Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat is a
Finnish semi-professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
team that plays in the
Mestis, the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The club has spent three seasons in the top flight of Finnish hockey, season 1971–72 in
SM-sarja
SM-Sarja was the top level of ice hockey in Finland from 1928 to 1975. SM-sarja is a common abbreviation for ''Suomen mestaruussarja'', "Finnish Championship Series".
There was variable number of teams playing for the Finnish championship dur ...
and seasons 1989-90 and 1991–92 in
SM-liiga.
Honours
Champions
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Mestis ''(1)'':
2009-10
*
Suomi-sarja
The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provi ...
''(2)'': 2003–04, 2014–15
*
I-Divisioona
I-Divisioona was the second tier of ice hockey in Finland from 1974 to 2000. It replaced the previous league Suomensarja that ran from 1936 to 1974.
I-Divisioona was known as the Finland-liiga (1992–1994) and the Fazer liiga (1994–1996) due ...
''(3)'': 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1996-97
Runners-up
*
Mestis ''(2)'':
2008-09,
2011-12
* Mestis ''(1)'':
2015-16
*
Suomi-sarja
The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provi ...
''(1)'': 2003
Current team
Updated February 6, 2025
Team officials
Updated June 7, 2024
Retired numbers
*# 1
Tapio Pohtinen
*# 9
Hannu Kapanen
*# 15
Lauri Mononen
*# 25
Markku Kyllönen
Former players
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Tero Arkiomaa
*
Pavel Brendl
*
Jon Fontas
*
Jocelyn Guimond
*
Roberts Jekimovs
*
Hannu Kapanen
*
Jari Kapanen
*
Lubomir Kolnik
*
Markku Kyllönen
*
Mikael Ruohomaa
*
Alexander Salák
*
Luke Sellars
*
Antonin Stavjana
*
Rostislav Vlach
Season by season record
Since rejoining the Mestis in 2004–05
References
External links
www.joensuunkiekkopojat.fi
{{Liiga
Mestis teams
Joensuu
Former Liiga teams
Ice hockey clubs established in 1960
Ice hockey teams in Finland
1960 establishments in Finland
Sport in North Karelia