What league does KalPa U20 play in?

KalPa U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

When was KalPa U20 founded?

KalPa U20 was founded in 1929 in Kuopio, FIN, Finland.

Where is KalPa U20 based?

KalPa U20 is based in Kuopio, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KalPa U20?

The head coach of KalPa U20 is Sami Karppinen.

What arena does KalPa U20 play in?

KalPa U20 play their home games at Olvi Areena in Kuopio, FIN.

What are the team colors of KalPa U20?

The team colors of KalPa U20 are Black + Yellow.

KalPa U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2008-2009

2008-2009 Season

KalPa U20 were 24-9-9 in the 2008-09 U20 SM-liiga season with 75 points, 5th overall.

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2008-2009 KalPa U20 Player Stats

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KalPa U20 — 2008-2009 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 SM-liiga
1.		Jaakko Rissanen (C)	42	13	33	46	51	13	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2.		Teemu Suhonen (D)	39	16	18	34	10	2	5	2	4	6	0	7
3.		Mikko Nuutinen (RW)	42	19	14	33	42	-1	5	0	0	0	39	-3
4.		Jasse Ikonen (W/C)	37	17	14	31	53	-1	5	5	3	8	4	5
5.		Petteri Rasi (LW)	40	13	15	28	12	2	5	2	4	6	0	4
6.		Lasse Lappalainen (D)	42	14	13	27	40	5	5	0	1	1	16	1
7.		Reetu Väisänen (F)	39	8	15	23	24	0	5	0	0	0	4	0
8.		Niko Laakkonen (LW/RW)	33	6	16	22	16	9	5	0	0	0	0	-4
9.		Iiro Pakarinen (RW/LW)	37	11	10	21	44	9	5	1	0	1	2	-4
10.		Simo Mertanen (F)	38	9	6	15	30	2	5	1	0	1	29	-3
11.		Tomi Tuomainen (D)	16	5	7	12	8	7
12.		Jani Paananen (F)	38	4	6	10	24	-6	5	1	1	2	2	-3
13.		Jani Halonen (F)	38	3	7	10	10	4	5	1	1	2	6	-1
14.		Tommi Kärkkäinen (F)	31	2	8	10	14	0
15.		Ville Hyvärinen (D)	36	1	9	10	60	3	5	0	0	0	0	-3
16.		Tommi Jokinen (LW/RW)	8	5	4	9	6	7
17.		Rasmus Rissanen (D)	29	1	8	9	56	-2	4	0	1	1	6	-2
18.		Matias Kiiskinen (F)	22	3	5	8	16	3	5	1	0	1	0	-1
19.		Lauri Kuronen (D)	36	3	4	7	16	5	5	0	1	1	0	1
20.		Ville Timonen (F)	17	1	4	5	16	-4
21.		Ossi Karhunen (D)	19	1	4	5	18	2	5	0	0	0	6	-1
22.		Petri Anttonen (D)	38	1	4	5	24	-1	5	0	1	1	4	-4
23.		Sami Laukkanen (D)	23	0	5	5	55	-4
24.		Jarkko Malinen (C)	6	0	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-2
25.		Pasi Hirvonen (D)	5	0	3	3	8	3
26.		Henri Tissari (D)	17	0	3	3	12	6	5	0	2	2	2	1
27.		Niko Kallela (F)	2	1	0	1	0	3
28.		Juuso Kuisma (D)	33	0	1	1	10	4	2	0	0	0	2	-2
29.		Tatu Miettinen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
30.		Joonas Toivanen (C)	2	0	0	0	0	0
31.		Juuso Palsola (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-2
32.		Kalle-Veikko Koivisto (D)	3	0	0	0	6	-1
33.		Juhani Heiskanen (F)	6	0	0	0	2	0

KalPa U20 — 2008-2009 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 SM-liiga
1.		Tomi Karhunen (G)	28	2.72	.903	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3.46	.879
2.		Mika Järvinen (G)	3	2.33	.898	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Matti Hakonen (G)	12	2.85	.893	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
4.		Samu Airasvaara (G)	2	3.85	.843	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Toni Tiainen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Markus Tirkkonen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Jere Tikkanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2008-2009 KalPa U20 Staff

Head CoachSami Karppinen
Asst. CoachJermu Pisto
Team ManagerSeppo Eskelinen

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2008-2009 KalPa U20 Demographics

KalPa U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Black + Yellow
Town: Kuopio, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2008-2009 KalPa U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

40 players

Experience

KalPa U20: 1 613 GP
Liiga: 317 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IPK (Mestis)
IPK U20 (U20 Mestis)
Kalla Hockey (III-divisioona)
KalPa (Liiga)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
KalPa U18 Team (U18 II-divisioona)
KalPa U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)
LeKi-75 (II-divisioona)
LL-89 (III-divisioona)
PiPS (II-divisioona)
SaPKo (Suomi-sarja)
SaPKo U20 (U20 Mestis)
SuKiKa (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Olvi Areena
Location: Kuopio, FIN
Capacity: 5 224
Construction Year: 1979

KalPa U20 Games

KalPa U20 — 2008-2009 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/23/2026 09:00 AM UTC	KalPa U20	Kärpät U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
10/17/2026 12:30 PM UTC	JYP U20	KalPa U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
10/09/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Jukurit U20	KalPa U20	2 - 3 (SO)	U20 SM-sarja
10/03/2026 01:00 PM UTC	KalPa U20	KooKoo U20	4 - 2	U20 SM-sarja
10/02/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaiPa U20	KalPa U20	2 - 3 (SO)	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

KalPa U20 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/09/2026	Loan	leaving	David Timofejev (F)	IPK	Details
08/05/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Eetu Kankkunen (D)	SaPKo	Details
07/09/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tim Horak (D)	HC Ajoie	Details
06/12/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Miikka Sundgren (F)	KeuPa HT	Details
06/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Arthur Daubeuf (D)	Rouen U20	Details
06/09/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Akseli Pulkkanen (F)	Ferris State Univ.	Details
05/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Eicca Happonen (D)	TUTO Hockey	Details
05/20/2026	Extension		Rasmus Miilunpohja (F)		Details

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KalPa U20 History and Standings

KalPa U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	10	2	3	-	5	0	33	31	16	1.6	9	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	44	15	19	-	7	3	159	160	62	1.41	12	First round loss
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	20	21	-	2	1	142	151	65	1.48	9	Bronze game win
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	22	11	-	2	3	132	104	73	1.92	6	Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	18	15	-	7	5	149	124	73	1.62	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	22	11	6	-	3	2	76	49	41	1.86	12	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	45	19	13	-	4	9	165	143	74	1.64	7	Final loss
	U20 SM-sarja	19	8	3	-	2	6	79	59	34	1.79	8	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	24	9	15	-	2	3	80	87	28	1.17	13	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	24	9	15	-	2	3	80	87	28	1.17	13	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	18	12	3	-	3	0	69	40	42	2.33	1	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 SM-liiga	34	14	20	-	3	3	89	102	42	1.24	13	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	24	20	-	3	5	175	174	83	1.6	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-liiga	34	21	8	-	2	3	126	99	70	2.06	2	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	53	25	19	-	3	6	184	168	87	1.64	5	Champion
	U20 SM-liiga	35	17	13	-	3	2	131	119	59	1.69	6	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	15	-	8	3	175	139	85	1.77	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	23	17	-	5	5	195	175	84	1.68	7	Bronze game win
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	18	25	-	2	3	167	195	61	1.27	13	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	15	26	-	3	4	134	169	55	1.15	13	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	22	-	2	3	159	138	70	1.46	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	19	-	5	1	182	160	80	1.67	6	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	10	6	3	-	1	0	50	36	20	2	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	27	-	0	3	115	162	39	0.93	14	Relegation Play
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	42	24	13	-	5	0	152	108	82	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	42	18	9	-	6	9	157	129	75	1.79	5	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	23	8	-	4	7	152	107	84	2	2	Champion
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	16	17	6	2	1	124	118	43	1.02	8	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	23	9	6	1	0	130	107	54	1.38	1	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga	39	9	24	6	3	3	113	168	27	0.69	12	Saved in play-out

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

KalPa U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Eetu Veteläinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	9	6	9	15	2
2.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	8	2	13	15	0
3.	Lenni Tarkiainen (F)	2026-2027	Ässät U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	8	6	14	2
4.	Henri Knuutinen (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	9	7	5	12	4
5.	Topi Piipponen (F)	2026-2027	Tölzer Löwen	Oberliga	9	4	7	11	2
6.	Henri Kivioja (F)	2026-2027	Hokki	III-divisioona	2	3	8	11	2
7.	Michal Plancar (F)	2026-2027	Barani Banska Bystrica U20	Extraliga juniorov	10	4	6	10	12
8.	Juuso Riikola (D)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	11	3	7	10	8
9.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	7	2	8	10	12
10.	Ville Vainikainen (F)	2026-2027	Chamonix	Ligue Magnus	9	4	5	9	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KalPa U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	18.43
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.56
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.10
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.33
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.31

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	101	78	79	157
2.	Mikko Juusola (F)	140	61	87	148
3.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139
4.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	132	46	92	138
5.	Otto Jaatinen (F)	127	25	99	124

Franchise All-Time Goals

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	101	78	79	157
2.	Mikko Juusola (F)	140	61	87	148
3.	Kimmo Hattunen (F)	96	60	43	103
4.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139
5.	Samu Miettinen (F)	127	57	40	97

Franchise All-Time Assists

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Otto Jaatinen (F)	127	25	99	124
2.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	132	46	92	138
3.	Mikko Juusola (F)	140	61	87	148
4.	Akseli Pulkkanen (F)	122	30	83	113
5.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Heikura (D)	114	13	24	373
2.	Ville Jokinen (F)	63	15	38	239
3.	Toivo Pennanen (D)	99	14	48	212
4.	Olli-Pekka Komulainen (D)	96	9	22	209
5.	Sakke Vallius (F)	122	38	59	199

Franchise All-Time Games Played

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juho Hintikka (D)	196	20	45	65
2.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139
3.	Jere Manninen (F)	172	18	29	47
4.	Janne Koponen (D)	169	25	64	89
5.	Timo Hiltunen (F)	161	36	63	99

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Timo Seppänen (D)	2	3	5	2.50
2.	Tero Arkiomaa (F)	37	40	70	1.89
3.	Joni Nikko (F)	3	2	5	1.67
4.	Olli Tarhonen (F)	25	22	41	1.64
5.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	101	78	157	1.55

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	45	33	42	75	1.67	12
2.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1988-1989	Jr. A SM-sarja	37	30	40	70	1.89	50
3.	Aleksi Klemetti (F)	2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	51	25	38	63	1.24	65
4.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	40	28	34	62	1.55	66
5.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	42	19	40	59	1.40	39

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Marko Tuomainen (F)	1990-1991	Jr. A SM-sarja	35	36	17	53	1.51	61
2.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	45	33	42	75	1.67	12
3.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1988-1989	Jr. A SM-sarja	37	30	40	70	1.89	50
4.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1987-1988	Jr. A I-divisioona	26	29	22	51	1.96	20
5.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga	40	28	34	62	1.55	66

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Otto Jaatinen (F)	2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	47	7	44	51	1.09	6
2.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	45	33	42	75	1.67	12
3.	Akseli Pulkkanen (F)	2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	33	8	41	49	1.48	8
4.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1988-1989	Jr. A SM-sarja	37	30	40	70	1.89	50
5.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	42	19	40	59	1.40	39

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KalPa U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikko Heikura (D)	2002-2003	U20 SM-liiga	29	3	3	6	0.21	136
2.	Mikko Heikura (D)	2003-2004	U20 SM-liiga	24	7	2	9	0.38	114
3.	Toivo Pennanen (D)	2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	42	7	17	24	0.57	108
4.	Panu Poutanen (F)	2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	38	7	10	17	0.45	104
5.	Ville Jokinen (F)	1995-1996	U20 SM-liiga	33	8	12	20	0.61	100