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SaiPa Lappeenranta
- Short name: SaiPa
- Year of foundation: 1948
- Colours: yellow, black
- Club status: active
- Address: Liiga-SaiPa Oy
Kisakatu 9
53200 Lappeenranta - Phone: 358 (05) 610 0300
- Fax: 358 (05) 6100 333
- Email: info@saipa.fi
- WWW: SaiPa Lappeenranta
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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
Season 2025-2026
Club teams
This club in 2025-2026: Liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Suomi-sarja
Recent gamesseason 2025-2026
| Sep. 24 25 | 18:30 | Kiekko-Espoo | - | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 4-2 | Show details» |
| Sep. 26 25 | 18:30 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | Jukurit Mikkeli | 1-2 | Show details» |
| Sep. 27 25 | 16:00 | Pelicans Lahti | - | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | |
| Oct. 01 25 | 18:30 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | HPK Hämeenlinna | - | |
| Oct. 03 25 | 18:30 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | - | Sport Vaasa | - |
Current rosterseason 2025-2026
| # | 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
Kisapuiston jäähalli Lappeenranta
- Adress: Lappeenrannan jäähalli I
Kisakatu 9
53200 Lappeenranta - Phone: +358 5-616 3023
- Capacity: 4825
- Opened in: 1972
Retired numbers
3 - Lalli Partinen
9 - Petri Skriko
20 - Heikki Mälkiä
League winners:
- 2001-2002: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1969-1970: Jr. A SM-Liiga
from 1948 to present:
- SaiPa Lappeenranta (official)
- Twitter (twitter)
- Facebook Page (facebook)
- Idän Ihme fan site (Fans site)
- SaiPa Fanit (Fans site)
Recent articlesShow all articles»
- SaiPa wins again in the Pitsiturnaus (01 Aug 2025)
- New rule interpretations in the Finnish Liiga: More speed and excitement on the ice (10 Sep 2024)
- Liiga games between December 3 and 19 postponed (02 Dec 2020)
- CHL playoff draw (12 Sep 2016)
- Liiga quarterfinals: A matter of seconds (29 Mar 2016)
Recent newsShow all news»
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)Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 2025-2026
- Youngest player: Vertti Svensk (18 years)
- Oldest player: Niklas Appelgren (36 years)
- Shortest player: Rasmus Toivainen (172 cm)
- Tallest player: Samu Bau (195 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (1), Czechia (2), Finland (23), France (1), Hungary (1), Latvia (1), Slovenia (1), USA (1)
Leagues
SaiPa Lappeenranta participates in season 2025-2026: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B Mestis, Jr. C SM-sarja, Jr. C Suomi-sarja
Headlines
Perfect start for the reigning SHL champion
The 2025 Swedish champion needed only 11 seconds of the new season to score its first goal. Here is a short recap of the first day of SHL. Read more»
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