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Sport Vaasa

Year of foundation: 1936
Colours: red, black, white
Club status: active
Address: Hockey-Team Vaasan Sport Oy
Kuparisaari, Rinnakkaistie 1
65350 Vaasa
Phone: +358 06-3577070
Fax: +358 06-3577076
Email: toimisto@vaasansport.fi, webteam@vaasansport.fi (Press Office)
WWW: Vaasa Sport

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Season 1996-1997

This club in 1996-1997: II divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I divisioona

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Thomas Backman	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
G	Timo Laaksoharju	22.09.1979	179 cm	79 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Ville Nikkola	04.01.1979	185 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Henri Seppälä	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Joni Finne	02.02.1980	180 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Olli Hällfors	19.01.1979	174 cm	89 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Jussi Heikkinen	29.03.1980	185 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Tommi Kosola	13.03.1979	181 cm	87 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Matti Manner	13.11.1979	185 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Jani Tuomivirta	09.07.1979	174 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
D/F	André Smulter	01.05.1979	182 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Petri Hopeavuori	31.08.1981	180 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Niko Hyytinen	03.10.1980	180 cm	82 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Pertti Jalkanen	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
F	Joni Jokela	16.06.1980	180 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Jouni Kivistö	03.02.1980	185 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Tomi Koivisto	06.05.1979	185 cm	77 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Pasi Koivunen	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
RW	Marko Luomala	02.06.1980	187 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Teemu Mäki	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
F	Ari-Pekka Viitasalo	25.03.1980	190 cm	100 kg	right	Show profile»
???	Harri Back	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
???	Martti Jalkanen	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
???	Matti Kujamäki	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
???	Sami Piilikangas	22.04.1981	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
???	Tapani Tuononen	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
???	Arto Virkanen	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

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Vaasa Arena

Adress: Vaasa Arena
Rinnakkaistie
65350 Vaasa
Phone: +358 0201 201 700
Email: info@botniarenas.fi
Web: http://www.botniarenas.fi
Capacity: 5000
Opened in: 1971

Retired numbers
29 Håkan Hjerpe
27 Tomi Väkelä
14 Sami Laaksoharju (not officially)

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2011-2012: Mestis
2010-2011: Mestis
2008-2009: Mestis

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Sport Vaasa participates in season 1996-1997: II divisioona, Jr. A I divisioona, Jr. B I divisioona

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