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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2021-2022 U18 SM-sarja Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Jokerit U18	43	33	-	4	4	2	216	82	134	109	2.53	Final loss
2.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	43	24	-	8	9	2	177	101	76	92	2.14	Champion
3.	Tappara U18	43	24	-	12	4	3	167	119	48	83	1.93	Bronze game win
4.	KalPa U18	43	24	-	9	3	7	177	115	62	82	1.91	Bronze game loss
5.	HPK U18	43	21	-	16	4	2	127	115	12	73	1.70	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Lukko U18	43	21	-	16	2	4	147	152	-5	71	1.65	Quarterfinal loss
7.	HIFK U18	43	19	-	16	3	5	185	150	35	68	1.58	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Pelicans U18	43	18	-	17	5	2	134	130	4	68	1.58	Quarterfinal loss
9.	TPS U18	43	18	-	21	2	2	111	131	-20	60	1.40	Did not make playoffs
10.	Kärpät U18	43	15	-	20	4	4	127	133	-6	57	1.33	Did not make playoffs
11.	JYP U18	43	14	-	25	1	3	126	192	-66	47	1.09	Relegation Play
12.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	43	11	-	25	3	4	127	193	-66	43	1.00	Relegation Play
Alkusarja - Alempi
1.	TUTO Hockey U18	14	11	-	3	0	0	54	24	30	33	2.36	-
2.	Jokerit/Viikingit U18	14	9	-	3	0	2	51	42	9	29	2.07	-
3.	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	14	7	-	4	2	1	52	38	14	26	1.86	-
4.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	14	4	-	6	3	1	50	49	1	19	1.36	-
5.	KalPa U18 Akatemia	14	5	-	7	1	1	51	55	-4	15	1.07	-
6.	JYP U18 Akatemia	14	4	-	8	1	1	46	55	-9	15	1.07	-
7.	Ilves U18 Akatemia	14	5	-	9	0	0	44	61	-17	15	1.07	Relegated
8.	Jokipojat U18	14	4	-	9	0	1	31	55	-24	13	0.93	Relegated
Alkusarja - Ylempi
1.	Jokerit U18	17	13	-	2	2	0	88	27	61	43	2.53	-
2.	HIFK U18	17	12	-	2	1	2	97	46	51	40	2.35	-
3.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	17	10	-	2	5	0	71	40	31	40	2.35	-
4.	Lukko U18	17	11	-	3	1	2	74	60	14	37	2.18	-
5.	Tappara U18	17	11	-	4	1	1	77	42	35	36	2.12	-
6.	HPK U18	17	10	-	5	2	0	64	47	17	34	2.00	-
7.	Kärpät U18	17	8	-	5	1	3	64	51	13	29	1.71	-
8.	KalPa U18	17	9	-	4	0	4	66	47	19	28	1.65	-
9.	TPS U18	17	9	-	7	0	1	48	51	-3	28	1.65	-
10.	Pelicans U18	17	6	-	6	4	1	50	49	1	27	1.59	-
11.	JYP U18	17	7	-	7	1	2	58	62	-4	25	1.47	-
12.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	17	4	-	10	3	0	44	71	-27	18	1.06	-
13.	Ässät U18	17	4	-	10	1	2	57	69	-12	16	0.94	Relegated
14.	Jukurit U18	17	5	-	11	0	1	43	65	-22	16	0.94	Relegated
15.	Ilves U18	17	4	-	11	0	2	47	85	-38	14	0.82	Relegated
16.	SaiPa/Ketterä U18	17	3	-	12	1	1	51	78	-27	12	0.71	Relegated
17.	Sport U18	17	2	-	13	1	1	41	79	-38	9	0.53	Relegated
18.	KooKoo U18	17	1	-	15	0	1	27	98	-71	4	0.24	Relegated
Jatkosarja - Alempi
1.	Ilves U18	26	19	-	3	1	3	125	63	62	62	2.38	Qualification
2.	SaiPa/Ketterä U18	26	17	-	5	2	2	113	74	39	51	1.96	Qualification
3.	Ässät U18	26	14	-	8	4	0	104	85	19	50	1.92	Qualification

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2021-2022 U18 SM-sarja Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Nestor Noiva (F)	35	32	28	60	39
2.	Manu Mäkelä (F)	39	27	28	55	20
3.	Jiro Frilander (F)	40	27	25	52	24
4.	Elias Jansson (F)	38	25	27	52	6
5.	Oiva Keskinen (F)	39	19	33	52	14

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2021-2022 U18 SM-sarja Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Matthieu Herpin (G)	28	1.95	.945
2.	Joona Turtiainen (G)	22	2.23	.935
3.	Petteri Rimpinen (G)	15	1.67	.933
4.	Jaakko Helminen (G)	19	1.58	.933
5.	Noa Vali (G)	32	2.69	.925

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2021-2022 U18 SM-sarja Demographics

U18 SM-sarja Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/12/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	TPS U18	-
09/11/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	Jokerit U18	3 - 5
09/11/2026 02:50 PM UTC	HIFK U18	Tappara U18	3 - 5
09/10/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Ilves U18	HIFK U18	5 - 7
09/06/2026 01:20 PM UTC	HIFK U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	4 - 0

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U18 SM-sarja Transactions

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Kuisma Haapaniemi (G)

Lukko U18

Tigers

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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

Youngstown Phantoms

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2026-2027 U18 SM-sarja Free Agents

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

U18 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HIFK U18	56	1 196	6'0"	179 lbs	16.91
2.	HPK U18	39	1 158	5'11"	174 lbs	17.10
3.	Ilves U18	40	1 171	6'0"	176 lbs	17.20
4.	Ilves U18 Akatemia	36	891	5'11"	170 lbs	16.89
5.	JYP U18	46	1 629	6'0"	176 lbs	17.04
6.	JYP U18 Akatemia	44	1 039	5'11"	179 lbs	16.91
7.	Jokerit U18	47	1 377	6'0"	179 lbs	17.13
8.	Jokerit/Viikingit U18	42	878	5'11"	172 lbs	17.24
9.	Jokipojat U18	27	617	5'10"	172 lbs	17.22
10.	Jukurit U18	32	1 068	6'0"	181 lbs	17.16
11.	KalPa U18	44	1 427	5'11"	176 lbs	17.16
12.	KalPa U18 Akatemia	44	966	5'11"	174 lbs	17.11
13.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	41	1 276	6'0"	179 lbs	17.46
14.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	37	862	5'11"	170 lbs	17.11
15.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	42	973	5'11"	174 lbs	17.12
16.	KooKoo U18	42	1 121	5'11"	172 lbs	17.12
17.	Kärpät U18	39	1 317	6'0"	176 lbs	17.15
18.	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	52	930	5'11"	174 lbs	16.96
19.	Lukko U18	35	1 131	6'0"	179 lbs	17.14
20.	Pelicans U18	41	1 265	5'11"	174 lbs	17.05
21.	SaiPa U18	46	1 133	5'11"	176 lbs	17.28
22.	Sport U18	42	1 169	6'0"	181 lbs	17.26
23.	TPS U18	40	1 017	6'0"	176 lbs	16.95
24.	TUTO Hockey U18	43	852	6'0"	176 lbs	16.91
25.	Tappara U18	38	1 069	6'0"	183 lbs	16.92
26.	Ässät U18	41	1 117	5'11"	179 lbs	16.98

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

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.	Lukas Zach-Kiesling (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals U20	Austria U20i	2	3	6	9	0
4.	Eelis Sinivuori (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	3	5	8	2
5.	David Gondos (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U18	U18 Mestis	4	3	5	8	2
6.	Onni Rannikko (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	2	4	3	7	0
7.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	4	3	7	2
8.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	3	4	7	0
9.	Onni Keltikangas (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	1	6	7	0
10.	Lauri Kouhia (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	6	5	1	6	0

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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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U18 SM-sarja Transactions

2026-2027 U18 SM-sarja Free Agents

2027-2028 U18 SM-sarja Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

U18 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

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

U18 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Game

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