SaiPa Lappeenranta

Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.

History
The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third. SaiPa also played in a bronze medal game in the 1998-1999 season, but lost the game to HPK, 7-2.

SaiPa has produced Seven players who have played in the NHL, Antti Aalto, Jussi Markkanen, Petteri Nokelainen, Petri Skriko, Jussi Timonen, Vesa Viitakoski and Niklas Bäckström. Markkanen is also a part owner of the club.

The team traditionally plays in the Easton Turnaus.

Current squad
As of April 29, 2010:

Notable players

 * Frank Banham
 * Niklas Bäckström
 * Otakar Janecký
 * Vladimir Machulda
 * Jussi Markkanen
 * Jarmo Myllys
 * Petteri Nokelainen
 * Timo Saarikoski
 * Vesa Viitakoski
 * Antti Pihlström
 * Dale McTavish
 * Rob Zepp

Retired numbers

 * 3 - Lalli Partinen
 * 9 - Petri Skriko
 * 20 - Heikki Mälkiä (his son Simo is allowed to use that number)