What league does Jokipojat U20 play in?

Jokipojat U20 play in the U20 Mestis.

When was Jokipojat U20 founded?

Jokipojat U20 was founded in 1953 in Joensuu, FIN, Finland.

Where is Jokipojat U20 based?

Jokipojat U20 is based in Joensuu, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Jokipojat U20?

The head coach of Jokipojat U20 is Iiro Maukonen.

Who is the captain of Jokipojat U20?

The captain of Jokipojat U20 is Juho Kuikka.

What arena does Jokipojat U20 play in?

Jokipojat U20 play their home games at PKS Areena in Joensuu, FIN.

What are the team colors of Jokipojat U20?

The team colors of Jokipojat U20 are Red + Black + White.

Jokipojat U20

U20 Mestis

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Jokipojat U20 were 23-12-2 in the 2025-26 U20 Mestis season with 70 points, 5th overall.

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2025-2026 Jokipojat U20 Player Stats

All Positions

Jokipojat U20 — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 Mestis
1.		Eetu Veteläinen (F)	30	22	34	56	4	-	2	0	1	1	0
2.		Juho Kuikka (LW)	36	20	33	53	30	-	2	0	1	1	2
3.		Tuukka Turunen (F)	34	15	26	41	4	-	2	1	1	2	0
4.		Benjamin Korhonen (F)	35	17	18	35	16	-	2	0	0	0	0
5.		Niko Kortelainen (F)	37	18	15	33	14	-	2	0	0	0	0
6.		Miika Pyykkö (D)	35	8	24	32	54	-	2	0	0	0	0
7.		Juuso Haapala (C)	29	7	19	26	8	-	2	0	1	1	4
8.		Samuli Vatanen (D)	29	6	19	25	14	-	1	0	0	0	0
9.		Lenni Luukkonen (F)	23	4	14	18	6	-	2	0	0	0	2
10.		Veeti Tonteri (C/LW)	29	6	10	16	10	-	2	0	0	0	4
11.		Veeti Ristola (D)	23	4	10	14	12	-	2	0	0	0	0
12.		Kalle Raunio (RW)	31	6	4	10	10	-	1	0	0	0	6
13.		Eero Pasanen (D)	29	4	6	10	32	-	2	0	0	0	0
14.		Onni Koskivirta (F)	27	3	7	10	22	-	2	0	0	0	0
15.		Eemeli Kamppuri (LW)	34	4	5	9	16	-	2	0	0	0	2
16.		Iiro Tauslahti (D)	36	2	7	9	43	-	2	0	0	0	0
17.		Aaro Parviainen (D)	8	2	5	7	0	-	2	1	0	1	0
18.		Aleksi Haikonen (F)	22	4	2	6	31	-
19.		Oskari Tapio (F)	25	2	3	5	4	-	2	0	0	0	2
20.		Samu Holopainen (D)	27	0	5	5	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
21.		Jacob Mandel (F)	33	0	4	4	8	-	1	0	0	0	0
22.		Tuomas Karvonen (F)	18	1	2	3	2	-
23.		Jerry Keromaa (D)	14	0	3	3	12	-
24.		Veikka Turunen (D)	6	0	2	2	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
25.		Mico Kanervo (F)	24	1	0	1	2	-
26.		Eetu Simanainen (LW)	1	0	1	1	0	-
27.		Aatu Hankilanoja (F)	2	0	1	1	0	-
28.		Peetu Kovero (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
29.		Leevi Litmanen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
30.		Josef Danihelka (F)	5	0	0	0	4	-

Jokipojat U20 — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 Mestis
1.		Atte Mutanen (G)	10	2.70	.926	6	2	-	1	511:57	287	0
2.		Cristopher Rembetti (G)	24	2.72	.920	14	8	-	1	1410:13	740	2	5.03	.833
3.		Arttu Ylitalo (G)	5	3.88	.886	2	3	-	1	293:38	148

2025-2026 Jokipojat U20 Staff

Head CoachIiro Maukonen
Asst. CoachIvan Beliaev
Asst. CoachMikko Haapala
Goaltending CoachHannu-Pekka Hyttinen
Team ManagerHannele Pyykkö
Equipment ManagerJouni Haikonen
Equipment ManagerMarko Holopainen
Equipment ManagerJyrki Kuikka
Equipment ManagerSami Tauslahti
Equipment ManagerMatti Vatanen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Jokipojat U20 Captains

"C"

Juho Kuikka

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Jokipojat U20 Demographics

Jokipojat U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 Mestis
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Joensuu, FIN Map
Founded: 1953

2025-2026 Jokipojat U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
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Experience

Jokipojat U20: 1 313 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hurtat (III-divisioona)
Jokipojat U16 (U16 Mestis)
Jokipojat U18 (U18 Suomi-sarja)
JoKP (Mestis)
Kajastus (III-divisioona)
OoKoo (III-divisioona)
PeTo (II-divisioona)
PoU (III-divisioona)
SaPKo (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: PKS Areena
Location: Joensuu, FIN
Capacity: 4 800
Construction Year: 1982

Jokipojat U20 Games

Jokipojat U20 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/22/2026 02:30 PM GMT+2	Jokipojat U20	KJT Haukat U20	-	U20 Mestis
11/13/2026 07:00 PM GMT+2	Jokipojat U20	Viikingit U20	-	U20 Mestis
11/08/2026 03:45 PM GMT+2	Jokipojat U20	KOOVEE U20	7 - 1	U20 Mestis
11/07/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	Jokipojat U20	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	1 - 5	U20 Mestis
11/01/2026 03:30 PM GMT+2	Laser HT U20	Jokipojat U20	1 - 4	U20 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

Jokipojat U20 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/18/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Veikka Turunen (D)	Hurtat	Details
08/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Veeti Tonteri (F)	Peliitat	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Onni Kaitila (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	KalPa U18 Akatemia	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jesse Kolari (F)	Hokki U20	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Sisu Mustonen (F)	KalPa U18	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Tuomas Makkonen (F)	IPK U20	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lenni Lapveteläinen (D)	KalPa U20	Details

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Jokipojat U20 History and Standings

Jokipojat U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 Mestis	17	14	3	-	0	0	79	46	42	2.47	1	-
2025-2026	U20 Mestis	37	22	12	-	1	2	157	112	70	1.89	5	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	U20 Mestis	38	13	17	-	3	5	148	134	50	1.32	13	-
2023-2024	U20 Mestis	36	16	12	-	4	4	128	99	60	1.67	8	-
2022-2023	U20 Mestis	21	7	9	-	1	4	60	71	27	1.29	5	-
	U20 Mestis	18	11	5	-	1	1	69	42	36	2	4	-
2021-2022	U20 Mestis	38	16	16	-	3	3	127	132	57	1.5	6	-
	U20 Mestis	14	5	6	-	2	1	47	47	20	1.43	8	-
2020-2021	U20 Mestis	27	14	8	-	3	2	102	67	50	1.85	4	Season Cancelled
	U20 Mestis	22	11	7	-	3	1	76	55	40	1.82	7	-
2019-2020	U20 Mestis	46	17	19	-	6	4	169	171	67	1.46	8	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 Mestis	30	10	13	-	3	4	108	121	40	1.33	10	Final group
2018-2019	U20 Mestis	46	25	16	-	3	2	194	168	83	1.8	2	Bronze game win
	U20 Mestis	28	15	10	-	1	2	109	105	49	1.75	4	Final group
2017-2018	U20 Mestis	18	11	4	-	1	2	83	42	37	2.06	1	Bronze game win
	U20 Mestis	26	13	7	-	4	2	108	73	49	1.88	4	-
2016-2017	U20 Mestis	40	27	9	-	4	0	207	98	89	2.23	2	Final loss
2015-2016	U20 Mestis	40	21	7	-	9	3	168	99	84	2.1	2	Final loss
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	3	40	-	1	4	79	264	15	0.31	16	Relegated
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	3	44	-	1	0	96	337	11	0.23	16	Saved in relegation
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	11	31	-	3	3	110	178	42	0.88	16	Saved in relegation
2011-2012	U20 I-div	7	7	0	-	0	0	45	12	21	3	1	Promoted
	U20 I-div	28	22	4	-	1	1	139	59	69	2.46	1	Champion
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	10	2	6	-	0	2	23	44	8	0.8	6	Qualification loss
	U20 I-div	28	20	7	1	-	-	119	83	41	1.46	2	Qualification loss
	U20 I-div	7	4	1	2	-	-	26	20	10	1.43	2	-
2008-2009	U20 I-div	22	8	7	7	-	-	65	66	23	1.05	7	No playoffs held
	U20 I-div	14	5	4	5	-	-	48	43	15	1.07	4	Final group
2007-2008	U20 I-div	22	13	8	1	-	-	96	85	27	1.23	4	Qualification loss
	U20 I-div	14	9	2	3	-	-	70	42	21	1.5	1	Final group

Jokipojat U20 Stars And Cult Players

Roberts Jekimovs (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Jokipojat U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Niko Ratilainen (F)	2026-2027	Hurtat	III-divisioona	8	17	11	28	0
2.	Riku Vähäniitty (F)	2026-2027	Hurtat	III-divisioona	8	8	20	28	2
3.	Olli Sorsa (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	9	11	13	24	0
4.	Niklas Meriläinen (F)	2026-2027	Hurtat	III-divisioona	7	8	15	23	0
5.	Valtteri Kekarainen (F)	2026-2027	Pyry Team	II-divisioona	9	7	10	17	8
6.	Samuel Ahosilta (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo U20	U20 Mestis	14	6	10	16	14
7.	Teemu Juvonen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	7	6	9	15	0
8.	Leevi Litmanen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	18	4	10	14	18
9.	Teemu Holttinen (F)	2026-2027	PoU	III-divisioona	6	7	5	12	2
10.	Sami Eklund (F)	2026-2027	PeTo	II-divisioona	8	5	7	12	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Jokipojat U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.13
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.78
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	20.13
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.78
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	19.82

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pasi Nissinen (F)	92	55	88	143
2.	Aleksi Inkinen (F)	131	72	69	141
3.	Oula Uski (F)	101	48	93	141
4.	Teemu Lahtinen (F)	152	55	82	137
5.	Perttu Lappalainen (F)	106	54	68	122

Franchise All-Time Goals

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksi Inkinen (F)	131	72	69	141
2.	Jesse Jormanainen (F)	111	65	53	118
3.	Pasi Nissinen (F)	92	55	88	143
4.	Teemu Lahtinen (F)	152	55	82	137
5.	Perttu Lappalainen (F)	106	54	68	122

Franchise All-Time Assists

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Oula Uski (F)	101	48	93	141
2.	Pasi Nissinen (F)	92	55	88	143
3.	Teemu Lahtinen (F)	152	55	82	137
4.	Wiljami Kupiainen (D)	131	38	75	113
5.	Sami Eklund (F)	139	47	73	120

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jere Niemelä (D)	159	14	53	267
2.	Joonas Oinonen (F)	87	16	47	231
3.	Teemu Lahtinen (F)	152	55	137	228
4.	Marko Mönkkönen (F)	75	16	64	220
5.	Miika Haapala (D)	83	10	39	208

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Nissinen (F)	161	41	43	84
2.	Jere Niemelä (D)	159	14	39	53
3.	Joni Muranen (D)	156	14	36	50
4.	Akseli Rouhiainen (D)	153	10	54	64
5.	Markus Pietarinen (D)	153	10	34	44

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Roberts Jekimovs (F)	2	3	6	3.00
2.	Paavo Nevalainen (F)	26	28	53	2.04
3.	Tuomas Tikkanen (F)	1	1	2	2.00
4.	Topi Westerholm (F)	27	27	47	1.74
5.	Eetu Veteläinen (F)	47	32	81	1.72

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nemo Huhta (F)	2015-2016	U20 Mestis	38	33	24	57	1.50	12
2.	Simppa Svensk (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	38	20	37	57	1.50	10
3.	Aleksi Inkinen (F)	2018-2019	U20 Mestis	46	31	25	56	1.22	4
4.	Eetu Veteläinen (F)	2025-2026	U20 Mestis	30	22	34	56	1.87	4
5.	Paavo Nevalainen (F)	1977-1978	Jr. A SM-sarja	26	28	25	53	2.04	10

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nemo Huhta (F)	2015-2016	U20 Mestis	38	33	24	57	1.50	12
2.	Aleksi Inkinen (F)	2018-2019	U20 Mestis	46	31	25	56	1.22	4
3.	Paavo Nevalainen (F)	1977-1978	Jr. A SM-sarja	26	28	25	53	2.04	10
4.	Topi Westerholm (F)	1997-1998	U20 I-divisioona	27	27	20	47	1.74	34
5.	Jesse Jormanainen (F)	2010-2011	U20 I-divisioona	28	26	16	42	1.50	36

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niklas Meriläinen (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	39	15	38	53	1.36	29
2.	Simppa Svensk (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	38	20	37	57	1.50	10
3.	Eetu Veteläinen (F)	2025-2026	U20 Mestis	30	22	34	56	1.87	4
4.	Sami Eklund (F)	2015-2016	U20 Mestis	37	18	34	52	1.41	4
5.	Oula Uski (F)	2010-2011	U20 I-divisioona	27	12	34	46	1.70	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Jokipojat U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Adam Kasanicky (D)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	30	3	3	6	0.20	183
2.	Joonas Väyrynen (D)	2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	41	2	2	4	0.10	118
3.	Marko Mönkkönen (F)	2001-2002	U20 SM-liiga	41	9	22	31	0.76	114
4.	Joni Petrell (D)	1997-1998	U20 I-divisioona	34	14	19	33	0.97	112
5.	Artturi Rouhiainen (D)	2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	38	6	7	13	0.34	99