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Sport Vaasa

Year of foundation: 1936
Colours: red, black, white
Club status: active
Address: Hockey-Team Vaasan Sport Oy
Kuparisaari, Rinnakkaistie 1
65350 Vaasa
Phone: +358 06-3577070
Fax: +358 06-3577076
Email: toimisto@vaasansport.fi, webteam@vaasansport.fi (Press Office)
WWW: Vaasa Sport

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Season 2016-2017

Mar. 07 17 \| 18:30	Sport Vaasa	-	KalPa Kuopio	4-5	Show details»
Mar. 11 17 \| 17:00	KalPa Kuopio	-	Sport Vaasa	4-2	Show details»
Mar. 13 17 \| 18:30	Sport Vaasa	-	Ilves Tampere	2-0	Show details»

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Mikael Edelmann	01.06.1993	180 cm	63 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Mika Järvinen	15.11.1988	177 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Leevi Laakso	12.06.1998	183 cm	76 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Rasmus Rinne	08.07.1990	195 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Veini Vehviläinen	13.02.1997	185 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Miika Franssila	17.04.1993	182 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Ari Gröndahl	11.08.1989	195 cm	101 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Otto Honkaheimo	03.08.1985	185 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
LD	Markus Kankaanperä (C)	27.04.1980	187 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Aleksi Laakso	16.03.1990	181 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Juho-Erik Laitamäki	09.05.1996	184 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Markus Nordlund	27.07.1985	195 cm	96 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Mikko Pukka	06.09.1982	187 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Robin Salo	13.10.1998	185 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Ville Saukko	13.11.1993	178 cm	87 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Tony Sund	04.08.1995	191 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Aleksi Ainali	12.04.1995	180 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Niklas Appelgren	24.06.1990	188 cm	94 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Sami Blomqvist	12.06.1990	178 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Carl-Axel Braskén	01.07.1996	183 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Otto Karvinen	08.04.1990	187 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Joel Kiviranta	23.3.1996	180 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Lassi Kokkala	20.03.1989	187 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Joonas Komulainen	01.06.1990	170 cm	79 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Tomi Körkkö	26.03.1991	184 cm	74 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Tomas Kubalik	01.05.1990	188 cm	96 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Matti Lamberg	06.01.1993	180 cm	76 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Markus Nenonen	29.10.1992	187 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Jesse Paukku	09.05.1994	182 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Jesse Rantamäki	12.8.1996	182 cm	85 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Filip Riska	13.03.1985	184 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Erik Riska	16.05.1989	188 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Tommi Tikka	28.08.1995	190 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Verneri Vähäkangas	17.4.1998	173 cm	70 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Tuomas Vänttinen	29.07.1983	178 cm	92 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Mike Vaskivuo	13.05.1986	185 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Olavi Vauhkonen	24.01.1989	194 cm	109 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Joonas Vihko	06.04.1981	176 cm	80 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Ville Viitaluoma	16.02.1981	184 cm	89 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Felix Westermarck	08.04.1995	181 cm	76 kg	left	Show profile»

Coach name	Born	Coach position
Aki-Petteri Näykki	16.10.1981	Goalie coach	Show profile»
Aki-Petteri Näykki	16.10.1981	Team Manager	Show profile»
Jarno Kosonen	10.10.1977	Equipment Manager	Show profile»
Markus Jämsä	09.11.1977	Sporting Director	Show profile»
Tomek Valtonen	08.01.1980	Head Coach	Show profile»
Sami Tervonen	22.05.1991	Assistant Coach	Show profile»
Petri Karjalainen	09.06.1980	Assistant Coach	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

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Vaasa Arena

Adress: Vaasa Arena
Rinnakkaistie
65350 Vaasa
Phone: +358 0201 201 700
Email: info@botniarenas.fi
Web: http://www.botniarenas.fi
Capacity: 5000
Opened in: 1971

Retired numbers
29 Håkan Hjerpe
27 Tomi Väkelä
14 Sami Laaksoharju (not officially)

Notable players:

League winners:

2011-2012: Mestis
2010-2011: Mestis
2008-2009: Mestis

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A troubling season for JYP? (14 Nov 2015)

Team statistics

Historic rosters:

Historic statistics:

Past results:

League standings:

Fast factsseason 2016-2017

Youngest player: Verneri Vähäkangas (18 years)
Oldest player: Markus Kankaanperä (36 years)
Shortest player: Joonas Komulainen (170 cm)
Tallest player: Markus Nordlund (195 cm)
Nationalities: Czechia (1), Finland (38), USA (1)
Highest win: Sport Vaasa - Kärpät Oulu 4-1
Season average home attendance: 3109

Leagues

Sport Vaasa participates in season 2016-2017: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B Mestis, Jr. B Suomi-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja

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