RoKi Naiset
| Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset | |
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| City | Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland |
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Home arena | Lappi Areena |
| Colours | Blue, yellow, white |
| General manager | Juuso Toivola |
| Head coach | Tuomas Liitola |
| Captain | Jenna Pirttijärvi |
| Parent club(s) | Rovaniemen Kiekko ry |
| Website | rovaniemenkiekko.fi |
Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) Naiset is the women’s representative team of Rovaniemen Kiekko, an ice hockey club in Rovaniemi, Finland. The team was founded in 2012 and quickly established itself as a perennially successful competitor in the Naisten Mestis, the second-tier women’s ice hockey league in Finland. In December 2019, RoKi earned promotion to the Lower Division (Template:Lang-fi) of the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women’s ice hockey league. The 2020–21 season marks the first time the team has ever started in the top league.[1]
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last two seasons completed by RoKi Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of series; 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 | Top scorer (regular season) | ||||||||
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| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||||
| 2018–19 | Mestis Q | 1st (Lohko 2) |
16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 25 | 42 |  S. Kontiosalo 47 (23+24)
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| Mestis | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 21 | Did not earn promotion in Naisten Liiga qualification/relegation series | I. Lukkarila 13 (5+8)
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| 2019–20 | Mestis Q | 1st (Lohko 3) |
12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 28 | 34 | E. Jaako 61 (31+30)
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| Mestis XQ | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | E. Pekkala 4 (4+0)
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| Liiga | 10th | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 36 | 13 | Promotion/relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | J. Pirttijärvi 16 (9+7)
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Players and personnel
2020–21 roster
2020–21 personnel
- Head Coach: Tuomas Liitola
- Assistant Coach: Mika Kauttio
- Assistant Coach: Terhi Mertanen
- Assistant Coach: Gleb Starobinets
- Goaltending Coach: Teppo Hiekkaranta
- Video Coach: Andrei Valui
- Conditioning Coach: Taru Päiviö
- Team Manager: Kari Laitila
- Equipment Managers: Markku Arhipoff & Antti Karjalainen
Team captains
- Arja Oja, 2014–2016
- Janina Jatkola, 2016–2019
- Ella Lahtela, 2019–20
- Jenna Pirttijärvi, 2020–present
Head coaches
- Sofia Pohjanen, 2016–2018
- Tuomas Liitola, 2018–present
Notable alumni
Years active with RoKi listed alongside players' names.[5]
Essi Jaako, 2019–20- Janina Jatkola, 2013–2019
- Sini Karjalainen, 2013–2015
- Ines Lukkarila, 2015–2019
- Inna Sirviö, 2014–2019
Julia Zielińska, 2019–20
References
- ^ Torikka, Raimo (18 August 2020). "Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "RoKin naisten kapteenisto kaudella 2020-21". rovaniemenkiekko.fi (in Finnish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kokoonpano: RoKi - Naisten Liiga, alkusarj". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Liiga (W) - RoKi, 2020-2021 Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Liiga (W) - All Time Regular Season Player Stats for RoKi". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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External links
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com or Eurohockey.com or Hockeyarchives.info (in French)