What league does Jokipojat U18 play in?

Jokipojat U18 play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

When was Jokipojat U18 founded?

Jokipojat U18 was founded in 1953 in Joensuu, FIN, Finland.

Where is Jokipojat U18 based?

Jokipojat U18 is based in Joensuu, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Jokipojat U18?

The head coach of Jokipojat U18 is Olli Auriola.

Who is the captain of Jokipojat U18?

The captain of Jokipojat U18 is Eetu Simanainen.

What are the team colors of Jokipojat U18?

The team colors of Jokipojat U18 are Red + Black + White.

Jokipojat U18

U18 Suomi-sarja

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Jokipojat U18 were 9-6-2 in the 2025-26 U18 Suomi-sarja season with 20 points, 4th in the Lohko III and 16th overall.

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2025-2026 Jokipojat U18 Player Stats

All Positions

Jokipojat U18 — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 Suomi-sarja
1.		Leevi Litmanen (F)	34	17	23	40	4	-
2.		Eetu Simanainen (LW)	23	12	28	40	24	-
3.		Aatu Hankilanoja (F)	33	21	17	38	28	-
4.		Josef Danihelka (F)	32	18	18	36	32	-
5.		Onni Penttinen (F)	29	13	19	32	18	-
6.		Anton Öystilä (F)	27	9	19	28	0	-
7.		Niilo Sutinen (F)	25	15	6	21	6	-
8.		Otso Kinnunen (F)	29	11	9	20	0	-
9.		Mauro Rame (D)	29	6	14	20	8	-
10.		Veikko Mietala (F)	24	4	11	15	10	-
11.		Petteri Kärki (D)	23	4	9	13	36	-
12.		Väinö Pulkkinen (C)	32	4	9	13	32	-
13.		Filip Ben (F)	30	9	3	12	56	-
14.		Leevi Turunen (F)	29	8	4	12	18	-
15.		Kasper Haapala (F)	18	3	9	12	8	-
16.		Elmeri Turpeinen (D)	16	1	10	11	4	-
17.		Pietu Kokkonen (D)	29	0	8	8	14	-
18.		Peetu Kovero (D)	27	1	5	6	40	-
19.		Jerry Keromaa (D)	12	1	4	5	51	-
20.		Micke Manninen (D)	28	1	3	4	18	-
21.		Veeti Laatikainen (F)	7	2	1	3	6	-
22.		Eemil Timonen (F)	13	1	2	3	8	-
23.		Onni Honkanen (D)	29	0	3	3	6	-
24.		Eeli Ilvonen ()	20	1	1	2	6	-
25.		Vili Kokkonen (F)	12	0	2	2	6	-
26.		Pauli Nykyri (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
27.		Joonatan Tarvainen (F)	7	0	1	1	0	-
28.		Janne Lamminsalo (F)	19	0	1	1	18	-
29.		Jonne Öystilä (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
30.		Rasmus Parviainen (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-

Jokipojat U18 — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 Suomi-sarja
1.		Kalle Karvinen (G)	11	3.19	.907	-	-	-	-	602:29	311
2.		Atte Manninen (G)	18	3.61	.900	-	-	-	-	996:12	540
3.		Arseni Ollikainen (G)	4	4.43	.888	-	-	-	-	189:27	111
4.		Lenni Treuthardt (G)	4	5.29	.856	-	-	-	-	238:14	125

2025-2026 Jokipojat U18 Staff

Head CoachOlli Auriola
Asst. CoachPasi Palmumäki
Asst. CoachJanne Sutinen
Goaltending CoachAntti Makkonen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Jokipojat U18 Captains

"C"

Eetu Simanainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Jokipojat U18 Demographics

Jokipojat U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Joensuu, FIN Map
Founded: 1953

2025-2026 Jokipojat U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
2 players

Experience

Jokipojat U18: 1 068 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jokipojat U16 (U16 Mestis)
Jokipojat U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Jokipojat U20 (U20 Mestis)
JoKP (Mestis)
Kajastus (III-divisioona)
OoKoo (III-divisioona)
PeTo (II-divisioona)

Jokipojat U18 Games

Jokipojat U18 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/20/2022 11:30 AM UTC	Ässät U18	Jokipojat U18	9 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
11/19/2022 12:20 PM UTC	TUTO Hockey U18	Jokipojat U18	3 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
11/06/2022 02:15 PM UTC	Jokerit/Viikingit U18	Jokipojat U18	3 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
11/05/2022 01:30 PM UTC	KooKoo U18	Jokipojat U18	5 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
10/30/2022 02:20 PM UTC	Jokipojat U18	JYP U18 Akatemia	2 - 4	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Jokipojat U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Väinö Pulkkinen (F)	PeTo	Details
08/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Elmeri Turpeinen (D)	Hurtat	Details
06/14/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Niilo Sutinen (F)	LeKi-75	Details
05/23/2024	Extension		Santeri Kekarainen (F)		Details
01/04/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Leevi Meriläinen (F)	Sepot	Details
06/10/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Jimi Manninen (F)	Hokki U20	Details
08/07/2018	Confirmed	leaving	Kasper Lehikoinen (G)	KooKoo U20	Details
08/04/2018	Confirmed	leaving	Mario Tanskanen (G)	Kopla	Details

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Jokipojat U18 History and Standings

Jokipojat U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	17	9	6	2	-	-	68	65	20	1.18	4	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	8	6	3	-	-	94	68	19	1.12	4	-
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	13	6	2	-	-	93	70	28	1.33	2	-
	U18 Mestis	18	11	4	-	1	2	98	64	37	2.06	4	-
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	22	13	7	-	2	0	91	83	43	1.95	3	-
	U18 Mestis	18	12	3	-	2	1	106	48	41	2.28	3	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	22	9	12	-	1	0	77	77	29	1.32	10	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	2	18	-	2	0	43	112	8	0.36	12	Relegated
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 Mestis	26	20	2	-	2	2	122	70	66	2.54	1	Qualification
	U18 SM-sarja	14	4	9	-	0	1	31	55	13	0.93	8	Relegated
2020-2021	U18 Mestis	17	10	2	-	1	4	80	56	36	2.12	2	Promoted
	U18 SM-sarja	6	3	1	-	1	1	26	19	12	2	3	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 Mestis	15	6	7	-	1	1	53	55	21	1.4	5	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	24	13	7	-	1	3	124	73	44	1.83	4	Final group
2018-2019	U18 Mestis	14	9	3	-	1	1	66	56	30	2.14	2	Champion
	U18 Mestis	24	15	6	-	1	2	131	70	49	2.04	2	Final group
2017-2018	U18 Mestis	18	2	14	-	1	1	35	87	9	0.5	9	-
	U18 Mestis	24	13	8	-	2	1	109	82	44	1.83	4	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	2	13	-	1	2	42	82	10	0.56	10	Relegated
	U18 Mestis	24	15	5	-	2	2	111	66	51	2.13	1	Promoted
2015-2016	U18 Mestis	18	5	11	-	0	2	54	85	17	0.94	8	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	10	2	6	-	2	0	27	42	10	1	4	-
	U18 Mestis	14	8	3	-	3	0	66	59	30	2.14	3	-
2014-2015	U18 Mestis	18	11	5	-	1	1	71	51	36	2	2	Final loss
	U18 Mestis	30	14	10	-	1	5	115	78	49	1.63	8	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	34	5	23	-	0	6	87	127	21	0.62	7	-
	U18 SM-sarja	14	1	10	-	0	3	29	54	6	0.43	8	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	1	24	-	0	5	62	177	8	0.27	16	-
2012-2013	U18 Mestis	16	12	1	-	2	1	103	40	41	2.56	1	Final group

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Jokipojat U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Valtteri Kekarainen (F)	2026-2027	Pyry Team	II-divisioona	5	4	8	12	2
2.	Tuukka Turunen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	8	2	10	12	0
3.	Luukas Haapala (F)	2026-2027	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	7	4	11	0
4.	Matias Piirainen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	7	5	6	11	0
5.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	7	3	8	11	0
6.	Olli Sorsa (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	4	3	6	9	0
7.	Simppa Svensk (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	10	3	6	9	2
8.	Riku Vähäniitty (F)	2026-2027	Hurtat	III-divisioona	2	2	7	9	2
9.	Santeri Koponen (D)	2026-2027	Chamonix	Ligue Magnus	9	2	7	9	0
10.	Leevi Litmanen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	3	5	8	18

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Jokipojat U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'8"	187 lbs	16.00
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	165 lbs	17.38
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.25
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.15
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.17

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kalle Anttonen (F)	77	51	74	125
2.	Niko Kortelainen (F)	71	59	56	115
3.	Nemo Huhta (F)	82	48	64	112
4.	Sami Eklund (F)	82	57	52	109
5.	Verneri Vartio (F)	95	50	55	105

Franchise All-Time Goals

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niko Kortelainen (F)	71	59	56	115
2.	Sami Eklund (F)	82	57	52	109
3.	Aleksi Inkinen (F)	82	52	47	99
4.	Kalle Anttonen (F)	77	51	74	125
5.	Verneri Vartio (F)	95	50	55	105

Franchise All-Time Assists

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kalle Anttonen (F)	77	51	74	125
2.	Oskari Surakka (F)	92	30	68	98
3.	Nemo Huhta (F)	82	48	64	112
4.	Santeri Kekarainen (F)	82	32	62	94
5.	Toni Jalovaara (F)	69	32	58	90

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tuomas Rahunen (F)	33	15	37	162
2.	Artturi Rouhiainen (D)	63	20	46	153
3.	Jerry Keromaa (D)	73	5	19	147
4.	Sami Repo (F)	90	36	65	144
5.	Verneri Vartio (F)	95	50	105	142

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kimi Hjälm (F)	98	28	27	55
2.	Werneri Sjöblom (F)	96	19	31	50
3.	Kalle Kohonen (D)	96	10	25	35
4.	Verneri Vartio (F)	95	50	55	105
5.	Janne Sutinen (F)	94	12	13	25

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tommi Pesonen (F)	2	1	10	5.00
2.	Miro Aaltonen (F)	1	3	4	4.00
3.	Aleksanteri Kaskimäki (F)	25	32	65	2.60
4.	Perttu Lappalainen (F)	33	38	76	2.30
5.	Jesse Paukku (F)	32	38	71	2.22

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Santeri Kekarainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	38	25	45	70	1.84	24
2.	Sami Eklund (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	26	43	26	69	2.65	0
3.	Nemo Huhta (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	26	31	38	69	2.65	24
4.	Niko Kortelainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	40	35	27	62	1.55	70
5.	Juuso Haapala (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	35	26	34	60	1.71	34

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Sami Eklund (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	26	43	26	69	2.65	0
2.	Niko Kortelainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	40	35	27	62	1.55	70
3.	Nemo Huhta (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	26	31	38	69	2.65	24
4.	Juuso Haapala (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	35	26	34	60	1.71	34
5.	Santeri Kekarainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	38	25	45	70	1.84	24

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Santeri Kekarainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	38	25	45	70	1.84	24
2.	Nemo Huhta (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	26	31	38	69	2.65	24
3.	Jere Keränen (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	25	14	35	49	1.96	12
4.	Juuso Haapala (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	35	26	34	60	1.71	34
5.	Joel Ruotanen (F)	2011-2012	U18 I-divisioona	32	16	32	48	1.50	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Jokipojat U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eemeli Kamppuri (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	37	14	20	34	0.92	130
2.	Jarno Tolvanen (D)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	28	3	7	10	0.36	112
3.	Lasse Kekäläinen (F)	2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	47	7	0	7	0.15	109
4.	Joni Pulkkinen (D)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	31	3	3	6	0.19	100
5.	Tuomas Rahunen (F)	2009-2010	U18 I-divisioona	20	5	12	17	0.85	96