What league does Sport U20 play in?

Sport U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

When was Sport U20 founded?

Sport U20 was founded in 1939 in Vaasa, FIN, Finland.

Where is Sport U20 based?

Sport U20 is based in Vaasa, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Sport U20?

The head coach of Sport U20 is Jussi Tapio.

Who is the captain of Sport U20?

The captain of Sport U20 is Juho Heinonen.

What arena does Sport U20 play in?

Sport U20 play their home games at Vaasan Sähkö Areena in Vaasa, FIN.

Sport U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Sport U20 were 24-10-4 in the 2023-24 U20 SM-sarja season with 69 points, 7th in the Alkusarja and 7th overall.

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2023-2024 Sport U20 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 SM-sarja
1.	Jesse Rantanen (C)	42	12	26	38	94	10	3	1	3	4	2	2
2.	Marijus Dumcius (C)	45	18	17	35	16	6	2	0	0	0	2	0
3.	Oskari Hult (LW/RW)	28	15	19	34	10	11	3	2	1	3	2	2
4.	Marek Potsinok (F)	42	12	18	30	37	8	3	0	3	3	0	2
5.	Erik Potsinok (F)	39	12	17	29	14	17	3	1	0	1	0	0
6.	Valtteri Haataja (D/F)	43	7	20	27	69	7	3	0	2	2	0	2
7.	Iiro Karppinen (D)	46	6	19	25	30	16	3	0	2	2	2	1
8.	Matti Härmä (C/W)	41	15	8	23	12	6	3	0	1	1	0	1
9.	Eetu Heikkilä (D)	42	1	18	19	18	11	3	1	0	1	2	0
10.	Eeka Kangas (F)	35	7	6	13	2	4	3	0	1	1	2	0
11.	Eeti Tuominen (RW)	34	5	8	13	12	0	3	1	0	1	2	0
12.	Lenni Suutari (F)	45	7	5	12	6	-2	1	0	0	0	0	-1
13.	Antti Männistö (F)	45	3	9	12	8	4	3	0	0	0	0	-2
14.	Topi Tikkanen (D)	44	3	8	11	14	0	3	1	1	2	0	0
15.	Lucas Rautava (F)	32	2	9	11	4	-5	3	1	1	2	0	2
16.	Artur Seniut (D)	37	3	5	8	16	8	3	0	2	2	0	1
17.	Juho Heinonen (F)	47	1	7	8	65	-3	2	2	0	2	12	2
18.	Elias Mäkitalo (F)	26	3	2	5	2	0
19.	Axel Törmänen (D)	34	1	4	5	33	-5	1	0	0	0	0	1
20.	Eeli Topp (RW)	21	2	2	4	6	1
21.	Santeri Kuusisto (D)	31	1	2	3	8	3
22.	Juuso Vesala (D)	16	0	3	3	33	5	3	0	0	0	4	0
23.	Atte Peltonen (LW)	2	1	1	2	6	2
24.	Joel Jääskeläinen (RW)	4	1	1	2	2	0
25.	Topias Kaski (RW)	2	1	0	1	0	-1
26.	Linus Ceder (F)	6	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	-1
27.	Elias Kokko (RW)	15	0	1	1	2	-3
28.	Miro Koskinen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
29.	Bine Masic (D)	3	0	0	0	2	2
30.	Jimi Matikainen (D)	8	0	0	0	0	-3
31.	Mico Kirvesmäki (D)	11	0	0	0	10	-1	3	0	0	0	0	2
32.	Joni Pesonen (C)	16	0	0	0	2	-2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 SM-sarja
1.	Masi Härkönen (G)	36	2.27	.904	22	13	-	1	2091:37	743	3	1.99	.930
2.	Casimir Weckström (G)	13	3.13	.864	5	4	-	0	747:49	248	0
3.	Valtteri Kivimäki (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Lukas Mattbäck (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023-2024 Sport U20 Staff

Head CoachJussi Tapio
Asst. CoachTamás Fodor
Asst. CoachPekka Huhta
Goaltending CoachArto Toiviainen
Team ManagerJohan Hagström
Conditioning CoachTamás Fodor
Dir. of GoaltendingJonathan Iilahti
Equipment ManagerSeppo Hippeläinen
Equipment ManagerSeveri Nummela
Equipment ManagerPekka Nyrhinen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Sport U20 Captains

"C"

Juho Heinonen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 Sport U20 Demographics

Sport U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Vaasa, FIN Map
Founded: 1939

2023-2024 Sport U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
2 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Sport U20: 1 602 GP
WC: 7 GP
Liiga: 80 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes (Mestis)
Mighty Cocks (III-divisioona)
Muik Hockey (Suomi-sarja)
Muik Hockey U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
S-Kiekko (Suomi-sarja)
Sport (Liiga)
Sport U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Sport U18 (U18 Mestis)
TUTO Hockey (Mestis)
Virkiä (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Vaasan Sähkö Areena
Location: Vaasa, FIN
Capacity: 4 448
Construction Year: 1971

Sport U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/27/2026 11:30 AM UTC	Jokerit U20	Sport U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Pelicans U20	Sport U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/13/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Sport U20	HPK U20	2 - 3	U20 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Sport U20	Ilves U20	6 - 9	U20 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 01:30 PM UTC	HIFK U20	Sport U20	3 - 2	U20 SM-sarja

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08/19/2026

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Jonatan Raatikainen (F)

Leaving forTigers

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08/13/2026

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Lucas Rautava (F)

Leaving forMalax IF

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05/26/2026

confirmed

Roope Pitkänen (F)

Leaving forLaser HT

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05/22/2026

confirmed

Alex Kahila (G)

Leaving forSörhaga/Alingsås HK

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04/20/2026

confirmed

Valtteri Kivimäki (G)

Joining fromRoKi U20

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confirmed

Akseli Harju (F)

Joining fromIlves U18

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confirmed

Oskari Karjala (F)

Joining fromHPK U18

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03/30/2026

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Oliver Hult (F)

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Sport U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	4	0	4	-	0	0	12	19	0	0	18	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	44	13	22	-	7	2	119	155	55	1.25	16	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	21	9	-	7	7	169	122	84	1.91	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	17	10	-	7	4	113	101	69	1.82	7	Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	22	10	4	-	5	3	86	76	43	1.95	3	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	7	10	-	2	4	58	77	29	1.26	17	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	24	11	9	-	3	1	94	88	40	1.67	6	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	19	5	12	-	2	0	67	83	19	1	15	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	24	6	18	-	3	1	66	107	16	0.67	17	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	24	6	18	-	3	1	66	107	16	0.67	17	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	18	4	13	-	1	0	46	65	14	0.78	9	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	7	27	-	1	0	75	168	20	0.59	17	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	26	17	-	3	6	203	164	90	1.73	4	Bronze game win
	U20 SM-liiga	34	17	11	-	2	4	135	108	59	1.74	5	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	18	7	9	-	1	1	68	70	24	1.33	7	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	35	5	21	-	3	6	91	161	27	0.77	18	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	11	27	-	6	4	112	150	49	1.02	15	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	13	25	-	7	5	131	164	58	1.16	14	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	13	29	-	1	5	136	191	46	0.96	15	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	17	27	-	1	3	128	164	56	1.17	12	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	19	19	-	6	4	128	141	73	1.52	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	15	26	-	6	1	139	182	58	1.21	13	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	42	11	19	-	9	3	127	169	54	1.29	11	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	10	5	4	-	1	0	43	40	17	1.7	4	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	22	-	6	2	105	157	50	1.19	13	Relegation Play
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	10	5	4	-	0	1	34	36	16	1.6	4	Promoted
	U20 I-div	22	13	4	5	-	-	83	51	31	1.41	2	Qualification
	U20 I-div	14	10	2	2	-	-	70	38	22	1.57	1	Final group
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	6	1	4	-	0	1	19	28	4	0.67	4	Relegated
	U20 I-div	22	14	4	4	-	-	112	76	32	1.45	2	Qualification

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonatan Raatikainen (F)	2026-2027	Tigers	II-divisioona	3	3	5	8	0
2.	Juho Keinänen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	4	2	6	2
3.	Elias Kokko (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	3	3	2	5	2
4.	Roope Pitkänen (F)	2026-2027	Laser HT	Suomi-sarja	3	2	3	5	4
5.	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	2026-2027	SC Csíkszereda	Erste Liga	2	1	4	5	4
6.	Tapio Rantanen (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK	II-divisioona	3	0	5	5	0
7.	Eetu Apila (F)	2026-2027	Laser HT	Suomi-sarja	3	4	0	4	0
8.	Lari Heikkinen (F)	2026-2027	Sport	Liiga	8	4	0	4	10
9.	Robert Varga (F)	2026-2027	HC Slovan Bratislava	Extraliga	4	3	1	4	0
10.	Robert Arrak (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	3	2	2	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	18.68
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.67
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.80
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.48
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.65

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Heikki Harju (F)	193	48	87	135
2.	Samuli Kivimäki (F)	54	69	60	129
3.	Jouko Ruostekoski (F)	133	68	61	129
4.	Santeri Haarala (F)	107	53	76	129
5.	Robert Varga (F)	142	50	67	117

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Samuli Kivimäki (F)	54	69	60	129
2.	Jouko Ruostekoski (F)	133	68	61	129
3.	Santeri Haarala (F)	107	53	76	129
4.	Robert Varga (F)	142	50	67	117
5.	Heikki Harju (F)	193	48	87	135

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Heikki Harju (F)	193	48	87	135
2.	Santeri Haarala (F)	107	53	76	129
3.	Antti Tuores (F)	77	47	70	117
4.	Mika Kujanpää (F)	93	44	70	114
5.	Robert Varga (F)	142	50	67	117

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Aleksi Nikko (F)	87	16	27	287
2.	Christian Sundman (F)	137	48	110	256
3.	Teemu Viemerö (D)	46	5	18	231
4.	Mika Näsman (D)	68	11	37	198
5.	Rami Salomäki (F)	64	31	55	193

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Heikki Harju (F)	193	48	87	135
2.	Carl-Axel Braskén (F)	191	43	53	96
3.	Tobias Åkerman (D)	160	5	23	28
4.	Jere Erkkilä (F)	155	27	34	61
5.	Tomi Kankaanpää (D)	149	26	54	80

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tuomas Jalava (F)	1	4	5	5.00
2.	Marko Luomala (F)	4	9	15	3.75
3.	Rauno Suokko (F)	5	6	13	2.60
4.	Juha Ovaska (F)	5	5	13	2.60
5.	Samuli Kivimäki (F)	54	69	129	2.39

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2018-2019	45	28	62
2.	Eemil Erholtz (F)	2018-2019	47	24	59
3.	Heikki Harju (F)	2018-2019	49	21	58
4.	Eetu Mäki (F)	2018-2019	52	20	57
5.	Samuli Kivimäki (F)	2007-2008	21	30	55

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Samuli Kivimäki (F)	2007-2008	21	30	55
2.	Antti Tuores (F)	2004-2005	28	29	52
3.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2018-2019	45	28	62
4.	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	2017-2018	47	27	53
5.	Eemil Erholtz (F)	2018-2019	47	24	59

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jure Povse (F)	2021-2022	40	39	54
2.	Heikki Harju (F)	2018-2019	49	37	58
3.	Eetu Mäki (F)	2018-2019	52	37	57
4.	Eemil Erholtz (F)	2018-2019	47	35	59
5.	Oskari Hakomäki (F)	2007-2008	22	35	50

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Stathis Soumelidis (F)	2011-2012	35	19	127
2.	Markus Talas (D)	2007-2008	16	16	119
3.	Aleksi Nikko (F)	2016-2017	19	3	108
4.	Ove Kvist (D)	1987-1988	26	23	101
5.	Joni Finne (D)	2000-2001	23	14	101