What league does JYP U18 play in?

JYP U18 play in the U18 Mestis.

When was JYP U18 founded?

JYP U18 was founded in 1977 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

Where is JYP U18 based?

JYP U18 is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JYP U18?

The head coach of JYP U18 is Simo Luukkainen.

Who is the captain of JYP U18?

The captain of JYP U18 is Santeri Koskela.

What are the team colors of JYP U18?

The team colors of JYP U18 are Red + Black + White.

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2019-2020 JYP U18 Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Jesse Helander (LW)	46	16	49	65	20	-
2.	Santeri Koskela (C)	45	30	25	55	10	-
3.	Emil Kangasniemi (F)	44	25	24	49	28	-
4.	Jere Lassila (C)	42	18	25	43	28	-
5.	Niko Liiri (D)	46	4	39	43	16	-
6.	Joakim Kemell (RW)	40	17	21	38	38	-
7.	Samuel Mäkinen (C)	43	10	13	23	16	-
8.	Tatu Pietiläinen (F)	46	12	9	21	10	-
9.	Roni Kuusikko (LW)	34	7	13	20	28	-
10.	Sampo Joro (C)	46	9	6	15	18	-
11.	Tino Aunala (D)	44	1	12	13	12	-
12.	Roni Jauhiainen (D)	29	1	9	10	14	-
13.	Henri Pöllänen (F)	32	6	2	8	8	-
14.	Vili Halonen (RW)	41	4	4	8	8	-
15.	Valtteri Aliranta (C)	37	3	4	7	12	-
16.	Anttoni Putkonen (D/F)	43	2	4	6	30	-
17.	Saku Tikkanen (D)	30	1	4	5	6	-
18.	Patrik Sirkka (F)	42	3	0	3	14	-
19.	Valtteri Koskela (D)	3	2	1	3	0	-
20.	Oskari Isomäki (F)	2	1	1	2	0	-
21.	Niko Minkkinen (D)	4	1	1	2	0	-
22.	Kristian Mäkinen (F)	6	1	1	2	2	-
23.	Elias Valjakka (D)	15	1	1	2	8	-
24.	Aapo Kokkonen (D)	21	1	1	2	4	-
25.	Aleksi Malinen (D)	3	0	2	2	0	-
26.	Valtteri Maurola (RW)	9	0	2	2	2	-
27.	Artjom Anufrijev (D)	14	0	2	2	49	-
28.	Oula Hakasalo (D)	21	0	2	2	16	-
29.	Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D)	5	1	0	1	4	-
30.	Tuomas Mäkinen (RW)	2	0	1	1	0	-
31.	Viljami Kivipelto (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
32.	Mikko Tuomela (C)	1	0	0	0	0	-
33.	Kalle Hakkarainen (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
34.	Lauri Heikkinen (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-
35.	Onni Laurikainen (D)	15	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Topias Leinonen (G)	22	-	.910	-	-	-	-	-	688
2.	Leevi Mäkelä (G)	19	-	.902	-	-	-	-	-	552
3.	Tommi Haikonen (G)	2	0.00	.880	-	-	-	-	-	44
4.	Juho Helander (G)	5	-	.877	-	-	-	-	-	114
5.	Valtteri Andersson (G)	1	-	.792	-	-	-	-	-	19
6.	Kalle Reiman (G)	0	0.00	.000	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
7.	Juho Lappi (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
8.	Jesse Roiha (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
9.	Ilmari Aarnu (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
10.	Lauri Salonen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2019-2020 JYP U18 Staff

Head CoachSimo Luukkainen
Asst. CoachAki Hyyppä
Asst. CoachTuro Teittinen
Goaltending CoachSamuli Kangosjärvi
Team ManagerMiska Kangasniemi
Team ManagerRiku Lassila
Dir. of CoachingTeemu Riikonen
Equipment ManagerJyrki Jauhiainen
Equipment ManagerMatti Kemell

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2019-2020 JYP U18 Captains

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Santeri Koskela

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2019-2020 JYP U18 Demographics

JYP U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 Mestis
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 1977

2019-2020 JYP U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

44 players
1 player

Experience

JYP U18: 1 367 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

D-Kiekko
JYP (Liiga)
JYP U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
JYP U17
JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
JYP/Diskos U20 (U20 Mestis)
KeuPa HT U17
KeuPa HT/JyKi U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

JYP U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/20/2026 12:45 PM UTC	HPK U18	JYP U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/13/2026 12:15 PM UTC	JYP U18	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	-	U18 Mestis
09/12/2026 10:25 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	JYP U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/06/2026 12:15 PM UTC	JYP U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	5 - 1	U18 Mestis
09/05/2026 09:45 AM UTC	KooKoo U18	JYP U18	0 - 3	U18 Mestis

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JYP U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 Mestis	2	2	0	-	0	0	8	1	6	3	3	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	5	-	2	0	31	33	13	1.3	4	Qualification loss
	U18 Mestis	22	13	6	-	3	0	112	49	45	2.05	4	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	15	-	1	1	66	118	18	0.82	11	Relegated
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	11	-	2	1	66	82	29	1.32	8	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	17	5	-	0	0	103	60	51	2.32	2	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	10	5	4	-	0	1	-	-	16	1.6	3	Qualification loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	4	-	2	2	102	53	48	2.18	2	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	6	14	-	0	2	48	85	20	0.91	11	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	11	-	2	0	77	80	31	1.41	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	16	3	-	2	1	100	45	52	2.36	1	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 SM-sarja	43	14	25	-	1	3	126	192	47	1.09	11	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	17	7	7	-	1	2	58	62	25	1.47	11	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	31	14	13	-	2	2	123	139	48	1.55	7	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	23	17	-	4	2	178	166	79	1.72	5	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	17	10	-	2	1	126	111	56	1.87	4	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	18	10	6	-	1	1	66	54	27	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	11	17	-	0	3	77	100	36	1.16	12	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	18	7	6	-	4	1	59	56	30	1.67	3	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	24	0	-	0	0	187	38	72	3	1	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	6	10	-	2	0	56	68	22	1.22	8	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	30	9	13	-	4	4	77	97	39	1.3	11	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	29	13	-	17	13	179	135	96	2	3	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	10	-	3	2	106	92	53	1.77	6	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	19	20	-	3	6	183	161	69	1.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	1	4	130	99	48	1.6	6	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	16	26	-	4	2	144	183	58	1.21	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	13	-	2	1	101	105	47	1.57	9	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Eelis Sinivuori (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	3	5	8	2
2.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	2026-2027	Sport U18	U18 Mestis	2	3	3	6	0
3.	Teemu Immonen (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	4	1	5	0
4.	Jere Inkinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	3	4	2
5.	Noel Koivu (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	2	1	3	0
6.	Veeti Virolainen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	2	1	3	0
7.	Eemeli Tyni (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20 Akatemia	U20 Mestis	1	1	2	3	0
8.	Onni Matilainen (D)	2026-2027	JYP U20 Akatemia	U20 Mestis	1	1	2	3	0
9.	Jonatan Tiilikainen (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	0
10.	Samuel Valkeejärvi (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Champions HL	2	1	2	3	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	159 lbs	15.93
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	17.21
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.22
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.00
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.31

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joni Airo (F)	70	44	48	92
2.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	86	36	53	89
3.	Joonas Nättinen (F)	64	24	59	83
4.	Jesse Helander (F)	70	21	61	82
5.	Václav Svoboda (F)	76	38	38	76

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matias Mustonen (F)	85	45	29	74
2.	Joni Airo (F)	70	44	48	92
3.	Antti Hokka (F)	60	41	26	67
4.	Václav Svoboda (F)	76	38	38	76
5.	Santeri Koskela (F)	86	38	34	72

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesse Helander (F)	70	21	61	82
2.	Joonas Nättinen (F)	64	24	59	83
3.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	86	36	53	89
4.	Joni Airo (F)	70	44	48	92
5.	Otto-Emil Lahtinen (F)	83	28	46	74

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Václav Svoboda (F)	76	38	76	182
2.	Jesse Pulkkinen (D)	63	13	31	148
3.	Petja Pietiläinen (F)	34	13	24	132
4.	Juho Kinnunen (D)	74	6	15	130
5.	Lauri Kuoppala (F)	84	28	62	128

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kimi Kuusela (D)	106	14	35	49
2.	Niko Liiri (D)	94	10	45	55
3.	Ville Viertola (D)	91	6	12	18
4.	Tommi Niskanen (F)	89	15	34	49
5.	Oscar Lemström (F)	89	11	16	27

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Topias Romppanen (F)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Pekka Jormakka (F)	41	35	69	1.68
3.	Topi Nättinen (F)	34	24	52	1.53
4.	Carson Lambos (D)	2	0	3	1.50
5.	Oula Palve (F)	37	31	50	1.35

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jesse Helander (F)	2019-2020	46	16	65
2.	Aaro Chrons (F)	2022-2023	44	22	58
3.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	2015-2016	43	24	56
4.	Santeri Koskela (F)	2019-2020	45	30	55
5.	Emil Kangasniemi (F)	2019-2020	44	25	49

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Santeri Koskela (F)	2019-2020	45	30	55
2.	Matias Mustonen (F)	2014-2015	46	28	48
3.	Emil Kangasniemi (F)	2019-2020	44	25	49
4.	Rafael Pihlman (F)	2023-2024	42	25	36
5.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	2015-2016	43	24	56

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jesse Helander (F)	2019-2020	46	49	65
2.	Niko Liiri (D)	2019-2020	46	39	43
3.	Aaro Chrons (F)	2022-2023	44	36	58
4.	Joonas Nättinen (F)	2007-2008	34	34	48
5.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	2015-2016	43	32	56

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jesse Pulkkinen (D)	2021-2022	40	28	110
2.	Juuso Sainpalo (D)	2012-2013	39	5	108
3.	Aleksi Ruusu (F)	2013-2014	36	19	98
4.	Tuomas Mikkonen (F)	1999-2000	33	9	98
5.	Mikko Inkinen (F)	1992-1993	30	19	96