Kiekko-Pojat
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Ice hockey team in Joensuu
| Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat | |
|---|---|
| City | Joensuu |
| League | Mestis |
| Founded | 1960 (1960) |
| Home arena | Mehtimäki Ice Hall |
| Colours | |
| General manager | Jaakko Lipponen |
| Head coach | Kasper Vuorinen |
| Captain | Patrick Isiguzo |
| Website | joensuunkiekkopojat |
Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey team that plays in the Mestis, the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The club 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.
Honours
[edit ]Champions
[edit ]- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mestis (1): 2009-10
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Suomi-sarja (2): 2003–04, 2014–15
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) I-Divisioona (3): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1996-97
Runners-up
[edit ]- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mestis (2): 2008-09, 2011-12
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mestis (1): 2015-16
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Suomi-sarja (1): 2003
Current team
[edit ]Updated February 6, 2025[1]
Team officials
[edit ]Updated June 7, 2024[2]
| Title | Staff Member |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Jaakko Lipponen |
| Head coach | Kasper Vuorinen [3] |
| Assistant coach | Mikko Rämö |
| Goaltending Coach | Mikko Rämö |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Samu Lappalainen |
Retired numbers
[edit ]- # 1 Tapio Pohtinen
- # 9 Hannu Kapanen
- # 15 Lauri Mononen
- # 25 Markku Kyllönen
Former players
[edit ]- Finland Tero Arkiomaa
- Czech Republic Pavel Brendl
- United States Jon Fontas
- Canada Jocelyn Guimond
- Latvia Roberts Jekimovs
- Finland Hannu Kapanen
- Finland Jari Kapanen
- Slovakia Lubomir Kolnik
- Finland Markku Kyllönen
- Finland Mikael Ruohomaa
- Czech Republic Alexander Salák
- Canada Luke Sellars
- Czech Republic Antonin Stavjana
- Czech Republic Rostislav Vlach
Season by season record
[edit ]Since rejoining the Mestis in 2004–05[4]
| Season | League | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Mestis | 44 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 1 | — | 29 | 117 | 178 | 11th | Saved from relegation |
| 2005–06 | Mestis | 45 | 17 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 45 | 131 | 160 | 8th | Quarterfinal loss |
| 2006–07 | Mestis | 45 | 22 | 5 | 18 | — | — | 50 | 151 | 137 | 6th | Quarterfinal loss |
| 2007–08 | Mestis | 45 | 20 | — | 19 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 133 | 125 | 7th | Quarterfinal loss |
| 2008–09 | Mesits | 45 | 27 | — | 11 | 2 | 5 | 90 | 156 | 101 | 1st | Final loss |
| 2009–10 | Mestis | 45 | 23 | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 173 | 128 | 2nd | Champion |
| 2010–11 | Mestis | 49 | 16 | — | 22 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 146 | 173 | 10th | Did not make playoffs |
| 2011–12 | Mestis | 46 | 18 | — | 16 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 142 | 134 | 4th | Final loss |
| 2012–13 | Mestis | 48 | 20 | — | 18 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 155 | 144 | 6th | Bronze game loss |
| 2013–14 | Mestis | 56 | 22 | — | 23 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 152 | 150 | 7th | Quarterfinal loss |
| 2014–15 | Suomi-sarja | 36 | 22 | — | 11 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 154 | 98 | 2nd | Champion |
| 2015–16 | Mestis | 50 | 22 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 90 | 158 | 122 | 3rd | Bronze game win |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Eliteprospects". Eliteprospects. Retrieved 2024年06月26日.
- ^ "JoKP". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024年06月07日.
- ^ "Kasper Vuorinen will start as the head coach of Joensuu Kiekko-Pojat in the autumn".
- ^ "Jokipojat - Team History and Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2013年12月16日.
External links
[edit ]- www.joensuunkiekkopojat.fi (in Finnish)