What league does RoKi U20 play in?

RoKi U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

Where is RoKi U20 based?

RoKi U20 is based in Rovaniemi, FIN.

Who is the head coach of RoKi U20?

The head coach of RoKi U20 is Mika Uramo.

Who is the captain of RoKi U20?

The captain of RoKi U20 is Miska Merkkiniemi.

What arena does RoKi U20 play in?

RoKi U20 play their home games at Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi, FIN.

What are the team colors of RoKi U20?

The team colors of RoKi U20 are Blue + Yellow.

RoKi U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

RoKi U20 were 9-33-2 in the 2024-25 U20 SM-sarja season with 26 points, 18th overall.

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2024-2025 RoKi U20 Roster

RoKi U20 — 2024-2025 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Eetu Hyypiä (G)	22	2004	Porvoo, FIN	5'11"	185	L
	#34	Aleksi Kuru (G)	20	2005	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#34	Niilo Malila (G)	19	2007	Tornio, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#33	Sebastian Varga (G)	19	2007	Ostrava, CZE	6'6"	216	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#14	Aatu Antikainen (D)	20	2006	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#77	Arttu Haataja (D)"A"	22	2004	Kuusamo, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#4	Aapo Karppinen (D)	19	2007	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#4	Veerne Lähteenmäki (D)	21	2005	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	198	R
	#18	Jimi Lämsä (D)	22	2004	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#5	Miska Merkkiniemi (D)"C"	23	2003	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#7	Benjamin Middleton (D)	21	2005	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'2"	165	L
	#3	Rolle Multas (D)	21	2005	Kuusamo, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#26	Ukko Teppo (D/F)	21	2005	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#55	Niko Tohmola (D)	20	2006	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'11"	172	L
FORWARDS
	#16	Veeti Aarrevaara (F)	20	2006	Kittilä, FIN	6'1"	174	L
	#13	Axel Blom (C/LW)	22	2004	Rissne, SWE	6'2"	183	L
	#13	Juho Heinonen (F)	23	2003	Sysmä, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#88	Jarkko Holmberg (LW)	19	2006	Inari, FIN	5'8"	154	L
	#12	Vertti Hyytiä (F)	20	2006	Ivalo, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#21	Elmeri Iivari (LW/RW)	21	2005	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	192	L
	#25	Ville Juopperi (F)	20	2006	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#22	Vennu Korpi-Halkola (F)"A"	22	2004	Kittilä, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#15	Davids Livsics (C)	21	2005	Riga, LAT	5'10"	165	L
	#24	Eelis Lopina (F)"A"	23	2003	Inari, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#27	Matej Mikes (F)	19	2007	Karlovy Vary, CZE	6'3"	205	R
	#20	Veikka Mäki-Runsas (F)	20	2006	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'6"	161	L
	#11	Samuel Mäkinen (C)	23	2003	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	201	L
	#13	Michael Nazad (C/LW)	19	2007	Prostejov, CZE	6'2"	194	L
	#2	Leevi Peltoniemi (RW)	20	2006	Kemijärvi, FIN	5'10"	170	R
	#23	Ville Puotiniemi (C)	22	2004	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#10	Ville Ristiharju (F)	22	2004	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	194	L
	#54	Raivis Strazdins (F)	21	2005	Riga, LAT	6'4"	183	L
	#9	Tuomas Turppa (F)	22	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	165	R
	#15	Joona Törmäkangas (F)	19	2007	Oulainen, FIN	6'3"	196	L
	#29	Arttu Uimonen (F)	21	2005	Kemi, FIN	5'7"	161	L
	#50	Wäinö Vierimaa (LW)	20	2005	Kiiminki, FIN	5'11"	174	L
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 19.93 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 RoKi U20 Staff

Head CoachMika Uramo
Asst. CoachHenri Joki-Erkkilä
Asst. CoachVille Saarinen
Goaltending CoachJuha Soronen
Team ManagerMarkku Alanko
Team ManagerTimo Karhu
Equipment ManagerAki Väihkönen
Head Equipment ManagerRoni Kangas
Strength & Conditioning CoachJani Pasula

Team Staff History

2024-2025 RoKi U20 Captains

"C"

Miska Merkkiniemi

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2024-2025 RoKi U20 Demographics

RoKi U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Blue + Yellow
Town: Rovaniemi, FIN Map
Founded: -

2024-2025 RoKi U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
3 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

RoKi U20: 1 877 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 14 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KeKi (II-divisioona)
KiPS (III-divisioona)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
PaKa (III-divisioona)
RoKi (Mestis)
RoKi Team (III-divisioona)
RoKi U16 (U16 Mestis)
RoKi U18 (U18 Mestis)
TIHC (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Lappi Areena
Location: Rovaniemi, FIN
Capacity: 3 500
Construction Year: 2003

RoKi U20 Games

RoKi U20 — 2024-2025 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/18/2026 06:40 PM GMT+2	RoKi U20	Kärpät U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
11/14/2026 12:40 PM GMT+2	RoKi U20	KalPa U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
11/13/2026 05:40 PM GMT+2	RoKi U20	TPS U20	1 - 7	U20 SM-sarja
10/31/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	Jukurit U20	RoKi U20	5 - 2	U20 SM-sarja
10/30/2026 05:00 PM GMT+2	JYP U20	RoKi U20	4 - 3	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

RoKi U20 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Hugo Luomaranta (D)	Vernal Oilers	Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Lukas Stuhrmann (G)	Lincoln Stars	Details
07/04/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Mikko Vaheri (F)	Urho	Details
06/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Veeti Aarrevaara (F)	KiPS	Details
06/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Nikolas Milata (D)	HC Nove Zamky	Details
05/07/2026	Extension		Raivis Strazdins (F)		Details
05/07/2026	Extension		Jere Viljakainen (F)		Details
05/07/2026	Extension		Jimi Lämsä (D)		Details

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RoKi U20 History and Standings

RoKi U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	19	1	1	-	1	16	6	42	101	0.32	18	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	4	3	0	-	0	1	-	19	14	-	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-sarja	44	6	2	-	5	31	27	108	201	0.61	18	Relegation Play
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	6	3	-	2	33	26	111	221	0.59	18	Saved in relegation
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	10	3	-	1	24	37	98	163	0.97	18	-
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	22	13	2	-	4	3	47	93	57	2.14	1	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	22	4	2	-	2	14	18	57	110	0.82	19	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	8	5	0	-	1	2	16	31	16	2	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-sarja	26	3	0	-	6	17	15	61	111	0.58	12	Relegation Play
	U20 SM-sarja	19	2	2	-	0	15	10	39	105	0.53	20	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	16	3	0	-	2	11	11	31	60	0.69	5	Season Cancelled
	U20 Mestis	20	14	0	-	1	5	43	78	52	2.15	1	Promoted
2019-2020	U20 Mestis	47	20	3	-	4	20	70	173	200	1.49	6	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 Mestis	30	12	3	-	3	12	45	112	125	1.5	7	Final group
2018-2019	U20 Suomi-Srja	14	12	-	0	-	2	24	106	52	1.71	1	Promoted
	U20 Mestis	28	7	1	-	1	19	24	90	139	0.86	14	Relegated
2017-2018	U20 Suomi-Srja	14	4	-	0	-	10	8	46	98	0.57	8	No playoffs held
	U20 Mestis	26	4	0	-	0	22	12	69	177	0.46	17	Relegated

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

RoKi U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Rautiainen (F)	2026-2027	YKI	III-divisioona	6	18	11	29	0
2.	Veeti Aarrevaara (F)	2026-2027	KiPS	III-divisioona	5	8	13	21	0
3.	Turkka Pumpanen (F)	2026-2027	KiPS	III-divisioona	6	6	13	19	4
4.	Samu Romakkaniemi (D)	2026-2027	Hurtat	III-divisioona	8	2	17	19	0
5.	Tuomas Örn (F)	2026-2027	RoKi	Mestis	16	2	16	18	2
6.	Tomi Alanko (F)	2026-2027	RoKi	Mestis	15	7	10	17	4
7.	Niko Vehkaperä (D)	2026-2027	JHT	Suomi-sarja	13	3	14	17	12
8.	Perttu Ahola (F)	2026-2027	Näädät	III-divisioona	11	7	9	16	2
9.	Leevi Hyypiä (F)	2026-2027	Hunters	Suomi-sarja	9	9	6	15	29
10.	Roni Kurkinen (D)	2026-2027	KiPS	III-divisioona	5	7	8	15	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

RoKi U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	19.03
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.94
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.93
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.91
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.65

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomas Örn (F)	210	62	104	166
2.	Arttu Korsumäki (F)	212	57	92	149
3.	Janne Ulkuniemi (F)	84	40	89	129
4.	Santeri Hanska (F)	104	35	82	117
5.	Aleksi Määttä (F)	114	51	52	103

Franchise All-Time Goals

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomas Örn (F)	210	62	104	166
2.	Arttu Korsumäki (F)	212	57	92	149
3.	Aleksi Määttä (F)	114	51	52	103
4.	Pekka Hartikainen (F)	90	49	40	89
5.	Elias Kaarela (F)	99	46	50	96

Franchise All-Time Assists

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomas Örn (F)	210	62	104	166
2.	Arttu Korsumäki (F)	212	57	92	149
3.	Janne Ulkuniemi (F)	84	40	89	129
4.	Santeri Hanska (F)	104	35	82	117
5.	Tuomas Turppa (F)	131	31	68	99

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Eelis Lopina (F)	131	23	59	222
2.	Arttu Haataja (D)	115	22	63	194
3.	Pekka Hartikainen (F)	90	49	89	167
4.	Roni Kurkinen (D)	123	21	70	146
5.	Ville Puotiniemi (F)	121	13	57	141

Franchise All-Time Games Played

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arttu Korsumäki (F)	212	57	92	149
2.	Tuomas Örn (F)	210	62	104	166
3.	Miska Merkkiniemi (D)	201	17	65	82
4.	Jimi Lämsä (D)	157	15	36	51
5.	Tomi Alanko (F)	132	36	55	91

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Ossi Hämäläinen (D)	7	11	19	2.71
2.	Janne Pietilä (D)	15	16	39	2.60
3.	Antero Rupponen (F)	11	19	26	2.36
4.	Juho Lehtoniemi (F)	3	3	6	2.00
5.	Taneli Marjeta (D)	1	0	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Janne Ulkuniemi (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	43	23	44	67	1.56	28
2.	Santeri Hanska (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	44	13	43	56	1.27	44
3.	Pekka Hartikainen (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	41	30	20	50	1.22	82
4.	Arttu Korsumäki (F)	2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	44	15	29	44	1.00	20
5.	Janne Pietilä (D)	2011-2012	U20 III-divisioona	15	16	23	39	2.60	6

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Pekka Hartikainen (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	41	30	20	50	1.22	82
2.	Janne Ulkuniemi (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	43	23	44	67	1.56	28
3.	Valtteri Lindroos (F)	2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	38	20	16	36	0.95	62
4.	Antero Rupponen (F)	2011-2012	U20 III-divisioona	11	19	7	26	2.36	8
5.	Wäinö Vierimaa (F)	2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	35	18	19	37	1.06	57

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Janne Ulkuniemi (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	43	23	44	67	1.56	28
2.	Santeri Hanska (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	44	13	43	56	1.27	44
3.	Arttu Korsumäki (F)	2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	44	15	29	44	1.00	20
4.	Tuomas Örn (F)	2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	43	11	28	39	0.91	18
5.	Jere Viljakainen (F)	2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	43	11	26	37	0.86	24

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

RoKi U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Arttu Haataja (D)	2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	28	7	9	16	0.57	84
2.	Eelis Lopina (F)	2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	36	8	7	15	0.42	83
3.	Pekka Hartikainen (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	41	30	20	50	1.22	82
4.	Roni Kurkinen (D)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	44	5	15	20	0.45	70
5.	Oliver Surlak (F)	2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	40	12	9	21	0.53	67