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 Anssi Tankka.

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

U18 Mestis

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2024-2025 Sport U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Jesse Juntunen (G)	18	2008	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	154	L
	#31	Rasmus Järvelä (G)	18	2008	Seinäjoki, FIN	5'10"	154	R
	#30	Jasper Keskitalo (G)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#1	Viljami Kukkola (G)	19	2007	Kauhava, FIN	6'1"	170	L
	#30	Niko Mäkelä (G)	18	2008		6'0"	161	L
	#35	Vilho Teerimäki (G)	19	2007		-	-	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#11	Aapo Elo (D)	19	2007	Kokkolan mlk, FIN	5'11"	165	L
		Otto Granqvist (D)	17	2009		5'8"	159	L
	#19	Niklas Hotti (D/F)	19	2007	Hamina, FIN	6'4"	207	R
	#5	Topias Meriläinen (D)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#9	Sebastian Oksanen (D)	19	2007	Kauhava, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#3	Niilo Pöyhölä (D)	19	2007	Ähtäri, FIN	6'1"	196	R
	#47	David Schmuk (D)	18	2008	Praha, CZE	5'11"	192	L
	#13	Akseli Siira (D)	19	2007	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#2	Kevin Snellman (D)	20	2006		-	-	-
	#24	Samuli Sulkakoski (D)	19	2007		-	-	L
	#55	Oskari Valta (D)	19	2007	Keminmaa, FIN	6'2"	176	R
	#8	Teemu Välivainio (D)	19	2007		-	-	-
FORWARDS
	#59	Niklas Karhula (C)	18	2008		-	-	-
		Matyas Lastiak (F)	17	2009	Banska Bystrica, SVK	5'7"	146	L
	#45	Jasu Leikkari (F)	20	2006	Ähtäri, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#20	Antti Manner (LW/RW)	18	2008	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#25	Oliver Manninen (F)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#39	Joona Matikainen (RW)	18	2008	Kauhava, FIN	5'7"	141	L
	#37	Eero Nevamäki (LW)	19	2007	Kauhava, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#28	Onni Pöyhölä (C)	19	2007	Ähtäri, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#10	Roman Rudenko (W)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#36	Rasmus Rönnqvist (C)	18	2008	Vaasa, FIN	5'8"	176	L
	#23	Taneli Saarikettu (RW)	19	2007	Haapajärvi, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#34	Iisakki Sjöblom (F)	19	2007	Kurikka, FIN	5'9"	157	L
	#60	Jimi Sjöman (LW)	18	2008	Vaasa, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#21	Kalle Uutela (C)	19	2007	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#26	Otto Valta (F)	19	2007	Keminmaa, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#56	Igor Wiik (RW/LW)	17	2008	Vaasa, FIN	6'0"	176	R

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 15Av Age: 17.57 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Sport U18 Staff

Head CoachAnssi Tankka
Asst. CoachJani Nylund
Goaltending CoachJonathan Iilahti
Team ManagerJuha Sjöblom
Dir. of Hockey OperationsJukka Leino
Dir. of Youth HockeyAri-Pekka Pajuluoma
Equipment ManagerKaj Ekman
Equipment ManagerMika Myllyniemi

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2024-2025 Sport U18 Demographics

Sport U18 Facts

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

2024-2025 Sport U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Sport U18: 1 286 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
09/19/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Sport U18	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	-	U18 Mestis
09/13/2026 11:15 AM UTC	KooKoo U18	Sport U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/12/2026 03:10 PM UTC	Jukurit U18	Sport U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/06/2026 02:15 PM UTC	Sport U18	HPK U18	0 - 3	U18 Mestis
09/05/2026 03:15 PM UTC	Sport U18	Jukurit U18	8 - 4	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	2	1	1	-	0	0	8	7	3	1.5	7	-
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.	Hugo Hevonkoski (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	2	3	1	4	0
2.	Peter Kovac (F)	2026-2027	HKM Zvolen U20	Extraliga juniorov	3	1	3	4	0
3.	Jonathan Lassander (F)	2026-2027	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	4
4.	Andris Selickis (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U20	U20 Mestis	1	1	1	2	0
5.	Kalle Uutela (F)	2026-2027	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	1	1	2	0
6.	Zsombor Seres-Gömöry (D)	2026-2027	Hungary U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	2	2	0
7.	Eppe Seikkula (F)	2026-2027	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	2
8.	Henry Puuronen (D)	2026-2027	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	2
9.	Verner Valojärvi (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	4
10.	Topias Meriläinen (D)	2026-2027	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	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	17.54
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.57
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.43
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.27

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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)	2	3	6	3.00
2.	Wiljam Rantala (F)	1	0	2	2.00
3.	Valtteri Polso (D)	1	0	2	2.00
4.	Anton Fogström (F)	33	30	60	1.82
5.	Antti Tuores (F)	31	10	55	1.77

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