SaiPa

SaiPa
	SaiPa
City	Lappeenranta, Finland
League	SM-liiga
Founded	1948
Home arena	Kisapuisto (capacity 4,847)
Colors
General manager	Sami Koikkalainen
Head coach	Ari-Pekka Selin
Captain	Ville Koho
Website
	http://www.saipa.fi

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Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.

[edit] History

The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third. SaiPa also played in a bronze medal game in the 1998-1999 season, but lost the game to HPK, 7-2.

SaiPa has produced six players who have played in the NHL, Antti Aalto, Jussi Markkanen, Petteri Nokelainen, Petri Skriko, Jussi Timonen and Vesa Viitakoski. Markkanen is also a part owner of the club.

[edit] Current squad

As of April 25, 2009

Goalkeepers
Number	Player	Glove hand	Contract	Place of Birth
	Vladislav Koutsky	L	try-out	Náchod, Czech Republic
1	Ville Hostikka	L	2011	Lappeenranta, Finland

Defenders
Number	Player	Lower hand	Contract	Place of Birth
4	Juha Mielonen	R	2010	Savonlinna, Finland
5	Antti Nyrhinen	L	2010	Enonkoski, Finland
22	Pauli Levokari	L	2010	Luvia, Finland
26	Joni Tuominen	R	2010	Espoo, Finland
44	Jarno Lippojoki	L	2010	Imatra, Finland
48	Mikko Pukka	L	2010 (2011)	Suodenniemi, Finland
49	Simon Backman	L	2010	Pietarsaari, Finland
51	Marlo Koponen	L	2010	Imatra, Finland
55	Simo Pulkki	L	2010	Helsinki, Finland

Forwards
Number	Player	Lower hand	Contract	Place of Birth
	Jarmo Jokila	L	tryout	Turku, Finland
	Juusi Kaijomaa	L	2012	Joensuu, Finland
	Jarno Koskiranta	L	tryout	Paimio, Finland
	Tomi Leivo	L	2011 (2012)	Lappeenranta, Finland
	Jesse Ryhänen	L	2011	Imatra, Finland
8	Ville Koho	L	2009	Imatra, Finland
11	Miikka Jouhkimainen	L	2010	Helsinki, Finland
13	Jesse Mankinen	L	2011	Lappeenranta, Finland
14	Anssi Löfman	L	2011	Lappeenranta, Finland
15	Petri Koskinen	L	2010	Tampere, Finland
17	Shayne Toporowski	R	2010	Paddockwood, SK, Canada
24	Tomáš Jasko	L	2010	Bratislava, Slovakia
29	Jonne Virtanen	L	2010	Turku, Finland
41	Pentti Nöyränen	L	2009	Espoo, Finland
60	Tero Koskiranta	L	2010	Paimio, Finland
77	Elmeri Kaksonen	L	2010	Savonlinna, Finland
82	Joni Yli-Torkko	L	2010	Lappeenranta, Finland