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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U18 Mestis Team Rosters

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2026-2027 Season

KooKoo U18 lead the 2026-27 U18 Mestis standings with 47 points. JYP U18 (46 points) and Jukurit U18 (36 points) follow.

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Standings

2026-2027 U18 Mestis — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	KooKoo U18	19	13	-	2	4	0	91	27	64	47	2.47	-
2.	JYP U18	17	15	-	1	0	1	106	18	88	46	2.71	-
3.	Jukurit U18	17	10	-	3	2	2	97	57	40	36	2.12	-
4.	HPK U18	18	11	-	6	1	0	64	42	22	35	1.94	-
5.	Sport U18	18	10	-	6	1	1	87	53	34	33	1.83	-
6.	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	18	9	-	7	1	1	64	62	2	30	1.67	-
7.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	17	5	-	4	3	5	46	48	-2	26	1.53	-
8.	RoKi U18	18	7	-	9	0	2	63	73	-10	23	1.28	-
9.	KOOVEE U18	18	4	-	11	3	0	49	84	-35	18	1.00	-
10.	HS Riga 17	19	3	-	15	1	0	37	123	-86	11	0.58	-
11.	TUTO Hockey U18	18	1	-	13	2	2	42	107	-65	9	0.50	-
12.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	17	1	-	12	0	4	33	85	-52	7	0.41	-

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Player Stats

2026-2027 U18 Mestis — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jere Nissinen (F)	17	16	32	48	14
2.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	17	24	22	46	18
3.	Oskari Kuvaja (F)	17	17	27	44	8
4.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	18	23	17	40	0
5.	Noel Jolanki (F)	16	11	28	39	2

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Goalie Stats

2026-2027 U18 Mestis — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Eetu Saario (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Elliot Järvinen (G)	12	0.83	.964
3.	Aleksandr Osipov (G)	2	1.95	.950
4.	August Uutela (G)	14	1.33	.950
5.	Eelis Laaksonen (G)	13	1.56	.949

U18 Mestis Stories

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2026-2027 U18 Mestis Demographics

U18 Mestis Games

U18 Mestis — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/05/2026 06:35 PM GMT+2	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	-
11/01/2026 03:30 PM GMT+2	HPK U18	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	2 - 5
11/01/2026 02:15 PM GMT+2	KOOVEE U18	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	1 - 4
11/01/2026 01:00 PM GMT+2	JYP U18	RoKi U18	5 - 1
11/01/2026 12:35 PM GMT+2	TUTO Hockey U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	6 - 2

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U18 Mestis Transactions

U18 Mestis — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
09/20/2026	Confirmed	Juho Lahdenkauppi (D)	RoKi U18	RoKi Team	Details
09/07/2026	Confirmed	Lauri Vihola (D)	TUTO Hockey U18	HCIK	Details
09/02/2026	Confirmed	Tuomas Parviainen (D)	KOOVEE U18	LeKi-75	Details
08/18/2026	Confirmed	Rasmus Järvelä (G)	Sport U18	S-Kiekko	Details
08/13/2026	Confirmed	Jevgenijs Kuderko (G)	HS Riga 17	Zemgale	Details

2026-2027 U18 Mestis Free Agents

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2027-2028 U18 Mestis Free Agents

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U18 Mestis Team Comparison (Averages)

2026-2027 U18 Mestis — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HPK U18	30	681	5'11"	170 lbs	16.37
2.	HS Riga 17	30	953	5'8"	141 lbs	16.07
3.	JYP U18	29	486	5'10"	161 lbs	16.17
4.	Jukurit U18	30	827	5'11"	170 lbs	16.50
5.	KOOVEE U18	31	527	5'11"	163 lbs	16.52
6.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	32	337	5'10"	157 lbs	16.28
7.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	29	718	6'0"	165 lbs	16.66
8.	KooKoo U18	30	572	5'11"	168 lbs	16.33
9.	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	33	682	5'9"	159 lbs	16.27
10.	RoKi U18	30	784	5'10"	163 lbs	16.47
11.	Sport U18	28	696	5'10"	170 lbs	16.57
12.	TUTO Hockey U18	31	556	5'10"	157 lbs	16.74

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U18 Mestis Interesting Facts

U18 Mestis — Oldest
Oldest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Topias Lampinen	18 yrs
2.	Miro Puntala	18 yrs
3.	Roope Ravolainen	18 yrs
4.	Miro Määttä	18 yrs
5.	Adam Heikius	18 yrs

U18 Mestis — Tallest
Tallest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Alex Hakala	6'7"
2.	Mareks Stekels	6'6"
3.	Eemeli Hirvonen	6'4"
4.	Matias Katas	6'4"
5.	Danny Koudinov	6'4"

U18 Mestis — Heaviest
Heaviest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Mareks Stekels	227 lbs
2.	Eemeli Hirvonen	203 lbs
3.	Jakub Kucernak	203 lbs
4.	Jamie Pouëssel	203 lbs
5.	Peetu Hasa	198 lbs

U18 Mestis — Youngest
Youngest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Niilo Matilainen	15 yrs
2.	Kende Körösi	15 yrs
3.	Ralfs Smalkis	15 yrs
4.	Leevi Huovila	15 yrs
5.	Leon Jermoranta	15 yrs

U18 Mestis — Shortest
Shortest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Alekss Marinaks	4'5"
2.	Bruno Broks	4'8"
3.	Ingars Muiznieks	5'1"
4.	Aleksandrs Vakurovs	5'3"
5.	Vladislavs Dalisevskis	5'3"

U18 Mestis — Lightest
Lightest
Rank	Player	Weight
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

U18 Mestis — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Onni Kaitila (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo/IiHoo U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	8	21	19	40	10
2.	Joel Jarva (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	8	13	25	38	6
3.	Joonas Kortela (F)	2026-2027	TPS U20 Akatemia	U20 Suomi-sarja	10	22	15	37	2
4.	Anton Saari (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	9	12	25	37	6
5.	Bryan Henry (F)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	6	14	21	35	2
6.	Nicholas Lepistö (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	15	11	21	32	4
7.	Aleksi Mannio (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U20 Stadi	U20 Suomi-sarja	8	13	16	29	0
8.	Mac Howlett (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	15	11	18	29	10
9.	Rico Palonen (F)	2026-2027	HKKJ U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	10	10	19	29	4
10.	Frans Otava (F)	2026-2027	TPS U20 Akatemia	U20 Suomi-sarja	9	8	21	29	4

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U18 Mestis All-Time Points

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

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

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.

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

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

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

U18 Mestis — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aaron Palmu (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	36	26	68	94	2.61	24
2.	Samu Åberg (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	36	42	39	81	2.25	63
3.	Henri Salmela (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	46	17	62	79	1.72	20
4.	Eetu Elo (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	24	45	31	76	3.17	10
5.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	37	30	46	76	2.05	20

U18 Mestis All-Time Goals Per Season

U18 Mestis — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eetu Elo (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	24	45	31	76	3.17	10
2.	Sami Eklund (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	26	43	26	69	2.65	0
3.	Tino Martikainen (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	32	43	18	61	1.91	4
4.	Samu Åberg (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	36	42	39	81	2.25	63
5.	Kristian Tikka (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	39	42	32	74	1.90	78

U18 Mestis All-Time Assists Per Season

U18 Mestis — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aaron Palmu (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	36	26	68	94	2.61	24
2.	Henri Salmela (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	46	17	62	79	1.72	20
3.	Jaakko Lantta (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	24	15	57	72	3.00	8
4.	Iiro Hokkanen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	35	16	54	70	2.00	16
5.	Kalle Hyvärinen (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	48	23	51	74	1.54	14

U18 Mestis All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

U18 Mestis — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niko Sandström (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	30	10	8	18	0.60	212
2.	Georg Latomäki (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	36	3	6	9	0.25	186
3.	Teemu Välivainio (D)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	32	4	10	14	0.44	185
4.	Kaapo Bäckman (D)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	30	14	11	25	0.83	175
5.	Viljami Valli (D)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	33	4	5	9	0.27	170

List of U18 Mestis Champions

U18 Mestis — Champions
Year	Team
2025	SaiPa U18
2019	Jokipojat U18
2018	KJT Haukat U18
2017	Diskos U18
2016	KOOVEE U18
2015	TUTO Hockey U18
2013	TUTO Hockey U18