What league does TPS U18 play in?

TPS U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

Where is TPS U18 based?

TPS U18 is based in Turku, FIN.

Who is the head coach of TPS U18?

The head coach of TPS U18 is Riku-Petteri Lehtonen.

Who is the captain of TPS U18?

The captain of TPS U18 is Petteri Vilhunen.

What arena does TPS U18 play in?

TPS U18 play their home games at Artukaisten jäähalli in Turku, FIN.

What are the team colors of TPS U18?

The team colors of TPS U18 are Black + White.

TPS U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

TPS U18 were 13-8-1 in the 2025-26 U18 SM-sarja season with 39 points, 4th in the Alkusarja and 7th overall.

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2025-2026 TPS U18 Roster

TPS U18 — 2025-2026 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Ahti Kouvo (G)	18	2008	Naantali, FIN	6'1"	174	L
	#35	Benjamin Sandell (G)	16	2009		-	-	R
	#31	Joa Suoraniemi (G)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#30	Sisu Timonen (G)	18	2008	Raisio, FIN	5'9"	148	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Joose Kankare (D)	18	2008	Turku, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#7	Väinö Koivisto (D)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#16	Justus Malinen (D)	16	2009		-	-	L
	#5	Rasmus Niemi (D)	18	2008	Turku, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#2	Riku Nordström (D)	17	2009	Salo, FIN	5'9"	201	L
	#10	Joakim Pinomaki (D)	16	2009	Turku, FIN	-	-	-
	#27	Antti Räisänen (D)"A"	17	2008	Loimaa, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#4	Ilmari Tuominen (D)	15	2010	Tarvasjoki, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#25	Vili Virkkunen (D)	17	2009	Turku, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#33	Daniel Vähämäki (D)"A"	19	2007	Turku, FIN	5'11"	176	L
FORWARDS
	#12	Julius Anttila (C)	16	2010	Salo, FIN	6'1"	170	L
	#28	Paavo Fugleberg (RW)	16	2009	Kaarina, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#15	Alex Gustafsson (F)	18	2008	Naantali, FIN	6'0"	174	L
	#17	Wilmer Kallio (RW/LW)	18	2008	Göteborg, SWE	5'11"	168	L
	#29	Ernests Krumins (C)	18	2008	Jelgava, LAT	6'0"	192	L
	#18	Leevi Lakanmaa (RW)	18	2008		-	-	R
	#13	Jami Leino (RW)	18	2008	Salo, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#21	Max Lorentz (LW)	17	2009	Turku, FIN	6'4"	194	L
	#34	Elmeri Myllymäki (LW)	16	2009		-	-	-
	#22	Elmeri Niemelä (LW)	18	2008		-	-	L
	#17	Eetu Oja (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#11	Niilo Pietiäinen (C)	17	2009	Loimaa, FIN	5'7"	121	L
	#19	Otso Puntala (RW)	16	2010		-	-	L
	#9	Lassi Rindell (F)	17	2009		-	-	L
	#26	Ágoston Schmidt (C)	18	2008	Budapest, HUN	6'0"	190	L
	#20	Elias Soininen (RW)	18	2008	Kaarina, FIN	6'3"	187	R
	#14	Kosti Uotila (F)	18	2008		-	-	R
	#23	Petteri Vilhunen (C)"C"	17	2009	Turku, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#24	Aatu Vuohijoki (F)	17	2009	Nousiainen, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#25	Olli Wahlroos (LW)	18	2008	Kaarina, FIN	6'0"	187	L
Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 18Av Age: 17.31 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 TPS U18 Staff

Head CoachRiku-Petteri Lehtonen
Asst. CoachLauri Hyrsky
Goaltending CoachJohannes Selin
Team ManagerMatti Lindstedt
Asst. Team ManagerJuha Vilhunen
Dir. of AdministrationKatri Hoffmann
Dir. of GoaltendingJohannes Selin
Dir. of Hockey OperationsKalle Lahti
Dir. of Youth HockeyTeemu Kettunen
Equipment ManagerJari Gunell
Equipment ManagerJari Rand
Youth Hockey SupervisorHenri Heino

Team Staff History

2025-2026 TPS U18 Captains

"C"

Petteri Vilhunen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2025-2026 TPS U18 Demographics

TPS U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Black + White
Town: Turku, FIN Map
Founded: -

2025-2026 TPS U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

TPS U18: 1 368 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kiekkohait (III-divisioona)
TPS (Liiga)
TPS U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
TPS U17
TPS U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
TPS U20 Akatemia (U20 Suomi-sarja)
TUTO Hockey U20 (U20 Mestis)
TUTO Hockey U20 Akatemia (U20 Suomi-sarja)
VG-62 (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Artukaisten jäähalli
Location: Turku, FIN
Capacity: 200
Construction Year: 2026

TPS U18 Games

TPS U18 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/24/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Jokerit U18	TPS U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Lukko U18	TPS U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/17/2026 01:20 PM UTC	TPS U18	Tappara U18	6 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
10/16/2026 03:50 PM UTC	TPS U18	Ilves U18	7 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
10/10/2026 01:20 PM UTC	TPS U18	SaiPa U18	4 - 3 (SO)	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

TPS U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
05/22/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Elmeri Manninen (G)	KooKoo U20	Details
04/29/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Martin Heiniola (F)	Ässät U20	Details
08/24/2021	Confirmed	joining	Oleksandr Shapovalov (F)	HAKI U17	Details
08/02/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Topias Rovio (G)	Pelicans U20	Details
06/11/2019	Confirmed	joining	Kalle Väisänen (F)	Jokerit/Viikingit U16	Details
07/11/2017	Confirmed	leaving	Jesse Nieminen (F)	TUTO Hockey U20	Details
07/11/2017	Confirmed	leaving	Jaakko Laine (D)	TUTO Hockey U20	Details
01/22/2017	Extension		Kaapo Kakko (F)		Details

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TPS U18 History and Standings

TPS U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	14	7	5	-	1	1	51	46	24	1.71	3	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	9	-	2	1	68	72	38	1.73	4	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	8	-	1	1	74	57	39	1.77	4	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	8	5	1	-	1	1	35	19	18	2.25	1	Saved in relegation
	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	10	-	2	5	66	80	24	1.09	11	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	7	-	4	1	70	55	39	1.77	5	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	3	10	-	7	2	68	78	25	1.14	9	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	8	-	1	3	59	58	35	1.59	7	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	10	-	2	1	55	55	33	1.5	7	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	6	-	3	4	61	58	37	1.68	6	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	18	21	-	2	2	111	131	60	1.4	9	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	17	9	7	-	0	1	48	51	28	1.65	9	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	24	7	14	-	3	0	67	82	27	1.13	15	-
	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	7	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	26	14	-	3	3	191	145	87	1.89	3	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	20	6	-	1	3	121	84	65	2.17	2	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	26	19	-	3	1	175	139	85	1.73	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	18	12	-	1	0	110	78	56	1.81	5	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	25	16	-	6	2	175	135	89	1.82	3	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	17	9	-	3	2	117	81	59	1.9	3	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	20	23	-	4	1	175	153	69	1.44	9	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	12	-	2	1	122	91	50	1.67	6	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	20	23	-	18	17	181	174	69	1.44	8	Qualification loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	13	-	2	0	128	101	49	1.63	9	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	19	19	-	3	7	143	149	70	1.46	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	13	11	-	1	5	88	77	46	1.53	9	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	34	23	9	-	2	0	109	81	73	2.15	1	-
	U18 SM-sarja	14	10	3	-	1	0	42	29	32	2.29	2	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	11	12	-	5	2	73	70	45	1.5	11	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	4	1	125	100	51	1.7	8	-

TPS U18 Tournament Statistics

TPS U18 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1987-1988	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-
1980-1981	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

TPS U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Max Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey U20	U20 Mestis	11	8	11	19	4
2.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	10	7	17	2
3.	Juuso Tani (F)	2026-2027	Chiefs	II-divisioona	6	11	5	16	0
4.	Kasper Koskinen (F)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	6	6	10	16	2
5.	Matias Termonen (F)	2026-2027	RNK Hoci	II-divisioona	7	7	7	14	0
6.	Oskari Rauhala (F)	2026-2027	TarU	III-divisioona	4	8	5	13	0
7.	Jani-Petteri Ylikännö (F)	2026-2027	Chiefs	II-divisioona	6	1	12	13	8
8.	Kalle Valtola (D)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	9	4	7	11	2
9.	Otto Nieminen (F)	2026-2027	Unia Oswiecim	PHL	9	6	4	10	6
10.	Jesse Pärssinen (F)	2026-2027	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	4	6	10	31

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

TPS U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	16.47
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.31
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.29
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.38
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.37

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kalle Valtola (D)	90	36	53	89
2.	Vili Munkki (F)	77	38	48	86
3.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	55	32	53	85
4.	Daniel Vähämäki (D)	110	16	61	77
5.	Matias Maccelli (F)	69	21	53	74

Franchise All-Time Goals

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Otto Nieminen (F)	71	40	26	66
2.	Vili Munkki (F)	77	38	48	86
3.	Kalle Valtola (D)	90	36	53	89
4.	Hermanni Vidman (F)	67	36	31	67
5.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	55	32	53	85

Franchise All-Time Assists

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Daniel Vähämäki (D)	110	16	61	77
2.	Kalle Valtola (D)	90	36	53	89
3.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	55	32	53	85
4.	Matias Maccelli (F)	69	21	53	74
5.	Vili Munkki (F)	77	38	48	86

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Sami Savolainen (F)	62	13	42	197
2.	Santeri Kilkki (D)	51	4	18	144
3.	Petri Tähtisalo (D)	60	11	29	138
4.	Martin Berger (D)	79	4	24	119
5.	Marco Tuokko (F)	61	22	47	115

Franchise All-Time Games Played

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Santeri Sillanpää (F)	113	29	37	66
2.	Roope Reini (D)	111	21	44	65
3.	Daniel Vähämäki (D)	110	16	61	77
4.	Vili Paloluoma (D)	107	5	24	29
5.	Eetu Andersson (D)	103	11	29	40

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Saku Koivu (F)	24	20	48	2.00
2.	Kai Nurminen (F)	15	13	30	2.00
3.	Rasmus Kulmala (F)	31	23	55	1.77
4.	Ruslan Fedotenko (F)	3	3	5	1.67
5.	Emil Hemming (F)	3	1	5	1.67

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	45	28	48	76	1.69	24
2.	Vesa Lehtonen (F)	1990-1991	U18 SM-sarja	36	27	31	58	1.61	34
3.	Kalle Valtola (D)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	48	24	34	58	1.21	14
4.	Artturi Prisjaznjuk (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	37	27	27	54	1.46	16
5.	Leevi Teissala (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	45	20	33	53	1.18	30

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kalle Kaskinen (F)	1990-1991	U18 SM-sarja	30	30	19	49	1.63	4
2.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	45	28	48	76	1.69	24
3.	Vesa Lehtonen (F)	1990-1991	U18 SM-sarja	36	27	31	58	1.61	34
4.	Artturi Prisjaznjuk (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	37	27	27	54	1.46	16
5.	Hermanni Vidman (F)	1996-1997	U18 SM-sarja	36	25	22	47	1.31	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	45	28	48	76	1.69	24
2.	Kalle Valtola (D)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	48	24	34	58	1.21	14
3.	Leevi Teissala (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	45	20	33	53	1.18	30
4.	Christian Wallin (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	40	18	33	51	1.28	16
5.	Elias Ketonen (F)	2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	46	18	33	51	1.11	22

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

TPS U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Sami Savolainen (F)	2006-2007	U18 SM-sarja	30	9	17	26	0.87	140
2.	Santeri Kilkki (D)	1994-1995	U18 SM-sarja	31	4	10	14	0.45	104
3.	Petri Tähtisalo (D)	1998-1999	U18 SM-sarja	25	4	9	13	0.52	96
4.	Tomi Sykkö (F)	1999-2000	U18 SM-sarja	34	14	12	26	0.76	92
5.	Jussi Jämsen (D)	1998-1999	U18 SM-sarja	32	1	6	7	0.22	90