Saipa
- Alias
- Saipa Lappeenranta
- Leagues Played
- Finland SM Liiga 730 Club Friendlies (Regulation Only) 56 Champions Hockey League 8
- Links
- Website Website Wikipedia
- Related Teams
- SaiPa U20
Fixtures
| Club Friendlies (Regulation Only) | 08/01 05:45 | - |
Saipa vs
Vaasan Sport
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| Club Friendlies (Regulation Only) | 08/01 08:15 | - |
TPS
vs
Saipa
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| Club Friendlies (Regulation Only) | 08/08 16:30 | - |
Jukurit
vs
Saipa
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| Club Friendlies (Regulation Only) | 08/22 16:00 | - |
Saipa vs
K-Espoo
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| Club Friendlies (Regulation Only) | 08/29 14:00 | - |
Saipa vs
HIFK
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| Finland SM Liiga | 09/09 12:30 | - |
Saipa vs
Kalpa
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Results
| Finland SM Liiga | 05/03 15:30 | 1 |
[5] Saipa v
Kalpa
[3]
|
L | 2-3 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 05/02 15:30 | 1 |
[3] Elisa Visentin
v
Saipa [5]
|
W | 2-4 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/30 14:00 | 1 |
[5] Saipa v
Kalpa
[3]
|
L | 0-2 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/28 15:30 | 1 |
[3] Kalpa
v
Saipa [5]
|
L | 8-1 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/26 14:00 | 1 |
[5] Saipa v
Kalpa
[3]
|
L | 2-5 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/25 15:30 | 1 |
[3] Kalpa
v
Saipa [5]
|
W | 2-6 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/21 14:00 | 2 |
[5] Saipa v
Lukko
[1] 
|
W | 2-1 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/18 14:00 | 2 |
[1] Lukko
v
Saipa [5]
|
L | 3-2 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/16 15:30 | 2 |
[5] Saipa v
Lukko
[1]
|
W | 5-2 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/14 15:30 | 2 |
[1] Lukko
v
Saipa [5]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/12 14:00 | 2 |
[5] Saipa v
Lukko
[1]
|
L | 3-5 | |
| Finland SM Liiga | 04/11 15:30 | 2 |
[1] Lukko
v
Saipa [5]
|
W | 1-2 |
Wikipedia - SaiPa
Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa) is an ice hockey team in the Finnish Liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland. SaiPa has many nicknames, such as "The Sputniks", "Sputnik", "Miracle of the East" and "Eastern Giant."
SaiPa play home games in the yellow shirt, black pants, yellow socks, and a black helmet. SaiPa play away games in mostly the same uniform as the home games, but also have a black version of the jersey.
History
The team's best achievement is silver in the 2024–25 Liiga season. Previous best result was from the 1965–1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third. SaiPa also played in a bronze medal game in the 1998–1999 and 2013–14 seasons, but lost the games to HPK (7–2) and Lukko (3–2).
SaiPa has participated twice in the Champions Hockey League. During the 2014–2015 season, the team survived the quarterfinals, where they lost the return match against Oulun Kärpät. During the 2016–17 season, SaiPa won their initial games by 11 points. Eisbären Berlin and Luleå HF were the runners-up.
SaiPa has produced seven players who have played in the National Hockey League (NHL): Antti Aalto, Jussi Markkanen, Petteri Nokelainen, Petri Skriko, Jussi Timonen, Vesa Viitakoski, and Niklas Bäckström. Jussi Markkanen is also a part owner of the club.