Roope Talaja

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.

On May 3, 2012, Talaja agree to a two-year contract with HIFK. 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.

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