What league does Jokerit U18 play in?

Jokerit U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

When was Jokerit U18 founded?

Jokerit U18 was founded in 1967 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is Jokerit U18 based?

Jokerit U18 is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Jokerit U18?

The head coach of Jokerit U18 is Olli-Pekka Yrjänheikki.

Who is the captain of Jokerit U18?

The captain of Jokerit U18 is Joona Kontio.

What arena does Jokerit U18 play in?

Jokerit U18 play their home games at Helsinki Areena 2 in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of Jokerit U18?

The team colors of Jokerit U18 are Red + White + Yellow.

Jokerit U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2016-2017 Season

Jokerit U18 were 29-17-2 in the 2016-17 U18 SM-sarja season with 82 points, 4th in the Ylempi jatkosarja and 4th overall.

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2016-2017 Jokerit U18 Player Stats

All Positions

Jokerit U18 — 2016-2017 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Samuel Salonen (LW)	35	20	25	45	18	-	1	0	0	0	0
2.		Niko Nyrhinen (F)	36	22	19	41	22	-
3.		Joona Kontio (F)	46	16	21	37	32	-	2	0	2	2	0
4.		Valtteri Ojantakanen (LW)	40	21	13	34	45	-	2	1	1	2	0
5.		Veikko Loimaranta (C)	47	15	16	31	42	-	2	1	1	2	2
6.		Niko Viljanen (D)	45	6	20	26	50	-	2	0	1	1	0
7.		Santeri Hatakka (D)	35	3	19	22	63	-	2	1	1	2	10
8.		Jesse Moilanen (C/W)	28	5	16	21	22	-	2	0	1	1	0
9.		Leevi Kuosmanen (F)	41	7	12	19	10	-	2	0	1	1	2
10.		Niko Somppi (C)	42	7	11	18	20	-	2	1	0	1	0
11.		Hannes Hyytiäinen (F)	37	5	12	17	8	-	2	1	2	3	0
12.		Eetu Vyyryläinen (RW)	28	3	11	14	4	-	1	0	0	0	0
13.		Mikael Pakkanen (F)	42	9	4	13	14	-	2	1	0	1	2
14.		Topi Hägg (LW)	40	6	7	13	28	-	2	0	1	1	0
15.		Timy Luoto (D)	40	0	10	10	22	-	2	0	2	2	0
16.		Toni Vuorinen (D)	47	0	10	10	38	-	2	0	0	0	2
17.		Leevi Karjalainen (D)	40	1	8	9	14	-	1	0	0	0	0
18.		Gregorio Gios (D)	40	2	6	8	22	-
19.		Eero Jääskeläinen (D)	47	1	7	8	34	-	2	0	0	0	0
20.		Jare Juutilainen (F)	17	1	6	7	4	-	1	0	0	0	2
21.		Jonne Brygger (F)	36	2	4	6	4	-	2	1	0	1	2
22.		Justus Hakulinen (F)	30	3	1	4	4	-	1	0	0	0	0
23.		Ilmari Karhapää (D)	5	2	1	3	0	-
24.		Rasmus Lahnaviik (LW)	8	1	2	3	2	-
25.		Alex Maunula (C/RW)	23	1	0	1	8	-
26.		Matias Liimatainen (D)	18	0	1	1	8	-	1	0	0	0	0
27.		Ilari Tuominen (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Justus Haavanlammi (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
29.		Tomas Totro (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
30.		Tuomas Tilli (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
31.		Sami Linnus (F)	4	0	0	0	0	-

Jokerit U18 — 2016-2017 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Igor Samokhvalov (G)	24	2.79	.909	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Eetu Mäkiniemi (G)	4	-	.907	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Erno Gerlander (G)	21	-	.899	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Petri Iisakka (G)	1	-	.869	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Roope Taponen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Tommi Steffen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Benjamin Kallio (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 Jokerit U18 Staff

Head CoachOlli-Pekka Yrjänheikki
Asst. CoachJanne Hietaniemi
Asst. CoachLasse Pirjetä
Goaltending CoachNiko Söderqvist
Team ManagerJari Mäkiniemi
Equipment ManagerLeo Hacklin
Youth Hockey SupervisorMikko Nurminen

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Jokerit U18 Captains

"C"

Joona Kontio

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2016-2017 Jokerit U18 Demographics

Jokerit U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Red + White + Yellow
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1967

2016-2017 Jokerit U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

37 players
1 player

Experience

Jokerit U18: 1 242 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jokerit (Liiga)
Jokerit U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 (U18 Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Helsinki Areena 2
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: -
Construction Year: 1997

Jokerit U18 Games

Jokerit U18 — 2016-2017 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/17/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Jokerit U18	KalPa U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/10/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Jokerit U18	Tappara U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/07/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Jokerit U18	HIFK U18	3 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
10/04/2026 10:30 AM UTC	KalPa U18	Jokerit U18	2 - 5	U18 SM-sarja
10/03/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	Jokerit U18	3 - 6	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Jokerit U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
05/14/2025	Extension		Reko Alanko (D)		Details
04/11/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Vatanen (D)	Sport U20	Details
09/13/2024	Confirmed	joining	Reko Alanko (D)	JYP U18	Details
05/29/2024	Confirmed	leaving	William Gammals (G)	Tappara U20	Details
05/22/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Niko Rajala (D)	KooKoo U20	Details
04/29/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Sakari Kostilainen (F)	Ässät U20	Details
04/18/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Rasmus Kämäräinen (F)	Ässät	Details
08/02/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Aapo Eklund (D)	Jukurit U20	Details

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Jokerit U18 History and Standings

Jokerit U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	11	10	1	-	0	0	48	22	30	2.73	1	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	3	-	2	2	111	51	63	2.86	1	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	22	17	2	-	2	1	124	50	56	2.55	1	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	9	-	4	0	83	74	35	1.59	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	6	-	0	2	91	68	44	2	3	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	4	-	2	2	104	62	48	2.18	1	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	6	-	3	1	94	66	43	1.95	2	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	5	-	2	3	84	54	43	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	7	-	0	3	75	63	40	1.82	3	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	33	4	-	4	2	216	82	109	2.53	1	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	17	13	2	-	2	0	88	27	43	2.53	1	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	20	10	7	-	0	3	87	62	33	1.65	6	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	47	28	15	-	4	0	200	157	92	1.96	2	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	17	10	-	3	0	126	96	57	1.9	3	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	32	12	-	1	4	212	135	102	2.08	2	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	31	19	8	-	1	3	127	83	62	2	3	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	25	17	-	2	5	187	148	84	1.71	4	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	18	8	-	1	4	124	93	60	1.94	2	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	22	17	-	7	2	164	152	82	1.71	4	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	10	-	5	0	100	87	55	1.83	4	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	15	20	-	13	16	135	160	64	1.33	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	10	-	3	2	95	77	53	1.77	5	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	31	12	-	3	2	220	131	101	2.1	2	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	30	22	6	-	1	1	144	73	69	2.3	2	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	27	12	-	5	4	181	117	95	1.98	2	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	30	17	8	-	3	2	119	70	59	1.97	3	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	30	19	6	-	4	6	145	81	63	2.1	2	-
	U18 SM-sarja	48	33	9	-	2	4	208	117	107	2.23	1	Champion
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja	33	21	9	-	2	1	146	106	68	2.06	2	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	9	7	2	-	0	0	35	21	21	2.33	2	Promoted

Jokerit U18 Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Jokerit U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	5	11	16	0
2.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	5	8	5	13	2
3.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	5	5	8	13	4
4.	Eppu Karuvaara (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	4	4	8	12	0
5.	Oliver Kiljunen (F)	2026-2027	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen	9	10	1	11	2
6.	Niklas Borgström (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	6	5	11	4
7.	Natan Teshome (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	7	3	10	4
8.	Oscar Leppänen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	6	4	10	0
9.	Samuli Rassa (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	4	6	10	0
10.	Tino Kossila (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	4	6	10	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Jokerit U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	16.28
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	17.27
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.19
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.24
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.25

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Franchise All-Time Points

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	90	45	69	114
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	42	52	43	95
3.	Vito Agarth (F)	72	40	50	90
4.	Jaakko Heikkinen (F)	86	31	58	89
5.	Aaro Keinänen (F)	70	36	47	83

Franchise All-Time Goals

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	42	52	43	95
2.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	90	45	69	114
3.	Niko Kautiainen (F)	87	45	36	81
4.	Vito Agarth (F)	72	40	50	90
5.	Aaro Keinänen (F)	70	36	47	83

Franchise All-Time Assists

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	90	45	69	114
2.	Jaakko Heikkinen (F)	86	31	58	89
3.	Vito Agarth (F)	72	40	50	90
4.	Niklas Borgström (F)	70	25	48	73
5.	Aaro Keinänen (F)	70	36	47	83

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Sakari Kostilainen (F)	70	31	62	138
2.	Alexander Turunen (D)	66	5	24	127
3.	Joonas Länsisalmi (F)	45	19	36	112
4.	Heikki Löfman (F)	49	23	38	111
5.	Mikko Juutilainen (D)	55	18	35	111

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Samu Tuomisto (F)	94	8	13	21
2.	Joose Virtanen (F)	91	25	33	58
3.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	90	45	69	114
4.	Miko Leivo (D)	89	3	24	27
5.	Eero Jääskeläinen (D)	89	2	9	11

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	42	52	95	2.26
2.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	31	18	57	1.84
3.	Jani Laajanen (F)	20	17	35	1.75
4.	Aleksi Niemitalo (F)	8	5	14	1.75
5.	Tom Leppä (F)	7	6	12	1.71

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	42	28	37	65	1.55	22
2.	Jaakko Heikkinen (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	44	25	36	61	1.39	4
3.	Nestor Noiva (F)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	35	32	28	60	1.71	39
4.	Joel Ikonen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	39	25	35	60	1.54	28
5.	Oula Kuure (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	28	29	57	1.19	53

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nestor Noiva (F)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	35	32	28	60	1.71	39
2.	Ville-Valtteri Mustonen (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	47	30	19	49	1.04	48
3.	Miko Matikka (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	29	25	54	1.17	44
4.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	42	28	37	65	1.55	22
5.	Oula Kuure (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	28	29	57	1.19	53

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	31	18	39	57	1.84	0
2.	Niklas Borgström (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	43	17	39	56	1.30	24
3.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	42	28	37	65	1.55	22
4.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2004-2005	U18 SM-sarja	30	13	37	50	1.67	24
5.	Jaakko Heikkinen (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	44	25	36	61	1.39	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Jokerit U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joonas Länsisalmi (F)	2008-2009	U18 SM-sarja	24	15	13	28	1.17	100
2.	Jonne Brygger (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	45	9	22	31	0.69	96
3.	Teemu Laine (F)	1998-1999	U18 SM-sarja	28	20	17	37	1.32	81
4.	Kasper Halttunen (F)	2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	17	9	10	19	1.12	81
5.	Kristofer Jõgi (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	23	1	3	4	0.17	81