Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey team that plays in the Mestis, the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The club has spent three seasons in the top flight of Finnish hockey, season 1971–72 in SM-sarja and seasons 1989-90 and 1991–92 in SM-liiga.

Honours

Champions

  • Mestis (1): 2009-10
  • Suomi-sarja (2): 2003–04, 2014–15
  • I-Divisioona (3): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1996-97

Runners-up

  • Mestis (2): 2008-09, 2011-12
  • Mestis (1): 2015-16
  • Suomi-sarja (1): 2003

Current team

Updated February 6, 2025<br>

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Team officials

<small>Updated June 7, 2024</small>

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|General Manager

|Jaakko Lipponen

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|Head coach

|Kasper Vuorinen

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|Assistant coach

|Mikko Rämö

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|Goaltending Coach

|Mikko Rämö

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|Strength and conditioning coach

|Samu Lappalainen

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thumb|[[Sami Puruskainen season 2009–10]]

Retired numbers

  • # 1 Tapio Pohtinen
  • # 9 Hannu Kapanen
  • # 15 Lauri Mononen
  • # 25 Markku Kyllönen

Former players

  • Tero Arkiomaa
  • Pavel Brendl
  • Jon Fontas
  • Jocelyn Guimond
  • Roberts Jekimovs
  • Hannu Kapanen
  • Jari Kapanen
  • Lubomir Kolnik
  • Markku Kyllönen
  • Mikael Ruohomaa
  • Alexander Salák
  • Luke Sellars
  • Antonin Stavjana
  • Rostislav Vlach

Season by season record

<small>Since rejoining the Mestis in 2004–05</small>

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! Season

! League

! GP

! W

! T

! L

! OTW

! OTL

! Pts

! GF

! GA

! Finish

! Playoffs

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|2004–05

|Mestis

|44||11||6||27||1||—||29||117||178||11th||Saved from relegation

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|2005–06

|Mestis

|45||17||8||20||—||—||45||131||160||8th||Quarterfinal loss

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|2006–07

|Mestis

|45||22||5||18||—||—||50||151||137||6th||Quarterfinal loss

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|2007–08

|Mestis

|45||20||—||19||3||3||69||133||125||7th||Quarterfinal loss

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|2008–09

|Mesits

|45||27||—||11||2||5||90||156||101||1st||Final loss

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|2009–10

|Mestis

|45||23||—||12||5||5||84||173||128||2nd||Champion

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|2010–11

|Mestis

|49||16||—||22||3||3||62||146||173||10th||Did not make playoffs

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|2011–12

|Mestis

|46||18||—||16||8||4||74||142||134||4th||Final loss

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|2012–13

|Mestis

|48||20||—||18||4||6||74||155||144||6th||Bronze game loss

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|2013–14

|Mestis

|56||22||—||23||5||6||82||152||150||7th||Quarterfinal loss

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|2014–15

|Suomi-sarja

|36||22||—||11||2||1||71||154||98||2nd||Champion

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|2015–16

|Mestis

|50||22||—||14||10||4||90||158||122||3rd||Bronze game win

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References

  • www.joensuunkiekkopojat.fi