What league does Sport U18 play in?

Sport U18 play in the U18 Mestis.

When was Sport U18 founded?

Sport U18 was founded in 1939 in Vaasa, FIN, Finland.

Where is Sport U18 based?

Sport U18 is based in Vaasa, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Sport U18?

The head coach of Sport U18 is Kai Katajalehto.

Who is the captain of Sport U18?

The captain of Sport U18 is Topias Liljamo.

What arena does Sport U18 play in?

Sport U18 play their home games at Vaasan Sähkö Areena in Vaasa, FIN.

What are the team colors of Sport U18?

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

Sport U18

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2017-2018

2017-2018 Season

Sport U18 were 9-7-2 in the 2017-18 U18 SM-sarja season with 28 points, 5th in the Alempi jatkosarja and 28th overall.

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2017-2018 Sport U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Joel Blomqvist (G)	24	2002	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	6'2"	183	L
	#2	Valtteri Hautakangas (G)	24	2001	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#72	Simon Kärkkäinen (G)	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'6"	154	L
	#2	Niko Lehtinen (G)	25	2001	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	185	R
	#3	Julius Luoma (G)	24	2002		-	-	L
	#1	Jasper Parkkari (G)	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#32	Matias Pohtola (G)	24	2002	Laihia, FIN	5'11"	148	L
	#1	Eemil Söderlund (G)	27	1999	Vaasa, FIN	6'1"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#24	Jesper Ahlroth (D)	24	2002	Kokkola, FIN	6'4"	209	L
	#50	Aaro Hilli (D)	25	2001	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	150	L
	#36	Elias Kivi (D)	25	2001	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#6	Joona Kokko (D)	26	2000	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#35	Elias Laitamäki (D)	26	2000	Seinäjoki, FIN	6'2"	207	L
	#7	Taneli Liedes (D)	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#14	Eemeli Rosing (D)	25	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#60	Roope Salonen (D)	24	2001	Seinäjoki, FIN	5'7"	161	L
	#12	Filip Skuthälla (D)	25	2001	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'0"	170	L
	#22	Jimmy West (D)	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	150	L
	#26	Marcus Wik (D)"A"	26	2000	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#33	Tobias Åkerman (D)	26	2000	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	6'1"	198	L
FORWARDS
	#13	Alec Ahlroth (F)	25	2001	Wilhelmshaven, GER	6'1"	187	L
	#47	Joackim Ahrner (F)	27	1999	Helsinki, FIN	5'6"	168	L
	#57	Tuomas Autio (F)	25	2001	Lapua, FIN	5'9"	172	L
	#20	Emil Blomqvist (C/LW)	27	1999	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#32	Victor Engman (F)	25	2001	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	174	L
	#4	Eemil Erholtz (RW/LW)	26	2000	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	183	R
	#8	Santeri Haarala (C)"A"	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#24	Jimi Innanen (F)	24	2001	Kauhava, FIN	5'11"	163	R
	#17	Veeti Lehmuskallio (F)	25	2001	Pietarsaari, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#16	Topias Liljamo (LW)"C"	25	2001	Lapua, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#10	Sami Lähteenmäki (F)	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	163	R
	#23	Oskari Mäenpää (F)	25	2001	Kurikka, FIN	6'1"	181	R
	#11	Aleksanteri Mäki (F)	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	6'0"	176	R
	#39	Eetu Mäki (RW)	26	2000	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	187	R
	#18	Walter Nyrönen (F)	25	2001		6'0"	172	L
	#41	Rasmus Rönnholm (F)	27	1999	Vaasa, FIN	5'8"	161	R
	#55	Robin Skoglund (F)	26	2000		5'8"	154	L
	#54	William Storkamp (F)	24	2001	Vaasa, FIN	5'8"	190	L
	#9	Tuomas Välirinne (F)	26	2000	Vaasa, FIN	6'1"	170	L

Position: G: 7, D: 11, F: 18Av Age: 17.33 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 172 lbsCompare with other teams »

2017-2018 Sport U18 Staff

Head CoachKai Katajalehto
Asst. CoachKasper Vuorinen
Goaltending CoachAnssi Tankka
Dir. of Hockey AdministrationKirsti Lehtisalo
Equipment ManagerPekka Nyrhinen
Equipment ManagerSören Storkamp

Team Staff History

2017-2018 Sport U18 Captains

"C"

Topias Liljamo

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2017-2018 Sport U18 Demographics

Sport U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 Mestis
Team Colors: Red + White + Black
Town: Vaasa, FIN Map
Founded: 1939

2017-2018 Sport U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players

Experience

Sport U18: 1 552 GP
Liiga: 11 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Mighty Cocks (III-divisioona)
Muik Hockey U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Sport (Liiga)
Sport U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Sport U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Sport U20 Akatemia
Virkiä (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

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

Sport U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/27/2026 12:30 PM UTC	HPK U18	Sport U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/26/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Sport U18	RoKi U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/20/2026 03:15 PM UTC	Sport U18	KOOVEE U18	2 - 6	U18 Mestis
09/19/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Sport U18	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	8 - 1	U18 Mestis
09/13/2026 11:15 AM UTC	KooKoo U18	Sport U18	3 - 2	U18 Mestis

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Sport U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 Mestis	6	2	3	-	0	1	25	23	7	1.17	8	-
2025-2026	U18 Mestis	22	7	12	-	2	1	61	85	26	1.18	9	-
	U18 Mestis	22	12	6	-	3	1	82	73	43	1.95	4	-
2024-2025	U18 Mestis	22	6	10	-	4	2	72	75	28	1.27	8	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	10	-	0	3	56	80	30	1.36	7	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	11	-	3	0	63	76	30	1.36	8	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	2	-	4	4	87	61	48	2.18	3	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	9	8	-	4	1	79	59	36	1.64	6	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	6	-	2	2	76	57	41	1.86	6	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	26	11	14	-	0	1	82	98	34	1.31	7	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	17	2	13	-	1	1	41	79	9	0.53	17	Relegated
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	7	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	21	4	16	-	0	1	63	116	13	0.62	17	-
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	16	5	7	-	2	2	62	63	21	1.31	8	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	7	20	-	2	1	86	151	26	0.87	13	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	18	7	7	-	2	2	72	62	27	1.5	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	5	19	-	4	3	94	148	26	0.84	15	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	7	-	1	2	60	54	28	1.56	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	4	24	-	2	1	61	142	17	0.55	15	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	9	7	-	1	1	59	59	30	1.67	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	9	15	-	3	3	89	128	36	1.2	12	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	18	10	7	-	0	1	55	49	31	1.72	4	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	10	8	2	-	0	0	60	21	24	2.4	2	-
	U18 Mestis	12	11	0	-	1	0	87	24	35	2.92	1	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	20	7	13	-	0	0	48	68	21	1.05	6	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	14	5	9	-	0	0	33	45	15	1.07	6	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	30	21	2	-	4	3	156	62	74	2.47	2	Promoted
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	14	2	8	-	2	2	49	70	12	0.86	7	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	34	9	17	-	4	4	122	157	39	1.15	6	-
	U18 Mestis	28	21	5	-	1	1	187	82	66	2.36	2	Promoted

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Peter Kovac (F)	2026-2027	HKM Zvolen U20	Extraliga juniorov	7	2	6	8	2
2.	Hugo Hevonkoski (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	6	4	2	6	12
3.	Jonathan Lassander (F)	2026-2027	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	2	4	6	6
4.	Robert Varga (F)	2026-2027	HC Slovan Bratislava	Extraliga	4	3	1	4	0
5.	Henry Puuronen (D)	2026-2027	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	0	4	4	2
6.	Roman Faith (F)	2026-2027	HC Banska Bystrica	Extraliga	3	2	1	3	0
7.	Samuel Salonen (F)	2026-2027	Ringerike	EHL	3	2	1	3	0
8.	Ugnius Cizas (F)	2026-2027	EV Füssen	Oberliga	2	1	2	3	2
9.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	2	1	2	3	4
10.	Joackim Ahrner (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK	II-divisioona	3	0	3	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	16.50
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.57
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.57
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	17.43
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.30

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	132	61	58	119
2.	Tim Ekman (F)	80	43	66	109
3.	Santeri Haarala (F)	97	45	59	104
4.	Eetu Mäki (F)	74	44	56	100
5.	Carl-Axel Braskén (F)	78	50	48	98

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	132	61	58	119
2.	Carl-Axel Braskén (F)	78	50	48	98
3.	Santeri Haarala (F)	97	45	59	104
4.	Tommi Erkkilä (F)	109	45	41	86
5.	Eetu Mäki (F)	74	44	56	100

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tim Ekman (F)	80	43	66	109
2.	Santeri Haarala (F)	97	45	59	104
3.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	132	61	58	119
4.	Eetu Mäki (F)	74	44	56	100
5.	Niko Toivola (F)	63	34	55	89

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Aleksi Nikko (F)	84	37	91	197
2.	Kim Nykvist (D)	58	11	25	182
3.	Tuomas Välirinne (F)	82	34	58	161
4.	Juho Iloviita (F)	42	16	31	144
5.	Niklas Westerback (D)	76	13	25	127

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	132	61	58	119
2.	Jasu Leikkari (F)	122	24	25	49
3.	Tommi Erkkilä (F)	109	45	41	86
4.	Taneli Liedes (D)	107	6	17	23
5.	Rasmus Rönnholm (F)	102	29	33	62

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	6	6	17	2.83
2.	Wiljam Rantala (F)	1	0	2	2.00
3.	Anton Fogström (F)	33	30	60	1.82
4.	Antti Tuores (F)	31	10	55	1.77
5.	Marek Potsinok (F)	6	5	10	1.67

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tim Ekman (F)	2023-2024	43	25	62
2.	Niko Toivola (F)	2013-2014	27	20	55
3.	Christoffer Seppelin (F)	2010-2011	25	28	50
4.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	2025-2026	44	22	49
5.	Topias Liljamo (F)	2018-2019	49	22	49

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Christoffer Seppelin (F)	2010-2011	25	28	50
2.	Jonathan Lassander (F)	2022-2023	41	28	47
3.	Tim Ekman (F)	2023-2024	43	25	62
4.	Verneri Vähäkangas (F)	2013-2014	27	23	47
5.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	2025-2026	44	22	49

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Tim Ekman (F)	2023-2024	43	37	62
2.	Niko Toivola (F)	2013-2014	27	35	55
3.	Tim Ekman (F)	2022-2023	37	29	47
4.	Robbie Laaja (F)	2007-2008	25	29	40
5.	Adam Dániel Magyar (D)	2025-2026	39	29	33

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jesper Söderholm (D)	2000-2001	28	19	116
2.	Tuomas Välirinne (F)	2016-2017	41	35	97
3.	Kim Nykvist (D)	2009-2010	25	16	90
4.	Anton Ivars (F)	2010-2011	26	40	85
5.	Joackim Ahrner (F)	2016-2017	44	20	85