What league does Kärpät U18 play in?

Kärpät U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

When was Kärpät U18 founded?

Kärpät U18 was founded in 1974 in Oulu, FIN, Finland.

Where is Kärpät U18 based?

Kärpät U18 is based in Oulu, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kärpät U18?

The head coach of Kärpät U18 is Jari Karppinen.

Who is the captain of Kärpät U18?

The captain of Kärpät U18 is Benjamin Pietilä.

What arena does Kärpät U18 play in?

Kärpät U18 play their home games at Oulun Energia Areena in Oulu, FIN.

Kärpät U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2023-2024 Kärpät U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Mico Hämäläinen (G)	18	2008		6'1"	159	L
	#36	Patrik Joensuu (G)	17	2009	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#35	Lauri Kivimäki (G)	18	2007	Kiiminki, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#1	Aatu Myllykangas (G)	20	2006	Ylivieska, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#32	Jester Rossi (G)	19	2007	Vihti, FIN	6'0"	170	L
	#31	Arttu Ylitalo (G)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#15	Samuli Ahopelto (D)	18	2008		6'0"	185	R
	#90	Alvar Ervasti (D)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#15	Markus Heikkinen (D)	18	2008		6'2"	181	L
	#91	Kalle-Veikko Martinmäki (D)	20	2006		6'0"	194	R
	#9	Otto-Luukas Martinmäki (D)	20	2006	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#33	Jarno Palokangas (D)	20	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#23	Heikki Peipinen (D)	20	2006	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#6	Vili-Veikka Ruonakoski (D)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#4	Veeti Ruotsalainen (D)	19	2007	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'11"	168	L
	#63	Elias Tiensuu (D)	18	2007	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#3	Aleksi Tynkilä (D)	18	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	176	R
FORWARDS
	#41	Emil Gussander (LW)	18	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#19	Samuel Jung (RW)	20	2006	Wodzislaw Slaski, POL	6'3"	172	L
	#16	Eeli Kaarlela (F)	20	2006	Nivala, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#14	Vili Kangasniemi (F)	20	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#12	Janne Karassaari (LW)	18	2008	Kemi, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#21	Arttu Karjalainen (RW)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	218	R
	#24	Samu Karjalainen (F)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	179	L
	#34	Markus Loponen (C)	20	2006	Oulu, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#20	Urho Mattila (F)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#11	Tatu Mettovaara (F)	20	2006		6'0"	185	R
	#25	Dominik Pavlík (C/W)	19	2007	Trutnov, CZE	6'1"	203	L
	#10	Benjamin Pietilä (C/LW)"C"	20	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	168	L
	#17	Eeli Pinola (C)	20	2006		5'10"	181	L
	#14	Roope Pitkänen (RW)	19	2006	Muhos, FIN	5'11"	179	R
	#18	Nico-Patrik Pohjola (F)	19	2006	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	165	R
	#26	Leevi Ponto (F)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	-	-	L
	#11	Kalle Raunio (RW)	19	2007	Joensuu, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#22	Markus Saarenpää (F)	20	2006		6'2"	174	-
	#7	Frans Viita (F)	19	2006	Nokia, FIN	5'10"	165	R
	#8	Nooa Viuhkola (RW)	20	2006	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	192	L

Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 17.20 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Kärpät U18 Staff

Head CoachJari Karppinen
Asst. CoachArtturi Karjalainen
Asst. CoachMika Pyörälä
Goaltending CoachOskari Määttä
Team ManagerRiitta Koivunen
Dir. of GoaltendingAleksi Hilli

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2023-2024 Kärpät U18 Captains

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Benjamin Pietilä

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2023-2024 Kärpät U18 Demographics

Kärpät U18 Facts

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

2023-2024 Kärpät U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players
2 players

Experience

Kärpät U18: 1 243 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
09/19/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	HIFK U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/13/2026 09:45 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	Lukko U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 08:00 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	TPS U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/06/2026 09:30 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	Kärpät U18	2 - 3	U18 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Pelicans U18	Kärpät U18	3 - 4 (SO)	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)

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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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Antti Kuivas (D)

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Kärpät U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	0	-	1	0	7	5	5	2.5	2	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	6	-	2	1	98	66	53	2.41	2	Final loss
	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

Kärpät U18 Tournament Statistics

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

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	3	4	3	7	2
2.	Olli Kylmälä (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	3	3	6	0
3.	Lenni Kokkonen (D)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	5	6	0
4.	Aarno Erholtz (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	4	1	5	2
5.	Markus Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	2	3	1	4	2
6.	Sakari Manninen (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	2	1	3	4	0
7.	Lenni Kokkonen (D)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	3	4	0
8.	Olli Kylmälä (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	1	3	4	0
9.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	2	0	4	4	0
10.	Nooa Viuhkola (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	16.33
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.13
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.20
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.29

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leevi Kinnunen (F)	73	36	59	95
2.	Tomi Pekkala (F)	67	36	47	83
3.	Oliver Suni (F)	64	38	44	82
4.	Petteri Puhakka (F)	78	37	44	81
5.	Lauri Eskola (F)	80	30	51	81

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arttu Nevasaari (F)	76	42	34	76
2.	Antti Kalapudas (F)	69	40	39	79
3.	Oliver Suni (F)	64	38	44	82
4.	Joonas Lohisalo (F)	49	38	36	74
5.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	50	38	27	65

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leevi Kinnunen (F)	73	36	59	95
2.	Eemil Pitkänen (F)	84	8	53	61
3.	Lauri Eskola (F)	80	30	51	81
4.	Mikko Tauriainen (F)	70	28	51	79
5.	Kalle Loponen (D)	85	19	51	70

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Krister Jalonen (F)	63	19	57	166
2.	Jere Kiviniemi (D)	89	11	31	159
3.	Valtteri Meisaari (D)	79	7	27	136
4.	Petri Halme (F)	48	32	52	135
5.	Uula Ruikka (D)	113	14	62	122

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uula Ruikka (D)	113	14	48	62
2.	Mikael Nurro (F)	94	25	22	47
3.	Antti Virtanen (D)	93	9	20	29
4.	Tino Metsävainio (F)	93	13	15	28
5.	Julius Hermonen (F)	92	15	21	36

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mika Alatalo (F)	18	32	59	3.28
2.	Aatu Räty (F)	12	11	27	2.25
3.	Jussi Jokinen (F)	16	8	34	2.13
4.	Mikko Helisten (F)	9	8	18	2.00
5.	Miikka Salomäki (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ville Koivunen (F)	2019-2020	37	27	71
2.	Joonas Lohisalo (F)	2019-2020	44	33	64
3.	Antti Kalapudas (F)	2012-2013	40	31	63
4.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2012-2013	38	28	60
5.	Petteri Puhakka (F)	2018-2019	44	28	60

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joonas Lohisalo (F)	2019-2020	44	33	64
2.	Mika Alatalo (F)	1987-1988	18	32	59
3.	Antti Kalapudas (F)	2012-2013	40	31	63
4.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2012-2013	42	31	51
5.	Eetu Ruotsalainen (F)	2017-2018	47	30	49

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ville Koivunen (F)	2019-2020	37	44	71
2.	Aku Räty (F)	2017-2018	46	36	54
3.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2012-2013	45	36	51
4.	Eemil Pitkänen (F)	2025-2026	42	35	42
5.	Leevi Kinnunen (F)	2019-2020	46	34	54

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Krister Jalonen (F)	2004-2005	28	37	104
2.	Jari Ponto (D)	1994-1995	30	11	100
3.	Janne Ponto (D)	1994-1995	29	4	90
4.	Jere Kiviniemi (D)	2015-2016	31	13	87
5.	Ville Piekkola (D)	1996-1997	31	12	85