Team Facts
Plays in U20 SM-sarja Full name Tampereen Ilves Team colours Green + Yellow + White Town Tampere, FIN Founded 1931

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#35 Ondrej Bizon (G) 19 2004 Brno, CZE 6'0" 174 L Junior
#1 Martin Fajmon (G) 16 2007 Brno, CZE 6'1" 159 L Junior
Miko Jutila (G) 17 2006 - - L Junior
#40 Jimi Kuivila (G) 18 2005 Tampere, FIN - - L Junior
DEFENSEMEN
#12 Otto Heinonen (D) 19 2004 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 190 L 23/24
#23 Jesse Hietanen (D) 18 2005 6'3" 198 L Junior
#9 Veeti Hietaniemi (D)   “A” 20 2003 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 176 R 23/24+1
#38 Kalle Keinonen (D)   “A” 18 2005 - - - Junior
#6
Henri Kivistö (D)   “C” 19 2004 Dallas, TX, USA 6'2" 183 R Junior
#26 Arttu Niskanen (D/F) 19 2004 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 181 L Junior
#11 Aaro Pieniniemi (D) 20 2003 6'0" 176 L Junior
#4 Oskar Selin (D) 21 2002 Tampere, FIN 6'0" 174 R
#31 Sebastian Soini (D) 17 2006 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 181 R 24/25+1
#44 David Svozil (D) 17 2006 Prerov, CZE 6'2" 172 L Junior
FORWARDS
#28 Joakim Almi (F) 18 2005 5'10" 159 L Junior
#43 Konsta Frantsila (RW) 18 2005 5'9" 141 L Junior
#18
Jakub Frolo (F) 16 2007 Vsetin, CZE 6'1" 163 R Junior
#32 Julius Ikonen (RW) 20 2003 5'10" 165 R Junior
#20 Tino Ilves (F) 18 2005 Tampere, FIN 6'4" 187 L Junior
#10 Emil Järventie (F) Pittsburgh Penguins 18 2005 Tampere, FIN 5'10" 168 L 23/24+1
#21 Paavo Karjalainen (LW) 19 2004 5'8" 141 L Junior
#39 Oskari Koponen (C) 18 2004 5'10" 157 L Junior
#15 Ondrej Kos (LW) 17 2006 Kurim, CZE 6'1" 148 L Junior
#8 Aapo Krook (F) 19 2004 Karstula, FIN 6'0" 165 R Junior
#19 Niko Lahtinen (C) 19 2004 6'2" 161 L Junior
#17 Laurus Laitila (F) 17 2006 5'10" 154 L Junior
#25 Nooa Lamu (C) 18 2005 - - - Junior
#27 Eemil Laurell (F) 18 2004 6'0" 165 R Junior
#10 Veeti Lokka (F) 19 2004 Kajaani, FIN 6'0" 181 L Junior
#29 Juho Nyppeli (F) 18 2005 Tampere, FIN 5'7" 143 L Junior
#33 Leevi Pelkonen (LW) 18 2005 - - L Junior
#36 Eemil Rautio (C) 20 2003 Valkeakoski, FIN 6'3" 216 L Junior
#42 Joonatan Rouhiainen (LW) 20 2003 Tampere, FIN 5'9" 174 L Junior
#22 Otto Solin (LW) 18 2005 - - L Junior
#34 Miko Uutela (RW) 18 2005 - - - Junior
Position: G: 4, D: 10, F: 21 | Av Age: 18.34 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 170 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 30 players
5 players Experience Ilves U20: 1 395 GP
Liiga: 21 GP Affiliated Team(s) Hiki-Hockey (II-divisioona)
Ilves (Liiga)
Ilves U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Ilves U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Ilves U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KOOVEE (Mestis)
KOOVEE U18 (U18 Mestis)
KOOVEE U20 (U20 Mestis)
LeKi (Suomi-sarja)
Pyry (Suomi-sarja)
Team Captains
“C” Henri Kivistö “A” Veeti Hietaniemi
Kalle Keinonen
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Tampereen jäähalli Location Tampere, FIN Capacity 7 300 Construction Year 1965
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-12-08T19:00:00+0200 Ilves U20 HIFK U20 - U20 SM-sarja
2023-12-02T13:00:00+0200 Ilves U20 Jokerit U20 2 - 1 (SO) U20 SM-sarja
2023-12-01T17:00:00+0200 JYP U20 Ilves U20 5 - 3 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-25T16:30:00+0200 HIFK U20 Ilves U20 2 - 3 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-24T17:00:00+0200 SaiPa U20 Ilves U20 4 - 2 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-19T16:00:00+0200 Ässät U20 Ilves U20 6 - 2 U20 SM-sarja
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/10/2023
11/10/2023 Confirmed Joining Veeti Lokka (F) Joining from Hokki
10/21/2023
10/21/2023 Loan Leaving Joonatan Rouhiainen (F) Leaving for LeKi
09/14/2023
09/14/2023 Confirmed Leaving Eetu Joki (D) Leaving for Pingviinit
08/29/2023
08/29/2023 Confirmed Joining Aapo Krook (F) Joining from Jukurit U20
08/29/2023 Confirmed Joining Jesse Hietanen (D) Joining from Tappara U18
08/29/2023 Confirmed Joining Jakub Frolo (F) Joining from VHK Vsetin U17
08/29/2023 Confirmed Joining Martin Fajmon (G) Joining from HC Kometa Brno U17
06/27/2023
06/27/2023 Confirmed Leaving Perttu Harjula (F) Leaving for Cowboys
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2001-2002 U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - - - - - - -
2002-2003 U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - - - - - - -
2003-2004 U20 SM-liiga 41 14 9 18 1 8 120 119 38 0.93 11 Relegation Play
U20 SM-liiga 6 3 2 1 1 1 20 13 9 1.50 1 Saved in relegation
2004-2005 U20 SM-liiga 39 23 11 5 1 10 155 89 58 1.49 1 Champion
2005-2006 U20 SM-liiga 39 18 3 16 1 1 123 117 42 1.08 6 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 U20 SM-liiga 42 23 3 9 2 5 161 119 58 1.38 2 Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008 U20 SM-liiga 42 20 - 14 2 6 183 158 70 1.67 5 Semifinal loss
2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga 42 17 - 18 2 5 123 152 60 1.43 9 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 U20 SM-liiga 42 19 - 17 3 3 141 144 66 1.57 7 Bronze game win
2010-2011 U20 SM-liiga 42 20 - 18 3 1 138 138 67 1.60 8 Bronze game win
2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 48 17 - 23 2 6 144 184 61 1.27 11 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 U20 SM-liiga 48 18 - 20 5 5 161 177 69 1.44 11 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 U20 SM-liiga 48 27 - 17 1 3 177 146 86 1.79 6 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 48 32 - 11 3 2 194 134 104 2.17 1 Bronze game loss
2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 50 27 - 12 8 3 213 146 100 2.00 4 Champion
2016-2017 U20 SM-liiga 48 23 - 12 5 8 169 127 87 1.81 5 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 35 9 - 18 5 3 82 112 40 1.14 14 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 18 9 - 5 3 1 62 42 34 1.89 2 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 U20 SM-liiga 34 13 - 16 1 4 105 111 45 1.32 11 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 18 4 - 12 1 1 42 66 15 0.83 9 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 U20 SM-liiga 34 9 - 25 0 3 84 124 30 0.88 16 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 18 13 - 3 1 1 68 45 42 2.33 2 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 U20 SM-sarja 23 9 - 14 1 3 69 86 29 1.26 12 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 23 9 - 14 1 3 69 86 29 1.26 12 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja 19 3 - 14 1 1 50 94 12 0.63 18 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 26 13 - 10 2 1 103 91 44 1.69 4 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 U20 SM-sarja 23 9 - 12 2 0 87 88 31 1.35 15 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 22 7 - 13 1 1 62 82 24 1.09 10 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 U20 SM-sarja 27 4 - 18 1 4 50 111 18 0.67 19 -
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Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Tomi Wilenius (F) 2023-2024 EK Zell am See AlpsHL 21 18 23 41 6
2. Aleksi Luhtalampi (F) 2023-2024 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 13 8 28 36 2
3. Benjamin Rautiainen (F) 2023-2024 Tappara U20 U20 SM-sarja 19 17 17 34 18
4. Aleksi Niemi (F) 2023-2024 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 13 10 24 34 6
5. Roope Niskanen (F) 2023-2024 HYC Herentals BeNeLiga 16 16 16 32 4
6. Rasmus Koskinen (F) 2023-2024 Narvik Hockey Norway2 17 11 20 31 10
7. Eemeli Suomi (F) 2023-2024 Ilves Liiga 28 9 22 31 10
8. Eppu Varjamo (F) 2023-2024 PKS II-divisioona 11 3 26 29 2
9. Lassi Korpela (F) 2023-2024 Pyry Suomi-sarja 16 13 15 28 6
10. Jerry Laakso (D) 2023-2024 KOOVEE II II-divisioona 11 9 16 25 2
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tomi Wilenius (F) 135 64 77 141
2. Jari Multanen (F) 91 81 54 135
3. Juha Hautamaa (F) 100 55 76 131
4. Juha Pajuoja (F) 119 70 45 115
5. Semi Pekki (F) 140 59 55 114
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jari Multanen (F) 91 81 54 135
2. Juha Pajuoja (F) 119 70 45 115
3. Jukka-Pekka Vuorinen (F) 101 67 42 109
4. Juho Liuksiala (F) 130 65 47 112
5. Tomi Wilenius (F) 135 64 77 141
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tomi Wilenius (F) 135 64 77 141
2. Juha Hautamaa (F) 100 55 76 131
3. Verneri Metsänen (F) 148 36 75 111
4. Eemeli Suomi (F) 77 22 74 96
5. Juha Jokiharju (F) 63 41 72 113
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Jarkko Näppilä (D) 105 5 37 279
2. Jesper Kokkonen (F) 135 46 74 236
3. Miikka Luodes (F) 82 7 17 230
4. Patrik Moisio (F) 85 28 42 223
5. Niko Snellman (F) 60 9 25 219
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Santeri Kananen (F) 165 36 50 86
2. Pasi Tuominen (F) 158 52 61 113
3. Ville Heponiemi (F) 150 15 20 35
4. Verneri Metsänen (F) 148 36 75 111
5. Juha Vähä-Santanen (F) 143 35 66 101
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Jari Helle (F) 22 28 54 2.45
2. Jari Simola (F) 28 37 62 2.21
3. Sami Sandell (F) 3 1 6 2.00
4. Mikko Virtanen (F) 1 2 2 2.00
5. Raimo Helminen (F) 30 28 59 1.97
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Eemeli Suomi (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 48 19 60 79 1.65 34
2. Jari Multanen (F) 1986-1987 Jr. A SM-sarja 35 38 29 67 1.91 60
3. Janne Seppänen (F) 2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 45 24 42 66 1.47 12
4. Juha Jokiharju (F) 1986-1987 Jr. A SM-sarja 36 21 42 63 1.75 42
5. Jari Simola (F) 1980-1981 Jr. A SM-sarja 28 37 25 62 2.21 20
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jukka-Pekka Vuorinen (F) 1975-1976 Jr. A SM-sarja 36 39 19 58 1.61 15
2. Risto Siltanen (D) 1975-1976 Jr. A SM-sarja 35 39 17 56 1.60 40
3. Jari Multanen (F) 1986-1987 Jr. A SM-sarja 35 38 29 67 1.91 60
4. Jari Simola (F) 1980-1981 Jr. A SM-sarja 28 37 25 62 2.21 20
5. Juho Liuksiala (F) 2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 46 34 27 61 1.33 16
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Eemeli Suomi (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 48 19 60 79 1.65 34
2. Janne Seppänen (F) 2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 45 24 42 66 1.47 12
3. Juha Jokiharju (F) 1986-1987 Jr. A SM-sarja 36 21 42 63 1.75 42
4. Topias Haapanen (F) 2016-2017 U20 SM-liiga 43 15 40 55 1.28 32
5. Jerry Laakso (D) 2013-2014 U20 SM-liiga 47 7 39 46 0.98 38
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jarkko Näppilä (D) 2006-2007 U20 SM-liiga 32 2 13 15 0.47 141
2. Niko Snellman (F) 2007-2008 U20 SM-liiga 31 5 11 16 0.52 137
3. Patrik Moisio (F) 2009-2010 U20 SM-liiga 37 10 8 18 0.49 131
4. Jesper Kokkonen (F) 2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 40 16 8 24 0.60 110
5. Matti Kaipainen (F) 1992-1993 U20 SM-liiga 36 29 21 50 1.39 103
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 170 lbs 18.34
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 180 lbs 19.33
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 183 lbs 19.13
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 189 lbs 18.94
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 189 lbs 19.41
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