RoKi Naiset

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
	File:Rovaniemen Kiekko logo.svg
City	Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
League	Naisten Liiga
Founded	2012
Home arena	Lappi Areena
Colours	Blue, yellow, white;
Owner(s)	Rovaniemen Kiekko ry
General manager	Juuso Toivola
Head coach	Tuomas Liitola
Captain	Eveliina Ollila
Website	Official website
	Current season

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset ('Rovaniemi's Puck Women') or RoKi Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They are the women’s representative team of Rovaniemen Kiekko, an ice hockey club in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland and their home is Lappi Areena.

History

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 Naisten Liiga season was the first time the team played a full season in the 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
Season	League	Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts	Top scorer	Post season results
2018–19	Naisten Mestis Q	1st (Lohko 2)	16	14	0	0	2	123	25	42	S. Kontiosalo 47 (23+24)
2018–19	Naisten Mestis	2nd	10	7	0	0	3	34	17	21	I. Lukkarila 13 (5+8)	Did not earn promotion to Naisten Liiga
2019–20	Naisten Mestis Q	1st (Lohko 3)	12	10	2	0	0	118	28	34	E. Jaako 61 (31+30)
	Naisten Mestis XQ	2nd	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	6	E. Pekkala 4 (4+0)
	Naisten Liiga	10th	10	3	1	2	4	35	36	13	J. Pirttijärvi 16 (9+7)	Promotion/relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Naisten Liiga	9th	29	13	1	1	14	65	103	42	J. Pirttijärvi 28 (14+14)	Saved in relegation
2021–22	Naisten Liiga	9th	30	10	1	3	16	89	124	51	J. Hietala 41 (29+12)	Saved in relegation

Players and personnel

2022–23 roster

As of 28 September 2022^[2]^[3]^[4]

No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
15	Magdaléna Felcmanová	F	L	16	2021	Hradec Králové, Czechia
45	Iida Heikonen	D	L	22	2020	Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
5	Maria Heinonen	D	L	31	2020	Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
19	Viivi Hihnala	F	L	17	2022
88	Viivi Iso-Kouvola (A)	F	L	24	2020
33	Janika Järvikari	G	L	24	2020
13	Anna Kalová (A)	F	L	20	2022
8	Jasmin Karjalainen	F	L	20	2018
26	Oona Koski	D	–	18	2021
9	Emma Lappalainen	F	L	18	2021
18	Iida Lappalainen	F	L	18	2021
7	Marianne Lassila	D	L	25	2020	Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
31	Olivia Last	G	L	18	2019	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
24	Jemina Lepola	F	L	17	2022
25	Maisa Nikka	F	–	19	2022
21	Eveliina Ollila (C)	F	L	34	2013	Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland
49	Heta Paasilinna (L)	D	–	18	2023
28	Aada Pietilä	D	L	17	2022
3	Emma Salpakari	D	R	24	2022	Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland
50	Saara Siivonen	F	L	22	2020
1	Alexandra Väyrynen (L)	G	L	25	2022	Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
44	Lucie Velinská	D	L	17	2021	Mezirolí, Karlovarský kraj, Czechia

Coaching staff and team personnel

Head coach: Tuomas Liitola
Assistant coach: Ville-Veikko Kykyri
Assistant coach: Alexi Salonen
Assistant coach: Andrei Valui
Goaltending coach: Juha Haimakainen
Team manager: Kari Laitila
Equipment managers: Antti Karjalainen & Seppo Orava

Team captains

Arja Oja, 2014–2016
Janina Jatkola, 2016–2019
Ella Lahtela, 2019–20
Jenna Pirttijärvi,^[5] 2020–21
Emmi Mourujärvi, 2021–22
Eveliina Ollila, 2022–

Head coaches

Sofia Pohjanen, 2016–2018
Tuomas Liitola, 2018–

Notable alumni

Years active with RoKi listed alongside players' names.^[6]

Janina Jatkola, 2013–2019
Sini Karjalainen, 2013–2015
Aino Karppinen, 2013–2018 & 2020–2022
Ines Lukkarila, 2015–2019
Jenna Pirttijärvi, 2018–2021
Inna Sirviö, 2014–2019
Julia Zielińska, 2019–20

References

^ Torikka, Raimo (18 August 2020). "Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "ROKI Naiset – Joukkue". Rovaniemen Kiekko (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ "RoKi, 2022-2023 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 28 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "2022-2023, Naisten Liiga – Kookoonpanot: RoKi". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "RoKin naisten kapteenisto kaudella 2020-21". Rovaniemen Kiekko (in Finnish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Liiga (W) - All Time Regular Season Player Stats for RoKi". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 28 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

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

[1] Torikka, Raimo (18 August 2020). "Historiallinen syksy Rovaniemen lätkäfaneille: kausi alkaa liigajääkiekolla ensimmäistä kertaa ikinä" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "ROKI Naiset – Joukkue". Rovaniemen Kiekko (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[3] "RoKi, 2022-2023 Roster – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 28 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "2022-2023, Naisten Liiga – Kookoonpanot: RoKi". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[5] "RoKin naisten kapteenisto kaudella 2020-21". Rovaniemen Kiekko (in Finnish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "Liiga (W) - All Time Regular Season Player Stats for RoKi". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 28 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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