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2007-2008

2007-2008 Sport Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Jocelyn Guimond (G)	42	1982	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, QC, CAN	185	85	L
	#25	Tapio Kotola (G)	41	1983	Vaasa, FIN	182	85	L
	#25	Mikko Rossi (G)	39	1985	Vaasa, FIN	191	81	L
	#33	Jaakko Suomalainen (G)	46	1978	Helsinki, FIN	181	86	L
	#34	Eero Väre (G)	39	1984	Savonlinna, FIN	176	78	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#15	Jere Aalto (D)	36	1988	Pori, FIN	173	70	L
	#8	Juho Autio (D)	38	1986	Vaasa, FIN	179	85	L
	#7	Nicolas Besch (D)	39	1984	Le Havre, FRA	179	87	L
	#44	Henrik Forsberg (D/F)Loan	39	1985	Vaasa, FIN	182	88	L
	#6	Mikael Hallbäck (D)	48	1976	Kokkola, FIN	179	87	L
	#70	Tuomas Immonen (D)	41	1983	Varkaus, FIN	183	82	R
	#2	Sami Kautto (D)	39	1985	Vantaa, FIN	178	83	R
	#3	Risto Leppiniemi (D)	39	1985	Kankaanpää, FIN	180	87	L
	#26	Erkka Leppänen (D)Loan	37	1986	Jyväskylä, FIN	185	88	L
	#7	Patrik Lindfors (D)	44	1980	Malmö, SWE	185	88	R
	#21	Toni Mäkinen (D/F)	38	1986	Vaasa, FIN	181	90	L
	#4	Jussi Pernaa (D)	40	1983	Kauhava, FIN	188	95	L
	#32	Jussi Savolainen (D)	42	1982	Kuopio, FIN	186	92	R
	#23	André Smulter (D/F)	45	1979	Vaasa, FIN	182	87	L
	#23	Markus Talas (D)		1987	Kristiinankaupunki, FIN	187	87	L
	#5	Iikka Törnvall (D)	41	1983	Kalajoki, FIN	181	84	L
FORWARDS
	#10	Juho-Tuomas Appel (F)	41	1983	Kristiinankaupunki, FIN	178	73	L
	#26	Paul Cabana (RW)	45	1978	Calgary, AB, CAN	183	92	R
	#17	Oskari Hakomäki (C)	37	1987	Vaasa, FIN	178	75	L
	#18	Henry Hietaharju (LW)	38	1986	Vaasa, FIN	185	85	L
	#31	Antti Jaatinen (LW/RW)	38	1986	Mikkeli, FIN	187	88	L
	#9	Markus Jämsä (LW)"C"	46	1977	Vaasa, FIN	185	85	L
	#28	Samuli Kivimäki (RW)	36	1988	Vaasa, FIN	188	92	R
	#16	Jani Kiviniemi (RW)	36	1987	Vaasa, FIN	182	87	L
	#12	Juha Koivisto (RW/C)	40	1984	Vantaa, FIN	179	83	R
	#13	Miro Laitinen (C)	43	1981	Pietarsaari, FIN	179	81	L
	#22	Ian MacNeil (C)"A"	47	1977	Halifax, NS, CAN	189	88	L
	#19	Vesa Myllyaho (RW)	48	1976	Vaasa, FIN	178	86	L
	#71	Kim Nabb (RW/LW)	39	1985	Vaasa, FIN	176	85	R
	#26	Mika Niemi (C)	43	1981	Tampere, FIN	186	92	L
	#11	Timo Pahkala (LW)	38	1986	Himanka, FIN	177	83	L
	#24	Filip Riska (C)"A"	39	1985	Pietarsaari, FIN	184	91	L
	#39	Blake Robson (LW)	42	1982	Calgary, AB, CAN	183	92	L
	#91	Conny Strömberg (LW/RW)	48	1975	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	182	90	L
	#45	Patrik Westerback (C)	50	1974	Vaasa, FIN	180	85	L

Position: G: 4, D: 13, F: 18Av Age: 25.09 yearsAv Ht: 182.20 cmAv Wt: 85.91 kgCompare with other teams »

2007-2008 Sport Staff

Head CoachMikko Manner
Head CoachJuhani Tamminen
Asst. CoachKenneth Westerback
Goaltending CoachMarko Härkönen
Team ManagerMikael Vironen
Equipment ManagerTaisto Tankka

Team Staff History

2007-2008 Sport Captains

"C"

Markus Jämsä

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Sport Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Red + Black
Town: Vaasa, FIN Map
Founded: 1939

2007-2008 Sport Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
4 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Sport: 3 028 GP
NHL: 2 GP
WC: 5 GP
SHL: 26 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 100 GP
Liiga: 934 GP
AHL: 361 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Sport U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Sport U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
TUTO Hockey (Mestis)
Virkiä (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Vaasan Sähkö Areena
Location: Vaasa, FIN
Capacity: 4 448
Construction Year: 1971

Sport Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
21/09/2024 14:00 UTC	Sport	Ässät	-	Liiga
18/09/2024 15:30 UTC	Lukko	Sport	2 - 3 (SO)	Liiga
14/09/2024 14:00 UTC	Sport	Jukurit	4 - 1	Liiga
13/09/2024 15:30 UTC	HPK	Sport	3 - 2 (SO)	Liiga
10/09/2024 15:30 UTC	Sport	Kärpät	2 - 3 (OT 60:27)	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

11/09/2024

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Miro Nalli (F)

Leaving forRoKi

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03/09/2024

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Samuli Piipponen (D)

Joining fromLukko

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02/09/2024

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Niilo Halonen (G)

Joining fromVästerås IK

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29/07/2024

confirmed

Viktor Lang (D)

Joining fromBIK Karlskoga

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Joining fromKooKoo

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Joining fromEHC Biel-Bienne U20

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22/07/2024

confirmed

Zack Hayes (D)

Leaving forLaval Rocket

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12/07/2024

confirmed

Reece Scarlett (D)

Leaving forHC Banska Bystrica

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Sport History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	4	1	0	-	1	2	11	9	7	1.75	2	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	21	24	-	5	10	155	174	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	16	32	-	3	9	126	177	63	1.05	14	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Liiga	59	18	26	-	8	7	120	155	77	1.31	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Liiga	54	19	23	-	6	6	123	140	75	1.39	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	15	44	-	4	8	129	191	49	0.83	15	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Liiga	60	17	24	-	11	8	182	205	81	1.35	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Liiga	60	12	33	-	7	8	153	206	58	0.97	15	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Liiga	60	16	28	-	5	11	128	169	69	1.15	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	Liiga	60	20	24	-	7	9	153	156	83	1.38	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	15	35	-	5	5	121	185	60	1	14	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	Mestis	56	27	12	-	11	6	195	161	109	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Mestis	48	23	18	-	5	2	147	127	81	1.69	3	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Mestis	46	24	10	-	4	8	154	104	88	1.91	3	Champion
2010-2011	Mestis	49	22	19	-	5	5	139	133	79	1.61	3	Champion
2009-2010	Mestis	45	22	16	-	3	4	152	120	76	1.69	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Mestis	45	25	13	-	5	2	145	104	87	1.93	2	Champion
2007-2008	Mestis	45	23	17	-	2	3	193	139	76	1.69	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Mestis	45	30	9	6	-	-	195	105	68	1.51	1	Bronze game win
2005-2006	Mestis	45	26	15	4	-	-	172	106	58	1.29	2	Final loss
2004-2005	Mestis	44	23	14	7	1	-	153	108	54	1.23	4	Final loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	23	15	3	2	2	151	124	55	1.22	4	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	Mestis	44	21	17	3	-	3	150	129	48	1.09	5	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	23	13	8	-	-	154	106	55	1.25	4	Bronze game loss
2000-2001	Mestis	44	21	18	5	-	-	153	129	47	1.07	5	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	31	12	5	-	-	190	118	67	1.4	2	Qualification loss
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	30	14	4	-	-	153	119	64	1.33	3	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	17	21	6	-	-	119	148	40	0.91	8	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	II-divisioona	36	32	3	1	-	-	292	80	65	1.81	1	Qualification loss
1994-1995	II-divisioona	14	10	3	1	-	-	71	45	21	1.5	2	-

Sport Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2012-2013	Cont Cup	3	1	1	-	1	0	19	9	5	1.67	2	-
1975-1976	Expolaris Cup	4	1	3	0	-	-	12	21	2	0.5	4	-
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-
	Suomen Cup	1	1	0	-	-	-	10	0	-	-	-	Qualification

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Sport Stars And Cult Players

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