Team Facts
Plays in U20 SM-sarja Team colours Blue + Orange + White Town Tampere, FIN Founded 1955

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#40 Henri Karppinen (G) 18 2005 Tampere, FIN 6'3" 170 L Junior
#1 Otto Nuto (G) 17 2006 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 198 L Junior
#60 Joona Turtiainen (G) 19 2004 Tampere, FIN 5'10" 159 L Junior
DEFENSEMEN
#43
Jesper Ahlroth (D) 21 2002 Kokkola, FIN 6'4" 209 L 24/25
#88 Vojtech Husinecky (D) 18 2005 Chomutov, CZE 5'11" 179 R Junior
#53 Niko Korkola (D) 18 2005 Hämeenkyrö, FIN 6'2" 181 R Junior
#4 Jesper Kotajärvi (D) 16 2007 Kokkola, FIN 5'11" 157 L Junior
Kasper Kulonummi (D) Nashville Predators 19 2004 Helsinki, FIN 6'0" 183 R 23/24
#28 Luukas Mikkolainen (D) 19 2004 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 183 L Junior
#21 Niklas Puistola (D/F) 19 2004 5'9" 152 L Junior
#14 Rasmus Ruusunen (D) 18 2005 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 187 L Junior
#70 Eemeli Saari (D) 20 2003 Aura, FIN 6'3" 205 L 23/24
#32 Kasper Selin (D) 19 2004 Pirkkala, FIN - - R Junior
FORWARDS
#27 Miro Ahvenlampi (F)   “A” 20 2003 5'10" 172 L Junior
Jan Chovan (C) 16 2007 Bratislava, SVK 6'2" 176 L Junior
#67 Rrahim Curri (F)   “C” 21 2002 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 172 L
#38 Eemeli Kantanen (RW) 18 2005 5'7" 139 L Junior
#91 Valtteri Lahtinen (F)   “A” 21 2002 5'10" 163 L
#11 Roni Lehtosaari (F) 19 2004 6'2" 203 L Junior
#42 Dani Mikkonen (F) 18 2005 5'9" 172 L Junior
#41 Juuso Nykänen (F) 20 2003 Veteli, FIN 6'2" 198 R 23/24
#19 Roope Rajala (LW/RW) 17 2006 Ylöjärvi, FIN 5'11" 187 L Junior
#78 Benjamin Rautiainen (F) 18 2005 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 168 L 24/25
#50 Emil Ristiharju (F) 18 2005 5'11" 201 L Junior
Topi Rönni (C) Calgary Flames 19 2004 Hausjärvi, FIN 6'2" 185 L 23/24
#89 Jeremi Tammela (C) 20 2003 Ylivieska, FIN 5'9" 179 R 23/24
#24 Timi Teuho-Markkola (F) 18 2005 5'11" 165 L Junior
#15 Sami Vehosalmi (F) 19 2004 6'1" 203 L Junior
#94 Jere Virolainen (C) 20 2003 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 196 L Junior
#34 Ville Väärälä (C) 17 2006 Tampere, FIN 6'1" 185 L Junior
Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 17 | Av Age: 18.67 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 180 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 28 players
1 player
1 player Experience Tappara U20: 1 247 GP
Liiga: 144 GP Affiliated Team(s) Hiki-Hockey (II-divisioona)
KOOVEE (Mestis)
LeKi (Suomi-sarja)
Pyry (Suomi-sarja)
Tappara (Liiga)
Tappara U17 (Not Active (Finland))
Tappara U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Tappara U20 II (Not Active (Finland))
Team Captains
“C” Rrahim Curri “A” Miro Ahvenlampi
Valtteri Lahtinen
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Tampereen jäähalli Location Tampere, FIN Capacity 7 300 Construction Year 1965 Secondary Arena Hakametsä 2
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-12-01T18:00:00+0200 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Tappara U20 - U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-25T14:00:00+0200 Lukko U20 Tappara U20 3 - 5 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-23T19:15:00+0200 Tappara U20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch 6 - 1 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-18T13:00:00+0200 Tappara U20 HPK U20 4 - 5 (SO) U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-17T17:00:00+0200 JYP U20 Tappara U20 4 - 5 (OT) U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-04T13:00:00+0200 Tappara U20 Jukurit U20 5 - 2 U20 SM-sarja
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/03/2023
11/03/2023 Loan Leaving Viljami Vesto (D) Leaving for Pyry U20
10/25/2023
10/25/2023 Confirmed Leaving Aapo Nokkala (D) Leaving for S-Kiekko
10/13/2023
10/13/2023 Loan Leaving Aapo Nokkala (D) Leaving for S-Kiekko
09/18/2023
09/18/2023 Confirmed Leaving Sever Bilgili (D) Leaving for KOOVEE
08/28/2023
08/28/2023 Confirmed Leaving Arttu Kärki (D) Leaving for Soo Greyhounds
08/01/2023
08/01/2023 Confirmed Leaving Kalle Helenius (F) Leaving for Jukurit U20
05/10/2023
05/10/2023 Extension Leaving Benjamin Rautiainen (F) Leaving for Tappara
05/10/2023 Extension Leaving Oiva Keskinen (F) Leaving for Tappara
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2002-2003 U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - - - - - - -
2003-2004 U20 SM-liiga 41 23 8 10 4 4 145 101 58 1.41 1 Champion
2004-2005 U20 SM-liiga 39 15 12 12 3 9 101 93 45 1.15 8 Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006 U20 SM-liiga 39 16 3 17 1 2 113 116 39 1.00 10 Did not make playoffs
2006-2007 U20 SM-liiga 42 17 3 17 3 2 146 126 45 1.07 7 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 U20 SM-liiga 42 17 - 16 3 6 144 132 63 1.50 7 Semifinal loss
2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga 42 7 - 31 0 4 94 186 25 0.60 14 Relegation Play
U20 SM-liiga 10 6 - 3 1 0 41 30 20 2.00 3 Saved in relegation
2009-2010 U20 SM-liiga 42 13 - 21 5 3 113 179 52 1.24 12 Relegation Play
U20 SM-liiga 10 7 - 3 0 0 51 32 21 2.10 2 Saved in relegation
2010-2011 U20 SM-liiga 42 18 - 18 3 3 130 123 63 1.50 9 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 48 18 - 25 1 4 164 193 60 1.25 12 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 U20 SM-liiga 48 21 - 18 1 8 140 123 73 1.52 7 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 U20 SM-liiga 48 24 - 20 2 2 156 135 78 1.63 7 First round loss
2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 48 17 - 23 6 2 146 152 65 1.35 12 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 50 21 - 18 4 7 173 165 78 1.56 10 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2016-2017 U20 SM-liiga 48 20 - 19 5 4 146 142 74 1.54 11 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 35 16 - 11 4 4 113 105 60 1.71 5 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 53 22 - 17 7 7 169 160 87 1.64 6 Bronze game loss
2018-2019 U20 SM-liiga 34 15 - 16 2 1 113 116 50 1.47 10 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 52 21 - 23 4 4 177 181 75 1.44 9 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020 U20 SM-liiga 34 17 - 17 1 4 125 117 54 1.59 8 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 52 25 - 18 2 7 193 168 86 1.65 7 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 U20 SM-sarja 25 17 - 8 3 2 106 68 50 2.00 3 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 25 17 - 8 3 2 106 68 50 2.00 3 Semifinal loss
2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja 19 9 - 6 2 2 60 47 33 1.74 9 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 45 21 - 12 4 8 148 123 79 1.76 4 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 U20 SM-sarja 23 17 - 4 2 0 128 41 55 2.39 1 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 45 31 - 7 5 2 215 96 105 2.33 1 Champion
2023-2024 U20 SM-sarja 24 14 - 3 4 3 101 63 53 2.21 2 -
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Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Eemeli Siuro (F) 2023-2024 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 13 18 19 37 14
2. Maxim Korpimäki (F) 2023-2024 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-sarja 24 11 24 35 16
3. Anton Levtchi (F) 2023-2024 Tappara Liiga 25 10 22 32 6
4. Joni Virolainen (F) 2023-2024 HPK U20 U20 SM-sarja 24 15 16 31 20
5. Verneri Ahonen (F) 2023-2024 KooKoo U20 U20 SM-sarja 21 6 23 29 6
6. Arttu Kärki (D) 2023-2024 Soo Greyhounds OHL 25 15 11 26 4
7. Sami Moilanen (F) 2023-2024 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark 23 14 12 26 8
8. Antti Haikonen (F) 2023-2024 Jokipojat U20 U20 Mestis 20 10 16 26 32
9. Niko Kuivaniemi (D) 2023-2024 Pyry Suomi-sarja 16 10 15 25 6
10. Miro Markkula (F) 2023-2024 Unterland AlpsHL 16 11 13 24 2
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Matti Penttilä (F) 81 75 76 151
2. Markus Oijennus (F) 113 68 81 149
3. Mikko Peltola (F) 103 72 74 146
4. Oskari Luoto (F) 163 63 75 138
5. Anton Levtchi (F) 135 43 79 122
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Esa Välioja (D) 71 79 40 119
2. Matti Penttilä (F) 81 75 76 151
3. Mikko Peltola (F) 103 72 74 146
4. Markus Oijennus (F) 113 68 81 149
5. Jukka Piirinen (F) 63 64 28 92
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Markus Oijennus (F) 113 68 81 149
2. Anton Levtchi (F) 135 43 79 122
3. Matti Penttilä (F) 81 75 76 151
4. Oskari Luoto (F) 163 63 75 138
5. Tero Toivola (F) 75 42 75 117
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Mikko Niinikoski (F) 82 30 64 273
2. Nestori Lähde (F) 127 41 75 260
3. Mikko Mäenpää (D) 74 23 43 231
4. Jarno Niinimäki (F) 73 23 46 221
5. Joonas Liimatainen (D) 112 10 49 191
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Santeri Aalto (F) 202 42 64 106
2. Samuel Parkkari (F) 188 30 48 78
3. Santeri Peltola (F) 180 44 67 111
4. Oskari Luoto (F) 163 63 75 138
5. Jere Kivimäki (F) 160 32 48 80
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Ville Nieminen (F) 18 19 46 2.56
2. Toni Raisto (F) 7 7 17 2.43
3. Pekka Sartjärvi (F) 6 11 13 2.17
4. Asko Ahonen (F) 16 22 31 1.94
5. Matti Penttilä (F) 81 75 151 1.86
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Mikko Peltola (F) 1989-1990 Jr. A SM-sarja 30 31 43 74 2.47 42
2. Kari Heikkinen (F) 1981-1982 Jr. A SM-sarja 32 40 22 62 1.94 31
3. Matti Penttilä (F) 1980-1981 Jr. A SM-sarja 32 34 28 62 1.94 14
4. Markus Oijennus (F) 1989-1990 Jr. A SM-sarja 34 29 33 62 1.82 18
5. Mikko Perttu (F) 2020-2021 U20 SM-sarja 39 20 40 60 1.54 48
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kari Heikkinen (F) 1981-1982 Jr. A SM-sarja 32 40 22 62 1.94 31
2. Raimo Saarinen (F) 1975-1976 Jr. A SM-sarja 36 35 23 58 1.61 2
3. Matti Penttilä (F) 1980-1981 Jr. A SM-sarja 32 34 28 62 1.94 14
4. Jouko Myrrä (F) 1988-1989 Jr. A SM-sarja 35 34 23 57 1.63 20
5. Jukka Piirinen (F) 1981-1982 Jr. A SM-sarja 20 34 12 46 2.30 24
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Mikko Peltola (F) 1989-1990 Jr. A SM-sarja 30 31 43 74 2.47 42
2. Mikko Perttu (F) 2020-2021 U20 SM-sarja 39 20 40 60 1.54 48
3. Leevi Sorvali (D) 2022-2023 U20 SM-sarja 44 7 39 46 1.05 32
4. Arttu Ilomäki (F) 2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 41 21 34 55 1.34 36
5. Markus Oijennus (F) 1989-1990 Jr. A SM-sarja 34 29 33 62 1.82 18
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Mikko Mäenpää (D) 2001-2002 U20 SM-liiga 39 13 12 25 0.64 201
2. Jarno Niinimäki (F) 2000-2001 U20 SM-liiga 34 12 12 24 0.71 167
3. Antti Rahkonen (D) 1997-1998 U20 SM-liiga 31 6 10 16 0.52 127
4. Mikko Niinikoski (F) 1997-1998 U20 SM-liiga 33 12 8 20 0.61 116
5. Aki Siren 1975-1976 Jr. A SM-sarja 35 34 12 46 1.31 112
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 180 lbs 18.67
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 179 lbs 19.36
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 178 lbs 19.20
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 180 lbs 19.03
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 179 lbs 19.55
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