What league does Pelicans U18 play in?

Pelicans U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

When was Pelicans U18 founded?

Pelicans U18 was founded in 1996 in Lahti, FIN, Finland.

Where is Pelicans U18 based?

Pelicans U18 is based in Lahti, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Pelicans U18?

The head coach of Pelicans U18 is Juhamatti Yli-Junnila.

Who is the captain of Pelicans U18?

The captain of Pelicans U18 is Aaro Rokio.

What arena does Pelicans U18 play in?

Pelicans U18 play their home games at Wemasto Areena in Lahti, FIN.

Pelicans U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2018-2019 Season

Pelicans U18 were 25-18-6 in the 2018-19 U18 SM-sarja season with 74 points, 8th overall.

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2018-2019 Pelicans U18 Player Stats

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Pelicans U18 — 2018-2019 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Julius Vesaaja (F)	48	37	14	51	48	-	2	0	0	0	10
2.		Elias Vilén (C)	23	19	18	37	57	-
3.		Miko Rautama (F)	49	6	29	35	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
4.		Aaro Rokio (F)	45	16	17	33	2	-	2	1	0	1	2
5.		Miki Isokuortti (F)	43	11	21	32	20	-	2	0	0	0	0
6.		Patrik Satosaari (D)	48	3	27	30	16	-	2	0	0	0	0
7.		Aatu Jämsen (RW/LW)	36	9	14	23	14	-	2	1	1	2	0
8.		Mikael Menna (C)	49	10	11	21	12	-	2	0	0	0	0
9.		Petteri Riihinen (D)	38	5	16	21	42	-	2	0	1	1	0
10.		Julius Mäkinen (D)	49	8	12	20	18	-	2	0	0	0	4
11.		Kim Nieminen (RW)	46	3	16	19	26	-	2	1	0	1	0
12.		Perttu Ahola (LW)	35	6	8	14	10	-	2	0	1	1	0
13.		Toni Ahonen (RW)	40	2	12	14	4	-
14.		Julius Korjus (RW)	24	4	6	10	6	-	2	0	1	1	0
15.		Oskari Kuntonen (C)	19	5	3	8	4	-	1	0	0	0	0
16.		Topias Vilén (D)	37	2	6	8	32	-	2	0	0	0	2
17.		Jiri Valjakka (F)	37	1	6	7	20	-	2	0	0	0	0
18.		Tomi Purmola (LW)	8	3	3	6	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
19.		Oskari Heikkinen (RW)	35	3	3	6	2	-
20.		Rasmus Laine (D)	36	3	2	5	18	-
21.		Jeremias Koskipalo (C)	40	1	4	5	46	-	2	1	0	1	0
22.		Aapo Tuominen (D)	28	0	5	5	6	-
23.		Brad Lambert (C/RW)	6	3	1	4	2	-
24.		Matias Rajaniemi (D)	13	2	2	4	6	-	1	0	0	0	0
25.		Onni Käyhkö (D)	39	2	1	3	10	-	2	0	1	1	0
26.		Tomi Leppänen (D)	22	1	2	3	4	-	2	0	0	0	0
27.		Leevi Tukiainen (RW)	1	1	0	1	0	-
28.		Niko Venäläinen (C)	4	0	1	1	0	-
29.		Pyry Paakki (D)	15	0	1	1	2	-
30.		Jiří Suhrada (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
31.		Joona Lehtinen (C)	1	0	0	0	2	-
32.		Eeli Lehtinen (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
33.		Jesse Rantanen (C)	2	0	0	0	0	-
34.		Otto Vesa (F)	4	0	0	0	2	-
35.		Justus Jaakkola (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pelicans U18 — 2018-2019 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.		Roope Haapala (G)	35	-	.901	-	-	-	-	-	858	2	3.00	.860
2.		Oskari Parviainen (G)	19	-	.882	-	-	-	-	-	450	0
3.		Viljo Sipiläinen (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Aku Ripatti (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2018-2019 Pelicans U18 Staff

Head CoachJuhamatti Yli-Junnila
Asst. CoachAtso Askonen
Asst. CoachAntti Niiranen
Goaltending CoachJermu Juntunen
Sports ManagerAri Suomalainen
Team ManagerJermu Juntunen
Dir. of CoachingOlli Mikkola
Equipment ManagerJukka Laine
Equipment ManagerJouni Paakki
Equipment ManagerJukka Rokio
Equipment ManagerJyri Valjakka
Skills CoachJaakko Räty
Youth Hockey SupervisorVille Ahvenainen

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2018-2019 Pelicans U18 Captains

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Aaro Rokio

"A"

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2018-2019 Pelicans U18 Demographics

Pelicans U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Lahti, FIN Map
Founded: 1996

2018-2019 Pelicans U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

38 players
1 player

Experience

Pelicans U18: 1 719 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Giants
Pelicans (Liiga)
Pelicans U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U20 Team (U20 Aluesarja)
Peliitat (II-divisioona)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Vierumäki United U20

Arena Information

Arena Name: Wemasto Areena
Location: Lahti, FIN
Capacity: 5 534
Construction Year: 1973

Pelicans U18 Games

Pelicans U18 — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/27/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	Tappara U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/23/2026 03:20 PM UTC	HIFK U18	Pelicans U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/22/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	4 - 3	U18 SM-sarja
10/18/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Pelicans U18	Ässät U18	2 - 3	U18 SM-sarja
10/16/2026 03:45 PM UTC	SaiPa U18	Pelicans U18	2 - 7	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Pelicans U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
04/27/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Reino Rouhiainen (D)	Ässät U20	Details
10/12/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Meiseri (F)	Peliitat	Details
09/18/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Jasper Heikkinen (D)	Peliitat	Details
07/31/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Simon Pohludka (F)	Victoria Royals	Details
04/23/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Samuel Welling (F)	Jukurit U20	Details
07/12/2023	Confirmed	joining	Noa Sinisalo (D)	HYRI U18	Details
06/09/2022	Confirmed	joining	Roope Uusikartano (D)	TPS U16	Details
08/12/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Marek Alscher (D)	Portland Winterhawks	Details

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Pelicans U18 History and Standings

Pelicans U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	15	6	6	-	2	1	54	49	23	1.53	5	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	8	-	2	1	78	71	44	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	6	-	2	3	77	63	40	1.82	3	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	7	-	0	1	79	71	43	1.95	2	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	8	-	2	1	65	56	38	1.73	6	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	10	-	1	0	77	65	35	1.59	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	6	-	2	1	78	46	44	2	1	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	7	12	-	0	3	51	73	27	1.23	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	7	-	1	4	63	60	37	1.68	5	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	18	17	-	5	2	134	130	68	1.58	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	17	6	6	-	4	1	50	49	27	1.59	10	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	24	10	12	-	2	0	73	71	34	1.42	11	-
	U18 SM-sarja	3	3	0	-	0	0	15	8	9	3	1	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	18	23	-	2	3	169	180	61	1.33	10	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	12	-	2	1	118	97	50	1.67	7	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	18	18	-	7	6	168	162	74	1.51	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	13	9	-	5	4	125	107	53	1.71	7	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	13	27	-	3	6	120	175	51	1.04	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	10	13	-	3	5	77	90	41	1.32	10	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	9	7	-	0	2	49	50	29	1.61	6	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	4	19	-	3	4	66	108	22	0.73	15	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	7	-	3	0	61	55	30	1.67	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	6	20	-	1	3	71	134	23	0.77	14	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	17	20	-	7	4	167	177	69	1.44	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	12	11	-	4	3	116	109	47	1.57	7	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	24	19	-	1	4	187	145	78	1.63	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	13	-	0	2	114	93	47	1.57	8	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	14	10	2	-	2	0	74	43	34	2.43	2	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	11	16	-	2	1	104	120	38	1.27	11	-
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja	33	8	20	-	4	1	92	117	33	1	11	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Pelicans U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tomi Purmola (F)	2026-2027	Shakers	II-divisioona	6	10	6	16	4
2.	Vili Jämsen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	11	5	11	16	2
3.	Aleksi Kilpeläinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	7	5	12	2
4.	Perttu Ahola (F)	2026-2027	Näädät	III-divisioona	7	5	7	12	2
5.	Tuukka Rajamäki (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	5	5	6	11	0
6.	Aapo Ahola (D)	2026-2027	Hermes	Mestis	11	3	8	11	35
7.	Vertti Haikala (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	1	10	11	6
8.	Miko Rautama (F)	2026-2027	Åmåls SK	Division 2	6	5	5	10	4
9.	Eetu Elo (F)	2026-2027	ESC Kempten	Regionalliga	5	4	6	10	0
10.	Santeri Saharinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	4	6	10	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Pelicans U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	16.60
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.45
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.20
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.15
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.39

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jonne Yliniemi (F)	88	32	45	77
2.	Roope Mäkitalo (F)	73	32	44	76
3.	Mikael Huhtala (F)	86	39	34	73
4.	Jesperi Viikilä (F)	84	24	49	73
5.	Aatu Jämsen (F)	61	30	40	70

Franchise All-Time Goals

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Julius Vesaaja (F)	102	46	21	67
2.	Mikael Huhtala (F)	86	39	34	73
3.	Luka Arkko (F)	72	39	21	60
4.	Joel Kontio (F)	81	35	34	69
5.	Topi Ahola (F)	64	34	25	59

Franchise All-Time Assists

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesperi Viikilä (F)	84	24	49	73
2.	Jonne Yliniemi (F)	88	32	45	77
3.	Roope Mäkitalo (F)	73	32	44	76
4.	Ville-Matti Koponen (F)	61	23	44	67
5.	Aatu Jämsen (F)	61	30	40	70

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Taavi Vartiainen (F)	66	25	59	215
2.	Antti Tyrväinen (F)	47	18	35	152
3.	Eero Kokkonen (D)	62	3	11	119
4.	Henri Toivanen (F)	46	15	35	116
5.	Otto Hovi (F)	68	12	22	108

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kim Nieminen (F)	109	9	37	46
2.	Lauri Koskinen (F)	105	28	25	53
3.	Waltteri Vannula (D)	103	1	10	11
4.	Julius Vesaaja (F)	102	46	21	67
5.	Valtteri Tanninen (D)	100	1	19	20

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Lauri Raiman (F)	1	2	3	3.00
2.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	37	32	68	1.84
3.	Iiro Sopanen (F)	33	14	45	1.36
4.	Tomas Poletin (F)	11	4	15	1.36
5.	Simon Pohludka (F)	37	23	47	1.27

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	35	31	36	67	1.91	57
2.	Julius Vesaaja (F)	2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	48	37	14	51	1.06	48
3.	Joel Kontio (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	38	24	25	49	1.29	36
4.	Romeo Mikkonen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	41	16	33	49	1.20	8
5.	Simon Pohludka (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	37	23	24	47	1.27	16

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Julius Vesaaja (F)	2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	48	37	14	51	1.06	48
2.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	35	31	36	67	1.91	57
3.	Patrik Forsberg (D)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	32	25	15	40	1.25	67
4.	Joel Kontio (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	38	24	25	49	1.29	36
5.	Topias Räty (F)	2006-2007	U18 SM-sarja	31	24	20	44	1.42	51

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	35	31	36	67	1.91	57
2.	Jere Pekkanen (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	8	34	42	0.88	34
3.	Romeo Mikkonen (F)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	41	16	33	49	1.20	8
4.	Ville-Matti Koponen (F)	2001-2002	U18 SM-sarja	28	14	32	46	1.64	14
5.	Iiro Sopanen (F)	2006-2007	U18 SM-sarja	33	14	31	45	1.36	24

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Pelicans U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eero Kokkonen (D)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	35	3	5	8	0.23	101
2.	Veikka Pantsari (D)	2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	40	4	8	12	0.30	97
3.	Taavi Vartiainen (F)	2010-2011	U18 I-divisioona	24	12	17	29	1.21	94
4.	Jere Korhonen (D)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	34	1	4	5	0.15	93
5.	Henri Myöhänen (F)	2007-2008	U18 SM-sarja	35	12	11	23	0.66	88