Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma,

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, best known for its men’s professional

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team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently plays in the Finnish

Liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...

, the premier men’s professional ice hockey league in Finland. They play their home games in the Äijänsuo Arena, which has a capacity of 5,400 spectators. Lukko won the SM-sarja in

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and won the Liiga championship in

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. The club also has a top-tier women’s representative ice hockey team, which plays in the

Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Lii ...

, and a top-tier women’s representative pesäpallo team, which plays in the

Superpesis The Superpesis, known as SM-sarja from 1955 to 1989, is the top professional pesäpallo league in Finland. It was created in 1990 to replace the SM-sarja which was fundamentally an amateur league. The Superpesis is directly overseen by the Finnis ...

Honours

Domestic

* Winners (1):

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* Runners-up (1): 1987–88 * 3rd place (4): 1993–94, 1995–96, 2010–11, 2013–14 SM-sarja * Winners (1): 1962–63 * Runners-up (2): 1960–61, 1965–66 * 3rd place (2): 1964–65, 1968–69 ''Other awards for the club:'' *Harry Lindblad trophy (SM-Liiga regular season winner, since 1975): 2021

Pre-season

Finnish Cup * Winners (2): 1964, 1969

Players

Honored members

Teppo Rastio Teppo Rastio (born February 15, 1934) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga for Lukko and Ilves. Rastio was inducted to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985. Rastio was also known as a footballer. He played two ...

, Jouni Peltonen *7

Matti Keinonen Matti Keinonen (6 November 1941 – 27 November 2021) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player and coach. During his career he played in the SM-sarja with Lukko Rauma, RU-38, HJK Helsinki, Jokerit, and TPS Turku. He was inducted into the ...

Jorma Vehmanen Jorma "Joppe" Vehmanen (born 18 September 1945 in Rauma, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HJK Helsinki and Lukko. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame The Fin ...

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Jari Torkki Jari Kaarlo Torkki (born August 11, 1965, in Rauma, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics with Team Finland. Career Jari T ...

*26 Matti Forss *35

Petri Vehanen Petri Vehanen (born October 9, 1977, Rauma, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. During his career, he played for clubs in his native Finland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic and Germany. He wo ...

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Erik Hämäläinen Erik Vesa Hämäläinen (born April 20, 1965 in Rauma, Finland) is a left-handed retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Hämäläinen currently is an Ice hockey coach, employed by SM-liiga team Lukko Playing career Early career Erik Hämälä ...

Current roster

NHL players

* Glenn Anderson *

Sheldon Brookbank Sheldon W. Brookbank (born October 3, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) under Jere ...

* Hal Gill * Tuomas Grönman *

Ilkka Heikkinen Ilkka Heikkinen (born November 13, 1984 in Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Heikkinen developed within his home ...

* Jarmo Myllys *

Janne Niskala Janne Juhani Niskala (born 22 September 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga. Playing career Niskala was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft i ...

Esa Pirnes Esa Pirnes (born April 1, 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre. He began and concluded his 21 year career playing for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Pirnes was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 6th round (174th ...

Dwayne Roloson Albert Dwayne Roloson (born October 12, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and former goaltending coach of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently the Goaltending Coach and Director of Pla ...

Jānis Sprukts Jānis Sprukts (born January 31, 1982) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward. Biography As a youth, Sprukts played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Riga. He was drafted by Panthers as their eigh ...

* Iiro Tarkki * Mikael Tellqvist * Shayne Toporowski *

* Mikkel Bödker *

Frans Nielsen Frans Nielsen (born 24 April 1984) is a Danish former professional ice hockey Forward who played with the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nielsen was the first Danish citizen to play in the NHL. ...

Philip Larsen Philip Elzer Gade Larsen (born 7 December 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Esbjerg Energy of the Metal Ligaen (DEN). He was originally drafted 149th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2008 NHL ...

Aaron Gagnon Aaron Gagnon (born April 24, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets. Early life Gagnon was born on April 24, 1986, in Quesnel, British C ...

* Petteri Nummelin *

Antti Raanta Antti Raanta (born 12 May 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Raanta was initially signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as an undrafted free agent. ...

Chris VandeVelde Chris VandeVelde (born March 15, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played for EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). VandeVelde was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round (97th ove ...

References

External links

Rauman Lukko official web site
Liiga teams Rauma, Finland 1936 establishments in Finland Liiga Sport in Satakunta Lukko {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub