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Sami Lepistö
Sami Lepistö (born 17 October 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He is the son of former Jokerit captain and youth international defenceman Jussi Lepistö. Sami was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the third round, 66th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Jokerit Lepistö played professional hockey for Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga. In 2003–04, his first season, Lepistö had 3 goals and 7 points in 53 games, followed by one assist in eight playoff games for Jokerit. He also played for Finland in the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring four goals and eight points in seven games. Lepistö saw his offensive numbers rise in 2004–05, as he had 7 goals and 25 points in 55 games. Lepistö also had a solid playoff performance for Jokerit, scoring 1 goal and 8 points in 12 games. Lepistö returned to Jokerit in 2005–06 and increased his offensive numbers on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espoo
Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi while surrounding the enclaved town of Kauniainen. The city covers with a population of about 300 000 residents in 2022, making it the 2nd-most populous city in Finland. Espoo forms a major part of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Helsinki, home to over 1.5 million people in 2020. Espoo was first settled in the Prehistoric Era, with the first signs of human settlements going back as far as 8,000 years, but the population effectively disappeared in the early stages of the Iron Age. In the Early Middle Ages, the area was resettled by Tavastians and Southwestern Finns. After the Northern Crusades, Swedish settlers started migrating to the coastal areas of present-day Finland, and Espoo was established as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liiga
The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagues of the Champions Hockey League and currently allocated five spots - the maximum number - based on success in previous editions. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, but the league and association have an agreement of cooperation. SM is a common abbreviation for ''Suomen mestaruus'', "Finnish championship". The SM-liiga formerly had a system of automatic promotion and relegation in place between itself and the Mestis, the second highest level of competition in Finland, but the automatic system was ended in 2000. The league was opened in 2005 and allowed KalPa to get a promotion. In 2009, a new system was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 AHL Season
The 2008–09 AHL season was the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12. Team and NHL affiliation changes The Iowa Stars are renamed and are now called the Iowa Chops, and the Anaheim Ducks have replaced the Dallas Stars as the team's NHL affiliate. The Dallas Stars have no AHL affiliate this year, with the Texas Stars (based in Austin) to become their affiliate for the 2009–10 season. On April 28, 2009, it was announced that two teams would be relocated for the 2009–10 season: the Quad City Flames would move to Abbotsford, BC, and the Philadelphia Phantoms would relocate to Glens Falls, NY. Affiliation changes Standings ''Blue indicates team has clinched division.'' ''Green indicates team has clinched a playoff spot.'' Eastern Conference Western Conference Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes'' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 IIHF World Championship
The 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18, 2008 in the Canadian cities of Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Quebec City (Quebec). The two venues were the Halifax Metro Centre and the Colisée Pepsi. The tournament was won by Russia which claimed its first gold medal since 1993. It was the 72nd IIHF World Championship event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held in Colorado, USA. The IIHF wanted to celebrate the federation's 100th anniversary by holding the tournament in the country where ice hockey was born. The tournament was also included as part of the celebrations of Quebec City's 400th anniversary. The tournament featured many countries' elite stars, as it served as the last and most important stage in selecting nine automatic qualifiers for the men's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Men's National Ice Hockey Team
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, nickname ''Leijonat / Lejonen'' ("The Lions" in Finnish and Swedish), as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called " Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the United States, the Czech Republic, Russia, and Sweden. Finland won the world championship in 2022, their fourth after 1995, 2011 and 2019. A duo of silver medals (1988, 2006) remained the country's best Olympic results until winning gold in 2022. At the Canada/World Cup, their best achievement is also a silver medal which they won in 2004. The Finns achieved a breakthrough in 2022, winning their first ever Olympic gold after defeating ROC. History Finland's first appearance in an elite ice hockey competition was at 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships in Switzerland. The result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 NHL Season
The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It began on September 29, 2007, and the regular season ended April 6, 2008. The Stanley Cup playoffs ended on June 4, with the Detroit Red Wings taking the championship. The 56th NHL All-Star Game was held in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Atlanta Thrashers hosted the event at Philips Arena on January 27, 2008. The hosting by Atlanta was rescheduled from 2005, when a lockout cancelled the entire 2004–05 season. League business The league announced that the regular season salary cap would be going up for the third consecutive season. The 2007–08 salary cap is being increased by US$6.3 million per team to bring the salary cap up to US$50.3 million. The salary floor is at US$34.3 million, which is 71.5% higher than the salary floor during the 2005–06 season. The season featured the debut of Reebok's new Rbk Edge hockey jerseys. This was the first league-wide unif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 AHL Season
The 2007–08 AHL season was the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final. Team changes * The dormant Utah Grizzlies relocate to Cleveland, Ohio, playing as the Lake Erie Monsters in the North Division* The dormant Cincinnati Mighty Ducks relocate to Rockford, Illinois, playing as the Rockford IceHogs in the West Division, using the name of a previous United Hockey League franchise. * The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights relocate to Moline, Illinois (Quad Cities), playing as the Quad City Flames in the West Division Standings Complete standings availabl[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL season, 2010–11 season, every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do not have an AHL affiliate, players are assigned to AHL teams affiliated with other NHL teams. Twenty-six AHL teams are located in the United States and the remaining six are in Canada. The league offices are located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and its current president is Scott Howson. In general, a player must be at least 18 years of age to play in the AHL or not currently be beholden to a junior ice hockey team. The league limits the number of experienced professional players on a team's active roster during any given game; only five skaters can have accumulated four full seasons of play or more at the professional level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe .... The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season making it the longest continuously operating member club of the league still playing in its original city.Chaimovitch, Jason (ed). "2014-15 American Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book" Springfield, MA: American Hockey League, 2014 The Bears organization currently serves as the primary development club for the NHL's Washington Capitals since 2005–06 AHL season, 2005-06. Since 2002–03 AHL season, 2002-03, the hockey club's home games have been played at Giant Center, located less than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 SM-liiga Season
The 2006–07 SM-liiga season was the 32nd season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 14 teams participated in the league, and Karpat Oulu won the championship. Regular season Playoffs Preliminary round * TPS - Pelicans 0:2 (0:2, 1:3) * Lukko - Ilves 1:2 (3:2, 1:2, 2:5) Quarterfinals * Kärpät - Pelicans 4:0 (3:0, 2:0, 3:2 P, 1:0) * Jokerit - Ilves 4:0 (2:1, 4:1, 6:1, 4:2) * HPK - HIFK 4:1 (4:1, 1:2, 5:0, 4:2, 2:1 P) * Tappara - Blues 1:4 (3:2 P, 2:3 P, 1:7, 0:2, 1:2 P) Semifinal * Kärpät - Blues 3:0 (4:1, 3:2, 3:2 P) * Jokerit - HPK 3:0 (2:1 P, 2:1 P, 4:0) 3rd place * HPK - Blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ... 7:2 Final * Kärpät - Jokerit 3:0 (3:2, 4:2, 5:2) External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 SM-liiga Season
The 2005–06 SM-liiga season was the 31st season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 14 teams participated in the league, and HPK Hämeenlinna won the championship. Regular season Playoffs Preliminary round * SaiPa - TPS 2:0 (3:2, 3:2 P) * Blues - JYP 2:1 (3:4, 2:1, 3:2 P) Quarterfinals * Kärpät - Blues 4:2 (2:1 P, 4:1, 2:3, 2:1, 2:3 P, 5:2) * HIFK - SaiPa 4:2 (4:3 P, 2:1, 4:3, 2:3, 2:5, 3:2 P) * HPK - Ilves 4:0 (4:2, 2:1 P, 4:2, 1:0) * Tappara - Ässät 2:4 (3:2, 1:3, 5:2, 2:5, 2:3 P, 2:3) Semifinals * Kärpät - Ässät 1:3 (1:3, 1:3, 6:3, 3:4) * HIFK - HPK 2:3 (5:2, 1:2 P, 5:4 P, 0:4, 0:1) 3rd place * Kärpät - HIFK 6:2 Final * HPK - Ässät 3:1 (1:0, 4:5 P, 5:3, 4:1) External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 SM-liiga season 1 Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004–05 SM-liiga Season
The 2004–05 SM-liiga season was the 30th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and Karpat Oulu won the championship. Regular season Playoffs Preliminary round * Ilves - Ässät 2:0 (3:1, 4:1) * JYP - Tappara 1:2 (6:4, 0:1, 0:4) Quarterfinals * Kärpät - Tappara 4:1 (2:0, 3:2, 0:1, 5:1, 6:2) * Jokerit - Ilves 4:1 (5:2, 2:3, 7:1, 3:1, 4:1) * HPK - TPS TPS or Tps may refer to: In arts and entertainment *Télévision Par Satellite, a French satellite television company *Third-person shooter, a game genre * Torsonic Polarity Syndrome, in ''South Park'' animation * Trailer Park Sex, a band from ... 4:2 (3:2, 2:3, 4:1, 2:3, 4:3, 3:0) * HIFK - Lukko 1:4 (2:3 P, 0:3, 4:3 P, 0:2, 2:5) Semifinals * Kärpät - Lukko 3:0 (3:0, 3:1, 4:3) * Jokerit - HPK 3:0 (5:3, 3:2, 4:1) 3rd place * HPK - Lukko 4:3 P Final * Kärpät - Jokerit 3:1 (3:2 P, 2:1, 1:2, 2:0) External links SM-liiga official website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
