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Kalevan Pallo Naiset
CityKuopio, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Home arenaKuopion jäähalli
Lippumäen jäähalli
ColoursBlack, gold
   
Owner(s)Juniori-KalPa ry
General managerJukka Koskinen
Head coachMika Väärälä
CaptainJohanna Juutilainen
AffiliateKalPa Akatemia
WebsiteOfficial website
Current season

Kalevan Pallo Naiset (lit. 'Kaleva's Ball Women'), abbreviated as KalPa Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). Founded in 1990, the team plays in Kuopio, the largest city in Finland's eastern-central province of North Savo, at the Kuopion jäähalli (unofficially known as Niiralan Monttu or Niirala); Lippumäen jäähalli serves as a secondary venue. The team won the Finnish Championship (SM) silver medal in 2021, and have won four SM bronze medals, in 1995, 1996, 2017, and 2023.

History

In 2020, the team qualified for the Aurora Borealis Cup playoff final and were set to face the reigning champions, Kiekko-Espoo, when the playoffs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before the first game of the finals. By making it to the playoff finals, KalPa was guaranteed at least a silver medal, which would have been the highest finish in team history to that point, but with the cancellation of the season no Finnish Championship (SM) medals were awarded.[1]

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by KalPa Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015–16 Naisten SM-sarja 6th 28 7 1 1 19 47 124 24 Finland Jo. Juutilainen 32 (10+22) Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HPK)
2016–17 Naisten SM-sarja 3rd 28 17 1 4 6 100 72 57 Finland T. Niskanen 36 (15+21) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal, 1–0 (HPK)
2017–18 Naisten Liiga 6th 30 14 2 1 13 112 92 47 Finland T. Niskanen 44 (20+24) Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (Blues)
2018–19 Naisten Liiga 4th 30 19 0 0 11 154 83 57 Finland T. Niskanen 79 (31+48) Lost bronze medal, 0–1 (Kärpät)
2019–20 Naisten Liiga 3rd 30 17 4 2 3 124 64 61 Finland E. Holopainen 62 (37+25) Won semifinals, 3–0 (Ilves)
Finals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Naisten Liiga 2nd 25 18 1 0 6 121 51 56 Finland E. Holopainen 64 (39+25) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost finals, 1–3 (K-Espoo)
2021–22 Naisten Liiga 8th 30 8 3 2 17 70 96 32 Finland Jo. Juutilainen 34 (9+25) Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (K-Espoo)
2022–23 Naisten Liiga 2nd 36 29 2 2 3 197 65 93 Finland E. Holopainen 75 (41+34) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal, 1–0 (HPK)

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

As of 30 October 2023[2][3][4]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
26 Finland Jenna Hietala F L 20 2022 Oulainen, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
10 Finland Elisa Holopainen (A) F L 22 2022 Tuusniemi, North Savo, Finland
37 Finland Jenna Juutilainen G L 34 2020 Varkaus, North Savo, Finland
17 Finland Johanna Juutilainen (C) F L 34 2020 Varkaus, North Savo, Finland
12 Finland Liisa Kastikainen F L 24 2016 Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
2 Finland Inka Katajisto F L 24 2018 Pyhäselkä, North Karelia, Finland
28 Finland Mimmi Keinonen D L 20 2022
18 Finland Tilli Keränen F L 19 2023 Vihti, Uusimaa, Finland
24 Finland Mirka Kivi G L 21 2019 Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa, Finland
16 Finland Tanja Koljonen (A) D L 29 2020 Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland
21 Finland Kaisla Kortelainen F L 23 2020
31 Finland Aino Laitinen G L 22 2022 Sonkajärvi, North Savo, Finland
14 Finland Ella Lappi F L 25 2014 Elimäki, Kymenlaakso, Finland
11 Finland Adalmiina Makkonen D L 20 2022 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
13 Finland Alisa Makkonen F L 20 2022 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
5 Finland Elli Mäkelä (A) D L 23 2020 Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Finland
49 Finland Veera Paroinen F L 19 2021
45 Finland Veera Pohjala D L 23 2021
55 Finland Tiina Ranne G L 30 2017 Harjavalta, Satakunta, Finland
7 Finland Sanni Rantala D R 22 2022 Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme, Finland
19 Finland Erika Rönkä F R 19 2021
27 Japan Lunasa Sano F L 26 2023 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan
9 Finland Vilma Sneck F L 23 2022
6 Finland Anni Timonen D R 22 2023 Tarvasjoki, Southwest Finland, Finland
23 Finland Emmi Tirkkonen F L 20 2020

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Mika Väärälä
  • Assistant coach: Pekka Romppanen
  • Assistant coach: Jere Hakkarainen
  • Conditioning coach: Tarja Koski
  • Team managers: Taina Lappi & Maarit Paroinen
  • Equipment managers: Lasse Herranen & Jari Hämäläinen

Team captains

Head coaches

  • Mikko Miettinen, –2000
  • Seppo Tirronen, 2000–
  • Marjo Voutilainen, 2016–2022
  • Mika Väärälä, 2022[7]–

Awards and honours

Finnish Championship

Sources: [8][9][10]

Player awards

  • 2020–21: Elisa Holopainen[11]
  • 2019–20: Tanja Niskanen
  • 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2020–21: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2019–20: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2022–23: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2020–21: Matilda Nilsson
  • 2019–20: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
  • 2019–20: Matilda Nilsson
  • 2020–21: Johanna Juutilainen
  • 2016–17: Tanja Niskanen
  • 2019–20: Marjo Voutilainen

Player of the Month

  • November 2022: Elisa Holopainen[12]
  • September 2020: Elisa Holopainen[13]
  • September 2019: Matilda Nilsson[14]

All-Stars

First Team

  • 2020–21: Elisa Holopainen (W), Matilda Nilsson (W)
  • 2019–20: Elisa Holopainen (W), Tanja Niskanen (C), Matilda Nilsson (W)
  • 2018–19: Tanja Niskanen (C), Elisa Holopainen (W)
  • 2014–15: Matilda Nilsson (W)
  • 2013–14: Venla Hovi (W)

Second Team

  • 2020–21: Tiina Ranne (G)
  • 2019–20: Tiina Ranne (G)
  • 2018–19: Matilda Nilsson (W)
  • 2017–18: Matilda Nilsson (W), Elisa Holopainen (W)
  • 2016–17: Matilda Nilsson (W), Tanja Niskanen (C)

Team records

Various individual KalPa Naiset player records achieved through the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]

Single-season records

Career records

  • Most career goals: Tanja Niskanen, 257 goals (301 games; 2006–2022)
  • Most career assists: Johanna Juutilainen, 234 assists (301 games; 2009–2023)
  • Most career points: Tanja Niskanen, 488 points (301 games; 2006–2022)
  • Best career points per game, over 30 games played: Elisa Holopainen, 2.05 points per game (157 games; 2016–2023)
  • Most career points, defenceman: Tanja Koljonen, 103 points (137 games; 2016–2023)
  • Most career penalty minutes: Salla Rantanen, 322 PIM (272 games; 2012–2023)
  • Most games played, skater: Johanna Juutilainen, 316 games (2009–2023)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Jenna Juutilainen, 125 games (2009–2023)

All-time scoring leaders

The top regular season point scorers in KalPa Naiset history, as of April 2023.[15]

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = 2023–24 KalPa player

Points
Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Finland Tanja Niskanen F 301 257 231 488 1.62
Finland Johanna Juutilainen F 316 142 234 376 1.19
Finland Elisa Holopainen F 157 174 148 322 2.05
Finland Matilda Nilsson F 189 164 140 304 1.61
Finland Salla Rantanen F 272 97 112 209 0.77
Finland Marjo Voutilainen F 177 86 101 187 1.06
Finland Kati Kovalainen F 70 72 35 107 1.53
Finland Tanja Koljonen D 137 20 83 103 0.75
Finland Emma Ritari D 251 34 68 102 0.41
Finland Liisa Kastikainen F 171 48 51 99 0.58
Finland Eija Rahunen F 80 28 54 82 1.02
Finland Tiina Paananen F 58 46 35 81 1.40
Finland Isa Rahunen D 135 34 47 81 0.60
Finland Venla Hovi F 49 38 36 74 1.51
Finland Anni Kettunen D 174 23 42 65 0.37

Notable alumni

Main category: KalPa Naiset players

Years active with KalPa listed alongside player name.[16]

International player(s)

  • Japan Nozomi Kiribuchi, 2015–16

References

  1. ^ Pulkkinen, Aki-Petteri (27 May 2020). "Näkemys: Naiskiekolle ei jäänyt kaudesta mitään käteen − Korona ryösti vuoden työn". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) - KalPa, 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-2024 Naisten Liiga – Kokoonpano KalPa". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Naiset Liiga > Joukkue". Juniori KalPa (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ Foster, Meredith (30 November 2018). "Q&A with Tanja Niskanen". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Naisten Liigan avausturnaus Kuopiossa - esittelyssä kauden 2019-2020 joukkue". Juniori-KalPa ry (in Finnish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. ^ Ruotsalainen, Annu (6 April 2022). "KalPa Naisten päävalmentaja vaihtuu – KMH Budapestin kanssa kolme mestaruutta voittanut valmentaja Mika Väärälä siirtyy Kuopioon". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  9. ^ "Juniori-KalPa ry - KalPan naisille SM-hopeaa". Juniori-KalPa ry (in Finnish). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ^ Löfman, Heikki (18 March 2023). "KalPa juhlii pronssia – HPK taipui Niiralassa". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2020). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  12. ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 December 2022). "KalPan Elisa Holopainen Naisten Liigan marraskuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 October 2020). "KalPan Elisa Holopainen Naisten Liigan syyskuun pelaaja". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. ^ Mennander, Pasi (2 October 2019). "KalPan Matilda Nilsson Naisten Liigan syyskuun pelaaja". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  15. ^ a b "KalPa - All Time Regular Season Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  16. ^ "KalPa - All Time Overall Totals Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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