Kiekko-Vantaa

Kiekko-Vantaa
Kiekko-Vantaa
City	Vantaa, Finland
League	Mestis
Founded	1994
Home arena	; (capacity 3700)
Colours
Owner(s)	; Kiekko-Vantaa Hockey Oy
General manager
Head coach	Simo Mälkiä
Captain	Toni Leinonen
Affiliate(s)	Jokerit (KHL); Hunters (Suomi-sarja)
Website	http://www.kiekko-vantaa.fi/

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.^[1]

Honours[]

Mestis[]

Mestis (2): 2003, 2017

Current roster[]

Updated December 17, 2013^[2]^[3]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
28	Jin Hui Ahn	F	R	30	2013	South Korea
23		F	L	28	2013	South Korea
22		LW	L	29	2013	Helsinki, Finland
24		D	L	27	2012	Helsinki, Finland
19	Markus Hännikäinen (L)	D	L	28	2013	Helsinki, Finland
23		F	L	27	2012	Järvenpää, Finland
44	Eemeli Heikkinen	D	L	32	2011	Helsinki, Finland
25	Jani-Petteri Helenius	C	L	32	2013	Helsinki, Finland
26	Teemu Henritius (L)	RW	L	28	2013	Helsinki, Finland
17	Artem Iossafov	F	R	31	2011	Tver, Russia
36	Jere Karjalainen (A)	RW	R	29	2013	Helsinki, Finland
29		F	L	27	2012	Tuusula, Finland
30	Joonas Korpisalo (L)	G	L	27	2013	Pori, Finland
16		F	R	28	2013	Helsinki, Finland
5	Esa Lindell (L)	D	L	27	2013	Pori, Finland
14	Oskari Manninen (C)	D	L	30	2012	Vantaa, Finland
18		F	L	27	2013	Turku, Finland
9	Aleksi Mustonen (L)	C	L	26	2013	Helsinki, Finland
32		G	L	28	2013	Helsinki, Finland
3		G	L	32	2013	Vantaa, Finland
52	Otso Rantakari (L)	D	R	28	2013	Helsinki, Finland
81	Aleksi Rekonen (A)	C	L	28	2011	Helsinki, Finland
46	Robert Rooba (L)	LW	L	28	2013	Tallinn, Estonia
4		D	L	29	2013	Kirkkonummi, Finland
8	Santeri Saari (L)	D	L	27	2013	Helsinki, Finland
11	Saku Salmela	D	L	31	2010	Helsinki, Finland
27		C	R	28	2013	Seoul, South Korea
15		C	L	31	2013	Korsholm, Finland

Notable players[]

Retired numbers[]

References[]

^ "Mong-Won Chung Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Joukkue kaudella 2013 - 2014". Kiekko-Vantaa. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
^ "Kiekko-Vantaa". Retrieved 2013-12-17.
^ "Antti Niemen numero 39 jäädytetään". Kiekko-Vantaa. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

External links[]

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[1] "Mong-Won Chung Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[2] "Joukkue kaudella 2013 - 2014". Kiekko-Vantaa. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-17.

[3] "Kiekko-Vantaa". Retrieved 2013-12-17.

[4] "Antti Niemen numero 39 jäädytetään". Kiekko-Vantaa. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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Related topics	SM-liiga Suomi-sarja 2. Divisioona Naisten Liiga Naisten Mestis Finland men's national ice hockey team Finland women's national ice hockey team SM-sarja (defunct)
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup