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 1998-1999

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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)

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U20 SM-sarja Team Rosters

1998-1999

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1998-1999 U20 SM-liiga Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Ässät U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Blues U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	HIFK U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	HPK U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Ilves U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	JYP U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	KalPa U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Lukko U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Tappara U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10.	TPS U20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11.	Jokerit U20	36	25	1	10	-	-	134	83	51	51	1.42	Champion

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1998-1999 U20 SM-liiga Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Toni Ronkainen (F)	32	27	17	44	18
2.	Tommi Santala (F)	30	20	24	44	20
3.	Mika Suoraniemi (F)	36	16	24	40	14
4.	Henri Ekholm (F)	27	15	25	40	12
5.	Karo Koivunen (F)	33	8	32	40	48

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1998-1999 U20 SM-liiga Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Kristian Antila (G)	18	2.59	.926
2.	Juha Pitkämäki (G)	15	2.37	.924
3.	Antero Niittymäki (G)	35	1.72	.924
4.	Joni Hallikainen (G)	12	2.04	.916
5.	Jaakko Suomalainen (G)	25	2.20	.915

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1998-1999 U20 SM-liiga Demographics

U20 SM-sarja Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/21/2026 02:00 PM UTC	KooKoo U20	SaiPa U20	-
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	TPS U20	KooKoo U20	7 - 2
10/17/2026 01:30 PM UTC	Ilves U20	SaiPa U20	5 - 2
10/17/2026 01:30 PM UTC	HPK U20	Lukko U20	2 - 3 (OT 64:54)
10/17/2026 12:30 PM UTC	JYP U20	KalPa U20	2 - 0

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U20 SM-sarja Transactions

U20 SM-sarja — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Santeri Veiksola (F)	JYP U20	Haukat	Details
10/10/2026	Confirmed	Mico Orajärvi (F)	JYP U20	Et-Po 72	Details
10/09/2026	Confirmed	Vertti Valle (F)	SaiPa U20	PEPO HC	Details
09/29/2026	Confirmed	Eemil Savolainen (D)	KooKoo U20	AaKoo	Details
09/19/2026	Confirmed	Jasperi Höijer (D)	KooKoo U20	CG Puigcerdà	Details

2026-2027 U20 SM-sarja Free Agents

Team	Player
Ässät U20	Lauri Eskola (F)
Ilves U20	Niklas Seppänen (D)
Kärpät U20	Kristers Urbanovics (D)
Ilves U20	Jimi Kuivila (G)

2027-2028 U20 SM-sarja Free Agents

Team	Player
Tappara U20	Ville Väärälä (F)
Kiekko-Espoo U20	Elias Puolanne (F)
Sport U20	Karlis Flugins (F)
Ilves U20	Jalmari Melanen (F)
SaiPa U20	Veeti Moilanen (F)

U20 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HIFK U20	46	1 319	6'0"	190 lbs	19.37
2.	HPK U20	45	1 060	5'11"	183 lbs	19.59
3.	Ilves U20	37	1 196	6'0"	185 lbs	19.19
4.	JYP U20	35	1 762	5'10"	181 lbs	19.49
5.	Jokerit U20	35	1 539	6'0"	192 lbs	19.40
6.	KalPa U20	37	887	5'11"	183 lbs	19.49
7.	Kiekko-Espoo U20	37	1 847	5'11"	187 lbs	19.58
8.	Kärpät U20	31	1 380	5'10"	185 lbs	19.52
9.	Lukko U20	41	1 320	6'0"	190 lbs	19.12
10.	TPS U20	33	1 508	5'11"	187 lbs	19.36
11.	Tappara U20	35	1 215	6'0"	190 lbs	19.31
12.	Ässät U20	39	1 543	5'11"	183 lbs	19.11

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nicholas Lepistö (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	13	10	18	28	4
2.	Camilo Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	12	14	26	2
3.	Miska Hämäläinen (F)	2026-2027	HAKI	III-divisioona	6	12	12	24	4
4.	Eppu Varjamo (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	7	17	24	2
5.	Emil Eriksson (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	11	13	10	23	8
6.	Tuomas Välirinne (F)	2026-2027	Malax IF	II-divisioona	7	10	11	21	2
7.	Joonas Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Matinkylä Ducks	III-divisioona	6	9	12	21	0
8.	Roope Niskanen (F)	2026-2027	HYC Herentals	Belgium	5	13	7	20	0
9.	Eemeli Mäki (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	11	9	20	8
10.	Tino Pennanen (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	11	9	11	20	6

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Regular Season

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points

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

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

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.

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

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

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

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	19	60	79	1.65	34
2.	Ville Viitaluoma (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	37	30	47	77	2.08	65
3.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	45	33	42	75	1.67	12
4.	Patrik Virta (F)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	43	29	46	75	1.74	55
5.	Kasper Kenig (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	34	38	36	74	2.18	106

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Goals Per Season

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Veeti Miettinen (F)	2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	52	42	31	73	1.40	6
2.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	41	40	21	61	1.49	28
3.	Kasper Kenig (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	34	38	36	74	2.18	106
4.	Niklas Näppi (F)	2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	42	38	22	60	1.43	8
5.	Eetu Päkkilä (F)	2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	38	22	60	1.15	4

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Assists Per Season

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	19	60	79	1.65	34
2.	Verneri Ahonen (F)	2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	44	14	54	68	1.55	6
3.	Santeri Huovila (F)	2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	39	16	52	68	1.74	10
4.	Matias Loppi (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	44	19	50	69	1.57	32
5.	Aleksi Ainali (F)	2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	49	17	50	67	1.37	97

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

U20 SM-sarja All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	36	8	17	25	0.69	209
2.	Mikko Mäenpää (D)	2001-2002	U20 SM-liiga	39	13	12	25	0.64	201
3.	Ilkka Pikkarainen (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	38	27	31	58	1.53	186
4.	Adam Kasanicky (D)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	30	3	3	6	0.20	183
5.	Jarno Niinimäki (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	34	12	12	24	0.71	167