When was the U20 SM-sarja founded?

The U20 SM-sarja was founded in 1944.

How many teams play in the U20 SM-sarja?

The U20 SM-sarja currently consists of 18 teams.

Which country is the U20 SM-sarja based in?

The U20 SM-sarja is based in Finland.

Who won the most recent U20 SM-sarja championship?

Kiekko-Espoo U20 won the most recent U20 SM-sarja championship in 2026.

Nuorten SM-liiga U20 SM-sarja 2008-2009

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League naming history:

2020 - 2021U20 SM-sarja
1991 - 2020U20 SM-liiga (Nuorten SM-liiga)
1944 - 1991U20 SM-sarja (Nuorten SM-sarja)

U20 SM-sarja external links

U20 SM-sarja Team Rosters

2008-2009

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2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Blues U20	42	28	-	7	5	2	172	90	82	96	2.29	Champion
2.	Jokerit U20	42	24	-	11	4	3	157	111	46	83	1.98	Semifinal loss
3.	TPS U20	42	23	-	13	3	3	156	123	33	78	1.86	Final loss
4.	Ässät U20	42	23	-	15	3	1	193	133	60	76	1.81	Bronze game loss
5.	KalPa U20	42	18	-	9	6	9	157	129	28	75	1.79	Semifinal loss
6.	HPK U20	42	18	-	16	5	3	146	129	17	67	1.60	Semifinal loss
7.	Lukko U20	42	16	-	18	7	1	137	121	16	63	1.50	Bronze game win
8.	Pelicans U20	42	17	-	16	3	6	127	129	-2	63	1.50	Semifinal loss
9.	Ilves U20	42	17	-	18	2	5	123	152	-29	60	1.43	Did not make playoffs
10.	JYP U20	42	18	-	21	1	2	130	139	-9	58	1.38	Did not make playoffs
11.	Kärpät U20	42	15	-	19	3	5	149	160	-11	56	1.33	Did not make playoffs
12.	HIFK U20	42	9	-	24	5	4	119	176	-57	41	0.98	Relegation Play
13.	SaiPa U20	42	8	-	23	6	5	133	215	-82	41	0.98	Relegation Play
14.	Tappara U20	42	7	-	31	0	4	94	186	-92	25	0.60	Relegation Play
Karsintasarja (Relegation/Qualification)
1.	HIFK U20	10	8	-	1	0	1	50	25	25	25	2.50	Saved in relegation
2.	Kärpät U20	10	6	-	2	2	0	48	31	17	22	2.20	Saved in relegation
3.	Tappara U20	10	6	-	3	1	0	41	30	11	20	2.00	Saved in relegation
4.	Sport U20	10	5	-	4	0	1	34	36	-2	16	1.60	Promoted
5.	KOOVEE U20	10	1	-	8	0	1	32	50	-18	4	0.40	Relegated
6.	SaiPa U20	10	1	-	9	0	0	28	61	-33	3	0.30	Saved in relegation

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2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Juuso Rajala (F)	42	30	34	64	26
2.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	41	40	21	61	28
3.	Olli Palola (F)	35	21	36	57	38
4.	Mikael Granlund (F)	35	21	36	57	45
5.	Mika Niemi (F)	41	17	40	57	97

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2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Niko Hovinen (G)	13	1.99	.931
2.	Antti Raanta (G)	40	2.66	.922
3.	Joni Ortio (G)	26	2.63	.918
4.	Ville Kivisaari (G)	21	2.50	.915
5.	Tommi Virtanen (G)	13	3.15	.914

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2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Demographics

U20 SM-sarja Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/11/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kärpät U20	HIFK U20	-
09/09/2026 03:45 PM UTC	Ilves U20	Ässät U20	5 - 6 (SO)
09/09/2026 03:30 PM UTC	KalPa U20	Tappara U20	4 - 3 (OT 61:27)
09/09/2026 03:30 PM UTC	TPS U20	Pelicans U20	1 - 7
09/09/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaiPa U20	JYP U20	6 - 1

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U20 SM-sarja Transactions

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2026-2027 U20 SM-sarja Free Agents

Team	Player
Ilves U20	Dan Harkimo (F)
Ässät U20	Lauri Eskola (F)
Pelicans U20	Samuel Huzevka (D)
Ilves U20	Niklas Seppänen (D)
Kiekko-Espoo U20	Eelis Marila (D)

2027-2028 U20 SM-sarja Free Agents

Team	Player
JYP U20	Noel Koivu (F)
Tappara U20	Ville Väärälä (F)
Lukko U20	Jasu Mensonen (F)
Kärpät U20	Nooa Viuhkola (F)
RoKi U20	Jere Viljakainen (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

U20 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HIFK U20	48	1 799	6'0"	187 lbs	18.90
2.	HPK U20	34	1 985	5'11"	181 lbs	19.47
3.	Ilves U20	43	2 054	5'11"	181 lbs	19.05
4.	JYP U20	37	1 815	5'11"	181 lbs	19.33
5.	Jokerit U20	39	2 085	6'0"	187 lbs	19.28
6.	KalPa U20	40	1 779	6'0"	185 lbs	19.49
7.	Kiekko-Espoo U20	38	1 662	6'0"	190 lbs	19.18
8.	Kärpät U20	41	1 376	6'0"	190 lbs	18.73
9.	Lukko U20	30	1 919	6'0"	190 lbs	19.30
10.	Pelicans U20	38	1 813	5'11"	187 lbs	19.45
11.	SaiPa U20	42	1 602	5'11"	183 lbs	18.79
12.	TPS U20	39	2 213	5'11"	185 lbs	19.44
13.	Tappara U20	46	2 134	5'11"	185 lbs	18.98
14.	Ässät U20	30	1 689	5'11"	185 lbs	19.37

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.	Onni Rannikko (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	2	4	3	7	0
3.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	4	3	7	2
4.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	3	4	2	6	0
5.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	2	4	6	2
6.	Aleksi Halme (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	2	3	5	0
7.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	3	5	2
8.	Jeremi Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	3	5	2
9.	Nicholas Lepistö (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	2	1	4	5	0
10.	Emil Kuusla (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	3	1	4	5	0

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Regular Season

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jeremi Tammela (F)	173	69	125	194
2.	Kasperi Nuto (F)	223	73	108	181
3.	Karo Koivunen (F)	166	62	115	177
4.	Miro Järvenpää (F)	180	67	104	171
5.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	184	53	117	170

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leevi Viitala (F)	143	100	58	158
2.	Veeti Miettinen (F)	138	80	78	158
3.	Arttu Nevasaari (F)	169	80	63	143
4.	Simo Heinonen (F)	139	77	72	149
5.	Tuomas Santavuori (F)	135	76	44	120

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jeremi Tammela (F)	173	69	125	194
2.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	184	53	117	170
3.	Verneri Ahonen (F)	160	38	117	155
4.	Karo Koivunen (F)	166	62	115	177
5.	Heikki Huttunen (F)	188	55	109	164

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Heikura (D)	114	13	24	373
2.	Kimmo Vesterinen (D)	106	17	35	370
3.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	97	16	41	357
4.	Patrik Lostedt (F)	117	17	35	337
5.	Niko Palonen (F)	120	42	91	303

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rasmus Smedberg (F)	225	71	82	153
2.	Kasperi Nuto (F)	223	73	108	181
3.	Joni Loukkojärvi (D)	212	30	70	100
4.	Janne Kettunen (F)	209	68	67	135
5.	Santeri Aalto (F)	202	42	64	106

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ville Peltonen (F)	2	4	6	3.00
2.	Jarkko Varvio (F)	2	3	5	2.50
3.	Matti Lievonen (F)	2	3	5	2.50
4.	Niks Fenenko (D)	2	1	5	2.50
5.	Kimmo Rintanen (F)	7	9	17	2.43

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	2014-2015	48	19	79
2.	Ville Viitaluoma (F)	2000-2001	37	30	77
3.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	45	33	75
4.	Patrik Virta (F)	2014-2015	43	29	75
5.	Kasper Kenig (F)	2000-2001	34	38	74

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Veeti Miettinen (F)	2019-2020	52	42	73
2.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2008-2009	41	40	61
3.	Kasper Kenig (F)	2000-2001	34	38	74
4.	Niklas Näppi (F)	2013-2014	42	38	60
5.	Eetu Päkkilä (F)	2018-2019	52	38	60

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	2014-2015	48	60	79
2.	Verneri Ahonen (F)	2023-2024	44	54	68
3.	Santeri Huovila (F)	2023-2024	39	52	68
4.	Matias Loppi (F)	2000-2001	44	50	69
5.	Aleksi Ainali (F)	2015-2016	49	50	67

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	2008-2009	36	25	209
2.	Mikko Mäenpää (D)	2001-2002	39	25	201
3.	Ilkka Pikkarainen (F)	2000-2001	38	58	186
4.	Adam Kasanicky (D)	2014-2015	30	6	183
5.	Jarno Niinimäki (F)	2000-2001	34	24	167

Nuorten SM-liiga U20 SM-sarja 2008-2009

U20 SM-sarja Team Rosters

2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Standings

2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Player Stats

2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Goalie Stats

U20 SM-sarja Stories

2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga Demographics

U20 SM-sarja Games

U20 SM-sarja Transactions

2026-2027 U20 SM-sarja Free Agents

2027-2028 U20 SM-sarja Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

U20 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Goals

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Assists

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min.

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Games Played

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Game

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Season

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Goals Per Season

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Assists Per Season

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of U20 SM-sarja Champions

U20 SM-sarja Awards