RoKi Naiset

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Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
Rovaniemen Kiekko logo.svg
CityRovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded2012 (2012)
Home arenaLappi Areena
ColoursBlue, yellow, white
     
Owner(s)Rovaniemen Kiekko ry
General managerJuuso Toivola
Head coachTuomas Liitola
CaptainEmmi Mourujärvi
WebsiteOfficial website

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset ('Rovaniemi's Puck Women') or RoKi Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They are the women’s representative team of Rovaniemen Kiekko, an ice hockey club in Rovaniemi, Finland and their home is Lappi Areena.

History[]

The team was founded in 2012 and quickly established itself as a perennially successful competitor in the Naisten Mestis, the second-tier women’s ice hockey league in Finland. In December 2019, RoKi earned promotion to the Lower Division (Finnish: Alempi jatkosarja) of the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women’s ice hockey league. The 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season was the first time the team played a full season in the league.[1]

Season-by-season results[]

This is a partial list of the last two seasons completed by RoKi Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of series; 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 Regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2018–19 Mestis Q 1st
(Lohko 2) 		16 14 0 0 2 123 25 42 Finland 47 (23+24)
Mestis 2nd 10 7 0 0 3 34 17 21 Finland 13 (5+8) Did not earn promotion to Naisten Liiga
2019–20 Mestis Q 1st
(Lohko 3) 		12 10 2 0 0 118 28 34 Finland 61 (31+30)
Mestis XQ 2nd 3 2 0 0 1 10 8 6 Finland 4 (4+0)
Liiga 10th 10 3 1 2 4 35 36 13 Finland 16 (9+7) Promotion/relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Liiga 9th 35 15 2 2 16 89 124 51 Finland 28 (14+14) Saved in relegation

Players and personnel[]

2021–22 roster[]

As of 20 December 2021[2][3][4]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
15 Czech Republic F L 14 2021 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
35 Finland G L 25 2020 Ivalo, Lappland, Finland
98 Denmark F L 23 2020 Skejby, Central Jutland, Denmark
45 Finland D L 20 2020 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
5 Finland D L 29 2020 Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
22 Finland F L 17 2020 Oulainen, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
88 Finland  (A) F L 22 2020
33 Finland G L 22 2020
8 Finland F L 18 2018
43 Finland Aino Karppinen D L 23 2020 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
29 Finland F L 17 2020 Nivala, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
16 Finland F L 27 2013 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
26 Finland D – 16 2021
68 Finland  Injured Reserve D – 17 2020
14 Finland  (A) F L 25 2013
9 Finland F L 16 2021
18 Finland F L 16 2021
31 Australia G L 17 2019 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 Finland D L 24 2020
11 Finland D L 17 2020 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
24 Finland  Injured Reserve F – 17 2020 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
19 Slovakia D L 16 2021
10 Finland  (C) D L 18 2018
21 Finland F L 33 2013 Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
13 Finland F L 27 2020 Ranua, Lapland, Finland
50 Finland F L 20 2020
44 Czech Republic D L 15 2021 Mezirolí, Karlovarský kraj, Czech Republic

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach:
  • Assistant coach: Ville-Veikko Kykyri
  • Assistant coach: Andrei Valui
  • Goaltending coach: Tuomo Mikkola
  • Team manager: Kari Laitila
  • Equipment managers: Markku Arhipoff, Antti Karjalainen, Tuomo Mikkola & Seppo Orava

Team captains[]

  • Arja Oja, 2014–2016
  • Janina Jatkola, 2016–2019
  • Ella Lahtela, 2019–20
  • Jenna Pirttijärvi, 2020–21
  • Emmi Mourujärvi, 2021–present

Head coaches[]

  • , 2016–2018
  • Tuomas Liitola, 2018–present

Notable alumni[]

Years active with RoKi listed alongside players' names.[5]

  • Finland , 2013–2019
  • Finland Sini Karjalainen, 2013–2015
  • Finland , 2015–2019
  • Finland , 2014–2019
  • Poland , 2019–20

References[]

  1. ^ Torikka, Raimo (18 August 2020). "Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "RoKin naisten kapteenisto kaudella 2020-21". rovaniemenkiekko.fi (in Finnish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Kokoonpano: RoKi - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "RoKi, 2021-2022 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Liiga (W) - All Time Regular Season Player Stats for RoKi". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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