Besides having one of the greatest logos in the hockey world, Jokerit can claim another bit of fame: Becoming the first team outside of the former eastern bloc to join the Kontinental Hockey League.

He has won a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, an IIHF World Championship, a national championship in Switzerland and a Champions Hockey League title. Winning the Mestis, Finland’s second-tier ...

And you thought your week was long. After 142 minutes and four overtimes, Jokerit defeated CSKA Moscow 2-1 on Thursday thanks to a goal by Mika Niemi. The reward? Another game. Jokerit entered the ...

When Jokerit’s owners sold their home arena and 49 percent of the club itself to Russian investors, they also moved to play in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Harry Harkimo retained a 51 ...

HELSINKI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) game between Finnish club Jokerit and Belarus's Dinamo Minsk scheduled for Thursday has been cancelled, the league said, amid fan ...

My infatuation with the work joke has never really led to anything more than criticism among opposing teams' writers, and a few sporadic chuckles amongst the Penguin faithful. This morning in Helsinki ...

HELSINKI-- To hear Esa Lindell tell it, there was no choice. The Dallas Stars defenseman says he had to help Jokerit, a legendary hockey club in Finland that has fallen on hard times. That’s not ...

The longest game in KHL history is finally in the books. After seven full periods of hockey, Jokerit forward Mika Niemi finally put an end to an epic playoff game versus CSKA Moscow by scoring just ...

Jokerit held a 6-0 lead against Dinamo Minsk in KHL Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Thursday, but former NHL player Linus Omark looked to pad the lead. Jokerit was on a power play and Omark got ...

MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 21, 2020: HC Jokerit Helsinki’s players celebrate victory in a 2019/20 Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Regular Season ice hockey match against HC Avangard Omsk at Yuri ...