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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	William Nylander	7	5	12	17
2.	Nikita Kucherov	7	6	9	15
3.	Jakub Voracek	7	3	12	15
4.	Michael Frolik	7	7	7	14
5.	Anthony Mantha	7	7	5	12

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Team Facts

Plays in U20 World Junior Championship
2020 WJC-20 -
2019 WJC-20 Gold
2018 WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2017 WJC-20 Saved in relegation

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Lassi Lehtinen (G)	20	1999	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	176	L	Liiga
	#31	Filip Lindberg (G)	20	1999	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	187	L	NCAA
	#1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G)	20	1999	Espoo, FIN	6'5"	212	L	OHL
DEFENSEMEN
	#34	Ville Heinola (D)	18	2001	Honkajoki, FIN	5'11"	181	L	Liiga
	#36	Anttoni Honka (D)	18	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	176	R	Liiga
	#15	Henri Jokiharju (D) “A”	19	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	192	R	AHL
	#2	Oskari Laaksonen (D)	19	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	165	R	Liiga
	#21	Otto Latvala (D)	19	1999	Alajärvi, FIN	6'6"	214	R	Mestis
	#3	Toni Utunen (D)	19	2000	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Liiga
	#7	Urho Vaakanainen (D) “A”	20	1999	Joensuu, FIN	6'1"	187	L	AHL
FORWARDS
	#18	Teemu Engberg (LW/RW)	19	1999	Loviisa, FIN	5'11"	183	L	Liiga
	#10	Aleksi Heponiemi (C/RW)	20	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	154	L	Liiga
	#24	Kaapo Kakko (RW)	18	2001	Turku, FIN	6'2"	190	L	Liiga
	#19	Rasmus Kupari (C)	19	2000	Kotka, FIN	6'1"	185	R	Liiga
	#29	Anton Lundell (C/LW)	17	2001	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	183	L	Liiga
	#28	Sami Moilanen (LW/RW)	20	1999	Sipoo, FIN	5'9"	190	L	Liiga
	#23	Linus Nyman (LW/RW)	19	1999	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	159	L	Liiga
	#13	Valtteri Puustinen (LW)	19	1999	Kuopio, FIN	5'9"	179	R	Liiga
	#25	Aarne Talvitie (C/LW) “C”	20	1999	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	201	L	NCAA
	#20	Eeli Tolvanen (LW/RW)	20	1999	Vihti, FIN	5'10"	192	L	AHL
	#12	Samuli Vainionpää (F/D)	19	1999	Kangasala, FIN	6'3"	207	L	Liiga
	#22	Santeri Virtanen (C)	20	1999	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'2"	203	L	Liiga
	#27	Jesse Ylönen (RW)	19	1999	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	6'1"	172	R	Liiga
Position: G:3 D:7 F:13 \| Av Age: 19.17 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 185 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Jussi Ahokas
Asst. Coach Tuomo Ruutu
Asst. Coach Olli Salo
Asst. Coach Jukka Varmanen
Goaltending Coach Fredrik Norrena
General Manager Kimmo Oikarinen
Team Manager Markus Lindström
Equipment Manager Tuukka Hurskainen

Team Facts

Nationalities 23 players
Experience Finland U20: 184 GP
NHL: 47 GP
WC: 18 GP
OG: 5 GP
Liiga: 909 GP
KHL: 49 GP
AHL: 119 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Finland (WC)
Finland U16 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U18 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U20 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland (OG)

Team Captains

“C” Aarne Talvitie
“A” Henri Jokiharju
Urho Vaakanainen

Team captaincy history

Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1991-1992	WJC-20	7	3	1	3	-	-	22	21	7	4	No playoffs held
1992-1993	WJC-20	7	3	1	3	-	-	31	20	7	5	No playoffs held
1993-1994	WJC-20	7	4	0	3	-	-	27	24	8	4	No playoffs held
1994-1995	WJC-20	7	3	1	3	-	-	29	26	7	4	No playoffs held
1995-1996	WJC-20	6	2	0	4	-	-	23	24	4	6	Placement game loss
1996-1997	WJC-20	6	4	0	2	-	-	25	16	8	5	Placement game win
1997-1998	WJC-20	7	6	1	0	-	-	35	13	13		Champion
1998-1999	WJC-20	6	3	0	3	-	-	25	20	6	5	Placement game win
1999-2000	WJC-20	7	2	1	4	-	-	19	19	5	7	Placement game win
2000-2001	WJC-20	7	5	1	1	-	-	22	10	11		Final loss
2001-2002	WJC-20	7	5	0	2	-	-	23	9	10		Bronze game win
2002-2003	WJC-20	7	4	1	2	-	-	22	15	9		Bronze game win
2003-2004	WJC-20	7	5	0	2	-	-	26	12	10		Bronze game win
2004-2005	WJC-20	6	3	0	3	-	-	14	21	6	5	Placement game win
2005-2006	WJC-20	7	4	0	3	-	-	24	19	8		Bronze game win
2006-2007	WJC-20	6	2	-	4	0	0	18	23	6	6	Placement game loss
2007-2008	WJC-20	6	1	-	4	1	0	19	24	5	6	Placement game loss
2008-2009	WJC-20	7	4	-	2	0	1	25	15	13	7	Saved in relegation
2009-2010	WJC-20	6	3	-	3	0	0	21	22	9	5	Placement game win
2010-2011	WJC-20	6	3	-	0	0	3	22	11	12	6	Placement game loss
2011-2012	WJC-20	7	4	-	2	0	1	29	22	13	4	Bronze game loss
2012-2013	WJC-20	6	3	-	2	1	0	34	19	11	7	Saved in relegation
2013-2014	WJC-20	4	2	-	1	0	1	14	10	7		Champion
2014-2015	WJC-20	4	1	-	2	0	1	5	8	4	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	WJC-20	4	3	-	1	0	0	23	13	9		Champion
2016-2017	WJC-20	4	1	-	3	0	0	6	8	3	5	Saved in relegation
	WJC-20	2	2	-	0	0	0	6	2	6	1	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	WJC-20	4	2	-	2	0	0	15	12	6	3	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	WJC-20	4	2	-	2	0	0	12	7	6		Champion
2019-2020	WJC-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	2018-2019	Florida Panthers	NHL	82	35	61	96	8
2.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	2018-2019	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	74	31	56	87	54
3.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2018-2019	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	30	53	83	26
4.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	2018-2019	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	21	55	76	12
5.	Ville Leskinen (F)	2018-2019	Kärpät	Liiga	58	29	28	57	12
6.	Kim Nabb (F)	2018-2019	Peurunka HT	III-divisioona	16	22	33	55	6
7.	Aleksi Saarela (F)	2018-2019	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	69	30	24	54	12
8.	Patrik Laine (F)	2018-2019	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	30	20	50	42
9.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	2018-2019	Bayreuth Tigers	DEL2	52	19	31	50	41
10.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2018-2019	Minnesota Wild	NHL	63	15	34	49	20

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
2.	Esa Keskinen (F)	14	10	22	32
3.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	18	29
4.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	13	7	19	26
5.	Janne Ojanen (F)	14	9	14	23

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
2.	Jarkko Varvio (F)	14	13	5	18
3.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	14	12	6	18
4.	Mikko Mäkelä (F)	14	12	4	16
5.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	18	29

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Esa Keskinen (F)	14	10	22	32
2.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
3.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	13	7	19	26
4.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	18	29
5.	Mikael Granlund (F)	19	5	16	21

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Teemu Laakso (D)	18	6	10	74
2.	Timo Salonen (F)	13	6	7	51
3.	Antti-Jussi Niemi (D)	12	3	6	51
4.	Leo Komarov (F)	13	2	6	48
5.	Jonni Vauhkonen (F)	14	2	6	47

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Reijo Ruotsalainen (D)	24	9	12	21
2.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
3.	Tuomo Ruutu (F)	21	7	12	19
4.	Marko Kiuru (F)	21	7	10	17
5.	Kimmo Timonen (D)	21	7	9	16

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Esa Keskinen (F)	14	10	32	2.286
2.	Raimo Summanen (F)	7	7	16	2.286
3.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	29	2.071
4.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	13	7	26	2.000
5.	Jorma Sevon (F)	6	7	12	2.000

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Raimo Helminen (F)	1983-1984	WJC-20	7	11	13	24	3.43	4
2.	Esa Keskinen (F)	1984-1985	WJC-20	7	6	14	20	2.86	2
3.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	1984-1985	WJC-20	7	7	12	19	2.71	10
4.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2015-2016	WJC-20	7	5	12	17	2.43	0
5.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1981-1982	WJC-20	7	7	9	16	2.29	0

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Raimo Helminen (F)	1983-1984	WJC-20	7	11	13	24	3.43	4
2.	Mikko Mäkelä (F)	1984-1985	WJC-20	7	11	2	13	1.86	6
3.	Petri Skriko (F)	1981-1982	WJC-20	7	8	7	15	2.14	4
4.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	1983-1984	WJC-20	7	8	4	12	1.71	8
5.	Jani Rita (F)	2000-2001	WJC-20	7	8	1	9	1.29	0

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Esa Keskinen (F)	1984-1985	WJC-20	7	6	14	20	2.86	2
2.	Raimo Helminen (F)	1983-1984	WJC-20	7	11	13	24	3.43	4
3.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	2013-2014	WJC-20	7	2	13	15	2.14	2
4.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	1984-1985	WJC-20	7	7	12	19	2.71	10
5.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2015-2016	WJC-20	7	5	12	17	2.43	0

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Teemu Laakso (D)	2006-2007	WJC-20	6	3	2	5	0.83	52
2.	Antti-Jussi Niemi (D)	1995-1996	WJC-20	6	3	1	4	0.67	43
3.	Timo Salonen (F)	1995-1996	WJC-20	6	3	0	3	0.50	41
4.	Tommi Rajamäki (D)	1995-1996	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	0.17	39
5.	Jonni Vauhkonen (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	0.43	37

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.17
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	190 lbs	19.04
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	189 lbs	18.74
2015-2016	View roster	6'2"	196 lbs	19.04
2014-2015	View roster	6'1"	190 lbs	19.05

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