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Pelicans Lahti

Year of foundation: 1945
Colours: teal, black, white, yellow
Club status: active
Address: Lahden Pelicans Oy
Svinhufvudinkatu 29
Isku Areena, 15110 Lahti
Phone: +358 03-874 470
Fax: +358 03-874 4744
Email: pelicans@pelicans.fi, info@pelicans.fi, media@pelicans.fi (press office)
WWW: Pelicans Lahti

Pelicans Lahti is major league affiliate of: Pelicans 2000

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Season 2015-2016

Mar. 24 16 \| 18:30	Pelicans Lahti	-	IFK Helsinki	3-2 OT	Show details»
Mar. 26 16 \| 17:00	IFK Helsinki	-	Pelicans Lahti	2-1	Show details»
Mar. 28 16 \| 17:00	Pelicans Lahti	-	IFK Helsinki	1-2	Show details»

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Toni Eskelinen	18.01.1995	186 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Niko Hovinen	16.03.1988	200 cm	102 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Janne Juvonen	03.10.1994	185 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Sami Rajaniemi	20.08.1992	184 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Ben Blood	15.03.1989	193 cm	103 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Miro Hovinen	29.04.1992	192 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Joonas Hurri	31.03.1991	181 cm	79 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Stefan Lassen	01.11.1985	190 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Jan Latvala	10.06.1972	178 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Nico Manelius	12.03.1991	181 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Juha-Pekka Pietilä	30.04.1991	190 cm	81 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Roni Rukajärvi	03.09.1993	183 cm	82 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Christian Silfver	19.08.1991	178 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Eetu Sopanen	24.04.1996	196 cm	102 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Niko Tuhkanen	18.04.1988	180 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
D/F	Aleksi Rekonen	23.07.1993	181 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Joonas Alanne	05.12.1990	183 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Hannes Björninen	19.10.1995	185 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Dane Byers	21.02.1986	190 cm	93 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Teddy Da Costa	17.02.1986	180 cm	85 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Roope Elimäki	18.06.1993	180 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Antti Erkinjuntti (C)	30.05.1986	181 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Anrei Hakulinen	08.02.1990	188 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Henri Heino	14.06.1986	180 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Antti Jaatinen	24.07.1986	186 cm	89 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Kimi Koivisto	31.12.1992	181 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Juha Leimu	30.01.1983	186 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Ryan Potulny	05.09.1984	183 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Marko Pöyhönen	10.09.1987	183 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Sebastian Repo	23.06.1996	191 cm	96 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Janne Ritamäki	13.08.1986	185 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Miika Roine	08.12.1991	180 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Miska Siikonen	12.05.1996	190 cm	93 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Vili Sopanen	21.10.1987	191 cm	99 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Juhani Tyrväinen	11.09.1990	181 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Taavi Vartiainen	30.06.1994	187 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Aatu Viljanen	20.01.1993	180 cm	80 kg	right	Show profile»

Coach name	Born	Coach position
Pasi Nurminen	17.12.1975	Assistant Coach	Show profile»
Simo Vehviläinen	24.04.1983	Team Manager	Show profile»
Simo Vehviläinen	24.04.1983	Video Coach	Show profile»
Petri Matikainen	07.01.1967	Head Coach	Show profile»
Petri Matikainen	07.01.1967	Head Coach	Show profile»
Mikko Saarinen	10.07.1970	Assistant Coach	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

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Isku Areena Lahti

Adress: Lahden jäähalli
Svinhufvudinkatu 29
15110 Lahti
Phone: +358 3-816 8250
Email: info@pelicans.fi
Capacity: 5530
Opened in: 1973

Retired Numbers
11 - Hannu Koskinen
13 - Erkki Laine
17 - Kari Eloranta

Notable players:

from 1899 to 1964: Viipurin Reipas
from 1964 to 1975: Lahden Reipas
from 1975 to 1989: Kiekkoreipas
from 1989 to 1992: Hockey Reipas
from 1992 to 1996: Reipas Lahti
from 1996 to present: Pelicans Lahti

League winners:

2006-2007: Jr. A SM-Liiga
1965-1966: Suomen Cup

from 1900 to 2016:

from 2016 to present:

Pelicans Lahti (official)
Twitter (twitter)
Facebook Page (facebook)
Ääriliike Lahti Supporters (Fans site)
Flying Pelicans Fan Club (Fans site)
Pelicans Fans’ Site (Fans site)

Recent articlesShow all articles»

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)
Tournaments finished in Finland and Russia (06 Aug 2019)
Liiga quarterfinals: A matter of seconds (29 Mar 2016)
Tappara already through to Semis (27 Mar 2016)

Recent newsShow all news»

A 465 penalties minutes record was set in SM-Liiga's Pelicans Lahti - HIFK Helsinki game last saturday. After an initial fight between HIFK's Siim Liivik and Pelicans' Arttu Luttinen, another big brawl resulted in 14 players and the two coaches sent off. The news had a notable repercussion all over the country and even Finnish president Tarja Halonen made a statement about it blaming the event
The SM-Liiga disciplinary board has not yet decided about suspensions.

(28 Nov 2011)

Team statistics

Historic rosters:

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Past results:

League standings:

Fast factsseason 2015-2016

Youngest player: Sebastian Repo (19 years)
Oldest player: Jan Latvala (43 years)
Shortest player: Jan Latvala (178 cm)
Tallest player: Niko Hovinen (200 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (1), Denmark (1), Finland (32), France (1), USA (2)
Highest win: Ilves Tampere - Pelicans Lahti 1-5
Season average home attendance: 3440

Leagues

Pelicans Lahti participates in season 2015-2016: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B Suomi-sarja, Jr. B2 SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja

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