland |
42 |
Finland ! |
Jokinen, TommiTommi Jokinen |
3.0 !F |
L |
27 |
2012 |
Siilinjärvi, Finland |
19 |
Finland ! |
Järveläinen, VilleVille Järveläinen |
3.0 !F |
R |
22 |
2015 |
Hämeenlinna, Finland |
71 |
Finland ! |
Järvinen, MattiMatti Järvinen |
3.0 !F |
L |
26 |
2014 |
London, United Kingdom |
51 |
Finland ! |
Kettunen, JanneJanne Kettunen |
3.0 !F |
L |
21 |
2015 |
Lappeenranta, Finland |
8 |
Finland ! |
Koho, VilleVille Koho (C) |
3.0 !F |
L |
33 |
2001 |
Imatra, Finland |
78 |
Finland ! |
Kuronen, MikaelMikael Kuronen |
3.0 !F |
L |
23 |
2014 |
Tampere, Finland |
56 |
Finland ! |
Lappalainen, LasseLasse Lappalainen |
2.0 !D |
L |
26 |
2014 |
Kuopio, Finland |
5 |
Sweden ! |
Larsson, JohanJohan Larsson |
2.0 !D |
R |
29 |
2014 |
Lindesberg, Sweden |
11 |
Finland ! |
Leivo, TomiTomi Leivo |
3.0 !F |
L |
26 |
2008 |
Lappeenranta, Finland |
6 |
United States ! |
Lofquist, SamSam Lofquist |
2.0 !D |
R |
25 |
2014 |
Somerset, WI, United States |
18 |
Finland ! |
Maalahti, KalleKalle Maalahti |
2.0 !D |
L |
24 |
2010 |
Lappeenranta, Finland |
27 |
Finland ! |
Markkanen, JussiJussi Markkanen |
1.0 !G |
L |
40 |
2013 |
Imatra, Finland |
7 |
Canada ! |
McIntyre, DavidDavid McIntyre |
3.0 !F |
L |
28 |
2014 |
Oakville, ON, Canada |
77 |
Finland ! |
Mäkinen, WilliamWilliam Mäkinen |
2.0 !D |
L |
20 |
2014 |
Jämsänkoski, Finland |
39 |
Finland ! |
Nieminen, JaniJani Nieminen |
1.0 !G |
L |
28 |
2015 |
Helsinki, Finland |
29 |
Finland ! |
Nokelainen, PetteriPetteri Nokelainen |
3.0 !F |
R |
29 |
2015 |
Imatra, Finland |
17 |
USA ! |
Rau, ChadChad Rau |
3.0 !F |
R |
28 |
2014 |
Eden Prairie, MN, United States |
38 |
Finland ! |
Riikola, Simo-PekkaSimo-Pekka Riikola |
2.0 !D |
R |
23 |
2012 |
Joensuu, Finland |
12 |
Finland ! |
Strömberg, KimKim Strömberg |
3.0 !F |
L |
28 |
2015 |
Helsinki, Finland |
88 |
Finland ! |
Vainikainen, VilleVille Vainikainen |
3.0 !F |
L |
21 |
2015 |
Kuopio, Finland |
25 |
Finland ! |
Venäläinen, SamiSami Venäläinen |
3.0 !F |
R |
34 |
2013 |
Kangasala, Finland |
21 |
Finland ! |
Virkkunen, ValtteriValtteri Virkkunen |
3.0 !F |
L |
24 |
2014 |
Espoo, Finland |
Retired numbers
NHL alumni
References
- ↑ "SaiPa". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
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