SaiPa

SaiPa
SaiPa
City	Lappeenranta, Finland
League	SM-liiga
Founded	1948
Home arena	Kisapuisto (capacity 4,847)
Colors
General manager	Riku Kallioniemi
Head coach	Ari-Pekka Selin
Captain	Ville Koho
	Website; www.saipa.fi

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Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.

[edit] History

The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third. SaiPa also played in a bronze medal game in the 1998-1999 season, but lost the game to HPK, 7-2.

SaiPa has produced seven players who have played in the NHL: Antti Aalto, Jussi Markkanen, Petteri Nokelainen, Petri Skriko, Jussi Timonen, Vesa Viitakoski and Niklas Bäckström. Markkanen is also a part owner of the club.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

Updated January 28, 2012.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
43	Finland !	Aarnio, AnttiAntti Aarnio	6.0 !LW	L	30	2010	Oulu, Finland
23	Canada !	Armstrong, RileyRiley Armstrong	7.0 !RW	R	27	2011	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
49	Finland !	Backman, SimonSimon Backman (A)	2.0 !D	L	27	2008	Pietarsaari, Finland
5	Finland !	Bruun, AnttiAntti Bruun	2.0 !D	L	32	2012	Savonlinna, Finland
26	Finland !	Flinck, MarkkuMarkku Flinck	4.0 !C	L	27	2008	Espoo, Finland
66	Latvia !	Jekimovs, RobertsRoberts Jekimovs	6.0 !LW	L	22	2011	Riga, Latvian SSR
19	Finland !	Kaijomaa, JuusoJuuso Kaijomaa	4.0 !C	L	22	2006	Joensuu, Finland
77	Finland !	Kaksonen, ElmeriElmeri Kaksonen	6.0 !LW	L	24	2004	Savonlinna, Finland
37	Finland !	Kiilholma, JuhaJuha Kiilholma	4.0 !C	L	29	2010	Pori, Finland
8	Finland !	Koho, VilleVille Koho (C)	4.0 !C	L	29	1997	Imatra, Finland
12	Finland !	Koivisto, JuhaJuha Koivisto	7.0 !RW	R	27	2011	Vantaa, Finland
15	Finland !	Koskinen, PetriPetri Koskinen	6.0 !LW	L	28	2006	Tampere, Finland
40	Finland !	Koskiranta, JarnoJarno Koskiranta (A)	4.0 !C	L	25	2009	Paimio, Finland
11	Finland !	Leivo, TomiTomi Leivo	7.0 !RW	L	22	2005	Lappeenranta, Finland
22	Finland !	Levokari, PauliPauli Levokari	2.0 !D	L	33	2006	Luvia, Finland
44	Finland !	Lippojoki, JarnoJarno Lippojoki	2.0 !D	L	26	2009	Imatra, Finland
14	Finland !	Löfman, AnssiAnssi Löfman	4.0 !C	L	24	2002	Lappeenranta, Finland
13	Finland !	Mankinen, JesseJesse Mankinen	7.0 !RW	L	20	2005	Lappeenranta, Finland
38	Finland !	Myllyniemi, JereJere Myllyniemi	1.0 !G	L	29	2009	Kangasala, Finland
48	Finland !	Pukka, MikkoMikko Pukka	2.0 !D	L	25	2008	Suodenniemi, Finland
4	Finland !	Pulli, JereJere Pulli	2.0 !D	L	20	2005	Lappeenranta, Finland
85	Finland !	Saarinen, JesseJesse Saarinen	7.0 !RW	L	26	2010	Lahti, Finland
33	United States !	Salcido, BrianBrian Salcido	2.0 !D	L	26	2010	Hermosa Beach, California, USA
88	Sweden !	Savilahti, PerPer Savilahti	2.0 !D	R	26	2010	Luleå, Sweden
93	Finland !	Ullberg, RichardRichard Ullberg	1.0 !G	L	18	2011	Sipoo, Finland
82	Finland !	Yli-Torkko, JoniJoni Yli-Torkko	7.0 !RW	L	29	2008	Lappeenranta, Finland