What league does Kärpät U16 Akatemia play in?

Kärpät U16 Akatemia play in the U16 Mestis.

When was Kärpät U16 Akatemia founded?

Kärpät U16 Akatemia was founded in 1974 in Oulu, FIN, Finland.

Where is Kärpät U16 Akatemia based?

Kärpät U16 Akatemia is based in Oulu, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kärpät U16 Akatemia?

The head coach of Kärpät U16 Akatemia is Mikko Lotvonen.

Who is the captain of Kärpät U16 Akatemia?

The captain of Kärpät U16 Akatemia is Max Merkkiniemi.

What arena does Kärpät U16 Akatemia play in?

Kärpät U16 Akatemia play their home games at Oulun jäähalli 2 in Oulu, FIN.

Kärpät U16 Akatemia

U16 Mestis

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2026-2027 Season

Kärpät U16 Akatemia are 6-1-0 in the 2026-27 U16 Mestis season with 17 points, 3rd in the Karsintasarja - Lohko 3 and 6th overall.

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2026-2027 Kärpät U16 Akatemia Player Stats

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Kärpät U16 Akatemia — 2026-2027 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U16 Mestis
1.		Teemu Päivärinta (F)	7	7	8	15	10	-
2.		Miko Pyhäjärvi (F)	6	5	10	15	2	-
3.		Aleksi Karppinen (F)	6	7	7	14	2	-
4.		Max Merkkiniemi (D)	7	2	12	14	2	-
5.		Elias Heikura (F)	7	6	2	8	0	-
6.		Luca Karjula (C)	7	4	3	7	6	-
7.		Tomas Hutri (F)	6	2	5	7	0	-
8.		Julius Turpeinen (F)	7	3	1	4	0	-
9.		Niilo Niemi (F)	6	2	2	4	2	-
10.		Daniel Kivelä (D)	7	1	2	3	2	-
11.		Aleksi Eskola (F)	7	1	2	3	2	-
12.		Joonas Lehtonen (D)	5	0	3	3	16	-
13.		Niklas Pitkänen (F)	7	0	3	3	2	-
14.		Patrik Nikula (F)	1	2	0	2	0	-
15.		Eelis Kokkonen (F)	7	2	0	2	0	-
16.		Eelis Lithovius (F)	2	1	1	2	2	-
17.		Lauri Kangas (D)	6	1	1	2	0	-
18.		Aaron Harju (D)	6	1	1	2	6	-
19.		Topi Iisakka (D)	5	1	0	1	12	-
20.		Eetu Kemppainen (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
21.		Paavo Leskinen (D)	4	0	1	1	0	-
22.		Oliver Manninen (F)	6	0	1	1	2	-
23.		Lassi Räinä (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Perttu Lipponen (F)	1	0	0	0	2	-
25.		Vili Hiltunen (F)	2	0	0	0	2	-
26.		Niclas Säkkinen (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-
27.		Roope Kärki (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — 2026-2027 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U16 Mestis
1.		Miska Marjeta (G)	7	3.41	.896	6	1	-	0	422:43	206
2.		Justus Toivainen (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Jaakko Saurento (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Aarni Gussander (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2026-2027 Kärpät U16 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachMikko Lotvonen

Team Staff History

2026-2027 Kärpät U16 Akatemia Captains

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Max Merkkiniemi

Team Captaincy History

2026-2027 Kärpät U16 Akatemia Demographics

Kärpät U16 Akatemia Facts

Plays in: U16 Mestis
Team Colors: -
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1974

2026-2027 Kärpät U16 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players

Experience

Kärpät U16 Akatemia: 140 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun jäähalli 2
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: -
Construction Year: 2008

Kärpät U16 Akatemia Games

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — 2026-2027 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/02/2024 01:30 PM UTC	KalPa U16	Kärpät U16 Akatemia	8 - 2	U16 SM-sarja
10/26/2024 12:00 PM UTC	Kärpät U16 Akatemia	Ilves U16 Akatemia	3 - 2	U16 SM-sarja
10/20/2024 11:45 AM UTC	Kärpät U16 Akatemia	KJT Haukat U16	1 - 7	U16 SM-sarja
10/19/2024 12:00 PM UTC	Kärpät U16 Akatemia	Jukurit U16	3 - 6	U16 SM-sarja
10/13/2024 10:50 AM UTC	HIFK U16	Kärpät U16 Akatemia	2 - 3 (OT 62:05)	U16 SM-sarja

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Kärpät U16 Akatemia History and Standings

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Kärpät U16 Akatemia
2026-2027	U16 Mestis	7	5	1	-	1	0	48	25	17	2.43	3	-
2025-2026	U16 Mestis	21	11	6	-	1	3	95	67	38	1.81	4	-
	U16 Mestis	12	11	0	-	0	1	88	24	34	2.83	1	-
2024-2025	U16 Mestis	21	16	4	-	0	1	126	51	49	2.33	2	Semifinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	13	3	8	-	1	1	37	64	12	0.92	10	Relegated
2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	25	8	14	-	2	1	80	99	29	1.16	8	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	14	4	9	-	2	0	30	54	13	0.93	10	-
2022-2023	U16 Mestis	16	5	10	-	1	0	48	66	17	1.06	9	-
	U16 SM-sarja	2	0	1	-	0	1	6	10	1	0.5	3	Relegated
	U16 SM-sarja	24	2	20	-	1	1	41	160	9	0.38	13	-
2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	16	1	14	-	0	1	25	106	4	0.25	12	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	24	11	11	-	2	0	86	94	37	1.54	6	-
2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	9	2	5	-	1	1	30	39	9	1	5	No playoffs held
	U16 SM-sarja	21	1	19	-	1	0	49	157	5	0.24	11	-
Kärpät U16 II
1989-1990	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	4	6	0	-	-	32	40	8	0.8	4	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Oskari Kuvaja (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U18	U18 Mestis	15	16	22	38	8
2.	Miro Määttä (F)	2026-2027	Sport U18	U18 Mestis	15	9	18	27	8
3.	Luukas Jurvelin (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	11	12	23	4
4.	Olli Kylmälä (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	8	14	22	12
5.	Tenho Pitkänen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	7	8	10	18	0
6.	Lucas Gyldén (F)	2026-2027	RoKi U18	U18 Mestis	16	6	11	17	29
7.	Roni Pohjalainen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	8	7	9	16	0
8.	Eliel Karsikas (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	U18 Mestis	15	6	9	15	2
9.	Eetu Pöllänen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	16	5	9	14	56
10.	Joona Pitkänen (F)	2026-2027	RoKi U18	U18 Mestis	16	4	10	14	18

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	-	-	14.84
2025-2026	View Roster	5'9"	152 lbs	15.91
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	15.76
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	15.77
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	15.79

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Roni Pohjalainen (F)	32	22	34	56
2.	Aapo Siira (F)	32	20	30	50
3.	Joona Väkeväinen (F)	31	18	32	50
4.	Patrik Saarela (F)	33	19	25	44
5.	Emil Linna (F)	37	20	18	38

Franchise All-Time Goals

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Roni Pohjalainen (F)	32	22	34	56
2.	Aapo Siira (F)	32	20	30	50
3.	Emil Linna (F)	37	20	18	38
4.	Patrik Saarela (F)	33	19	25	44
5.	Joona Väkeväinen (F)	31	18	32	50

Franchise All-Time Assists

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Roni Pohjalainen (F)	32	22	34	56
2.	Joona Väkeväinen (F)	31	18	32	50
3.	Aapo Siira (F)	32	20	30	50
4.	Patrik Saarela (F)	33	19	25	44
5.	Eetu Tolonen (F)	32	14	24	38

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Roope Koivunen (F)	31	6	23	112
2.	Thabo Tervonen (F)	35	8	13	72
3.	Aatu Aulakoski (F)	39	7	31	60
4.	Veikka Roivainen (F)	22	3	11	60
5.	Otto Salpa (F)	36	3	6	58

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elias Torssonen (D)	42	3	7	10
2.	Elmo Linna (F)	40	11	9	20
3.	Oskari Seppälä (F)	40	7	10	17
4.	Saku Korpi (F)	40	8	8	16
5.	Jalo Räsänen (F)	39	13	22	35

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Miko Pyhäjärvi (F)	6	5	15	2.50
2.	Aleksi Karppinen (F)	6	7	14	2.33
3.	Sakari Karjalainen (D)	6	3	13	2.17
4.	Teemu Päivärinta (F)	7	7	15	2.14
5.	Max Merkkiniemi (D)	7	2	14	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roni Pohjalainen (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	32	22	34	56	1.75	4
2.	Aapo Siira (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	32	20	30	50	1.56	8
3.	Emil Linna (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	37	20	18	38	1.03	22
4.	Patrik Saarela (F)	2024-2025	U16 Mestis	21	17	21	38	1.81	6
5.	Joona Väkeväinen (F)	2024-2025	U16 Mestis	21	12	24	36	1.71	2

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roni Pohjalainen (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	32	22	34	56	1.75	4
2.	Aapo Siira (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	32	20	30	50	1.56	8
3.	Emil Linna (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	37	20	18	38	1.03	22
4.	Patrik Saarela (F)	2024-2025	U16 Mestis	21	17	21	38	1.81	6
5.	Eetu Pöllänen (F)	2024-2025	U16 Mestis	19	16	18	34	1.79	6

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roni Pohjalainen (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	32	22	34	56	1.75	4
2.	Aapo Siira (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	32	20	30	50	1.56	8
3.	Joona Väkeväinen (F)	2024-2025	U16 Mestis	21	12	24	36	1.71	2
4.	Aatu Aulakoski (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	39	7	24	31	0.79	60
5.	Jalo Räsänen (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	38	12	22	34	0.89	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Kärpät U16 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roope Koivunen (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	31	6	17	23	0.74	112
2.	Aatu Aulakoski (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	39	7	24	31	0.79	60
3.	Veikka Roivainen (F)	2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	22	3	8	11	0.50	60
4.	Otto Salpa (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	36	3	3	6	0.17	58
5.	Niklas Inkala (D)	2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	29	6	14	20	0.69	56

Player Nationalities Throughout History

272 players