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 Valtteri Aliranta.

What are the team colors of JYP U18?

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

JYP U18

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2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

JYP U18 were 16-13-2 in the 2020-21 U18 SM-sarja season with 48 points, 4th in the Ylempi jatkosarja and 4th overall.

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2020-2021 JYP U18 Player Stats

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JYP U18 — 2020-2021 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Samuel Mäkinen (C)	30	11	20	31	28	-
2.		Filip Juříček (F)	30	15	10	25	18	-
3.		Valtteri Aliranta (C)	31	13	11	24	39	-
4.		Tino Aunala (D)	31	7	16	23	12	-
5.		Viljami Kivipelto (F)	27	10	12	22	14	-
6.		Aapo Krook (LW)	30	7	14	21	8	-
7.		Elias Valjakka (D)	25	4	14	18	16	-
8.		Henri Spoof (RW/LW)	31	6	10	16	14	-
9.		Valtteri Maurola (RW)	23	7	6	13	18	-
10.		Valtteri Lehtosaari (RW/LW)	29	5	8	13	0	-
11.		Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D)	31	5	5	10	12	-
12.		Kalle Hakkarainen (F)	29	4	5	9	24	-
13.		Henri Mustonen (D)	27	3	6	9	12	-
14.		Jere Lassila (C)	2	3	4	7	0	-
15.		Niko Minkkinen (D)	30	0	7	7	2	-
16.		Nooa Tuomainen (F)	15	5	1	6	6	-
17.		Teppo Arvekari (F)	25	4	2	6	4	-
18.		Joakim Kemell (RW)	2	3	3	6	0	-
19.		Jesse Helander (LW)	2	3	3	6	0	-
20.		Aapo Kokkonen (D)	29	1	3	4	4	-
21.		Taha Zad (D)	24	0	4	4	10	-
22.		Jesse Pulkkinen (D)	23	2	1	3	38	-
23.		Carson Lambos (D)	2	0	3	3	2	-
24.		Antti Vallström (F)	8	2	0	2	0	-
25.		Riku Tohila (C)	3	1	1	2	0	-
26.		Joonas Mäkinen (C)	10	0	2	2	0	-
27.		Roni Jauhiainen (D)	9	1	0	1	4	-
28.		Tuomas Mäkinen (RW)	1	0	1	1	0	-
29.		Elias Huttu (F)	6	0	1	1	2	-
30.		Arttu Rantanen (C)	1	0	0	0	0	-
31.		Nico Pakka (D/F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
32.		Tomas Holcak (C/W)	1	0	0	0	0	-
33.		Henri Pöllänen (F)	7	0	0	0	6	-
34.		Lauri Heikkinen (D)	9	0	0	0	4	-

JYP U18 — 2020-2021 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.		Mario Zalcik (G)	25	-	.891	-	-	-	-	-	695
2.		Valtteri Andersson (G)	6	3.67	.854	-	-	-	-	0:00	129
3.		Kalle Reiman (G)	3	7.00	.835	-	-	-	-	-	106
4.		Otto Hokkanen (G)	0	0.00	.000	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
5.		Ville Nykänen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2020-2021 JYP U18 Staff

Head CoachSimo Luukkainen
Asst. CoachAki Hyyppä
Asst. CoachTuro Teittinen
Goaltending CoachSamuli Kangosjärvi
Team ManagerHarri Kokkonen
Team ManagerJouni Maurola
Dir. of CoachingTeemu Riikonen
Equipment ManagerPetri Jääskeläinen
Equipment ManagerAarne Lehtosaari

Team Staff History

2020-2021 JYP U18 Captains

"C"

Valtteri Aliranta

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2020-2021 JYP U18 Demographics

JYP U18 Facts

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

2020-2021 JYP U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

JYP U18: 1 040 GP
Liiga: 3 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

JYP U18 — 2020-2021 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/21/2026 01:45 PM GMT+2	Sport U18	JYP U18	-	U18 Mestis
11/15/2026 03:15 PM GMT+2	JYP U18	KooKoo U18	-	U18 Mestis
11/14/2026 12:30 PM GMT+2	JYP U18	Jukurit U18	6 - 3	U18 Mestis
11/12/2026 06:40 PM GMT+2	Jukurit U18	JYP U18	1 - 6	U18 Mestis
11/01/2026 01:00 PM GMT+2	JYP U18	RoKi U18	5 - 1	U18 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

JYP U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
04/30/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Joni Riihimäki (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
09/13/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Reko Alanko (D)	Jokerit U18	Details
07/07/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Lassi Paananen (G)	HPK U20	Details
05/15/2024	Extension		Aarni Riihimäki (G)		Details
05/25/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Oskari Laakkonen (D)	KooKoo U20	Details
01/30/2021	Confirmed	joining	Riku Tohila (F)	JHT	Details
08/28/2020	Confirmed	leaving	Artjom Anufrijev (D)	Haukat	Details
05/12/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Anttoni Kansanaho (D)	Peurunka HT	Details

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JYP U18 History and Standings

JYP U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 Mestis	19	17	0	1	1	52	118	22	2.74	1	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	2	0	5	13	31	33	1.3	4	Qualification loss
	U18 Mestis	22	13	3	0	6	45	112	49	2.05	4	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	1	1	15	18	66	118	0.82	11	Relegated
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	2	1	11	29	66	82	1.32	8	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	17	0	0	5	51	103	60	2.32	2	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	10	5	0	1	4	16	-	-	1.6	3	Qualification loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	2	2	4	48	102	53	2.18	2	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	6	0	2	14	20	48	85	0.91	11	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	2	0	11	31	77	80	1.41	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	16	2	1	3	52	100	45	2.36	1	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 SM-sarja	43	14	1	3	25	47	126	192	1.09	11	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	17	7	1	2	7	25	58	62	1.47	11	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	31	14	2	2	13	48	123	139	1.55	7	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	23	4	2	17	79	178	166	1.72	5	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	17	2	1	10	56	126	111	1.87	4	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	18	10	1	1	6	27	66	54	1.5	4	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	11	0	3	17	36	77	100	1.16	12	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	18	7	4	1	6	30	59	56	1.67	3	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	24	0	0	0	72	187	38	3	1	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	6	2	0	10	22	56	68	1.22	8	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	30	9	4	4	13	39	77	97	1.3	11	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	29	17	13	13	96	179	135	2	3	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	3	2	10	53	106	92	1.77	6	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	19	3	6	20	69	183	161	1.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	1	4	11	48	130	99	1.6	6	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	16	4	2	26	58	144	183	1.21	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	2	1	13	47	101	105	1.57	9	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

JYP U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	2026-2027	Sport U18	U18 Mestis	19	24	17	41	4
2.	Jere Inkinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	16	9	25	10
3.	Teemu Immonen (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	14	11	25	4
4.	Miiro Linjala (F)	2026-2027	Unterland	Alps Hockey League	16	9	16	25	6
5.	Tino Aunala (D)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	15	6	19	25	12
6.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	15	4	21	25	6
7.	Kalle Hakkarainen (F)	2026-2027	JyKi	III-divisioona	7	11	12	23	4
8.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	20	10	11	21	6
9.	Joel Sund (F)	2026-2027	KuRy	II-divisioona	11	11	8	19	14
10.	Jerry Turkulainen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	20	4	15	19	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

JYP U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	165 lbs	16.23
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	17.32
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.36
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.17
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.43

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Noel Jolanki (F)	68	29	76	105
2.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	63	47	52	99
3.	Joni Airo (F)	70	44	48	92
4.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	86	36	53	89
5.	Joonas Nättinen (F)	64	24	59	83

Franchise All-Time Goals

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	63	47	52	99
2.	Matias Mustonen (F)	85	45	29	74
3.	Joni Airo (F)	70	44	48	92
4.	Antti Hokka (F)	60	41	26	67
5.	Václav Svoboda (F)	76	38	38	76

Franchise All-Time Assists

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Noel Jolanki (F)	68	29	76	105
2.	Jesse Helander (F)	70	21	61	82
3.	Joonas Nättinen (F)	64	24	59	83
4.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	86	36	53	89
5.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	63	47	52	99

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

JYP U18 — 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

JYP U18 — 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

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Topias Romppanen (F)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Pekka Jormakka (F)	41	35	69	1.68
3.	Aaro Översti (F)	17	12	28	1.65
4.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	63	47	99	1.57
5.	Noel Jolanki (F)	68	29	105	1.54

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jesse Helander (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	16	49	65	1.41	20
2.	Aaro Chrons (F)	2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	44	22	36	58	1.32	12
3.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	43	24	32	56	1.30	18
4.	Santeri Koskela (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	45	30	25	55	1.22	10
5.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	2026-2027	U18 Mestis	19	24	27	51	2.68	24

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Santeri Koskela (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	45	30	25	55	1.22	10
2.	Matias Mustonen (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	46	28	20	48	1.04	18
3.	Emil Kangasniemi (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	44	25	24	49	1.11	28
4.	Rafael Pihlman (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	42	25	11	36	0.86	48
5.	Samuli Ratinen (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	43	24	32	56	1.30	18

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jesse Helander (F)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	16	49	65	1.41	20
2.	Niko Liiri (D)	2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	4	39	43	0.93	16
3.	Aaro Chrons (F)	2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	44	22	36	58	1.32	12
4.	Joonas Nättinen (F)	2007-2008	U18 SM-sarja	34	14	34	48	1.41	22
5.	Noel Jolanki (F)	2026-2027	U18 Mestis	18	13	33	46	2.56	2

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

JYP U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jesse Pulkkinen (D)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	40	11	17	28	0.70	110
2.	Juuso Sainpalo (D)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	39	3	2	5	0.13	108
3.	Aleksi Ruusu (F)	2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	36	8	11	19	0.53	98
4.	Tuomas Mikkonen (F)	1999-2000	U18 SM-sarja	33	7	2	9	0.27	98
5.	Mikko Inkinen (F)	1992-1993	U18 SM-sarja	30	10	9	19	0.63	96