How many teams play in the U18 Mestis?

The U18 Mestis currently consists of 12 teams.

Which country is the U18 Mestis based in?

The U18 Mestis is based in Finland.

Who won the most recent U18 Mestis championship?

SaiPa U18 won the most recent U18 Mestis championship in 2025.

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RoKi U18 and JYP U18 share the lead in the 2026-27 U18 Mestis standings with 12 points. KooKoo U18 (11 points) and Kärpät U18 Akatemia (9 points) follow.

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	RoKi U18	4	4	-	0	0	0	27	8	19	12	3.00	-
2.	JYP U18	4	4	-	0	0	0	16	2	14	12	3.00	-
3.	KooKoo U18	5	3	-	1	1	0	17	9	8	11	2.20	-
4.	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	4	3	-	1	0	0	20	5	15	9	2.25	-
5.	HPK U18	3	2	-	1	0	0	10	6	4	6	2.00	-
6.	Jukurit U18	4	1	-	1	1	1	22	19	3	6	1.50	-
7.	KOOVEE U18	4	1	-	2	1	0	9	13	-4	5	1.25	-
8.	Sport U18	4	1	-	2	0	1	15	16	-1	4	1.00	-
9.	TUTO Hockey U18	3	0	-	1	2	0	8	13	-5	4	1.33	-
10.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	5	0	-	3	0	2	8	20	-12	2	0.40	-
11.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	4	0	-	3	0	1	5	20	-15	1	0.25	-
12.	HS Riga 17	4	0	-	4	0	0	5	31	-26	0	0.00	-

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Niklas Kohvakka (F)	4	6	5	11	0
2.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	4	4	7	11	0
3.	Jere Nissinen (F)	4	4	6	10	0
4.	Lucas Gyldén (F)	4	4	6	10	2
5.	Oskari Kuvaja (F)	4	2	8	10	2

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Eelis Laaksonen (G)	2	0.00	1.000
2.	Aaro Vääräniemi (G)	1	0.00	1.000
3.	Elliot Järvinen (G)	3	0.33	.987
4.	Vladislav Nyman (G)	2	0.50	.970
5.	Juuso Kaunisto (G)	2	2.09	.951

U18 Mestis Stories

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Demographics

U18 Mestis Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/18/2026 04:05 PM UTC	TUTO Hockey U18	HS Riga 17	-
09/13/2026 03:05 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	HPK U18	0 - 5
09/13/2026 12:20 PM UTC	Jukurit U18	TUTO Hockey U18	8 - 1
09/13/2026 12:15 PM UTC	JYP U18	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	4 - 1
09/13/2026 11:15 AM UTC	KooKoo U18	Sport U18	3 - 2

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U18 Mestis Transactions

09/07/2026

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09/02/2026

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Tuomas Parviainen (D)

KOOVEE U18

LeKi-75

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08/18/2026

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08/13/2026

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Jevgenijs Kuderko (G)

HS Riga 17

Zemgale

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07/05/2026

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Kristian Henttula (F)

TUTO Hockey U18

IceHawks HC U20

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Free Agents

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2027-2028 U18 Mestis Free Agents

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

U18 Mestis Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HPK U18	29	378	5'11"	170 lbs	16.28
2.	HS Riga 17	22	276	5'7"	130 lbs	15.86
3.	JYP U18	28	232	5'10"	161 lbs	16.04
4.	Jukurit U18	28	541	5'10"	165 lbs	16.46
5.	KOOVEE U18	29	191	6'0"	165 lbs	16.34
6.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	28	84	5'10"	157 lbs	16.21
7.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	27	473	6'0"	161 lbs	16.56
8.	KooKoo U18	28	271	5'11"	172 lbs	16.21
9.	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	25	377	5'8"	154 lbs	16.32
10.	RoKi U18	30	507	5'10"	163 lbs	16.40
11.	Sport U18	28	415	5'10"	170 lbs	16.50
12.	TUTO Hockey U18	25	278	5'10"	161 lbs	16.72

Team Comparison History

U18 Mestis Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Topias Lampinen	18 yrs
2.	Roope Ravolainen	18 yrs
3.	Miro Määttä	18 yrs
4.	Adam Heikius	18 yrs
5.	Haoyu Guo	18 yrs

Tallest
1.	Alex Hakala	6'6"
2.	Eemeli Hirvonen	6'4"
3.	Matias Katas	6'4"
4.	Danny Koudinov	6'4"
5.	Jakub Kucernak	6'4"

Heaviest
1.	Eemeli Hirvonen	203 lbs
2.	Jakub Kucernak	203 lbs
3.	Jamie Pouëssel	203 lbs
4.	Peetu Hasa	198 lbs
5.	Ilmari Ylipekkala	198 lbs

Youngest
1.	Niilo Matilainen	14 yrs
2.	Ralfs Smalkis	15 yrs
3.	Leevi Huovila	15 yrs
4.	Leon Jermoranta	15 yrs
5.	Verneri Killström	15 yrs

Shortest
1.	Alekss Marinaks	4'5"
2.	Bruno Broks	4'8"
3.	Kaspars Kalviskis	5'1"
4.	Ingars Muiznieks	5'1"
5.	Aleksandrs Vakurovs	5'3"

Lightest
1.	Bruno Broks	84 lbs
2.	Ingars Muiznieks	84 lbs
3.	Alekss Marinaks	88 lbs
4.	Armands Milass	93 lbs
5.	Vladislavs Dalisevskis	101 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lukas Zach-Kiesling (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals U20	Austria U20i	2	3	6	9	0
2.	Vili Jämsen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	4	2	7	9	0
3.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	5	5	3	8	4
4.	Nicholas Lepistö (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	4	2	6	8	0
5.	Onni Rannikko (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	2	4	3	7	0
6.	Dāvids Tarvids (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzen U20	Extraliga junioru	4	4	3	7	10
7.	Ukko Kykkänen (D)	2026-2027	IPK U20	U20 Mestis	3	2	5	7	0
8.	Joel Pelttari (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	2	4	2	6	0
9.	Miklós István Gyulai (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	4	2	6	2
10.	Sami Helppi (D)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	3	3	3	6	4

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Regular Season

U18 Mestis All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Palmu (F)	75	35	105	140
2.	Kalle Hyvärinen (F)	92	41	86	127
3.	Henri Salmela (F)	82	25	98	123
4.	Joonas Riikilä (F)	79	67	51	118
5.	Samu Åberg (F)	73	56	53	109

U18 Mestis All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joonas Riikilä (F)	79	67	51	118
2.	Samu Åberg (F)	73	56	53	109
3.	Luca Siren (F)	64	53	52	105
4.	Lauri Kokko (F)	88	53	37	90
5.	Pekka Hartikainen (F)	71	53	34	87

U18 Mestis All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Palmu (F)	75	35	105	140
2.	Henri Salmela (F)	82	25	98	123
3.	Kalle Hyvärinen (F)	92	41	86	127
4.	Iiro Hokkanen (F)	57	30	72	102
5.	Lenni Vellonen (F)	73	25	70	95

U18 Mestis All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Teemu Välivainio (D)	47	4	19	268
2.	Niko Sandström (F)	45	27	48	266
3.	Niko Mättö (F)	64	44	82	235
4.	Kaapo Bäckman (D)	52	18	36	233
5.	Viljami Valli (D)	61	7	17	230

U18 Mestis All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nico Toropainen (F)	110	29	37	66
2.	Jussi Lehtonen (F)	105	13	21	34
3.	Matias Nurminen (D)	104	15	42	57
4.	Aleksi Alamäki (F)	100	32	56	88
5.	Eetu Hormalainen (F)	98	17	31	48

U18 Mestis All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Sauli Nieminen (F)	2	3	8	4.00
2.	Matias Kutvonen (D)	1	3	4	4.00
3.	Aapo Krook (F)	1	3	4	4.00
4.	Emil Gussander (F)	4	7	14	3.50
5.	Juha Jääskä (F)	2	2	7	3.50

U18 Mestis All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Aaron Palmu (F)	2023-2024	36	26	94
2.	Samu Åberg (F)	2023-2024	36	42	81
3.	Henri Salmela (F)	2013-2014	46	17	79
4.	Eetu Elo (F)	2012-2013	24	45	76
5.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	37	30	76

U18 Mestis All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eetu Elo (F)	2012-2013	24	45	76
2.	Sami Eklund (F)	2012-2013	26	43	69
3.	Tino Martikainen (F)	2013-2014	32	43	61
4.	Samu Åberg (F)	2023-2024	36	42	81
5.	Kristian Tikka (F)	2012-2013	39	42	74

U18 Mestis All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Aaron Palmu (F)	2023-2024	36	68	94
2.	Henri Salmela (F)	2013-2014	46	62	79
3.	Jaakko Lantta (F)	2012-2013	24	57	72
4.	Iiro Hokkanen (F)	2023-2024	35	54	70
5.	Kalle Hyvärinen (F)	2014-2015	48	51	74

U18 Mestis All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Niko Sandström (F)	2023-2024	30	18	212
2.	Georg Latomäki (F)	2022-2023	36	9	186
3.	Teemu Välivainio (D)	2023-2024	32	14	185
4.	Kaapo Bäckman (D)	2022-2023	30	25	175
5.	Viljami Valli (D)	2022-2023	33	9	170