Roope Talaja
Born (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988
Kuopio, Finland
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
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008present

Roope Talaja (born August 2, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Porin Ässät 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 totaled just two 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

Regular season Playoffs
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

  1. "Blues' 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. "Talaja among new faces" (in Finnish). HIFK. May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Talaja to return to the Blueshirts". Espoo Blues. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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