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.[1] Lukko won the SM-sarja in 1963 and won the Liiga championship in 2021. Until 2023 the club also had a top-tier women’s representative ice hockey team, which played in the Naisten Liiga, and a top-tier women’s representative pesäpallo team, which plays in the Superpesis.
Rauman Lukko | |
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City | Rauma, Finland |
League | Liiga |
Founded | 1936 |
Home arena | Kivikylän Areena |
Colours | Blue, yellow |
Owner(s) | Contineo Oy Rauman Lukko Oy |
General manager | Kalle Sahlstedt |
Head coach | Tomi Lämsä |
Captain | Julius Mattila |
Affiliate | KeuPa HT (Mestis) |
Website | raumanlukko.fi |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | 1963, 2021 |
Honours
editDomestic
editOther awards for the club:
- Harry Lindblad trophy (SM-Liiga regular season winner, since 1975): 2021
Pre-season
edit- Winners (2): 1964, 1969
Players
editCurrent roster
editUpdated 7 January 2023[2]
Honored members
edit- 4 Teppo Rastio, Jouni Peltonen
- 7 Matti Keinonen
- 8 Jorma Vehmanen
- 13 Jari Torkki
- 26 Matti Forss
- 35 Petri Vehanen
- 77 Erik Hämäläinen
NHL players
edit- Glenn Anderson
- Sheldon Brookbank
- Hal Gill
- Tuomas Grönman
- Ilkka Heikkinen
- Jarmo Myllys
- Janne Niskala
- Esa Pirnes
- Dwayne Roloson
- Jānis Sprukts
- Iiro Tarkki
- Mikael Tellqvist
- Shayne Toporowski
- Jari Torkki
- Mikkel Bödker
- Frans Nielsen
- Philip Larsen
- Aaron Gagnon
- Petteri Nummelin
- Antti Raanta
- Chris VandeVelde
References
edit- ^ "Lukko Rauma". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Team Roster / Lukko". www.eliteprospects.com. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
External links
edit- Rauman Lukko official web site (in Finnish)