Kiekko-Pojat Explained

Team:	Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat
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City:	Joensuu
League:	Mestis
Arena:	Mehtimäki Ice Hall
Gm:	Jaakko Lipponen
Coach:	Kasper Vuorinen
Captain:	Santeri Koponen

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

Champions

• Mestis (1): 2009-10
• Suomi-sarja (2): 2003–04, 2014–15
• I-Divisioona (3): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1996-97

Runners-up

• Mestis (2): 2008-09, 2011-12
• Mestis (1): 2015-16
• Suomi-sarja (1): 2003

Current team

Updated June 26, 2024^[1]

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Team officials

Updated June 7, 2024^[2]

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General Manager	Jaakko Lipponen
Head coach	Kasper Vuorinen^[3]
Assistant coach	Mikko Rämö
Goaltending Coach	Mikko Rämö

Retired numbers

1. 1 Tapio Pohtinen

1. 9 Hannu Kapanen

1. 15 Lauri Mononen

1. 25 Markku Kyllönen

Former players

• Tero Arkiomaa
• Pavel Brendl
• Jon Fontas
• Jocelyn Guimond
• Roberts Jekimovs
• Hannu Kapanen
• Jari Kapanen
• Lubomir Kolnik
• Markku Kyllönen
• Mikael Ruohomaa
• Alexander Salák
• Luke Sellars
• Antonin Stavjana
• Rostislav Vlach

Season by season record

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

External links

• www.joensuunkiekkopojat.fi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eliteprospects . Eliteprospects . 2024-06-26.
2. Web site: JoKP. Eliteprospects.com . 2024-06-07.
3. Web site: https://yle.fi/a/74-20082273.
4. Web site: Jokipojat - Team History and Stats. eliteprospects.com . 2013-12-16 .