What league does HIFK U16 play in?

HIFK U16 play in the U16 SM-sarja.

When was HIFK U16 founded?

HIFK U16 was founded in 1897 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is HIFK U16 based?

HIFK U16 is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HIFK U16?

The head coach of HIFK U16 is Tommikalle Railo.

Who is the captain of HIFK U16?

The captain of HIFK U16 is Linus Vaalavuo.

What arena does HIFK U16 play in?

HIFK U16 play their home games at Pirkkolan jäähalli 2 in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of HIFK U16?

The team colors of HIFK U16 are Red + Blue + White.

HIFK U16

U16 SM-sarja

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

HIFK U16 were 19-4-1 in the 2022-23 U16 SM-sarja season with 55 points, 3rd in the Karsintasarja - Lohko II and 5th overall.

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2022-2023 HIFK U16 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
U16 SM-sarja
1.	Oliver Torkki (LW)	39	33	44	77	10	-	5	2	3	5	2
2.	Matias Vanhanen (F)	40	26	48	74	6	-	5	2	2	4	2
3.	Oiva Juntunen (F)	36	24	18	42	12	-	4	1	1	2	0
4.	Niklas Grandell (C/W)	37	16	20	36	20	-	5	1	2	3	4
5.	Antti Nurkkala (F)	35	8	20	28	2	-	3	0	0	0	0
6.	Milo Nuutinen (F)	38	16	11	27	14	-	5	0	2	2	4
7.	Niklas Kaarto (D)	30	7	20	27	72	-	5	2	2	4	8
8.	Viljo Kähkönen (F)	13	6	11	17	24	-	2	0	2	2	0
9.	Lauri Salomaa (D)	30	5	12	17	10	-	5	0	2	2	12
10.	Elias Das Bhowmik (F)	31	8	8	16	10	-	5	2	0	2	0
11.	Daniel Wahlstedt (F)	28	7	9	16	14	-	4	0	0	0	0
12.	Joonas Mänty (F)	36	6	10	16	4	-	5	0	0	0	2
13.	Waltteri Toivainen (RW/LW)	12	5	8	13	6	-	2	1	1	2	0
14.	Toms Kuzmins (F)	21	5	8	13	4	-
15.	Daniel Hallaskari (F)	15	4	9	13	16	-	5	2	1	3	0
16.	Eetu Kanerva (F)	31	4	9	13	8	-
17.	Joel Huhtamaa (D)	24	3	6	9	8	-	5	0	2	2	4
18.	Frans Karjalahti (F)	12	1	8	9	2	-
19.	Alberts Šmits (D)	28	3	4	7	65	-	4	0	0	0	2
20.	Julius Kinnarinen (D)	29	0	7	7	10	-	3	0	0	0	0
21.	Jalo Miettinen (D)	29	0	7	7	22	-	3	0	0	0	2
22.	Niilo Rantavuori (D)	19	2	4	6	10	-	3	0	0	0	0
23.	Jere Somervuori (LW)	3	1	5	6	0	-	3	1	0	1	0
24.	Linus Vaalavuo (D)	31	0	6	6	12	-	4	0	0	0	2
25.	Emil Ahopelto (F)	18	3	1	4	12	-
26.	Rasmus Baggström (LW)	4	2	2	4	0	-	5	2	1	3	33
27.	Leevi Nummi (D)	32	2	2	4	16	-	4	0	0	0	2
28.	Hugo Hänninen (D)	9	1	3	4	6	-
29.	Kasper Koponen (D)	1	1	0	1	0	-
30.	Aatu Tuhkanen (F)	7	0	1	1	0	-
31.	Julius Puttonen (F)	5	0	0	0	2	-
32.	Iivari Rantalahti (F)	11	0	0	0	2	-	1	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U16 SM-sarja
1.	Vili Varonen (G)	24	2.81	.905	15	9	-	2	1429:02	637	5	2.25	.938
2.	Mikko Olsson (G)	17	3.40	.891	10	6	0	0	971:52	450	1	0.00	1.000
3.	Jasper Paavola (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
4.	Leo Kopra (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2022-2023 HIFK U16 Staff

Head CoachTommikalle Railo
Asst. CoachJuuso Konttinen
Asst. CoachMikko Laitinen
Goaltending CoachPete Lintusalo
Dir. of CoachingAri Laaksonen
Skills CoachMarko Lainekivi

Team Staff History

2022-2023 HIFK U16 Captains

"C"

Linus Vaalavuo

"A"

Joonas Mänty

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 HIFK U16 Demographics

HIFK U16 Facts

Plays in: U16 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Red + Blue + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1897

2022-2023 HIFK U16 Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
2 players

Experience

HIFK U16: 825 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HIFK U16 II (U16 Mestis)
HIFK U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
HIFK U18 II (U18 Suomi-sarja)
HIFK U18 III (U18 III-divisioona)
HIFK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Pirkkolan jäähalli 2
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: 150
Construction Year: 2021

HIFK U16 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/09/2026 03:50 PM UTC	Jokerit U16	HIFK U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 01:50 PM UTC	HIFK U16	Jukurit U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
09/20/2026 10:05 AM UTC	HIFK U16	KalPa U16	3 - 2	U16 SM-sarja
09/18/2026 04:10 PM UTC	Pelicans U16	HIFK U16	1 - 5	U16 SM-sarja
09/13/2026 09:45 AM UTC	SaiPa U16	HIFK U16	4 - 5	U16 SM-sarja

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HIFK U16 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U16 SM-sarja	4	4	0	-	0	0	19	7	12	3	3	-
2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	25	17	4	-	3	1	117	66	58	2.32	2	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	11	9	1	-	1	0	67	20	29	2.64	1	-
2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	25	8	9	-	4	4	90	82	36	1.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	13	8	3	-	0	2	52	25	26	2	5	-
2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	25	16	7	-	0	2	105	77	50	2	3	Champion
	U16 SM-sarja	15	13	1	-	0	1	95	37	40	2.67	1	-
2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	16	6	10	-	0	0	61	68	18	1.13	10	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	16	4	-	3	1	138	56	55	2.29	3	-
2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	16	8	5	-	1	2	67	47	28	1.75	5	Final loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	14	8	-	2	0	99	70	46	1.92	5	-
2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	6	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	20	11	8	-	1	0	77	61	35	1.75	4	-
2019-2020	U16 SM-sarja	17	4	11	-	1	1	68	114	15	0.88	9	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	30	16	9	-	1	4	147	112	54	1.8	3	Final group
2018-2019	U16 SM-sarja	18	6	9	-	2	1	55	72	23	1.28	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U16 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	2	3	101	91	49	1.63	5	Final group
2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja	10	5	5	-	0	0	41	42	15	1.5	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	15	4	-	3	2	105	50	53	2.21	3	-
2016-2017	U16 SM-sarja	18	6	5	-	4	3	78	80	29	1.61	4	Champion
	U16 SM-sarja	22	13	5	-	2	2	125	58	45	2.05	4	-
2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja	18	13	3	-	1	1	83	35	42	2.33	1	Champion
	U16 SM-sarja	10	8	0	-	1	1	50	27	27	2.7	1	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	9	1	-	0	0	73	18	27	2.7	1	-
2014-2015	U16 SM-sarja	18	9	7	-	1	1	63	54	39	2.17	5	Semifinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	11	1	-	1	1	79	33	36	2.57	1	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	8	1	-	1	0	76	22	26	2.6	1	-
2013-2014	U16 SM-sarja	18	11	5	-	1	1	80	63	36	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	11	2	-	1	0	85	35	35	2.5	1	Final group
	U16 SM-sarja	10	6	3	-	1	0	89	28	20	2	2	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	3	9	12	0
2.	Topi Kärnä (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	6	4	10	0
3.	Anton Langenskiöld (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	5	5	10	0
4.	Daniel Wahlstedt (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	4	6	2	8	0
5.	Niklas Borgström (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	5	3	8	4
6.	Leo Ring (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	7	2	6	8	0
7.	William Kauria (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	4	3	7	0
8.	Ukko Kykkänen (D)	2026-2027	IPK U20	U20 Mestis	3	2	5	7	0
9.	Frans Karjalahti (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	1	5	6	4
10.	Tim Kosonen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	U18 Mestis	7	5	0	5	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'9"	159 lbs	14.84
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	154 lbs	15.71
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	15.81
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	15.71
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	15.56

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	63	44	74	118
2.	Ville Koskela (F)	57	60	53	113
3.	Sami Salminen (F)	46	43	43	86
4.	Frans Karjalahti (F)	52	32	53	85
5.	Oliver Torkki (F)	41	34	46	80

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Koskela (F)	57	60	53	113
2.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	63	44	74	118
3.	Sami Salminen (F)	46	43	43	86
4.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	73	36	39	75
5.	Jaakko Turtiainen (F)	41	36	36	72

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	63	44	74	118
2.	Ville Koskela (F)	57	60	53	113
3.	Frans Karjalahti (F)	52	32	53	85
4.	Karo Koivunen (F)	32	27	50	77
5.	Juha Jääskä (F)	57	16	50	66

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Miska Auria (F)	43	8	27	170
2.	Jani Elgbacka (D)	26	9	28	115
3.	Eelis Manelius (F)	40	13	33	110
4.	Semir Ben-Amor (F)	31	11	35	105
5.	Leevi Ikonen (D)	34	3	14	98

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jonni Kärkkäinen (F)	74	29	33	62
2.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	73	36	39	75
3.	Anton Kyynäräinen (F)	69	36	32	68
4.	Niko Lönnroos (F)	63	44	74	118
5.	Mikko Vainonen (D)	63	10	25	35

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Karo Koivunen (F)	32	27	77	2.41
2.	Jesse Kaskinen (F)	30	22	69	2.30
3.	Harri Hautajoki (F)	22	25	50	2.27
4.	Tapio Relander (F)	18	22	38	2.11
5.	Konsta Hirvonen (F)	14	11	28	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Oliver Torkki (F)	2022-2023	39	33	77
2.	Karo Koivunen (F)	1994-1995	32	27	77
3.	Ville Koskela (F)	2009-2010	27	40	76
4.	Frans Karjalahti (F)	2023-2024	40	31	76
5.	Matias Vanhanen (F)	2022-2023	40	26	74

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ville Koskela (F)	2009-2010	27	40	76
2.	Oliver Torkki (F)	2022-2023	39	33	77
3.	Frans Karjalahti (F)	2023-2024	40	31	76
4.	Niklas Hagman (F)	1994-1995	28	30	45
5.	Edvard Grönholm (F)	2021-2022	34	28	51

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Karo Koivunen (F)	1994-1995	32	50	77
2.	Matias Vanhanen (F)	2022-2023	40	48	74
3.	Frans Karjalahti (F)	2023-2024	40	45	76
4.	Oliver Torkki (F)	2022-2023	39	44	77
5.	Ville Koskela (F)	2009-2010	27	36	76

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Miska Auria (F)	2010-2011	19	11	110
2.	Jani Elgbacka (D)	2010-2011	20	21	105
3.	Eelis Manelius (F)	2019-2020	26	20	98
4.	Leevi Ikonen (D)	2025-2026	34	14	98
5.	Karo Koivunen (F)	1994-1995	32	77	78