What league does KOOVEE U18 play in?

KOOVEE U18 play in the U18 Mestis.

When was KOOVEE U18 founded?

KOOVEE U18 was founded in 1929 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is KOOVEE U18 based?

KOOVEE U18 is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KOOVEE U18?

The head coach of KOOVEE U18 is Tommi Pajunen.

Who is the captain of KOOVEE U18?

The captain of KOOVEE U18 is Eetu Onikki.

What arena does KOOVEE U18 play in?

KOOVEE U18 play their home games at Hakametsä 2 in Tampere, FIN.

KOOVEE U18

U18 Mestis

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Season

KOOVEE U18 were 12-9-3 in the 2018-19 U18 Mestis season with 39 points, 3rd in the Karsintasarja - lohko 3 and 12th overall.

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2018-2019 KOOVEE U18 Player Stats

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KOOVEE U18 — 2018-2019 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 Mestis
1.		Oskari Mäkiviinikka (F)	10	8	9	17	18	-	2	1	1	2	0
2.		Paavo Sammalisto (F)	14	8	9	17	4	-	2	1	0	1	2
3.		Juuso Niemelä (F)	14	5	9	14	20	-	2	1	1	2	0
4.		Elmeri Kärkimaa (D)	14	7	5	12	4	-	2	0	0	0	2
5.		Lauri Aaltonen (D)	14	3	9	12	4	-	2	0	3	3	0
6.		Kasper Grönvall (F)	8	8	3	11	10	-
7.		Jimi Suksia (F)	14	6	5	11	10	-	2	1	0	1	29
8.		Matias Pitkäranta (F)	14	3	6	9	4	-	2	1	0	1	0
9.		Eetu Onikki (D)	13	2	5	7	22	-	2	1	1	2	14
10.		Eero Mikola (C)	14	2	5	7	2	-	2	1	1	2	0
11.		Perttu Lehtola (D)	12	1	5	6	4	-	2	0	0	0	0
12.		Daniel Sointu (F)	14	2	3	5	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
13.		Joakim Huikkala (D)	3	1	4	5	4	-
14.		Adam Wolin (D)	13	0	5	5	18	-	2	0	2	2	0
15.		Valtteri Saijonkivi (D)	12	2	2	4	2	-	2	0	0	0	2
16.		Oliver Koskinen (D)	8	0	4	4	25	-	2	0	0	0	0
17.		Oskari Kärkimaa (F/D)	2	2	1	3	0	-
18.		Niklas Keiholehti (F)	9	2	1	3	14	-
19.		Arttu Viksten (RW)	12	2	1	3	4	-	2	0	1	1	0
20.		Nooa Innanmaa (D)	9	1	2	3	4	-	2	0	0	0	0
21.		Tuomas Jokinen (F)	2	1	1	2	0	-
22.		Anton Heikkinen (F)	12	1	1	2	14	-	2	0	1	1	25
23.		Joona Merviö (D)	11	1	0	1	2	-	2	1	1	2	25
24.		Roope Sihvo (F)	5	0	1	1	0	-	2	0	0	0	2
25.		Lauri Kerminen (F/D)	5	0	0	0	2	-
26.		Kalle Virtanen (D)	5	0	0	0	2	-
U18 Mestis Q
1.		Lauri Aaltonen (D)	21	7	18	25	8	-
2.		Kasper Grönvall (F)	20	13	11	24	30	-
3.		Jimi Suksia (F)	20	9	9	18	28	-
4.		Juuso Niemelä (F)	19	7	10	17	8	-
5.		Niklas Keiholehti (F)	20	8	8	16	42	-
6.		Eero Mikola (C)	19	4	8	12	8	-
7.		Tuomas Jokinen (F)	21	6	5	11	6	-
8.		Daniel Sointu (F)	20	3	7	10	6	-
9.		Arttu Viksten (RW)	22	3	6	9	14	-
10.		Anton Heikkinen (F)	14	5	3	8	4	-
11.		Oskari Mäkiviinikka (F)	18	2	6	8	46	-
12.		Oskari Kärkimaa (F/D)	4	5	2	7	0	-
13.		Paavo Sammalisto (F)	17	2	5	7	10	-
14.		Kalle Virtanen (D)	21	1	6	7	6	-
15.		Nooa Innanmaa (D)	13	0	7	7	4	-
16.		Valtteri Saijonkivi (D)	14	3	3	6	2	-
17.		Matias Pitkäranta (F)	16	3	3	6	2	-
18.		Elmeri Kärkimaa (D)	17	3	3	6	10	-
19.		Adam Wolin (D)	19	1	5	6	16	-
20.		Perttu Lehtola (D)	18	2	3	5	22	-
21.		Eetu Onikki (D)	14	2	2	4	28	-
22.		Lauri Kerminen (F/D)	18	2	2	4	8	-
23.		Joakim Huikkala (D)	12	1	3	4	12	-
24.		Roope Sihvo (F)	16	0	4	4	16	-
25.		Oliver Etula (F)	2	2	0	2	4	-
26.		Joni Keinänen (LW)	9	1	1	2	22	-
27.		Joona Merviö (D)	13	0	2	2	6	-
28.		Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	2	0	1	1	12	-
29.		Elias Liikkanen (F)	1	0	0	0	2	-
30.		Valtteri Harju (D)	5	0	0	0	16	-

KOOVEE U18 — 2018-2019 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 Mestis
1.		Verneri Virtanen (G)	5	2.00	.898	-	-	-	-	-	88
2.		Elias Rajala (G)	4	2.00	.893	-	-	-	-	0:00	67	2	2.50	.914
3.		Vili Hautamäki (G)	8	2.75	.891	-	-	-	-	-	179	1	4.00	.429
U18 Mestis Q
1.		Matias Pitkäranta (G)	1	0.00	1.000	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Niko Nyman (G)	1	1.00	.962	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Verneri Virtanen (G)	1	2.00	.909	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Ossi Mäkinen (G)	5	3.80	.903	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Elias Rajala (G)	6	1.50	.895	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Vili Hautamäki (G)	14	3.07	.889	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Kasperi Paksuniemi (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.		Riku Laitila (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2018-2019 KOOVEE U18 Staff

Head CoachTommi Pajunen
Asst. CoachVille Heino
Goaltending CoachTomi Jortikka
Team ManagerJuha Pakarinen
Equipment ManagerJuha Kilpijoki
Equipment ManagerMauri Viksten

Team Staff History

2018-2019 KOOVEE U18 Captains

"C"

Eetu Onikki

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2018-2019 KOOVEE U18 Demographics

KOOVEE U18 Facts

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

2018-2019 KOOVEE U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players

Experience

KOOVEE U18: 935 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KOOVEE
KOOVEE II (II-divisioona)
KOOVEE U16 (U16 Mestis)
KOOVEE U20 (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Hakametsä 2
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 1 000
Construction Year: 1974

KOOVEE U18 Games

KOOVEE U18 — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2026 11:45 AM UTC	KOOVEE U18	JYP U18	-	U18 Mestis
10/10/2026 12:00 PM UTC	JYP U18	KOOVEE U18	-	U18 Mestis
10/04/2026 10:00 AM UTC	KOOVEE U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	4 - 3 (OT 63:56)	U18 Mestis
10/03/2026 12:50 PM UTC	TUTO Hockey U18	KOOVEE U18	3 - 4 (OT 60:17)	U18 Mestis
09/30/2026 04:30 PM UTC	KOOVEE U18	Sport U18	3 - 5	U18 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

KOOVEE U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tuomas Parviainen (D)	LeKi-75	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tomas Vertala (D)	Jokipojat U20	Details
01/15/2011	Confirmed	leaving	Tapani Koskinen (D)	NoPy	Details
11/19/2010	Confirmed	joining	Sami Savolainen (F)	Tappara U18	Details

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KOOVEE U18 History and Standings

KOOVEE U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 Mestis	10	2	5	-	3	0	29	36	12	1.2	9	-
2025-2026	U18 Mestis	22	5	15	-	2	0	50	109	19	0.86	10	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	10	2	5	-	-	80	51	25	1.47	1	Promoted
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	13	4	4	-	-	95	62	30	1.43	1	-
	U18 Mestis	18	8	8	-	0	2	74	64	26	1.44	4	-
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	18	10	8	-	0	0	73	51	30	1.67	5	-
	U18 Mestis	18	9	7	-	2	0	74	61	31	1.72	6	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	21	8	9	-	2	2	87	98	30	1.43	9	-
	U18 Mestis	18	9	6	-	1	2	67	54	31	1.72	4	-
2021-2022	U18 Mestis	24	14	7	-	1	2	92	80	46	1.92	3	-
	U18 Mestis	14	3	9	-	0	2	46	74	11	0.79	8	-
2020-2021	U18 Mestis	2	0	2	-	0	0	5	12	0	0	7	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	17	0	15	-	0	2	28	109	2	0.12	8	-
2019-2020	U18 Mestis	14	5	5	-	1	3	38	38	20	1.43	6	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	24	14	5	-	3	2	92	56	50	2.08	3	Final group
2018-2019	U18 Mestis	14	7	3	-	2	2	69	41	27	1.93	2	Bronze game win
	U18 Mestis	24	12	9	-	0	3	95	77	39	1.63	3	Final group
2017-2018	U18 Mestis	18	10	5	-	2	1	78	48	35	1.94	4	Bronze game win
	U18 Mestis	24	16	7	-	1	0	186	62	50	2.08	2	-
2016-2017	U18 Mestis	18	12	4	-	1	1	82	45	39	2.17	3	Final loss
	U18 Mestis	20	14	5	-	1	0	119	41	44	2.2	2	-
2015-2016	U18 Mestis	18	13	3	-	0	2	99	49	41	2.28	2	Champion
	U18 Mestis	10	6	3	-	0	1	37	29	19	1.9	3	-
	U18 Mestis	12	7	4	-	1	0	64	36	23	1.92	3	-
2014-2015	U18 Mestis	18	3	15	-	0	0	53	107	9	0.5	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	30	13	15	-	2	0	123	134	43	1.43	10	-
2013-2014	U18 Mestis	18	7	8	-	1	2	48	64	25	1.39	7	-
	U18 Mestis	28	12	13	-	2	1	98	105	41	1.46	10	-
2012-2013	U18 Mestis	14	2	8	-	3	1	46	64	13	0.93	7	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	16	8	6	-	1	1	69	55	27	1.69	4	Final group

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

KOOVEE U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Daniel Heikkilä (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	5	6	9	15	0
2.	Joel Pelttari (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	6	6	8	14	0
3.	Markus Laurila (F)	2026-2027	LeKi	Suomi-sarja	7	5	4	9	0
4.	Matias Pitkäranta (F)	2026-2027	Kisa-Eagles	II-divisioona	6	1	7	8	0
5.	Jesse Lassila (D)	2026-2027	Pyry Team	II-divisioona	4	4	2	6	0
6.	Samu Teuho (F)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U18	Austria U18i	6	3	3	6	2
7.	Mika Mäki (F)	2026-2027	Riemu	Suomi-sarja	5	0	6	6	0
8.	Niko Mäkelä (F)	2026-2027	Tampa Bay Juniors	NCDC	4	2	3	5	2
9.	Tomas Vertala (D)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	9	1	4	5	4
10.	Janne Meri (D)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	3	0	5	5	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KOOVEE U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	163 lbs	16.43
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	17.54
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	17.21
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.39
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	17.47

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jere Alanen (F)	73	44	55	99
2.	Kasper Petäjä (F)	73	33	66	99
3.	Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	43	31	55	86
4.	Leo Kerminen (F)	76	32	41	73
5.	Oskari Kärkimaa (F)	44	29	41	70

Franchise All-Time Goals

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jere Alanen (F)	73	44	55	99
2.	Kasper Petäjä (F)	73	33	66	99
3.	Leo Kerminen (F)	76	32	41	73
4.	Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	43	31	55	86
5.	Veeti Ahmaoja (F)	42	31	34	65

Franchise All-Time Assists

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kasper Petäjä (F)	73	33	66	99
2.	Jere Alanen (F)	73	44	55	99
3.	Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	43	31	55	86
4.	Eero Virmavirta (F)	40	22	44	66
5.	Lauri Hakanen (F)	45	14	42	56

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Risto Viitala (F)	33	7	25	133
2.	Niko Koivuluoto (F)	69	22	38	124
3.	Valtteri Mäkiviinikka (F)	33	31	54	122
4.	Ari Ala-Marttila (F)	49	6	23	121
5.	Mikael Wetzer (F)	38	24	42	111

Franchise All-Time Games Played

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Onni Siltanen (D)	96	11	26	37
2.	Leo Kerminen (F)	76	32	41	73
3.	Valtteri Keskinen (F)	75	13	19	32
4.	Julius Airikainen (D)	75	1	8	9
5.	Viljami Myllys (F)	74	8	14	22

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	43	31	86	2.00
2.	Niko Kaipio (F)	3	4	6	2.00
3.	Toni Lepaus (F)	3	3	6	2.00
4.	Erik Heikkilä (F)	2	2	4	2.00
5.	Andris Selickis (F)	9	12	15	1.67

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Veeti Ahmaoja (F)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	24	28	29	57	2.38	2
2.	Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	23	21	35	56	2.43	26
3.	Kalle Nikkilä (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	47	18	38	56	1.19	66
4.	Lauri Hakanen (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	45	14	42	56	1.24	16
5.	Valtteri Mäkiviinikka (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	33	31	23	54	1.64	122

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Valtteri Mäkiviinikka (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	33	31	23	54	1.64	122
2.	Atro Sipilä (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	43	29	17	46	1.07	36
3.	Veeti Ahmaoja (F)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	24	28	29	57	2.38	2
4.	Sami Ojala (F)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	26	25	12	37	1.42	2
5.	Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	23	21	35	56	2.43	26

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lauri Hakanen (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	45	14	42	56	1.24	16
2.	Kalle Nikkilä (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	47	18	38	56	1.19	66
3.	Eetu Kalliohaka (F)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	23	21	35	56	2.43	26
4.	Eero Virmavirta (F)	2015-2016	U18 Mestis	28	13	34	47	1.68	10
5.	Veeti Ahmaoja (F)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	24	28	29	57	2.38	2

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KOOVEE U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Valtteri Mäkiviinikka (F)	2014-2015	U18 Mestis	33	31	23	54	1.64	122
2.	Kasperi Elomaa (D)	2006-2007	U18 II-divisioona	14	2	2	4	0.29	106
3.	Risto Viitala (F)	2009-2010	U18 I-divisioona	24	6	17	23	0.96	104
4.	Kai Lehtinen (D)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	24	12	7	19	0.79	96
5.	Juho Saarinen (D)	2009-2010	U18 I-divisioona	25	7	19	26	1.04	85