Kiekko-Pojat

Kiekko-Pojat
City	Joensuu
League	Mestis
Founded	1960 (1960)
Home arena	Mehtimäki Ice Hall
Colours
General manager	Jaakko Lipponen
Head coach	Simo Karjalainen
Captain	Santeri Koponen
Website	joensuunkiekkopojat.fi

Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey team that plays in the Mestis. The club has spent three seasons in the top flight of Finnish hockey, season 1971–72 in SM-sarja and seasons 1989-90 and 1991–92 in SM-liiga.

Honours

Champions

• Mestis (1): 2009-10
• Suomi-sarja (2): 2003–04, 2014–15
• I-Divisioona (3): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1996-97

Runners-up

• Mestis (2): 2008-09, 2011-12
• Mestis (1): 2015-16
• Suomi-sarja (1): 2003

Current team

Updated February 20, 2017

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
4		Juuso Akkanen (C)	D	L	40	2015	Rauma, Finland
20		Santeri Arousva	D	L	31	2015	Pori, Finland
65		Nico Friman	RW	R	30	2016	Vantaa, Finland
11		Ville Halonen (A)	C	L	34	2007	Tampere, Finland
3		Antti Helanto	D	L	34	2016	Turku, Finland
50		Teemu Holttinen	F	L	29	2009	Imatra, Finland
92		Lauri Huhdanpää	F	L	29	2016	Tampere, Finland
33		Lauri Hukkanen	F	L	33	2016	Joensuu, Finland
28		Roope Hämäläinen	C	L	31	2015	Lappeenranta, Finland
31		Samuel Jukuri	G	L	27	2015	Kiiminki, Finland
33		Jonathan Iilahti	G	L	32	2017	Vaasa, Finland
47		Matti Koistinen (A)	D	L	38	2012	Outokumpu, Finland
26		Teemu Lahtinen	F	L	26	2012	Helsinki, Finland
91		Joonas Larinmaa	F	L	31	2014	Turku, Finland
88		Oskari Lehtinen	LW	R	30	2016	Turku, Finland
89		Joona Manninen	LW	L	32	2016	Joensuu, Finland
6		Joni Muranen	D	L	29	2009	Vantaa, Finland
10		Jere Niemelä	D	L	34	2014	Joensuu, Finland
17		Teemu Nissinen	F	R	30	2008	Joensuu, Finland
2		Joel Olkkonen (L)	D	R	32	2014	Hyvinkää, Finland
16		Jesse Paukku	F	L	29	2008	Joensuu, Finland
27		Ossi Pellinen (A)	C	L	40	2015	Nokia, Finland
71		Kasimir Puruskainen	F	R	30	2015	Joensuu, Finland
14		Heikki Puustinen	LW	R	37	2006	Joensuu, Finland
30		Juho Ratilainen	G	L	26	2012	Liperi, Finland
33		Arttu Ruotsalainen	G	L	23	2014	Joensuu, Finland
21		Ville Räsänen	D	L	25	2013	Joensuu, Finland
90		Ville Silvast	G	L	38	2015	Pieksämäki, Finland
12		Oula Uski	C	L	32	2015	Järvenpää, Finland

Team officials

Updated February 20, 2017

Title	Staff Member
General Manager	Jaakko Lipponen
Head coach	Simo Karjalainen
Assistant coach	Mikko Rämö
Goaltending Coach	Mikko Rämö

Sami Puruskainen season 2009–10

Retired numbers

• # 1 Tapio Pohtinen
• # 9 Hannu Kapanen
• # 15 Lauri Mononen
• # 25 Markku Kyllönen

Former players

• Tero Arkiomaa
• Pavel Brendl
• Joe Fontas
• Jocelyn Guimond
• Roberts Jekimovs
• Hannu Kapanen
• Jari Kapanen
• Lubomir Kolnik
• Markku Kyllönen
• Mikael Ruohomaa
• Alexander Salák
• Luke Sellars
• Antonin Stavjana
• Rostislav Vlach

All time statistics leaders

Goals
Player	Goals
Markku Kyllönen	206
Jari Hämäläinen	195
Jyrki Manninen	145
Jani Keränen	108
Sami Puruskainen	106

Assists
Player	Assists
Markku Kyllönen	232
Sami Puruskainen	217
Jyrki Manninen	213
Jari Hämäläinen	182
Pasi Nissinen	156

Points
Player	Points
Markku Kyllönen	438
Jari Hämäläinen	377
Jyrki Manninen	358
Sami Puruskainen	323
Pasi Nissinen	255

Season by season record

Since rejoining the Mestis in 2004–05

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2004–05	Mestis	44	11	6	27	1	—	29	117	178	11th	Saved from relegation
2005–06	Mestis	45	17	8	20	—	—	45	131	160	8th	Quarterfinal loss
2006–07	Mestis	45	22	5	18	—	—	50	151	137	6th	Quarterfinal loss
2007–08	Mestis	45	20	—	19	3	3	69	133	125	7th	Quarterfinal loss
2008–09	Mesits	45	27	—	11	2	5	90	156	101	1st	Final loss
2009–10	Mestis	45	23	—	12	5	5	84	173	128	2nd	Champion
2010–11	Mestis	49	16	—	22	3	3	62	146	173	10th	Did not make playoffs
2011–12	Mestis	46	18	—	16	8	4	74	142	134	4th	Final loss
2012–13	Mestis	48	20	—	18	4	6	74	155	144	6th	Bronze game loss
2013–14	Mestis	56	22	—	23	5	6	82	152	150	7th	Quarterfinal loss

External links

• www.jokipojat.fi (in Finnish)