RoKi Naiset

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
	Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
City	Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
League	Naisten Liiga
Founded	2012
Home arena	Lappi Areena
Colors	Blue, yellow, white;
General manager	Juuso Toivola
Head coach	Tuomas Liitola
Captain	Jenna Pirttijärvi
Parent club(s)	Rovaniemen Kiekko ry
	Website; rovaniemenkiekko.fi

Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) Naiset is the women’s representative team of Rovaniemen Kiekko, an ice hockey club in Rovaniemi, Finland. 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 season marks the first time the team has ever started in the top 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	Top scorer (regular season)
Season	League	Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts	Post season results	Top scorer (regular season)
2018–19	Mestis Q	1st (Lohko 2)	16	14	0	0	2	123	25	42		S. Kontiosalo 47 (23+24)
2018–19	Mestis	2nd	10	7	0	0	3	34	17	21	Did not earn promotion in Naisten Liiga qualification/relegation series	I. Lukkarila 13 (5+8)
2019–20	Mestis Q	1st (Lohko 3)	12	10	2	0	0	118	28	34		E. Jaako 61 (31+30)
	Mestis XQ	2nd	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	6		E. Pekkala 4 (4+0)
	Liiga	10th	10	3	1	2	4	35	36	13	Promotion/relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	J. Pirttijärvi 16 (9+7)

Players and personnel[]

2020–21 roster[]

As of 15 October 2020^[2]^[3]^[4]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
35	FIN	Haapasaari, JanitaJanita Haapasaari	1.0 G	L	28	2020	Ivalo, Lappland, Finland
33	FIN	Järvikari, JanikaJanika Järvikari	1.0 G	L	25	2020
30	FIN	Kortessalo, MalviinaMalviina Kortessalo	1.0 G	L	26	2017
31	AUS	Last, OliviaOlivia Last	1.0 G	L	20	2019	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
45	FIN	Heikonen, IidaIida Heikonen	2.0 D	L	23	2020	Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
5	FIN	Heinonen, MariaMaria Heinonen	2.0 D		32	2020	Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
43	FIN	Karppinen, AinoAino Karppinen	2.0 D	L	26	2020	Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
25	FIN	Kumpula, IraIra Kumpula	2.0 D	L	29	2013
27	FIN	Kuukasjärvi, LauraLaura Kuukasjärvi	2.0 D		20	2020
11	FIN	Makkonen, AdalmiinaAdalmiina Makkonen	2.0 D		21	2020
10	FIN	Mourujärvi, EmmiEmmi Mourujärvi	2.0 D	L	21	2018
4	FIN	Paananen, AnnastiinaAnnastiina Paananen	2.0 D		26	2020
18	FIN	Venho, AnnaAnna Venho	2.0 D	L	42	2018	Pello, Lapland, Finland
9	DEN	Fjordbak Hansen, LivLiv Fjordbak Hansen	3.0 F	L	26	2020	Skejby, Central Jutland, Denmark
22	FIN	Hietala, JennaJenna Hietala	3.0 F	L	21	2020	Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
40	FIN	Iso-Kouvola, ViiviViivi Iso-Kouvola	3.0 F	L	26	2020
8	FIN	Karjalainen, JasminJasmin Karjalainen	3.0 F	L	21	2018
29	FIN	Keskisarja, MoonaMoona Keskisarja	3.0 F	L	20	2020
16	FIN	Kontiosalo, SanniSanni Kontiosalo	3.0 F	L	30	2013	Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
14	FIN	Lahtela, EllaElla Lahtela (A)	3.0 F	L	28	2013
24	FIN	Makkonen, AlisaAlisa Makkonen	3.0 F		21	2020
21	FIN	Ollila, EveliinaEveliina Ollila	3.0 F	L	36	2013	Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
20	FIN	Parviainen, OonaOona Parviainen (A)	3.0 F	L	47	2013	Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
19	FIN	Peuraniemi, SiiriSiiri Peuraniemi	3.0 F	L	25	2014
13	FIN	Pirttijärvi, JennaJenna Pirttijärvi (C)	3.0 F	L	31	2020
23	FIN	Tulkki, LinneaLinnea Tulkki	3.0 F	L	21	2019

2020–21 personnel[]

Head Coach: Tuomas Liitola
Assistant Coach: Mika Kauttio
Assistant Coach: Terhi Mertanen
Assistant Coach: Gleb Starobinets
Goaltending Coach: Teppo Hiekkaranta
Video Coach: Andrei Valui
Conditioning Coach: Taru Päiviö
Team Manager: Kari Laitila
Equipment Managers: Markku Arhipoff & Antti Karjalainen

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]

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

References[]

↑ Torikka, Raimo (2020-08-18). Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä (fi). Yle.
↑ RoKin naisten kapteenisto kaudella 2020-21 (fi) (2020-09-01).
↑ Kokoonpano: RoKi - Naisten Liiga, alkusarj (fi). Finnish Ice Hockey Association (June 2020).
↑ Liiga (W) - RoKi, 2020-2021 Roster (en).
↑ Liiga (W) - All Time Regular Season Player Stats for RoKi.

External links[]

Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com or Eurohockey.com or Hockeyarchives.info (in French)

[1] Torikka, Raimo (2020-08-18). Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä (fi). Yle.

[2] RoKin naisten kapteenisto kaudella 2020-21 (fi) (2020-09-01).

[3] Kokoonpano: RoKi - Naisten Liiga, alkusarj (fi). Finnish Ice Hockey Association (June 2020).

[4] Liiga (W) - RoKi, 2020-2021 Roster (en).

[5] Liiga (W) - All Time Regular Season Player Stats for RoKi.

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