What league does KalPa U20 play in?

KalPa U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

When was KalPa U20 founded?

KalPa U20 was founded in 1929 in Kuopio, FIN, Finland.

Where is KalPa U20 based?

KalPa U20 is based in Kuopio, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KalPa U20?

The head coach of KalPa U20 is Niko Härkönen.

Who is the captain of KalPa U20?

The captain of KalPa U20 is Otto Jaatinen.

What arena does KalPa U20 play in?

KalPa U20 play their home games at Olvi Areena in Kuopio, FIN.

What are the team colors of KalPa U20?

The team colors of KalPa U20 are Black + Yellow.

KalPa U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2023-2024 Season

KalPa U20 were 24-11-3 in the 2023-24 U20 SM-sarja season with 73 points, 6th in the Alkusarja and 6th overall.

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2023-2024 KalPa U20 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 SM-sarja
1.	Otto Jaatinen (C)	47	7	44	51	6	7	3	1	2	3	2	0
2.	Joona Saarelainen (C/RW)	41	13	23	36	20	11	1	0	0	0	0	0
3.	Daniel Hirvonen (F)	43	15	15	30	16	17	3	1	1	2	0	2
4.	Roope Tossavainen (LW/RW)	47	15	15	30	22	13	3	0	0	0	0	-3
5.	Otto Mykrä (W/C)	45	15	13	28	36	8	3	1	1	2	2	0
6.	Topi Heiskanen (D)	43	7	17	24	43	4	3	1	0	1	0	2
7.	Leevi Sorvali (D)	23	6	18	24	6	11
8.	Elias Koponen (F)	17	3	20	23	2	16	3	0	0	0	0	-2
9.	Emil Tavernier (LW/C)	40	12	10	22	10	-6	3	0	1	1	0	-2
10.	Akseli Pulkkanen (C)	34	2	14	16	4	12	3	0	0	0	0	-2
11.	Eemil Koponen (F)	44	4	10	14	10	3	3	0	0	0	2	0
12.	Jaanus Pajala (D)	38	3	10	13	42	7	3	0	0	0	0	-2
13.	Tuukka Korkiakoski (F)	29	6	5	11	18	1	3	0	0	0	2	2
14.	Niilopekka Muhonen (D)	27	4	7	11	43	8	3	0	2	2	2	1
15.	Jere Viljakainen (F)	32	4	7	11	14	4
16.	Sakke Vallius (RW)	12	7	3	10	12	5	3	0	1	1	2	1
17.	Jonni Kärkkäinen (F)	27	6	4	10	24	-9
18.	Konsta Kapanen (LW)	6	5	5	10	0	3
19.	Juho Hintikka (D)	36	5	5	10	8	9	3	0	1	1	0	-3
20.	Ville Ruotsalainen (D)	7	3	6	9	4	7
21.	Rasmus Pakarinen (F)	23	4	4	8	2	4	2	0	0	0	2	0
22.	Niilo Suihko (F)	33	3	5	8	16	-1
23.	Veikka Mononen (D)	43	1	5	6	26	7	3	1	0	1	2	2
24.	Lenni Tarkiainen (C)	22	3	1	4	14	-2	3	0	1	1	0	2
25.	Joose Pesonen (D)	37	1	3	4	26	11	3	0	0	0	0	0
26.	Matteo Wagner (LW)	8	3	0	3	4	-4
27.	Joonas Eronen (D)	29	1	2	3	8	-3	3	1	0	1	0	1
28.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	8	0	2	2	0	2
29.	Eetu Kankkunen (D)	13	0	2	2	2	1
30.	Vertti Malinen (D)	6	1	0	1	0	1
31.	Niklas Tuovinen (F)	4	0	1	1	2	0
32.	Eetu Tarkiainen (D)	6	0	1	1	0	3
33.	Lenni Lapveteläinen (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
34.	Eetu Veteläinen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
35.	Onni Heikkinen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 SM-sarja
1.	Milo Marttinen (G)	26	2.64	.888	17	7	-	0	1521:58	532	2	3.18	.824
2.	Patrik Kerkola (G)	23	2.56	.886	11	8	-	0	1311:16	436	1	0.00	1.000
3.	Milo Pesonen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
4.	Niilo Leskinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
5.	Juuso Ronkanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023-2024 KalPa U20 Staff

Head CoachNiko Härkönen
Asst. CoachNiko Kallela
Asst. CoachSimo-Pekka Riikola
Goaltending CoachJanne Borg
Sports ManagerAnssi Laine
Team ManagerMarkku Keinänen
Equipment ManagerAntti Hintikka
Equipment ManagerOtto Hoffrén
Physical TherapistAleksi Hoivala
Physical TherapistJussi Huttunen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 KalPa U20 Captains

"C"

Otto Jaatinen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2023-2024 KalPa U20 Demographics

KalPa U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Black + Yellow
Town: Kuopio, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2023-2024 KalPa U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

38 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

KalPa U20: 1 870 GP
Liiga: 198 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IPK (Mestis)
IPK U20 (U20 Mestis)
Kalla Hockey (III-divisioona)
KalPa (Liiga)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
KalPa U18 Team (U18 II-divisioona)
KalPa U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)
LeKi-75 (II-divisioona)
LL-89 (III-divisioona)
PiPS (II-divisioona)
SaPKo (Suomi-sarja)
SaPKo U20 (U20 Mestis)
SuKiKa (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Olvi Areena
Location: Kuopio, FIN
Capacity: 5 224
Construction Year: 1979

KalPa U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/03/2026 01:00 PM UTC	KalPa U20	KooKoo U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
10/02/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaiPa U20	KalPa U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 09:30 AM UTC	KalPa U20	HPK U20	6 - 5 (OT 61:20)	U20 SM-sarja
09/20/2026 01:30 PM UTC	HIFK U20	KalPa U20	2 - 3 (OT 63:43)	U20 SM-sarja
09/19/2026 09:00 AM UTC	HPK U20	KalPa U20	4 - 2	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

09/09/2026

loan

David Timofejev (F)

Leaving forIPK

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08/05/2026

confirmed

Eetu Kankkunen (D)

Leaving forSaPKo

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07/09/2026

confirmed

Tim Horak (D)

Leaving forHC Ajoie

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06/12/2026

confirmed

Miikka Sundgren (F)

Leaving forKeuPa HT

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06/11/2026

confirmed

Arthur Daubeuf (D)

Joining fromRouen U20

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06/09/2026

confirmed

Akseli Pulkkanen (F)

Leaving forFerris State Univ.

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05/24/2026

confirmed

Eicca Happonen (D)

Leaving forTUTO Hockey

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05/20/2026

extension

Rasmus Miilunpohja (F)

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KalPa U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	7	1	3	-	3	0	23	25	9	1.29	12	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	44	15	19	-	7	3	159	160	62	1.41	12	First round loss
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	20	21	-	2	1	142	151	65	1.48	9	Bronze game win
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	22	11	-	2	3	132	104	73	1.92	6	Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	18	15	-	7	5	149	124	73	1.62	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	22	11	6	-	3	2	76	49	41	1.86	12	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	45	19	13	-	4	9	165	143	74	1.64	7	Final loss
	U20 SM-sarja	19	8	3	-	2	6	79	59	34	1.79	8	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	24	9	15	-	2	3	80	87	28	1.17	13	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	24	9	15	-	2	3	80	87	28	1.17	13	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	18	12	3	-	3	0	69	40	42	2.33	1	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 SM-liiga	34	14	20	-	3	3	89	102	42	1.24	13	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	24	20	-	3	5	175	174	83	1.6	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-liiga	34	21	8	-	2	3	126	99	70	2.06	2	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	53	25	19	-	3	6	184	168	87	1.64	5	Champion
	U20 SM-liiga	35	17	13	-	3	2	131	119	59	1.69	6	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	15	-	8	3	175	139	85	1.77	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	23	17	-	5	5	195	175	84	1.68	7	Bronze game win
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	18	25	-	2	3	167	195	61	1.27	13	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	15	26	-	3	4	134	169	55	1.15	13	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	22	-	2	3	159	138	70	1.46	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	19	-	5	1	182	160	80	1.67	6	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	10	6	3	-	1	0	50	36	20	2	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	27	-	0	3	115	162	39	0.93	14	Relegation Play
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	42	24	13	-	5	0	152	108	82	1.95	2	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	42	18	9	-	6	9	157	129	75	1.79	5	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	23	8	-	4	7	152	107	84	2	2	Champion
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	16	17	6	2	1	124	118	43	1.02	8	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	23	9	6	1	0	130	107	54	1.38	1	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga	39	9	24	6	3	3	113	168	27	0.69	12	Saved in play-out

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lenni Tarkiainen (F)	2026-2027	Ässät U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	5	5	10	0
2.	Eetu Veteläinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	7	4	6	10	2
3.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	4	2	8	10	8
4.	Henri Knuutinen (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	5	6	3	9	2
5.	Elias Koponen (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	9	2	6	8	2
6.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	4	0	8	8	0
7.	Paavo Lind (D)	2026-2027	Viikingit	II-divisioona	4	4	3	7	4
8.	Michal Plancar (F)	2026-2027	Barani Banska Bystrica U20	Extraliga juniorov	6	1	6	7	8
9.	Ville Vainikainen (F)	2026-2027	Chamonix	Ligue Magnus	6	3	3	6	0
10.	Joona Tolvanen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	3	2	4	6	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	18.43
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.56
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.10
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.31
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.28

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	101	78	79	157
2.	Mikko Juusola (F)	140	61	87	148
3.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139
4.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	132	46	92	138
5.	Otto Jaatinen (F)	127	25	99	124

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	101	78	79	157
2.	Mikko Juusola (F)	140	61	87	148
3.	Kimmo Hattunen (F)	96	60	43	103
4.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139
5.	Samu Miettinen (F)	127	57	40	97

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Otto Jaatinen (F)	127	25	99	124
2.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	132	46	92	138
3.	Mikko Juusola (F)	140	61	87	148
4.	Akseli Pulkkanen (F)	122	30	83	113
5.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Heikura (D)	114	13	24	373
2.	Ville Jokinen (F)	63	15	38	239
3.	Toivo Pennanen (D)	99	14	48	212
4.	Olli-Pekka Komulainen (D)	96	9	22	209
5.	Sakke Vallius (F)	122	38	59	199

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juho Hintikka (D)	196	20	45	65
2.	Mikko Komulainen (F)	190	58	81	139
3.	Jere Manninen (F)	172	18	29	47
4.	Janne Koponen (D)	169	25	64	89
5.	Timo Hiltunen (F)	161	36	63	99

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Timo Seppänen (D)	2	3	5	2.50
2.	Tero Arkiomaa (F)	37	40	70	1.89
3.	Joni Nikko (F)	3	2	5	1.67
4.	Olli Tarhonen (F)	25	22	41	1.64
5.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	101	78	157	1.55

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	45	33	75
2.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1988-1989	37	30	70
3.	Aleksi Klemetti (F)	2017-2018	51	25	63
4.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2000-2001	40	28	62
5.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	2014-2015	42	19	59

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marko Tuomainen (F)	1990-1991	35	36	53
2.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	45	33	75
3.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1988-1989	37	30	70
4.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1987-1988	26	29	51
5.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2000-2001	40	28	62

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Otto Jaatinen (F)	2023-2024	47	44	51
2.	Toni Kallela (F)	2011-2012	45	42	75
3.	Akseli Pulkkanen (F)	2025-2026	33	41	49
4.	Janne Kekäläinen (F)	1988-1989	37	40	70
5.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	2014-2015	42	40	59

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Heikura (D)	2002-2003	29	6	136
2.	Mikko Heikura (D)	2003-2004	24	9	114
3.	Toivo Pennanen (D)	2017-2018	42	24	108
4.	Panu Poutanen (F)	2007-2008	38	17	104
5.	Ville Jokinen (F)	1995-1996	33	20	100