What league does Pelicans U20 play in?

Pelicans U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

When was Pelicans U20 founded?

Pelicans U20 was founded in 1996 in Lahti, FIN, Finland.

Where is Pelicans U20 based?

Pelicans U20 is based in Lahti, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Pelicans U20?

The head coach of Pelicans U20 is Tommi Niemelä.

Who is the captain of Pelicans U20?

The captain of Pelicans U20 is Johan Elfvengren.

What arena does Pelicans U20 play in?

Pelicans U20 play their home games at Wemasto Areena in Lahti, FIN.

Who is the general manager of Pelicans U20?

The general manager of Pelicans U20 is Steven Cocker.

What are the team colors of Pelicans U20?

The team colors of Pelicans U20 are Teal + Black + White.

Pelicans U20

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2014-2015

2014-2015 Season

Pelicans U20 were 23-19-6 in the 2014-15 U20 SM-liiga season with 69 points, 10th overall.

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2014-2015 Pelicans U20 Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 SM-liiga
1.	Eetu Elo (LW)	41	28	16	44	34	-8	2	1	2	3	2	1
2.	Niko Kivelä (LW/RW)	42	16	19	35	14	9	2	1	0	1	2	0
3.	Jesperi Viikilä (C)	42	9	25	34	16	3	2	1	1	2	0	0
4.	Jaakko Lantta (C)	31	5	28	33	22	7	2	0	2	2	0	0
5.	Ville Väinölä (F/D)	48	11	18	29	20	12	2	0	0	0	0	0
6.	Kasper Ruohonen (F)	45	7	15	22	16	-9	2	0	1	1	0	0
7.	Niki Koskinen (LW)	41	10	10	20	14	-1	2	0	1	1	2	0
8.	Jonne Yliniemi (F)	35	7	13	20	26	-10	2	0	0	0	12	-2
9.	Sebastian Repo (RW)	19	7	8	15	67	2
10.	Miska Siikonen (C)	11	9	5	14	16	-1
11.	Saku Kaikkonen (F)	24	4	10	14	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	-1
12.	Perttu Hynönen (D)	43	2	12	14	22	2	2	0	0	0	0	-1
13.	Johan Elfvengren (LW/RW)	29	5	8	13	16	9	2	0	1	1	2	-1
14.	Niki Maukonen (F)	34	7	4	11	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
15.	Taavi Vartiainen (LW/RW)	18	5	6	11	38	-3
16.	Valtteri Lemmetty (D)	35	3	8	11	26	-8	2	0	0	0	2	1
17.	Jesse Koskelo (D)	47	2	9	11	36	-10	2	0	0	0	2	-1
18.	Lauri Heino (F)	27	3	7	10	14	-1	2	0	0	0	2	-2
19.	Jonne Jantunen (RW)	42	4	5	9	10	-12	2	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Niki Huovinen (C/W)	35	3	6	9	14	0
21.	Matti Okker (D)	37	1	8	9	18	15
22.	Eetu Sopanen (D)	20	3	5	8	40	3
23.	Aki Vainio (D)	28	3	5	8	14	-5	2	0	0	0	0	-2
24.	Juho Veneskari (F)	46	6	1	7	12	-7	2	0	0	0	0	0
25.	Eetu Rissanen (D)	24	1	3	4	14	2	2	1	0	1	2	-1
26.	Hannes Björninen (C)	1	1	1	2	2	1
27.	Eljas Suoknuuti (F)	4	1	1	2	6	-2
28.	Mikael Huhtala (F)	7	1	0	1	0	-1
29.	Verneri Paunonen (D)	18	1	0	1	29	-3
30.	Eelis Tupasela (F)	9	0	1	1	8	-4
31.	Jarkko Pynnönen (D)	10	0	1	1	8	4
32.	Jesse Ahonen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
33.	Eetu-Santeri Koivunen (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
34.	Toni Hannukkala (D)	6	0	0	0	4	-1

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 SM-liiga
1.	Sami Suni (G)	1	0.00	1.000	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Joonas Harald (G)	25	2.97	.898	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3.43	.883
3.	Emil Larmi (G)	10	3.06	.892	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
4.	Toni Eskelinen (G)	16	3.62	.852	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Verneri Miettinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Ville Laasonen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2014-2015 Pelicans U20 Staff

Head CoachTommi Niemelä
Asst. CoachMarko Pykälä
Asst. CoachJarmo Sopanen
Goaltending CoachToni Pasuri
General ManagerSteven Cocker
Equipment ManagerSamuli Korjus
Equipment ManagerPasi Volotinen
Head Equipment ManagerMika Uuttu

Team Staff History

2014-2015 Pelicans U20 Captains

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Johan Elfvengren

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2014-2015 Pelicans U20 Demographics

Pelicans U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Teal + Black + White
Town: Lahti, FIN Map
Founded: 1996

2014-2015 Pelicans U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

40 players

Experience

Pelicans U20: 1 728 GP
Liiga: 147 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Giants
Hiisi (III-divisioona)
Pelicans (Liiga)
Pelicans U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U20 Team (U20 Aluesarja)
Peliitat (II-divisioona)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Wemasto Areena
Location: Lahti, FIN
Capacity: 5 534
Construction Year: 1973

Pelicans U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/27/2026 11:00 AM UTC	KooKoo U20	Pelicans U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Pelicans U20	Sport U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/20/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	Jokerit U20	5 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
09/19/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Pelicans U20	RoKi U20	6 - 2	U20 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	JYP U20	2 - 1	U20 SM-sarja

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Pelicans U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	6	5	1	-	0	0	25	13	15	2.5	2	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	44	24	10	-	5	5	152	100	87	1.98	2	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	30	11	-	0	3	166	100	93	2.11	2	Bronze game loss
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	15	18	-	2	3	120	125	52	1.37	12	-
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	24	14	-	3	4	167	135	82	1.82	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	23	15	6	-	0	2	99	66	47	2.04	7	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	45	25	14	-	3	3	155	122	84	1.87	3	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	19	11	6	-	2	0	75	58	37	1.95	4	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	25	17	8	-	5	1	113	71	47	1.88	7	Postseason Cancelled
	U20 SM-sarja	25	17	8	-	5	1	113	71	47	1.88	7	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	52	26	16	-	2	8	165	122	90	1.73	4	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 SM-liiga	34	21	13	-	0	2	119	77	65	1.91	4	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	26	21	-	4	1	194	175	87	1.67	6	Bronze game loss
	U20 SM-liiga	34	22	9	-	3	0	145	98	72	2.12	1	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	53	21	23	-	4	5	151	153	76	1.43	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-liiga	35	14	15	-	3	3	103	100	51	1.46	9	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	19	-	4	4	156	152	75	1.56	10	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	19	20	-	6	5	171	167	74	1.48	11	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	17	19	-	6	6	167	163	69	1.44	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	19	18	-	5	6	178	168	73	1.52	9	Bronze game loss
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	15	25	-	4	4	120	145	57	1.19	15	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	18	21	-	5	4	150	156	68	1.42	10	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	10	5	3	-	1	1	47	30	18	1.8	2	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	24	-	4	2	127	151	46	1.1	13	Relegation Play
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	10	6	2	-	0	2	60	38	20	2	3	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	10	28	-	1	3	103	161	35	0.83	15	Relegation Play
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	42	17	16	-	3	6	127	129	63	1.5	8	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	16	19	-	4	3	136	141	59	1.4	10	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	19	14	3	3	3	147	140	50	1.19	5	Champion
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	6	5	1	0	0	0	33	13	10	1.67	1	Saved in relegation

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tomi Purmola (F)	2026-2027	Shakers	II-divisioona	3	8	2	10	4
2.	Niki Koskinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat	II-divisioona	3	3	3	6	0
3.	Rene Rönkkö (F)	2026-2027	Haukat	Suomi-sarja	4	5	0	5	38
4.	Arttu Paqvalin (D)	2026-2027	IPK	Mestis	4	2	3	5	0
5.	Tomas Poletin (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	2	4	4
6.	Joona Kumpula (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	6	2	2	4	0
7.	Juuso Arola (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	5	1	3	4	0
8.	Joel Kerkkänen (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	3	0	4	4	0
9.	Robert Ossipov (D)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	3	0	4	4	0
10.	Sakke Hämäläinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	6	0	4	4	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	18.81
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.45
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.55
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.24
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	19.36

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomas Santavuori (F)	135	76	44	120
2.	Teemu Rinkinen (F)	117	57	59	116
3.	Roope Elimäki (F)	164	50	61	111
4.	Janne Sinkkonen (F)	78	55	54	109
5.	Jesperi Viikilä (F)	136	25	71	96

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomas Santavuori (F)	135	76	44	120
2.	Teemu Rinkinen (F)	117	57	59	116
3.	Janne Sinkkonen (F)	78	55	54	109
4.	Tim Lindfors (F)	79	53	35	88
5.	Eetu Elo (F)	98	53	34	87

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesperi Viikilä (F)	136	25	71	96
2.	Adam Bares (F)	80	25	65	90
3.	Alexander Forslund (F)	57	25	64	89
4.	Jaakko Lantta (F)	82	19	63	82
5.	Roope Elimäki (F)	164	50	61	111

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Antti Louhelainen (D)	161	5	15	247
2.	Antti Tyrväinen (F)	91	17	45	219
3.	Mikko Kousa (D)	103	20	63	208
4.	Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D)	119	19	46	202
5.	Janne Sinkkonen (F)	78	55	109	188

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Roope Elimäki (F)	164	50	61	111
2.	Jonne Jantunen (F)	161	34	40	74
3.	Antti Louhelainen (D)	161	5	10	15
4.	Aatu Pohjalainen (F)	160	26	23	49
5.	Juuso Arola (D)	152	24	37	61

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2	2	6	3.00
2.	Harri Toivanen (F)	33	39	61	1.85
3.	Jarkko Ollikainen (F)	15	10	27	1.80
4.	Mika Asikainen (F)	14	16	24	1.71
5.	Waltteri Merelä (F)	34	23	57	1.68

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joona Kumpula (F)	2023-2024	45	23	59
2.	Juha Kemppainen (F)	1996-1997	30	23	56
3.	Aatu Jämsen (F)	2020-2021	36	18	56
4.	Juuso Jämsen (F)	2019-2020	44	25	55
5.	Waltteri Merelä (F)	2018-2019	32	22	54

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tim Lindfors (F)	2023-2024	43	32	53
2.	Teemu Rinkinen (F)	2006-2007	39	28	45
3.	Eetu Elo (F)	2014-2015	41	28	44
4.	Miika Tiihonen (F)	2016-2017	46	28	40
5.	Mikko Juutilainen (F)	1998-1999	27	26	48

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Aatu Jämsen (F)	2020-2021	36	38	56
2.	Joona Kumpula (F)	2023-2024	45	36	59
3.	Hannes Björninen (F)	2013-2014	48	35	51
4.	Severi Lahtinen (F)	2016-2017	40	34	41
5.	Juha Kemppainen (F)	1996-1997	30	33	56

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Janne Saarinen (F)	1998-1999	29	39	110
2.	Mikko Kousa (D)	2006-2007	35	16	106
3.	Antti Tyrväinen (F)	2008-2009	27	18	104
4.	Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D)	2005-2006	37	24	98
5.	Aki Kaskinen (F)	1996-1997	23	17	97