What league does Tappara U16 play in?

Tappara U16 play in the U16 SM-sarja.

When was Tappara U16 founded?

Tappara U16 was founded in 1955 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is Tappara U16 based?

Tappara U16 is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Tappara U16?

The head coach of Tappara U16 is Tuomas Vänttinen.

Who is the captain of Tappara U16?

The captain of Tappara U16 is Vilho Vanhatalo.

What are the team colors of Tappara U16?

The team colors of Tappara U16 are Blue + Orange + White.

Tappara U16

U16 SM-sarja

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Tappara U16 were 13-8-4 in the 2023-24 U16 SM-sarja season with 43 points, 6th in the Jatkosarja - Ylempi and 12th overall.

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2023-2024 Tappara U16 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
U16 SM-sarja
1.	Vilho Vanhatalo (RW/LW)	32	22	29	51	26	-	5	4	3	7	2
2.	Lucian Bernat (W)	33	24	15	39	41	-	5	4	2	6	4
3.	Eevertti Kantanen (F)	37	13	23	36	42	-	4	1	2	3	14
4.	Veeti Virta (F)	39	10	21	31	8	-	5	2	4	6	0
5.	Oliver Raimovaara (C)	37	13	16	29	2	-	5	3	1	4	0
6.	Viljam Kivimäki (F)	30	10	16	26	8	-	4	1	1	2	0
7.	Roope Saastamoinen (D)	37	9	17	26	20	-	5	1	1	2	6
8.	Jonatan Seppälä (F)	39	14	11	25	28	-	5	0	1	1	0
9.	Petteri Sakki (F)	36	11	14	25	49	-	5	2	1	3	6
10.	Theo Grönlund (D)	38	8	15	23	16	-	5	0	2	2	4
11.	Onni Bruce (F)	36	5	15	20	32	-	5	0	1	1	8
12.	Niko Mertajoki (RW)	35	3	10	13	24	-	5	0	1	1	4
13.	Samuel Suoniemi (D)	28	3	9	12	37	-	5	1	0	1	2
14.	Jermu Myllylä (F)	29	3	6	9	8	-	1	0	0	0	0
15.	Veeti Somppi (D)	24	2	7	9	44	-	5	0	1	1	2
16.	Darian Rolsing (D)	26	2	7	9	12	-	5	1	2	3	0
17.	Juho Pohjanaho (D)	35	2	7	9	20	-	5	0	1	1	2
18.	Jone Sirén (D)	16	2	6	8	10	-	5	0	1	1	8
19.	Miro Puntala (D)	25	2	6	8	12	-
20.	Miko Valtatie (F)	11	3	4	7	2	-	3	1	0	1	0
21.	Benjamin Lehtinen (RW)	8	4	1	5	2	-
22.	Eemil Saari (F)	13	4	0	4	39	-	3	0	2	2	0
23.	Eemil Mattanen (F)	27	3	1	4	6	-	5	0	1	1	0
24.	Elias Färnemyhr (D)	20	2	2	4	2	-
25.	Arttu Aspila (F)	19	1	1	2	6	-
26.	Karim Heinikoski (D)	2	1	0	1	2	-
27.	Miro Kauranen (D)	4	1	0	1	0	-
28.	Leo Virkkunen (F)	2	0	1	1	0	-
29.	Aapo Mykkänen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
30.	Valto Lehtimäki (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U16 SM-sarja
1.	Eppu Mäkinen (G)	25	2.40	.912	13	9	-	4	1424:41	590	4	4.77	.856
2.	Veikko Saikkonen (G)	16	3.16	.902	11	5	-	1	910:11	440	2	2.74	.943
3.	Aleksi Riihimäki (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Elias Virkkunen (G)	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	0:00	-
5.	Juuso Kaunisto (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023-2024 Tappara U16 Staff

Head CoachTuomas Vänttinen
Asst. CoachKai Ahlroth
Asst. CoachArttu Kulmala
Goaltending CoachVille Väisänen
Team ManagerVille Väisänen
Conditioning CoachMarko Kantanen
Equipment ManagerArttu Karukka
Equipment ManagerIsmo Leppä

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Tappara U16 Captains

"C"

Vilho Vanhatalo

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2023-2024 Tappara U16 Demographics

Tappara U16 Facts

Plays in: U16 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Blue + Orange + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1955

2023-2024 Tappara U16 Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
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Experience

Tappara U16: 840 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Tappara (Liiga)
Tappara U16 Akatemia (U16 Mestis)
Tappara U17
Tappara U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Tappara U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Tappara U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)

Tappara U16 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/10/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Tappara U16	Team EESTI U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 12:15 PM UTC	Sport U16	Tappara U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
09/18/2026 04:15 PM UTC	Tappara U16	EVU U16	7 - 2	U16 SM-sarja
09/11/2026 04:15 PM UTC	Tappara U16	TPS U16	4 - 3	U16 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 11:30 AM UTC	Tappara U16	KJT Haukat U16	4 - 6	U16 SM-sarja

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Tappara U16 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U16 SM-sarja	4	2	2	-	0	0	17	14	6	1.5	6	-
2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	25	14	6	-	3	2	135	93	50	2	4	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	10	7	3	-	0	0	81	21	21	2.1	4	-
2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	25	12	8	-	4	1	117	96	45	1.8	4	Bronze game loss
	U16 SM-sarja	13	9	1	-	2	1	82	32	32	2.46	3	-
2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	25	13	8	-	0	4	96	76	43	1.72	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	11	3	-	0	0	81	35	33	2.36	4	-
2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	16	15	1	-	0	0	99	40	45	2.81	1	Champion
	U16 SM-sarja	24	20	2	-	1	1	181	52	63	2.63	1	Champion
2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	16	10	3	-	1	2	75	38	34	2.13	3	Bronze game win
	U16 SM-sarja	24	21	1	-	2	0	146	55	67	2.79	1	-
2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	2	1	0	-	0	1	11	8	4	2	2	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	22	17	3	-	1	1	135	63	54	2.45	2	-
2019-2020	U16 SM-sarja	16	7	9	-	0	0	67	77	21	1.31	7	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	3	2	117	110	50	1.67	4	Final group
2018-2019	U16 SM-sarja	18	8	9	-	0	1	76	93	25	1.39	5	Bronze game win
	U16 SM-sarja	27	15	9	-	2	1	152	121	50	1.85	2	Final group
2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja	10	4	5	-	1	0	32	43	14	1.4	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	17	4	-	1	2	163	65	55	2.29	4	-
2016-2017	U16 SM-sarja	18	6	9	-	0	3	70	83	21	1.17	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	22	15	6	-	1	0	132	80	47	2.14	3	-
2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja	18	8	8	-	1	1	82	75	27	1.5	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	10	6	4	-	0	0	60	41	18	1.8	3	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	6	4	-	0	0	55	32	18	1.8	3	-
2014-2015	U16 SM-sarja	18	11	4	-	3	0	91	62	9	0.5	3	Bronze game loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	9	4	-	1	0	55	37	29	2.07	3	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	7	1	-	2	0	62	31	25	2.5	1	-
2013-2014	U16 SM-sarja	20	12	7	-	1	0	98	68	38	1.9	3	-
	U16 SM-sarja	14	5	9	-	0	0	42	76	15	1.07	6	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	6	4	-	0	0	45	34	18	1.8	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Joel Pelttari (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	3	4	6	10	0
2.	Liius Nurmi (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	4	5	9	2
3.	Lauri Hautala (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	3	2	6	8	0
4.	Verneri Maajaakkola (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	4	2	5	7	2
5.	Ville Väärälä (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	1	6	7	0
6.	Veeti Virta (F)	2026-2027	Luleå HF U18	U18 Region	6	1	6	7	0
7.	Manu Mäenpää (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	4	2	6	4
8.	Santeri Peltola (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	3	2	4	6	0
9.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	4	3	2	5	6
10.	Mikko Leppä (D)	2026-2027	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	3	2	5	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	139 lbs	14.78
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	157 lbs	15.76
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	15.55
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	168 lbs	15.60
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	15.72

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Olkinuora (F)	69	51	61	112
2.	Anton Levtchi (F)	60	42	70	112
3.	Vilho Vanhatalo (F)	59	45	64	109
4.	Kristian Tanus (F)	63	37	71	108
5.	Jere Virolainen (F)	51	51	51	102

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Petri Koskinen (F)	62	55	43	98
2.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	31	54	26	80
3.	Alex Olkinuora (F)	69	51	61	112
4.	Jere Virolainen (F)	51	51	51	102
5.	Jonatan Tanus (F)	43	46	41	87

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kristian Tanus (F)	63	37	71	108
2.	Anton Levtchi (F)	60	42	70	112
3.	Vilho Vanhatalo (F)	59	45	64	109
4.	Jimi Saarinen (F)	47	17	64	81
5.	Alex Olkinuora (F)	69	51	61	112

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Kalle Helenius (F)	54	21	47	161
2.	Niko Ahoniemi (F)	55	30	62	128
3.	Juuso Rämö (F)	44	24	46	119
4.	Janne Välimaa (D)	37	2	16	116
5.	Akseli Riihimäki (D)	44	9	26	107

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jami Kurjanen (D)	78	16	41	57
2.	Juuso Kööpikkä (D)	73	4	11	15
3.	Niko Mertajoki (F)	72	10	17	27
4.	Hans Hastio (D)	72	7	14	21
5.	Alex Olkinuora (F)	69	51	61	112

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Verneri Ahonen (F)	18	21	62	3.44
2.	Patrik Laine (F)	16	28	45	2.81
3.	Konsta Helenius (F)	22	20	57	2.59
4.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	31	54	80	2.58
5.	Eetu Orpana (F)	33	36	83	2.52

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eetu Orpana (F)	2022-2023	29	35	80
2.	Timo Koskela (F)	1994-1995	32	35	78
3.	Joonas Rajala (F)	2022-2023	30	38	73
4.	Jimi Saarinen (F)	2025-2026	35	14	72
5.	Miko Valtatie (F)	2024-2025	34	23	70

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	2016-2017	22	42	62
2.	Joonas Rajala (F)	2022-2023	30	38	73
3.	Eetu Orpana (F)	2022-2023	29	35	80
4.	Timo Koskela (F)	1994-1995	32	35	78
5.	Alex Olkinuora (F)	2011-2012	29	33	59

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jimi Saarinen (F)	2025-2026	35	58	72
2.	Miko Valtatie (F)	2024-2025	34	47	70
3.	Anton Levtchi (F)	2011-2012	26	47	69
4.	Eetu Orpana (F)	2022-2023	29	45	80
5.	Timo Koskela (F)	1994-1995	32	43	78

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kalle Helenius (F)	2019-2020	26	30	105
2.	Elmer Kuisma (F)	2024-2025	38	38	100
3.	Akseli Riihimäki (D)	2025-2026	32	21	97
4.	Jaakko Hagelberg (F)	1997-1998	22	33	91
5.	Jesse Sällinen (F)	2025-2026	33	62	88