What league does HPK U18 play in?

HPK U18 play in the U18 Mestis.

When was HPK U18 founded?

HPK U18 was founded in 1929 in Hämeenlinna, FIN, Finland.

Where is HPK U18 based?

HPK U18 is based in Hämeenlinna, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HPK U18?

The head coach of HPK U18 is Kasperi Honkala.

Who is the captain of HPK U18?

The captain of HPK U18 is Onnikalle Lehtonen.

What arena does HPK U18 play in?

HPK U18 play their home games at Pohjantähti areena in Hämeenlinna, FIN.

HPK U18

U18 Mestis

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

HPK U18 were 12-8-2 in the 2022-23 U18 SM-sarja season with 37 points, 21st overall.

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2022-2023 HPK U18 Player Stats

All Positions

HPK U18 — 2022-2023 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Oliver Kopiloff (C/LW)	41	17	17	34	10	-	2	1	1	2	2
2.		Totte Pulli (LW)	37	16	14	30	41	-	2	1	1	2	0
3.		Valtteri Viitaluoma (C)	42	10	14	24	16	-	2	1	0	1	0
4.		Robin Huttunen (RW/LW)	38	8	15	23	12	-	2	1	1	2	0
5.		Joose Sihvola (RW)	40	5	16	21	56	-
6.		Roope Vesterinen (LW/RW)	17	9	11	20	8	-	2	1	1	2	0
7.		Viljami Savolainen (D)	40	2	18	20	32	-	2	0	2	2	2
8.		Aukusti Savijoki (F)	35	10	8	18	20	-	2	0	1	1	2
9.		Rasmus Orelma (LW)	35	3	15	18	34	-	2	0	0	0	4
10.		Akseli Ketonen (D)	40	4	13	17	2	-	2	1	1	2	0
11.		Lassi Nelimarkka (RW/C)	38	5	10	15	10	-
12.		Kaarlo Kapanen (RW/C)	38	5	7	12	14	-	2	0	2	2	2
13.		Veeti Vuorela (F)	28	4	8	12	30	-	2	0	0	0	2
14.		Matias Huuskonen (C)	17	4	6	10	6	-	2	0	0	0	4
15.		Onnikalle Lehtonen (D)	36	3	7	10	16	-	2	0	1	1	0
16.		Jimi Säteri (D)	36	2	8	10	12	-	2	0	0	0	0
17.		Vili Toivonen (LW/RW)	20	6	3	9	18	-	2	0	2	2	12
18.		Viljami Viitaluoma (C/W)	33	6	2	8	18	-	2	0	0	0	0
19.		Niklas Talvikunnas (D)	17	5	3	8	59	-	2	0	1	1	0
20.		Lassi Laine (W)	23	2	5	7	26	-
21.		Kalle Juvonen (C)	14	2	3	5	4	-
22.		Eero Muhonen (D)	38	1	4	5	12	-	2	1	0	1	2
23.		Kaapo Österlund (D)	44	2	2	4	10	-	2	0	0	0	0
24.		Tobias Nordlund (D)	22	1	3	4	6	-
25.		Aaro Lomakka (D)	16	1	2	3	2	-
26.		Topias Haapala (F)	2	2	0	2	0	-
27.		Matias Lappalainen (D)	7	1	0	1	2	-
28.		Aaro Keskinen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
29.		Joona Pohjantähti (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
30.		Max Aartela (RW)	2	0	0	0	0	-
31.		Timi Mustiala (F)	2	0	0	0	2	-
32.		Juska Ekholm (LW)	3	0	0	0	0	-
33.		Topias Härmä (C)	3	0	0	0	0	-
34.		Edi Hakkarainen (LW/RW)	4	0	0	0	0	-
35.		Nooa Lahti (D/F)	12	0	0	0	4	-

HPK U18 — 2022-2023 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Kim Saarinen (G)	24	2.96	.911	10	9	0	1	1419:32	717	2	4.02	.875
2.		Mikke Mämmi (G)	21	3.09	.901	8	12	-	0	1223:39	572	0
3.		Vili Havukainen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
4.		Juuso Saarikko (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
5.		Aaro Rintanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
6.		Luka Viljanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2022-2023 HPK U18 Staff

Head CoachKasperi Honkala
Asst. CoachIsmo Nikkinen
Asst. CoachOlli Simola
Goaltending CoachSami Jokinen
Team ManagerTommi Nummela
ChairmanTeijo Räsänen
Dir. of CoachingSami Saurén
Equipment ManagerAri Aarto
Equipment ManagerJarno Leppäaho
Head Equipment ManagerMarko Lehtonen
Skills CoachVisa Pesonen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 HPK U18 Captains

"C"

Onnikalle Lehtonen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 HPK U18 Demographics

HPK U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 Mestis
Team Colors: -
Town: Hämeenlinna, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2022-2023 HPK U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players

Experience

HPK U18: 1 321 GP
Liiga: 10 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HPK (Liiga)
HPK U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
HPK U16 Akatemia (U16 Mestis)
HPK U17
HPK U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
HPK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
HPK U20 Akatemia (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Pohjantähti areena
Location: Hämeenlinna, FIN
Capacity: 5 360
Construction Year: 1979

HPK U18 Games

HPK U18 — 2022-2023 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/25/2026 10:45 AM UTC	HPK U18	TUTO Hockey U18	-	U18 Mestis
10/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HPK U18	HS Riga 17	-	U18 Mestis
10/18/2026 08:45 AM UTC	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	HPK U18	5 - 4	U18 Mestis
10/17/2026 12:30 PM UTC	RoKi U18	HPK U18	6 - 2	U18 Mestis
10/11/2026 12:30 PM UTC	HPK U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	4 - 2	U18 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

HPK U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
06/09/2026	Extension		Nico Niemelä (F)		Details
04/20/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Oskari Karjala (F)	Sport U20	Details
04/26/2025	Extension		Ilari Mäkinen (F)		Details
04/26/2025	Extension		Paavo Laine (F)		Details
08/28/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Jesse Nuutinen (D)	Fresno Monsters	Details
05/22/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Viljami Savolainen (D)	KooKoo U20	Details
09/10/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Tobias Nordlund (D)	Connecticut Jr. Rangers	Details
04/22/2022	Extension		Roope Vesterinen (F)		Details

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HPK U18 History and Standings

HPK U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 Mestis	14	9	5	-	0	0	47	33	27	1.93	5	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	4	-	1	2	38	36	13	1.3	3	Qualification loss
	U18 Mestis	22	17	3	-	1	1	128	54	54	2.45	1	-
	U18 Mestis	22	15	5	-	2	0	96	49	49	2.23	3	-
2024-2025	U18 Mestis	22	11	4	-	5	2	106	81	45	2.05	2	-
	U18 SM-sarja	8	0	6	-	2	0	23	39	4	0.5	6	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	22	2	19	-	1	0	62	110	8	0.36	12	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	12	-	1	0	56	81	29	1.32	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	6	10	-	4	2	71	82	28	1.27	8	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	8	-	1	2	77	65	37	1.68	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	12	-	2	3	62	77	24	1.09	10	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	21	16	-	4	2	127	115	73	1.7	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	17	10	5	-	2	0	64	47	34	2	6	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	21	6	14	-	0	1	49	91	19	0.9	16	-
	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	2	-	0	0	0	10	0	0	16	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	16	7	7	-	0	2	59	51	23	1.44	6	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	3	23	-	2	2	61	160	15	0.5	16	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	18	22	-	6	3	154	180	69	1.41	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	12	15	-	3	1	97	116	43	1.39	9	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	24	20	-	3	2	156	136	80	1.63	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	16	12	-	1	2	103	79	52	1.68	7	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	22	18	-	5	3	167	153	79	1.65	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	16	11	-	1	2	104	91	52	1.73	5	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	17	22	-	15	14	150	144	67	1.4	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	12	11	-	6	1	99	74	49	1.63	10	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	21	20	-	1	6	174	176	71	1.48	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	13	13	-	1	3	115	114	44	1.47	10	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	14	9	2	-	2	1	71	47	32	2.29	1	First round loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	12	15	-	1	2	107	108	40	1.33	13	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	30	16	12	-	2	0	110	104	52	1.73	7	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

HPK U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Anton Ollikainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	12	5	17	2
2.	Konsta Niskanen (D)	2026-2027	HPK U18 Akatemia	U18 Suomi-sarja	11	5	11	16	4
3.	Damon Doman (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	11	5	11	16	16
4.	Joona Monto (F)	2026-2027	GKS Katowice	PHL	14	4	11	15	10
5.	Jere Innala (F)	2026-2027	HC Lugano	NL	13	9	5	14	4
6.	Juho Pajunen (F)	2026-2027	Jää-Ahmat	II-divisioona	6	6	7	13	2
7.	Robert Leino (F)	2026-2027	HC Kometa Brno	Extraliga	11	6	7	13	6
8.	Juho Hyvärinen (F)	2026-2027	AHK	III-divisioona	3	5	8	13	0
9.	Jere Jokinen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	8	5	8	13	0
10.	Julius Valtonen (F)	2026-2027	UTE	Erste Liga	10	5	8	13	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

HPK U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	16.33
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	17.52
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.33
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.37
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.48

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	71	38	78	116
2.	Max Kenig (F)	80	45	54	99
3.	Erkka Seppälä (F)	93	27	68	95
4.	Antti Miettinen (F)	70	37	57	94
5.	Mika Erkkilä (F)	83	47	40	87

Franchise All-Time Goals

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jere Jokinen (F)	89	50	33	83
2.	Mika Erkkilä (F)	83	47	40	87
3.	Max Kenig (F)	80	45	54	99
4.	Eemil Laine (F)	82	44	36	80
5.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	71	38	78	116

Franchise All-Time Assists

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	71	38	78	116
2.	Erkka Seppälä (F)	93	27	68	95
3.	Antti Miettinen (F)	70	37	57	94
4.	Max Kenig (F)	80	45	54	99
5.	Robert Leino (F)	43	18	53	71

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Antti Pennanen (F)	65	32	68	144
2.	Niklas Talvikunnas (D)	63	11	24	138
3.	Jan Arvonen (D)	81	16	33	129
4.	Petteri Nikkilä (D)	34	6	21	125
5.	Saku Joutsi (D)	63	5	17	124

Franchise All-Time Games Played

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Saku Raassina (F)	120	22	41	63
2.	Jussi Ilonen (F)	119	15	24	39
3.	Aukusti Savijoki (F)	99	16	12	28
4.	Anton Sihvonen (F)	98	22	37	59
5.	Viljami Korpela (F)	96	33	35	68

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Timo Koskela (F)	14	18	43	3.07
2.	Robert Leino (F)	43	18	71	1.65
3.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	71	38	116	1.63
4.	Niko Kapanen (F)	41	22	67	1.63
5.	Teemu Rautiainen (F)	27	20	43	1.59

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Oskari Karjala (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	44	30	29	59	1.34	18
2.	Erkka Seppälä (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	17	40	57	1.19	22
3.	Niko Kapanen (F)	1994-1995	U18 SM-sarja	31	16	39	55	1.77	40
4.	Miska Ronkainen (F)	2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	26	28	54	1.13	8
5.	Antti Miettinen (F)	1996-1997	U18 SM-sarja	36	24	29	53	1.47	34

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Oskari Karjala (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	44	30	29	59	1.34	18
2.	Jere Jokinen (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	42	27	24	51	1.21	14
3.	Tommi Rantanen (F)	2007-2008	U18 SM-sarja	34	27	23	50	1.47	16
4.	Petteri Wirtanen (F)	2002-2003	U18 SM-sarja	27	27	12	29	1.07	36
5.	Miska Ronkainen (F)	2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	26	28	54	1.13	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Erkka Seppälä (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	17	40	57	1.19	22
2.	Niko Kapanen (F)	1994-1995	U18 SM-sarja	31	16	39	55	1.77	40
3.	Jimi Rönkkönen (F)	2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	41	13	35	48	1.17	42
4.	Ville Järveläinen (F)	2008-2009	U18 SM-sarja	25	11	35	46	1.84	12
5.	Robert Leino (F)	2009-2010	U18 SM-sarja	25	8	35	43	1.72	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

HPK U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Henry Vendelin (D)	1996-1997	U18 SM-sarja	33	4	2	6	0.18	94
2.	Petteri Nikkilä (D)	2009-2010	U18 SM-sarja	24	4	10	14	0.58	93
3.	Aapo Skaffari (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	37	4	7	11	0.30	89
4.	Antti Pennanen (F)	1995-1996	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	14	29	0.97	88
5.	Valtteri Purhonen (D)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	37	11	8	19	0.51	88