How many teams play in the U18 SM-sarja?

The U18 SM-sarja currently consists of 12 teams.

Which country is the U18 SM-sarja based in?

The U18 SM-sarja is based in Finland.

Who won the most recent U18 SM-sarja championship?

Jokerit U18 won the most recent U18 SM-sarja championship in 2026.

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2026-2027 U18 SM-sarja Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Alkusarja
1.	JYP U18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Jokerit U18	4	3	-	1	0	0	16	11	5	9	2.25	-
3.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	4	3	-	1	0	0	13	8	5	9	2.25	-
4.	Kärpät U18	4	2	-	1	1	0	15	10	5	8	2.00	-
5.	Tappara U18	4	2	-	1	0	1	15	12	3	7	1.75	-
6.	HIFK U18	4	2	-	2	0	0	16	13	3	6	1.50	-
7.	KalPa U18	4	2	-	2	0	0	14	11	3	6	1.50	-
8.	Ässät U18	4	2	-	2	0	0	12	11	1	6	1.50	-
9.	Pelicans U18	4	1	-	1	1	1	13	13	0	6	1.50	-
10.	TPS U18	4	2	-	2	0	0	12	12	0	6	1.50	-
11.	SaiPa U18	4	2	-	2	0	0	14	16	-2	6	1.50	-
12.	Lukko U18	4	1	-	3	0	0	7	18	-11	3	0.75	-
13.	Ilves U18	4	0	-	4	0	0	12	24	-12	0	0.00	-

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2026-2027 U18 SM-sarja Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Liius Nurmi (F)	4	4	4	8	2
2.	Topi Kärnä (F)	4	3	4	7	0
3.	Niilo Jokinen (F)	4	1	6	7	0
4.	Miklós István Gyulai (F)	4	4	2	6	2
5.	Anton Langenskiöld (F)	4	3	3	6	0

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2026-2027 U18 SM-sarja Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Aksu Savolainen (G)	1	1.00	.971
2.	Sami Sinkko (G)	1	1.00	.964
3.	Kasper Aihinen (G)	2	1.50	.949
4.	Hugo Soininen (G)	3	2.00	.932
5.	Eelis Timonen (G)	2	2.50	.928

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2026-2027 U18 SM-sarja Demographics

U18 SM-sarja Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/18/2026 03:10 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18	Tappara U18	-
09/13/2026 11:55 AM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18	Ässät U18	5 - 1
09/13/2026 10:30 AM UTC	KalPa U18	TPS U18	4 - 2
09/13/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Ilves U18	SaiPa U18	2 - 6
09/13/2026 09:45 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	Lukko U18	5 - 1

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Kuisma Haapaniemi (G)

Lukko U18

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08/16/2026

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Lazar Rakosi (F)

Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U20

SaiPa U18

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07/16/2026

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Oliver Raimovaara (F)

Ilves U18

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U18 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HIFK U18	29	410	5'11"	165 lbs	16.21
2.	Ilves U18	30	445	5'10"	165 lbs	16.23
3.	Jokerit U18	29	585	5'11"	163 lbs	16.17
4.	KalPa U18	34	501	5'10"	163 lbs	16.38
5.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	29	418	5'10"	159 lbs	16.59
6.	Kärpät U18	29	435	5'11"	163 lbs	16.34
7.	Lukko U18	26	397	5'11"	165 lbs	16.27
8.	Pelicans U18	25	435	5'11"	168 lbs	16.60
9.	SaiPa U18	29	229	5'11"	165 lbs	16.52
10.	TPS U18	29	407	5'10"	159 lbs	16.45
11.	Tappara U18	24	521	5'10"	163 lbs	16.21
12.	Ässät U18	25	276	5'11"	165 lbs	16.48

Team Comparison History

U18 SM-sarja Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Neo Kallio	18 yrs
2.	Aleksi Pasanen	18 yrs
3.	Jami Leino	18 yrs
4.	Jesper Alm	18 yrs
5.	Miklós István Gyulai	18 yrs

Tallest
1.	Henry Puuronen	6'6"
2.	Johannes Poulsen	6'5"
3.	Moritz Backman	6'4"
4.	Severi Kilpeläinen	6'4"
5.	Dominic Luht	6'4"

Heaviest
1.	Elias Hupli	205 lbs
2.	Johannes Jaako	205 lbs
3.	Aleksi Lämsä	205 lbs
4.	Paavel Tammert	205 lbs
5.	Bence Baróti	201 lbs

Youngest
1.	Luka Määttä	14 yrs
2.	Linus Kautonen	15 yrs
3.	Niklas Toropainen	15 yrs
4.	Alexander Böling	15 yrs
5.	Eino Hirvonen	15 yrs

Shortest
1.	Damien Pollarikoski	4'9"
2.	Justus Rajamaki	5'1"
3.	Ilari Matikainen	5'2"
4.	Joona Lahtinen	5'5"
5.	Leevi Sorjonen	5'5"

Lightest
1.	Damien Pollarikoski	88 lbs
2.	Kasper Aihinen	99 lbs
3.	Ilari Matikainen	104 lbs
4.	Justus Rajamaki	110 lbs
5.	Joona Lahtinen	117 lbs

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Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Camilo Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	12	14	26	2
2.	Stephan Rossmann (D)	2026-2027	Wiener EV	ÖEL	20	3	12	15	14
3.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	6	3	9	12	2
4.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	2026-2027	Sport U18	U18 Mestis	4	4	7	11	0
5.	Jere Nissinen (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U18	U18 Mestis	4	4	6	10	0
6.	Lukas Zach-Kiesling (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals U20	Austria U20i	2	3	6	9	0
7.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	3	6	9	0
8.	Vili Jämsen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	4	2	7	9	0
9.	Eelis Sinivuori (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	3	5	8	2
10.	David Gondos (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U18	U18 Mestis	5	3	5	8	2

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Regular Season

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joona Ikonen (F)	89	60	59	119
2.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	90	45	69	114
3.	Topias Haapanen (F)	94	34	77	111
4.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	74	56	54	110
5.	Tim Ekman (F)	80	43	66	109

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joona Ikonen (F)	89	60	59	119
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	74	56	54	110
3.	Aki Keinänen (F)	58	56	48	104
4.	Erkka Luotonen (F)	76	56	36	92
5.	Juha Hautamaa (F)	55	52	39	91

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Max Tanskanen (F)	113	29	79	108
2.	Topias Haapanen (F)	94	34	77	111
3.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	89	35	72	107
4.	Verneri Ahonen (F)	101	37	70	107
5.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	90	45	69	114

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jani Kallio (D)	63	8	19	236
2.	Juha Tomunen (F)	67	27	56	223
3.	Riku Joensuu (D)	49	3	8	216
4.	Teemu Kesä (D)	46	10	16	212
5.	Samuli Kaikkonen (F)	43	4	12	209

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Paavo Kilponen (F)	128	34	42	76
2.	Julius Pöllänen (F)	124	25	51	76
3.	Samuel Laaksonen (F)	124	7	23	30
4.	Timi Haapio (D)	122	11	13	24
5.	Saku Raassina (F)	120	22	41	63

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tommi Pesonen (F)	2	1	10	5.00
2.	Mika Alatalo (F)	18	32	59	3.28
3.	Mikko Kokkonen (D)	1	2	3	3.00
4.	Jarkko Varvio (F)	20	32	59	2.95
5.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	11	18	32	2.91

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2014-2015	41	39	84
2.	Davlat Nurkenov (F)	2022-2023	44	32	76
3.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	2015-2016	45	28	76
4.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2012-2013	47	35	75
5.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	2015-2016	44	25	74

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sami Tervonen (F)	2000-2001	35	41	62
2.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2014-2015	41	39	84
3.	Joona Ikonen (F)	2015-2016	47	39	62
4.	Joosua Nippala (F)	2025-2026	38	38	65
5.	Tatu Kanerva (F)	2013-2014	47	37	60

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	2015-2016	44	49	74
2.	Jesse Helander (F)	2019-2020	46	49	65
3.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	2015-2016	45	48	76
4.	Aleksi Niemi (F)	2013-2014	48	46	70
5.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2014-2015	41	45	84

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Juha Tomunen (F)	1996-1997	31	33	153
2.	Sakke Vallius (F)	2019-2020	45	30	149
3.	Teemu Kesä (D)	1998-1999	26	9	146
4.	Juuso Järvinen (D)	2014-2015	50	13	144
5.	Arttu Luttinen (F)	2000-2001	20	34	141

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2026-2027 U18 SM-sarja Free Agents

2027-2028 U18 SM-sarja Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

U18 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

U18 SM-sarja Interesting Facts

Where Are They Now?

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Points

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Goals

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Assists

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min.

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Games Played

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List of U18 SM-sarja Champions

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