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2023-2024

2023-2024 HIFK Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#50	Rastislav Elias (G)	21	2004	Nyíregyháza, HUN	190	80	L
	#92	Niko Hovinen (G)	37	1988	Helsinki, FIN	200	102	L
	#80	Paavo Hölsä (G)Loan	30	1994	Lappeenranta, FIN	182	77	L
	#34	Tomi Karhunen (G)	35	1989	Oulu, FIN	181	79	L
	#30	Roope Taponen (G)	24	2001	Espoo, FIN	184	80	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#63	Trent Bourque (D)	27	1998	Burlington, ON, CAN	188	97	L
	#52	Valtteri Kakkonen (D)	25	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	181	80	R
	#33	Aron Kiviharju (D)	19	2006	Esbjerg, DEN	178	82	L
	#54	Valtteri Koskela (D)Loan	22	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	180	80	L
	#55	Kasper Kotkansalo (D)	26	1998	Espoo, FIN	190	90	L
	#73	Joona Lehmus (D)	23	2002	Lempäälä, FIN	177	75	L
	#38	Matias Lentämäki (D)Loan	24	2000	Helsinki, FIN	187	82	L
	#40	Petteri Lindbohm (D)	31	1993	Helsinki, FIN	190	95	L
	#83	Einari Luhanka (D)	25	1999	Helsinki, FIN	187	96	L
	#14	Oskari Manninen (D)	34	1991	Vantaa, FIN	181	85	L
	#2	Luke Martin (D)	26	1998	St. Louis, MO, USA	188	99	R
	#11	Ilari Melart (D)"C"	36	1989	Helsinki, FIN	190	97	L
	#57	Johan Motin (D)	35	1989	Karlskoga, SWE	188	92	R
	#41	Otto Salin (D)	21	2004	Helsinki, FIN	181	87	R
	#85	Niko Seppälä (D)	26	1998	Helsinki, FIN	187	99	L
	#6	Tony Sund (D)	29	1995	Pedersöre, FIN	191	83	L
FORWARDS
	#79	Santeri Hartikainen (C/RW)	26	1999	Helsinki, FIN	188	86	R
	#13	Joni Ikonen (C)	26	1999	Espoo, FIN	180	78	R
	#51	Juha Jääskä (LW/RW)"A"	27	1998	Helsinki, FIN	184	89	L
	#24	Aleksanteri Kaskimäki (C)	21	2004	Espoo, FIN	184	87	L
	#31	Eetu Koivistoinen (C)	29	1995	Tampere, FIN	189	86	L
	#47	Leo Komarov (W/C)	38	1987	Narva, EST	180	95	L
	#21	Jori Lehterä (C)"C"	37	1987	Espoo, FIN	189	96	L
	#19	Kasper Lundell (C)	21	2004	Espoo, FIN	182	82	L
	#43	Vincent Marleau (RW/C)	25	1999	Saint-Michel, QC, CAN	188	86	R
	#74	Julius Nättinen (C/W)	28	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	188	93	L
	#81	Iiro Pakarinen (RW/LW)"A"	33	1991	Suonenjoki, FIN	185	90	R
	#41	Antti Pihlström (LW/RW)	40	1984	Vantaa, FIN	178	80	L
	#88	Joonas Rask (RW)	35	1990	Savonlinna, FIN	179	87	R
	#78	Jesse Seppälä (LW)	23	2002	Espoo, FIN	172	70	L
	#18	Teemu Tallberg (LW/RW)	34	1991	Helsinki, FIN	186	90	L
	#71	Leevi Teissala (RW)	24	2001	Turku, FIN	182	81	R
	#28	Rasmus Toivainen (LW)	20	2004	Helsinki, FIN	172	75	L
	#10	Kristian Vesalainen (LW/RW)	26	1999	Helsinki, FIN	192	94	L
	#44	Miro Väänänen (C)	26	1998	Joensuu, FIN	181	90	L
	#45	Micke-Max Åsten (C/W)	33	1992	Helsinki, FIN	182	87	L

Position: G: 5, D: 14, F: 17Av Age: 27.75 yearsAv Ht: 184.81 cmAv Wt: 87.61 kgCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 HIFK Staff

Head CoachVille Peltonen
Asst. CoachMarko Ojanen
Asst. CoachSamuel Tilkanen
Goaltending CoachJan Lundell
Sports ManagerTobias Salmelainen
BroadcasterIlmari Pitkänen
CEOMarkus Lindström
ChairmanJaakko Eskola
Conditioning CoachHero Mali
Dir. of CommunicationsEetu Hyvärinen
Equipment ManagerJoni Hallikainen
Equipment ManagerMartti Hynninen
Physical TherapistPanu Leijala
Physical TherapistTero Tolvanen
Video CoachAri Halttunen

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2023-2024 HIFK Captains

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HIFK Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Red + Blue + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2023-2024 HIFK Roster Facts

Nationalities

36 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

HIFK: 3 663 GP
NHL: 1 108 GP
WC: 218 GP
OG: 35 GP
SHL: 1 145 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 109 GP
Liiga: 7 584 GP
KHL: 1 356 GP
AHL: 825 GP
DEL: 112 GP
NL: 241 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HIFK U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
HIFK U17 (U17 Suomi-sarja)
HIFK U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
HIFK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
JoKP (Mestis)
Kiekko-Espoo (Liiga)
Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Helsingin jäähalli
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: 8 200
Construction Year: 1966

HIFK Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/04/2025 15:30 UTC	SaiPa	HIFK	6 - 2	Liiga
29/03/2025 15:00 UTC	HIFK	SaiPa	0 - 2	Liiga
28/03/2025 16:30 UTC	SaiPa	HIFK	2 - 1 (OT 62:34)	Liiga
26/03/2025 16:30 UTC	HIFK	SaiPa	1 - 4	Liiga
15/03/2025 15:00 UTC	Kärpät	HIFK	1 - 2	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

04/06/2025

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Luke Martin (D)

Leaving forÖrebro HK

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14/05/2025

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Joining fromLukko

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Leaving forIlves

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Leaving forJokerit

09/05/2025

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Jakub Skarek (G)

Joining fromNew York Islanders

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05/05/2025

confirmed

Lauri Sinivuori (F)

Joining fromOshawa Generals

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HIFK History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Liiga	60	27	16	-	9	8	173	165	107	1.78	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	26	16	-	7	11	179	139	103	1.72	6	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	24	19	-	8	9	155	150	97	1.62	6	Bronze game loss
2021-2022	Liiga	59	27	19	-	5	8	174	146	99	1.68	5	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Liiga	50	26	13	-	7	4	153	113	96	1.92	2	Bronze game win
2019-2020	Liiga	59	34	25	-	8	9	174	143	103	1.75	6	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	24	18	-	8	10	182	169	98	1.63	6	Bronze game loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	26	17	-	8	9	163	128	103	1.72	5	Bronze game win
2016-2017	Liiga	60	22	25	-	8	5	138	140	87	1.45	9	Bronze game loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	37	13	-	6	4	186	131	127	2.12	1	Final loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	24	21	-	9	6	177	150	96	1.6	7	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	25	26	-	4	5	147	145	88	1.47	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	26	24	-	3	7	153	163	91	1.52	8	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	33	21	-	6	0	194	149	111	1.85	3	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	31	11	-	6	12	199	140	117	1.95	3	Champion
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	30	20	-	6	2	185	152	104	1.79	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	25	23	-	5	5	169	167	90	1.55	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	23	16	-	11	6	167	145	97	1.73	7	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	25	21	-	5	5	165	159	90	1.61	6	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	28	14	-	10	4	180	136	108	1.93	2	Bronze game loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	29	15	-	5	7	162	116	104	1.86	4	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	30	17	9	-	-	181	142	72	1.29	3	Bronze game win
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	23	24	9	-	-	177	165	57	1.02	7	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	19	26	11	-	-	148	168	49	0.88	10	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	26	23	7	-	-	173	171	59	1.05	4	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	23	21	10	-	-	171	162	56	1.04	6	Bronze game loss
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	34	14	6	-	-	209	104	74	1.37	2	Final loss
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	29	14	5	-	-	179	115	63	1.31	2	Champion
1996-1997	SM-liiga	50	17	25	8	-	-	159	171	42	0.84	9	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	SM-liiga	50	21	19	10	-	-	142	158	52	1.04	6	Quarterfinal loss

HIFK Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	5	12	0	0	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	3	3	-	1	0	10	11	8	1.33	3	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	2	2	-	1	1	14	18	9	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	0	1	20	20	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	0	1	13	11	4	1	2	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	0	1	6	8	4	1	2	16th final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	31	15	14	2.33	2	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	ET	8	1	6	-	0	1	16	31	4	0.5	8	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	2	4	-	0	2	24	26	8	1	6	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	3	3	-	2	0	24	19	13	1.63	4	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	4	4	-	0	0	27	24	12	1.5	6	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	Spengler Cup	4	0	4	-	0	0	8	18	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	Euro HL	6	5	1	-	0	0	29	25	15	2.5	1	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	Euro HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	27	18	14	2.33	1	Playoffs Qualifier loss
1995-1996	Spengler Cup	4	1	3	-	-	-	12	24	4	1	4	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	Spengler Cup	4	1	3	-	-	-	16	23	2	0.5	5	Did not make playoffs
1983-1984	European Cup	2	1	1	0	-	-	7	9	-	-	7	Semifinal loss
1980-1981	European Cup	3	1	1	1	-	-	8	13	3	1	2	Final group
	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	9	5	-	-	2	Promoted
1974-1975	European Cup	6	3	2	0	1	0	29	35	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
	Pohjola Cup	6	1	5	0	-	-	18	38	2	0.33	4	-
1973-1974	Pohjola Cup	6	2	3	0	-	-	17	20	4	0.67	3	-
1972-1973	Sir William Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	10	8	4	2	1	-
	Ahearne Cup	6	3	3	0	-	-	28	27	6	1	4	-
1971-1972	Sir William Cup	6	4	2	0	-	-	26	24	8	1.33	2	-
	Ahearne Cup	6	0	6	0	-	-	11	28	0	0	8	-
1970-1971	Ahearne Cup	7	2	4	1	-	-	25	30	5	0.71	6	-
	European Cup	4	2	1	1	-	-	14	13	-	-	8	Eighth Final Loss
1969-1970	Ahearne Cup	7	6	1	0	-	-	48	24	12	1.71	1	-

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