What league does Karhu-Kissat U20 play in?

Karhu-Kissat U20 play in the U20 Suomi-sarja.

When was Karhu-Kissat U20 founded?

Karhu-Kissat U20 was founded in 1938 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is Karhu-Kissat U20 based?

Karhu-Kissat U20 is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Karhu-Kissat U20?

The head coach of Karhu-Kissat U20 is Jukka Kallio.

Who is the captain of Karhu-Kissat U20?

The captain of Karhu-Kissat U20 is Valtteri Hapuli.

What arena does Karhu-Kissat U20 play in?

Karhu-Kissat U20 play their home games at Pirkkolan jäähalli 1 in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of Karhu-Kissat U20?

The team colors of Karhu-Kissat U20 are Maroon + Green + White.

Karhu-Kissat U20

U20 Suomi-sarja

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Karhu-Kissat U20 were 2-20-1 in the 2022-23 U20 SM-sarja season with 6 points, 24th in the Alkusarja and 53rd overall.

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2022-2023 Karhu-Kissat U20 Roster

Karhu-Kissat U20 — 2022-2023 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Matti Fingerroos (G)	25	2001	Tuusula, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#30	Joni Jämsä (G)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	168	L
		Kaapo Kulonummi (G)	21	2005		5'11"	161	L
	#29	Uno-Axel Uotila (G)	23	2003		-	-	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#15	Konsta Hänninen (D)	22	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	240	R
	#37	Matti Kahanpää (D/F)	24	2002	Helsinki, FIN	5'7"	163	L
	#17	Santtu Kahi (D/F)	22	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#10	Otto Latvala (D)	23	2003		-	-	-
	#18	Robin Laukkanen (D)"A"	25	2001	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#5	Veikko Luotonen (D)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#34	Sampo Nieminen (D)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#20	Arttu Paqvalin (D)	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	194	L
	#32	Peetu Pitkäkoski (D)	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	212	L
	#26	Jere Puronlahti (D)	22	2004	Nurmijärvi, FIN	6'2"	209	L
	#4	Lauri Romppainen (D)	23	2003		6'1"	170	L
	#9	Kasper Saarijärvi (D)"A"	25	2001	Helsinki, FIN	5'8"	150	R
FORWARDS
	#38	Jimi Garselius (F)	24	2002	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#3	Valtteri Hapuli (RW)"C"	25	2001	Helsinki, FIN	5'7"	159	L
	#22	Venni Hiltunen (RW)	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#39	Joona Häyry (F)	22	2004		-	-	L
	#23	Mikko Jauhiainen (F)	23	2003	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	194	L
	#14	Kalle Laitila (C)	21	2004	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	183	R
	#13	Jesse Lottonen (C/W)	25	2001		6'0"	165	L
	#6	Eelis Manelius (RW)	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	174	L
	#19	Aleksi Mannio (F)	22	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#12	Thomas Mickelsson (F)	22	2004		-	-	L
	#19	Veeti Mononen (LW)	23	2003	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#33	Niklas Noiva (F)	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#8	Anton Paakkala (F)	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	5'4"	137	L
	#11	Sampo Poikelin (F)	22	2004	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#20	Nicholas Poulsen (F)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	163	R
	#28	Atte Railo (F)	22	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#24	Matias Rantonen (F)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#25	Petteri Salmi (F)	23	2003	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	181	L
	#2	Aleksi Sorjonen (F)	23	2002	Kauniainen, FIN	6'3"	179	L
	#16	Elias Sotti (RW)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'7"	154	L
	#21	Petrus Surenkin (F/D)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	185	R
	#27	Niko Talka (F)	23	2003		6'4"	172	-
Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 22Av Age: 19.86 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Karhu-Kissat U20 Staff

Head CoachJukka Kallio
Asst. CoachAntti Karjalainen
Asst. CoachPatrik Lostedt
Goaltending CoachJyrki Katajamäki
Team ManagerMatti Pirnes
Dir. of CoachingTimo Lehkonen
Equipment ManagerJani Kahi
Equipment ManagerMarko Sundström
Youth Hockey SupervisorAntti Nevalainen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Karhu-Kissat U20 Captains

"C"

Valtteri Hapuli

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Karhu-Kissat U20 Demographics

Karhu-Kissat U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Maroon + Green + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1938

2022-2023 Karhu-Kissat U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

38 players

Experience

Karhu-Kissat U20: 1 475 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Karhu-Kissat (III-divisioona)
Karhu-Kissat U16 (U16 Suomi-sarja)
Karhu-Kissat U16 Akatemia (U16 Suomi-sarja)
Karhu-Kissat U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
Karhu-Kissat U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Pirkkolan jäähalli 1
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: 800
Construction Year: 2021

Karhu-Kissat U20 Games

Karhu-Kissat U20 — 2022-2023 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/19/2022 06:30 PM GMT+2	Karhu-Kissat U20	Sport U20	3 - 5	U20 SM-sarja
11/18/2022 06:30 PM GMT+2	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	Karhu-Kissat U20	5 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
11/05/2022 04:00 PM GMT+2	KalPa U20	Karhu-Kissat U20	5 - 0	U20 SM-sarja
11/04/2022 06:00 PM GMT+2	Jukurit U20	Karhu-Kissat U20	5 - 3	U20 SM-sarja
10/30/2022 01:00 PM GMT+2	Lukko U20	Karhu-Kissat U20	8 - 6	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/28/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Anton Paakkala (F)	Parru HT	Details
09/17/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Eelis Manelius (F)	KHT	Details
09/17/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Ossi Alén (F)	KHT	Details
06/24/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Jooa Vento (F)	Haukat	Details
11/01/2024	Confirmed	joining	Jesse Penttilä (F)	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	Details
10/30/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Emil Pyyhtiä (D)	King's College	Details
10/29/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Jere Puronlahti (D)	Westfield State Univ.	Details
10/04/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Matti Kahanpää (D)	EVU	Details

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Karhu-Kissat U20 History and Standings

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 Suomi-Srja	9	8	-	0	-	1	16	93	27	1.78	1	-
2025-2026	U20 Suomi-Srja	18	12	-	1	-	5	21	99	59	1.17	5	-
	U20 Suomi-Srja	10	9	-	1	-	0	19	71	27	1.9	1	-
2024-2025	U20 Mestis	6	1	0	-	0	5	3	22	27	0.5	4	Relegated
	U20 Mestis	38	4	3	-	4	27	22	114	212	0.58	19	Relegation Play
2023-2024	U20 Mestis	36	13	6	-	1	16	52	137	139	1.44	12	-
2022-2023	U20 Mestis	21	12	3	-	2	4	44	94	59	2.1	3	-
	U20 SM-sarja	23	1	1	-	1	20	6	58	126	0.26	24	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	26	9	1	-	1	15	30	91	106	1.15	9	Did not make playoffs
	U20 Mestis	15	11	2	-	0	2	37	80	38	2.47	1	Promoted
2020-2021	U20 Mestis	22	12	1	-	2	7	40	68	70	1.82	6	Season Cancelled
	U20 Mestis	22	12	1	-	2	7	40	68	70	1.82	8	-
2019-2020	U20 Mestis	46	27	0	-	5	14	86	209	150	1.87	1	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 Mestis	30	18	0	-	4	8	58	146	95	1.93	3	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	18	3	1	-	1	13	12	48	87	0.67	10	Relegated
	U20 Mestis	28	22	1	-	1	4	69	131	83	2.46	1	Promoted
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	18	6	0	-	1	11	19	36	53	1.06	9	Relegated
	U20 Mestis	26	18	3	-	2	3	62	97	44	2.38	1	Qualification
2016-2017	U20 Mestis	40	26	4	-	4	6	90	168	91	2.25	1	Bronze game win
2015-2016	U20 Mestis	40	21	7	-	4	8	81	147	103	2.03	3	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	U20 Mestis	38	14	4	-	2	18	52	139	138	1.37	7	-
	U20 Mestis	44	17	4	-	3	20	62	160	157	1.41	6	Saved in relegation
	U20 Mestis	24	9	3	-	1	11	34	91	80	1.42	8	-
2013-2014	U20 Mestis	50	25	5	-	2	18	87	187	145	1.74	5	-
	U20 Mestis	44	24	4	-	1	15	81	169	122	1.84	6	-
	U20 Mestis	30	19	2	-	0	9	61	124	79	2.03	6	-
2011-2012	U20 I-div	7	5	0	-	0	2	15	34	15	2.14	3	Promoted
	U20 I-div	28	16	0	-	2	10	50	133	104	1.79	2	-
2010-2011	U20 I-div	28	12	-	1	-	15	25	134	120	0.89	5	-
	U20 I-div	7	3	-	2	-	2	8	32	25	1.14	4	Saved in relegation

Karhu-Kissat U20 Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Bryan Henry (F)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	8	16	29	45	4
2.	Aleksi Mannio (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U20 Stadi	U20 Suomi-sarja	11	16	27	43	0
3.	Tuomas Luotonen (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	10	18	10	28	2
4.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	11	12	14	26	0
5.	Joel Simonen (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	9	14	10	24	16
6.	Niko Varjoniemi (F)	2026-2027	A-Rangers	III-divisioona	10	9	15	24	4
7.	Eero Lintuvuori (F)	2026-2027	A-Rangers	III-divisioona	9	12	11	23	2
8.	Joel Lehtonen (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	9	12	11	23	10
9.	Robin Sundberg (F)	2026-2027	Matinkylä Ducks	III-divisioona	11	10	13	23	0
10.	Matias Laaksonen (F)	2026-2027	Malax IF	II-divisioona	9	9	14	23	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'9"	157 lbs	18.71
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	19.89
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.88
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.43
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.86

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juuso Perttilä (F)	101	61	90	151
2.	Mikael Mild (F)	107	61	68	129
3.	Tuomas Luotonen (F)	165	51	72	123
4.	Joel Jarva (F)	82	38	85	123
5.	Tony Mollberg (F)	145	42	77	119

Franchise All-Time Goals

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matias Rantonen (F)	85	64	34	98
2.	Jari Rekilä (F)	82	62	35	97
3.	Juuso Perttilä (F)	101	61	90	151
4.	Mikael Mild (F)	107	61	68	129
5.	Tuomas Luotonen (F)	165	51	72	123

Franchise All-Time Assists

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juuso Perttilä (F)	101	61	90	151
2.	Joel Jarva (F)	82	38	85	123
3.	Tony Mollberg (F)	145	42	77	119
4.	Leevi Paakkala (D)	136	24	77	101
5.	Tuomas Luotonen (F)	165	51	72	123

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Robin Naapila (D)	129	17	47	348
2.	Sam Arima (F)	46	23	66	218
3.	Jesse Kankkunen (D)	118	20	51	217
4.	Tony Mollberg (F)	145	42	119	213
5.	Santeri Kuvaja (F)	96	34	99	193

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tuomas Luotonen (F)	165	51	72	123
2.	Tony Mollberg (F)	145	42	77	119
3.	Leevi Paakkala (D)	136	24	77	101
4.	Joona Jokinen (D)	134	21	44	65
5.	Robin Naapila (D)	129	17	30	47

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Sami Laine (F)	11	19	27	2.45
2.	Joona Niittymäki (F)	7	3	14	2.00
3.	Onni Koivunen (F)	6	4	12	2.00
4.	Aarni Parhiala (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Matias Loppi (F)	1	0	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Juuso Perttilä (F)	2012-2013	U20 Mestis	40	32	55	87	2.18	4
2.	Eelis Manelius (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	39	33	34	67	1.72	38
3.	Kari Kärnä (F)	2012-2013	U20 Mestis	40	36	30	66	1.65	56
4.	Aatu Suontakanen (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	43	27	31	58	1.35	26
5.	Jesse Penttilä (F)	2025-2026	U20 Suomi-sarja	25	29	26	55	2.20	43

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Kari Kärnä (F)	2012-2013	U20 Mestis	40	36	30	66	1.65	56
2.	Kimmo Kuhta (F)	1994-1995	U20 I-divisioona	22	34	20	54	2.45	16
3.	Eelis Manelius (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	39	33	34	67	1.72	38
4.	Juuso Perttilä (F)	2012-2013	U20 Mestis	40	32	55	87	2.18	4
5.	Jesse Penttilä (F)	2025-2026	U20 Suomi-sarja	25	29	26	55	2.20	43

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Juuso Perttilä (F)	2012-2013	U20 Mestis	40	32	55	87	2.18	4
2.	Joel Jarva (F)	2025-2026	U20 Suomi-sarja	28	16	36	52	1.86	8
3.	Eelis Manelius (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	39	33	34	67	1.72	38
4.	Leevi Kuosmanen (F)	2019-2020	U20 Mestis	35	19	34	53	1.51	8
5.	Fredrik Wikström (F)	2012-2013	U20 Mestis	36	11	34	45	1.25	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Robin Naapila (D)	2016-2017	U20 Mestis	34	5	4	9	0.26	131
2.	Robin Naapila (D)	2014-2015	U20 Mestis	33	4	10	14	0.42	110
3.	Ilari Rantala (F)	2005-2006	U20 I-divisioona	17	5	5	10	0.59	99
4.	Anssi Kettunen (D)	2000-2001	U20 I-divisioona	19	6	9	15	0.79	97
5.	Jesse Kankkunen (D)	2016-2017	U20 Mestis	30	7	10	17	0.57	96