What league does HIFK U16 II play in?

HIFK U16 II play in the U16 Mestis.

When was HIFK U16 II founded?

HIFK U16 II was founded in 1897 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is HIFK U16 II based?

HIFK U16 II is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HIFK U16 II?

The head coach of HIFK U16 II is Markus Rantavuori.

Who is the captain of HIFK U16 II?

The captain of HIFK U16 II is Saku Witick.

What arena does HIFK U16 II play in?

HIFK U16 II play their home games at Kaarelan jäähalli in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of HIFK U16 II?

The team colors of HIFK U16 II are Red + Blue + White.

HIFK U16 II

U16 Mestis

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

HIFK U16 II were 9-3-0 in the 2025-26 U16 Mestis season with 26 points, 3rd in the Karsintasarja - Lohko I and 17th overall.

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2025-2026 HIFK U16 II Roster

HIFK U16 II — 2025-2026 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#34	Oliver Ahola (G)	16	2010	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	-
	#30	Samuel Niemi (G)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#31	Marius Eemeli Riekki (G)	16	2010		5'1"	88	L
		Rasmus Sainio (G)	17	2009	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L
		Onni Tennberg (G)	16	2010	Porvoo, FIN	5'11"	172	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#38	Linus Björklund (D)	16	2010	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	137	L
		Antti Haavisto (D)	15	2011	Vantaa, FIN	5'5"	130	R
	#72	Eemu Heikkinen (D)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#23	Jooa Heino (D)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#17	Ilmari Kokko (D)	15	2011		-	-	-
		Roope Kyntölä (D)	15	2011		5'10"	-	-
		Lassi Lepistö (D)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#19	Onni Levander (D)	16	2010		-	-	-
		Pessi Luotonen (D)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#5	Samuel Myyryläinen (D)	16	2010	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	-
		Veikko Niemi (D)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#3	Nuutti Nyyssönen (D)	16	2010		-	-	-
		Timo Obraztsov (D)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#29	Miro Ohtonen (D)	16	2010		-	-	-
		Eemil Silventoinen (D)	15	2011	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	187	L
	#16	Aku Yli-Rahko (D)	16	2010		-	-	-
FORWARDS
	#6	Ville Aarnio (F)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#15	Lauri Ahvenkoski (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#26	Lucas Aulin (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#37	Luukas Heinonen (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
		Akseli Jaakkola (F)	15	2011		-	-	-
		Nicklas Jonninen (F)	15	2011	Vantaa, FIN	5'8"	148	L
	#44	Samuel Kaisla (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#45	Leon Kallio (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#33	Rasmus Kilpeläinen (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#24	Eetu Kokkila (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#20	Justus Koskinen (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#12	Elmo Lesonen (F)	15	2010		5'11"	168	L
	#32	Lukas Lindroos (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#22	Miro Luoto (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#10	Artur Mantsenko (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#17	Otto Metsälä (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#21	Kari Metsäniemi (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#9	Maxi Mäkinen (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
		Okko Ovaska (F)	15	2011		5'5"	-	R
		Damien Pollarikoski (F)	16	2010		4'9"	88	L
		Jonni Pääkkönen (F)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#14	Edward Repo (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#11	Matias Ruutu (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
		Oliver Räikkä (F)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#25	Niklas Saarela (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#39	Julian Sapio (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#28	Patrik Seppälä (F)	17	2009		-	-	-
		Kalle Tennilä (F)	15	2011		-	-	-
	#8	Tuukka Turtiainen (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#13	Saku Witick (F)"C"	16	2010	Kokkola, FIN	5'10"	143	L
Position: G: 3, D: 6, F: 23Av Age: 16.03 yearsAv Ht: 5'8"Av Wt: 132 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 HIFK U16 II Staff

Head CoachMarkus Rantavuori
Asst. CoachChristian Buchert
Asst. CoachArttu Luttinen
Asst. CoachGregory Smith
Asst. CoachTony Witick
Goaltending CoachTeemu Jeskanen
Team ManagerJani Myyryläinen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 HIFK U16 II Captains

"C"

Saku Witick

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 HIFK U16 II Demographics

HIFK U16 II Facts

Plays in: U16 Mestis
Team Colors: Red + Blue + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1897

2025-2026 HIFK U16 II Roster Facts

Nationalities

50 players
1 player

Experience

HIFK U16 II: 692 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HIFK U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
HIFK U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
HIFK U18 II (U18 Suomi-sarja)
HIFK U18 III (U18 III-divisioona)
HIFK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
HIFK U20 Sibbo (U20 II-divisioona)
HIFK U20 Stadi (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kaarelan jäähalli
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: -
Construction Year: 2019

HIFK U16 II Games

HIFK U16 II — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/03/2023 04:20 PM UTC	HIFK U16 Akatemia	Pelicans U16	0 - 16	U16 SM-sarja
10/26/2023 03:50 PM UTC	HIFK U16 Akatemia	KJT Haukat U16	1 - 9	U16 SM-sarja
10/21/2023 12:20 PM UTC	HIFK U16 Akatemia	SaiPa U16	1 - 5	U16 SM-sarja
10/17/2023 03:35 PM UTC	HIFK U16 Akatemia	Kiekko-Espoo U16 Ch	7 - 1	U16 SM-sarja
10/08/2023 09:20 AM UTC	HIFK U16 Akatemia	Jukurit U16	1 - 5	U16 SM-sarja

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HIFK U16 II History and Standings

HIFK U16 II — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
HIFK U16 II
2026-2027	U16 Mestis	7	6	1	0	0	0	29	11	18	2.57	1	-
2025-2026	U16 Mestis	21	4	15	-	1	1	67	131	15	0.71	7	-
	U16 Mestis	12	8	3	-	1	0	70	46	26	2.17	3	-
HIFK U16 Akatemia
2024-2025	U16 Mestis	13	6	4	-	1	2	58	48	22	1.69	4	Relegated
2023-2024	U16 Mestis	21	13	6	-	1	1	109	60	42	2	2	Bronze game win
	U16 SM-sarja	15	2	11	-	1	1	29	91	9	0.6	13	Relegated
2022-2023	U16 Mestis	16	3	10	-	1	2	48	81	13	0.81	12	-
	U16 Mestis	21	13	7	-	0	1	108	65	40	1.9	3	-
2021-2022	U16 Mestis	12	9	3	-	0	0	65	35	27	2.25	2	-
	U16 Mestis	18	6	9	-	1	2	64	79	22	1.22	7	-
HIFK Ch U16
2017-2018	U16 Mestis	16	7	6	-	1	2	82	60	25	1.56	4	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	24	5	18	-	0	1	62	189	16	0.67	11	-
2016-2017	U16 Mestis	14	10	3	-	0	1	60	36	31	2.21	1	Bronze game loss
	U16 SM-sarja	22	1	18	-	2	1	34	131	8	0.36	12	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

HIFK U16 II — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Samu Pohja (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	6	13	12	25	6
2.	Joona Virta (F)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	10	3	15	18	4
3.	Topi Kärnä (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	9	6	15	4
4.	Viljo Kähkönen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	14	5	8	13	14
5.	Niklas Saarela (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U18 II	U18 Suomi-sarja	10	8	4	12	0
6.	Niko Kauhanen (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	6	6	6	12	0
7.	Ukko Kykkänen (D)	2026-2027	IPK U20	U20 Mestis	8	2	9	11	4
8.	Tim Kosonen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	U18 Mestis	13	7	3	10	2
9.	Hugo Aalto (D)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	5	6	4	10	2
10.	Elmo Lesonen (F)	2026-2027	HPK U18	U18 Mestis	14	7	2	9	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

HIFK U16 II — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'5"	-	14.94
2025-2026	View Roster	5'8"	132 lbs	16.03
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	170 lbs	15.73
2023-2024	View Roster	5'9"	172 lbs	15.81
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	15.66

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sebastian Wickholm (F)	53	29	28	57
2.	Lauri Ahvenkoski (F)	30	17	35	52
3.	Niklas Saarela (F)	30	33	16	49
4.	Samu Pohja (F)	38	20	25	45
5.	Kristoffer Gergalo (F)	33	15	27	42

Franchise All-Time Goals

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niklas Saarela (F)	30	33	16	49
2.	Sebastian Wickholm (F)	53	29	28	57
3.	Jerome Lajunen (F)	47	22	17	39
4.	Emil Junkkaala (F)	40	22	15	37
5.	Romeo Ahonen (F)	35	22	13	35

Franchise All-Time Assists

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lauri Ahvenkoski (F)	30	17	35	52
2.	Saku Witick (F)	27	9	31	40
3.	Sebastian Wickholm (F)	53	29	28	57
4.	Kristoffer Gergalo (F)	33	15	27	42
5.	Daniel Lostedt (F)	35	13	27	40

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Nahom Teshome (F)	21	11	18	101
2.	Kristoffer Gergalo (F)	33	15	42	97
3.	Saku Witick (F)	27	9	40	75
4.	Cristiano Eerikkilä (F)	33	18	37	73
5.	Teo Silvonen (F)	30	20	27	63

Franchise All-Time Games Played

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrik Seppälä (F)	60	1	18	19
2.	Sebastian Wickholm (F)	53	29	28	57
3.	Jerome Lajunen (F)	47	22	17	39
4.	Oskar Juutilainen (D)	45	2	15	17
5.	Emil Junkkaala (F)	40	22	15	37

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Waltteri Toivainen (F)	3	3	8	2.67
2.	Elmo Lesonen (F)	6	6	12	2.00
3.	Joonas Mänty (F)	1	2	2	2.00
4.	Oiva Juntunen (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Jere Sahi (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lauri Ahvenkoski (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	30	17	35	52	1.73	32
2.	Niklas Saarela (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	30	33	16	49	1.63	36
3.	Sebastian Wickholm (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	28	22	21	43	1.54	20
4.	Tuukka Kristén (F)	2021-2022	U16 Mestis	24	18	20	38	1.58	8
5.	Aleksi Mikkonen ()	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	31	11	26	37	1.19	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niklas Saarela (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	30	33	16	49	1.63	36
2.	Sebastian Wickholm (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	28	22	21	43	1.54	20
3.	Romeo Ahonen (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	35	22	13	35	1.00	6
4.	Jerome Lajunen (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	37	21	15	36	0.97	57
5.	Miko Kuitunen (F)	2021-2022	U16 Mestis	21	21	13	34	1.62	60

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lauri Ahvenkoski (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	30	17	35	52	1.73	32
2.	Saku Witick (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	26	9	28	37	1.42	75
3.	Aleksi Mikkonen ()	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	31	11	26	37	1.19	8
4.	Daniel Lostedt (F)	2023-2024	U16 Mestis	20	8	24	32	1.60	14
5.	Sebastian Wickholm (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	28	22	21	43	1.54	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

HIFK U16 II — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Saku Witick (F)	2025-2026	U16 Mestis	26	9	28	37	1.42	75
2.	Kristoffer Gergalo (F)	2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja Q	18	4	10	14	0.78	67
3.	Nahom Teshome (F)	2017-2018	U16 Mestis	10	4	1	5	0.50	63
4.	Miko Kuitunen (F)	2021-2022	U16 Mestis	21	21	13	34	1.62	60
5.	Cristiano Eerikkilä (F)	2023-2024	U16 Mestis	18	16	13	29	1.61	59