Kiekko-Vantaa - Briefly in English

Kiekko-Vantaa is a ice hockey club from Vantaa, Finland. Kiekko-Vantaa plays 1st division called Mestis. It's a second highest league in Finland after SM-League. Kiekko-Vantaa was founded 1994. Vantaa, with it's population of 200,410 (31st of January 2011), is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there. Stanley Cup champion 2010, goaltender Antti Niemi, played junior-level and Mestis-level hockey for Kiekko-Vantaa (1998-2005).

Team Roster 2011-2012 Games 2011-2012 Elite Prospects

Office and address

Kiekko-Vantaa Hockey Oy
Läntinen Valkoisenlähteentie 54
01300 Vantaa - Finland

Contact

Office telephone - +358-9-851 3635      Office fax - +358-9-872 6962

Chairman of the board - Kalevi Helppolainen
+358-400-455 480     firstname.lastname@hirvox.fi

Manager - Mikko Korhonen
+358-50-352 8922     firstname.lastname@kiekko-vantaa.fi

Head coach - Samu Kuitunen
+358-44-288 1026     firstname.lastname@kiekko-vantaa.fi

Webmaster - Jari Hotti
+358-400-686 025     firstname.lastname@kiekko-vantaa.fi

Home arena

Tikkurilan Valtti Areena
Läntinen Valkoisenlähteentie 54
01300 Vantaa - Finland

Capacity - 2,004 (hockey) and 3,700 (other events)

Team ranking in Mestis / all Finland

1994-1995 - 3rd division 1995-2000 - 2nd division

Season	Mestis ranking	All Finland ranking
2000-2001	5.	18.
2001-2002	5.	18.
2002-2003	2.	16.
2003-2004	8.	21.
2004-2005	8.	22.
2005-2006	6.	20.
2006-2007	8.	22.
2007-2008	9.	23.
2008-2009	6.	20.
2009-2010	7.	21.
2010-2011	8.	22.

^{Valtti Areena, Vantaa, 11th of august 2010 - Antti Niemi and Stanley Cup (Picture: Sami Hotti)}