When was JYP-Akatemia founded?

JYP-Akatemia was founded in 2011 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

Where is JYP-Akatemia based?

JYP-Akatemia is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JYP-Akatemia?

The head coach of JYP-Akatemia is Jukka Ahvenjärvi.

Who is the captain of JYP-Akatemia?

The captain of JYP-Akatemia is Kalle Saramäki.

What arena does JYP-Akatemia play in?

JYP-Akatemia play their home games at LähiTapiola Areena in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the general manager of JYP-Akatemia?

The general manager of JYP-Akatemia is Petri Manninen.

What are the team colors of JYP-Akatemia?

The team colors of JYP-Akatemia are Red + Black + White.

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2015-2016

2015-2016 Season

JYP-Akatemia were 16-30-4 in the 2015-16 Mestis season with 50 points, 11th overall.

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2015-2016 JYP-Akatemia Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mestis
1.	Waltteri Lehtonen (C/W)	42	7	19	26	18	0	4	1	1	2	2	0
2.	Arttu Likola (LW)	49	10	13	23	20	-3	4	5	3	8	0	5
3.	Samuel Salonen (RW)	49	9	13	22	38	-21
4.	Riku Tiainen (RW)	36	6	12	18	6	-1	4	0	1	1	2	1
5.	Taavi Tiala (LW)	39	6	7	13	20	-6	4	0	1	1	4	-1
6.	Kalle Saramäki (LW/RW)	35	4	9	13	12	-4	1	0	0	0	0	-2
7.	Joose Antonen (RW/LW)	28	6	6	12	12	-18	4	2	3	5	0	6
8.	Joel Sund (RW/LW)	29	5	6	11	34	-5
9.	Patrik Forsberg (D/F)	34	5	6	11	49	-5	4	3	1	4	12	0
10.	Mikko Virtanen (C/RW)	35	5	5	10	22	-22	4	1	7	8	6	7
11.	Aleksi Honka (D)	47	4	6	10	67	-22	4	0	3	3	6	5
12.	Jaakko Jokinen (D)	19	3	6	9	8	-1
13.	Jere Somero (LW/RW)	39	2	7	9	4	-1	4	0	2	2	2	2
14.	Henri Kanninen (C/W)	8	1	8	9	0	4
15.	Atte Antinaho (C)	41	2	6	8	22	-7	2	0	1	1	2	0
16.	Markus Nenonen (LW/RW)	3	5	2	7	0	6
17.	Topi Nättinen (LW/C)	10	4	3	7	4	-4
18.	Aleksi Salonen (D)	14	3	4	7	12	6	4	3	3	6	2	7
19.	Joona Erving (D)	41	1	6	7	24	-3	4	0	1	1	0	2
20.	Samuli Vuokniemi (LW/RW)	26	2	4	6	35	-4	3	1	0	1	0	-1
21.	Valtteri Hietanen (D)	8	0	6	6	2	5
22.	Joni Kentala (F)	27	1	4	5	29	-3
23.	Ville Tenosalmi (LW/RW)	23	2	2	4	16	-5
24.	Olli Muittari (F)	24	2	2	4	12	-3
25.	Olli Aitola (D)	14	1	3	4	6	0
26.	Henri Niemi (C)	10	3	0	3	4	1	4	2	1	3	0	3
27.	Jere Mäkitalo (F)	15	2	1	3	4	1
28.	Juuso Pulli (D)	7	1	2	3	4	-1
29.	Riho Embrich (F)	8	0	3	3	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	-1
30.	Matej Moravcik (D)	7	1	1	2	8	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Joni Kallio (D)	31	1	1	2	10	-4
32.	Petrus Pietiläinen (D)	37	1	1	2	10	-12	4	0	1	1	2	7
33.	Sami Niku (D)	7	0	2	2	4	1
34.	Mikko Salmio (LW/RW)	1	1	0	1	0	2
35.	Samuel Ivanic (D)	8	1	0	1	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1
36.	Ville Virtanen (D)	20	1	0	1	34	1	3	0	0	0	2	1
37.	Alex Lindroos (D)	42	0	1	1	37	-11	4	0	0	0	4	0
38.	Valtteri Hotakainen (C)	1	0	0	0	0	1
39.	Aapo Laurikainen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
40.	Aku Palsola (D)	1	0	0	0	2	0
41.	Petteri Haveri (D/F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
42.	Juho Häyrinen (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-2
43.	Ville Tiitinen (D)	9	0	0	0	0	-7
44.	Sami Tynjälä (D)	14	0	0	0	4	-3	4	0	1	1	0	4

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Mestis
1.	Veini Vehviläinen (G)	7	2.92	.925	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Tuomas Hautakangas (G)	1	3.00	.923	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
3.	Dennis Saikkonen (G)	23	3.09	.903	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2.25	.894
4.	Markus Ruusu (G)	20	3.09	.900	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Jose Kangaskorte (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Miro Hämynen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Eetu Koho (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2015-2016 JYP-Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJukka Ahvenjärvi
Asst. CoachJarkko Hyytiä
Goaltending CoachRoy Hellgren
General ManagerPetri Manninen
Equipment ManagerTomi Heiskanen
Equipment ManagerPetri Leppänen
Equipment ManagerMika Salo
Physical TherapistJari Pekkola

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2015-2016 JYP-Akatemia Demographics

JYP-Akatemia Facts

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Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 2011

2015-2016 JYP-Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

47 players
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Experience

JYP-Akatemia: 2 902 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 3 GP
Liiga: 1 075 GP
NL: 4 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LähiTapiola Areena
Location: Jyväskylä, FIN
Capacity: 4 618
Construction Year: 1982

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JYP-Akatemia History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2016-2017	Mestis	8	3	4	-	0	1	19	22	10	1.25	4	Relegated
	Mestis	50	18	25	-	4	3	129	161	65	1.3	12	Qualification
2015-2016	Mestis	50	13	30	-	3	4	110	161	50	1	11	Saved in relegation
2014-2015	Mestis	56	28	21	-	1	6	188	168	92	1.64	5	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Mestis	56	16	24	-	8	8	145	165	72	1.29	9	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Mestis	48	14	22	-	7	5	136	152	61	1.27	9	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	Mestis	46	14	25	-	7	0	104	156	56	1.22	9	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	6	2	6	8	0
2.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	3	3	6	0
3.	Aleksi Luhtalampi (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	4	2	4	6	0
4.	Jerry Turkulainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	1	5	6	0
5.	Valtteri Kemiläinen (D)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	4	4	1	5	4
6.	Simon Kostner (F)	2026-2027	Ritten/Renon	Alps Hockey League	3	1	4	5	4
7.	Taavi Tiala (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	4	3	1	4	4
8.	Samuel Salonen (F)	2026-2027	Ringerike	EHL	4	2	2	4	0
9.	Mikael Ruohomaa (F)	2026-2027	Lukko	Liiga	8	1	3	4	6
10.	Riku Sihvonen (F)	2026-2027	JoKP	Mestis	6	0	4	4	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2016-2017	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	22.66
2015-2016	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	21.79
2014-2015	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	21.73
2013-2014	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	22.13
2012-2013	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	21.84

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	194	48	74	122
2.	Valtteri Hotakainen (F)	183	39	54	93
3.	Joonas Sammalmaa (F)	130	43	49	92
4.	Oula Palve (F)	127	35	47	82
5.	Topi Nättinen (F)	115	35	45	80

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	194	48	74	122
2.	Joonas Sammalmaa (F)	130	43	49	92
3.	Valtteri Hotakainen (F)	183	39	54	93
4.	Oula Palve (F)	127	35	47	82
5.	Topi Nättinen (F)	115	35	45	80

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	194	48	74	122
2.	Valtteri Hotakainen (F)	183	39	54	93
3.	Mikko Virtanen (F)	171	20	53	73
4.	Samu Markkula (F)	123	21	52	73
5.	Joonas Sammalmaa (F)	130	43	49	92

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Joel Sund (F)	124	26	49	177
2.	Aleksi Salonen (D)	135	21	61	169
3.	Aleksi Honka (D)	133	9	23	160
4.	Ville Virtanen (D)	109	3	17	154
5.	Valtteri Kemiläinen (D)	99	9	45	108

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	194	48	74	122
2.	Valtteri Hotakainen (F)	183	39	54	93
3.	Taavi Tiala (F)	183	30	32	62
4.	Mikko Virtanen (F)	171	20	53	73
5.	Jaakko Jokinen (D)	167	13	30	43

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kristian Näkyvä (D)	2	2	3	1.50
2.	Tuomas Pihlman (F)	3	2	4	1.33
3.	Matias Myttynen (F)	15	2	15	1.00
4.	Mikko Kuukka (D)	2	1	2	1.00
5.	Antti Jaatinen (F)	19	8	16	0.84

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Samu Markkula (F)	2014-2015	47	13	42
2.	Topi Nättinen (F)	2014-2015	39	19	40
3.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	2013-2014	56	16	39
4.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	2016-2017	48	11	37
5.	Joonas Sammalmaa (F)	2014-2015	40	15	36

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Topi Nättinen (F)	2014-2015	39	19	40
2.	Valtteri Hotakainen (F)	2013-2014	50	17	31
3.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	2013-2014	56	16	39
4.	Joonas Sammalmaa (F)	2012-2013	39	16	24
5.	Joonas Sammalmaa (F)	2014-2015	40	15	36

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Samu Markkula (F)	2014-2015	47	29	42
2.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	2016-2017	48	26	37
3.	Riku Pitkänen (F)	2013-2014	56	23	39
4.	Oula Palve (F)	2012-2013	40	23	36
5.	Joose Antonen (F)	2014-2015	52	23	33

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Samuli Kankaanperä (D)	2011-2012	37	8	75
2.	Ville Virtanen (D)	2014-2015	51	11	70
3.	Aleksi Salonen (D)	2011-2012	44	16	69
4.	Aleksi Honka (D)	2015-2016	47	10	67
5.	Joel Sund (F)	2014-2015	42	15	63

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

History:

The team name JYP-Akatemia reflects its affiliation and shared ownership with JYP, with 'Akatemia' indicating that the team is an 'academy' team. In simple terms, the team functions as a developmental affiliate, i.e. a farm team to JYP. Under the same ownership and arrangement the team was previously known as D-Team, the D reflecting its history as Diskos. The team roster tends to be a mix of the best JYP U20 players, overaged U20 players and players who compete for a spot on the JYP Liiga lineup. The team ceased operations after being relegated from Mestis to Suomi-sarja at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season.

Team names:

- Jyväskylän Lohi (1974-90)
- Lohi-Kiekko (1990-93)
- Diskos (1993–04)
- D-Kiekko (2004-08)
- D Team (2008-11)
- JYP-Akatemia (2011-2017)