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SaiPa Lappeenranta
- Short name: SaiPa
- Year of foundation: 1948
- Colours: yellow, black
- Club status: active
- Address: Liiga-SaiPa Oy
Kisakatu 9
53200 Lappeenranta - Phone: 358 (05) 610 0300
- Fax: 358 (05) 6100 333
- Email: info@saipa.fi
- WWW: SaiPa Lappeenranta
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All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | Juniors | Liiga | U17 Ylempi | Mestis | II divisioona | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Mestis | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B Suomi-sarja | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Mestis | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | Jr. C aluesarjat | Mestis (W) | Liigakarsinta | I divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I divisioona | Jr. C I Divisioona | Jr. C II Divisioona
Season 2022-2023
Club teams
This club in 2022-2023: Liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja | Mestis (W)
Recent gamesseason 2022-2023
| Mar. 08 23 | 18:30 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | IFK Helsinki | 3-4 SO | Show details» |
| Mar. 10 23 | 18:30 | KooKoo Kouvola | - | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 4-3 OT | Show details» |
| Mar. 11 23 | 17:00 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | Pelicans Lahti | 3-4 | Show details» |
Current rosterseason 2022-2023
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | G | Jere Huhtamaa |  | 10.04.2000 | 188 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 30 | G | Niklas Kokko | | 14.03.2004 | 192 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 35 | G | Kalle Varis | | 11.03.2004 | 184 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» |
| G | Niclas Westerholm | | 13.08.1997 | 192 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Santeri Airola | | 29.06.2000 | 180 cm | 74 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| 33 | D | Juuso Arola | | 21.08.1999 | 184 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 2 | D | Seamus Donohue |  | 01.06.1996 | 183 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 77 | D | Henri Hietala | | 07.01.2001 | 198 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» |
| D | Aaron Irving |  | 06.03.1996 | 185 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Valtteri Jeskanen | | 07.11.2000 | 181 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| 21 | D | Elmeri Laakso | | 19.07.2004 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 55 | D | Atso Lehtinen | | 02.01.2001 | 182 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» |
| D | Kalle Maalahti | | 30.04.1991 | 177 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Greg Moro | | 01.10.1995 | 195 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Joel Olkkonen | | 05.02.1993 | 190 cm | 94 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| 7 | D | Matias Rajaniemi | | 11.09.2002 | 191 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 50 | D | Hugo Rikkilä | | 08.05.2001 | 182 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» |
| D | Taneli Ronkainen | | 28.03.1995 | 183 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Nuutti Viitasalo | | 04.04.1999 | 183 cm | 74 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| 14 | RW | Jaedon Descheneau | | 22.02.1995 | 175 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» |
| C | Kevin Fitzgerald | | 31.07.1996 | 183 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| 57 | C | Otto Hokkanen | | 10.02.2004 | 188 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 44 | LW | Emil Järventie | | 04.04.2005 | 179 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 51 | C | Antti Kalapudas | | 22.07.1996 | 182 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 11 | F | Roni Karvinen | | 22.10.2002 | 185 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 59 | F | Niko Kautiainen | | 17.08.2001 | 182 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» |
| LW | Joona Korhonen | | 14.02.2003 | 185 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| 51 | C | Jesse Koskenkorva | | 31.07.1999 | 184 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» |
| C | Jarno Koskiranta (C) | | 09.12.1986 | 190 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| 90 | RW | Valtteri Lipiäinen | | 02.09.1997 | 178 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» |
| 29 | C | Veikko Loimaranta | | 21.12.2000 | 182 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» |
| 28 | RW | Ville Meskanen | | 02.10.1995 | 185 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» |
| 25 | C | Tino Metsävainio | | 14.10.1996 | 172 cm | 67 kg | left | Show profile» |
| C | Antoine Morand | | 18.02.1999 | 180 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Janne Naukkarinen | | 22.03.2004 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| 81 | RW | Joonas Oden | | 17.02.2000 | 183 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» |
| 39 | LW | Valtteri Ojantakanen | | 16.09.2000 | 183 cm | 80 kg | right | Show profile» |
| 45 | C | Gustav Olhaver |  | 03.07.1997 | 197 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» |
| LW | Kristian Pospisil |  | 22.04.1996 | 187 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| 26 | LW | Rasmus Ruusunen | | 26.09.2003 | 180 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» |
| F | Roope Turunen | | 30.03.2001 | 189 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| 80 | LW | Ville Vainikainen | | 26.01.1994 | 180 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» |
| RW | Olavi Vauhkonen | | 24.01.1989 | 194 cm | 109 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| 13 | C | Nicolas Werbik |  | 09.10.1997 | 191 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussi Markkanen | | 08.05.1975 | GM | Show profile» |
| Janne Valtonen | | 02.05.1968 | Goalie coach | Show profile» |
| Harri Aho | | 10.03.1968 | Sporting Director | Show profile» |
| Santeri Immonen | | 29.07.1972 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Pekka Virta | | 19.04.1969 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Ville Hämäläinen | | 06.07.1981 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Ville Hämäläinen | | 06.07.1981 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Jukka Tuovinen | | 31.07.1952 | Team Manager | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Kisapuiston jäähalli Lappeenranta
- Adress: Lappeenrannan jäähalli I
Kisakatu 9
53200 Lappeenranta - Phone: +358 5-616 3023
- Capacity: 4825
- Opened in: 1972
Retired numbers
3 - Lalli Partinen
9 - Petri Skriko
20 - Heikki Mälkiä
League winners:
- 2001-2002: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1969-1970: Jr. A SM-Liiga
from 1948 to present:
- SaiPa Lappeenranta (official)
- Twitter (twitter)
- Facebook Page (facebook)
- Idän Ihme fan site (Fans site)
- SaiPa Fanit (Fans site)
Recent articlesShow all articles»
- New rule interpretations in the Finnish Liiga: More speed and excitement on the ice (10 Sep 2024)
- Liiga games between December 3 and 19 postponed (02 Dec 2020)
- CHL playoff draw (12 Sep 2016)
- Liiga quarterfinals: A matter of seconds (29 Mar 2016)
- Tappara already through to Semis (27 Mar 2016)
Recent newsShow all news»
Finland and Sweden dominate CHL
When it is time for quarter finals in Champions Hockey League only teams of Finland and Sweden remain. IFK Helsinki, Lukko Rauma, SaiPa Lappeenranta and Kärpat Oulu from Finland and Linköpings HC, Frölunda Indians, Skellefteå AIK and Luleå HF from Sweden. The quarter finals are played December 2 and 9.
(11 Nov 2014)Scott Barney caught driving drunk
SaiPa's best scorer in SM-Liiga, Scott Barney, was caught driving drunk and was immediately fired from the team.
(10 Nov 2010)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 2022-2023
- Youngest player: Emil Järventie (17 years)
- Oldest player: Jarno Koskiranta (36 years)
- Shortest player: Tino Metsävainio (172 cm)
- Tallest player: Henri Hietala (198 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (4), Czechia (1), Finland (35), Slovakia (1), Sweden (1), USA (2)
Leagues
SaiPa Lappeenranta participates in season 2022-2023: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Mestis (W)
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