Kärpät U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2022-2023 Kärpät U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Aarno Luukkonen (G)	19	2006		-	-	L
	#32	Teemu Lämsä (G)	19	2006	Kiiminki, FIN	5'11"	159	L
	#35	Aatu Myllykangas (G)	19	2006	Ylivieska, FIN	6'2"	190	L
	#1	Artturi Tapaninaho (G)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	207	R
	#31	Olli Törmänen (G)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	-	-	R
	#32	Visa Vedenpää (G)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	183	L
	#32	Arttu Ylitalo (G)	18	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#91	Alvar Ervasti (D)	18	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#26	Joona Karvonen (D)	20	2005	Haukipudas, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#2	Kalle-Veikko Martinmäki (D)	19	2006		6'0"	194	R
	#20	Rolle Multas (D)"A"	20	2005	Kuusamo, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#90	Niko Nissilä (D)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	179	L
	#4	Jarno Palokangas (D)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#21	Heikki Peipinen (D)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	192	L
	#2	Janne Peltonen (D)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	185	L
	#41	Emil Pieniniemi (D)	20	2005	Kuopio, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#3	Niklas Seppänen (D)	20	2005	Kempele, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#5	Juuso Silvola (D)	19	2006		-	-	-
	#47	Elias Tiensuu (D)	17	2007	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#14	Arttu Tuhkala (D)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	174	R
	#2	Kristers Urbanovics (D)	20	2005	Riga, LAT	6'4"	207	L
FORWARDS
	#91	Arttu Alasiurua (C/LW)	20	2005	Kiiminki, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#7	Aarno Erholtz (F)	20	2005	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#16	Lauri Eskola (LW/RW)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	157	L
	#14	Emil Gussander (F)	18	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#9	Elmeri Iivari (LW/RW)	20	2005	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	192	L
	#6	Elias Jansson (F)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	196	L
	#34	Samuel Jung (RW)	19	2006	Wodzislaw Slaski, POL	6'3"	172	L
	#83	Eeli Kaarlela (F)	19	2006	Nivala, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#22	Arttu Karjalainen (F)	18	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	209	R
	#10	Eetu Kärkkäinen (F)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	146	L
	#63	Markus Loponen (C)"C"	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#17	Urho Mattila (F)	18	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#24	Elias Mourujärvi (F)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	187	L
	#12	Benjamin Pietilä (C/LW)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	168	L
	#15	Eeli Pinola (F)	19	2006		5'10"	181	L
	#22	Nico-Patrik Pohjola (F)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	165	R
	#19	Eeli Salovaara (F)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	201	R
	#11	Arttu Tauriainen (F)	20	2005		5'11"	179	L
	#13	Elmer Toivonen (F)	20	2005		5'9"	176	R
	#23	Frans Viita (F)	19	2006	Nokia, FIN	5'10"	165	R
	#25	Nooa Viuhkola (RW)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#22	Otso Ylitalo (C/LW)	20	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'3"	209	L

Position: G: 6, D: 11, F: 17Av Age: 17.41 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Kärpät U18 Staff

Head CoachJari Karppinen
Asst. CoachAntti Pohjalainen
Goaltending CoachOskari Määttä
Team ManagerRiitta Koivunen
Equipment ManagerJussi Pinola
Equipment ManagerPasi Tuomaala

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Kärpät U18 Captains

"C"

Markus Loponen

"A"

Rolle Multas

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Kärpät U18 Facts

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

2022-2023 Kärpät U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Kärpät U18: 1 606 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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05/13/2024

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Heikki Peipinen (D)

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08/01/2023

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Artturi Tapaninaho (G)

Leaving forJukurit U20

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04/25/2023

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Lauri Eskola (F)

Leaving forÄssät U20

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04/24/2023

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Joona Karvonen (D)

Leaving forÄssät U20

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08/03/2021

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Iiro Karppinen (D)

Leaving forJokerit U20

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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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Ville-Pekka Pietilä (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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