Jari Roitto died on a game trip in October. Perhaps Finland’s most famous ice hockey supporter was an impressive sight and a mouthful in the stands, but that is only part of the truth. In Hämeenlinna’s Rinkelinmäki ice rink, three thousand supporters rejoice when HPK’s smart defender Miro Karjalainen shoots the puck into the goal. 1–0 lead against the league’s top team Ilves! The joy is also at its highest in the C5 standing viewing area, i.e. Sika viewing area. The familiar goal song plays and the lights flash, but for a number of people, this moment is no longer the same. One is gone.
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Jari Roitto toured SM league matches and brought star players to the brink of rage – Then came the game that was his last
