What league does Kiekko-Espoo U18 play in?

Kiekko-Espoo U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

Where is Kiekko-Espoo U18 based?

Kiekko-Espoo U18 is based in Espoo, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kiekko-Espoo U18?

The head coach of Kiekko-Espoo U18 is Topi Jaakola.

Who is the captain of Kiekko-Espoo U18?

The captain of Kiekko-Espoo U18 is Nicolas Mero.

What arena does Kiekko-Espoo U18 play in?

Kiekko-Espoo U18 play their home games at Tapiolan harjoitusareena in Espoo, FIN.

Kiekko-Espoo U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Kiekko-Espoo U18 were 13-7-2 in the 2025-26 U18 SM-sarja season with 36 points, 5th in the SM-sarja and 10th overall.

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2025-2026 Kiekko-Espoo U18 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Jesse Pahkamaa (F)	36	21	30	51	20	-	9	2	4	6	2
2.	Christian Sundberg (RW)	42	15	21	36	63	-	9	3	3	6	4
3.	Veeti Palomäki (C)	41	12	18	30	33	-	8	1	1	2	4
4.	Luukas Vahvaselkä (D)	35	4	23	27	18	-	6	1	1	2	6
5.	Robin Tenhunen (C)	25	10	16	26	6	-	9	0	3	3	2
6.	Onni Kovalainen (RW)	37	13	10	23	16	-	9	3	0	3	8
7.	Joel Manninen (RW)	43	13	10	23	39	-	8	1	0	1	27
8.	Luca Santala (C/W)	17	12	10	22	2	-	7	2	2	4	6
9.	Aamos Vahvaselkä (D)	32	5	16	21	40	-	9	0	6	6	6
10.	Juuso Fredrikson (LW)	25	12	8	20	10	-	9	3	8	11	6
11.	Juuso Talvitie (C)	44	9	11	20	2	-	9	0	0	0	0
12.	Luukas Suominen (F)	43	10	8	18	16	-	3	0	0	0	0
13.	Jose Tiilikainen (LW)	25	7	11	18	24	-	7	0	1	1	4
14.	Otto Joutsen (D)	23	2	14	16	22	-	9	3	3	6	8
15.	Lauri Kailanen (LW)	35	6	6	12	4	-	8	0	0	0	0
16.	Atte Vuori (C)	10	3	9	12	8	-
17.	Conny Törnqvist (D)	40	0	11	11	14	-	8	0	0	0	2
18.	Ilari Harjanne (D)	43	3	6	9	18	-	9	0	0	0	2
19.	Nicolas Mero (C)	35	2	6	8	20	-	9	1	0	1	2
20.	Elmo Talvitie (D)	26	1	7	8	0	-	2	0	0	0	2
21.	Ossi Nyman (D)	31	1	7	8	4	-	6	0	0	0	0
22.	Viljami Määttä (D)	29	0	7	7	0	-	9	0	0	0	4
23.	Oliver Torkki (LW)	5	2	4	6	4	-	9	2	5	7	16
24.	Jesse Hirvonen (F)	23	2	4	6	4	-
25.	Noel Pakarinen (LW)	4	3	1	4	0	-
26.	Jussi Henttonen (F)	11	2	2	4	0	-
27.	Niilo Vainiola (D)	7	0	2	2	2	-
28.	Elias Kämäräinen (F)	5	1	0	1	2	-
29.	Max Laatikainen (D)	1	0	1	1	0	-
30.	Lauri Kettula (D)	3	0	1	1	0	-
31.	Daniel Niemi (F)	4	0	1	1	0	-
32.	Lauri Pajunen (D)	7	0	1	1	0	-
33.	Lucas Kituniemi (F)	8	0	1	1	20	-
34.	Anton-Oliver Lehtola (D)	12	0	1	1	0	-
35.	Kyle Boll (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
36.	Elias Hupli (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
37.	Erkko Saastamoinen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Matias Ruuskanen (G)	23	2.94	.915	12	8	-	0	1389:09	732	8	2.02	.935
2.	Oskari Ahmajärvi (G)	3	2.33	.911	3	0	-	0	180:00	72	1	2.06	.950
3.	Joona Koivurinne (G)	15	3.40	.907	5	8	-	1	847:10	466	0
4.	Mio Seppälä (G)	4	4.95	.860	1	3	-	0	242:23	123	0
5.	Walle Toukola (G)	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	0:00	-	0
6.	Eelis Laaksonen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Kiekko-Espoo U18 Staff

Head CoachTopi Jaakola
Asst. CoachTeemu Sopanen
Asst. CoachSami Sundberg
Goaltending CoachAapo Sorjonen
Dir. of Hockey AdministrationNiklas Hede
Equipment ManagerJanne Manninen
Equipment ManagerSami Vahvaselkä
Skills CoachPatrik Björkskog

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Kiekko-Espoo U18 Captains

"C"

Nicolas Mero

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2025-2026 Kiekko-Espoo U18 Demographics

Kiekko-Espoo U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Espoo, FIN Map
Founded: -

2025-2026 Kiekko-Espoo U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

43 players

Experience

Kiekko-Espoo U18: 1 188 GP
Liiga: 15 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kiekko-Espoo (Liiga)
Kiekko-Espoo U16 Ch (U16 Mestis)
Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch (U18 Mestis)
Kiekko-Espoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tapiolan harjoitusareena
Location: Espoo, FIN
Capacity: 750
Construction Year: 2015

A photo of arena: Tapiolan harjoitusareena

Kiekko-Espoo U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/03/2026 11:45 AM UTC	Tappara U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/02/2026 04:25 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18	HIFK U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/27/2026 11:55 AM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18	KalPa U18	5 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 02:25 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18	Kärpät U18	1 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
09/19/2026 09:30 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	4 - 2	U18 SM-sarja

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Jose Tiilikainen (F)

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09/08/2025

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Magnus Loponen (G)

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04/30/2025

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Nooa Järvenpää (D)

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04/26/2024

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Olli Eloranta (F)

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04/21/2024

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Matic Percic (F)

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08/04/2023

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Roni Alanko (F)

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06/17/2022

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Emil Hemming (F)

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08/06/2020

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Petteri Nurmi (D)

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Kiekko-Espoo U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Kiekko-Espoo U18
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	8	4	4	-	0	0	24	22	12	1.5	6	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	7	-	5	2	85	75	36	1.64	5	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	8	-	2	3	89	75	34	1.55	6	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	13	-	0	0	82	74	27	1.23	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	22	19	2	-	1	0	135	35	59	2.68	1	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	10	6	4	-	0	0	-	-	15	1.5	4	Qualification loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	19	2	-	0	1	116	56	58	2.64	1	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	14	-	1	2	69	82	19	0.86	12	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	10	5	3	-	2	0	36	23	19	1.9	1	Promoted
	U18 SM-sarja	22	17	2	-	1	2	109	46	55	2.5	1	Qualification
	U18 SM-sarja	22	6	12	-	2	2	61	77	24	1.09	11	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	24	8	-	9	2	177	101	92	2.14	2	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	17	10	2	-	5	0	71	40	40	2.35	3	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	23	10	10	-	2	1	69	65	35	1.52	8	Season Cancelled
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2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	16	7	6	-	2	1	53	41	26	1.63	4	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	7	19	-	0	4	80	114	25	0.83	14	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	20	20	-	4	5	188	172	73	1.49	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	12	12	-	4	3	124	109	47	1.52	8	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	29	16	-	2	2	184	122	93	1.9	2	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	18	10	-	1	2	121	86	58	1.87	5	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	23	17	-	4	4	174	117	81	1.69	5	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	2	3	117	69	49	1.63	8	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	36	8	-	20	99	209	99	115	2.4	1	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	24	3	-	2	1	140	54	77	2.57	1	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	30	8	-	6	4	259	136	106	2.21	1	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	20	4	-	4	2	167	83	70	2.33	1	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	31	10	-	5	2	204	135	105	2.19	1	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	21	4	-	4	1	141	78	72	2.4	1	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	30	20	9	-	0	1	133	90	61	2.03	3	-
	U18 SM-sarja	48	29	15	-	3	1	211	149	94	1.96	2	Final loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Camilo Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	12	14	26	2
2.	Emil Eriksson (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	7	11	6	17	8
3.	Antti Kangasniemi (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	9	6	8	14	2
4.	Joonas Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Matinkylä Ducks	III-divisioona	4	7	6	13	0
5.	Patrik Lagerbohm (F)	2026-2027	Chiefs	II-divisioona	5	5	7	12	0
6.	Samu Sauvonsaari (D)	2026-2027	Matinkylä Ducks	III-divisioona	4	9	2	11	2
7.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	10	6	5	11	4
8.	Jose Tiilikainen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	5	6	11	2
9.	Jesse Pahkamaa (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	4	7	11	4
10.	Topias Telsavaara (D)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	7	2	8	10	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	16.60
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	17.03
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.18
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.36
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.22

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	81	58	56	114
2.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	89	35	72	107
3.	Oliver Kinnunen (F)	80	43	57	100
4.	Daniel Mäkiaho (F)	93	44	46	90
5.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	51	41	49	90

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	81	58	56	114
2.	Daniel Mäkiaho (F)	93	44	46	90
3.	Oliver Kinnunen (F)	80	43	57	100
4.	Markus Lahtinen (F)	84	43	31	74
5.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	51	41	49	90

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	89	35	72	107
2.	Niko Happo (F)	88	19	63	82
3.	Oliver Kinnunen (F)	80	43	57	100
4.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	81	58	56	114
5.	Petteri Villanen (F)	89	27	56	83

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Juhani Kaisjoki (D)	70	18	35	160
2.	Micke Niemelä (D)	65	10	31	154
3.	Niko Happo (F)	88	19	82	128
4.	Robert Arrak (F)	36	10	20	113
5.	Jere Seppälä (D)	48	6	26	111

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rastin Rostami (F)	94	21	27	48
2.	Daniel Mäkiaho (F)	93	44	46	90
3.	Leevi Lemberg (F)	90	26	28	54
4.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	89	35	72	107
5.	Petteri Villanen (F)	89	27	56	83

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Oscar Hemming (F)	31	35	63	2.03
2.	Miro Aaltonen (F)	10	4	19	1.90
3.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	51	41	90	1.76
4.	Aleks Haatanen (F)	16	13	26	1.63
5.	Juuso Ikonen (F)	28	16	42	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2014-2015	41	39	84
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2012-2013	47	35	75
3.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	2015-2016	44	25	74
4.	Oscar Hemming (F)	2024-2025	31	35	63
5.	Alexander Forslund (F)	2018-2019	48	18	61

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2014-2015	41	39	84
2.	Tatu Kanerva (F)	2013-2014	47	37	60
3.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2012-2013	47	35	75
4.	Oscar Hemming (F)	2024-2025	31	35	63
5.	Daniel Mäkiaho (F)	2018-2019	49	31	60

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	2015-2016	44	49	74
2.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2014-2015	41	45	84
3.	Alexander Forslund (F)	2018-2019	48	43	61
4.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2012-2013	47	40	75
5.	Atte Vuori (F)	2024-2025	38	40	51

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Robert Arrak (F)	2015-2016	36	20	113
2.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2006-2007	32	44	105
3.	Micke Niemelä (D)	2006-2007	34	19	102
4.	Pasi Herrala (D)	2000-2001	26	6	94
5.	Tomi Äikää (D)	2000-2001	34	8	76