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All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | Juniors | Liiga | U17 Ylempi | Mestis | II divisioona | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Mestis | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B Suomi-sarja | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Mestis | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | Jr. C aluesarjat | Mestis (W) | Liigakarsinta | I divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I divisioona | Jr. C I Divisioona | Jr. C II Divisioona
This club in 2025-2026: Liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Suomi-sarja
| Oct. 28 25 | 18:30 | Tappara Tampere | - | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 5-0 | Show details» |
| Oct. 31 25 | 18:30 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | Ilves Tampere | 5-2 | Show details» |
| Nov. 01 25 | 16:00 | TPS Turku | - | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 1-6 | Show details» |
| Nov. 12 25 | 18:30 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | Porin Ässät | - | |
| Nov. 14 25 | 18:30 | KooKoo Kouvola | - | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - |
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Gustavs Dāvis Grigals | ![]() | 22.07.1998 | 188 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Ville-Veikko Hiltunen | ![]() | 14.01.2006 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Kari Piiroinen | ![]() | 01.07.2001 | 187 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Karri Aho | ![]() | 06.09.2002 | 186 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Santeri Airola | ![]() | 29.06.2000 | 180 cm | 74 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Oliver Farkas | ![]() | 01.04.2005 | 189 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Teemu Kivihalme | ![]() | 14.06.1995 | 183 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Brian Kramer | ![]() | 20.07.2000 | 183 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Samuli Niinisaari | ![]() | 11.08.1998 | 185 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Saku Salminen | ![]() | 13.11.1999 | 184 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Vertti Svensk | ![]() | 09.11.2007 | 183 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ondřej Trejbal | ![]() | 21.04.1999 | 192 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Niklas Appelgren | ![]() | 24.06.1990 | 188 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Samu Bau | ![]() | 20.04.2004 | 195 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Mattis Chapuis | ![]() | 10.01.2005 | 180 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Maxime Fortier | ![]() | 15.12.1997 | 178 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Juuso Heikkilä | ![]() | 03.06.2000 | 182 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Otto Hokkanen | ![]() | 10.02.2004 | 188 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Antti Kalapudas | ![]() | 22.07.1996 | 182 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Otto Kivenmäki | ![]() | 24.03.2000 | 174 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Eero Klintrup | ![]() | 12.10.2002 | 177 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Emil Kuusla | ![]() | 11.01.2005 | 176 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Veeti Moilanen | ![]() | 08.09.2005 | - cm | - kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Janne Naukkarinen | ![]() | 22.03.2004 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Henri Nikkanen | ![]() | 28.04.2001 | 194 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Miikka Salomäki | ![]() | 09.03.1993 | 181 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Patrik Siikanen | ![]() | 16.04.2000 | 187 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Miro Tauslahti | ![]() | 16.04.2004 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Rasmus Toivainen | ![]() | 21.07.2004 | 172 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Richard Zemlicka | ![]() | 04.04.2006 | 184 cm | 74 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Anže Žeželj | ![]() | 24.03.2005 | 173 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Duba | ![]() | 02.07.1981 | Goalie coach | Show profile» |
| Harri Aho | ![]() | 10.03.1968 | Sporting Director | Show profile» |
| Santeri Immonen | ![]() | 29.07.1972 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Janne Hietaniemi | ![]() | 16.01.1988 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Raimo Helminen | ![]() | 11.03.1964 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club

Retired numbers
3 - Lalli Partinen
9 - Petri Skriko
20 - Heikki Mälkiä

Finland and Sweden dominate CHL
When it is time for quarter finals in Champions Hockey League only teams of Finland and Sweden remain. IFK Helsinki, Lukko Rauma, SaiPa Lappeenranta and Kärpat Oulu from Finland and Linköpings HC, Frölunda Indians, Skellefteå AIK and Luleå HF from Sweden. The quarter finals are played December 2 and 9.
(11 Nov 2014)Scott Barney caught driving drunk
SaiPa's best scorer in SM-Liiga, Scott Barney, was caught driving drunk and was immediately fired from the team.
(10 Nov 2010)
Canada (1),
Czechia (2),
Finland (23),
France (1),
Hungary (1),
Latvia (1),
Slovenia (1),
USA (1)SaiPa Lappeenranta participates in season 2025-2026: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B Mestis, Jr. C SM-sarja, Jr. C Suomi-sarja
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