Roope Talaja
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Born | Kuopio, Finland |
August 2, 1988 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Espoo Blues HIFK |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Roope Talaja (born August 2, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Espoo Blues in the Finnish Liiga.
Talaja has played as a junior for the Blues, before making his professional debut in the Mestis with Kiekko-Vantaa. After making his debut on loan to HIFK in the 2009–10 season, he returned to the Blues to play in his first full SM-liiga season.[1]
On May 3, 2012, Talaja agree to a two-year contract with HIFK.[2] After an unproductive second season with HIFK in 2013–14, in which he totalled just 2 goals in 31 games, Talaja made a third return to the Espoo Blues in agreeing to a two-year contract on April 4, 2014.[3]
Career statistics
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 39 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
2009–10 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 34 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | HIFK | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Blues | SM-l | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 95 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||
2010–11 | Mikkelin Jukurit | Mestis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Blues | SM-l | 58 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | ||
2012–13 | HIFK | SM-l | 57 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | HIFK | Liiga | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Liiga totals | 188 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 182 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
References
External links
- Roope Talaja's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Roope Talaja's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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