| Roope Talaja | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | August 2, 1988, Kuopio, Finland |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Liiga team F. teams |
Espoo Blues HIFK |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Roope Talaja (born August 2, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Porin Ässät in the Finnish Liiga.
Talaja has played as a junior for the Blues, before making his professional debut in the Mestis with Kiekko-Vantaa. After making his debut on loan to HIFK in the 2009–10 season, he returned to the Blues to play in his first full SM-liiga season.[1]
On May 3, 2012, Talaja agree to a two-year contract with HIFK.[2] After an unproductive second season with HIFK in 2013–14, in which he totaled just two goals in 31 games, Talaja made a third return to the Espoo Blues in agreeing to a two-year contract on April 4, 2014.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 39 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 34 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Blues | SM-l | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 95 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | Mikkelin Jukurit | Mestis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues | SM-l | 58 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2012–13 | HIFK | SM-l | 57 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | HIFK | Liiga | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 188 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 182 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Blues' 2010-11 Roster (2012-01-02). Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
- ↑ Talaja among new faces (Finnish). HIFK (2012-05-03). Retrieved on 2012-05-03.
- ↑ Talaja to return to the Blueshirts (2014-04-04). Retrieved on 2014-04-04.
External links[]
- Roope Talaja's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Roope Talaja's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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