What league does Pelicans U18 Akatemia play in?

Pelicans U18 Akatemia play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

When was Pelicans U18 Akatemia founded?

Pelicans U18 Akatemia was founded in 1996 in Lahti, FIN, Finland.

Where is Pelicans U18 Akatemia based?

Pelicans U18 Akatemia is based in Lahti, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Pelicans U18 Akatemia?

The head coach of Pelicans U18 Akatemia is Kalle Saukko.

Pelicans U18 Akatemia

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

Pelicans U18 Akatemia were 11-7-3 in the 2024-25 U18 Suomi-sarja season with 25 points, 2nd in the Lohko I and 7th overall.

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2024-2025 Pelicans U18 Akatemia Roster

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — 2024-2025 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
NOT SPECIFIED
	#59	Eelis Eskola	17	2008		-	-	-
	#81	Severi Hyvönen	18	2008		-	-	-
	#75	Rasmus Lattu	17	2008		-	-	-
	#53	Veeti Mäenpää	18	2008		-	-	-
GOALTENDERS
	#52	Juho Heinonen (G)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#51	Niilo Ruponen (G)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#29	Niklas Väisänen (G)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Topi Ahokanto (D)	17	2009	Lahti, FIN	6'6"	179	R
	#55	Niki Haapasilta (D)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	209	L
	#62	Veeti Honkala (D)	18	2007	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
	#60	Oskari Koponen (D)	19	2007	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#13	Veeti Laakso (D)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#67	Niclas Lähdesmäki (D)	18	2008	Turku, FIN	5'9"	163	L
	#61	Lukas Oksanen (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#2	Veikka Pantsari (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#54	Joonas Pekurinen (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#6	Jimi Pirttimäki (D)	18	2008		5'10"	165	R
	#76	Joona Ranta (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#11	Reino Rouhiainen (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	194	L
	#72	Elias Saarinen (D)	19	2007	Vääksy, FIN	5'11"	168	R
FORWARDS
	#64	Timi Aitta-Aho (F)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
	#5	Miklós István Gyulai (F)	18	2008	Budapest, HUN	5'11"	165	L
	#57	Mikko Husu (F)	18	2008	Hamina, FIN	-	-	L
	#28	Juho Hyppönen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#74	Vili Jämsen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#73	Joakim Koivunen (F)	17	2008	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
	#70	Eppu Laurila (F)	19	2007	Kouvola, FIN	-	-	L
	#71	Mico Lämsä (F)	19	2007	Kuusamo, FIN	-	-	L
	#63	Otso Maaranen (F)	18	2007		-	-	-
	#26	Romeo Mikkonen (F)	17	2008	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
	#78	Veeti Piiroinen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#66	Aleksi Pippuri (F)	19	2007	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#56	Behailu Pussinen (F)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#58	Jooa Strand (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#65	Miro Tupakka (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#68	Joonatan Vaitiniemi (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 14Av Age: 17.04 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Pelicans U18 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachKalle Saukko
Asst. CoachDavid Herman
Asst. CoachMike Kersten
Asst. CoachJani Mikonaho

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2024-2025 Pelicans U18 Akatemia Demographics

Pelicans U18 Akatemia Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Lahti, FIN Map
Founded: 1996

2024-2025 Pelicans U18 Akatemia Roster Facts

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35 players
1 player

Experience

Pelicans U18 Akatemia: 851 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Panthers Hockey (III-divisioona)
Pelicans U20 Team (U20 Aluesarja)
Peliitat (II-divisioona)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

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Latest Transactions

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/31/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Miska Miettinen (F)	Somang Hockey U18 AAA	Details
09/18/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Aleksi Pippuri (F)	Peliitat	Details
09/18/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Veeti Honkala (D)	Peliitat	Details
09/10/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Joona Karjalainen (F)	Peliitat	Details
08/30/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Niko Sipilä (F)	Peliitat	Details
08/30/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Arttu Siitonen (D)	Peliitat	Details
08/30/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Alexey Novoseltsev (F)	Peliitat	Details
06/08/2018	Confirmed	leaving	Vilho Airola (F)	Ketterä U20	Details

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Pelicans U18 Akatemia History and Standings

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	17	8	8	1	-	-	80	76	17	1	5	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	18	4	10	4	-	-	63	83	12	0.67	5	-
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	11	7	3	-	-	92	72	25	1.19	2	-
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	22	12	6	-	0	4	86	71	40	1.82	5	-
	U18 Mestis	18	11	4	-	1	2	86	43	37	2.06	4	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	22	10	9	-	1	2	74	71	34	1.55	5	-
	U18 Mestis	18	9	3	-	2	4	69	43	32	1.78	4	-
2021-2022	U18 Mestis	24	17	2	-	3	2	114	62	59	2.46	1	-
	U18 Mestis	13	3	8	-	0	2	45	56	11	0.85	9	-
2020-2021	U18 Mestis	2	2	0	-	0	0	5	1	6	3	1	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	17	6	8	-	2	1	49	55	23	1.35	5	-
2019-2020	U18 Suomi-srja	11	5	4	2	-	-	41	46	12	1.09	5	Season Cancelled
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	12	4	1	-	-	101	49	25	1.47	1	Final group
2017-2018	U18 Suomi-srja	4	1	2	1	-	-	17	16	3	0.75	4	-
	U18 Mestis	24	6	16	-	0	2	67	105	20	0.83	5	-
2016-2017	U18 Suomi-srja	14	6	6	2	-	-	51	56	14	1	4	-
	U18 Mestis	24	0	24	-	0	0	33	207	0	0	7	Relegated

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonne Saarinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	8	6	18	24	6
2.	Miklós István Gyulai (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	18	11	11	22	8
3.	Vili Jämsen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	14	8	12	20	4
4.	Timi Aitta-Aho (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	6	7	7	14	6
5.	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	5	13	4
6.	Anton Järvinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	7	7	6	13	4
7.	Elias Saarinen (D)	2026-2027	Peliitat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	6	5	8	13	2
8.	Akseli Saarikivi (D)	2026-2027	Hiisi	III-divisioona	5	7	5	12	2
9.	Aleksi Pippuri (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	6	5	7	12	4
10.	Veeti Piiroinen (F)	2026-2027	Peliitat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	8	5	7	12	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	17.24
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.04
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.14
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	17.19
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	17.28

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Franchise All-Time Points

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	54	34	35	69
2.	Joona Karén (F)	50	29	40	69
3.	Joonatan Vaitiniemi (F)	68	32	36	68
4.	Eetu Peltonen (F)	72	26	38	64
5.	Leevi Koskinen (F)	33	23	37	60

Franchise All-Time Goals

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	54	34	35	69
2.	Joonatan Vaitiniemi (F)	68	32	36	68
3.	Joona Karén (F)	50	29	40	69
4.	Eetu Peltonen (F)	72	26	38	64
5.	Santtu Nykänen (F)	57	26	28	54

Franchise All-Time Assists

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joona Karén (F)	50	29	40	69
2.	Eetu Peltonen (F)	72	26	38	64
3.	Leevi Koskinen (F)	33	23	37	60
4.	Joonatan Vaitiniemi (F)	68	32	36	68
5.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	54	34	35	69

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	54	34	69	133
2.	Joonatan Vaitiniemi (F)	68	32	68	122
3.	Jere Kääriäinen (D)	36	5	15	109
4.	Kasperi Vesalainen (D)	35	0	6	99
5.	Vilho Karjalainen (F)	71	12	30	98

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Veeti Honkala (D)	75	8	18	26
2.	Teemu Tarvainen (F)	74	24	33	57
3.	Akseli Kaitainen (F)	73	24	23	47
4.	Eetu Peltonen (F)	72	26	38	64
5.	Vilho Karjalainen (F)	71	12	18	30

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Leevi Koskinen (F)	33	23	60	1.82
2.	Luka Kauppila (F)	6	5	10	1.67
3.	Mikael Tyrväinen (F)	25	22	40	1.60
4.	Niki Brofeldt (F)	6	3	9	1.50
5.	Veeti Luumi (F)	38	24	55	1.45

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joona Karén (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	35	27	34	61	1.74	18
2.	Leevi Koskinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	33	23	37	60	1.82	10
3.	Eetu Peltonen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	40	21	28	49	1.23	8
4.	Joonas Karttunen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	37	20	26	46	1.24	18
5.	Perttu Lahti (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	36	20	25	45	1.25	50

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joona Karén (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	35	27	34	61	1.74	18
2.	Leevi Koskinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	33	23	37	60	1.82	10
3.	Mikael Tyrväinen (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	25	22	18	40	1.60	12
4.	Eetu Peltonen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	40	21	28	49	1.23	8
5.	Anton Järvinen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	33	21	17	38	1.15	59

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Leevi Koskinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	33	23	37	60	1.82	10
2.	Joona Karén (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	35	27	34	61	1.74	18
3.	Eetu Peltonen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	40	21	28	49	1.23	8
4.	Joonas Karttunen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	37	20	26	46	1.24	18
5.	Perttu Lahti (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	36	20	25	45	1.25	50

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Pelicans U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Frans Vappula (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	24	8	14	22	0.92	89
2.	Kasperi Vesalainen (D)	2016-2017	U18 Mestis Q	21	0	2	2	0.10	81
3.	Vilho Karjalainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	39	10	12	22	0.56	74
4.	Joonatan Vaitiniemi (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	32	20	19	39	1.22	72
5.	Jere Kääriäinen (D)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	23	2	6	8	0.35	67