KalPa Naiset

Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) Naiset is a Finnish women's ice hockey team based in Kuopio. They play in the Naisten Liiga, the premier women's hockey league in Finland, where the team has won three Finnish Championship bronze medals. In 2020, the team qualified for the Aurora Borealis Cup final and were set to face off against the reigning champions, Kiekko-Espoo, when the playoffs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before the first game of the finals. By making it to the playoff finals, KalPa was guaranteed at least a silver medal, which would have been the team’s highest finish ever, but with the cancellation of the season no Finnish Championship medals were awarded.[1]

Kalevan Pallo Naiset
2020–21 Naisten Liiga season
CityKuopio, North Savo, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1990 (1990)
Home arenaOlvi Areena
Lippumäen jäähalli
ColoursBlack, gold
   
General managerJohanna Koskinen
Jukka Koskinen
Head coachMarjo Voutilainen
CaptainEmma Ritari
AffiliatesKalPa Akatemia
Websitejuniorikalpa.fi

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by KalPa Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; 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 Preliminaries and regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015–16 Naisten SM-sarja 6th 28711194712424 Jo. Juutilainen 32 (10+22) Lost quarterfinal, 0–2 (HPK)
2016–17 Naisten SM-sarja 3rd 28171461007257 T. Niskanen 36 (15+21) Won bronze medal, 1–0 (HPK)
2017–18 Naisten Liiga 6th 301421131129247 T. Niskanen 44 (20+24) Lost quarterfinal, 1–3 (Blues)
2018–19 Naisten Liiga 4th 301900111548357 T. Niskanen 79 (31+48) Lost bronze medal, 0–1 (Kärpät)
2019–20 Naisten Liiga 3rd 30174231246461 E. Holopainen 62 (37+25) Won semifinal, 3–0 (Ilves)

Finals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Players and personnel

2020–21 roster
As of 7 September 2020[2][3]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
31 Susanna Airaksinen G L 28 2020 Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
49 Selina Hakala F R 23 2017 Anjalankoski, Kymenlaakso, Finland
19 Vilma Hokkanen D L 19 2018 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
10 Elisa Holopainen F L 19 2016 Tuusniemi, North Savo, Finland
37 Jenna Juutilainen G L 30 2020 Varkaus, North Savo, Finland
17 Johanna Juutilainen (A) F L 30 2020 Varkaus, North Savo, Finland
15 Ronja Karhunen F L 21 2016 Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
12 Liisa Kastikainen F L 20 2016 Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
2 Inka Katajisto F L 20 2018 Pyhäselkä, North Karelia, Finland
8 Venla Kirjavainen D R 18 2017 Varkaus, North Savo, Finland
24 Mirka Kivi D L 18 2019 Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa, Finland
16 Tanja Koljonen D L 25 2020 Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland
45 Vilma Lampinen F R 24 2017 Kuusankoski, Kymenlaakso, Finland
14 Ella-Maria Lappi F L 21 2014 Elimäki, Kymenlaakso, Finland
41 Julia Manninen F L 18 2019 Savonlinna, South Savo, Finland
5 Elli Mäkelä D L 20 2020 Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Finland
28 Matilda Nilsson F L 23 2014 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
61 Tanja Niskanen (A) F L 28 2016 Juankoski, North Savo, Finland
18 Eveliina Nurmi D L 23 2017 Alavus, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
46 Noora Oksanen D L 18 2019 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
11 Riikka Pelkonen F L 24 2012 Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
55 Tiina Ranne G L 26 2017 Harjavalta, Satakunta, Finland
22 Salla Rantanen F L 28 2012 Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme, Finland
7 Emma Ritari (C) D L 26 2017 Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
27 Saila Saari F L 31 2020 Alavus, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
26 Jutta-Janita Suomalainen F R 28 2018
23 Emmi Tirkkonen F L 16 2020

Current team staff
As of 29 August 2020[4]
  • Head Coach: Marjo Voutilainen
  • Assistant Coach: Lauri Saari
  • Conditioning Coach: Jaakko Uhlbäck
  • Team Managers: Taina Lappi & Sofia Lipponen
  • Equipment Managers: Lasse Herranen, Jari Hämäläinen & Jani Kirstinä
  • Treasurer: Teija Savolainen-Lipponen

Team captains

Head coaches

Team honours

Finnish Championship
  • Third Place (3) : 1995, 1996, 2017

Source: [7]

Team records

Single-season records

Career records
  • Most career goals: Tanja Niskanen, 238 goals (278 games; 2006–2020)
  • Most career assists: Tanja Niskanen, 215 assists (278 games; 2006–2020)
  • Most career points: Tanja Niskanen, 453 points (278 games; 2006–2020)
  • Best career points per game, over 30 games played: Elisa Holopainen, 1.76 points per game (104 games; 2016–2020)
  • Most career points, defenceman: Emma Ritari, 92 points (226 games; 2009–2020)
  • Most career penalty minutes: Salla Rantanen, 268 PIM (193 games; 2012–2020)
  • Most games played, skater: Tanja Niskanen, 495 games (2006–2020)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Jenna Juutilainen, 113 games (2009–2017)

All-time scoring leaders

The top point-scorers in KalPa Naiset history.

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current KalPa player

Points
Nat PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Tanja NiskanenC 2652382154531.709
Matilda NilssonW 1671451162611.563
Johanna JuutilainenC 227110147257 1.132
Marjo VoutilainenF177861011871.056
Elisa HolopainenLW 10494891831.760
Salla RantanenF19371741450.751
Kati KovalainenF7072 35 107 1.529
Emma RitariD2263359920.407
Eija RahunenF802854821.025
Tiina PaananenF58 4635821.397
Isa RahunenD1353447810.600

Source(s): Elite Prospects[8]

Notable alumni

Years active with KalPa listed alongside players' names.[9]

References
  1. Pulkkinen, Aki-Petteri (27 May 2020). "Näkemys: Naiskiekolle ei jäänyt kaudesta mitään käteen − Korona ryösti vuoden työn". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "Liiga (W) - KalPa". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "Kokoonpano KalPa - Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tilastopalvelu.com (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. "KalPa Naisten joukkue kaudella 2020-2021". juniorikalpa.fi (in Finnish). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. Foster, Meredith (30 November 2018). "Q&A with Tanja Niskanen". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. "Naisten Liigan avausturnaus Kuopiossa - esittelyssä kauden 2019-2020 joukkue". juniorikalpa.fi (in Finnish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  8. "Naisten Liiga (W) – All Time Regular Season Player Stats for KalPa". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. "All Time Overall Totals Player Stats for KalPa - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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