SaiPa has signed a one-year extension with forward Janne Naukkarinen.

Naukkarinen, 21, is a product of SaiPa’s youth system. He has played a total of 123 regular season games in the league (19+30=49) and 21 playoff games (2+3) for the club. Naukkarinen won silver with SaiPa at the end of last season.

This season, Naukkarinen has recorded 11 points in 20 games with 4 goals and 7 assists.

– Janne is a product of our own club, who has become an extremely important part of the first team over the past couple of years and is clearly heading towards his best playing years. It is really great that Janne will continue his relentless approach to his career at his own club next season as well. Janne is a player who embodies SaiPa’s team spirit. He does great things for the team, giving his all on the ice, commented sports director Harri Aho in SaiPa’s press release.

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Hyökkääjä Janne Naukkarinen jatkaa SaiPassa kaudella 2026-2027! 🔥

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