| Team | Espoo Blues |
|---|---|
| League | Liiga |
| Former teams | HIFK |
| Position | Left wing |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 11 |
| Weight lb | 192 |
| Shoots | Left |
| Birth date | August 2, 1988 (age 38) |
| Birth place | Kuopio, Finland |
| Draft | Undrafted |
| Career start | 2008 |
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
- ^ "Blues' 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ "Talaja among new faces" (in Finnish). HIFK. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ "Talaja to return to the Blueshirts". Espoo Blues. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2014-04-04.