Kärpät

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Kärpät Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Duane Derksen (G)	56	1968	St. Boniface, MB, CAN	185	86	L
	Pasi Keinänen (G)	45	1979	Kuopio, FIN	172	78	L
	Pasi Nätynki (G)	48	1976	Oulu, FIN	168	72	L
DEFENSEMEN
	Vesa Ek (D)	49	1975	Oulu, FIN	179	84	L
	Jarno Miikkulainen (D)	52	1972	Pori, FIN	177	83	L
	Ilkka Mikkola (D)	45	1979	Oulu, FIN	181	88	L
	Ville Piekkola (D)	44	1980	Oulunsalo, FIN	175	83	L
	Jukka Pietilä (D)	48	1976	Oulu, FIN	176	78	L
	Reijo Ruotsalainen (D)	64	1960	Oulu, FIN	173	75	R
	Sami Siltavirta (D)	47	1977	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	186	98	L
	Sami Suutarinen (D)	53	1971	Oulu, FIN	176	80	R
	Kai Tervonen (D)	58	1966	Helsinki, FIN	189	95	L
	Dmitri Tsvetkov (D)	56	1968	St. Petersburg, RUS	193	94	L
	Denis Tsygurov (D)		1971	Chelyabinsk, RUS	191	90	L
FORWARDS
	Sami Alalauri (C)	50	1974	Haukipudas, FIN	179	78	L
	Tomi Harjula (LW)	51	1973	Kemi, FIN	178	84	L
	Tuomo Harjula (LW/D)	46	1978	Oulu, FIN	175	78	L
	Petri Isotalus (RW)	47	1977	Oulu, FIN	186	85	L
	Juha Jokiharju (RW)	56	1968	Tampere, FIN	173	84	L
	Antti Karhula (C)	48	1976	Oulu, FIN	180	82	L
	Heikki Kettunen (C)	49	1975	Oulu, FIN	177	80	R
	Kimmo Koskenkorva (RW/LW)	46	1978	Haukipudas, FIN	173	79	L
	Jari Laukkanen (F)	57	1967	Helsinki, FIN	178	81	L
	Vesa Lehtonen (C)	50	1974	Naantali, FIN	183	88	R
	Tuomas Lohikoski (LW)	48	1976	Oulu, FIN	180	80	L
	Juho Luoma (F)	46	1978	Oulu, FIN	178	76	L
	Jarmo Mäkitalo (RW)	64	1960	Lahti, FIN	175	75	R
	Sakari Palsola (C)	52	1972	Oulu, FIN	179	84	R
	Esa Pirnes (C)	47	1977	Oulu, FIN	184	84	L
	Matthew Robbins (C)	54	1970	Lowell, MA, USA	189	94	R
	Janne Salpa (RW)	48	1976	Jyväskylä, FIN	180	82	L
	Teemu Virkkunen (LW)	45	1979	Haukipudas, FIN	183	80	L
	Pekka Virta (RW)	55	1969	Turku, FIN	185	94	L
	Oleg Yashin (LW)	56	1968	Voskresensk, RUS	181	90	R

Position: G: 2, D: 10, F: 18Av Age: 25.73 yearsAv Ht: 180.57 cmAv Wt: 84.23 kgCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Kärpät Staff

Head CoachRisto Dufva
Asst. CoachMika Pieniniemi
General ManagerJuha Junno
ChairmanSeppo Arponen

Team Staff History

Kärpät Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + White
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1946

1997-1998 Kärpät Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
3 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Kärpät: 1 996 GP
NHL: 497 GP
WC: 44 GP
OG: 21 GP
SHL: 593 GP
Liiga: 1 632 GP
Czechia: 17 GP
AHL: 76 GP
NL: 210 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Hokki (Mestis)
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U16 Akatemia (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 Akatemia (U18 Mestis)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
RoKi (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun Energia Areena
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: 6 614
Construction Year: 1974

Kärpät Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
08/01/2025 16:30 UTC	Ilves	Kärpät	-	Liiga
04/01/2025 15:00 UTC	Kärpät	TPS	-	Liiga
29/12/2024 19:15 UTC	HC Davos	Kärpät	4 - 3	Spengler Cup
28/12/2024 14:10 UTC	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Kärpät	2 - 3 (OT 63:24)	Spengler Cup
27/12/2024 14:10 UTC	Kärpät	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	4 - 6	Spengler Cup

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Latest Transactions

23/12/2024

loan

Saku Mäenalanen (F)

Joining fromSCL Tigers

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22/12/2024

confirmed

Martin Jandus (D)

Leaving forHC Oceláři Třinec

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19/12/2024

confirmed

Ville Pokka (D)

Joining fromNo team

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17/12/2024

loan

Sisu Yliniemi (F)

Leaving forTPS

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16/12/2024

loan

Alex Mäkelä (G)

Joining fromHermes

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07/12/2024

loan

Victor Berglund (D)

Leaving forMoDo Hockey

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30/11/2024

confirmed

Marcus Björk (D)

Joining fromNo team

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28/11/2024

confirmed

Joel Olkkonen (D)

Leaving forÖstersunds IK

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Kärpät History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	36	12	13	-	5	6	112	117	52	1.44	9	-
2023-2024	Liiga	60	28	18	-	8	6	174	147	106	1.77	4	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	24	19	-	7	10	158	143	96	1.6	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022	Liiga	60	24	20	-	7	9	171	141	95	1.58	6	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Liiga	58	25	21	-	10	2	143	134	97	1.67	7	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Liiga	59	43	16	-	7	5	185	114	127	2.15	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	41	11	-	6	2	207	101	137	2.28	1	Final loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	33	11	-	8	8	195	134	123	2.05	1	Champion
2016-2017	Liiga	60	22	23	-	9	6	147	136	90	1.5	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	33	13	-	6	8	178	126	119	1.98	2	Bronze game win
2014-2015	Liiga	60	31	16	-	9	4	167	126	115	1.92	1	Champion
2013-2014	Liiga	60	36	9	-	8	7	190	106	131	2.18	1	Champion
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	23	22	-	9	6	172	150	93	1.55	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	29	23	-	4	4	164	148	99	1.65	7	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	23	25	-	8	4	151	161	89	1.48	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	21	26	-	7	4	150	163	81	1.4	9	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	28	22	-	5	3	185	149	97	1.67	5	Final loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	32	9	-	10	5	205	129	121	2.16	1	Champion
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	33	13	-	6	4	197	125	115	2.05	1	Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	36	10	-	4	6	180	105	122	2.18	1	Bronze game win
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	35	10	-	5	6	190	122	121	2.16	1	Champion
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	29	13	14	-	-	194	129	78	1.39	2	Champion
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	32	16	8	-	-	187	141	73	1.3	3	Final loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	25	22	9	-	-	156	148	60	1.07	6	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	23	25	8	-	-	165	178	54	0.96	8	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	I-divisioona	48	42	3	3	-	-	287	91	87	1.81	1	Promoted
1998-1999	I-divisioona	48	41	1	4	-	-	265	91	86	1.79	1	Qualification loss
1997-1998	I-divisioona	44	31	8	5	-	-	171	99	67	1.52	1	Qualification loss
1996-1997	I-divisioona	44	26	14	4	-	-	196	154	56	1.27	2	Qualification loss
1995-1996	I-divisioona	44	21	19	4	-	-	180	165	46	1.05	8	Quarterfinal loss

Kärpät Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Spengler Cup	2	0	1	-	1	0	7	8	2	1	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	2	1	18	13	11	1.83	3	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	27	14	14	2.33	1	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	1	0	12	5	11	2.75	1	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	4	0	-	0	0	12	1	12	3	1	Final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	2	0	17	12	13	2.17	1	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	ET	8	4	4	-	0	0	19	21	12	1.5	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	1	4	-	2	1	18	26	7	0.88	7	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	1	2	-	2	3	21	23	10	1.25	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	5	2	-	0	1	25	25	16	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Champions HL	4	0	3	-	0	1	5	11	1	0.25	3	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	ECC	2	1	1	-	0	0	9	6	3	1.5	2	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	ECC	2	2	0	0	-	-	6	1	6	3	1	Final loss
2004-2005	ECC	2	2	0	0	-	-	10	4	4	2	1	Final loss
1981-1982	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	7	21	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	4	Promoted
1970-1971	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	First round loss

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Nationalities Throughout History

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