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Kiekko–Vantaa
Kiekko-Vantaa is an ice hockey team from Vantaa, Finland, playing in the Mestis league. It plays its home games in Trio Areena. Kiekko-Vantaa has been in Mestis since the league started in 2000 and have been in the finals twice, losing both times. The team was owned by South Korean businessman Chung Mong-won from 2012 to 2015. Honours Mestis * Mestis ''(2)'': 2003, 2017 * Mestis ''(1)'': 2025 Players * Jere Elo * Ilari Filppula * Valtteri Filppula * Carlo Grünn * Juha Kaunismäki * Antti Niemi * Erkki Rajamäki * Joonas Vihko * Hannu Väisänen * Joonas Rönnberg * Juha Koivisto * Sami Heinonen Retired numbers * 7 Jukka Hakkarainen * 10 Petri Pitkäjärvi Petri Pitkäjärvi (born February 5, 1976) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right winger. Pitkäjärvi played 36 games for Jokerit during the 1997–98 SM-liiga season, scoring no points. He then played in the I-Divisioona I-Divisioo ... * 39 Antti Niemi References External links Terv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilari Filppula
Ilari Antti Sakari Filppula (born 5 November 1981) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the TPS in the Finnish Liiga. He is the older brother of Valtteri Filppula. Playing career Filppula started his pro career in Kiekko-Vantaa, in the Finnish lower leagues, and after two years with JYP, he spent a season with Jokerit, and then returned to JYP with a two-year contract. In 2008, he signed a 2-year contract with TPS. Filppula won the Jari Kurri trophy in 2010. On 15 June 2010, Filppula signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings assigned Filppula to their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, during training camp. In his first season in North America, Filppula participated in the AHL All-Star game and finished the season first on the Grand Rapids Griffins in assists and points. Despite leading the Griffins with 64 points, Filppula was not given an opportunity in the NHL with the Red Wings and on 19 May 2011, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Kaunismäki
Juha Pekka Kaunismäki (born 6 May 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish-born Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman, who currently plays with Stavanger Oilers of the Norway's elite GET-ligaen. Career Kaunismäki began playing in Finland with the Jokerit organization's junior teams. He later played for Kiekko-Vantaa of the third-level Suomi-sarja and the second-level Mestis. Kaunismäki played a total of five seasons in Mestis league, two with Kiekko-Vantaa and three with Ahmat Hyvinkää. In 2003 he joined Stavanger of the Norwegian league. International career Kaunismäki was selected to play for the Norway men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He previously represented Norway at 2008 and 2009 World Ice Hockey Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), first officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joonas Vihko
Joonas Vihko (born April 6, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger. Vihko began his career with Kiekko-Vantaa before moving to his hometown team HIFK in 1998. Having played in U18 and U20 level he eventually made his way up to the senior team. In 2004-05 he was loaned out to HC Salamat and in 2005-06 he moved to SaiPa for a brief tenure. He then signed with HPK and after four seasons he moved to Sweden to sign for Luleå HF. Vihko was drafted 103rd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mighty may refer to: Businesses *Mighty Audio, an American company known for its product ''Mighty'', a portable audio player *Mighty Animation, an animation studio based in Guadalajara, Mexico Films *''The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy–drama * ''The ... but never signed a contract and remained in Finland. He has represented Finland at U20 level. Career statistics References External links * 1981 births Finnish ice hockey left wingers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vantaa
Vantaa (; , ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Vantaa is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Vantaa is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. The administrative centre of Vantaa is located in the Tikkurila district. Vantaa lies in Southern Finland and shares borders with Helsinki, the Finnish capital, to the south, Espoo to the southwest, Nurmijärvi to the northwest, Kerava and Tuusula to the north, and Sipoo to the east. The city covers a total area of , of which is water. Vantaa's significant attractions include Vantaa River (''Vantaanjoki''), which runs through the city before flowing into the Gulf of Finland. The Helsinki Airport, situated in Vantaa, serves as the largest airport in Finland and the primary airline hub for the Helsinki metropolitan area. Companies headquartered in Vantaa comprise Finnair, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Grünn
Carlo Grünn (born April 30, 1981) is a Finnish former ice hockey player who last played professionally in France for Étoile Noire de Strasbourg of the French Ligue Magnus The Ligue Magnus, currently known as Synerglace Ligue Magnus for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's division of the French ice hockey pyramid, established in 1906. The league operated under a variety of names before taking that of its champio .... Career statistics References External links * 1981 births Living people Dornbirn Bulldogs players Espoo Blues players ETC Crimmitschau players Étoile Noire de Strasbourg players Finnish ice hockey forwards HC Sierre players HIFK (ice hockey) players HPK players JYP Jyväskylä players Kiekko-Vantaa players Mikkelin Jukurit players Lahti Pelicans players SaiPa players Ice hockey people from Espoo 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petri Pitkäjärvi
Petri Pitkäjärvi (born February 5, 1976) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right winger. Pitkäjärvi played 36 games for Jokerit during the 1997–98 SM-liiga season, scoring no points. He then played in the I-Divisioona I-Divisioona was the second tier of ice hockey in Finland from 1974 to 2000. It replaced the previous league Suomensarja that ran from 1936 to 1974. I-Divisioona was known as the Finland-liiga (1992–1994) and the Fazer liiga (1994–1996) due ... for Haukat before joining Kiekko-Vantaa in 2000 where he remained for the rest of his career until his retirement in 2008. His number 10 jersey is retired by Kiekko-Vantaa in his honour. References External links * 1976 births Living people Finnish ice hockey right wingers Jokerit players Kiekko-Vantaa players Ice hockey people from Helsinki {{finland-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Hakkarainen
Jukka () is a common Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for people registered by authorities as Johan, Johannes, Juho etc., and did not appear in official records until the late 19th century.Thchurch record archiveon the website of th/ref> The name was added to the official list of first names in the Finnish almanac managed by thin 1950, and its name day is June 24, also the name day of Johannes and other variants, and the traditional midsummer day, or ''Juhannus''. Popularity The name Jukka enjoyed the highest popularity in the years 1960–1979, though it was much used during the previous two decades as well. The 1980s and 1990s saw a marked decline in the name's popularity, and in recent years not many children have been named Jukka.Thname service on the website of thPopulation Register Centre of Finland As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Heinonen
Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise network of malaria researchers People * Sami (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname * Sámi people, the indigenous people of Norway, Sweden, the Kola Peninsula and Finland * Samantha Shapiro (born 1993), American gymnast nicknamed "Sami" Places * Sami (ancient city), an ancient Greek city in the Peloponnese * Sami, Burkina Faso, a district * Sämi, a village in Lääne-Viru County in northeastern Estonia * Sami District, Gambia * Sami, Cephalonia, Greece, a municipality ** Sami Bay, east of Sami, Cephalonia * Sami, Gujarat, India, a town * Sami, Paletwa, Myanmar, a town Other uses * Sámi languages, languages spoken by the Sámi * Sami (chimpanzee), kept at the Belgrade Zoo * Sami, a common name for ''Pros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Koivisto
Juha Koivisto (born 4 May 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Dragons de Rouen of the French Ligue Magnus. Koivisto made his Liiga debut playing with SaiPa during the 2010–11 SM-liiga season The 2010–11 SM-liiga season was the 36th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by HIFK who defeated Espoo Blues Kiekko-Espoo is a Finnish professional ice hock .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koivisto, Juha 1984 births Living people Dragons de Rouen players Finnish ice hockey forwards HPK players Mikkelin Jukurit players Kiekko-Vantaa players Oulun Kärpät players Ice hockey people from Vantaa SaiPa players Sheffield Steelers players Vaasan Sport players 21st-century Finnish sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joonas Rönnberg
Joonas Rönnberg (born February 19, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for HC Ludwig in Vantaa, Finland. He previously played for Sheffield Steelers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Rönnberg made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Leksands IF during the 2013–14 SHL season. After four seasons with Leksands, Ronnberg left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract in Germany with Düsseldorfer EG of the DEL on May 26, 2015. In June 2017, Rönnberg moved to the UK to sign for EIHL side the Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a professional ice hockey team located in Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Utilita Arena. They are currently a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The club's main (tit ... on a one-year contract. References External links * 1983 births Living people Düsseldorfer EG players Espoo Blues players Finnish ice hockey defencemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannu Väisänen (ice Hockey)
Hannu Pekka Antero Väisänen (born 2 October 1951) is a graphic artist, painter and writer from Finland. He now lives in France, and his work has been shown in numerous European countries. As an artist he is known for his aesthetic eye. Väisänen has written a series of partially autobiographical novels, describing the young boy Antero growing up in a garrison area in a small town in Northern Finland, leaving his home, gradually opening himself up to the world, and becoming an artist. Väisänen received the Finlandia Prize for literature in 2007 for the second novel in the series, ''Other Shoes''. He also won the State Prize for Visual arts in 2008 and the State Price for literature in 2015. Väisänen has lived in France since 1989, and he also holds French citizenship. References External links * Works in National Gallery {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaisanen, Hannu 1951 births Living people 20th-century Finnish painters 21st-century Finnish painters Finnish writers Finnish LG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkki Rajamäki
Erkki Rajamäki (born October 30, 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey left winger and currently the director of hockey operations for HPK of the Liiga. He was previously an amateur scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2013 to 2015 and the Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ... from 2015 to 2020. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1978 births Boston Bruins scouts Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players Espoo Blues players Finnish ice hockey left wingers HIFK (ice hockey) players HPK players Ice hockey people from Vantaa Ice Hockey Superleague players Ilves players Living people Newcastle Jesters players Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Pittsburgh Penguins scouts Tampa Bay Lightnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
