KalPa Naiset
| Kalevan Pallo Naiset | |
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 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season | |
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| City | Kuopio, North Savo, Finland |
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home arena | Olvi Areena Lippumäen jäähalli |
| Colours | Black, gold |
| Owner(s) | Juniori-KalPa ry |
| General manager | Jukka Koskinen |
| Head coach | Marjo Voutilainen |
| Captain | Johanna Juutilainen |
| Affiliates | KalPa Akatemia |
| Website | juniorikalpa.fi |
Kalevan Pallo Naiset or KalPa Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga (NSML), the premier women's ice hockey league in Finland. Founded in 1990, they play in Kuopio, the largest city in the eastern-central province of North Savo, at the Olvi Areena and Lippumäen jäähalli. The team has won one Aurora Borealis Cup silver medal, in 2021, and three bronze medals, in 1995, 1996, and 2017.
In 2020, the team qualified for the Aurora Borealis Cup playoff final and were set to face the reigning champions, Kiekko-Espoo, when the playoffs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before the first game of the finals. By making it to the playoff finals, KalPa was guaranteed at least a silver medal, which would have been the highest finish in team history, but with the cancellation of the season no Finnish Championship (SM) medals were awarded.[1]
Season-by-season results[]
This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by KalPa Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)
| Season | League | Preliminaries and regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
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| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2015–16 | Naisten SM-sarja | 6th | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 124 | 24 |  32 (10+22)
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Lost quarterfinal, 0–2 (HPK) |
| 2016–17 | Naisten SM-sarja | 3rd | 28 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 100 | 72 | 57 | T. Niskanen 36 (15+21)
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 Won bronze medal, 1–0 (HPK)
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| 2017–18 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 112 | 92 | 47 | T. Niskanen 44 (20+24)
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Lost quarterfinal, 1–3 (Blues) |
| 2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 4th | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 154 | 83 | 57 | T. Niskanen 79 (31+48)
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Lost bronze medal, 0–1 (Kärpät) |
| 2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 3rd | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 124 | 64 | 61 | E. Holopainen 62 (37+25)
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Won semifinal, 3–0 (Ilves) Finals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 2nd | 25 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 51 | 56 | E. Holopainen 64 (39+25)
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 Lost final, 1–3 (K-Espoo)
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Players and personnel[]
2021–22 roster[]
Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Marjo Voutilainen
- Assistant coach: Sami Luomala
- Team managers: Taina Lappi, Sofia Lipponen & Teija Savolainen-Lipponen
- Equipment managers: Irina Ivanoff, Jani Kirstinä & Pekka Maukonen
Team captains[]
- Johanna Juutilainen, 2010–11
- Isa Rahunen, 2011–12
- Marjo Voutilainen, 2012–13
- Venla Hovi & , 2013–14
- Johanna Juutilainen, 2015–2018
- Tanja Niskanen, 2018–19[4]
- Tiina Ranne & Emma Ritari, 2019–20[5]
- Emma Ritari, 2020–21
Head coaches[]
- Mikko Miettinen, –2000
- Seppo Tirronen, 2000–
- Marjo Voutilainen , 2016–present
Awards and honours[]
Finnish Championship[]
Aurora Borealis Cup Runners-up (1): 2021
Third Place (3) : 1995, 1996, 2017
Third Place (3) : 1995, 1996, 2017Player awards[]
- Riikka Nieminen Award (Player of the Year)
- 2020–21: Elisa Holopainen[8]
- 2019–20: Tanja Niskanen
- 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
- Katja Riipi Award (Best forward)
- 2020–21: Elisa Holopainen
- 2019–20: Elisa Holopainen
- 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
- Marianne Ihalainen Award (Top point scorer)
- 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
- Tiia Reima Award (Top goal scorer)
- 2020–21: Matilda Nilsson
- 2019–20: Elisa Holopainen
- 2018–19: Elisa Holopainen
- Sari Fisk Award (Best plus/minus)
- 2019–20: Matilda Nilsson
- Emma Laaksonen Award (Fair-play player)
- 2020–21: Johanna Juutilainen
- 2016–17: Tanja Niskanen
- (Coach of the Year)
- 2019–20: Marjo Voutilainen
Player of the Month[]
All-Stars[]
First Team
- 2020–21: Elisa Holopainen (W), Matilda Nilsson (W)
- 2019–20: Elisa Holopainen (W), Tanja Niskanen (C), Matilda Nilsson (W)
- 2018–19: Tanja Niskanen (C), Elisa Holopainen (W)
- 2014–15: Matilda Nilsson (W)
- 2013–14: Venla Hovi (W)
Second Team
- 2020–21: Tiina Ranne (G)
- 2019–20: Tiina Ranne (G)
- 2018–19: Matilda Nilsson (W)
- 2017–18: Matilda Nilsson (W), Elisa Holopainen (W)
- 2016–17: Matilda Nilsson (W), Tanja Niskanen (C)
Team records[]
Single-season records[]
- Most goals in a season: Elisa Holopainen, 39 goals (25 games; 2020–21) / Matilda Nilsson, 39 goals (30 games; 2018–19)
- Most assists in a season: Tanja Niskanen, 48 assists (29 games; 2018–19)
- Most points in a season: Tanja Niskanen, 79 points (29 games; 2018–19)
- Most points in a season, defenceman: Kirsi Hänninen, 30 points (23 games; 1995–96)
- Best points per game, over 10 games played: Marjo Voutilainen, 3.00 (14 games; 1997–98)
- Most penalty minutes in a season: Kirsi Hänninen, 66 PIM (23 games; 1995–96)
- Best save percentage in a season, over ten games played: Tiina Ranne, .942 SVS% (18 games; 2019–20)
- Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Tiina Ranne, 1.86 GAA (14 games; 2020–21)
Career records[]
- Most career goals: Tanja Niskanen, 246 goals (285 games; 2006–2021)
- Most career assists: Tanja Niskanen, 226 assists (285 games; 2006–2021)
- Most career points: Tanja Niskanen, 472 points (285 games; 2006–2021)
- Best career points per game, over 30 games played: Elisa Holopainen, 1.92 points per game (129 games; 2016–2021)
- Most career points, defenceman: , 102 points (251 games; 2009–2021)
- Most career penalty minutes: , 290 PIM (216 games; 2012–2021)
- Most games played, skater: Tanja Niskanen, 285 games (2006–2021)
- Most games played, goaltender: , 113 games (2009–2017)
All-time scoring leaders[]
The top regular season point scorers in KalPa Naiset history.
Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = 2021–22 KalPa player
| Nat | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
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Tanja Niskanen | F | 285 | 246 | 226 | 472 | 1.66 |
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Matilda Nilsson | F | 189 | 164 | 140 | 304 | 1.61 |
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F | 252 | 119 | 173 | 292 | 1.16 | |
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Elisa Holopainen | F | 129 | 133 | 114 | 247 | 1.92 |
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Marjo Voutilainen | F | 177 | 86 | 101 | 187 | 1.06 |
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F | 216 | 77 | 87 | 164 | 0.76 | |
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Kati Kovalainen | F | 70 | 72 | 35 | 107 | 1.53 |
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D | 251 | 34 | 68 | 102 | 0.41 | |
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F | 80 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 1.02 | |
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Tiina Paananen | F | 58 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 1.40 |
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Isa Rahunen | D | 135 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 0.60 |
Source(s): Elite Prospects[11]
Notable alumni[]
Years active with KalPa listed alongside players' names.[12]
- Venla Hovi, 2012–2014
- Elisa Holopainen, 2016–2021
- Kirsi Hänninen, 1995–96
- Kati Kovalainen, 1993–1996
- , 1993–1996
- Terhi Mertanen, 1999–2001
- Matilda Nilsson, 2014–2021
- Oona Parviainen, 1993–1999
- Tuula Puputti, 1992–1995
- Isa Rahunen, 2006–2013
- Saila Saari, 2020–21
- Riikka Sallinen, 1995–96
- Eve Savander, 2013–14
- Marjo Voutilainen, 1995–2001 & 2010–2014
International player(s)[]
Nozomi Kiribuchi, 2015–16
References[]
- ^ Pulkkinen, Aki-Petteri (27 May 2020). "Näkemys: Naiskiekolle ei jäänyt kaudesta mitään käteen − Korona ryösti vuoden työn". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) - KalPa". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Kokoonpano KalPa - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tilastopalvelu.com (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Foster, Meredith (30 November 2018). "Q&A with Tanja Niskanen". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Naisten Liigan avausturnaus Kuopiossa - esittelyssä kauden 2019-2020 joukkue". juniorikalpa.fi (in Finnish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
- ^ "Juniori-KalPa ry - KalPan naisille SM-hopeaa". Juniori-KalPa ry (in Finnish). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2020). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 October 2020). "KalPan Elisa Holopainen Naisten Liigan syyskuun pelaaja". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mennander, Pasi (2 October 2019). "KalPan Matilda Nilsson Naisten Liigan syyskuun pelaaja". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "KalPa - All Time Regular Season Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "KalPa - All Time Overall Totals Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links[]
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)
- KalPa Naiset on Facebook
- KalPa Naiset on Instagram
Categories:
- Naisten Liiga (ice hockey) teams
- Kuopio
- 1990 establishments in Finland