Jokipojat

Jokipojat
City Joensuu
League Mestis
Founded 1953 (1953)
Home arena Mehtimäki Ice Hall
Colours               
Owner(s) Jussi Jormakka, Henry Rösch
General manager Jarkko Immonen
Head coach Jouni Varis
Captain Juuso Akkanen
Website www.jokipojat.fi

Jokipojat is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey team that plays in the Mestis. The full name of the club is Joensuun Kiekko ry. It 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. The club was known as Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat (JoKP) during most of its existence, the current name being in official use since 2001.

Honours

Mestis

Suomi-sarja

Current Team

Updated February 20, 2017[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Finland Juuso Akkanen (C) D L 34 2015 Rauma, Finland
20 Finland Santeri Arousva D L 25 2015 Pori, Finland
65 Finland Nico Friman RW R 24 2016 Vantaa, Finland
11 Finland Ville Halonen (A) C L 28 2007 Tampere, Finland
3 Finland Antti Helanto D L 28 2016 Turku, Finland
50 Finland Teemu Holttinen F L 24 2009 Imatra, Finland
92 Finland Lauri Huhdanpää F L 23 2016 Tampere, Finland
33 Finland Lauri Hukkanen F L 27 2016 Joensuu, Finland
28 Finland Roope Hämäläinen C L 26 2015 Lappeenranta, Finland
31 Finland Samuel Jukuri G L 22 2015 Kiiminki, Finland
33 Finland Jonathan Iilahti G L 26 2017 Vaasa, Finland
47 Finland Matti Koistinen (A) D L 32 2012 Outokumpu, Finland
26 Finland Teemu Lahtinen F L 21 2012 Helsinki, Finland
91 Finland Joonas Larinmaa F L 25 2014 Turku, Finland
88 Finland Oskari Lehtinen LW R 24 2016 Turku, Finland
89 Finland Joona Manninen LW L 27 2016 Joensuu, Finland
6 Finland Joni Muranen D L 24 2009 Vantaa, Finland
10 Finland Jere Niemelä D L 28 2014 Joensuu, Finland
17 Finland Teemu Nissinen F R 24 2008 Joensuu, Finland
2 Finland Joel Olkkonen (L) D R 26 2014 Hyvinkää, Finland
16 Finland Jesse Paukku F L 24 2008 Joensuu, Finland
27 Finland Ossi Pellinen (A)  C L 35 2015 Nokia, Finland
71 Finland Kasimir Puruskainen F R 25 2015 Joensuu, Finland
14 Finland Heikki Puustinen LW R 31 2006 Joensuu, Finland
30 Finland Juho Ratilainen G L 20 2012 Liperi, Finland
33 Finland Arttu Ruotsalainen G L 18 2014 Joensuu, Finland
21 Finland Ville Räsänen D L 20 2013 Joensuu, Finland
90 Finland Ville Silvast G L 32 2015 Pieksämäki, Finland
12 Finland Oula Uski C L 26 2015 Järvenpää, Finland

Team Officials

Updated February 20, 2017[2]

Title Staff Member
General Manager Jarkko Immonen
Head Coach Jouni Varis[3]
Assistant Coach Eemeli Parikka
Goaltending Coach Arto Pyykkö

Retired numbers

Former players

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[4]

Season League GP W T L OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2004–05 Mestis 44116271—2911717811thSaved from relegation
2005–06 Mestis 4517820——451311608thQuarterfinal loss
2006–07 Mestis 4522518——501511376thQuarterfinal loss
2007–08 Mestis 4520—1933691331257thQuarterfinal loss
2008–09 Mesits 4527—1125901561011stFinal loss
2009–10 Mestis 4523—1255841731282ndChampion
2010–11 Mestis 4916—22336214617310thDid not make playoffs
2011–12 Mestis 4618—1684741421344thFinal loss
2012–13 Mestis 4820—1846741551446thBronze game loss

References

  1. ↑ "Eliteprospects". Eliteprospects. Retrieved -4-10-2016. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "Jokipojat". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 4-10-2016. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ https://jokipojat.fi/uutiset/2017/02/jouni-varis-jokipoikien-paavalmentajaksi
  4. ↑ "Jokipojat - Team History and Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
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