SaiPa

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SaiPa
SaiPa
League SM-liiga
Founded 1948
History SaiPa
1948–present
Arena Kisapuisto (capacity 4,847)
City Lappeenranta, Finland, Finland
Team Colors Yellow, black
General Manager Sami Koikkalainen
Head Coach Ari-Pekka Selin
Team Captain Ville Koho

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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[edit] 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 six players who have played in the NHL, Antti Aalto, Jussi Markkanen, Petteri Nokelainen, Petri Skriko, Jussi Timonen and Vesa Viitakoski. Markkanen is also a part owner of the club.

[edit] Current squad

As of May 9, 2008

Goalkeepers
Number Player Glove hand Contract Place of Birth
1 Finnish Ville Hostikka L 2011 Lappeenranta, Finland
35 Finnish Iiro Tarkki L 2009 Rauma, Finland
Defenders
Number Player Lower hand Contract Place of Birth
4 Finnish Juha Mielonen R 2010 Savonlinna, Finland
17 Finnish Dan Iliakis R 2009 Scarborough, ON, Canada
20 Finnish Simo Mälkiä L 2009 Lappeenranta, Finland
22 Finnish Pauli Levokari L 2010 Luvia, Finland
26 Finnish Joni Tuominen R 2009 Espoo, Finland
40 Finnish Kimmo Vesterinen R 2010 Lappeenranta, Finland
Canadian James Sanford L 2009 (2010) Moncton, NB, Canada
Finnish Antti Nyrhinen L 2010 Enonkoski, Finland
Forwards
Number Player Lower hand Contract Place of Birth
5 Finnish Elmeri Kaksonen L 2010 Savonlinna, Finland
8 Finnish Ville Koho L 2009 Imatra, Finland
14 Finnish Anssi Löfman L 2010 Lappeenranta, Finland
15 Finnish Petri Koskinen L 2009 Tampere, Finland
17 Canadian Shayne Toporowski R 2010 Paddockwood, SK, Canada
18 Finnish Valtteri Tenkanen L 2009 Jämsä, Finland
23 Finnish Jarkko Immonen L 2009 Kouvola, Finland
29 Finnish Jonne Virtanen L 2010 Turku, Finland
33 Finnish Eetu Holma L 2009 Lapua, Finland
49 Finnish Joni Lappalainen L 2009 Savonlinna, Finland
82 Finnish Joni Yli-Torkko L 2009 Lappeenranta, Finland
Finnish Miikka Jouhkimainen L 2010 Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Jussi Tarvainen R 2009 Lahti, Finland

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Retired Numbers

[edit] External links


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