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2023-2024 Pelicans U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#86	Topi Jokinen (G)	19	2006	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#37	Jasper Lattu (G)	20	2005	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	168	L
	#70	Niklas Nikkilä (G)	20	2005	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	152	L
		Aarni Salin (G)	17	2008	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
		Jaakko Uotila (G)	19	2006		5'10"	128	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#64	Onni Amhamdi (D)	19	2006	Järvenpää, FIN	6'2"	207	L
	#5	Jimi Junkkari (D)	20	2005	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#44	Onni Käyhkö (D)	23	2002	Vääksy, FIN	6'4"	183	L
	#4	Eeli Lehtinen (D)"C"	22	2003	Rauma, FIN	6'2"	174	L
	#75	Lauri Mattila (D)	20	2005		5'10"	157	L
	#87	Daniel Nieminen (D)	19	2006	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	187	L
		Valtteri Nurmi (D)	21	2004	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#16	Juho Piiparinen (D)	17	2008	Lahti, FIN	6'3"	203	R
	#15	Onni Rekola (D)"A"	22	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	168	R
	#61	Kasper Sallinen (D)	21	2004	Lahti, FIN	5'8"	163	L
	#76	Roope Uusikartano (D)	19	2006	Pori, FIN	6'0"	159	L
FORWARDS
	#18	Jere Antila (F)	20	2005		-	-	-
	#20	Adam Bares (F)	21	2004	Slany, CZE	5'10"	170	R
	#19	Vertti Haikala (F)	19	2006	Hollola, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#23	Joona Ikonen (RW)	21	2004	Kouvola, FIN	5'8"	150	R
	#28	Anton Kettunen (C)	19	2006	Joensuu, FIN	6'3"	176	L
	#61	Jesse Kiiskinen (RW)	20	2005	Hollola, FIN	6'1"	190	R
	#89	Aatu Kokko (LW)	20	2005		-	-	L
		Eerik Kolehmainen (F)	19	2006		5'11"	154	-
	#14	Leevi Koskinen (W)	20	2005		-	-	R
	#47	Veeti Kuhta (F)	23	2002	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	161	R
	#6	Joona Kumpula (C)"A"	22	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	192	L
	#94	Oliver Kuntonen (F)	20	2005	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#44	Oskari Kuntonen (C)	23	2002	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	201	L
	#8	Tim Lindfors (RW)	23	2002	Kalmar, SWE	6'1"	194	R
	#56	Henri Mattila (C/D)	20	2005		-	-	L
	#12	Julius Piiparinen (F)	20	2005	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	203	R
	#91	Aatu Pohjalainen (F)	20	2005	Mäntsälä, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#24	Simon Pohludka (F)	19	2006	Frydek-Mistek, CZE	6'2"	174	L
	#81	Tomas Poletin (LW)	18	2007	Praha, CZE	6'1"	205	L
	#29	Rene Rönkkö (RW)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	165	R
	#10	Axel Skinnari (RW)	21	2004	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	170	R
	#74	Eelis Teutari (RW)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	176	L

Position: G: 4, D: 10, F: 20Av Age: 19.35 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

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

Stories

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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 (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
12/19/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	KalPa U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
12/12/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Ilves U20	Pelicans U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
12/04/2025 05:10 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Pelicans U20	1 - 3	U20 SM-sarja
11/29/2025 10:00 AM UTC	Pelicans U20	RoKi U20	4 - 3	U20 SM-sarja
11/28/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	Jukurit U20	5 - 3	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

09/11/2025

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Topi Jokinen (G)

Leaving forPeliitat

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09/04/2025

confirmed

Kasper Sallinen (D)

Leaving forRiemu

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09/03/2025

confirmed

Samu Alalauri (D)

Leaving forUMass

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08/21/2025

confirmed

Elmer Peräaho (D)

Joining fromLaser HT

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08/11/2025

confirmed

Veeti Matikainen (F)

Leaving forS-Kiekko

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08/08/2025

confirmed

Aatu Rohtla (F)

Leaving forPeliitat

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05/14/2025

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Pelicans U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	24	16	4	-	3	1	91	52	55	2.29	1	-
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
	U20 SM-liiga	39	14	20	3	2	0	119	130	35	0.9	11	Relegation Play

Where Are They Now?

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Franchise All-Time Points

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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