Savonlinnan Pallokerho
| Savonlinnan Pallokerho | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Club information | |
| history |
Savonlinnan Pallokerho (founded 1929) ice hockey department (from 1952) |
| Location | Savonlinna , Finland |
| Nickname | SaPKo |
| Club colors | black White Red |
| league | Mestis |
| Venue | Talvisalon Gigantti-areena |
| capacity | 2,833 seats |
| executive Director | Maija Tuunanen |
| Head coach | Pekka Tirkkonen |
| captain | Kalle Konsti |
| 2009/10 season | 6th place |
Savonlinnan Pallokerho ( SaPKo for short ) is a Finnish ice hockey club from Savonlinna that was founded in 1929. The ice hockey department was founded in 1952 and has been part of the Mestis since 2006 . The team plays their home games in the Talvisalon Gigantti-areena . SaPKo maintains a cooperation with KalPa from the SM-liiga .
history
Savonlinnan Pallokerho was founded in 1929. In 1952, the ice hockey department was founded, which in the 1960s took part in the SM-sarja , the top division at the time. In 1968 the team reached the final of the Finnish Cup competition, in which it was defeated by Koo-Vee with 2:10. In 1971 he was relegated to the second division, the Suomi-sarja.
In 1974 the Finnish league system was reformed and SaPKo was one of the teams that were assigned to the new I-divisioona . In the following years SaPKo mostly played in the second division, but also rose to the third division, the II-divisioona , from and up again.
In the 1994/95 season, the team around Brian Tutt reached the qualification for the SM-liiga against Ilves , but failed at the first-class club from Tampere. In the following playing years, the team could no longer build on these successes and finally relegated to the third division, the Suomi-sarja . It was not until 2006 that he was promoted to the Mestis , in which SaPKo has played since then.
successes
- 1968 Cup finalist
- 2006 promotion to the Mestis
player
Blocked jersey numbers
- # 2 Paavo Tirkkonen
- # 3 Jyrki Turunen
- # 5 Ahti Ruohoaho
- # 10 Raimo Turkulainen
