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Auroraliiga ice hockey team in Kuopio, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kalevan Pallo Naiset (lit. 'Kaleva's Ball Women'), abbreviated as KalPa Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga. Founded in 1990, the team plays in Kuopio, the largest city in Finland's eastern-central province of North Savo, at the Kuopion jäähalli (unofficially known as Niiralan Monttu or Niirala); Lippumäen jäähalli serves as a secondary venue. The team won the Finnish Championship (SM) silver medal in 2021, and have won five SM bronze medals, in 1995, 1996, 2017, 2023, and 2024.
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City | Kuopio, Finland |
League | Auroraliiga |
Founded | 1990 |
Home arena | Kuopion jäähalli Lippumäen jäähalli |
Colours | Black, gold |
Owner(s) | Juniori-KalPa ry |
General manager | Jukka Koskinen |
Head coach | Artturi Rouhiainen |
Captain | Johanna Juutilainen |
Affiliate | KalPa Akatemia |
Website | Official website |
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In 2020, the team qualified for the Aurora Borealis Cup playoff final and were set to face 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 highest finish in team history to that point, but with the cancellation of the season no Finnish Championship (SM) medals were awarded.[1]
This is a partial list of the most recent 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 | Regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
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Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
2015–16 | Naisten SM-sarja | 6th | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 124 | 24 | ![]() |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (HPK) |
2016–17 | Naisten SM-sarja | 3rd | 28 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 100 | 72 | 57 | ![]() |
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2017–18 | Naisten Liiga | 6th | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 112 | 92 | 47 | ![]() |
Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (Blues) |
2018–19 | Naisten Liiga | 4th | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 154 | 83 | 57 | ![]() |
Lost bronze medal, 0–1 (Kärpät) |
2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 3rd | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 124 | 64 | 61 | ![]() |
Won semifinals, 3–0 (Ilves) Finals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 2nd | 25 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 51 | 56 | ![]() |
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2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 8th | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 70 | 96 | 32 | ![]() |
Lost quarterfinals, 1–3 (K-Espoo) |
2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 2nd | 36 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 197 | 65 | 93 | ![]() |
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2023–24 | Naisten Liiga | 4th | 32 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 119 | 81 | 60 | ![]() |
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No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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Minea Huovinen | F | – | 14–15 | 2024 | |
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Jenna Juutilainen | G | L | 34 | 2020 | Varkaus, North Savo, Finland |
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Johanna Juutilainen | F | L | 34 | 2020 | Varkaus, North Savo, Finland |
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Mimmi Keinonen | D | L | 20 | 2022 | |
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Tilli Keränen | F | L | 19 | 2023 | Vihti, Uusimaa, Finland |
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Mirka Kivi | D | L | 21 | 2019 | Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa, Finland | |
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Tanja Koljonen | D | L | 29 | 2020 | Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland |
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Kaisla Kortelainen | F | L | 23 | 2020 | |
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Viola Kärkkäinen | F/D | – | 14–15 | 2024 | |
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Aino Laitinen | G | L | 22 | 2022 | Sonkajärvi, North Savo, Finland |
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Elli Mäkelä | D | L | 23 | 2020 | Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Finland |
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Oona Nenonen | F | – | 17 | 2024 | |
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Noora Oksanen | D | L | 21 | 2024 | Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland | |
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Kokoro Ota | D | L | 24 | 2024 | Hokkaido, Japan |
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Jessica Pappinen | F | – | 17 | 2024 | ||
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Veera Paroinen | F | L | 19 | 2021 | |
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Veera Pohjala | D | L | 23 | 2021 | |
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Lunasa Sano | F | L | 26 | 2023 | Tokyo, Kantō, Japan | |
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Milja Siira | F | L | 17 | 2024 | Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland |
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Salla Sivula | G | L | 26 | 2024 | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland | |
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Vilma Sneck | F | L | 23 | 2022 | Lapinlahti, North Savo, Finland |
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Venla Tulppo | F | L | 19 | 2024 |
Various individual KalPa Naiset player records achieved through the end of the 2022–23 season.[33][34]
The top regular season point scorers in KalPa Naiset history, as of June 2024[update].[33]
Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = 2024–25 KalPa player
Nat | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
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Tanja Niskanen | F | 301 | 257 | 231 | 488 | 1.62 |
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Johanna Juutilainen | F | 348 | 162 | 260 | 422 | 1.21 |
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Elisa Holopainen | F | 176 | 206 | 173 | 379 | 2.15 |
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Matilda Nilsson | F | 189 | 164 | 140 | 304 | 1.61 |
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Salla Rantanen | F | 272 | 97 | 112 | 209 | 0.77 |
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Marjo Voutilainen | F | 177 | 86 | 101 | 187 | 1.06 |
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Tanja Koljonen | D | 169 | 26 | 91 | 117 | 0.69 |
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Liisa Kastikainen | F | 199 | 54 | 63 | 117 | 0.59 |
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Kati Kovalainen | F | 70 | 72 | 35 | 107 | 1.53 |
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Emma Ritari | D | 251 | 34 | 68 | 102 | 0.41 |
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Eija Rahunen | F | 80 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 1.03 |
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Tiina Paananen | F | 58 | 46 | 35 | 81 | 1.40 |
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Isa Rahunen | D | 135 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 0.60 |
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Kaisla Kortelainen | F | 120 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 0.63 |
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Venla Hovi | F | 49 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 1.51 |
Years active with KalPa listed alongside player name.[33]
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