Peliitat

II-divisioona

230 401

2022-2023

2022-2023 Peliitat Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Markus Ruusu (G)Loan	27	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	188	80	L
	#36	Riku Räihä (G)	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	185	84	R
	#70	Juho Ukkola (G)	40	1984	Raahe, FIN	173	73	L
	#31	Eetu Uotinen (G)	23	2001	Lahti, FIN	180	81	L
	#30	Taavi Volanen (G)Loan	20	2004	Lahti, FIN	178	72	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Juuso Arola (D)	25	1999	Lahti, FIN	183	88	L
	#6	Jimi Enckell (D)	22	2002	Vantaa, FIN	191	100	R
	#47	Saku Forsblom (D)Loan	27	1997	Mikkeli, FIN	178	75	L
	#44	Luukas Kallioinen (D)	24	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	183	82	R
	#6	Onni Käyhkö (D)Loan	22	2002	Vääksy, FIN	192	83	L
	#5	Elias Lampi (D)"A"	24	2000	Turku, FIN	197	100	R
	#4	Matias Lentämäki (D)"A"	24	2000	Helsinki, FIN	187	82	L
	#88	Sergei Lisov (D)	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	183	80	L
	#2	Mikkel Persson (D)	26	1998	Rødovre, DEN	177	80	L
	#6	Niilo Romppanen (D)Loan	22	2002	Joensuu, FIN	194	95	L
	#79	Vertti Vuoksiala (D)	27	1997	Hamina, FIN	186	85	L
	#17	Alexander Yakimenko (D)	28	1996	Tallinn, EST	180	92	R
FORWARDS
	#42	Alexander Forslund (C)Loan	23	2001	Kirkkonummi, FIN	183	76	L
	#80	Martynas Grinius (F)	23	2001	Vilnius, LTU	184	72	L
	#48	Konsta Hirvonen (C/W)Loan	24	2000	Vantaa, FIN	182	83	L
	#75	Konsta Jaakola (RW)	27	1997	Helsinki, FIN	173	80	R
	#11	Leevi Kannisto (RW)	26	1998	Hämeenlinna, FIN	183	85	L
	#47	Jesse Kiiskinen (RW)Loan	19	2005	Hollola, FIN	184	87	R
	#54	Nikita Krivokrasov (RW)Loan	24	2000	Woodbury, MN, USA	178	87	L
	#48	Rasmus Kumpulainen (C)Loan	19	2005	Lahti, FIN	192	93	L
	#81	Oskari Kuntonen (F)	22	2002	Lahti, FIN	186	91	L
	#20	Markus Lahtinen (F)"A"	26	1998	Espoo, FIN	177	84	L
	#63	Taneli Lappalainen (F)	26	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	190	90	L
	#67	Joona Lehtinen (C)	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	186	86	R
	#22	Oscar Lemström (RW)	25	1999	Mikkeli, FIN	188	89	L
	#47	Tim Lindfors (RW)Loan	22	2002	Kalmar, SWE	185	84	R
	#55	Zoltán Nagy (RW)	27	1997	Budapest, HUN	176	79	R
	#77	Niklas Nordgren (RW)Loan	24	2000	Helsinki, FIN	175	83	R
	#77	Markus Oden (F)Loan	23	2001	Pierce, WA, USA	177	80	R
	#91	Jiri Parviainen (C)	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	180	80	L
	#40	Jesse Pesonen (LW/RW)	24	2000	Savonlinna, FIN	177	82	L
	#8	Miko Rautama (F)	23	2001	Mäntsälä, FIN	174	75	L
	#9	Risto Saarinen (RW)	24	2000	Rauma, FIN	179	74	R
	#13	Eetu Selänne (C)	27	1997	Coto de Caza, CA, USA	178	77	R
	#50	Niko Somppi (C)	24	2000	Tuusula, FIN	178	83	L
	#10	Kasper Tarvainen (F)	24	2000	Kuopio, FIN	180	81	L
	#33	Leevi Tukiainen (F)Loan	24	2000	Lahti, FIN	182	80	R
	#54	Samu Tuomaala (RW)Loan	21	2003	Oulu, FIN	180	86	R
	#11	Julius Vesaaja (F)	23	2001	Lahti, FIN	185	100	L
	#25	Niklas Virtanen (LW/RW)"C"	25	1999	Laitila, FIN	183	89	L

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 19Av Age: 23.47 yearsAv Ht: 182.47 cmAv Wt: 84.50 kgCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Peliitat Staff

Head CoachHannes Hyvönen
Head CoachJesse Welling
Asst. CoachVille Kiiskinen
Asst. CoachTeemu Leppänen
Sports ManagerHannes Hyvönen
ChairmanJani Liukkonen
ChairmanZoltán Nagy
Dir. of Hockey OperationsJosse Mielonen
Equipment ManagerTomi Pesonen
Equipment ManagerEsko Pesonen
Equipment ManagerJuho Ukkola
Franchise OwnerHenrik Mustonen
Franchise OwnerZoltán Nagy
Physical TherapistTimo Räsänen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Peliitat Captains

"C"

Niklas Virtanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Peliitat Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Heinola, FIN Map
Founded: 1969

2022-2023 Peliitat Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Peliitat: 1 639 GP
SHL: 1 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 10 GP
Liiga: 651 GP
KHL: 9 GP
AHL: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Giants (III-divisioona)
Panthers Hockey (III-divisioona)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Versowood Areena
Location: Heinola, FIN
Capacity: 2 975
Construction Year: 1984

Peliitat Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
18/03/2023 15:00 UTC	Ketterä	Peliitat	2 - 3	Mestis
14/03/2023 16:30 UTC	Peliitat	JoKP	0 - 6	Mestis
11/03/2023 15:00 UTC	Peliitat	TUTO Hockey	0 - 4	Mestis
08/03/2023 16:30 UTC	KOOVEE	Peliitat	2 - 0	Mestis
04/03/2023 15:00 UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa	Peliitat	7 - 3	Mestis

RSS

Latest Transactions

20/10/2024

loan

Timi Tasanen (D)

Joining fromPanthers Hockey

Details »

18/10/2024

confirmed

Antti Miettinen (D)

Joining fromPeTo

Details »

03/10/2024

confirmed

Konsta Kekkonen (D)

Leaving forLaser HT

Details »

15/09/2024

confirmed

Ryan Glenn (D)

Joining fromNo team

Details »

confirmed

Dominik Sojka (F)

Joining fromHC Banska Bystrica

Details »

06/09/2024

extension

Niklas Westerlund (F)

Details »

02/09/2024

confirmed

Ekku Leino (D)

Joining fromPelicans U20

Details »

confirmed

Verneri Jokirinne (F)

Joining fromHCPJ

Details »

Show Complete Transfer Coverage

Peliitat History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	II-divisioona	13	11	2	-	0	0	96	42	33	2.54	2	-
2023-2024	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	Mestis	52	12	34	-	3	3	116	197	45	0.87	14	Bankruptcy
2021-2022	Mestis	10	5	2	-	2	1	47	29	20	2	2	Saved in relegation
	Mestis	52	12	26	-	9	5	132	163	59	1.13	13	Relegation Play
2020-2021	Mestis	31	9	17	-	4	1	92	113	36	1.16	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Mestis	50	20	30	-	6	5	150	187	59	1.18	11	Qualification Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	14	21	-	6	9	134	158	63	1.26	11	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	Mestis	50	9	30	-	7	4	153	219	45	0.9	12	Saved in relegation
2016-2017	Mestis	50	19	21	-	5	5	152	164	72	1.44	7	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Mestis	50	16	22	-	3	9	125	165	64	1.28	9	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Mestis	56	16	31	-	2	7	150	204	59	1.05	9	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	14	24	-	7	11	151	193	67	1.2	10	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Mestis	48	19	22	-	3	4	154	159	67	1.4	7	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	12	26	-	4	4	103	123	48	1.04	11	Saved in play-out
1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	8	35	1	-	-	156	325	17	0.39	11	Bankruptcy
1986-1987	I-divisioona	44	4	27	3	-	-	131	306	11	0.25	12	Relegated
1985-1986	I-divisioona	44	21	22	1	-	-	246	227	43	0.98	6	-
1984-1985	I-divisioona	44	14	24	6	-	-	183	238	35	0.8	8	-
1983-1984	I-divisioona	36	12	23	1	-	-	150	209	25	0.69	8	-
1981-1982	II-divisioona	14	7	2	5	-	-	65	47	19	1.36	2	-
1976-1977	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	II-divisioona	20	12	6	2	-	-	113	82	26	1.3	2	-
1974-1975	II-divisioona	20	14	5	1	-	-	99	68	29	1.45	2	-
1973-1974	Maakuntasarja	8	6	1	1	-	-	66	26	13	1.63	1	-
1972-1973	Maakuntasarja	14	10	3	1	-	-	86	44	21	1.5	2	-
1971-1972	Suomen sarja	14	0	14	0	-	-	31	136	0	0	8	-
1970-1971	Suomen sarja	14	8	5	1	-	-	59	55	17	1.21	3	-
1969-1970	Maakuntasarja	10	8	1	1	-	-	75	29	17	1.7	1	Promoted
1968-1969	Suomen sarja	12	2	10	0	-	-	34	61	4	0.33	7	-

Peliitat Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	8	8	3	1.5	2	Qualification loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	5	2	2	-	1	0	15	18	8	1.6	-	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	15	-	-	-	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	8	5	-	-	-	16th final loss
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	0	5	-	-	-	First round loss
	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	5	0	-	-	-	Qualification

Peliitat Retired Numbers

Peliitat Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

View 20 Latest Seasons

Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM

Nationalities Throughout History

Stories

Insights, analysis, and news about Peliitat from the Elite Prospects editorial team. Stay updated with expert coverage on Peliitat, including key stories and in-depth articles.

2023-02-19, 14:00

2023 NHL Entry Draft

Scout's Notebook: Four data-driven observations from the U20 SM-sarja

All Articles