RoKi Naiset

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset or RoKi Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They are the women’s representative team of Rovaniemen Kiekko, an ice hockey club in Rovaniemi, Finland and their home is Lappi Areena.

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
CityRovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded2012 (2012)
Home arenaLappi Areena
ColoursBlue, yellow, white
     
General managerJuuso Toivola
Head coachTuomas Liitola
Parent club(s)Rovaniemen Kiekko ry
Websiterovaniemenkiekko.fi

History

The team was founded in 2012 and quickly established itself as a perennially successful competitor in the Naisten Mestis, the second-tier women’s ice hockey league in Finland. In December 2019, RoKi earned promotion to the Lower Division (Finnish: Alempi jatkosarja) of the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women’s ice hockey league. The 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season was the first time the team played a full season in the league.[1]

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last two seasons completed by RoKi Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of series; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2018–19 Mestis Q 1st
(Lohko 2)		 16140021232542 S. Kontiosalo 47 (23+24)
Mestis 2nd 107003341721 I. Lukkarila 13 (5+8) Did not earn promotion to Naisten Liiga
2019–20 Mestis Q 1st
(Lohko 3)		 12102001182834 E. Jaako 61 (31+30)
Mestis XQ 2nd 320011086 E. Pekkala 4 (4+0)
Liiga 10th 103124353613 J. Pirttijärvi 16 (9+7) Promotion/relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Liiga 9th 351522168912451 J. Pirttijärvi 28 (14+14) Saved in relegation

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster
As of 11 September 2021[2][3][4]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
Janita Haapasaari G L 25 2020 Ivalo, Lappland, Finland
Liv Fjordbak Hansen F L 22 2020 Skejby, Central Jutland, Denmark
Iida Heikonen D L 20 2020 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Maria Heinonen D L 29 2020 Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Viivi Iso-Kouvola F L 22 2020
Janika Järvikari G L 22 2020
Jasmin Karjalainen F L 18 2018
Aino Karppinen D L 23 2020 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Moona Keskisarja F L 17 2020
Sanni Kontiosalo F L 27 2013 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Oona Koski D – 16 2021
Ira Kumpula D L 25 2013
Laura Kuukasjärvi D – 17 2020
Ella Lahtela F L 25 2013
Emma Lappalainen F L 16 2021
Iida Lappalainen F L 16 2021
Olivia Last G L 17 2019 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marianne Lassila F L 24 2020
Paula Mandlíková F L 16 2021
Emmi Mourujärvi D L 18 2018
Eveliina Ollila F L 32 2013 Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
Jenna Pirttijärvi F L 27 2020
Iina Pohjamo F L 16 2021
Saara Siivonen F L 20 2020

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Tuomas Liitola

Team captains
  • Arja Oja, 2014–2016
  • Janina Jatkola, 2016–2019
  • Ella Lahtela, 2019–20
  • Jenna Pirttijärvi, 2020–present

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

Notable alumni

Years active with RoKi listed alongside players' names.[5]

  • Janina Jatkola, 2013–2019
  • Sini Karjalainen, 2013–2015
  • Ines Lukkarila, 2015–2019
  • Inna Sirviö, 2014–2019
  • Julia Zielińska, 2019–20

References
  1. Torikka, Raimo (18 August 2020). "Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "RoKin naisten kapteenisto kaudella 2020-21". rovaniemenkiekko.fi (in Finnish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. "Kokoonpano: RoKi - Naisten Liiga, alkusarj". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "Liiga (W) - RoKi, 2021-2022 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. "Liiga (W) - All Time Regular Season Player Stats for RoKi". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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