Kärpät U18

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2015-2016 Kärpät U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Vilho Heikkinen (G)	27	1998	Haukipudas, FIN	6'0"	168	L
	#1	Severi Isokangas (G)	27	1998	Kauhava, FIN	6'0"	203	L
		Topias Itämies (G)	27	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	168	L
		Teemu Määttä (G)	25	2000	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	187	L
	#1	Juuso Ojala (G)	24	2001	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	181	L
	#33	Jere Orpana (G)	26	1999	Iisalmi, FIN	6'0"	172	L
		Severi Suutarinen (G)	25	2000	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	174	L
		Juuso Yliniemi (G)	24	2001		5'10"	170	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#21	Aapo Holtinkoski (D)	24	2001	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	198	L
	#24	Matias Jurvansuu (D)	26	1999		6'0"	194	L
	#3	Kalle Kaunisvaara (D)	27	1998	Sodankylä, FIN	6'2"	183	R
		Samuel Kemppainen (D)	25	2000	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#13	Jere Kiviniemi (D)"A"	27	1998	Tyrnävä, FIN	6'1"	196	L
	#30	Jesper Kokkila (D)	27	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#6	Juho Korhonen (D)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#25	Tatu Kurttila (D)	27	1998	Raahe, FIN	5'11"	185	L
	#22	Valtteri Meisaari (D)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	209	L
	#2	Niko Mikkola (D/F)	28	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	181	R
	#20	Jaakko Niskala (D)	26	1999	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'2"	194	R
	#85	Uula Ruikka (D)	25	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	#26	Antti Virtanen (D)"A"	27	1998	Kittilä, FIN	6'0"	187	L
FORWARDS
	#8	Samuli Ervasti (RW)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	174	L
	#18	Ville Heikkala (LW)	26	1999	Kiiminki, FIN	5'7"	165	L
	#7	Kalle Kariniemi (F)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	174	L
	#71	Joonas Koivisto (F)	27	1998	Tornio, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#12	Jesse Koskenkorva (C/LW)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#72	Niko Kuiri (C/LW)	27	1998	Juuka, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#28	Janne Kuokkanen (C)	27	1998	Oulunsalo, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#5	Aatu Luusuaniemi (RW)	26	1999	Rovaniemi, FIN	6'2"	220	R
	#19	Niko Molander (F)	27	1998		6'3"	176	L
	#39	Arttu Nevasaari (RW)	25	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	183	R
	#72	Jani Nurkkala (RW)	28	1997	Ruukki, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#27	Turkka Pumpanen (LW)"C"	27	1998	Kittilä, FIN	5'9"	192	L
	#28	Kristian Pylkäs (F)	26	1999		5'10"	143	L
	#37	Eetu Päkkilä (LW)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#16	Jesse Saarinen (C)	26	1999	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	170	L
	#23	Zdenek Sedlak (RW/C)	25	2000	Zlin, CZE	6'3"	209	R
	#15	Markus Still (F)	28	1997	Tornio, FIN	5'9"	172	R
	#72	Joonas Tapaninaho (F)	27	1998	Kajaani, FIN	6'0"	172	R
	#20	Joni Virkkunen (F)	25	2000		6'0"	168	R

Position: G: 8, D: 10, F: 17Av Age: 17.26 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2015-2016 Kärpät U18 Staff

Head CoachAntti Aarnio
Asst. CoachMarkku Erholtz
Asst. CoachJanne Seivo
Goaltending CoachRoope Koistinen
Skills CoachJukka Aho

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2015-2016 Kärpät U18 Captains

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Turkka Pumpanen

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Kärpät U18 Facts

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

2015-2016 Kärpät U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players
1 player

Experience

Kärpät U18: 1 443 GP
Liiga: 1 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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04/25/2023

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Lauri Eskola (F)

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04/24/2023

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Joona Karvonen (D)

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08/03/2021

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Iiro Karppinen (D)

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06/08/2021

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Antti Kuivas (D)

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08/04/2020

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Eetu Apila (F)

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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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