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 Jesse Welling.

Who is the captain of Pelicans U20?

The captain of Pelicans U20 is Eeli Lehtinen.

What arena does Pelicans U20 play in?

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

What are the team colors of Pelicans U20?

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

Pelicans U20

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2023-2024 Pelicans U20 Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 SM-sarja
1.	Joona Kumpula (C)	45	23	36	59	24	34	3	2	2	4	2	1
2.	Tim Lindfors (RW)	43	32	21	53	26	20	3	2	1	3	4	1
3.	Daniel Nieminen (D)	37	8	21	29	51	18	3	1	0	1	2	0
4.	Adam Bares (F)	24	4	22	26	2	14	3	2	2	4	0	1
5.	Onni Rekola (D)	46	6	18	24	12	4	3	0	1	1	0	1
6.	Oskari Kuntonen (C)	27	5	17	22	2	11	1	0	0	0	0	0
7.	Jesse Kiiskinen (RW)	8	14	7	21	6	13	3	0	3	3	0	1
8.	Veeti Kuhta (F)	13	6	14	20	2	10
9.	Axel Skinnari (RW)	19	6	14	20	34	-1
10.	Eelis Teutari (RW)	47	6	11	17	26	-12	3	2	2	4	2	1
11.	Leevi Koskinen (W)	34	6	9	15	6	2	3	0	1	1	0	2
12.	Tomas Poletin (LW)	21	5	9	14	39	8	1	0	0	0	27	0
13.	Jimi Junkkari (D)	37	2	12	14	18	2	3	0	1	1	0	0
14.	Joona Ikonen (RW)	29	4	8	12	2	-1
15.	Aatu Pohjalainen (F)	47	4	8	12	26	-7	3	0	0	0	0	-2
16.	Eeli Lehtinen (D)	47	3	9	12	4	16	3	0	0	0	0	-2
17.	Onni Amhamdi (D)	41	3	6	9	32	0	3	0	0	0	2	-1
18.	Lauri Mattila (D)	31	1	8	9	14	9	3	0	0	0	2	0
19.	Rene Rönkkö (RW)	34	4	4	8	16	-11	2	0	0	0	0	-2
20.	Kasper Sallinen (D)	26	3	5	8	28	-3
21.	Aatu Kokko (LW)	47	4	3	7	26	-17	3	0	0	0	0	-1
22.	Anton Kettunen (C)	42	4	1	5	14	-8	3	0	0	0	0	-1
23.	Vertti Haikala (F)	17	3	1	4	6	-6
24.	Jere Antila (F)	24	3	1	4	12	5	3	0	0	0	2	-2
25.	Oliver Kuntonen (F)	12	1	3	4	4	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0
26.	Onni Käyhkö (D)	8	0	4	4	25	-5
27.	Julius Piiparinen (F)	43	2	1	3	18	-12	3	0	0	0	0	0
28.	Roope Uusikartano (D)	15	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Juho Piiparinen (D)	4	0	1	1	2	-7
30.	Eerik Kolehmainen (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
31.	Simon Pohludka (F)	4	0	0	0	2	-1
32.	Henri Mattila (C/D)	8	0	0	0	2	-1
33.	Valtteri Nurmi (D)	8	0	0	0	2	-2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 SM-sarja
1.	Niklas Nikkilä (G)	24	2.62	.892	10	13	-	3	1398:49	504	0
2.	Jasper Lattu (G)	23	3.00	.878	14	7	-	2	1317:56	474	3	3.40	.865
3.	Topi Jokinen (G)	2	4.50	.821	0	1	-	0	93:22	32
4.	Jaakko Uotila (G)	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	0:00	-
5.	Aarni Salin (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023-2024 Pelicans U20 Staff

Head CoachJesse Welling
Asst. CoachTeemu Leppänen
Goaltending CoachValtteri Salo
Team ManagerJani Rantanen
Conditioning CoachJuha Nakari
Equipment ManagerJouni Paakki
Equipment ManagerPasi Volotinen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Pelicans U20 Captains

"C"

Eeli Lehtinen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2023-2024 Pelicans U20 Demographics

Pelicans U20 Facts

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

2023-2024 Pelicans U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

Pelicans U20: 1 667 GP
SHL: 1 GP
Liiga: 124 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
09/19/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Pelicans U20	RoKi U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	JYP U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/09/2026 03:30 PM UTC	TPS U20	Pelicans U20	1 - 7	U20 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 01:30 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	Jukurit U20	2 - 3	U20 SM-sarja
09/04/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Jukurit U20	Pelicans U20	2 - 3	U20 SM-sarja

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Luka Arkko (F)

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Eerik Kolehmainen (F)

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Arttu Paqvalin (D)

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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	3	2	1	-	0	0	12	6	6	2	4	-
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.	Tomas Poletin (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	2	4	4
2.	Joona Kumpula (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	1	2	3	0
3.	Sakke Hämäläinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	0	3	3	0
4.	Petteri Riihinen (D)	2026-2027	Ässät	Liiga	3	2	0	2	0
5.	Leevi Tukiainen (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	2	1	1	2	0
6.	Markus Nutivaara (D)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	1	1	2	0
7.	Juuso Arola (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	2	0	2	2	0
8.	Juhani Tyrväinen (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	2	0	2	2	33
9.	Miska Siikonen (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Champions HL	1	1	0	1	0
10.	Anton Kettunen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	2	1	0	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	18.68
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.36
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.52
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.18
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	19.29

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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)	157	25	23	48
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