RoKi Naiset

Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) Naiset is the women’s representative team of Rovaniemen Kiekko, an ice hockey club in Rovaniemi, Finland. RoKi gained promotion from the second-tier Naisten Mestis to the Lower Division (Finnish: Alempi jatkosarja) of the Naisten Liiga, the premier women’s ice hockey league in Finland, in December 2019. The team was founded in the late 1990s but did not enter club competition consistently until the 2012–13 season. They have played a portion of each subsequent season in the Naisten Mestis, with occasional demotion to the third-tier Naisten Suomi-sarja or promotion to the Naisten Liiga Qualifying series.

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
CityRovaniemi, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
DivisionLower Division
Alempi jatkosarja
Home arenaLappi Areena
ColoursBlue, yellow, white
              
Head coach Tuomas Liitola
Captain Ella Lahtela
Parent club(s)Rovaniemen Kiekko ry
Websiterovaniemenkiekko.fi

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated 1 February 2020[1][2][3]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
30 Malviina Kortessalo G L 22 2017
31 Olivia Last G L 15 2019 Sydney, Australia
Sari Pipinen G L 44 2019 Porvoon mlk, Finland
Jenny Saarela G L 24 2019 Tornio, Finland
5 Riikka Järvinen D L 19 2020† Kotka, Finland
Erika Jääskeläinen D 27 2018 Helsinki, Finland
10 Emmi Mourujärvi D L 17 2018
4 Maltilda Penttilä D L 18 2018
19 Siiri Peuraniemi D L 21 2014
13 Jenna Pirttijärvi D L 26 2018
18 Anna Venho D L 38 2015 Pello, Finland
28 Julia Zielińska D L 15 2020† Sanok, Poland
17 Essi Jaako F R 19 2019 Övertorneå, Sweden
8 Jasmin Karjalainen F L 17 2018
16 Sanni Kontiosalo (A) F L 25 2013 Rovaniemi, Finland
20 Ira Kumpula (A) F L 24 2013
14 Ella Lahtela (C) F L 23 2013
Emma Lappalainen F L 15 2018
Iida Lappalainen F L 15 2018
21 Eveliina Ollila F L 31 2013 Sodankylä, Finland
22 Oona Parviainen F L 42 2013 Kuopio, Finland
9 Elisa Pekkala F L 21 2013
6 Tiina Pöllänen (A) F L 31 2013 Kuhmo, Finland
3 Heli Rauhala F L 16 2019
Anna Kaarin Tervahauta F L 14 2018
23 Linnea Tulkki F L 16 2019
7 Silja Ämmälä F L 20 2013

† Player on loan from Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia of the Naisten Suomi-sarja

Current coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Tuomas Liitola
  • Assistant Coach: Terhi Mertanen
  • Assistant Coach: Juuso Toivola
  • Goaltending Coach: Tatu Kuukasjärvi
  • Equipment Manager: Antti Karjalainen

Team captains
  • Arja Oja, 2014–2016
  • Janina Jatkola, 2016–2019
  • Ella Lahtela, 2019–present

Head coaches
  • Sofia Pohjanen, 2016–2018
  • Tuomas Liitola, 2018–present

Notable alumni

Years active with RoKi listed alongside players' names

  • Janina Jatkola, 2013–2019
  • Sini Karjalainen, 2013–2015
  • Aino Karppinen, 2013–2018
  • Inna Sirviö, 2014–2019
  • Ines Lukkarila, 2015–2019
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References
  1. "Rovaniemen Kiekko: Roki Naiset - Joukkue". rovaniemenkiekko.fi. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. "Joukkuekortti: RoKi". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  3. "Liiga (W): RoKi". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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