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2023-2024 SaiPa U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#5	Stepan Bogac (G)	16	2007	Praha, CZE	6'0"	174	L	Junior
	#1	Ville-Veikko Hiltunen (G)	18	2006	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'0"	183	L	Junior
	#2	Veeti Luukas (G)	18	2006		-	-	L	Junior
	#30	Väinö Tanninen (G)	19	2005	Imatra, FIN	6'0"	161	L	Junior
	#35	Kalle Varis (G)	20	2004	Imatra, FIN	6'0"	183	L	23/24+1
DEFENSEMEN
	#29	Márton Deak (D)	19	2004	Budapest, HUN	5'11"	187	L	Junior
	#43	Olivér Farkas (D)	19	2005	Miskolc, HUN	6'2"	172	L	Junior
	#4	Aleksi Huttunen (D)"A"	21	2003	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	163	L	Junior
	#56	Veeti Kilpeläinen (D)	21	2002	Savonlinna, FIN	6'0"	198	L	23/24
	#46	Peetu Kiukas (D)	19	2005	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	165	L	25/26
	#10	Onni Kontunen (D)	18	2005	Savitaipale, FIN	5'10"	163	L	Junior
	#77	Jami Käkränen (D)	17	2006	Imatra, FIN	5'9"	146	L	Junior
	#21	Elmeri Laakso (D)	19	2004	Joensuu, FIN	6'0"	198	L	24/25
	#80	Lalli Lahtinen (D)	19	2004	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'0"	185	L	Junior
	#42	Erik Lipsanen (D/F)	18	2006	Imatra, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#91	Joni Loukkojärvi (D)	21	2003	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'0"	183	L	Junior
	#32	Aaretti Partanen (D)	17	2006	Imatra, FIN	6'0"	172	L	Junior
	#13	Joona Rönkkö (D)	18	2005	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Junior
	#33	Rasmus Vuorinen (D)	20	2004	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	176	L	Junior
FORWARDS
	#16	Patrik Gabriel (C)	20	2004	Trnava, SVK	6'0"	176	L	Junior
	#41	Otto Hokkanen (C/W)	20	2004	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'2"	187	L	25/26
	#6	Elmeri Inkiläinen (F)	18	2006	Imatra, FIN	5'9"	139	R	Junior
	#88	Joel Juuti (F)	18	2005	Savonlinna, FIN	5'7"	126	L	Junior
	#94	Veeti Koivunen (F)	20	2003	Sundsvall, SWE	6'0"	192	L	Junior
	#25	Eerik Kytövaara (F)	19	2005	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	183	L	Junior
	#98	Joonatan Lempiäinen (W)	19	2004	Imatra, FIN	5'10"	172	L	Junior
	#84	Niklas Liukka (F)	20	2003	Imatra, FIN	6'0"	198	R	Junior
	#51	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	20	2003	Imatra, FIN	5'9"	161	L	Junior
	#41	Joonas Lohisalo (LW/RW)	20	2003	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	187	L	24/25
	#31	Daniil Mikhlin (F)	17	2006	St. Petersburg, RUS	5'11"	181	L
	#24	Viktor Mikonsaari (F)	18	2005	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Junior
	#11	Veeti Moilanen (F)	18	2005	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	172	R	Junior
	#15	Janne Naukkarinen (C/W)"C"	20	2004	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'1"	192	L	25/26
	#39	Tino Pennanen (F)	18	2006	Savonlinna, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Junior
	#23	Tino Rinkinen (F)	18	2006		-	-	-	Junior
	#26	Rasmus Ruusunen (LW)	20	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	185	L	23/24
	#34	Nestori Sirenne (F)	19	2004	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'11"	154	R	Junior
	#19	Toni Surakka (F)	19	2005	Imatra, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Junior
	#32	Valtteri Tamminen (F)	18	2006		-	-	-	Junior
	#62	Miro Tauslahti (F)	20	2004	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	181	L	Junior
	#65	Lenni Tiihonen (F)	19	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	192	R	Junior
	#72	Antti Virtanen (C/W)"A"	19	2004	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	181	L	23/24
	#12	Richard Zemlicka (F)	18	2006	Praha, CZE	6'3"	203	L	Junior

Position: G: 5, D: 14, F: 24Av Age: 18.88 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 SaiPa U20 Staff

Head CoachSimo Liukka
Asst. CoachTopias Latvala
Asst. CoachJouko Viljakainen
Goaltending CoachTomas Duba
Team ManagerPekka Linnavirta
Team ManagerJan-Erik Palviainen
Conditioning CoachSanttu Nurmi
Dir. of CoachingTomas Duba
Dir. of Player DevelopmentAri Santanen
Equipment ManagerPertti Ruokonen
Equipment ManagerPauli Saira
Physical TherapistJanne Mäkinen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 SaiPa U20 Captains

"C"

Janne Naukkarinen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 SaiPa U20 Demographics

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SaiPa U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Yellow + Black + White
Town: Lappeenranta, FIN Map
Founded: 1948

2023-2024 SaiPa U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

37 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

SaiPa U20: 1 736 GP
Liiga: 346 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ketterä (Mestis)
Ketterä U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Parru HT (II-divisioona)
PEPO (Suomi-sarja)
PEPO Akatemia
PESÄ (II-divisioona)
SaiPa (Liiga)
SaiPa U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
SaiPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
SaiPa/Ketterä U17 (U17 II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Lappeenrannan jäähalli
Location: Lappeenranta, FIN
Capacity: 4 820
Construction Year: 1972

SaiPa U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/09/2024 10:00 AM UTC	SaiPa U20	HIFK U20	2 - 5	U20 SM-sarja
03/08/2024 04:30 PM UTC	Ketterä U20	SaiPa U20	4 - 5	U20 SM-sarja
03/02/2024 03:00 PM UTC	SaiPa U20	Jokerit U20	0 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
02/24/2024 10:00 AM UTC	SaiPa U20	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	5 - 1	U20 SM-sarja
02/17/2024 02:30 PM UTC	Ilves U20	SaiPa U20	4 - 3	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

02/15/2024

confirmed

Veeti Kilpeläinen (D)

Leaving forHermes

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02/02/2024

confirmed

Antti Virtanen (F)

Leaving forKiekko-Vantaa

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12/08/2023

extension

Janne Naukkarinen (F)

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09/28/2023

confirmed

Vili Westerman (D)

Leaving forPeTo

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09/25/2023

confirmed

Niklas Gröhn (F)

Leaving forPEPO U20

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07/04/2023

extension

Rasmus Ruusunen (F)

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06/14/2023

confirmed

Joni Loukkojärvi (D)

Joining fromÄssät U20

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05/11/2023

confirmed

Roope Turunen (F)

Leaving forKetterä

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SaiPa U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	14	17	-	4	3	131	141	53	1.39	11	-
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	22	9	6	-	4	3	94	80	38	1.73	4	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	11	8	-	3	1	78	74	40	1.74	13	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	26	15	7	-	2	2	117	83	51	1.96	3	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	19	6	7	-	3	3	73	68	27	1.42	14	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	22	12	10	-	1	1	82	71	36	1.64	9	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	22	12	10	-	1	1	82	71	36	1.64	9	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	18	7	11	-	0	0	51	63	21	1.17	7	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	15	19	-	3	1	110	125	43	1.26	12	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	18	8	8	-	1	1	60	53	27	1.5	5	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	11	20	-	3	0	120	143	39	1.15	15	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	18	9	5	-	1	3	55	49	32	1.78	5	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	35	12	15	-	4	4	92	101	48	1.37	12	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	9	30	-	3	6	102	185	39	0.81	17	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	20	24	-	5	1	161	170	71	1.42	12	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	21	-	4	2	162	155	73	1.52	9	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	7	31	-	4	6	123	213	35	0.73	15	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	16	23	-	5	4	137	177	62	1.29	14	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	9	34	-	4	1	136	228	36	0.75	16	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	10	4	6	-	0	0	34	44	12	1.2	5	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	5	28	-	4	5	117	200	28	0.67	15	Relegation Play
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	42	15	20	-	2	5	115	153	54	1.29	11	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	10	1	9	-	0	0	28	61	3	0.3	6	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	8	23	-	6	5	133	215	41	0.98	13	Relegation Play
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	6	3	1	-	2	0	26	16	13	2.17	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	2	34	-	4	2	98	235	16	0.38	14	Relegation Play
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	16	23	2	1	0	110	154	36	0.86	11	Saved in play-out
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	13	21	1	2	2	104	126	33	0.85	12	Saved in play-out
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga	39	5	28	6	1	5	102	185	17	0.44	14	Saved in play-out
2003-2004	U20 SM-liiga	41	16	15	10	2	8	122	134	44	1.07	8	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View roster	5'11"	176 lbs	18.88
2022-2023	View roster	5'11"	179 lbs	18.85
2021-2022	View roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.03
2020-2021	View roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.40
2019-2020	View roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.06

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