{"id":17833,"date":"2026-08-05T18:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westendindians.fi\/?p=17833"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:02:49","slug":"ilmasilta-sveitsista-espooseen-toi-heimolle-karkiosaamista-kaukaloon-ja-taustoille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heimo.fi\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/05\/ilmasilta-sveitsista-espooseen-toi-heimolle-karkiosaamista-kaukaloon-ja-taustoille\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilmasilta Sveitsist\u00e4 Espooseen toi Heimolle k\u00e4rkiosaamista kaukaloon ja taustoille"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uusi salibandykausi 2026\u201327 l\u00e4hestyy kovaa vauhtia, ja my\u00f6s <strong>Westend Indians<\/strong> on harjoitellut hyv\u00e4n tovin tulevia koitoksia silm\u00e4ll\u00e4 pit\u00e4en. Mitalipeleiss\u00e4 kolmella edellisell\u00e4 kaudella pelannut <strong>Heimo<\/strong> p\u00e4\u00e4see jatkamaan prosessia kutakuinkin samalla ydinryhm\u00e4ll\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Turbulentin viime kauden j\u00e4lkeen espoolaisryhm\u00e4 l\u00e4htee parantamaan nelossijaa muutaman mielenkiintoisen tulokkaan siivitt\u00e4m\u00e4n\u00e4. Nimekk\u00e4in uusi pelaaja on Sveitsist\u00e4 kotimaahan palaava hy\u00f6kk\u00e4\u00e4j\u00e4 <strong>Rasmus Kainulainen<\/strong>. My\u00f6s <strong>Ilmari Aarelalla<\/strong> ja <strong>Luka Ainoalla<\/strong> on rutkasti liigakokemusta.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e4hes mille tahansa pelipaikalle solahtava Aarela, 27, on ollut kokoonpanossa yli 200 runkosarjan ottelussa Happeen ja Er\u00e4Viikinkien paidoissa. Puolustaja Ainoa, 25, pelasi Kainulaisen tavoin viime kaudella Sveitsiss\u00e4, mutta ennen alppimaahan l\u00e4ht\u00f6\u00e4 h\u00e4n esiintyi <strong>F-liigassa<\/strong> 125 kertaa Er\u00e4Viikinkien ja viimeksi Nokian KrP:n miehist\u00f6ss\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Eitt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00e4 mielenkiintoinen uusvanha pelaaja on <strong>Rasmus Pasanen<\/strong>, joka palaa liigakentille v\u00e4livuoden j\u00e4lkeen ja on joukkueessa t\u00e4ysill\u00e4 mukana. Junioreista liigamiehist\u00f6\u00f6n on nostettu lis\u00e4ksi puolustaja <strong>Oskar Bj\u00f6rklund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e4htij\u00f6iden puolella <strong>Joonatan Lindholm<\/strong> suuntaa vuorostaan Sveitsiin ja <strong>Pieti Alatalo<\/strong> Ruotsiin. Monivuotinen luottopelaaja <strong>Leevi Auranen<\/strong> puolestaan muuttaa opiskelujen per\u00e4ss\u00e4 muualle. Lis\u00e4ksi hy\u00f6kk\u00e4\u00e4j\u00e4 <strong>Roope Heikkil\u00e4<\/strong> j\u00e4tti kes\u00e4ll\u00e4 Heimon t\u00e4lt\u00e4 er\u00e4\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Joukkueen taustoillekin saatiin vankkaa osaamista Sveitsist\u00e4, kun Keski-Euroopassa pitk\u00e4\u00e4n vaikuttanut <strong>Ilkka Kittil\u00e4<\/strong> palaa Suomeen. H\u00e4n on paitsi liigajoukkueen valmennusryhm\u00e4n j\u00e4sen niin my\u00f6s junioreiden urheilup\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6. Maalivahtivalmentajaksi tulee <strong>Jori J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4<\/strong> Jarno Ihmeen tilalle.<\/p>\n<p>Heimon kausi alkaa lauantaina 12. syyskuuta kotiottelulla Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n O2:ta vastaan. Sit\u00e4 ennen pelataan viisi harjoitusottelua, joista ensimm\u00e4iset Otahallilla tulevana perjantaina ja lauantaina. Molempiin tapahtumiin vapaa p\u00e4\u00e4sy. Perjantain ottelusta stream <a href=\"https:\/\/salibandy.tv\/event\/187913622\/425855401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SalibandyTV<\/a>. Kaikki mukaan!<\/p>\n<p>HUOM! Kausikortit nyt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiketti.fi\/westend-indians-kausikortti-2026-2027-otahalli-espoo-lippuja\/119528?campaign_session_id=bb0b9f3c035ce1c80ce98c2712f25f1f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiketiss\u00e4<\/a>, k\u00e4y nappaamassa omasi!<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Heimo 2026-2027<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>#3 Niemel\u00e4 Jere<br \/>\n#11 Eini\u00f6 Niko<br \/>\n#12 Harjula Eero<br \/>\n#14 Junnila Samuli<br \/>\n#15 Harjula Tuomas<br \/>\n#18 (MV) Ohvo Jonni<br \/>\n#21 Bj\u00f6rklund Oskar<br \/>\n#22 Forss Onni<br \/>\n#31 (MV) Sipil\u00e4 Nemo<br \/>\n#36 (MV) Jokisalo Juuso<br \/>\n#43 Aarela Ilmari<br \/>\n#51 Roth Anton<br \/>\n#57 Remes Christian<br \/>\n#65 Huppunen Samuli<br \/>\n#67 Kekki Juuso<br \/>\n#68 Maronen Markus<br \/>\n#71 Rautakoura Ville<br \/>\n#76 Kainulainen Rasmus<br \/>\n#77 Junkkari Jonatan<br \/>\n#79 Havula Tatu<br \/>\n#80 Nyk\u00e4nen Eetu<br \/>\n#81 (C) Lehkosuo Otto<br \/>\n#90 Ainoa Luka<br \/>\n#91 Rauhala Jani<br \/>\n#94 Roimela Setti<br \/>\n#96 Pasanen Rasmus<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e4\u00e4valmentaja Ekroos Joel<br \/>\nValmentaja Kittil\u00e4 Ilkka<br \/>\nValmentaja Stefan Korhonen<br \/>\nValmentaja Savonen Ilari<br \/>\nMV-Valmentaja J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4 Jori<br \/>\nFysioterapeutti Palomaa Sebastian<br \/>\nJoukkueenjohtaja Pulkki Mikko<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uusi salibandykausi 2026\u201327 l\u00e4hestyy kovaa vauhtia, ja my\u00f6s Westend Indians on harjoitellut hyv\u00e4n tovin tulevia koitoksia silm\u00e4ll\u00e4 pit\u00e4en. 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