Kärpät U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2024-2025 Kärpät U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Mico Hämäläinen (G)	17	2008		6'0"	139	L	Junior
	#33	Aatu Myllykangas (G)	19	2006	Ylivieska, FIN	6'2"	190	L	Junior
	#32	Jester Rossi (G)	18	2007	Vihti, FIN	6'0"	170	L	Junior
DEFENSEMEN
	#12	Arttu Laihola (D)	21	2004	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	165	L	Junior
	#55	Kalle-Veikko Martinmäki (D)	19	2006		-	-	R	Junior
	#3	Niko Nissilä (D)"A"	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	172	L	Junior
	#4	Jarno Palokangas (D)	19	2006		-	-	-	Junior
	#11	Janne Peltonen (D)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	185	L	25/26
	#16	Vili-Veikka Ruonakoski (D)	17	2007		-	-	-	Junior
	#22	Veeti Ruotsalainen (D)	17	2007	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'11"	168	L	Junior
	#91	Emil Saarinen (D)	21	2003	Uusikaupunki, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	#62	Aleksi Tynkilä (D)	17	2007	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	154	R	Junior
	#77	Kristers Urbanovics (D)	19	2005	Riga, LAT	6'2"	192	L	Junior
FORWARDS
	#29	Arttu Alasiurua (F)	20	2005	Kiiminki, FIN	6'0"	172	L	26/27
	#63	Vlastimil Blazek (W/C)	17	2007	Pisek, CZE	5'10"	150	R
	#7	Aarno Erholtz (F)"A"	19	2005	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	161	L	Junior
	#20	Emil Gussander (F)	17	2007		6'0"	187	-	Junior
	#18	Samuel Jung (RW)	19	2006		6'3"	172	L	Junior
	#52	Eeli Kaarlela (F)	19	2006		-	-	-	Junior
	#38	Janne Karassaari (F)	17	2008	Kemi, FIN	5'10"	154	L	Junior
	#63	Arttu Karjalainen (F)	18	2007		-	-	-	Junior
	#80	Leevi Kinnunen (C)	22	2003	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#95	Eetu Kärkkäinen (F)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	5'6"	143	L	Junior
	#27	Patrick Kärkkäinen (F)	21	2004		5'9"	161	L	Junior
	#59	Elias Mourujärvi (F)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	187	L	26/27+1
	#51	Benjamin Pietilä (F)"C"	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	170	L	Junior
	#39	Eeli Pinola (F)	18	2006		-	-	-	Junior
	#16	Nico-Patrik Pohjola (F)	18	2006		-	-	-	Junior
	#19	Markus Saarenpää (F)	19	2006		-	-	-	Junior
	#87	Eeli Salovaara (F)"A"	19	2005		6'2"	181	-	Junior
	#9	Arttu Tauriainen (F)	20	2005		5'10"	163	-	Junior
	#26	Frans Viita (F)	18	2006	Nokia, FIN	5'9"	157	R
	#25	Nooa Viuhkola (RW)	18	2006	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	183	L	Junior

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 20Av Age: 18.85 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 168 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Kärpät U20 Staff

Head CoachJari Karppinen
Asst. CoachAntti Pohjalainen
Goaltending CoachAleksi Hilli
Team ManagerJanne Kärkkäinen
Equipment ManagerJuha Kilpijoki
Equipment ManagerJussi Pinola

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Kärpät U20 Captains

"C"

Benjamin Pietilä

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

Insights and analysis from EP Editorial team

2023-02-19, 14:00

Scout's Notebook: Four data-driven observations from the U20 SM-sarja

2023-02-06, 23:13

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2021-09-29, 17:45

EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 11-ranked New Jersey Devils

2021-09-13, 23:28

EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 31-ranked New York Islanders

2021-09-10, 20:33

Ranking the NHL's top 15 affiliated goalie prospects

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Kärpät U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + White
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1974

2024-2025 Kärpät U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Kärpät U20: 1 618 GP
Liiga: 67 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ahmat (II-divisioona)
Hermes (Mestis)
Hokki
Kiekko-Ketut (III-divisioona)
Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
Laser HT (Suomi-sarja)
Laser HT Akatemia (II-divisioona)
Raahe-Kiekko (Suomi-sarja)
RoKi (Mestis)
RoKi U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun Energia Areena
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: 6 614
Construction Year: 1974

Kärpät U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/16/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Kärpät U20	Tappara U20	2 - 7	U20 SM-sarja
03/15/2025 12:00 PM UTC	Tappara U20	Kärpät U20	6 - 1	U20 SM-sarja
03/12/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Kärpät U20	Tappara U20	3 - 1	U20 SM-sarja
03/08/2025 11:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U20	Ässät U20	1 - 0	U20 SM-sarja
03/01/2025 11:00 AM UTC	Jukurit U20	Kärpät U20	0 - 2	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

04/30/2025

confirmed

Aatu Myllykangas (G)

Leaving forKooKoo U20

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04/24/2025

confirmed

Elias Mourujärvi (F)

Leaving forSport

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02/14/2025

loan

Eetu Kärkkäinen (F)

Leaving forRaahe-Kiekko

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01/24/2025

loan

Eetu Kärkkäinen (F)

Leaving forRaahe-Kiekko

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01/11/2025

loan

Emil Saarinen (D)

Leaving forHokki

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12/27/2024

confirmed

Frans Viita (F)

Joining fromTappara

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12/17/2024

confirmed

Dominik Pavlík (F)

Leaving forMoose Jaw Warriors

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10/29/2024

loan

Niko Nissilä (D)

Leaving forHermes

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Kärpät U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	21	13	-	5	5	141	128	78	1.77	5	First round loss
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	24	11	-	2	1	168	110	77	2.03	3	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	19	14	-	4	8	150	129	73	1.62	9	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	14	6	-	1	2	76	48	46	2	8	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	45	22	18	-	3	2	142	111	74	1.64	6	Bronze game loss
	U20 SM-sarja	19	11	6	-	2	0	72	57	37	1.95	5	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	23	15	8	-	0	1	88	56	46	2	5	Final loss
	U20 SM-sarja	23	15	8	-	0	1	88	56	46	2	5	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	52	37	7	-	4	4	182	106	123	2.37	1	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 SM-liiga	34	28	6	-	2	1	118	60	83	2.44	1	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	32	13	-	5	2	216	121	108	2.08	1	Champion
	U20 SM-liiga	34	19	10	-	3	2	133	86	65	1.91	4	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	53	32	13	-	6	2	183	121	110	2.08	2	Final loss
	U20 SM-liiga	35	22	8	-	5	0	131	81	76	2.17	3	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	26	11	-	8	3	171	120	97	2.02	2	Bronze game loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	29	11	-	5	5	212	141	102	2.04	2	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	27	17	-	3	1	185	126	88	1.83	4	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	25	16	-	6	1	208	157	88	1.83	5	Final loss
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	24	21	-	2	1	187	157	77	1.6	4	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	20	-	3	3	165	146	75	1.56	8	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	10	5	4	-	1	0	46	33	17	1.7	3	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	23	-	4	3	146	184	47	1.12	12	Relegation Play
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	42	24	12	-	3	3	187	125	81	1.93	3	Champion
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	10	6	2	-	2	0	48	31	22	2.2	2	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	15	19	-	3	5	149	160	56	1.33	11	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	14	19	-	2	7	132	148	53	1.26	12	Saved in play-out
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	13	20	6	1	2	120	132	36	0.86	10	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	19	16	2	1	2	129	102	44	1.13	4	Final loss
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga	39	14	12	13	7	6	138	126	48	1.23	6	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	U20 SM-liiga	41	20	10	11	1	10	146	94	52	1.27	6	Quarterfinal loss

Kärpät U20 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2019-2020	JCWC	3	3	0	-	0	0	19	5	9	3	1	Bronze game win

Kärpät U20 Stars And Cult Players

1992
Mikael Granlund (F)

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