Kiekko-Vantaa
Kiekko-Vantaa is an ice hockey team from Vantaa, Finland, playing in the Mestis league. It plays its home games in Trio Areena. Kiekko-Vantaa has been in Mestis since the league started in 2000 and have been in the finals twice, losing both times. The team was owned by South Korean businessman Chung Mong-won from 2012 to 2015.[1]
| Kiekko-Vantaa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Vantaa, Finland |
| League | Mestis |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Home arena | Trio Areena (capacity 3700) |
| Colours | |
| Owner(s) | Kiekko-Vantaa Hockey Oy |
| General manager | Kai Sointu |
| Head coach | Simo Mälkiä |
| Captain | Toni Leinonen |
| Affiliate | Hunters (Suomi-sarja) |
| Website | http://www.kiekko-vantaa.fi/ |
Honours
Mestis
Mestis (2): 2003, 2017
Notable players
Ilari Filppula- Valtteri Filppula
- Carlo Grünn
- Juha Kaunismäki
- Antti Niemi
- Erkki Rajamäki
- Joonas Vihko
- Hannu Väisänen
- Joonas Rönnberg
- Juha Koivisto
- Sami Heinonen
Retired numbers
- 7 Jukka Hakkarainen
- 10 Petri Pitkäjärvi
- 39 Antti Niemi[2]
References
- "Mong-Won Chung Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Antti Niemen numero 39 jäädytetään". Kiekko-Vantaa. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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