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Rauman Lukko 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. 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.
Janne Juhani Niskala is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.
Esa Pirnes is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre. He played most of his career, which lasted from 1995 to 2016, in the Finnish Liiga. He also played 57 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2003–04 season, after the Kings selected him in the 6th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Pirnes played for the Finnish national team at four World Championships, winning two bronze medals.
Erik Vesa Hämäläinen is a left-handed retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Hämäläinen currently is an Ice hockey coach, employed by SM-liiga team Lukko
Jari Kaarlo Torkki is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics with Team Finland.
Teemu Nurmi is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.
Aki Kangasmäki is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally in Finland for Lukko of the SM-liiga.
Juha-Petteri Purolinna is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman who currently plays professionally in Finland for Lukko of the SM-liiga.
Otto Honkaheimo is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman who currently plays professionally in Finland for Lukko of the SM-liiga. He currently is the captain for Lukko, succeeding Erik Hämäläinen.
Harri Tikkanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays professionally for Fehérvár AV19 in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Marko Virtala is a Finnish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HC TPS in the Finnish Liiga.
Roni Viirlas is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Borås HC of the Hockeyettan.
Charles Bertrand is a French ice hockey player who is currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL)
Aleksi Saarela is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He was originally selected 89th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.
Otto Räty is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. His is currently playing with Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga.
Jere Karjalainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Sami Lähteenmäki is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.
Risto Dufva is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga).
Antti Saarela is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing with Lukko in the Liiga on loan as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 123rd overall by the Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Juhani Wallenius was a Finnish ice hockey forward who mainly played for Rauman Lukko.
