What league does JYP U20 play in?

JYP U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

When was JYP U20 founded?

JYP U20 was founded in 1977 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

Where is JYP U20 based?

JYP U20 is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JYP U20?

The head coach of JYP U20 is Lauri Merikivi.

Who is the captain of JYP U20?

The captain of JYP U20 is Matias Mustonen.

What arena does JYP U20 play in?

JYP U20 play their home games at LähiTapiola Areena in Jyväskylä, FIN.

What are the team colors of JYP U20?

The team colors of JYP U20 are Red + Black + White.

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2017-2018 Season

JYP U20 were 35-13-5 in the 2017-18 U20 SM-liiga season with 98 points, 4th overall.

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2017-2018 JYP U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#41	Aleksanteri Heiskanen (G)	28	1998	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	168	L
		Niko Lappi (G)	24	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'8"	176	L
	#35	Niko Parkkinen (G)	27	1999	Mikkeli, FIN	6'3"	201	L
	#34	Roope Pekkinen (G)	26	1999	Turku, FIN	6'0"	168	L
	#42	Jimi Uusitalo (G)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'2"	203	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#36	Roni Allén (D)	27	1998	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#11	Kristian Falck (D)"A"	28	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#20	Jesse Hoikkanen (D)	28	1998	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'2"	183	L
	#28	Anttoni Honka (D)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	181	R
	#9	Valtteri Kakkonen (D)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#28	Leo Kalilainen (D)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#6	Urho Lensu (D)	28	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#15	Juuso Nieminen (D)	27	1999	Keuruu, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#4	Rene Pylvänäinen (D)	27	1999	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#5	Konsta Tuisku (D)	27	1999	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	179	R
	#16	Jere Vertanen (D)	27	1999	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'5"	212	L
	#7	Joonas Viinikainen (D/F)	28	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	170	L
	#3	Olli-Petteri Viinikainen (D)	28	1998	Uurainen, FIN	6'0"	181	L
FORWARDS
	#29	Joni Airo (RW)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	172	R
	#18	Aapo Alapuranen (F)	28	1998	Keminmaa, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#12	Onni Boman (C)	24	2001	Paisley, GBR	6'2"	214	L
	#29	Roope Isokangas (F)	27	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#8	Oskari Kalajanniska (F)	27	1999	Haapajärvi, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#25	Konsta Keteli (F)	28	1998	Ähtäri, FIN	6'1"	187	R
	#18	Taneli Lappalainen (F)	27	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#21	Niklas Lehikoinen (F)	27	1999	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#22	Oscar Lemström (RW)	27	1999	Mikkeli, FIN	6'2"	196	L
	#24	Justus Mikkonen (F)"A"	29	1997	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#23	Matias Mustonen (C/W)"C"	29	1997	Kajaani, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#27	Tomi Mäntynen (F)	26	2000	Kyyjärvi, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#37	Henri Nikkanen (C)	25	2001	Mikkeli, FIN	6'5"	216	L
	#14	Tommi Niskanen (F)	27	1999	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#26	Paavo Pakarinen (F)	28	1998		6'6"	194	L
	#21	Tuomas Pekkonen (LW)	27	1999	Kuusankoski, FIN	6'4"	201	R
	#14	Kristian Pylvänäinen (F)	27	1999	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	181	L
	#17	Samuli Ratinen (LW)	28	1998	Saarijärvi, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#13	Riku Sihvonen (RW/LW)	28	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	187	R
	#12	Anton Stråka (C)	28	1998	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#32	Samuel Valkeejärvi (C/RW)	25	2001	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#2	Aaro Vehviläinen (F)	27	1999	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	176	L

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2017-2018 JYP U20 Staff

Head CoachLauri Merikivi
Asst. CoachJaakko Heikkilä
Goaltending CoachRoy Hellgren
Team ManagerIlmo Pappinen
Team ManagerJanne Rummakko
Conditioning CoachRoy Hellgren
Equipment ManagerPetri Allén
Equipment ManagerAntti Vanhala

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2017-2018 JYP U20 Captains

"C"

Matias Mustonen

"A"

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2017-2018 JYP U20 Demographics

JYP U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 1977

2017-2018 JYP U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

40 players

Experience

JYP U20: 1 798 GP
Liiga: 55 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Diskos U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
Gladiators HT (II-divisioona)
JyKi (III-divisioona)
JYP (Liiga)
JYP U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
JYP U18 (U18 Mestis)
JYP/Diskos U20 (U20 Mestis)
KeuPa HT (Mestis)
KeuPa HT/Diskos U20
KeuPa HT/JyKi U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Riemu (Suomi-sarja)
Riemu II (III-divisioona)
SJS (III-divisioona)
Urho (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LähiTapiola Areena
Location: Jyväskylä, FIN
Capacity: 4 618
Construction Year: 1982
Secondary Arena: Tikkakosken jäähalli

JYP U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/17/2026 12:30 PM UTC	JYP U20	KalPa U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
10/16/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Jukurit U20	JYP U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
10/02/2026 03:30 PM UTC	TPS U20	JYP U20	4 - 1	U20 SM-sarja
09/27/2026 01:40 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U20	JYP U20	1 - 2	U20 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 10:45 AM UTC	Ilves U20	JYP U20	2 - 6	U20 SM-sarja

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Noel Koivu (F)

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05/13/2026

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Mirko Piipponen (D)

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Miro Vapola (D)

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12/23/2025

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Veeti Louhivaara (G)

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08/21/2025

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Luukas Lavikainen (G)

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08/14/2025

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Niklas Yliniva (F)

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07/31/2025

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Altti Fjäder (D)

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JYP U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	9	3	4	-	1	1	27	31	12	1.33	10	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	44	21	14	-	5	4	134	119	77	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	10	23	-	6	5	103	143	47	1.07	15	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	21	9	-	5	3	164	109	76	2	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	22	18	-	1	4	139	132	72	1.6	11	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	15	6	-	1	1	80	52	48	2.09	5	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	45	15	22	-	4	4	119	146	57	1.27	12	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	19	9	7	-	1	2	63	47	31	1.63	11	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	23	10	13	-	2	2	72	93	30	1.3	11	First round loss
	U20 SM-sarja	23	10	13	-	2	2	72	93	30	1.3	11	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	52	15	22	-	10	5	164	176	70	1.35	10	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	16	18	-	3	4	113	118	49	1.44	10	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	18	14	2	-	1	1	80	56	45	2.5	1	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U20 SM-liiga	34	11	21	-	1	1	93	133	36	1.06	17	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	53	23	13	-	12	5	203	176	98	1.85	4	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-liiga	35	20	3	-	8	4	145	107	80	2.29	2	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	19	19	-	6	4	158	159	73	1.52	12	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	9	34	-	3	4	112	205	37	0.74	15	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	11	26	-	4	7	115	178	48	1	14	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	15	28	-	3	2	139	162	53	1.1	14	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	21	-	4	2	139	162	73	1.52	9	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	23	15	-	5	5	176	155	84	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	42	18	11	-	9	4	153	121	76	1.81	4	Champion
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	10	7	2	-	1	0	45	30	23	2.3	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	11	23	-	2	6	140	160	43	1.02	14	Relegation Play
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	42	18	21	-	1	2	130	139	58	1.38	10	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	24	9	-	6	3	183	131	87	2.07	1	Bronze game win
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	6	4	0	1	1	0	40	16	11	1.83	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	13	26	3	0	0	123	155	29	0.69	14	Relegation Play
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	19	12	5	1	2	125	107	47	1.21	3	Champion

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jere Inkinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	7	7	14	4
2.	Tino Aunala (D)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	7	1	10	11	6
3.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	9	6	4	10	2
4.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	9	4	6	10	0
5.	Iiro Jääskeläinen (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	4	2	8	10	2
6.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	7	2	8	10	2
7.	Tuukka Heiskanen (F)	2026-2027	Powell River Kings	BCHL	7	3	6	9	0
8.	Joonas Alanne (F)	2026-2027	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	4	0	9	9	2
9.	Joel Sund (F)	2026-2027	KuRy	II-divisioona	4	3	5	8	4
10.	Santeri Huovila (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	6	1	7	8	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	18.60
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.50
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.27
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	19.10
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	19.36

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matias Mustonen (F)	163	58	73	131
2.	Tuomo Räty (F)	96	72	53	125
3.	Justus Mikkonen (F)	148	64	52	116
4.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	130	59	56	116
5.	Lasse Jämsen (F)	96	62	52	114

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomo Räty (F)	96	72	53	125
2.	Justus Mikkonen (F)	148	64	52	116
3.	Lasse Jämsen (F)	96	62	52	114
4.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	130	59	56	116
5.	Matias Mustonen (F)	163	58	73	131

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Kohvakka (F)	113	31	74	105
2.	Matias Mustonen (F)	163	58	73	131
3.	Juuso Mörsky (F)	119	27	72	99
4.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	93	30	63	93
5.	Balázs Varga (F)	107	47	62	109

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Juha Hanhikoski (D)	120	19	66	298
2.	Olli-Petteri Viinikainen (D)	89	8	20	245
3.	Mikko Väänänen (D)	120	12	24	202
4.	Kaarlo Jormakka (F)	127	46	75	191
5.	Marko Virtanen (F)	84	46	106	179

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Onni Boman (F)	174	35	53	88
2.	Matias Mustonen (F)	163	58	73	131
3.	Tommi Niskanen (F)	156	44	47	91
4.	Justus Mikkonen (F)	148	64	52	116
5.	Jani Pollari (F)	147	30	30	60

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Raimo Summanen (F)	9	12	24	2.67
2.	Miika Nenonen (D)	1	0	2	2.00
3.	Juha Ikonen (F)	67	41	96	1.43
4.	Tero Lehikoinen (F)	35	31	50	1.43
5.	Pasi Sinikunnas (F)	42	28	57	1.36

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Santeri Huovila (F)	2023-2024	39	16	68
2.	Marko Virtanen (F)	1988-1989	25	30	63
3.	Balázs Varga (F)	2023-2024	40	27	60
4.	Mikko Virtanen (F)	2011-2012	40	16	52
5.	Lasse Jämsen (F)	1993-1994	35	30	51

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marko Virtanen (F)	1988-1989	25	30	63
2.	Lasse Jämsen (F)	1993-1994	35	30	51
3.	Tuomo Räty (F)	1988-1989	28	30	50
4.	Balázs Varga (F)	2023-2024	40	27	60
5.	Justus Mikkonen (F)	2017-2018	45	27	48

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Santeri Huovila (F)	2023-2024	39	52	68
2.	Mikko Virtanen (F)	2011-2012	40	36	52
3.	Juuso Mörsky (F)	2009-2010	39	34	47
4.	Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D)	2023-2024	47	34	42
5.	Marko Virtanen (F)	1988-1989	25	33	63

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Mikko Väänänen (D)	1998-1999	35	14	130
2.	Juha Hanhikoski (D)	1995-1996	35	20	110
3.	Juha Hanhikoski (D)	1996-1997	35	20	105
4.	Lauri Taipalus (D)	2007-2008	32	20	101
5.	Olli-Petteri Viinikainen (D)	2018-2019	25	11	98