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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2024-2025 U18 SM-sarja Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Lukko U18	22	14	-	2	4	2	89	49	40	52	2.36	Quarterfinal loss
2.	Pelicans U18	22	14	-	7	0	1	79	71	8	43	1.95	Bronze game loss
3.	Tappara U18	22	11	-	5	2	4	97	70	27	41	1.86	Champion
4.	HIFK U18	22	10	-	6	4	2	90	74	16	40	1.82	Bronze game win
5.	Jokerit U18	22	9	-	9	4	0	83	74	9	35	1.59	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Kärpät U18	22	10	-	9	1	2	61	68	-7	34	1.55	Quarterfinal loss
7.	KalPa U18	22	10	-	11	0	1	67	89	-22	31	1.41	Quarterfinal loss
8.	JYP U18	22	8	-	11	2	1	66	82	-16	29	1.32	Final loss
9.	Ilves U18	22	8	-	12	2	0	85	82	3	28	1.27	Did not make playoffs
10.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	22	9	-	13	0	0	82	74	8	27	1.23	Did not make playoffs
11.	TPS U18	22	5	-	10	2	5	66	80	-14	24	1.09	Relegation Play
12.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	22	3	-	16	0	3	52	104	-52	12	0.55	Relegation Play
Alkusarja - Alempi
1.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	22	19	-	2	1	0	135	35	100	59	2.68	-
2.	JYP U18	22	17	-	5	0	0	103	60	43	51	2.32	-
3.	Jukurit U18	22	16	-	5	1	0	112	40	72	50	2.27	-
4.	SaiPa U18	22	11	-	7	3	1	84	72	12	40	1.82	-
5.	KooKoo U18	22	12	-	9	1	0	82	58	24	38	1.73	-
6.	HS Riga 17	22	10	-	9	1	2	86	77	9	34	1.55	-
7.	Sport U18	22	9	-	10	0	3	56	80	-24	30	1.36	-
8.	TUTO Hockey U18	22	8	-	11	1	2	57	84	-27	28	1.27	-
9.	RoKi U18	22	8	-	12	1	1	74	88	-14	27	1.23	-
10.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	22	5	-	14	2	1	49	103	-54	20	0.91	Relegated
11.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia	22	4	-	15	1	2	64	120	-56	16	0.73	-
12.	JYP U18 Akatemia	22	1	-	21	0	0	29	131	-102	3	0.14	-
Alkusarja - Ylempi
1.	Tappara U18	22	13	-	5	3	1	100	59	41	46	2.09	-
2.	Lukko U18	22	13	-	5	1	3	91	50	41	44	2.00	-
3.	Jokerit U18	22	14	-	6	0	2	91	68	23	44	2.00	-
4.	Ilves U18	22	11	-	6	2	3	85	70	15	40	1.82	-
5.	TPS U18	22	10	-	7	4	1	70	55	15	39	1.77	-
6.	Pelicans U18	22	11	-	8	2	1	65	56	9	38	1.73	-
7.	Kärpät U18	22	9	-	8	5	0	69	79	-10	37	1.68	-
8.	HIFK U18	22	10	-	10	0	2	89	85	4	32	1.45	-
9.	KalPa U18	22	7	-	9	2	4	76	90	-14	29	1.32	-
10.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	22	7	-	11	1	3	65	85	-20	26	1.18	-
11.	Ässät U18	22	4	-	17	0	1	52	108	-56	13	0.59	-
12.	HPK U18	22	2	-	19	1	0	62	110	-48	8	0.36	-
Karsintasarja
1.	TPS U18	8	5	-	1	1	1	35	19	16	18	2.25	Saved in relegation
2.	Ässät U18	8	5	-	1	1	1	35	21	14	18	2.25	Saved in relegation
3.	SaiPa U18	8	5	-	2	0	1	27	26	1	16	2.00	Relegated
4.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	8	3	-	5	0	0	33	38	-5	9	1.13	Relegated
5.	Jukurit U18	8	2	-	5	0	1	18	28	-10	7	0.88	Relegated

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2024-2025 U18 SM-sarja Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Oscar Hemming (F)	31	35	28	63	24
2.	Jasper Inkinen (F)	39	25	38	63	32
3.	Juho Kuisma (F)	43	18	41	59	24
4.	Vilho Vanhatalo (F)	41	37	21	58	38
5.	Onni Kovalainen (F)	42	23	35	58	34

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2024-2025 U18 SM-sarja Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Emils Vitols (G)	12	1.93	.934
2.	Elias Ruotsalainen (G)	13	1.93	.928
3.	Jooa Sammalniemi (G)	16	1.74	.928
4.	Oskari Ahmajärvi (G)	10	2.31	.927
5.	Frantisek Poletin (G)	20	2.59	.924

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2024-2025 U18 SM-sarja Demographics

U18 SM-sarja Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/12/2026 04:00 PM UTC	KalPa U18	Lukko U18	-
09/12/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Ässät U18	SaiPa U18	7 - 1
09/12/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Jokerit U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	2 - 6
09/12/2026 12:45 PM UTC	Tappara U18	Pelicans U18	3 - 4 (OT 60:31)
09/12/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	TPS U18	3 - 4

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U18 SM-sarja Transactions

09/08/2026

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Kuisma Haapaniemi (G)

Lukko U18

Tigers

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Lazar Rakosi (F)

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SaiPa U18

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Oliver Raimovaara (F)

Ilves U18

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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	40	1 476	6'0"	181 lbs	17.10
2.	HPK U18	36	1 755	5'11"	172 lbs	17.11
3.	HS Riga 17	30	1 668	6'0"	170 lbs	16.87
4.	Ilves U18	42	1 448	6'0"	176 lbs	17.10
5.	JYP U18	46	1 802	6'0"	176 lbs	17.13
6.	JYP U18 Akatemia	36	1 354	5'11"	174 lbs	17.00
7.	Jokerit U18	38	1 409	6'0"	174 lbs	16.97
8.	Jukurit U18	29	1 525	5'11"	176 lbs	17.31
9.	KalPa U18	37	1 375	6'0"	176 lbs	17.19
10.	Kiekko-Espoo U18	44	1 715	6'0"	176 lbs	17.05
11.	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	36	1 406	5'10"	163 lbs	17.31
12.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	38	1 607	5'11"	170 lbs	17.53
13.	Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia	32	1 121	5'11"	172 lbs	16.94
14.	KooKoo U18	37	1 700	6'0"	176 lbs	17.08
15.	Kärpät U18	42	1 360	6'0"	179 lbs	17.07
16.	Lukko U18	35	1 342	6'0"	176 lbs	17.00
17.	Pelicans U18	40	1 451	5'11"	176 lbs	17.08
18.	RoKi U18	31	1 344	5'11"	172 lbs	17.23
19.	SaiPa U18	30	1 640	6'0"	176 lbs	17.37
20.	Sport U18	30	1 826	5'11"	174 lbs	17.70
21.	TPS U18	37	1 334	6'0"	176 lbs	17.05
22.	TUTO Hockey U18	28	1 392	6'0"	174 lbs	17.64
23.	Tappara U18	38	1 281	6'0"	181 lbs	17.11
24.	Ässät U18	39	2 044	5'10"	174 lbs	17.28

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.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	3	6	9	0
5.	Eelis Sinivuori (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	3	5	8	2
6.	David Gondos (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U18	U18 Mestis	4	3	5	8	2
7.	Tino Kossila (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	2	6	8	2
8.	Onni Rannikko (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	2	4	3	7	0
9.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	4	3	7	2
10.	Dāvids Tarvids (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzen U20	Extraliga junioru	4	4	3	7	10

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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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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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List of U18 SM-sarja Champions

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