Kärpät U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2008-2009

2008-2009 Kärpät U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Olli Kälkäjä (G)	32	1993	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	176	L
		Tomi Risteli (G)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	205	L
		Riku Rosendahl (G)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	154	L
		Tuomas Saarela (G)	32	1993	Kiiminki, FIN	5'9"	159	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Vesa Heikkinen (D)	33	1992	Kiiminki, FIN	5'11"	190	L
		Teemu Heini (D)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	174	L
		Otto Huttunen (D)	34	1991	Iisalmi, FIN	6'2"	216	R
		Olli Jansson (D)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	196	L
		Artturi Karjalainen (D)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	165	L
		Pasi Karjalainen (D)	34	1991	Paltamo, FIN	5'10"	181	L
		Tero Kurvinen (D)	33	1992	Nivala, FIN	6'0"	183	R
		Veli-Valtteri Leinonen (D)	34	1991	Vaala, FIN	6'0"	205	L
	#11	Risto Mattila (D)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	198	L
		Mikko Määttä (D)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	207	L
		Janne Pälve (D)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	185	L
		Joonas Rissanen (D)	34	1991	Karkkila, FIN	6'1"	185	L
		Roni Rukajärvi (D)	32	1993	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	196	R
		Ekue Tomety (D)	34	1991		6'0"	176	R
FORWARDS
		Joonas Donskoi (RW/LW)	33	1992	Raahe, FIN	6'0"	190	R
		Markus Granlund (C/LW)	32	1993	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#22	Mikael Granlund (C/W)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	194	L
		Teemu Huttu (C)	34	1991	Kiiminki, FIN	5'11"	174	L
		Julius Junttila (LW/RW)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	179	L
		Miikka Juntunen (F)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	170	L
		Antti Järvelä (RW)	33	1992	Helsinki, FIN	5'8"	179	L
	#22	Mika Koivisto (LW/RW)	33	1992	Kiiminki, FIN	5'11"	172	L
		Markus Korkiakoski (C/LW)	33	1992	Yli-Ii, FIN	5'11"	181	L
		Tomi Körkkö (LW/RW)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	181	L
		Juho Lindgren (F)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	187	R
		Sakari Manninen (C/LW)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	179	L
		Aleksi Niemitalo (F)	32	1993	Kemi, FIN	5'9"	139	L
		Kai Petäjäkangas (C)	33	1992	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#37	Harri Pälve (RW/LW)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	196	R
		Kalle Ylisiurua (F)	34	1991	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	146	R

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 14Av Age: 17.38 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2008-2009 Kärpät U18 Staff

CoachPetri Mattila

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Kärpät U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1974

2008-2009 Kärpät U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players

Experience

Kärpät U18: 826 GP
Liiga: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ahmat (II-divisioona)
Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U17 Etelä (U17 Suomi-sarja)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
Laser HT (Suomi-sarja)
Laser HT Akatemia (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun Energia Areena
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: 6 614
Construction Year: 1974

Kärpät U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
11/23/2025 10:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	Tappara U18	5 - 4 (OT 61:54)	U18 SM-sarja
11/22/2025 10:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	TPS U18	1 - 0	U18 SM-sarja
11/16/2025 10:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	Lukko U18	2 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
11/15/2025 10:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	Jokerit U18	4 - 5 (SO)	U18 SM-sarja
11/12/2025 04:40 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	Kärpät U18	3 - 2 (OT 62:28)	U18 SM-sarja

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Iiro Karppinen (D)

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Kärpät U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	4	-	3	2	99	53	47	2.14	2	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	9	-	1	2	61	68	34	1.55	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	8	-	5	0	69	79	37	1.68	7	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	5	-	1	1	82	42	48	2.18	2	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	6	-	5	3	78	66	37	1.68	5	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	5	-	3	2	91	60	43	1.95	1	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	5	-	2	4	70	52	41	1.86	2	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	15	20	-	4	4	127	133	57	1.33	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	17	8	5	-	1	3	64	51	29	1.71	7	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	31	25	3	-	1	2	143	70	79	2.55	1	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	36	7	-	3	0	226	83	114	2.48	1	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	23	5	-	2	0	143	53	73	2.43	1	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	38	6	-	1	4	224	107	120	2.45	1	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	27	2	-	0	2	151	62	83	2.68	1	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	41	2	-	4	2	261	94	133	2.71	1	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	31	27	1	-	2	1	178	59	86	2.77	1	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	35	8	-	2	3	194	107	112	2.33	1	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	30	24	3	-	1	2	128	60	76	2.53	1	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	28	10	-	9	1	199	122	99	2.06	2	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	30	19	5	-	1	5	127	69	64	2.13	3	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	22	16	-	4	6	171	146	80	1.67	5	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	30	12	11	-	3	4	114	96	46	1.53	8	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	21	21	-	2	4	157	169	71	1.48	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	1	4	102	97	48	1.6	7	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	30	18	7	-	2	3	135	100	61	2.03	4	-
	U18 SM-sarja	48	23	15	-	5	5	199	175	84	1.75	5	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja	33	17	10	-	2	4	145	124	59	1.79	5	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	9	3	4	-	1	1	40	37	12	1.33	7	Promoted
2010-2011	U18 SM-sarja	26	17	7	-	0	2	118	95	53	2.04	4	Bronze game win

Kärpät U18 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1985-1986	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

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