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1915:
1914:
1905:
1904:
1903:
1894:
1861:
1860:
1859:
1858:
1849:
1848:
1847:
1838:
1809:
1801:
1800:
1799:
1790:
1789:
1788:
1779:
1750:
1749:
1748:
1747:
1738:
1737:
1736:
1727:
1694:
1693:
1692:
1691:
1682:
1681:
1680:
1671:
1638:
1637:
1636:
1635:
1626:
1625:
1624:
1615:
1582:
1581:
1580:
1579:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1559:
1530:
1522:
1521:
1520:
1511:
1510:
1509:
1500:
1471:
1463:
1462:
1461:
1452:
1451:
1450:
1441:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1409:
1400:
1399:
1398:
1389:
1356:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1344:
1343:
1342:
1333:
1304:
1303:
1302:
1301:
1292:
1291:
1290:
1281:
1252:
1251:
1250:
1249:
1240:
1239:
1238:
1229:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1177:
1144:
1143:
1142:
1141:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1121:
1088:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1076:
1075:
1074:
1065:
1036:
1028:
1027:
1026:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1006:
977:
976:
975:
974:
965:
964:
963:
954:
925:
924:
923:
922:
913:
912:
911:
902:
859:
856:
852:
845:
838:
831:
791:
790:
789:
766:
765:
764:
737:
736:
735:
712:
711:
710:
679:
678:
677:
661:
660:
659:
636:
635:
634:
611:
610:
609:
281:
272:
269:
220:
217:
214:
192:
190:
167:
155:
143:
142:
122:
115:
111:
108:
102:
100:
59:
35:
27:
21:
3928:
3927:
3923:
3922:
3921:
3919:
3918:
3917:
3893:
3892:
3891:
3886:
3881:European Trophy
3859:
3833:
3791:
3786:
3756:
3751:
3728:
3659:
3605:Kalevi Numminen
3583:
3547:
3456:
3198:
3193:
3157:Meltzer, Bill.
3147:
3139:
3133:
3128:
3127:
3118:
3116:
3111:
3110:
3106:
3101:
3089:
3084:
3071:
3058:
3045:
3032:
3019:
3006:
2993:
2980:
2967:
2954:
2941:
2928:
2915:
2902:
2889:
2876:
2863:
2850:
2837:
2824:
2811:
2798:
2785:
2772:
2759:
2746:
2733:
2716:
2703:
2690:
2677:
2664:
2651:
2638:
2625:
2612:
2599:
2586:
2573:
2560:
2555:Mikael Granlund
2547:
2534:
2521:
2508:
2495:
2482:
2469:
2456:
2443:
2430:
2417:
2404:
2399:Jonas Andersson
2391:
2378:
2374:
2358:
2342:
2326:
2310:
2294:
2287:
2285:Retired numbers
2245:
2244:
2233:
2193:
2192:
2181:
2137:
2136:
2125:
2078:
2077:
2066:
2018:
2017:
2006:
1962:
1961:
1950:
1910:
1909:
1898:
1854:
1853:
1842:
1830:Nivala, Finland
1795:
1794:
1783:
1745:Olli Nikupeteri
1743:
1742:
1731:
1687:
1686:
1675:
1633:Michal Kovařčík
1631:
1630:
1619:
1577:Maxim Korpimäki
1575:
1574:
1563:
1516:
1515:
1504:
1492:Vantaa, Finland
1457:
1456:
1445:
1405:
1404:
1393:
1351:Viljami Juusola
1349:
1348:
1337:
1297:
1296:
1285:
1247:Julius Hermonen
1245:
1244:
1233:
1193:
1192:
1181:
1137:
1136:
1125:
1083:Victor Berglund
1081:
1080:
1069:
1022:
1021:
1010:
970:
969:
958:
920:Arttu Alasiurua
918:
917:
906:
850:
849:
823:
818:
787:
762:
733:
708:
695:
675:
657:
652:
632:
607:
602:
581:
565:Lauri Marjamäki
548:
536:Juhani Tamminen
527:
511:Esko Nokelainen
468:Kari Suoraniemi
435:
399:
368:
363:
266:
258:Oulun Kärpät Oy
229:Tommi Virkkunen
218:
215:
212:
211:
188:
186:
163:
141:
138:
123:
112:
106:
103:
60:
58:
48:
36:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3926:
3916:
3915:
3910:
3905:
3888:
3887:
3885:
3884:
3878:
3867:
3865:
3861:
3860:
3858:
3857:
3852:
3847:
3842:
3837:
3830:
3825:
3820:
3815:
3810:
3805:
3799:
3797:
3793:
3792:
3785:
3784:
3777:
3770:
3762:
3753:
3752:
3750:
3749:
3744:
3739:
3733:
3730:
3729:
3727:
3726:
3721:
3716:
3711:
3709:Naisten Mestis
3706:
3701:
3693:
3688:
3683:
3678:
3673:
3667:
3665:
3661:
3660:
3658:
3657:
3652:
3647:
3642:
3637:
3632:
3627:
3622:
3617:
3615:Matti Keinonen
3612:
3607:
3602:
3597:
3591:
3589:
3585:
3584:
3582:
3581:
3576:
3571:
3566:
3561:
3555:
3553:
3549:
3548:
3546:
3545:
3540:
3535:
3530:
3525:
3520:
3518:Lahti Pelicans
3515:
3510:
3505:
3500:
3495:
3490:
3485:
3480:
3475:
3470:
3464:
3462:
3458:
3457:
3455:
3454:
3449:
3444:
3439:
3434:
3429:
3424:
3419:
3414:
3409:
3404:
3399:
3394:
3389:
3384:
3379:
3374:
3369:
3364:
3359:
3354:
3349:
3344:
3339:
3334:
3329:
3324:
3319:
3314:
3309:
3304:
3299:
3294:
3289:
3284:
3279:
3274:
3269:
3264:
3259:
3254:
3249:
3244:
3239:
3234:
3229:
3224:
3219:
3214:
3208:
3206:
3200:
3199:
3192:
3191:
3184:
3177:
3169:
3163:
3162:
3155:
3150:
3142:
3132:
3131:External links
3129:
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3125:
3103:
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3100:
3097:
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3069:
3056:
3043:
3030:
3017:
3004:
2991:
2988:Ilkka Sinisalo
2978:
2965:
2952:
2939:
2926:
2913:
2900:
2887:
2874:
2861:
2848:
2835:
2822:
2809:
2796:
2793:Janne Niinimaa
2783:
2770:
2757:
2754:Ross Lupaschuk
2744:
2741:Mikko Lehtonen
2731:
2724:Lasse Kukkonen
2714:
2701:
2688:
2685:Jere Karalahti
2675:
2662:
2649:
2636:
2633:Hannes Hyvönen
2623:
2610:
2597:
2584:
2571:
2558:
2545:
2542:Joonas Donskoi
2532:
2519:
2506:
2503:Evgeny Davydov
2493:
2480:
2467:
2454:
2441:
2438:Drew Bannister
2428:
2415:
2412:Johan Backlund
2402:
2389:
2375:
2373:
2370:
2369:
2368:
2352:
2336:
2320:
2304:
2302:Lasse Kukkonen
2286:
2283:
2280:
2279:
2270:
2265:
2262:
2259:
2254:
2241:
2230:
2224:
2223:
2218:
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2207:
2202:
2189:
2178:
2172:
2171:
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2157:
2154:
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2146:
2133:
2122:
2116:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2102:
2099:
2094:
2074:
2063:
2057:
2056:
2043:
2038:
2035:
2032:
2027:
2014:
2003:
1997:
1996:
1987:
1982:
1979:
1976:
1971:
1958:
1947:
1941:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1927:
1924:
1919:
1906:
1895:
1889:
1888:
1879:
1874:
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1868:
1863:
1850:
1839:
1833:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1819:
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1811:
1791:
1780:
1774:
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1768:
1763:
1760:
1757:
1752:
1739:
1728:
1722:
1721:
1712:
1707:
1704:
1701:
1696:
1683:
1672:
1666:
1665:
1663:Czech Republic
1656:
1651:
1648:
1645:
1640:
1627:
1616:
1610:
1609:
1600:
1595:
1592:
1589:
1584:
1571:
1560:
1554:
1553:
1551:Vaasa, Finland
1548:
1543:
1540:
1537:
1532:
1518:Miika Koivisto
1512:
1501:
1495:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1473:
1453:
1442:
1436:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1414:
1401:
1390:
1384:
1383:
1374:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1358:
1345:
1334:
1328:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1306:
1293:
1282:
1276:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1254:
1241:
1230:
1224:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1202:
1195:Ville Heikkala
1189:
1178:
1172:
1171:
1162:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1146:
1133:
1122:
1116:
1115:
1106:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1090:
1077:
1066:
1060:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1038:
1018:
1007:
1001:
1000:
995:
990:
987:
984:
979:
966:
955:
949:
948:
943:
938:
935:
932:
927:
914:
903:
897:
896:
893:
890:
887:
878:
873:
870:
865:
848:
847:
840:
833:
825:
824:
822:
821:Current roster
819:
817:
814:
813:
812:
806:
797:
796:
774:
773:
749:
748:
739:Runner-up (2):
720:
719:
714:Runner-up (1):
694:
691:
690:
689:
671:
651:
648:
647:
646:
645:
644:
625:
624:
601:
598:
580:
577:
552:Lahti Pelicans
547:
544:
526:
523:
475:1981–82 season
448:Pekka Arbelius
443:1979–80 season
439:Mikko Leinonen
434:
431:
411:1976–77 season
407:first division
398:
395:
382:1960, against
367:
364:
362:
359:
349:team based in
326:
325:
292:
288:
287:
283:
282:
274:
273:
264:
260:
259:
256:
255:Parent club(s)
252:
251:
246:
242:
241:
239:Ville Mäntymaa
236:
232:
231:
226:
222:
221:
208:
204:
203:
198:
194:
193:
183:
179:
178:
173:
169:
168:
161:
157:
156:
148:
147:
139:
125:
124:
66:"Oulun Kärpät"
39:
37:
30:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3925:
3914:
3911:
3909:
3906:
3904:
3903:Sport in Oulu
3901:
3900:
3898:
3882:
3879:
3876:
3872:
3869:
3868:
3866:
3862:
3856:
3853:
3851:
3848:
3846:
3843:
3841:
3838:
3836:
3831:
3829:
3826:
3824:
3821:
3819:
3816:
3814:
3811:
3809:
3806:
3804:
3801:
3800:
3798:
3794:
3790:
3783:
3778:
3776:
3771:
3769:
3764:
3763:
3760:
3748:
3745:
3743:
3740:
3738:
3735:
3734:
3731:
3725:
3722:
3720:
3717:
3715:
3712:
3710:
3707:
3705:
3704:Naisten Liiga
3702:
3700:
3697:
3694:
3692:
3689:
3687:
3686:3. Divisioona
3684:
3682:
3681:2. Divisioona
3679:
3677:
3674:
3672:
3669:
3668:
3666:
3662:
3656:
3653:
3651:
3648:
3646:
3645:Lasse Oksanen
3643:
3641:
3638:
3636:
3633:
3631:
3628:
3626:
3623:
3621:
3618:
3616:
3613:
3611:
3608:
3606:
3603:
3601:
3598:
3596:
3593:
3592:
3590:
3586:
3580:
3577:
3575:
3572:
3570:
3567:
3565:
3562:
3560:
3557:
3556:
3554:
3550:
3544:
3541:
3539:
3536:
3534:
3531:
3529:
3526:
3524:
3521:
3519:
3516:
3514:
3511:
3509:
3506:
3504:
3501:
3499:
3496:
3494:
3491:
3489:
3488:JYP Jyväskylä
3486:
3484:
3481:
3479:
3476:
3474:
3471:
3469:
3466:
3465:
3463:
3459:
3453:
3450:
3448:
3445:
3443:
3440:
3438:
3435:
3433:
3430:
3428:
3425:
3423:
3420:
3418:
3415:
3413:
3410:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3400:
3398:
3395:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3353:
3350:
3348:
3345:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3278:
3275:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3215:
3213:
3210:
3209:
3207:
3205:
3201:
3197:
3190:
3185:
3183:
3178:
3176:
3171:
3170:
3167:
3160:
3156:
3154:
3151:
3146:
3143:
3138:
3135:
3134:
3114:
3108:
3104:
3094:
3091:
3090:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3054:
3049:
3044:
3041:
3036:
3031:
3028:
3027:Kai Suikkanen
3023:
3018:
3015:
3014:Jozef Stümpel
3010:
3005:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2989:
2984:
2979:
2976:
2975:Denis Shvidki
2971:
2966:
2963:
2958:
2953:
2950:
2945:
2940:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2924:
2919:
2914:
2911:
2906:
2901:
2898:
2893:
2888:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2872:
2871:Joni Pitkänen
2867:
2862:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2846:
2845:Lasse Pirjetä
2841:
2836:
2833:
2832:Janne Pesonen
2828:
2823:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2807:
2802:
2797:
2794:
2789:
2784:
2781:
2780:Zdeněk Nedvěd
2776:
2771:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2729:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2712:
2707:
2702:
2699:
2694:
2689:
2686:
2681:
2676:
2673:
2672:Jussi Jokinen
2668:
2663:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2647:
2642:
2637:
2634:
2629:
2624:
2621:
2616:
2611:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2595:
2594:Jeff Hamilton
2590:
2585:
2582:
2581:Niklas Hagman
2577:
2572:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2556:
2551:
2546:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2530:
2525:
2520:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2504:
2499:
2494:
2491:
2486:
2481:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2426:
2421:
2416:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2387:
2386:Sebastian Aho
2382:
2377:
2376:
2367:
2366:Jari Viuhkola
2362:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2346:
2340:
2337:
2335:
2330:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2318:Ilkka Mikkola
2314:
2308:
2305:
2303:
2298:
2292:
2289:
2288:
2278:
2274:
2271:
2269:
2266:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2248:
2247:Sisu Yliniemi
2237:
2231:
2226:
2225:
2222:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2196:
2185:
2179:
2174:
2173:
2170:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2140:
2129:
2123:
2118:
2117:
2114:
2111:
2109:
2106:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2090:
2089:
2081:
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3620:Raimo Kilpiö
3595:Kanada-malja
3552:Former teams
3528:Vaasan Sport
3508:Oulun Kärpät
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3148:(in Finnish)
3140:(in Finnish)
3117:. Retrieved
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3040:Petr Tenkrát
2910:Mika Pyörälä
2884:Tomáš Plíhal
2767:Ivan Majesky
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2698:Lukáš Kašpar
2646:Kari Jalonen
2568:Kari Haakana
2529:Jason Demers
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135:Porin Kärpät
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49:Please help
44:verification
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3908:Liiga teams
3883:(2010–2013)
3676:Suomi-sarja
3625:Urpo Ylönen
3579:TUTO Hockey
3543:Porin Ässät
3081:(2009–2010)
3066:Kyle Turris
3055:(2001–2002)
3003:(2003–2004)
2990:(1993–1994)
2938:(2009–2011)
2925:(2003–2005)
2923:Pekka Rinne
2886:(2012–2013)
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2808:(2014–2016)
2769:(2006–2007)
2756:(2006–2007)
2713:(2010–2011)
2711:Kamil Kreps
2700:(2009–2010)
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2622:(2011–2016)
2596:(2001–2002)
2544:(2009–2015)
2531:(2012–2013)
2492:(2008–2009)
2479:(2008–2009)
2464:Andy Chiodo
2440:(2002–2003)
2427:(2002–2006)
2414:(2012–2013)
2401:(2008–2009)
2388:(2014–2016)
2165:Hämeenlinna
1912:Arttu Paaso
1377:Kirkkonummi
895:Birthplace
778:Tampere Cup
573:Frölunda HC
473:Before the
413:. In their
366:Early years
343:Kärpät Oulu
3897:Categories
3650:Jari Kurri
3119:2024-09-23
3099:References
3053:Tim Thomas
3001:Brad Smyth
2936:Pavel Rosa
2858:Esa Pirnes
2516:Jason Dawe
2372:NHL alumni
2273:Haukipudas
2020:Ben Tardif
1659:Nový Jičín
1603:Hämeenkyrö
650:Runners-up
347:ice hockey
337:for "Oulu
235:Head coach
197:Home arena
77:newspapers
3699:(defunct)
3569:Jokipojat
3332:1999–2000
2620:Ivan Huml
892:Acquired
600:Champions
401:When the
107:June 2015
3696:SM-sarja
3087:See also
1882:Hyvinkää
682:SM-liiga
664:SM-liiga
614:SM-liiga
403:SM-liiga
388:Helsinki
3875:2008–09
3864:Related
3855:2024–25
3850:2023–24
3845:2022–23
3840:2021–22
3834:2020–21
3828:2019–20
3823:2018–19
3818:2017–18
3813:2016–17
3808:2015–16
3803:2014–15
3796:Seasons
3564:Jokerit
3533:Tappara
3452:2023–24
3447:2022–23
3442:2021–22
3437:2020–21
3432:2019–20
3427:2018–19
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3217:1976–77
3212:1975–76
3204:Seasons
2728:present
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2169:Finland
2085: (
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1802: (
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1523: (
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1381:Finland
1029: (
872:Player
816:Players
579:Honours
519:Jokerit
515:1988–89
507:1987–88
503:1986–87
499:1985–86
495:1984–85
491:1983–84
459:Tappara
455:1980–81
419:1978–79
361:History
339:Ermines
335:Finnish
263:Website
245:Captain
207:Colours
187: (
182:Founded
91:scholar
3671:Mestis
3574:Koovee
3538:HC TPS
3503:KooKoo
3068:(2012)
3016:(2012)
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1113:Sweden
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3196:Liiga
532:KalPa
376:bandy
355:Liiga
176:Liiga
98:JSTOR
84:books
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1372:2024
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1268:2016
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1160:2024
1104:2023
1052:2022
993:2021
941:2024
889:Age
844:edit
837:talk
830:view
795:2003
771:2007
746:2006
742:2005
717:2016
540:TuTo
497:and
351:Oulu
323:2018
319:2015
315:2014
311:2008
307:2007
303:2005
299:2004
295:1981
189:1946
185:1946
165:Oulu
160:City
70:news
3559:FPS
3473:HPK
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2212:27
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868:Nat
863:No.
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557:TPS
386:of
384:HJK
270:.fi
53:by
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1992:,
1978:R
1945:26
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1893:25
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1870:R
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1670:37
1661:,
1647:R
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1499:52
1480:L
1421:L
1388:33
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1365:L
1332:39
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1228:59
1209:L
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1153:R
1149:RW
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