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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
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{{Infobox
| team = KeuPa HT
|bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0056ad 5px solid; border-bottom:#e4000d 5px solid;
| logo = KeuPa HT logo.svg
| logosize =
| city = [[Keuruu | Keuruu, Finland]]
| league = [[Mestis]]
| conference =
| division =
| founded = {{Start date and age|p=yes|1995}}
| operated = 1995–present
| arena = Keuruu Ice Hall <br/> <small>1200 Capacity</small>
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| owner =
| GM =
| coach =
| captain =
| affiliates = [[JYP Jyväskylä]], <br />Vaajakosken Pelikaanit
| parentclub =
| farmclub =
| website = [http://www.keupaht.fi/ KeuPa HT Home]
| current =
| name1 = KeuPa HT
| dates1 = 1995–present
| name2 =
| dates2 =
| championships1_type = [[
| championships1 =
| championships2_type = [[Suomi-sarja]]
| championships2 = 2 (2012, 2014)
| reg_season_titles =
| conf_titles =
}}
'''KeuPa HT''' are a [[semi-professional]] [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Keuruu | Keuruu, Finland]]. They are members of the second highest league in Finland, [[Mestis]]. The club was founded in 1995 in the Finnish fourth division [[2. Divisioona|II-Divisioona]] after the ice hockey club decided to part company with the Keuruu sports club. They play their home games in the Keuruu Ice Hall, which holds 1200 spectators. KeuPa are two time [[Suomi-sarja]] champions and one time Mestis champions.
==History==
KeuPa HT was born in 1995 after the [[ice hockey]] branch of the Keuruu sports club split from the [[Association football|football]] and [[ice skating]] branches. KeuPa kept their traditional name but added "Hockey Team" to the end to differentiate themselves; hence, the abbreviation HT appears at the end of the name.<ref>[[:fi:Keuruun Pallo|Keuruun Pallo (Keuruun ball)]], Retrieved 2015-04-27
The club was promoted to the third division, [[Suomi-sarja]], in 2011–2012 and went on to claim the gold medal and win the third-division championship. By winning, they entered the playoffs with [[Lempäälän Kisa|LeKi]], [[KooVee]] and [[HC Keski-Uusimaa|HCK]] that year for the right to be promoted to the second division, [[Mestis]]. KeuPa finished third in the playoffs and remained in [[Suomi-sarja]], while the other two clubs were promoted to [[Mestis]]. [[HC Keski-Uusimaa|HCK]], who came second in the playoffs, were promoted only because [[Wafer-Laser]] went bankrupt and had to pull out of [[Mestis]].<ref name="KEUPAHTFINWIKI">[[:fi:KeuPa HT|KeuPa HT]], Retrieved 2015-04-27
In the 2012–2013 season, the club sought to defend their title but could manage only a third-place finish at the conclusion of the season, winning the bronze medal. [[Rovaniemi disc|RoKi]] won the championship title and qualified for [[Mestis]]. KeuPa HT had to settle for another season in the third division after coming close to promotion again. The head coach quit at the end of the season.<ref name="KEUPAHTFINWIKI"/>
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The 2013–2014 season started off badly for the club. They had not been able to find a replacement for their head coach, and the club was in a precarious financial situation, staring at bankruptcy or folding the club up and ceasing operations, which would mean that they would not be able to compete in the [[Suomi-sarja]] season. The KeuPa HT players started a fundraising campaign to raise the money needed to keep the club afloat and allow them to compete in the league that year. By season's start, they had managed to raise the needed money, and they began the season on schedule. The club went through a rocky, patchy start to the season but managed to gain momentum at the end of the regular season and just reach the playoff finals. In the playoffs, KeuPa dispatched with [[Rovaniemi disc|RoKi]] and [[Bewe Tuuskin]] to meet FPS (formerly FoPS) of [[Forssa]] in the final. KeuPa HT beat FPS in the final and qualified for [[Mestis]] for the first time, ending what became a Cinderella season from a very bleak start.<ref name="KEUPAHTFINWIKI"/>
KeuPa HT went through two head coaches in their first season in the second division in 2014–2015, firstly Jussi Tupamäki then Kari Rautakorpi from 23 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mestis.fi/index.php/mestis/uutisarkisto/item/1743-keupa-ht-vapautti-p%C3%A4%C3%A4valmentaja-jussi-tupam%C3%A4en-teht%C3%A4vist%C3%A4%C3%A4n.html | title = KeuPa HT vapautti päävalmentaja Jussi Tupamäen tehtävistään | first = Petteri | last = Ikonen | date = 23 February 2015 | publisher = Mestis.fi |
==Season-by-season-results==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| bgcolor="gold" |<small>Champions</small>
| style="background:silver;" |<small>Runners-up</small>
| style="background:#deb678;" |<small>Third Place</small>
| style="background:#02d46e;" |<small>Promoted</small>
| style="background:#c45243;" |<small>Relegated</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="background:#0056ad;" colspan="15"| <span style="color:white;">KeuPa HT</span>
|-
! width="40px" |Season
! width="80px" |League
! width="30px" |{{Tooltip|P|Matches played}}
! width="30px" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! width="32px" |{{Tooltip|OW|Overtime win}}
! width="32px" |{{Tooltip|OL|Overtimes loss}}
! width="30px" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! width="30px" |{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! width="30px" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! width="32px" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
! width="40px" |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
! width="115px" |{{Tooltip|Finish|Regular-season finish}}
! width="115px" |{{Tooltip|Post season|Play-off result}}
! width="115px" |{{Tooltip|Cup|Suomen Cup result}}
! width="115px" |{{Tooltip|Pro/Rel|Promotion or Relegation}}
|-
| 2008–09 || [[II-divisioona]] || 20 || 13 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 151 || 90 || +61 || 44 || bgcolor="#deb678"|3rd || - || - || -
|-
| 2009–10 || II-divisioona || 18 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 191 || 47 || +144 || 54 || bgcolor="gold"|1st || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || - || -
|-
| 2010–11 || II-divisioona || 21 || 15 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 158 || 84 || +74 || 49 || bgcolor="silver"|2nd || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || - || bgcolor="#02d46e"|Promoted
|-
| 2011–12 || [[Suomi-sarja]] || 22 || 16 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 139 || 68 || +71 || 52 || bgcolor="gold"|1st || Qualification loss || - || -
|-
| 2012–13 || Suomi-sarja || 22 || 13 || 1 || 2 || 6 || 100 || 63 || +37 || 43 || bgcolor="#deb678"|3rd || Qualification loss || - || -
|-
| 2013–14 || Suomi-sarja || 38 || 20 || 0 || 3 || 15 || 165 || 141 || +24 ||63 || 7th || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || - || bgcolor="#02d46e"|Promoted
|-
| [[2014–15 Mestis season|2014–15]] || [[Mestis]] || 56 || 13 || 8 || 5 || 30 || 143 || 217 || -74 || 60 || 8th || Quarterfinal loss || - || -
|-
| [[2015–16 Mestis season|2015–16]] || Mestis || 50 || 19 || 7 || 5 || 19 || 140 || 126 || +14 || 76 || 5th || Bronze game loss || - || -
|-
| [[2016–17 Mestis season|2016–17]] || Mestis || 50 || 19 || 6 || 3 || 22 || 144 || 156 || -12 || 72 || 8th || Quarterfinal loss || - || -
|-
| [[2017–18 Mestis season|2017–18]] || Mestis || 50 || 30 || 2 || 3 || 15 || 182 || 132 || +50 || 97 || bgcolor="gold"|1st || bgcolor="gold"|Champion || Quarterfinal loss || -
|-
| [[2018–19 Mestis season|2018–19]] || Mestis || 50 || 18 || 5 || 5 || 22 || 151 || 139 || +12 || 69 || 8th || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || bgcolor="silver"|Runner-up || -
|-
| [[2019–20 Mestis season|2019–20]] || Mestis || 50 || 25 || 5 || 8 || 25 || 189 || 182 || +7 || 78 || 6th || Cancelled || 3rd Round || -
|-
| [[2020–21 Mestis season|2020–21]] || Mestis || 31 || 17 || 2 || 2 || 10 || 112 || 102 || +10 || 57 || 4th || Quarterfinal loss || - || -
|-
| [[2021–22 Mestis season|2021–22]] || Mestis || 52 || 22 || 4 || 6 || 20 || 165 || 170 || -5 || 80 || 5th || - || Qualification loss || -
|-
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/5072/keupa-ht?team-history=complete#team-history | title=KeuPa HT Team History and Standings | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref>
==Honours==
===Championships===
*'''[[Mestis]]'''
:{{gold1}} '''Champions (1):''' [[2017–18 Mestis season|2017–18]]
:{{Silver2}} Runners-Up (1): [[2018–19 Mestis season|2018–19]]
*'''[[Suomi-sarja]]'''
:{{gold1}} '''Champions (2):''' [[2011–12 Suomi-sarja season|2011–12]], [[2013–14 Suomi-sarja season|2013–14]]
==Players==
===Current roster===
<small>''Team roster for the [[2021–22 Mestis season]]''</small> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/5072/keupa-ht/2021-2022 | title=KeuPa HT 2020-2021 Roster | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=13 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.keupaht.fi/joukkue | title=Joukkue | publisher=keupaht.fi | access-date=13 April 2022 | language=Finnish | trans-title=Team }}</ref>
{{ice hockey tournament roster
| TeamName = KeuPa HT
| TournamentName = 2021–22 Mestis season
| BC1 = #0056ad
| FC1 = #FFFFFF
| BC2 = #e4000d
| FC2 = #FFFFFF
| ActiveAlt = Active Roster
| InactiveAlt = Inactive Roster
| CoachesAlt = Coaching staff
| Goaltenders =
* {{player|35|FIN|Juho Ahopelto}}
* {{player|35|FIN|Sami Suni}}
* {{player|70|FIN|Samuli Tervo}}
| Defencemen =
* {{player|60|FIN|[[Olli Aitola]] '''(A)'''}}
* {{player|63|FIN|Aleksi Ek}}
* {{player|28|FIN|Jani Kluuskeri}}
* {{player| 4|FIN|Kimi Kuusela <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player| 6|FIN|Mikko Lahtinen '''(A)'''}}
* {{player|37|FIN|Atro Leppänen}}
* {{player| 8|FIN|Tomi Niku <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player|26|FIN|Ville Ottavainen <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player| 4|FIN|Eetu Pylkkänen}}
* {{player|22|FIN|Elias Ruusu <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player|26|FIN|Santeri Suistio}}
* {{player|44|FIN|Sakari Turtiainen}}
| Forwards =
* {{player|11|FIN|Joni Airo <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player|42|FIN|Atte Antinaho}}
* {{player| 8|FIN|Niko Himmanen <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player|25|FIN|Konsta Keteli}}
* {{player|90|FIN|Juho Koivusaari}}
* {{player| 7|FIN|Janne Kumpulainen}}
* {{player|12|FIN|Oula Kuure}}
* {{player|91|FIN|Joonas Larinmaa '''(A)'''}}
* {{player|47|FIN|Niklas Lehikoinen}}
* {{player| 9|FIN|Miro Lehtimäki}}
* {{player|88|FIN|Justus Mikkonen}}
* {{player|85|FIN|Tomi Mäntynen <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player|20|FIN|Tommi Niskanen}}
* {{player|73|FIN|Valtteri Pihlajamäki <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player|94|FIN|Joni Piipponen '''(C)'''}}
* {{player|22|FIN|Samuel Salonen}}
* {{player|14|FIN|Jani Siekkinen}}
* {{player|75|FIN|Samuel Valkeejärvi <small>'''(Loan)'''</small>}}
* {{player|17|FIN|Veeti Vuorio}}
| InactivePlayers =
| Head coach =
* {{flagicon|FIN}} Tomas Westerlund
| Coaches =
* {{flagicon|FIN}} Max Walther
* {{flagicon|FIN}} Tuomo Riikonen
* {{flagicon|FIN}} Antti Leskinen
<br>
| Legend =
<small>
(C) [[Captain (ice hockey)|Captain]] <br>
(A) [[Alternate Captain (ice hockey)|Alternate Captain]] <br>
(Loan) Player on loan with club
</small>
<br><br>
| Statistics = <small>Average age: 23.4 <br> Average height: 181.2 cm <br> Average weight: 82.7 kg</small>
| Caption = Last updated on: 13 April 2022
| Source = [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/5072/keupa-ht/2021-2022 Elite Prospects]
}}
===Well-known former players===
''A list of players that have played for KeuPa HT and gone onto play at the top professional level of hockey in Finland or abroad.''
{| class="toccolours" style="width:25em"
|-
! style="background:#e4000d;color:white;"|Name !! style="background:#e4000d;color:white;"|League(s)
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Joni Lius]] || [[SM-liiga]]; [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]]; [[ICE Hockey League|Austria]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Olli Palola]] || [[SM-liiga]]; [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]; [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Sinuhe Wallinheimo]] || [[SM-liiga]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Waltteri Lehtonen]] || [[SM-liiga]]; [[Alps Hockey League|AlpsHL]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Taneli Maasalo]] || [[Asia League Ice Hockey|ALIH]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Petri Pitkänen]] || [[Australian Ice Hockey League|AIHL]]
|}
References:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1697/joni-lius | title=Joni Lius | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/10364/olli-palola | title=Olli Palola | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1954/sinuhe-wallinheimo | title=Sinuhe Wallinheimo | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/43548/waltteri-lehtonen | title=Waltteri Lehtonen | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/40797/taneli-maasalo | title=Taneli Maasalo | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/51337/petri-pitkanen | title=Petri Pitkanen | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref>
==Team staff==
<small>''Current as of [[2021–22 Mestis season]]'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/5072/keupa-ht/2021-2022 | title=KeuPa HT Team Staff | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref></small>
{| class="toccolours" style="width:25em"
|-
|+ style="background:#0056ad; border-top:#0056ad 5px solid; border-bottom:#0056ad 5px solid;color:white"| '''KeuPa Staff'''
|-
! style="background:#e4000d;color:white;border:#e4000d 1px solid"|Role !! style="background:#e4000d;color:white;border:#e4000d 1px solid"|Staff
|-
| Head coach || {{flagicon|FIN}} Tomas Westerlund
|-
| Assistant coach || {{flagicon|FIN}} Max Walther
|-
| Assistant coach || {{flagicon|FIN}} Tuomo Riikonen
|-
| Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|FIN}} Antti Leskinen
|-
| Team manager || {{flagicon|FIN}} Tuomo Riikonen
|-
| Equipment manager || {{flagicon|FIN}} Johannes Manni
|-
| Physical therapist || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kari Rautakorpi
|-
|}
==
===
All team captains of the club since 2005-06:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/5072/keupa-ht/captaincy-history | title=KeuPa HT - Team Captaincy History | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="width:25em"
|-
! style="background:#0056ad;color:white;"|Name !! style="background:#0056ad;color:white;"|Term
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Väliaho || 2005–2006
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Virkajärvi || 2006–2009
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Rautakorpi || 2009–2011
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jani Lyytinen || 2011–2012
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Kiiskinen || 2012–2013
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Taneli Maasalo || 2013–2017
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Samuel Salonen || 2016–2017
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jani Ollitervo || 2016–2017
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Markus Jokinen || 2017–2018
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Waltteri Lehtonen || 2017–2019
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Joni Piipponen || 2019–2021
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Koivusaari || 2021–Present
|}
<br />{{further|topic=team captains in ice hockey|Captain (ice hockey)}}
==
All head coaches of the club since 2007-08:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/5072/keupa-ht/team-staff-history | title=KeuPa HT - Team Staff History | publisher=eliteprospects.com | access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="width:25em"
|-
! style="background:#e4000d;color:white;"|Name !! style="background:#e4000d;color:white;"|Term
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kari Rautakorpi || 2007–2015
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Tupamäki || 2014–2015
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Ville Nieminen || 2015–2016
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Heiskanen || 2016–2018
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niko Härkönen || 2018–2019
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niko Eronen || 2019–2020
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Tomas Westerlund || 2020–Present
|}
<br />{{further|topic=head coaches in ice hockey|Coach (ice hockey)}}
==References==
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==External links==
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