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 Joonas Loikkanen.

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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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

Tappara U18 Akatemia were 8-8-2 in the 2024-25 U18 Mestis season with 25 points, 6th in the Alkusarja - Lohko III and 31st overall.

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2024-2025 Tappara U18 Akatemia Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
NOT SPECIFIED
	#39	Ville Ahonen	19	2007		5'7"	148	L
	#41	Tomas Erve	19	2007		-	-	-
	#46	Eliel Kemppinen	19	2007		5'9"	150	L
	#29	Eelis Korhonen	19	2007		-	-	L
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Elmo Laavola (G)	19	2007		6'0"	161	L
	#40	Emmi Laitajärvi (G)	19	2007		-	-	L
	#90	Eppu Mäkinen (G)	18	2008	Nokia, FIN	5'11"	152	L
	#70	Rasmus Nikander (G)	17	2009		-	-	L
	#30	Veikko Saikkonen (G)	17	2008	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#40	Elias Virkkunen (G)	17	2009		5'10"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#25	Theo Grönlund (D)	18	2008	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	139	L
	#9	Karim Heinikoski (D)	18	2008	Seinäjoki, FIN	6'0"	190	R
	#52	Veikka Lehtonurmi (D)	17	2008		-	-	L
	#19	Eino Lisma (D/F)	19	2007	Nokia, FIN	5'9"	187	L
	#75	Janus Manninen (D)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#47	Eemeli Mäkinen (D)	19	2007	Nokia, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#54	Pyry Nyman (D/F)	19	2007	Nokia, FIN	-	-	L
	#4	Miro Puntala (D)	18	2008		5'9"	152	L
	#22	Jone Sirén (D)	17	2008		6'0"	150	L
	#66	Samuel Suoniemi (D)	17	2009	Forssa, FIN	6'0"	185	R
	#33	Tomas Vertala (D)	17	2008	Pirkkala, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#27	Onni Vuorinen (D)	19	2007	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	172	L
FORWARDS
	#58	Arttu Aspila (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#77	Onni Bruce (F)	18	2008	Lempäälä, FIN	5'10"	174	R
	#18	Max Järventie (F)	17	2008	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	148	L
	#14	Eino-Ville Lamminen (C)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#38	Lenni Lindfors (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#21	Eemil Mattanen (F)	18	2008	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	150	L
	#91	Niko Mertajoki (RW)	18	2007	Orivesi, FIN	5'8"	150	L
	#48	Kalle Mursu (F)	19	2007		5'9"	157	L
	#15	Jermu Myllylä (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#65	Niklas Mäkelä (F)	18	2008	Parkano, FIN	6'2"	187	R
	#98	Tuomas Pietilä (RW)	18	2007		-	-	L
	#28	Arminas Popovas (LW)	19	2007	Vilnius, LTU	5'10"	179	L
	#90	Jonatan Seppälä (F)	18	2008	Alajärvi, FIN	6'6"	209	L
	#20	Leo Virkkunen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-

Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 11Av Age: 17.14 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 161 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Tappara U18 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJoonas Loikkanen
Team ManagerMika Ylitolva
Equipment ManagerSimo Kemppinen

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Tappara U18 Akatemia Facts

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

2024-2025 Tappara U18 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players
1 player

Experience

Tappara U18 Akatemia: 951 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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08/21/2024

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Thoren Samuel Holzer (F)

Leaving forHC Ambrì-Piotta U20

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08/30/2023

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Anttu Ikola (D)

Leaving forHela-Kiekko

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08/05/2023

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Elmo Holstila (F)

Leaving forKisa-Eagles

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08/20/2022

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Valtteri Luttinen (F)

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08/03/2021

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Mio Eloranta (G)

Leaving forKOOVEE U20

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Tappara U18 Akatemia History and Standings

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

#	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	9	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.	Aaron Lamminpää (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U20	U20 Mestis	7	2	3	5	4
6.	Tomas Vertala (D)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	7	1	4	5	4
7.	Joonas Rajala (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	2	2	4	2
8.	Onni Bruce (F)	2026-2027	LeKi U20	U20 Mestis	8	2	2	4	4
9.	Jose Guseff (F)	2026-2027	Muik Hockey	Suomi-sarja	5	3	0	3	14
10.	Oskari Katajamäki (F)	2026-2027	IPK U20	U20 Mestis	6	2	1	3	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	152 lbs	16.84
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	17.14
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.17
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.27
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.15

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eemil Sivu (F)	2023-2024	39	29	53
2.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	2013-2014	16	28	53
3.	Jesse Ranua (F)	2021-2022	36	30	51
4.	Jose Guseff (F)	2021-2022	32	21	43
5.	Eppu Tervamäki (F)	2021-2022	30	18	42

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jesse Ranua (F)	2021-2022	36	30	51
2.	Eemil Sivu (F)	2023-2024	39	29	53
3.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	2013-2014	16	28	53
4.	Jose Guseff (F)	2021-2022	32	21	43
5.	Joel Karjalainen (F)	2022-2023	37	20	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Joel Järvenpää (F)	2013-2014	16	25	53
2.	Eemil Sivu (F)	2023-2024	39	24	53
3.	Eppu Tervamäki (F)	2021-2022	30	24	42
4.	Valtteri Luttinen (F)	2021-2022	31	24	34
5.	Niilo Kaipinen (F)	2021-2022	22	23	41

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Valtteri Luttinen (F)	2021-2022	31	34	97
2.	Otto Räisänen (F)	2023-2024	35	22	94
3.	Johannes Jussila (F)	2022-2023	32	19	77
4.	Konsta Myllylä (D)	2021-2022	31	25	69
5.	Niilo Kaipinen (F)	2021-2022	22	41	65