KalPa Kuopio

The Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu.
==Team history==
Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Sami Kapanen and Kimmo Timonen. Kapanen is the majority owner, controlling 50.5% of the franchise. Timonen owns 8%, while Timonen's Philadelphia Flyers teammate Scott Hartnell owns 5%.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Timonen, Kapanen, and fellow NHL player Adam Hall were playing for KalPa. After winning the Mestis championship, KalPa was returned to the SM-liiga for the 05–06 season, after being relegated 6 years earlier in 1999.
KalPa has won two medals: Silver in 1990–91 season and bronze in 2008–09 season.
==Current team==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Number 	Nationality	Player 	Glovehand 	Contract Length	Birthplace 	
31 	 	Ari Ahonen 	L 	2011 	Jyväskylä, Finland	
32 	 	Petteri Similä 	L 	2011 	Oulu, Finland 	
34 	 	Aleksis Ahlqvist	L 	2011 	Jyväskylä, Finland	
Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
Number 	Nationality	Player 	Left/Right Handed	Contract Length	Birthplace 	
4 	 	Janne Jalasvaara	L 	2011(2012) 	Oulu, Finland 	
20 	 	Pasi Hirvonen 	R 	2011 (2012) 	Vantaa, Finland 	
38 	 	Adam Masuhr 	R 	2013 	Gävle, Sweden 	
40 	 	Mikko Kukkonen 	L 	2012 	Siilinjärvi, Finland	
46 	 	Jussi Timonen 	L 	2011 	Kuopio, Finland 	
47 	 	Kai Syväsalmi 	L 	2012 	Tampere, Finland 	
48 	 	Henri Laurila 	R 	2012 	Lahti, Finland 	
Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards
Number 	Nationality	Player 	Left/Right Handed	Position	Contract Length	Birthplace
10 	 	Tommi Miettinen 	L 	C 	2012 (2013) 	Kuopio, Finland
14 	 	Jaakko Rissanen 	L 	C 	2011 	Kuopio, Finland
15 	 	Joonas Riekkinen	L 	C 	2012 	Varpaisjärvi, Finland
18 	 	Iiro Pakarinen 	R 	W 	2012 	Suonenjoki, Finland
19 	 	Tuomas Kiiskinen	L 	W 	2011 (2012) 	Kuopio, Finland
21 	 	Kalle Kerman 	L 	W 	2011 (2012) 	Kuopio, Finland
22 	 	Petteri Rasi 	L 	W 	2011 	Kuopio, Finland
23 	 	Sakari Salminen 	R 	W 	2012 	Pori, Finland
26 	 	Janne Laakkonen 	L 	W 	2012 	Kuopio, Finland
33 	 	Mikko Nuutinen 	R 	W 	2011 	Kuopio, Finland
41 	 	Mathias Månsson 	L 	W 	2011 	Gävle, Sweden
42 	 	Tommi Jokinen 	L 	W 	2012 	Siilinjärvi, Finland
50 	 	Toni Hyvärinen 	R 	W 	2011 	Kuopio, Finland
51 	 	Jarkko Malinen 	L 	C 	2011 	Kuopio, Finland
61 	 	Timo Salo 	L 	W 	2011 	Naantali, Finland
71 	 	Tapio Laakso 	L 	C 	2011 	Rymättylä, Finland
91 	 	Oskar Essen 	R 	W 	try-out 	Parainen, Finland
== Notable players ==
* Adam Hall
* Sami Kapanen
* Tomas Kurka
* Kimmo Timonen
* Olli Jokinen
===Retired numbers===
*1 - Pasi Kuivalainen
*27 - Jouni Rinne
==External links==
*KalPa official web site
*KalPa junior official web site
* Meltzer, Bill NHL.com article on KalPa. Retrieved 07-11-07.
Category:Finnish ice hockey clubs
Category:SM-Liiga team
Category:Established in 1929