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 Antti Turunen.

Who is the captain of JYP U20?

The captain of JYP U20 is Miro Vapola.

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.

JYP U20

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2025-2026 JYP U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#34	Tuukka Bruce (G)	18	2008	Laukaa, FIN	-	-	L
	#31	Otto Hannikainen (G)	20	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	183	R
	#33	Luukas Lavikainen (G)	21	2005	Savonlinna, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#34	Veeti Louhivaara (G)	20	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'4"	207	L
	#34	Aatu Mattila (G)	20	2006	Iisalmi, FIN	-	-	L
		Jermu Pöyhönen (G)	18	2008	Jyväskylä, FIN	-	-	L
	#35	Aarni Riihimäki (G)	18	2008	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	181	L
		Elias Ruotsalainen (G)	19	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	-	-	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#25	Alvar Ervasti (D)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#9	Aaro Fräntilä (D)	17	2009	Keuruu, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#3	Elias Hakkarainen (D)	19	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	#9	Roni Jokinen (D)	22	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	168	R
		Niklas Nieminen (D)	17	2009	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'2"	179	L
	#29	Otto Pettinen (D)	19	2007	Tampere, FIN	6'7"	216	L
	#8	Mirko Piipponen (D)	21	2005	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#4	Eetu Räisänen (D)	19	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	198	L
	#5	Aaro Tikka (D)"A"	20	2006	Haapajärvi, FIN	5'10"	176	R
	#6	Miro Vapola (D)"C"	21	2005	Kokkola, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#2	Jaakko Viinikainen (D)	19	2006	Uurainen, FIN	6'1"	161	L
	#7	Veeti Vilander (D)	19	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'2"	194	L
		Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D)	21	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	192	R
FORWARDS
	#22	Eero Aliranta (F)	20	2006	Mänttä, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#39	Tuukka Heiskanen (F)	20	2006	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	185	L
		Santeri Huovila (LW)	22	2004	Nurmijärvi, FIN	6'0"	172	L
		Elias Huttu (F)	20	2005	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'1"	205	R
	#36	Eetu Ilvonen (F)	20	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	176	R
	#14	Teemu Immonen (LW/RW)	20	2005	Lohja, FIN	6'6"	220	L
	#27	Jere Inkinen (C/RW)	17	2009	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	168	R
	#16	Luka Jolanki (F)	18	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	159	L
	#38	Onni Keltikangas (C)	18	2007	Seinäjoki, FIN	6'5"	192	L
	#21	Noel Koivu (F)"A"	20	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#23	Leo Koskela (F)"A"	19	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	172	L
		Onni Lahtinen (RW)	20	2005	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#26	Otto-Emil Lahtinen (LW/RW)	19	2007	Keuruu, FIN	5'11"	168	L
	#20	Mico Orajärvi (C)	18	2007	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#17	Rafael Pihlman (LW)	19	2007	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	6'3"	214	R
	#37	Otto Ranta-Korpi (F)	19	2007	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	201	L
	#12	Onni Rusanen (F)	20	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#28	Eelis Sinivuori (F)	19	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#12	Ville Sipiläinen (RW/C)	18	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	181	R
	#24	Václav Svoboda (RW)	18	2008	Unicov, CZE	6'2"	185	R
	#11	Jonatan Tiilikainen (F)	20	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#32	Joona Toikkanen (F)	19	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	172	L
	#18	Santeri Veiksola (F)	20	2006	Lohja, FIN	6'1"	198	L

Position: G: 7, D: 10, F: 17Av Age: 19.41 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 JYP U20 Staff

Head CoachAntti Turunen
Asst. CoachPatrick Kåla
Goaltending CoachJanne Pekkarinen
Team ManagerIlmo Pappinen
Team ManagerJanne Rummakko
Conditioning CoachVille-Veikko Pohjanvirta
Dir. of GoaltendingJanne Pekkarinen
Equipment ManagerKeijo Piipponen
Equipment ManagerPetteri Viitanen
Skating CoachAnna Saarela

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2025-2026 JYP U20 Captains

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Miro Vapola

"A"

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JYP U20 Facts

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

2025-2026 JYP U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

43 players
1 player

Experience

JYP U20: 1 991 GP
Liiga: 297 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Diskos U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
Gladiators HT (II-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
09/19/2026 10:30 AM UTC	Tappara U20	JYP U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Pelicans U20	JYP U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/09/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaiPa U20	JYP U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Kärpät U20	JYP U20	8 - 7 (SO)	U20 SM-sarja
09/04/2026 02:40 PM UTC	RoKi U20	JYP U20	5 - 6 (OT 61:02)	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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04/27/2026

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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	2	0	0	-	1	1	13	13	3	1.5	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

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