What league does HIFK U20 play in?

HIFK U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

When was HIFK U20 founded?

HIFK U20 was founded in 1897 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is HIFK U20 based?

HIFK U20 is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HIFK U20?

The head coach of HIFK U20 is Tommi Hämäläinen.

Who is the captain of HIFK U20?

The captain of HIFK U20 is Juha Jääskä.

What arena does HIFK U20 play in?

HIFK U20 play their home games at Töölö 2 in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of HIFK U20?

The team colors of HIFK U20 are Red + Blue + White.

HIFK U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

HIFK U20 were 27-14-7 in the 2016-17 U20 SM-liiga season with 83 points, 9th overall.

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2016-2017 HIFK U20 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 SM-liiga
1.	Niklas Nordgren (RW)	40	13	26	39	32	5	7	7	2	9	4	4
2.	Elias Ulander (D)	47	8	30	38	30	24	7	0	5	5	4	1
3.	Dan Nybondas (F/D)	48	14	18	32	12	9	7	0	0	0	6	-5
4.	Alex Levänen (C/LW)	41	7	23	30	33	4	7	1	1	2	2	-4
5.	Janne Hämäläinen (LW)	39	14	15	29	38	8	7	3	9	12	2	7
6.	Atte Tuliara (D)	45	8	18	26	40	17
7.	Juha Jääskä (LW/RW)	25	15	9	24	32	17	7	4	5	9	8	7
8.	Lauri Kulmala (C)	43	8	15	23	4	-9	7	1	1	2	0	-1
9.	Joakim Kukkonen (F)	29	11	9	20	24	0
10.	Teemu Engberg (LW/RW)	37	5	13	18	18	10	7	0	0	0	0	-4
11.	Joel Kerkkänen (F)	44	7	6	13	14	-2	7	0	0	0	0	-4
12.	Oliver Schnitt (D)	45	5	5	10	36	-10	7	0	0	0	0	1
13.	Miika Laaksonen (F)	38	3	7	10	0	4
14.	Otto Vesikivi (F)	33	4	5	9	20	-1
15.	Robin Ullberg (D)	45	2	7	9	47	-4	7	0	1	1	0	-4
16.	Niko Seppälä (D)	47	3	5	8	81	7	6	0	1	1	27	-5
17.	Juho Koivusaari (F)	39	3	4	7	63	-2	6	0	1	1	6	-1
18.	Tobias Winberg (D)	37	2	5	7	12	-9	7	0	0	0	0	-4
19.	Oliwer Kaski (D)	3	3	2	5	2	3
20.	Jasper Rannisto (D)	27	0	5	5	14	-9	7	0	0	0	2	3
21.	Miro Karjalainen (D)	6	1	2	3	43	0
22.	Joni Still (D/F)	41	1	2	3	0	-5	6	0	0	0	0	-4
23.	Oskari Tauriainen (LW/RW)	5	1	0	1	0	0
24.	Atte Huhtela (C)	11	1	0	1	4	-3
25.	Konsta Hirvonen (C/W)	14	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	-4
26.	Otto Melkinen (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-	4	0	0	0	0	-3
27.	Otto Salmi (F)	5	0	0	0	0	-1
28.	Einari Luhanka (D)	12	0	0	0	4	-3
29.	Henri Rahkonen (D)	20	0	0	0	2	-2	6	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 SM-liiga
1.	Julius Avén (G)	2	2.34	.903	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2.	Niilo Halonen (G)	33	2.42	.898	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	3.35	.898
3.	Anton Ignatius (G)	14	3.26	.878	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Henrik Tikkanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 HIFK U20 Staff

Head CoachTommi Hämäläinen
Asst. CoachKari Kalto
Goaltending CoachJoonas Hallikainen
Team ManagerAki Fahler
Equipment ManagerJuha Lankinen
Youth Hockey SupervisorJari Riihinen

Team Staff History

2016-2017 HIFK U20 Captains

"C"

Juha Jääskä

"A"

Elias Ulander

Team Captaincy History

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2016-2017 HIFK U20 Demographics

HIFK U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Red + Blue + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1897

2016-2017 HIFK U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players

Experience

HIFK U20: 1 457 GP
Liiga: 72 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HIFK (Liiga)
HIFK U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
HIFK U16 II (U16 Mestis)
HIFK U17
HIFK U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
HIFK U18 Akatemia
HIFK U18 III (U18 III-divisioona)
HIFK U19
HIFK U20 Sibbo (U20 II-divisioona)
HIFK U20 Stadi (U20 Suomi-sarja)
JoKP (Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Töölö 2
Location: Helsinki
Capacity: -
Construction Year: -

HIFK U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/03/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Ässät U20	HIFK U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
10/02/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Sport U20	HIFK U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/27/2026 01:00 PM UTC	HIFK U20	RoKi U20	6 - 1	U20 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 11:00 AM UTC	HIFK U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	3 - 0	U20 SM-sarja
09/20/2026 01:30 PM UTC	HIFK U20	KalPa U20	2 - 3 (OT 63:43)	U20 SM-sarja

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HIFK U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	8	5	1	-	1	1	28	15	18	2.25	1	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	44	18	18	-	3	5	137	138	65	1.48	11	First round loss
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	16	19	-	5	4	136	137	62	1.41	11	First round loss
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	13	19	-	1	5	111	111	46	1.21	16	-
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	22	12	-	5	6	162	129	82	1.82	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	23	14	3	-	4	2	91	56	52	2.26	2	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	45	20	18	-	5	2	162	132	72	1.6	9	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	19	12	5	-	1	1	86	57	39	2.05	2	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	22	12	10	-	3	1	68	63	34	1.55	10	Season Cancelled
	U20 SM-sarja	22	12	10	-	3	1	68	63	34	1.55	10	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	52	31	10	-	5	6	217	145	109	2.1	2	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 SM-liiga	34	24	10	-	3	4	145	86	73	2.15	3	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	28	18	-	1	5	190	155	91	1.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-liiga	34	17	12	-	1	4	128	102	57	1.68	7	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	18	13	2	-	2	1	90	32	44	2.44	1	Bronze game win
	U20 SM-liiga	35	13	16	-	2	4	109	86	47	1.34	13	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	14	-	5	7	141	135	83	1.73	9	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	28	13	-	2	7	184	134	95	1.9	5	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	20	-	4	3	134	130	74	1.54	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	16	20	-	6	6	137	154	66	1.38	10	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	20	20	-	7	1	135	133	75	1.56	6	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	16	-	6	4	168	129	82	1.71	5	Champion
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	42	18	14	-	4	6	159	124	68	1.62	7	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	42	23	8	-	7	4	167	108	87	2.07	1	Final loss
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	10	8	1	-	0	1	50	25	25	2.5	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	9	24	-	5	4	119	176	41	0.98	12	Relegation Play
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	17	17	-	4	4	148	147	63	1.5	9	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	18	14	3	6	1	151	146	52	1.24	3	Semifinal loss
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	18	18	1	0	2	150	121	39	1	9	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga	39	19	12	8	3	5	142	103	49	1.26	5	Quarterfinal loss

HIFK U20 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2012-2013	JCWC	4	2	2	-	0	0	10	16	6	1.5	3	-

HIFK U20 Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	4	2	10	12	4
2.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	6	6	5	11	14
3.	Eppu Karuvaara (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	3	4	6	10	0
4.	Tino Kossila (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	4	6	10	2
5.	Viljo Kähkönen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	4	3	7	6
6.	Oscar Leppänen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	4	5	1	6	0
7.	Lari Posti (F)	2026-2027	Haukat	Suomi-sarja	6	1	5	6	0
8.	Otto Karvinen (F)	2026-2027	Hockey Punks	Latvia	5	3	2	5	4
9.	Rasmus Ruusunen (F)	2026-2027	RoKi	Mestis	5	3	2	5	6
10.	Roope Turunen (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	6	3	2	5	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	18.67
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.15
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.11
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	18.79
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	18.88

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	96	100	60	160
2.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	165	56	90	146
3.	Paul Högbacka (F)	96	75	68	143
4.	Marko Rönkkö (F)	91	69	55	124
5.	Niklas Nordgren (F)	97	35	83	118

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	96	100	60	160
2.	Paul Högbacka (F)	96	75	68	143
3.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	156	73	42	115
4.	Marko Rönkkö (F)	91	69	55	124
5.	Niklas Hede (F)	85	63	47	110

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	165	56	90	146
2.	Niklas Nordgren (F)	97	35	83	118
3.	Mikael Salmivirta (F)	117	26	76	102
4.	Elias Ulander (D)	125	23	75	98
5.	Paul Högbacka (F)	96	75	68	143

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Patrik Lostedt (F)	117	17	35	337
2.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	78	12	36	296
3.	Juho Koivusaari (F)	128	23	53	207
4.	Ilkka Pikkarainen (F)	66	30	63	200
5.	Miro Heikkilä (D)	141	4	34	194

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	165	56	90	146
2.	Einari Luhanka (D)	160	16	25	41
3.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	156	73	42	115
4.	Miro Heikkilä (D)	141	4	30	34
5.	Anton Kyynäräinen (F)	140	28	26	54

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Matti Hagman (F)	6	10	16	2.67
2.	Heikki Kojola (F)	8	17	20	2.50
3.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	36	39	79	2.19
4.	Petro Koivunen (F)	4	3	8	2.00
5.	Carey Wilson (F)	2	2	4	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ville Viitaluoma (F)	2000-2001	37	30	77
2.	Jari Laukkanen (F)	1986-1987	34	33	75
3.	Matias Loppi (F)	2000-2001	44	19	69
4.	Carlo Grünn (F)	2000-2001	41	35	67
5.	Paul Högbacka (F)	1982-1983	32	39	65

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Paul Högbacka (F)	1982-1983	32	39	65
2.	Petri Aaltonen (F)	1987-1988	34	37	57
3.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	1986-1987	36	36	59
4.	Carlo Grünn (F)	2000-2001	41	35	67
5.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	1982-1983	30	34	65

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Matias Loppi (F)	2000-2001	44	50	69
2.	Ville Viitaluoma (F)	2000-2001	37	47	77
3.	Jari Laukkanen (F)	1986-1987	34	42	75
4.	Miro Haapaniemi (F)	1992-1993	35	41	47
5.	Joel Paunio (F)	1982-1983	32	40	60

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	2008-2009	36	25	209
2.	Ilkka Pikkarainen (F)	2000-2001	38	58	186
3.	Patrik Lostedt (F)	2000-2001	40	9	126
4.	Eetu Kukka (F)	2019-2020	41	24	124
5.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	1994-1995	35	48	117