What league does Finland U18 play in?

Finland U18 play in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

When was Finland U18 founded?

Finland U18 was founded in 1928.

Who is the head coach of Finland U18?

The head coach of Finland U18 is Tuomo Ropo.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Eelis Uronen.

Finland U18

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Finland U18 were 1-1-1 in the 2025-26 Hlinka Gretzky Cup season with 4 points, 2nd in the A and 4th overall.

2025-2026 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Jiko Laitinen (C)	totals		46	24	28	52	12	36
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	19	22	41	10	35
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	4	6	10	0	-
	Ilves	Liiga	2	1	0	1	2	1
Rasmus Rinne (F)	totals		50	17	20	37	28	18
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	13	9	22	22	18
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	4	11	15	6	-
Miko Vatjus (F)	totals		52	9	28	37	6	-12
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	5	12	17	4	-12
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	4	16	20	2	-
Luka Arkko (LW)	totals		46	17	16	33	14	3
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	42	11	14	25	10	3
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	6	2	8	4	-
Wilmer Kallio (RW/LW)	totals		46	8	25	33	10	10
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	44	7	23	30	6	10
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	4	-
Janne Karassaari (LW)	totals		46	17	15	32	18	-7
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	44	15	13	28	18	-7
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	2	2	4	0	-
Anttoni Uronen (F)	totals		47	10	20	30	45	6
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	14	6	5	11	37	-1
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	2	7	9	6	-
	HIFK	Liiga	27	2	8	10	2	7
Samu Alalauri (D)	totals		44	8	22	30	4	19
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	40	6	19	25	4	19
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	2	3	5	0	-
Viljo Kähkönen (F)	totals		48	10	19	29	18	-12
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	38	7	15	22	18	-8
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	3	3	6	0	-
	HIFK	Liiga	3	0	1	1	0	-4
Oliver Torkki (LW)	totals		28	13	12	25	24	6
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	23	11	8	19	20	6
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	2	4	6	4	-
Vilho Vanhatalo (RW/LW)	totals		46	10	10	20	43	-2
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	38	10	9	19	43	-3
	Tappara	Liiga	8	0	1	1	0	1
Julius Suominen (D)	totals		30	9	11	20	10	7
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	24	4	6	10	8	7
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	5	5	10	2	-
Olli Wahlroos (LW)	totals		26	8	9	17	8	-7
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	24	8	7	15	6	-7
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	2	2	2	-
Juho Piiparinen (D)	totals		47	1	16	17	14	17
	Tappara	Liiga	29	0	3	3	8	6
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	1	12	13	6	9
	Pyry Hockey	Mestis	3	0	1	1	0	2
Oliver Suvanto (C)	totals		51	5	9	14	16	6
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	3	0	3	0	3
	Tappara	Liiga	48	2	9	11	16	3
Max Laatikainen (D)	totals		29	3	11	14	2	11
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	22	3	8	11	2	10
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	1	1	0	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	6	0	2	2	0	1
Eelis Uronen (D)	totals		25	4	6	10	14	5
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	18	2	4	6	6	8
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	2	2	4	8	-
	HIFK	Liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-3
Oscar Hemming (F)	Boston College	NCAA	19	1	7	8	18	0
Nicolas Kämäräinen (D)	totals		37	2	5	7	14	-4
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	22	1	1	2	6	-4
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	15	1	4	5	8	-
Lauri Rantanen (D)	totals		37	1	5	6	10	-1
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	0	5	5	6	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	23	1	0	1	4	-1

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
William Gammals (G)	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	28	2.80	.900	0	12-11-0	1650:48
Aarni Riihimäki (G)	totals		26	2.94	.895	3	11-11-0	1573:49
	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	16	2.73	.889	2	8-6-0	966:22
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	5.33	.866	0	0-3-0	180:00
	JYP U18	U18 Mestis	7	2.39	.922	1	3-2-0	427:27

2025-2026 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachTuomo Ropo
Asst. CoachAri-Pekka Pajuluoma
Asst. CoachJoni Petrell
Goaltending CoachJohannes Selin
Team ManagerToni Kähkönen
Equipment ManagerJuha Kilpijoki
Goaltending ConsultantOlli-Pekka Äijälä
Physical TherapistTeemu Valtonen
Video CoachBenjamin Laurinkari

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Eelis Uronen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Finland U18 Facts

Plays in: Hlinka Gretzky Cup

2025-2026 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U18: 110 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
08/08/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Slovakia U18	3 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/07/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Finland U18	6 - 3	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/05/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Czechia U18	5 - 4	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/05/2026 01:00 AM UTC	USA U18	Finland U18	4 - 1	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/03/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Germany U18	5 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Finland U18 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	11	10	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2025-2026	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	1	-	0	1	10	10	4	1.33	2	Bronze game loss
2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	0	1	3	9	1	0.33	4	Placement game win
2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	12	10	6	2	2	Bronze game loss
2022-2023	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	0	-	0	1	11	6	7	2.33	2	Bronze game win
2021-2022	EYOF	4	4	0	-	0	0	18	8	12	3		-
	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	1	-	1	0	14	9	5	1.67	2	Bronze game loss
2020-2021	Hlinka Gretzky	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	11	7	6	2	2	Bronze game loss
2018-2019	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	0	1	7	17	1	0.33	4	Placement game win
2017-2018	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	8	9	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	1	-	2	0	10	12	4	1.33	3	Placement game loss
2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	12	3	9	3	1	Bronze game loss
2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	12	15	3	1	3	Placement game win
2013-2014	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	1	0	11	10	5	1.67	3	Placement game win
2012-2013	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	11	13	6	2	1	Final loss
2011-2012	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	17	8	6	2	2	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	2	-	1	0	8	11	2	0.67	4	Placement game win
2009-2010	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	8	18	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2008-2009	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	1	0	12	13	5	1.67	2	Bronze game loss
2007-2008	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	0	-	1	0	13	8	8	2.67	1	Final loss
2006-2007	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	5	11	0	0	4	Placement game win
2005-2006	U18 JWC	3	1	1	1	-	-	6	5	4	1.33	2	Bronze game win
2004-2005	U18 JWC	3	0	3	0	-	-	4	11	1	0.33	4	Placement game win
2003-2004	U18 JWC	3	1	1	-	0	1	13	13	3	1	3	Placement game win
2002-2003	U18 JWC	3	0	3	0	-	-	7	23	0	0	4	Placement game loss
1999-2000	Viking Cup	4	1	2	0	0	1	17	17	3	0.75	5	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	Bronze game win
1996-1997	Pacific Cup	3	0	2	1	-	-	6	9	1	0.33	4	Bronze game win
1995-1996	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	11	1	12	4
2.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	5	7	12	4
3.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	6	6	5	11	14
4.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	8	6	5	11	29
5.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	7	5	5	10	4
6.	Eelis Uronen (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	4	6	10	4
7.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	6	1	9	10	0
8.	Atte Vikla (D)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	3	6	9	16
9.	Joona Jääskeläinen (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	6	2	7	9	4
10.	Ville Väärälä (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	1	8	9	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	16.92
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.95
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.95
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.96
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jani Hassinen (F)	-	10	5	15
2.	Tommi Miettinen (F)	-	2	11	13
3.	Niko Halttunen (F)	-	7	5	12
4.	Jere Karalahti (D)	-	4	8	12
5.	Antti Aalto (F)	4	3	9	12

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jani Hassinen (F)	-	10	5	15
2.	Niko Halttunen (F)	-	7	5	12
3.	Jani Nyman (F)	9	5	6	11
4.	Jarmo Jokila (F)	5	5	5	10
5.	Aleksanteri Kaskimäki (F)	9	5	3	8

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tommi Miettinen (F)	-	2	11	13
2.	Antti Aalto (F)	4	3	9	12
3.	Kasper Kulonummi (D)	9	1	9	10
4.	Jere Karalahti (D)	-	4	8	12
5.	Topi Rönni (F)	9	2	8	10

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Semir Ben-Amor (F)	4	1	3	31
2.	Jarkko Parikka (D)	8	0	0	31
3.	Julius Suominen (D)	5	0	2	27
4.	Janne Niinimaa (D)	-	2	10	18
5.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	4	1	2	18

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kasper Halttunen (F)	14	1	4	5
2.	Emil Järventie (F)	10	2	4	6
3.	Jonatan Tanus (F)	10	3	0	3
4.	Niilopekka Muhonen (D)	10	1	2	3
5.	Jani Nyman (F)	9	5	6	11

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Antti Aalto (F)	4	3	12	3.00
2.	Jarmo Jokila (F)	5	5	10	2.00
3.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	5	4	10	2.00
4.	Petrus Palmu (F)	4	4	8	2.00
5.	Juuso Ikonen (F)	5	4	9	1.80

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jani Hassinen (F)	1991-1992	-	10	15
2.	Tommi Miettinen (F)	1991-1992	-	2	13
3.	Niko Halttunen (F)	1991-1992	-	7	12
4.	Jere Karalahti (D)	1991-1992	-	4	12
5.	Antti Aalto (F)	1991-1992	4	3	12

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jani Hassinen (F)	1991-1992	-	10	15
2.	Niko Halttunen (F)	1991-1992	-	7	12
3.	Jarmo Jokila (F)	2003-2004	5	5	10
4.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2014-2015	4	5	7
5.	Mikko Helisten (F)	1991-1992	-	5	7

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Tommi Miettinen (F)	1991-1992	-	11	13
2.	Antti Aalto (F)	1991-1992	4	9	12
3.	Jere Karalahti (D)	1991-1992	-	8	12
4.	Janne Niinimaa (D)	1991-1992	-	8	10
5.	Pekka Kärkkäinen (F)	1991-1992	-	7	9

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Semir Ben-Amor (F)	1999-2000	4	3	31
2.	Julius Suominen (D)	2025-2026	5	2	27
3.	Jarkko Parikka (D)	2014-2015	4	0	27
4.	Janne Niinimaa (D)	1991-1992	-	10	18
5.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2014-2015	4	2	18