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Kasperi Kotkaniemi
Kasperi Kotkaniemi (born March 2, 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender for Karhu HT of the Suomi-sarja. Kotkaniemi has played seven games in the top-tier league of Finland, Liiga, for Porin Ässät. Personal life Kotkaniemi's younger brother Jesperi plays as a forward in the organization of the NHL club Carolina Hurricanes and he is the Montreal Canadiens first round third draft pick from 2018. The brothers' father, Mikael Kotkaniemi, played more than 200 SM-liiga games in his own career as a forward, and he later served as the head coach of the Ässät for three seasons in 2016 and 2018. Today, Mikael works as the head coach of Lukko's U20 team. The brothers' grandfather is television and theater director Pentti Kotkaniemi and grandmother actress Kirsti Wallasvaara. Pentti's daughter, Mikael's half-sister and the brothers' aunt is actress Saara Kotkaniemi, who is married to musician, singer-songwriter and actor Olavi Uusivirta Olavi Uusivirta (born 28 July 1983 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori
) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-west of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John, who later became King John III of Sweden. The city has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It is the largest city in Finland, and the 7th largest urban area. Pori is also the capital of the Satakunta region (pop. 224,028) and the Pori sub-region (pop. 136,905). Pori was also once one of the main cities with Turku in the former Turku and Pori Province (1634–1997). The neighboring municipalities are Eurajoki, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Merikarvia, Nakkila, Pomarkku, Sastamala, Siikainen and Ulvila. Pori is especially known nationwide for its Jazz Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ' ( The Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs,Other nicknames for the team include ''Le Canadien'', ''Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge'', ''La Sainte-Flanelle'', ''Le Tricolore'', ''Les Glorieux'' (or ''Nos Glorieux''), ''Le CH'', ''Le Grand Club'', ''Les Plombiers'', and ''Les Habitants'' (from which "Habs" is derived). are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre. The team previously played at the Montreal Forum, which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Births
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Finnish Ice Hockey Goaltenders
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porin Ässät (men's Ice Hockey) Players
Porin Ässät ry is a sports club based in Pori, Finland. The club's only programs are ice hockey and esports, but it used to have an association football program. Porin Ässät ry operates an ice hockey team in the Finnish Elite League. Porin Ässät ry also has junior teams for all age groups from U7 to U20. Porin Ässät ry also operate a women's ice hockey school and the girl's junior ice hockey department while also operating a skating school. Sports Men's ice hockey Ässät's ice hockey department started in 1967 when two local clubs, RU-38 and Karhut, merged. Since 1967, Ässät has won three Finnish Championships (1971, 1978 and 2013) and one Finnish Cup (''Suomen Cup'' in Finnish) For the 2022–23 season, Ässät plays in the Liiga, the top-tier of ice hockey in Finland. Women's ice hockey Ässät women's ice hockey department was established in 1981 and it was one of the ten teams that formed the Naisten SM-sarja (now ''Naisten Liiga''). The team was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olavi Uusivirta
Olavi Uusivirta (born 28 July 1983 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish rock/pop singer, songwriter and actor. Childhood and education Before his school years Uusivirta moved with his parents first to Kotka and later to Karkkila due to his mother's work. At the end of elementary school he started guitar and piano lessons. He also attended art classes and a theatre club that his mother directed. In 1995 he attended the Mustikkamaa midsummer festival in Helsinki where young Uusivirta saw Ismo Alanko perform. This performance inspired him and guided his life more towards music and performing. He also attended Ruisrock in Turku in 1996. In the years 1997-1998 he also attended the Roskilde Rock Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. When his family moved back to Helsinki in 1996 he started at the Kruununhaka secondary school in a music oriented clasAt the end of his secondary school years his main instrument was drums, but slowly he grew more interest in singing. He and his friends also ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saara Kotkaniemi , Brazil, a shopping district
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Saara may refer to: Places * Saara, Estonia, a village in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia * Saara, Greiz, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany * Saara, Altenburger Land, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany Other * ''Saara'' (lizard), a genus of lizard in the Uromastycinae subfamily * Saara (name), a female given name * Sara Forsberg, Finnish singer better known as SAARA * (Saara), Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsti Wallasvaara
Kirsti is a feminine given name. Related names include Kersti, Kirsten, Kjersti. Notable people with the name include: * Kirsti Andersen (born 1941), Danish historian of mathematics * Kirsti Bergstø (born 1981), Norwegian politician * Kirsti Biermann (born 1950), Norwegian speed skater * Kirsti Blom (born 1953), Norwegian author * Kirsti Coward (born 1940), Norwegian judge * Kirsti Eskelinen (born 1948), Finnish diplomat * Kirsti Huke (born 1977), Norwegian singer and composer * Kirsti Ilvessalo (1920–2019), Finnish textile artist * Kirsti Kauppi (born 1957), Finnish diplomat * Kirsti Koch Christensen (born 1940), Norwegian linguist * Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (born 1943), Norwegian politician * Kirsti Lay (born 1988), Canadian cyclist and speed skater * Kirsti Leirtrø (born 1963), Norwegian politician * Kirsti Lintonen (born 1945), Finnish politician * Kirsti Manninen (born 1952), Finnish writer and screenwriter * Kirsti Paltto (born 1947), Finnish writer * Kirsti Saxi (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentti Kotkaniemi
Pentti is a Finnish male given name and surname, a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict). Pentti name is also used in fiction and music. Given name A–J *Pentti Aalto (1917–1998), Finnish linguist *Pentti Alonen (1925–2017), Finnish alpine skier * Pentti Antila (1926–1997), Finnish agronomist and politician * Pentti Arajärvi (born 1948), Finnish academic and politician * Pentti Elo (1929–1991), Finnish hockey player *Pentti Eskola (1883–1964), Finnish geologist *Pentti Forsman (1917–2006), Finnish tennis player *Pentti Glan (1946–2017), Finnish-Canadian rock drummer * Pentti Haanpää (1905–1955), Finnish author *Pentti Hakkarainen (other), multiple people * Pentti Hämäläinen (1929–1984), Finnish boxer *Pentti Hämäläinen (bandy) (born 1927), Finnish bandy player * Pentti Hiidenheimo (1875–1918), Finnish politician * Pentti Holappa (1927–2017), Finnish politician *Pentti Ikonen (1934–2007), Finnish swimmer * Pentti Irjala (1911–1982), Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukko
Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, best known for its men’s professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently plays in the Finnish Liiga, 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 1963 and won the Liiga championship in 2021. The club also has a top-tier women’s representative ice hockey team, which plays in the Naisten Liiga, and a top-tier women’s representative pesäpallo team, which plays in the Superpesis. Honours Domestic Liiga * Winners (1): 2020–21 * 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 Lindbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Kotkaniemi
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, and play their home games at PNC Arena. The franchise was formed in 1971 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Whalers saw success immediately, winning the Eastern Division in the WHA's first three seasons and becoming the inaugural Avco World Trophy Champions to cap off the 1972–73 season. The Whalers again competed for the World Trophy in 1978, this time falling short to the Winnipeg Jets in a rematch of the 1973 Finals. The franchise joined the NHL in 1979 as part of the NHL–WHA merger, renaming themselves the Hartford Whalers. The team relocated to North Carolina in 1997, rebranding themselves as the Hurricanes. Carolina advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 2002, where t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
