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.

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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

2021-2022

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2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Jokerit U20	45	25	-	6	6	8	176	119	57	95	2.11	Quarterfinal loss
2.	Ässät U20	44	25	-	11	4	4	183	110	73	87	1.98	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Pelicans U20	45	25	-	14	3	3	155	122	33	84	1.87	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Tappara U20	45	21	-	12	4	8	148	123	25	79	1.76	Quarterfinal loss
5.	TPS U20	45	21	-	16	5	3	151	113	38	76	1.69	Bronze game win
6.	Kärpät U20	45	22	-	18	3	2	142	111	31	74	1.64	Bronze game loss
7.	KalPa U20	45	19	-	13	4	9	165	143	22	74	1.64	Final loss
8.	Lukko U20	45	20	-	16	4	5	126	121	5	73	1.62	Champion
9.	HIFK U20	45	20	-	18	5	2	162	132	30	72	1.60	Did not make playoffs
10.	HPK U20	44	15	-	19	5	5	137	149	-12	60	1.36	Did not make playoffs
11.	Kiekko-Espoo U20	45	18	-	24	3	0	122	150	-28	60	1.33	Did not make playoffs
12.	JYP U20	45	15	-	22	4	4	119	146	-27	57	1.27	Did not make playoffs
Alempi jatkosarja
1.	KooKoo U20	26	18	-	4	4	0	125	57	68	62	2.38	Did not make playoffs
2.	Jukurit U20	26	18	-	6	2	0	112	64	48	58	2.23	Did not make playoffs
3.	SaiPa U20	26	15	-	7	2	2	117	83	34	51	1.96	Did not make playoffs
4.	Ilves U20	26	13	-	10	2	1	103	91	12	44	1.69	Did not make playoffs
5.	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	26	13	-	9	1	3	114	107	7	44	1.69	Did not make playoffs
6.	Sport U20	24	11	-	9	3	1	94	88	6	40	1.67	Did not make playoffs
7.	KOOVEE U20	25	12	-	10	1	2	91	98	-7	40	1.60	Did not make playoffs
8.	TUTO Hockey U20	26	9	-	14	2	1	65	91	-26	32	1.23	Did not make playoffs
9.	Karhu-Kissat U20	26	9	-	15	1	1	91	106	-15	30	1.15	Did not make playoffs
10.	Ketterä U20	26	7	-	17	2	0	73	103	-30	25	0.96	Did not make playoffs
11.	Hermes U20	25	5	-	15	1	4	70	117	-47	21	0.84	Relegation Play
12.	RoKi U20	26	3	-	17	0	6	61	111	-50	15	0.58	Relegation Play
Alkusarja
1.	Ässät U20	19	14	-	3	1	1	95	39	56	45	2.37	Final group
2.	HIFK U20	19	12	-	5	1	1	86	57	29	39	2.05	Final group
3.	Jokerit U20	19	10	-	4	2	3	92	63	29	37	1.95	Final group
4.	Pelicans U20	19	11	-	6	2	0	75	58	17	37	1.95	Final group
5.	Kärpät U20	19	11	-	6	2	0	72	57	15	37	1.95	Final group
6.	TPS U20	19	11	-	6	1	1	78	45	33	36	1.89	Final group
7.	HPK U20	19	9	-	5	2	3	72	51	21	34	1.79	Final group
8.	KalPa U20	19	8	-	3	2	6	79	59	20	34	1.79	Final group
9.	Tappara U20	19	9	-	6	2	2	60	47	13	33	1.74	Final group
10.	Kiekko-Espoo U20	19	10	-	8	1	0	66	68	-2	32	1.68	Final group
11.	JYP U20	19	9	-	7	1	2	63	47	16	31	1.63	Final group
12.	Lukko U20	19	9	-	7	1	2	49	49	0	31	1.63	Final group
13.	Jukurit U20	19	9	-	9	0	1	61	60	1	28	1.47	Final group
14.	SaiPa U20	19	6	-	7	3	3	73	68	5	27	1.42	Final group
15.	Sport U20	19	5	-	12	2	0	67	83	-16	19	1.00	Final group
16.	TUTO Hockey U20	19	5	-	12	1	1	51	82	-31	18	0.95	Final group
17.	KooKoo U20	19	5	-	12	1	1	45	77	-32	18	0.95	Final group

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2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jure Povse (F)	40	15	39	54	24
2.	Vili Munkki (F)	43	21	32	53	8
3.	Jimi Rönkkönen (F)	41	19	34	53	14
4.	Okko Kangasniemi (F)	36	18	35	53	32
5.	Akseli Mäkinen (F)	41	29	20	49	57

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2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Henri Risikko (G)	16	2.01	.922
2.	Lukas Malant (G)	11	2.85	.921
3.	Reima-Ville Roos (G)	23	2.75	.918
4.	Petteri Rimpinen (G)	17	2.61	.917
5.	Topias Leinonen (G)	21	2.28	.916

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2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja Demographics

U20 SM-sarja Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/12/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	JYP U20	-
09/12/2026 01:40 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U20	SaiPa U20	8 - 2
09/12/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Ässät U20	HPK U20	3 - 2 (SO)
09/12/2026 01:00 PM UTC	KalPa U20	Lukko U20	1 - 3
09/12/2026 12:15 PM UTC	Jukurit U20	Tappara U20	5 - 2

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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
Sport U20	Elias Mourujärvi (F)
RoKi U20	Jere Viljakainen (F)
Ilves U20	Jalmari Melanen (F)
JYP U20	Noel Koivu (F)
Tappara U20	Ville Väärälä (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

U20 SM-sarja Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HIFK U20	48	1 535	6'0"	179 lbs	18.50
2.	HPK U20	38	2 242	6'0"	181 lbs	19.66
3.	Hermes U20	51	1 503	6'0"	179 lbs	19.51
4.	Ilves U20	55	1 904	6'0"	183 lbs	18.51
5.	JYP U20	54	2 138	6'0"	183 lbs	19.04
6.	Jokerit U20	43	1 467	6'0"	183 lbs	18.42
7.	Jukurit U20	38	2 050	5'11"	179 lbs	19.39
8.	KOOVEE U20	49	1 493	6'0"	179 lbs	19.49
9.	KalPa U20	41	1 986	5'11"	179 lbs	18.93
10.	Karhu-Kissat U20	35	1 098	5'11"	174 lbs	19.46
11.	Ketterä U20	34	1 414	6'0"	183 lbs	20.03
12.	Kiekko-Espoo U20	55	2 140	6'0"	179 lbs	19.45
13.	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	63	1 974	6'0"	176 lbs	19.22
14.	KooKoo U20	33	1 598	5'11"	183 lbs	19.09
15.	Kärpät U20	36	1 658	6'0"	181 lbs	18.72
16.	Lukko U20	38	2 257	6'0"	183 lbs	19.34
17.	Pelicans U20	39	1 790	6'0"	179 lbs	19.10
18.	RoKi U20	41	1 507	5'11"	176 lbs	19.54
19.	SaiPa U20	45	2 072	6'0"	179 lbs	19.20
20.	Sport U20	45	1 673	5'11"	181 lbs	19.16
21.	TPS U20	45	1 853	6'0"	185 lbs	19.09
22.	TUTO Hockey U20	53	1 965	6'0"	181 lbs	19.21
23.	Tappara U20	35	1 909	6'0"	181 lbs	19.06
24.	Ässät U20	45	2 181	6'0"	183 lbs	19.16

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.	Mikko Perttu (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	29
6.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	2	4	6	2
7.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	3	3	2	5	2
8.	Aleksi Halme (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	2	3	5	0
9.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	3	5	2
10.	Jeremi Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	3	5	2

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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

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2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja Standings

2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja Player Stats

2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja Goalie Stats

U20 SM-sarja Stories

2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja 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