What league does Tappara U18 Akatemia play in?

Tappara U18 Akatemia play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

When was Tappara U18 Akatemia founded?

Tappara U18 Akatemia was founded in 1955 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is Tappara U18 Akatemia based?

Tappara U18 Akatemia is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Tappara U18 Akatemia?

The head coach of Tappara U18 Akatemia is Jouni Rantala.

Who is the captain of Tappara U18 Akatemia?

The captain of Tappara U18 Akatemia is Tuomas Jussila.

What arena does Tappara U18 Akatemia play in?

Tappara U18 Akatemia play their home games at Tampereen jäähalli in Tampere, FIN.

What are the team colors of Tappara U18 Akatemia?

The team colors of Tappara U18 Akatemia are Blue + Orange + White.

Tappara U18 Akatemia

U18 Suomi-sarja

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2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

Tappara U18 Akatemia were 10-6-1 in the 2020-21 U18 Mestis season with 29 points, 4th in the Alkusarja - Lohko III and 9th overall.

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2020-2021 Tappara U18 Akatemia Roster

Tappara U18 Akatemia — 2020-2021 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Niilo Ekola (G)	21	2005	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	168	L
	#35	Mio Eloranta (G)	23	2003		6'2"	216	L
	#1	Eeli-Oskari Junttila (G)	22	2004		-	-	-
	#77	Juha Riekki (G)	20	2006	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#20	Joona Turtiainen (G)	22	2004	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	159	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#55	Ilari Jokipakka (D)	22	2004	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#7	Tuomas Jussila (D)"C"	23	2003	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#5	Kasper Kukkula (D)"A"	23	2003	Lempäälä, FIN	-	-	L
	#44	Esa Kylmäniemi (D/F)	23	2003	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	181	R
	#52	Hugo Kyrkkö (D)	23	2003	Nokia, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#32	Joona Laine (D)	22	2004	Lempäälä, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#13	Jesper Majaniemi (D)"A"	22	2003	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#28	Luukas Mikkolainen (D)	22	2004	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	183	L
	#48	Roope Oksanen (D)	22	2004	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#66	Oskari Peltoniemi (D)	23	2003		6'0"	176	L
	#37	Niklas Puistola (D/F)	21	2004	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	179	L
FORWARDS
	#21	Aleksi Ahola (F)	22	2003	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#25	Jose Guseff (RW)	21	2004	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	181	R
	#24	Bruuno Heikkinen (F)	22	2004		-	-	L
	#71	Tommi Helassalo (F/D)	23	2003		-	-	L
	#29	Joona Järvenpää (F)	23	2003	Nokia, FIN	5'9"	163	R
	#22	Niilo Kaipinen (LW)	22	2004	Tampere, FIN	6'5"	203	L
	#43	Jesse Ketomäki (F)	23	2003		5'10"	161	L
	#17	Elias Lehtikuusi (F)	23	2003		-	-	-
	#91	Roni Lehtosaari (F)	22	2004	Lempäälä, FIN	6'2"	203	L
	#86	Valtteri Luttinen (F)	22	2004	Mänttä, FIN	5'9"	161	L
		Atte Saarinen (F)	22	2003		5'10"	161	R
	#88	Valtteri Sinisalo (LW)	23	2003	Lempäälä, FIN	5'10"	194	L
	#9	Nico Stålnacke (F)	23	2003	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'7"	139	L
	#15	Eppu Tervamäki (F)	22	2004	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	185	L
	#87	Sami Vehosalmi (F)	21	2004		6'1"	203	L
Position: G: 4, D: 10, F: 13Av Age: 17.22 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2020-2021 Tappara U18 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJouni Rantala
Asst. CoachMikko Aaltonen
Team ManagerPasi Jokinen
Equipment ManagerMarkku Suominen
Video CoachArto Leino

Team Staff History

2020-2021 Tappara U18 Akatemia Captains

"C"

Tuomas Jussila

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2020-2021 Tappara U18 Akatemia Demographics

Tappara U18 Akatemia Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Blue + Orange + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1955

2020-2021 Tappara U18 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players

Experience

Tappara U18 Akatemia: 366 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tampereen jäähalli
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 7 300
Construction Year: 1965

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Latest Transactions

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/21/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Thoren Samuel Holzer (F)	HC Ambrì-Piotta U20	Details
08/30/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Anttu Ikola (D)	Hela-Kiekko	Details
08/05/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Elmo Holstila (F)	Kisa-Eagles	Details
08/20/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Valtteri Luttinen (F)	KPK	Details
08/03/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Mio Eloranta (G)	KOOVEE U20	Details

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Tappara U18 Akatemia History and Standings

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Tappara U18 Akatemia
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	17	8	6	3	-	-	61	62	19	1.12	4	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	7	7	3	-	-	64	60	17	1	6	-
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	11	8	2	-	-	81	62	24	1.14	5	-
	U18 Mestis	18	7	8	-	1	2	67	54	25	1.39	6	-
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	22	5	15	-	0	2	59	90	17	0.77	12	-
	U18 Mestis	18	11	4	-	2	1	93	48	35	1.94	3	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	20	5	11	-	2	2	55	75	21	1.05	6	-
	U18 Mestis	18	7	8	-	1	2	61	69	25	1.39	6	-
Tappara U18 II
2021-2022	U18 Mestis	24	15	3	-	4	2	134	74	55	2.29	1	-
	U18 Mestis	14	4	8	-	1	1	51	52	15	1.07	6	-
Tappara U18 Akatemia
2020-2021	U18 Mestis	17	8	6	-	2	1	64	57	29	1.71	4	-
Tappara-T U18
2013-2014	U18 Suomi-srja	10	2	7	1	-	-	50	104	5	0.5	6	-
Tappara U18 II
2004-2005	U18 I-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	U18 I-div	14	4	10	0	-	-	43	90	8	0.57	6	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Verneri Maajaakkola (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	7	9	9	18	2
2.	Max Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	10	2	9	11	2
3.	Valtteri Sinisalo (F)	2026-2027	LeKi	Suomi-sarja	7	6	3	9	4
4.	Emil Vänninen (D)	2026-2027	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	0	6	6	6
5.	Onni Bruce (F)	2026-2027	LeKi U20	U20 Mestis	9	3	2	5	4
6.	Aaron Lamminpää (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U20	U20 Mestis	7	2	3	5	4
7.	Roni Lehtosaari (F)	2026-2027	Pyry Hockey	Mestis	9	1	4	5	2
8.	Tomas Vertala (D)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	9	1	4	5	4
9.	Jose Guseff (F)	2026-2027	Muik Hockey	Suomi-sarja	6	3	1	4	14
10.	Eino-Ville Lamminen (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	5	2	2	4	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	152 lbs	16.84
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	17.21
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.17
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.30
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.15

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	25	34	37	71
2.	Leo Virkkunen (F)	58	33	22	55
3.	Jose Guseff (F)	47	23	31	54
4.	Eemil Sivu (F)	39	29	24	53
5.	Jesse Ranua (F)	36	30	21	51

Franchise All-Time Goals

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	25	34	37	71
2.	Leo Virkkunen (F)	58	33	22	55
3.	Jesse Ranua (F)	36	30	21	51
4.	Eemil Sivu (F)	39	29	24	53
5.	Jose Guseff (F)	47	23	31	54

Franchise All-Time Assists

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	25	34	37	71
2.	Jose Guseff (F)	47	23	31	54
3.	Niilo Kaipinen (F)	31	21	28	49
4.	Eppu Tervamäki (F)	44	21	28	49
5.	Johannes Jussila (F)	64	23	27	50

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Johannes Jussila (F)	64	23	50	136
2.	Niilo Kaipinen (F)	31	21	49	114
3.	Valtteri Luttinen (F)	45	15	41	107
4.	Otto Räisänen (F)	35	10	22	94
5.	Eliel Kemppinen ()	76	13	30	76

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arminas Popovas (F)	76	14	17	31
2.	Eliel Kemppinen ()	76	13	17	30
3.	Patrik Soikkeli (D)	71	5	13	18
4.	Niko Lounamaa (D)	71	0	17	17
5.	Arttu Aspila (F)	70	5	11	16

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Oiva Niininen (F)	3	4	9	3.00
2.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	25	34	71	2.84
3.	Lennart Louvanto (F)	6	4	10	1.67
4.	Markus Ojala (F)	10	8	16	1.60
5.	Niilo Kaipinen (F)	31	21	49	1.58

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eemil Sivu (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	39	29	24	53	1.36	40
2.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	2013-2014	U18 Aluesarja	16	28	25	53	3.31	47
3.	Jesse Ranua (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	36	30	21	51	1.42	62
4.	Jose Guseff (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	32	21	22	43	1.34	26
5.	Eppu Tervamäki (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	30	18	24	42	1.40	44

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jesse Ranua (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	36	30	21	51	1.42	62
2.	Eemil Sivu (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	39	29	24	53	1.36	40
3.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	2013-2014	U18 Aluesarja	16	28	25	53	3.31	47
4.	Jose Guseff (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	32	21	22	43	1.34	26
5.	Joel Karjalainen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	37	20	20	40	1.08	26

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	2013-2014	U18 Aluesarja	16	28	25	53	3.31	47
2.	Eemil Sivu (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	39	29	24	53	1.36	40
3.	Eppu Tervamäki (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	30	18	24	42	1.40	44
4.	Valtteri Luttinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	31	10	24	34	1.10	97
5.	Niilo Kaipinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	22	18	23	41	1.86	65

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Tappara U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Valtteri Luttinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	31	10	24	34	1.10	97
2.	Otto Räisänen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	35	10	12	22	0.63	94
3.	Johannes Jussila (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	32	10	9	19	0.59	77
4.	Konsta Myllylä (D)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	31	11	14	25	0.81	69
5.	Niilo Kaipinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	22	18	23	41	1.86	65