Lohjan Jääankat
Encyclopedia
Lohjan Jääankat shorter Ankat (Ducks) were an ice hockey
team which was founded on 1992 in lohja
. Jääankat played season 2008–2009 2. Divisioona
south group, and was promoted at the end of the season to Suomi-sarja
. Promotion was secured march 11th, when Kirkkonummen Salamat lost to Porvoon Hunters in Suomi-sarjan promotion. March 2011 team was disbanded.
which was founded a year later.
Team started ice hockey
in the fourth division, and the first official game was played on december 5th 1992. Season 1992–1993 brought besides one draw only victories, and ducks were promoted to third division for the next season.
After playing 12 seasons third division Jääankat was promoted to 2. Divisioona
on spring 2005. Four years later, on spring 2009 Ankat won their division losing only 2 games on entire season.
Spring 2011 team was disbanded.
old logo.
Suomi-sarja
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team which was founded on 1992 in lohja
Lohja
Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
. Jääankat played season 2008–2009 2. Divisioona
2. Divisioona
2. Divisioona is the fourth highest level of ice hockey in Finland. Teams playing in 2. Divisioona can be relegated to 3. Divisioona or promoted to Suomi-sarja- Teams 2010-2011 :South Group*GrIFK*Haukat*Jää-Tiikerit*KelA*K-Vantaa Itä*LT Kings...
south group, and was promoted at the end of the season to Suomi-sarja
Suomi-sarja
The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third-highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 4 divisions. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999-2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provincial Series since 1947. During the 1990s the series also...
. Promotion was secured march 11th, when Kirkkonummen Salamat lost to Porvoon Hunters in Suomi-sarjan promotion. March 2011 team was disbanded.
History
Lohjan Jääankat was founded in early 1992. Team's name has nothing to do with Anaheim DucksAnaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
which was founded a year later.
Team started ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
in the fourth division, and the first official game was played on december 5th 1992. Season 1992–1993 brought besides one draw only victories, and ducks were promoted to third division for the next season.
After playing 12 seasons third division Jääankat was promoted to 2. Divisioona
2. Divisioona
2. Divisioona is the fourth highest level of ice hockey in Finland. Teams playing in 2. Divisioona can be relegated to 3. Divisioona or promoted to Suomi-sarja- Teams 2010-2011 :South Group*GrIFK*Haukat*Jää-Tiikerit*KelA*K-Vantaa Itä*LT Kings...
on spring 2005. Four years later, on spring 2009 Ankat won their division losing only 2 games on entire season.
Spring 2011 team was disbanded.
Current Team
(On November 4th 2010)| Goalies | |||||
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| Number | |Player | Glove | Contract | Place of Birth | |
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Juho Koivu | L | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
| 1 | |
Toni Lunkka | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
| 35 | |
Ville-Pekka Koivu | L | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
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| Number | |Player | Handed | Contract | Place of Birth | |
| 2 | |
Tommy Allenius | L | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
| 5 | |
Jon Tihveräinen | L | 2011 | Lappeenranta Lappeenranta Lappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland... |
| 6 | |
Jussi Kuikka | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
| 6 | |
Teemu Lintunen | L | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
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| 9 | |
Mikael Syrén | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
| 21 | |
Jan Roos | R | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
| 17 | |
Jaakko Häti | R | 2011 | Riihimäki Riihimäki Riihimäki is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. It is somewhat of a railway junction, since the railway tracks going from different parts of the nation to Helsinki merge there. Sako, Ltd... |
| 55 | |
Aku Aario | L | 2011 | Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
| 77 | |
Heikki Niemimaa | L | 2011 | Nummi-Pusula Nummi-Pusula Nummi-Pusula is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Saukkola. Nummi-Pusula was formed in 1981 from the former municipalities Nummi and Pusula.... |
| Attack | |||||
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| Number | |Player | Handed | Contract | Place of Birth | |
| 3 | |
Janne Vuorinen | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
| 6 | |
Olli Ruokamo | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
| 8 | |
Lauri Räsi | L | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
| 10 | |
Janne Laakso C | R | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
| 22 | |
Teemu Lagerström | R | 2011 | Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi is a municipality of inhabitants in southern Finland. The literal meaning of the words "Kirkkonummi" and "Kyrkslätt" in English is "church moor".... |
| 24 | |
Hannu Mattila | L | 2011 | Pori Pori Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region.... |
| 24 | |
Dan Tolppola | L | 2011 | Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located north of the capital Helsinki.The close proximity to Helsinki has led to a considerable growth of the major villages such as Klaukkala and Rajamäki, which nowadays are considered dormitory towns of Helsinki... |
| 25 | |
Sami Saastamoinen | L | 2011 | Pori Pori Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region.... |
| 26 | |
Matias Nyberg A | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
| 27 | |
Ville Muukkonen | R | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
| 28 | |
Teemu Karjalainen | L | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
| 40 | |
Tomi Grönroos A | L | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
| 61 | |
Marko Kiljunen | L | 2011 | Pieksämäki Pieksämäki Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. Its original name was Haukivuori .It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water... |
| 72 | |
Jaani Pesonen | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
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Jani Ulvinen | L | 2011 | Lohja Lohja Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water... |
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Mikko Kalliomäki | L | 2011 | Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... |
Team Management
- Head Coach: Marko Halonen
- GM: Mikko Heino
- GM: Kurt-Matias Heinonen
- GM: Markku Norja
- Maintenance: Kari Eriksson
old logo.
Suomi-sarja
Suomi-sarja
The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third-highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 4 divisions. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999-2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provincial Series since 1947. During the 1990s the series also...