Jokerit (English: "jesters" or jokers in playing-card) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Helsinki, Finland at the Hartwall Areena. The team have won 6 league championships (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002). logo of SM-liiga SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Hartwall Areena logo Hartwall Areena from the south Hartwall Areena at night Hartwall Areena from inside during an ice hockey game Hartwall Areena (often called Helsinki Areena, Helsingin Areena or Helsingforsarenan (The Helsinki Arena) by the Finnish press) is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ... Douglas Arthur Doug Shedden (born April 29, 1961 in Wallaceburg, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. ... Petri Varis (born May 13, 1969, in Varkaus, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses of Jester, see Jester (disambiguation). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... logo of SM-liiga SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ... Hartwall Areena logo Hartwall Areena from the south Hartwall Areena at night Hartwall Areena from inside during an ice hockey game Hartwall Areena (often called Helsinki Areena, Helsingin Areena or Helsingforsarenan (The Helsinki Arena) by the Finnish press) is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. ...

Team History

Early History

Jokerit would not exist without the debts-incurred ice hockey branch of Töölön Vesa amateur sports club, who were faced with having to discontinue their resource-demanding ice hockey activities in 1967. Master-builder Aimo Mäkinen seized the opportunity to establish a semi-professional sports club of his own, and for the price of half of Vesa's ice hockey debts the new ice hockey club inherited everything, including junior players and the vacant position in second highest Finnish series, Suomi-sarja. Look up amateur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... See also: 1966 in sports, other events of 1967, 1968 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Mario Andretti wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship — Richard Petty May 31-Indianapolis 500 — A.J. Foyt USAC Racing — A.J. Foyt won the season championship... A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid money to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the... The Suomi-sarja is Finlands third-highest professional ice hockey league in Finland. ...

Officially Jokerit were established on October 27th 1967 at their constitutional meeting. The club's sole owner Mäkinen chose to wield sovereign power, becoming in practice also the board and managing director. The insignia, winking jester, was adapted from jokers of various card decks and drawn by graphic designer Jorma Hinkka. Their home venue was Helsingin jäähalli. An example of a joker playing card. ... Helsingin jäähalli Helsingin Jäähalli is an indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. ...

Mäkinen did not intend his new club to loiter in the lower series. Even though dramatic changes in the line-up did not appear directly, only a few players from Töölön Vesa saw prolonged employment: Timo Turunen would be the most distinguished, remaining even today as the club's all-time goal scoring leader. With him, Pentti Hiiros and Timo Kyntölä would form nallipyssyketju ("cap gun line", referring to their lack of height - Hiiros was the tallest at 172 cm) until 1975, when the latter retired. Timo Turunen (born April 8, 1948 in Kuusjärvi, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics August 12, In Gothenburg, Sweden, New Zealander, John Walker set a new world record becoming the first man to break 3:50 for the mile when he clocked 3:49. ...

Promotion to the highest level, SM-sarja, took place two years later. Immediately after the promotion was secured, Mäkinen began an aggressive acquisition of star players. Among them were the national team regulars defenceman Ilpo Koskela with forwards Henry Leppä and Timo Sutinen, whose relationship with the club lasted long. SM-Sarja was the top level of ice hockey in Finland from 1928 to 1975. ... Promotion, used in sports leagues of most countries outside North America, is the mandated transfer of the best team(s) of a lower league into a higher league at the end of the season. ... Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. ... Ilpo Koskela (born January 29, 1945 in Janakkala, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Forward is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily offence. ... Henry Leppä (born March 12, 1947 in Turku, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Timo Sutinen (born April 3, 1949 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ...

Other mentionworthy reinforcements, that came later, were forward Jouko Öystilä and defenceman Timo Saari, and finally, head coach Matti Lampainen. In 1969, IIHF had loosened amateur rules by permitting bodychecking anywhere in the rink (old rules allowed bodychecking only in defensive end). SM-sarja underwent a tactical revolution as physical, mean play became a means to success. Lampainen, however, reckoned physical play unsuitable for the line-up at hand (consider nallipyssyketju). He guided the team, with success, towards a play that demanded technique and clever tactics. This became the trademark of Jokerit that stuck all the way to the late 1990s. Matti Lampainen (born January 16, 1932 in Kanneljärvi, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... // August 16 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: Kazuo Matsubara (JPN) 2:19:29 September 21 — European Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece Mens Winner: Ron Hill (ENG) 2:16:48 December 7 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Mens Winner: Jerome Drayton (CAN) 2:11:13 Stock car racing: LeeRoy Yarbrough won... The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. ... Checking in ice hockey is the act of physically keeping an opposing player in check. ...

Mäkinen also enhanced the club's junior organisation by launching a competition of their own, called Kanada-sarja, with 500 participating junior players, a figure that cumulatively tripled in a few years. Kanada-sarja didn't survive the 1970s, but Jokerit benefitted from it through a steady flow of emerging talent including Jari Kurri, and by gaining a strong popular base in the outer urban zones of Helsinki. Jari Pekka Kurri (born May 18, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey right winger. ...

Despite winning Finnish championship silver in 1971 and gold in 1973, Jokerit didn't develop financially profitable for Mäkinen. He started downsizing the team's budget by methodically replacing departing stars with junior players. Success slowly declined and Jokerit had to qualify against relegation several times. With Mäkinen's controversial manner of management added to these, the club turned into a center of turbulence. See also: 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ... See also: 1972 in sports, other events of 1973, 1974 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 in which singer Marty Robbins made his first appearance as a driver. ... Look up budget in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the sports leagues — especially soccer leagues — of many countries, relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) (often the bottom three) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. ...

When a replacement candidate turned up in 1980, Mäkinen retired from the ownership, though he went on in the club's junior organisation up to the 1990s. New owners, Jokeriklubin Tuki Ry, were a conventional association supervised by its board. See also: 1979 in sports, other events of 1980, 1981 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt Buddy Baker won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Johnny Rutherford won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford Formula One Champion - Alan...

Under new management, the club didn't instantly shake off its wobbliness, but then they peaked for one season. Having signed mainly outcasts of other clubs, they suddenly hit jackpot: Soviet Union's national team defenceman Nikolai Makarov was transferred to Jokerit. They had a near-perfect season, losing only the 1983 finals extremely narrowly - and bitterly - to local rivals. Nikolai Makarov (born December 19, 1948 in Cheliabinsk, Russia) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. ... See also: 1982 in sports, other events of 1983, 1984 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Al Unser won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Tom Sneva Formula One Championship - Nelson...

However, the management ran into unexpected financial problems, and success soon withered. Only a few years later, they had to avert bankruptcy twice, which struck a blow to their credibility, as a mass desertion of the players ensued. The first line was a shambles as wing Risto Kerminen departed and center Jari Lindroos almost did, but though he had signed elsewhere, the contract was illegitimately nullified. Few others, apart from the longtime goaltender Rauli Sohlman, remained. Jokerit faced the imminent relegation in 1987. Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Jari Lindroos (born January 31, 1961 in Pieksämäki, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... This article is about the goaltender in ice hockey. ... See also: 1986 in sports, other events of 1987, 1988 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ...

In the middle of the bleakest hour of their history, with Jokeriklubin Tuki Ry seeking to discontinue their association, new blood was rushed into Jokerit. In 1988 their 20-year-olds won the Finnish junior championship with several prospective stars: defenceman Waltteri Immonen would be captain of the team 1991-1999; Mika Strömberg the club's all-time best-scoring defenceman; Ari Sulander the main goaltender 1993-1998; forward Keijo Säilynoja a goal scorer and a penalty-shot specialist; and Teemu Selänne the NHL record-breaker. See also: 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... Waltteri Immonen (b. ... Jarome Iginla wears the C on his jersey as captain of the Calgary Flames. ... Mika Strömberg (born February 28, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. ... Ari Sulander (born January 6, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is an ice hockey goaltender. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... NHL redirects here. ...

Now that the club was spiced with such promising, new willing owners turned up to save them. They established Jokeri-Hockey Oy and became the first limited company based sports club in Finland. Kalervo Kummola, who played the leading role assembling the company, sat in its board up to 2002. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Limited liability company. ...

The team, reinforced with the junior champions, orchestrated a quick promotion back to the top level, now called SM-liiga. But once again, despite the phenomenal boost in popularity supported by the prominent scorer Selänne and other young star players, the owners ran into severe financial problems, caused by incompetent management and disagreements within the board.

The Harkimo Era

In 1991 an investor withdrew and board member Harry Harkimo got credentials to a double majority of shares. He appointed himself the chairman of the board, discontinued all managerial positions and nominated his wife Leena Harkimo the managing director (who held the task up to her election to the Parliament of Finland in 1999). This proved to be the final stroke of luck the club needed: the disagreements vanished once and for all and Harry Harkimo established himself as an efficient businessman, being able to conduct a rapid recovery of the economy. In a few years, Jokerit were the wealthiest Finnish sports club. See also: 1990 in sports, other events of 1991, 1992 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ernie Irvan won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... Harry Hjallis Harkimo is a Finnish businessman. ... The Eduskunta (in Finnish), or the Riksdag (in Swedish), is the Parliament of Finland. ...

Thus, they were able to reinforce the team with first class talent. Several successful acquisitions were signed, most memorably Otakar Janecky, who manned the first line center for several seasons, becoming the club's all-time best point scorer; Petri Varis, who became the club's best goal scorer of the 1990s; and forward Antti Törmänen. Together with the above-mentioned junior champions they formed a core of a dynasty of thriving times: Jokerit won Finnish championship in 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997, and European Cup in 1995 and 1996, plus Finnish silver once and European bronze once. Otakar Janecký (b. ... Petri Varis (born May 13, 1969, in Varkaus, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Antti Törmänen (born September 19, 1970 in Espoo, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. ... // August 1 — Olympic Marathon, Barcelona (Spain) Womens Winner: Valentina Yegorova (EUN) 2:32:41 August 9 — Olympic Marathon, Barcelona (Spain) Mens Winner: Hwang Young-Cho (KOR) 2:13:23 October 11 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: Willie Mtolo (RSA) 2:13:39 Womens Winner: Natalia Repescko... // February 20 — In Boston, Massachusetts, Irelands 41-year-old Eamonn Coghlan becomes the first man over the age of forty to run a sub-four minute mile when he clocked 3min. ... // June 16 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: John Mandu (KEN) 2:15:14 Womens Winner: Mieke Pullen (NED) 2:41:13 July 28 — Olympic Marathon, Atlanta, Georgia (USA) Womens Winner: Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:26:05 August 4 — Olympic Marathon, Atlanta, Georgia (USA) Mens Winner: Josia... // World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Womens all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia Mens team competition champion: China Womens team competition champion: Romania June 8 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) 2:12:09 Womens Winner: Carla... See also: 1994 in sports, other events of 1995, 1996 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. ... // June 16 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: John Mandu (KEN) 2:15:14 Womens Winner: Mieke Pullen (NED) 2:41:13 July 28 — Olympic Marathon, Atlanta, Georgia (USA) Womens Winner: Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:26:05 August 4 — Olympic Marathon, Atlanta, Georgia (USA) Mens Winner: Josia...

Harkimo further converted the club from semi-professionalism towards his ideal of professional sports entertainment, which was unmistakably adopted from NHL. His efforts yielded Jokerit their own home venue Hartwall Areena in 1997 - first such privately owned in Europe. Ownership was reformed into Jokerit HC Oyj, a public limited company. They focused on the new European Hockey League expecting it to evolve into a competition more money-making than SM-Liiga, and sought various other ways to expand. Most of these plans did not meet with success, but the new venue turned out to be a gold-mine for the club's business. Meanwhile Harry Harkimo tried to create an elite team to the British Ice Hockey Superleague, the Newcastle Jesters but the team was not as successful as hoped, so he sold the franchise back to the League. // World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus Womens all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia Mens team competition champion: China Womens team competition champion: Romania June 8 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: Dmitriy Kapitonov (RUS) 2:12:09 Womens Winner: Carla... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The initials PLC after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... The European Hockey League was European ice hockey club competition from 1996 to 2000. ... Ice Hockey Superleagues logo. ... The Newcastle Jesters were an ice hockey franchise based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. ...

As they set foot at Hartwall Areena, the club signed several star reinforcements seen to be required to win the two professional leagues and to replace the now slightly aged core. However, despite having sparkling line-ups, their performance fluctuated, ending up winning "only" Finnish bronze in 1998 and silver in 2000, and repeatedly having no success in European Hockey League (which turned out as a major flop in itself). // Stock car racing: Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon NASCAR celebrates its 50th anniversary Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Eddie Cheever CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship Formula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team... See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya CART Racing...

To the Next Millennium

In the 2000s, the management have regained what the supporters consider more reasonable an attitude by concentrating back on SM-Liiga, but the line-ups have had a notable turnover rate between seasons - a distinct core has not developed or been preserved. Jokerit won their sixth Finnish championship in 2002. See also: 2001 in sports, 2003 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ward Burton wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. ...

Kari Lehtonen, the current Goalie for the Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) played for Jokerit in 2001. At 21 years old, he was the youngest goaltender to play in SM-Liiga. Kari Lehtonen (born November 16, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. ... The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... logo of SM-liiga SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. ...

The 2002-03 and 03-04 seasons yielded no medals for Jokerit. In the spring of 2003 Jokerit acquired forward Glen Metropolit from the Washington Capitals organization; despite his unimpressive NHL record, Metropolit became scoring leader of Jokerit in both the 2003-04 regular season and playoffs, as well as the 2004-05 regular season. Metropolit became a firm fan favorite, and many were sorry to see him leave the Finnish league after the 2004-05 season. Another important Jokerit acquisition was goalie Tim Thomas from the Boston Bruins organization. Thomas played in every game of the season bar two with a save percentage of 94.59% and a record-breaking 15 shutouts, for which he won the Kultainen kypärä award. Glen Metropolit (born June 25, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario) is an ice hockey forward. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... ||center]] Position Goaltender Catches Left Nickname(s) Timmah, Tank Height Weight 5 ft 11 in (1. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Kultainen kypärä (golden helmet) is an ice hockey award given to the best player in the Finnish SM-liiga. ...

As the 2004-2005 NHL lockout was extended, Jokerit hired Brian Campbell, and Ossi Väänänen returned to his hometown team from the Colorado Avalanche in December. Teemu Selänne officially joined the Jokerit lineup in December, but he spent the spring rehabbing his injured knee and was unable to play any games for the team. With a strong team, Jokerit looked set to win the regular season and take the championship when an inexplicable late-season collapse allowed Kärpät to take and keep the regular season lead. The two teams faced off in the finals, with Jokerit losing three games to one and having to settle for the silver. The 2004-05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Brian Wesley Campbell (born on May 23, 1979, Strathroy, Ontario) is an ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Buffalo Sabres. ... Ossi Väänänen (born August 8, 1980, Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. ... The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kärpät are an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. ...

After the NHL Lockout

When the NHL lockout ended in 2005, many players were lost to NHL teams and to other teams in Europe: Campbell, Väänänen, Selänne, Metropolit, Pasi Häkkinen, Valtteri Filppula and Tomi Mäki. The last departure occurred just one day before regular season play started, when goaltender Tim Thomas signed with the Boston Bruins. Jokerit tried to replace the loss of Thomas with goalkeeper Karl Goehring but Goehring was released soon and replaced by ex-NHL'er Steve Passmore. Passmore was paired mid-season with HIFK's Tom Askey but neither of the three was able to fill the empty spot of Tim Thomas. Jokerit also had players like Eric Beaudoin and Justin Mapletoft but either of them made good impact during the season. The spree of departures, combined with rookie coach Waltteri Immonen's coaching debut, led Jokerit to an abysmal early season, with a win-loss-tie record of 5-11-4 after 20 games. Immonen, a long-time Jokerit player but rookie head coach, was moved from the job in November and Curt Lindström hired to salvage the team. Mr. Lindström couldn't change the course of the team and for the first time in 16 years Jokerit didn't qualify for the play-offs. Pasi Häkkinen (born June 25, 1977 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender. ... Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Tomi Mäki is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... ||center]] Position Goaltender Catches Left Nickname(s) Timmah, Tank Height Weight 5 ft 11 in (1. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Karl Goehring (born August 23, 1978 in Apple Valley, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Steve Passmore (born January 29, 1973 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. ... HIFK (Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK, originally Idrottsförening Kamraterna i Helsingfors) is a sports association from Helsinki, Finland. ... Tom Askey (born October 4, 1974 in Tonawanda, New York) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Eric Beaudoin (born on May 3, 1980 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey forward. ... Justin Mapletoft (born January 11, 1981 in Lloydminster, Saskatoon) is a Canadian ice hockey forward. ... Waltteri Immonen (b. ... Curt Lindström is a Swedish ice hockey coach. ...

Shedden era begins

After their worst season ranking in decades Jokerit acquired services of HIFK head coach and former NHL'er Doug Shedden. Shedden brought in HIFK key player Kim Hirschovits who had gained responsibility under Shedden in HIFK. The refreshed team also featured Jyrki Louhi from 2005-06 seasons champions HPK and Juuso Riksman from Ässät, the second placed team of 2006. Jokerit acquired some scoring talent in form of Tim Stapleton and some NHL-experience as Shedden's former protege from Toronto-era Clarke Wilm moved to Jokerit mid-season. Shedden's first Jokerit season was good as the team returned to Play Offs and infamously defeated the reigning champions HPK in the Semifinals to advance to the finals against Kärpät. Although Jokerit lost to Kärpät in the finals the 2006-07 season was a good start for Shedden in Jokerit. During the 2007-08 season Jokerit celerated their 40th anniversary and on October 27 Jokerit retired the jersey of former Jokerit alumni Jari Kurri. Jokerit strenghtened their goaltending deparment by acquiring former NHL and Finnish National Team Goaltender Jussi Markkanen to replace Scott Langkow before the season and added more NHL experience by contracting former Atlanta Thrashers and Vancouver Canucks Center Tommi Santala after the season had started. HIFK (Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK, originally Idrottsförening Kamraterna i Helsingfors) is a sports association from Helsinki, Finland. ... Douglas Arthur Doug Shedden (born April 29, 1961 in Wallaceburg, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. ... Kim Hirschovits (born May 9, 1982 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional ice hockey forward. ... HPK are a Finnish ice hockey team playing in SM-liiga based at Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (capacity 5000), Hämeenlinna. ... Juuso Riksman (born April 1, 1977 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Ässät is a Finnish ice hockey team playing in SM-liiga based at Porin jäähalli (capacity 6500), Pori. ... Tim Stapleton (born July 9, 1982 in La Grange, Illinois) is an American professional ice hockey forward. ... Clarke Wilm {b. ... HPK are a Finnish ice hockey team playing in SM-liiga based at Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (capacity 5000), Hämeenlinna. ... Kärpät are an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jari Pekka Kurri (born May 18, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey right winger. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... This article is about the goaltender in ice hockey. ... Jussi Markkanen (born May 8, 1975 in Imatra, Finland) is an NHL goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers. ... Scott Langkow (born April 21, 1975, in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien. ... The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Centre or center in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. ... Tommi Santala (born June 27, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. ...

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime wins, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Achievements

• Finnish championship 1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002
  • silver 1971, 1983, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2007 and bronze 1998
• European Cup 1995, 1996
  • bronze 1993
• Continental Cup 2003
• Junior Finnish championships:
  • A-juniors (20-year-olds) 1988, 1996, 1999, 2000
    • four times silver
  • B-juniors (18-year-olds) 1976, 1999, 2003
    • five times silver and six times bronze
  • C-juniors (16-year-olds) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1997, 2000, 2006
    • three times silver and four times bronze

Other awards for the club: The European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997, governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into IIHF European Champions Cup. ...

• Aaro Kivilinnan muistopalkinto (best Finnish club age classes combined, since 1973): 1976, 1996, 1997 (shared), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003

Personal awards by SM-sarja and SM-liiga: SM-Sarja was the top level of ice hockey in Finland from 1928 to 1975. ... logo of SM-liiga SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. ...

• Best player (Kultainen kypärä, since 1987): Teemu Selänne 1991, Tim Thomas 2005
• Best goaltender (since 1978): Rauli Sohlman 1983, Ari Sulander 1996, Kari Lehtonen 2002 and 2003
• Best defenceman (since 1978): Nikolai Makarov 1983, Erik Hämäläinen 1993, Mika Strömberg 1996
• Most points in regular season: Timo Turunen 1973, Timo Sutinen 1974 and 1975, Petri Varis 1997 and 2001
• Most goals in regular season: Timo Turunen 1973 and 1974 (shared), Teemu Selänne 1992, Petri Varis 1997, Pasi Saarela 1999, Jani Rita 2007
• Gentleman player (since 1954): Jari Kapanen 1975, Teemu Selänne 1991, Keijo Säilynoja 1992, Waltteri Immonen 1996, Ville Peltonen 2003
• Best plus/minus (since 1978): Arto Sirviö 1984, Waltteri Immonen 1992, Erik Hämäläinen 1993, Petri Varis 1996, Martti Järventie 2007
• Best coach (since 1978): Reino Ruotsalainen 1983, Raimo Summanen 2002

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• In the 2004-05 season, Tim Thomas broke the SM-liiga shutout record with 15 shutouts during the regular season.
• Seven European players in the history of the National Hockey League have scored 1,000 career points; two of these seven, and the only Finns, Jari Kurri and Teemu Selänne, started their pro careers in Jokerit.

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Notable Players

Current Squad

Updated 14.9.2007

Goaltenders
Number	Nationality	Player	Glovehand	Contract Length	Birthplace
2		Niko Hovinen	L	2008	Helsinki, Finland
30		Jussi Markkanen	L	2008	Imatra, Finland
35		Joonas Hallikainen	L	2008	Helsinki, Finland

Defencemen
Number	Nationality	Player	Left/Right Handed	Contract Length	Birthplace
6		Mikko Kuparinen	L	2008	Kerava, Finland
7		Mikko Kalteva	L	2009	Hyvinkää, Finland
13		Atte Erkamo	L	2008	Helsinki, Finland
14		Sami Helenius	L	2008	Hyvinkää, Finland
22		Mika Rontti	L	2008	Pori, Finland
26		Marko Kauppinen	L	2009	Mikkeli, Finland
27		Mikko Jokela	R	2009	Lappeenranta, Finland
29		Vesa Kulmala	L	2009	Vantaa, Finland
36		Marko Tuulola A	L	2008	Hämeenlinna, Finland

Forwards
Number	Nationality	Player	Left/Right Handed	Position	Contract Length	Birthplace
9		Tony Virta	L	F	2008	Hämeenlinna, Finland
15		Arto Koivisto	R	F	2008	Helsinki, Finland
16		Tobias Salmelainen	L	F	2009	Espoo, Finland
18		Tim Stapleton	R	F	2008	La Grande, Illinois, United States of America
19		Jyrki Louhi A	L	F	2008	Nurmo, Finland
20		Timo Rinne	L	F	2009	Lahti, Finland
21		Tommi Santala	R	C	2008	Helsinki, Finland
23		Petri Varis C	L	RW	2009	Varkaus, Finland
25		Clarke Wilm A	L	C	2008	Central Butte, Saskatchewan Canada
28		Jani Rita	L	F	2009	Helsinki, Finland
39		Jiri Veistola	R	F	2009	Vantaa, Finland
41		Ossi Saarinen	L	F	2009	Helsinki, Finland
42		Kim Strömberg	L	LW	2009	Helsinki, Finland
44		Kim Hirschovits	L	C	2008	Helsinki, Finland
61		Samuli Jalkanen	L	LW	2008	Vantaa, Finland
89		Ville Leino	L	C	2009	Savonlinna, Finland

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Team Captains

• Osmo Kuusisto (1968-69)
• Erkki Mononen (1969-71)
• Timo Turunen (1971-76, 1978)
• Pentti Hiiros (1976-78)
• Jari Kapanen (1978-80)
• Henry Leppä (1980-81)
• Jussi Lepistö (1981-82, 1987)
• Risto Kerminen (1982-84)
• Markus Lehto (1984-85)
• Jari Lindroos (1985-87)
• Jarmo Koskinen (1987-89)
• Anssi Melametsä (1989-90)
• Waltteri Immonen (1991-99)
• Sami Helenius (2003-04)
• Juha Lind (2004-2005)
• Petri Varis (September-November 2005)
• Marko Jantunen (November 2005-January 2006)
• Petri Varis (January 2006-present)

Timo Turunen (born April 8, 1948 in Kuusjärvi, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Henry Leppä (born March 12, 1947 in Turku, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Jari Lindroos (born January 31, 1961 in Pieksämäki, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Anssi Melametsä (born June 21, 1961 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. ... Waltteri Immonen (b. ... Sami Helenius (born January 22, 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is an ice hockey defenseman. ... Juha Lind (born January 2, 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. ... Petri Varis (born May 13, 1969, in Varkaus, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Marko Jantunen (born February 14, 1971, Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. ... Petri Varis (born May 13, 1969, in Varkaus, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ...

Retired Numbers

• 5 - Esa Tikkanen
• 17 - Jari Kurri
• 24 - Waltteri Immonen
• 91 - Otakar Janecký

Esa Tikkanen (born January 25, 1965 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey forward. ... Jari Pekka Kurri (born May 18, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey right winger. ... Waltteri Immonen (b. ... Played on 92 Olympic Bronze Medal team from Czechoslovakia. ...

Jokerit NHL alumni

This is a list of current or past NHL players who played junior hockey with the Jokerit organization.

• Jari Kurri (Jokerit 1977-80, 94; Edmonton Oilers 4th round pick in the 1980 draft, #69 overall)
• Teemu Selänne (Jokerit 1988-92, 94; Winnipeg Jets 1st round pick in the 1988 draft, #10 overall)
• Sami Helenius (Jokerit 1992-93, 04, Present; Calgary Flames 5th round pick in the 1992 draft, #102 overall)
• Ossi Väänänen (Jokerit 1996-2000; Phoenix Coyotes 2nd round pick in the 1998 draft, #43 overall)
• Jani Rita (Jokerit 1998-01, Present; Edmonton Oilers 1st round pick in the 1999 draft, #13 overall)
• Kari Lehtonen (Jokerit 1999-2003; Atlanta Thrashers 1st round pick in the 2002 draft, #2 overall)
• Sean Bergenheim (Jokerit 2001-2004; New York Islanders 1st round pick in the 2002 draft, #22 overall)
• Tomi Mäki (Jokerit 2001-05; Calgary Flames 4th round pick in the 2001 draft, #108 overall)
• Valtteri Filppula (Jokerit 2003-05; Detroit Red Wings 3rd round pick in the 2002 draft, #95 overall)

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Other notable players

• Brian Campbell (2004-05)
• Nikolai Makarov (1982-1984)
• Tomek Valtonen (1999-2007)
• Tuomo Ruutu (2000-02)
• Ville Peltonen (2001-03)
• Glen Metropolit (2003-05)
• Tim Thomas (2004-05)
• Jesse Niinimäki (2005-06)

Brian Wesley Campbell (born on May 23, 1979, Strathroy, Ontario) is an ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Buffalo Sabres. ... Nikolai Makarov (born December 19, 1948 in Cheliabinsk, Russia) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. ... Tomek Valtonen (born January 8, 1980, in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Tuomo Ruutu (born February 16, 1983 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. ... Ville Peltonen (born May 24, 1973 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Glen Metropolit (born June 25, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario) is an ice hockey forward. ... ||center]] Position Goaltender Catches Left Nickname(s) Timmah, Tank Height Weight 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Jesse Niinimäki (born August 19, 1983 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. ...

List of head coaches

• Jorma Kyntölä 1968-1969
• Aulis Hirvonen 1969-1970
• Matti Lampainen 1970-1973
• Rauli Virtanen 1973
• Matti Lampainen 1973-1974
• Boris Majorov 1974-1976
• Jorma Borgström 1976-1977
• Pentti Katainen 1977-1978
• Timo Turunen 1978
• Matti Väisänen 1978-1980
• Olli Hietanen 1980-1982
• Reino Ruotsalainen 1982-1985
• Matti Väisänen 1985-1987
• Henry Leppä 1987-1988
• Kari Mäkinen 1988-1990
• Boris Majorov 1990-1993
• Alpo Suhonen 1993
• Hannu Aravirta 1993-1996
• Curt Lundmark 1996-1997
• Sakari Pietilä 1997
• Curt Lundmark 1997-1998
• Hannu Kapanen 1998-1999
• Timo Lahtinen 1999
• Erkka Westerlund 1999-2001
• Raimo Summanen 2001-2003
• Hannu Jortikka 2003-2005
• Waltteri Immonen 2005
• Curt Lindström 2005-2006
• Doug Shedden 2006-2008

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Timo Turunen (born April 8, 1948 in Kuusjärvi, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Henry Leppä (born March 12, 1947 in Turku, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Alpo Suhonen (born June 17, 1948 in Valkeakoski, Finland) was the first Europe born NHL head coach in 50 years when he took over the Chicago Blackhawks on May 22, 2000. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Hannu Aravirta (born 26 March 1953 in Savonlinna) is a Finnish ice hockey player and an ice hockey coach for the Finnish national mens team and SM-liiga. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Hannu Kapanen (born March 13, 1951 in Kontiolahti, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... 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Curt Lindström is a Swedish ice hockey coach. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglas Arthur Doug Shedden (born April 29, 1961 in Wallaceburg, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Category:Jokerit players
• Jokerit roster 2005-06
• Jokerit roster 2004-05
• Jokerit roster 2003-04

This is a list of players playing for Jokerit, an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 2005–2006 season. ... This is a list of players who played for Jokerit, an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga, in the 2004-2005 season and won the SM-liiga silver medal. ... This is a list of players who played for Jokerit, an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga, in the 2003-2004 season. ...

External links

• Meltzer, Bill. "Jokerit, HIFK Renew Longstanding Rivalry" at NHL.com. Retrieved 10-11-06.
• Jokerit official web site
• Jokerit official fan club
• Ultras Jokerit web site

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SM-liiga teams : Ässät | Blues | HIFK | HPK | Ilves | Jokerit | JYP | KalPa | Kärpät | Lukko | Pelicans | SaiPa | Tappara | TPS
Trophies and awards: Kultainen kypärä | Kalevi Numminen trophy | Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy | Matti Keinonen trophy | Raimo Kilpiö trophy | Urpo Ylönen trophy | Pekka Rautakallio trophy | Aarne Honkavaara trophy | Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | Lasse Oksanen trophy | Jari Kurri trophy
Former teams : FPS | Jokipojat | KooKoo | Koo-Vee | Sport | TuTo
Other leagues and teams : Mestis | Suomi-sarja | 2. Divisioona | Finnish national men's ice hockey team | Finnish national women's ice hockey team