What league does Kärpät U18 play in?

Kärpät U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

When was Kärpät U18 founded?

Kärpät U18 was founded in 1974 in Oulu, FIN, Finland.

Where is Kärpät U18 based?

Kärpät U18 is based in Oulu, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kärpät U18?

The head coach of Kärpät U18 is Jari Karppinen.

Who is the captain of Kärpät U18?

The captain of Kärpät U18 is Eetu Palovaara.

What arena does Kärpät U18 play in?

Kärpät U18 play their home games at Oulun Energia Areena in Oulu, FIN.

Kärpät U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2019-2020

2019-2020 Season

Kärpät U18 were 39-7-0 in the 2019-20 U18 SM-sarja season with 114 points, 1st in the Ylempi jatkosarja and 1st overall.

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2019-2020 Kärpät U18 Player Stats

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Kärpät U18 — 2019-2020 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Ville Koivunen (W/C)	37	27	44	71	20	-
2.		Joonas Lohisalo (LW/RW)	44	33	31	64	2	-
3.		Leevi Kinnunen (C)	46	20	34	54	8	-
4.		Eero Klintrup (RW)	45	24	22	46	20	-
5.		Viljami Marjala (LW/C)	20	16	19	35	31	-
6.		Jussi Malmi (F)	39	20	14	34	4	-
7.		Ville-Pekka Pietilä (C)	46	7	24	31	8	-
8.		Miro Järvenpää (RW)	43	9	20	29	2	-
9.		Ville Ruotsalainen (D)	44	7	20	27	14	-
10.		Otto Mykrä (W/C)	44	10	15	25	30	-
11.		Joona Mourujärvi (D)	34	4	19	23	6	-
12.		Arttu Kuivas (D)	29	4	16	20	24	-
13.		Sisu Yliniemi (C)	31	5	12	17	10	-
14.		Matous Mensik (C)	34	6	10	16	8	-
15.		Iiro Karppinen (D)	45	3	11	14	20	-
16.		Eetu Apila (LW)	33	8	5	13	14	-
17.		Viljami Juusola (D)	10	5	7	12	2	-
18.		Antti Myllyaho (F)	23	4	8	12	8	-
19.		Eetu Palovaara (D)	36	2	9	11	16	-
20.		Eerik Kantola (F)	10	4	4	8	8	-
21.		Veeti Löytynoja (F)	28	3	5	8	2	-
22.		Ales Cech (D)	42	0	7	7	40	-
23.		Juhani Luhtavaara (C)	31	2	4	6	6	-
24.		Aaro Pieniniemi (D)	24	1	3	4	6	-
25.		Roope Loukasvuori (D)	15	0	3	3	31	-
26.		Antti Kuivas (D)	10	1	0	1	14	-
27.		Lauri Raiman (C/W)	2	0	1	1	0	-
28.		Onni Jokitalo (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
29.		Maks Mikkola (F)	13	0	0	0	4	-

Kärpät U18 — 2019-2020 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.		Leevi Meriläinen (G)	19	-	.942	-	-	-	-	-	441
2.		Niklas Kokko (G)	25	-	.932	-	-	-	-	-	599
3.		Otto Pälvilä (G)	2	3.50	.873	-	-	-	-	-	48
4.		Vertti Veittikoski (G)	1	-	.667	-	-	-	-	-	2
5.		Sampo Pakarinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2019-2020 Kärpät U18 Staff

Head CoachJari Karppinen
Asst. CoachSergei Boikov
Asst. CoachAntti Pohjalainen
Goaltending CoachRoope Koistinen
Goaltending CoachNico-Petteri Rajala
Team ManagerRiitta Koivunen
Equipment ManagerKalevi Metsävainio
Equipment ManagerPasi Tuomaala

Team Staff History

2019-2020 Kärpät U18 Captains

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Eetu Palovaara

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Team Captaincy History

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2019-2020 Kärpät U18 Demographics

Kärpät U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1974

2019-2020 Kärpät U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
2 players

Experience

Kärpät U18: 1 235 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ahmat (II-divisioona)
Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U17 Etelä (U17 Suomi-sarja)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
Laser HT (Suomi-sarja)
Laser HT Akatemia (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun Energia Areena
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: 6 614
Construction Year: 1974

Kärpät U18 Games

Kärpät U18 — 2019-2020 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/25/2026 11:30 AM UTC	Ässät U18	Kärpät U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/24/2026 11:00 AM UTC	Ilves U18	Kärpät U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/21/2026 08:15 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	SaiPa U18	7 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
10/18/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Jokerit U18	Kärpät U18	0 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
10/17/2026 01:50 PM UTC	HIFK U18	Kärpät U18	3 - 2	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Kärpät U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
07/13/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Helppi (F)	Chicago Steel	Details
04/27/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Leevi Kantola (F)	Ässät U20	Details
05/13/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Heikki Peipinen (D)	Amarillo Wranglers	Details
08/01/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Artturi Tapaninaho (G)	Jukurit U20	Details
04/25/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Lauri Eskola (F)	Ässät U20	Details
04/24/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Joona Karvonen (D)	Ässät U20	Details
08/03/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Iiro Karppinen (D)	Jokerit U20	Details
06/08/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Antti Kuivas (D)	JYP U20	Details

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Kärpät U18 History and Standings

Kärpät U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	15	8	5	-	1	1	57	42	27	1.8	2	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	6	-	2	1	98	66	53	2.41	2	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	4	-	3	2	99	53	47	2.14	2	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	9	-	1	2	61	68	34	1.55	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	8	-	5	0	69	79	37	1.68	7	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	5	-	1	1	82	42	48	2.18	2	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	6	-	5	3	78	66	37	1.68	5	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	5	-	3	2	91	60	43	1.95	1	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	5	-	2	4	70	52	41	1.86	2	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	15	20	-	4	4	127	133	57	1.33	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	17	8	5	-	1	3	64	51	29	1.71	7	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	31	25	3	-	1	2	143	70	79	2.55	1	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	36	7	-	3	0	226	83	114	2.48	1	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	23	5	-	2	0	143	53	73	2.43	1	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	38	6	-	1	4	224	107	120	2.45	1	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	27	2	-	0	2	151	62	83	2.68	1	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	41	2	-	4	2	261	94	133	2.71	1	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	31	27	1	-	2	1	178	59	86	2.77	1	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	35	8	-	2	3	194	107	112	2.33	1	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	30	24	3	-	1	2	128	60	76	2.53	1	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	28	10	-	9	1	199	122	99	2.06	2	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	30	19	5	-	1	5	127	69	64	2.13	3	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	22	16	-	4	6	171	146	80	1.67	5	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	30	12	11	-	3	4	114	96	46	1.53	8	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	21	21	-	2	4	157	169	71	1.48	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	1	4	102	97	48	1.6	7	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	30	18	7	-	2	3	135	100	61	2.03	4	-
	U18 SM-sarja	48	23	15	-	5	5	199	175	84	1.75	5	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja	33	17	10	-	2	4	145	124	59	1.79	5	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	9	3	4	-	1	1	40	37	12	1.33	7	Promoted

Kärpät U18 Tournament Statistics

Kärpät U18 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1985-1986	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Kärpät U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Niilo Jokinen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	15	6	16	22	18
2.	Luukas Jurvelin (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	9	12	21	4
3.	Olli Kylmälä (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	8	11	19	10
4.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2026-2027	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	12	7	9	16	12
5.	Ville-Pekka Pietilä (F)	2026-2027	Muik Hockey	Suomi-sarja	10	1	15	16	2
6.	Petteri Puhakka (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	15	12	3	15	2
7.	Aarno Erholtz (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	5	10	15	2
8.	Mikko Tauriainen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Ketut	III-divisioona	3	6	7	13	0
9.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	12	6	7	13	35
10.	Dominik Pavlík (F)	2026-2027	Mountfield HK U20	Extraliga junioru	15	6	7	13	20

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Kärpät U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	16.21
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.19
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.10
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.27
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.35

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leevi Kinnunen (F)	73	36	59	95
2.	Tomi Pekkala (F)	67	36	47	83
3.	Oliver Suni (F)	64	38	44	82
4.	Petteri Puhakka (F)	78	37	44	81
5.	Lauri Eskola (F)	80	30	51	81

Franchise All-Time Goals

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arttu Nevasaari (F)	76	42	34	76
2.	Antti Kalapudas (F)	69	40	39	79
3.	Oliver Suni (F)	64	38	44	82
4.	Joonas Lohisalo (F)	49	38	36	74
5.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	50	38	27	65

Franchise All-Time Assists

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leevi Kinnunen (F)	73	36	59	95
2.	Eemil Pitkänen (F)	84	8	53	61
3.	Lauri Eskola (F)	80	30	51	81
4.	Mikko Tauriainen (F)	70	28	51	79
5.	Kalle Loponen (D)	85	19	51	70

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Krister Jalonen (F)	63	19	57	166
2.	Jere Kiviniemi (D)	89	11	31	159
3.	Valtteri Meisaari (D)	79	7	27	136
4.	Petri Halme (F)	48	32	52	135
5.	Uula Ruikka (D)	113	14	62	122

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uula Ruikka (D)	113	14	48	62
2.	Mikael Nurro (F)	94	25	22	47
3.	Antti Virtanen (D)	93	9	20	29
4.	Tino Metsävainio (F)	93	13	15	28
5.	Julius Hermonen (F)	92	15	21	36

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mika Alatalo (F)	18	32	59	3.28
2.	Aatu Räty (F)	12	11	27	2.25
3.	Jussi Jokinen (F)	16	8	34	2.13
4.	Mikko Helisten (F)	9	8	18	2.00
5.	Miikka Salomäki (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Koivunen (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	37	27	44	71	1.92	20
2.	Joonas Lohisalo (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	44	33	31	64	1.45	2
3.	Antti Kalapudas (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	40	31	32	63	1.58	8
4.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	38	28	32	60	1.58	32
5.	Petteri Puhakka (F)	2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	44	28	32	60	1.36	24

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joonas Lohisalo (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	44	33	31	64	1.45	2
2.	Mika Alatalo (F)	1987-1988	U18 SM-sarja	18	32	27	59	3.28	18
3.	Antti Kalapudas (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	40	31	32	63	1.58	8
4.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	42	31	20	51	1.21	14
5.	Eetu Ruotsalainen (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	47	30	19	49	1.04	12

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ville Koivunen (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	37	27	44	71	1.92	20
2.	Aku Räty (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	46	18	36	54	1.17	20
3.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	45	15	36	51	1.13	22
4.	Eemil Pitkänen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	42	7	35	42	1.00	28
5.	Leevi Kinnunen (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	20	34	54	1.17	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Kärpät U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Krister Jalonen (F)	2004-2005	U18 SM-sarja	28	15	22	37	1.32	104
2.	Jari Ponto (D)	1994-1995	U18 SM-sarja	30	4	7	11	0.37	100
3.	Janne Ponto (D)	1994-1995	U18 SM-sarja	29	0	4	4	0.14	90
4.	Jere Kiviniemi (D)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	31	6	7	13	0.42	87
5.	Ville Piekkola (D)	1996-1997	U18 SM-sarja	31	3	9	12	0.39	85