Pelicans (ice hockey)
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| Pelicans | |
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| City | Lahti, Finland |
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| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Home arena | Isku Areena (capacity 5,098) |
| Colors | |
| Head coach | Mika Toivola |
| Captain | Erik Kakko |
| Website | |
| http://www.pelicans.fi/ | |
Pelicans is an ice hockey team in the top professional Finnish ice hockey league, the SM-liiga, formed in 1996. They play in the city of Lahti, Finland at Isku Arena. The team is partially owned by retired NHL goaltender Pasi Nurminen.
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[edit] Notable Players
- Kari Eloranta
- Marko Jantunen
- Hannu Koskinen
- Erkki Laine
- Pasi Nurminen
- Mikko Peltola
- Sean Avery
- Toni Lydman
- Janne Laukkanen
- Petteri Nummelin
- Sami Helenius
- Jason Bonsignore
- Antti Niemi
[edit] Retired Numbers
- 11 - Hannu Koskinen
- 13 - Erkki Laine
- 17 - Kari Eloranta
[edit] NHL Players from Lahti
[edit] Current squad 2008/09
| Goal tenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Glovehand | Contract | Birthplace | ||
| 33 |  |
Joonas Kuusela | L | Juniors | Espoo, Finland | |
| 41 | |
Niko Hovinen | L | 2010 | Vantaa, Finland | |
| 50 | |
Tommi Nikkilä | L | 2009 | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| Defenders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Left/Right Handed | Contract | Birthplace | ||
| 7 | |
Joonas Jalvanti | L | 2010 | Lahti, Finland | |
| 8 | |
Mikko Kousa | R | 2010 | Lahti, Finland | |
| 26 | |
Jan Latvala | L | 2009 | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 32 | |
Kari Haakana | L | 2009 | Outokumpu, Finland | |
| 44 | |
Henri Laurila | R | 2010 | Lahti, Finland | |
| 51 | |
Niko Tuhkanen | L | 2010 | Lahti, Finland | |
| 55 | |
Jani Forsström | L | 2010 | Lahti, Finland | |
| 69 |  |
Sukme Cocke | L | 2010 | Baghdad, Iraq | |
| 92 | |
Erik Kakko | L | 2009 | Lahti, Finland | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Left/Right Handed | Position | Contract | Birthplace | |
| 15 | |
Iiro Sopanen | L | W | Juniors | Lahti, Finland |
| 9 | |
Olli Julkunen | R | W | 2009 | Oulu, Finland |
| 10 | |
Jesse Saarinen | L | W | 2010 | Lahti, Finland |
| 12 | |
Lasse Pirjetä | L | C | 2009 | Haukipudas, Finland |
| 14 | |
Antti Tyrväinen | R | W | Juniors | Nastola, Finland |
| 15 | |
Vili Sopanen | R | W | 2010 | Valkeala, Finland |
| 19 |  |
Michal Birner | L | W | 2009 | Litomerice, Czechoslovakia |
| 20 | |
Tuomas Santavuori | L | W | 2010 | Savonlinna, Finland |
| 21 |  |
Tommi Paakkolanvaara | L | W | 2011 | Oulunsalo, Finland |
| 22 | |
Karo Koivunen | L | W | 2009 | Espoo, Finland |
| 28 | |
Kari Sihvonen | L | W | 2009 | Olofström, Sweden |
| 30 | |
Jari Kauppila | R | C | 2010 | Lammi, Finland |
| 39 | |
Marko Pöyhönen | L | W | 2010 | Hollola, Finland |
| 40 | |
Jakub Sindel | R | C | 2009 | Jihlava, Czechoslovakia |
| 61 |  |
Paulbinder Bains | L | C | 2009 | Bombay, India |
| 90 | |
Marko Jantunen | L | W | 2010 | Lahti, Finland |
| 94 | |
Toni Koivunen | L | C | 2009 | Lahti, Finland |
[edit] Coaching
- Head Coach Hannu Aravirta
- Coach Pasi Räsänen
- Goalkeeper Coach Pasi Nurminen
[edit] External links
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