Pelicans (ice hockey)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Contents |
[edit] Facts
| Pelicans | |
 |
|
| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1992 |
| History | Pelicans 1992 - present |
| Arena | Isku Areena |
| City | Lahti, Finland |
| Team Colors | Teal, black, white |
| General Manager | {{{generalmanager}}} |
| Head Coach | Hannu Aravirta |
| Team Captain | Erik Kakko |
Pelicans is an ice hockey team in the top professional Finnish ice hockey league SM-liiga. They play in the city of Lahti, Finland at Isku Arena.
- Founded: 1992
- Arena: Lahden jäähalli (capacity 5,098)
- Uniform colours: Teal, black, white
- Logo design: A smiling teal pelican with the teal text of Pelicans.
- League championships won: 0
[edit] Team History
Based in Lahti, Finland, the team plays its home games at Lahden jäähalli. The team is partially owned by retired NHL goaltender Pasi Nurminen.
[edit] Notable Players
- Kari Eloranta
- Marko Jantunen
- Hannu Koskinen
- Erkki Laine
- Pasi Nurminen
- Mikko Peltola
[edit] Retired Numbers
- 11 - Hannu Koskinen
- 13 - Erkki Laine
- 17 - Kari Eloranta
[edit] External links
|
|
 |
| SM-liiga teams : Ässät | Blues | HIFK | HPK | Ilves | Jokerit | JYP | KalPa | Kärpät | Lukko | Pelicans | SaiPa | Tappara | TPS | |
| Trophies and awards: Kultainen kypärä | Kalevi Numminen trophy | Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy | Matti Keinonen trophy | Raimo Kilpiö trophy | Urpo Ylönen trophy | Pekka Rautakallio trophy | Aarne Honkavaara trophy | Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | Lasse Oksanen trophy | Jari Kurri trophy | |
| Former teams : FPS | Jokipojat | KooKoo | Koo-Vee | Sport | TuTo | |
| Other leagues and teams : Mestis | Suomi-sarja | Finnish national men's ice hockey team | Finnish national women's ice hockey team | |
 |
This Finland-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
