Kärpät U20

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1999-2000 Kärpät U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Tomi Haapaniemi (G)	45	1980	Yli-Ii, FIN	5'7"	176	L
		Tommi Repola (G)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	176	L
		Riku Välitalo (G)	44	1981	Muhos, FIN	5'10"	172	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Matti Aakko (D)	45	1980	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	170	L
		Topi Jaakola (D)	42	1983	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	196	L
		Perttu Kopola (D)	45	1980	Haapajärvi, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#5	Lasse Kukkonen (D)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	187	L
		Väinö Kurttila (D)	46	1979	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	176	L
		Lauri Mikkola (D)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	218	L
		Janne Nevala (D)	43	1982	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	176	L
		Mikko Palomäki (D)	43	1982	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	201	L
		Ville Piekkola (D)	45	1980	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'9"	183	L
		Joni Pitkänen (D)	42	1983	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	209	L
		Markku Räbinä (D)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	192	L
		Mikko Saavinen (D)	43	1982	Kajaani, FIN	5'11"	192	L
		Jani Södö (D)	43	1982	Kuivaniemi, FIN	6'1"	198	L
		Iikka Törnvall (D)	42	1983	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	185	L
		Valtteri Vimpari (D)	45	1980	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	183	L
FORWARDS
	#26	Antti Aarnio (LW/RW)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	5'8"	187	L
		Teemu Ahonen (F)	44	1981	Haukipudas, FIN	6'0"	176	L
		Tatu Backman (C)	45	1979	Pyhäjoki, FIN	6'1"	187	R
		Toni Gussander (F/D)	45	1980	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	214	L
		Juha-Pekka Haataja (RW)	43	1982	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	194	R
		Niklas Hagman (LW)	46	1979	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	205	L
		Petri Halme (F)	45	1980	Oulu, FIN	5'8"	181	L
		Ville Honkila (C)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	168	L
		Jussi Jokinen (W/C)	42	1983	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	192	L
		Mikko Karjalainen (F)	43	1982	Kajaani, FIN	5'10"	181	L
		Harri Korpela (F)	45	1980	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	190	L
		Juha Mikkola (F)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	192	R
		Mikko Moilanen (F)	44	1981	Kempele, FIN	5'10"	227	L
		Pasi Moilanen (F)	45	1980	Porvoo, FIN	5'11"	170	R
		Tomi Mustonen (LW)	42	1983	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	203	L
		Tommi Paakkolanvaara (C)	42	1983	Oulunsalo, FIN	6'2"	187	L
		Mika Pyörälä (LW)	44	1981	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	179	L
		Teemu Päkkilä (F)	44	1981	Göteborg, SWE	5'10"	161	L
		Pekka Saarenheimo (C)	43	1982	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'11"	190	L
		Juha Silvander (C/LW)	43	1982	Tornio, FIN	5'10"	185	L
		Teemu Virkkunen (LW)	46	1979	Haukipudas, FIN	6'0"	176	L
		Jari Viuhkola (C)	45	1980	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	196	L

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 15Av Age: 19.19 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

1999-2000 Kärpät U20 Staff

Head CoachPekka Enqvist
Asst. CoachAri Meriläinen
Goaltending CoachPasi Arola
Team ManagerJouni Kukkonen
Dir. of CoachingTuomo Räty

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Kärpät U20 Facts

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

1999-2000 Kärpät U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

40 players

Experience

Kärpät U20: 1 245 GP
Liiga: 39 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ahmat (II-divisioona)
Hermes (Mestis)
Hokki (III-divisioona)
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
12/12/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Kärpät U20	HPK U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
12/07/2025 11:00 AM UTC	Sport U20	Kärpät U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
12/03/2025 04:40 PM UTC	RoKi U20	Kärpät U20	1 - 2	U20 SM-sarja
11/29/2025 10:30 AM UTC	Kärpät U20	Tappara U20	5 - 2	U20 SM-sarja
11/28/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Kärpät U20	Tappara U20	4 - 5	U20 SM-sarja

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Nooa Viuhkola (F)

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Emil Gussander (F)

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Jarno Palokangas (D)

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Arttu Karjalainen (F)

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Eeli Salovaara (F)

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Veeti Ruotsalainen (D)

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Kärpät U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	25	10	13	-	1	1	65	82	33	1.32	12	-
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

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

Mikael Granlund (F)

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