Kärpät U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2016-2017 Kärpät U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Aleksi Autio (G)	28	1997	Kempele, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#30	Vilho Heikkinen (G)	27	1998	Haukipudas, FIN	6'0"	168	L
	#33	Niko Palsola (G)	28	1997	Rauma, FIN	5'10"	148	L
	#30	Sami Väliharju (G)	29	1996	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	190	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#7	Joona Huttula (D)	28	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#23	Matias Jurvansuu (D)	26	1999		6'0"	194	L
	#11	Akseli Kalliainen (D)	28	1997	Salla, FIN	6'2"	192	R
	#9	Oskari Kantola (D)	27	1998	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#15	Samuel Kemppainen (D)	25	2000	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#13	Jere Kiviniemi (D)	27	1998	Tyrnävä, FIN	6'1"	196	L
	#3	Juho Korhonen (D)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#14	Joonas Launonen (D/F)	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	196	R
	#12	Teemu Laurila (D)"C"	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#2	Niko Mikkola (D/F)	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	181	R
	#23	Jaakko Niskala (D)	26	1999	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'2"	194	R
	#15	Miska Padatsu (D)	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#15	Taneli Ronkainen (D)	30	1995	Kuusamo, FIN	6'0"	198	L
	#26	Antti Virtanen (D)"A"	27	1998	Kittilä, FIN	6'0"	187	L
FORWARDS
	#23	Sami Anttila (LW/RW)	30	1995	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	174	L
	#23	Ville Heikkala (LW)	26	1999	Kiiminki, FIN	5'7"	165	L
	#18	Julius Hermonen (LW)	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#22	Antti Kalapudas (C)	29	1996	Oulainen, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#4	Atte Karppinen (LW)	27	1998	Kempele, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#20	Radek Koblížek (RW/LW)	28	1997	Ivancice, CZE	5'9"	161	R
	#22	Joonas Koivisto (F)	27	1998	Tornio, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#21	Jesse Koskenkorva (C/LW)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#6	Niko Kuiri (C/LW)"A"	27	1998	Juuka, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#8	Rasmus Kupari (C/RW)	25	2000	Kotka, FIN	6'2"	201	R
	#19	Arttu Leskinen (LW/RW)	28	1997	Kiiminki, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#5	Aatu Luusuaniemi (RW)	26	1999	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'2"	220	R
	#27	Tino Metsävainio (LW/C)"A"	29	1996	Haukipudas, FIN	5'8"	148	L
	#16	Niko Molander (F)	27	1998		6'3"	176	L
	#17	Arttu Nevasaari (RW)	25	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	183	R
	#29	Jimi Nylund (LW/RW)	28	1997	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'1"	179	L
	#25	Turkka Pumpanen (LW)	27	1998	Kittilä, FIN	5'9"	192	L
	#22	Eetu Päkkilä (LW)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#24	Olli Rönkkö (C)	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#23	Jesse Saarinen (C)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#23	Zdenek Sedlak (RW/C)	25	2000	Zlin, CZE	6'3"	209	R
	#10	Markus Still (F)	28	1997	Tornio, FIN	5'9"	172	R
	#8	Tuomas Vartiainen (RW)	29	1996	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	176	R

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 19Av Age: 19.44 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 Kärpät U20 Staff

Head CoachLauri Mikkola
Asst. CoachVille Mäntymaa
Goaltending CoachErno Moilanen
Team ManagerJarmo Latvala
Conditioning CoachJenny Huttula
Conditioning CoachSamppa Jaakola

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2016-2017 Kärpät U20 Captains

"C"

Teemu Laurila

"A"

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Kärpät U20 Facts

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

2016-2017 Kärpät U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players
2 players

Experience

Kärpät U20: 2 039 GP
Liiga: 255 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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11/28/2025

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Kristers Urbanovics (D)

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Eeli Kaarlela (F)

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10/14/2025

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Nooa Viuhkola (F)

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10/10/2025

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Emil Gussander (F)

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10/04/2025

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Jarno Palokangas (D)

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09/19/2025

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Arttu Karjalainen (F)

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08/26/2025

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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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Franchise All-Time Points

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