News from August
25.8.2005 Lukko news update
Antti Jokela had Tuesday a small surgery to overcome his hart problem. Coming Monday he will start to train again.
Pauli Levokari will be out a little bit longer. During the Viking Cup he got a puck in his face. He will be out until the end of September. At the end of September the doctor will decide if he can start to train again. Also than will Lukko decide if they are going to open the negotiations about a contract.
Ville Snellman is out with a knee injury. Ilkka Heikkinen, on the other hand, is almost fully recovered from his knee injury.
Next Thursday (1st September), Jamie Wright, Markku Paukkunen and Scott Langkow will be at Musta Pörsi for a signing session, amongst others. This happening will take place from 14:00 until 15:30. After that the Lukko team will leave to
Mikael Vuorio is on try-out at Kiekko-Vantaa.
Lukko has signed a contract with
The Lukko yearbook will available from on the 7th of September.
22.8.2005 Program SK-tournament in Pori
Lukko is playing in the SK-tournament in Pori this weekend. The tournament is played from 25.8 until 27.8.
Program
| Thursday 25.8 | 17:00 | Kärpät - Lukko |
| 20:00 | Ässät - Pelicans | |
| Friday 26.8 | 17:00 | Pelicans - Lukko |
| 20:00 | Kärpät - Ässät | |
| Saturday 27.8 | 15:00 | Pelicans - Kärpät |
| 18:00 | Ässät - Lukko |
18.8.2005 Lukko wins second match
Lukko has won its second match in Switserland from Langnau, 2 - 1. All goals were made in the second period. Markku Paukkunen scored 1 - 0, assisted by Ville-Vesa Vainiola. The 2 - 1 was scored by Yli-Junnila. It was a power play goal five seconds before the end of the period. Shayne Toporowski had 2x10 penalty. Antti Jokela had again a good match.
17.8.2005 Line-up second match against Langnau
The line-up for the second match against Langnau can be found at the line-up page.
17.8.2005 Lukko draws against Basel
Lukko played a draw in its first match in Switserland against Basel, 1 - 1 (0-0, 1-1, 0-0). Teh only goal scored by Lukko was from Joni Yli-Torkko, the assist came from Tommi Hannus. Antti Jokela was Man of the Match, with 28 saves. A lot of penalties were given in this match, 8x2 and 1x10 for Basel and 9x2 and 1x10 for Lukko.
Tonight is the second match against Langnau.
15.8.2005 Paappanen leaves Lukko
Tero Paappanen will not continue playing at Lukko. He will be looking for a new team.
Markus Nordlund is joing the team to Switserland. This is due to the face injury of Pauli Levokari in the Viking Cup. Lukko will play four matches in Switserland between Tuesday and Saturday.
14.8.2005 Lukko 2. in the Viking Cup
Lukko finished second yesterday in the Viking Cup, held in Turku. In the final, TPS was too strong and won the tournament.
| 09.00 | TPS - TuTo | 1 - 1 | TPS wins shootout |
| 10.15 | Sport - Lukko | 2 - 4 | Sport wins shootout; goals Lukko: Hannus (2), Vainiola, Hagelberg |
| 11.30 | Lukko - TPS | 1 - 3 | TPS wins shootout; goal Lukko: Wright |
| 12.45 | Sport - TuTo | 3 - 0 | TuTo wins shootout |
| 14.00 | TPS - Sport | 3 - 1 | Sport wins shootout |
| 15.15 | TuTo - Lukko | 0 - 3 | TuTo wins shootout; goals Lukko: Levokari, Hagelberg, Honkaheimo |
| 16.30 | TPS - TuTo | 4 - 0 | - |
| 17.45 | Lukko - Sport | 3 - 1 | goals Lukko: Lammassaari, Wright, Tähtinen |
| 19.30 | TPS - Lukko | 1 - 0 | Hulkkonen (pp) |
11.8.2005 Program for the Viking Cup in Turku
Lukko is playing Saturday in Turku for the Viking Cup. Here under you will find the program.
| 09.00 | TPS - TuTo |
| 10.15 | Sport - Lukko |
| 11.30 | Lukko - TPS |
| 12.45 | Sport - TuTo |
| 14.00 | TPS - Sport |
| 15.15 | TuTo - Lukko |
| 16.30 | Semi final 1 - 4 |
| 17.45 | Semi final 2 - 3 |
| 19.30 | Final |
11.8.2005 Lukko loses practice match
Lukko has lost its practice match in Uusikaupunki yesterday. Against TPS it was 4 - 0. The period scores were 3 - 0, 0 - 0 and 1 - 0. The goals for TPS were scored by Vahalahti, Jämtin, Sykkö and Seikola.
10.8.2005 Jamie Wright has arrived in Rauma
New signing Jamie Wright has arrived yesterday in Rauma with his wife Nicole. Wright will play tonight in the practice match against TPS in Uusikaupunki. This morning at 10.00 he will attend for his first training. Wright got shirt number 12. He will play tonight in one line with Shayne Toporowski and Tommi Hannus.
5.8.2005 Jamie Wright arrives Tuesday in Rauma
Jamie Wright will arrive Tuesday in Rauma. It is not sure if he will play already Wednesday in Uusikaupunki against TPS but he will play on Saturday at the Viking Cup in Turku.
3.8.2005 Jamie Wright to Lukko
Lukko has signed Canadian winger Jamie Wright. 29-year-old Wright played 124 matches in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and Phildelphia Flyers. Last season he played for the Edmonton Roadrunners in the AHL, scoring 13+15 points in 65 matches. He is known as a physical and strong player.
Wright will arrive in Rauma next week Monday.
Lukko will also sign a centre later on.
Defender Pauli Levokari is this week on a try-out. He played last season for Ässät.
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