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.

Who is the captain of Sport U18?

The captain of Sport U18 is Jimi Sjöman.

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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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Sport U18 were 15-6-1 in the 2025-26 U18 Mestis season with 43 points, 4th in the Alkusarja and 8th overall.

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2025-2026 Sport U18 Player Stats

All Positions

Sport U18 — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 Mestis
1.		Onni Pöyhölä (C)	44	22	27	49	32	-
2.		Jimi Sjöman (LW)	35	19	20	39	10	-
3.		Adam Dániel Magyar (D)	39	4	29	33	45	-
4.		Rasmus Rönnqvist (C)	39	14	13	27	47	-
5.		Igor Wiik (RW/LW)	39	9	13	22	60	-
6.		Taneli Saarikettu (RW)	39	6	14	20	22	-
7.		Henry Puuronen (D)	42	4	15	19	18	-
8.		Miro Määttä (C)	32	8	9	17	10	-
9.		Niklas Karhula (C)	41	6	11	17	10	-
10.		Kristian Juoperi (LW)	38	5	8	13	18	-
11.		Joona Matikainen (RW)	42	4	9	13	20	-
12.		Eemeli Sjöblom (RW/LW)	42	7	5	12	14	-
13.		Antti Manner (LW/RW)	33	7	4	11	20	-
14.		Måns Kärkinen (LW)	27	7	3	10	12	-
15.		Roman Rudenko (LW)	22	5	3	8	22	-
16.		Topias Meriläinen (D)	41	3	5	8	71	-
17.		Leon Wiik (D)	38	1	7	8	28	-
18.		David Schmuk (D)	29	2	5	7	16	-
19.		Otto Granqvist (D)	42	2	5	7	34	-
20.		Emil Granlund (C)	25	2	4	6	31	-
21.		Zsombor Seres-Gömöry (D/F)	39	1	4	5	22	-
22.		Matias Hakala (D)	8	1	1	2	4	-
23.		Emil Tikkala (C)	12	1	1	2	2	-
24.		Valtteri Hahto (D)	21	1	1	2	6	-
25.		Anton Harald (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Oliver Långnabba (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
27.		Joona Keskitalo (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Santeri Väistö (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-
29.		Eddie Nyvall (D)	12	0	0	0	10	-

Sport U18 — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 Mestis
1.		Viljam Sinko (G)	19	3.32	.905	11	6	-	0	1102:32	582
2.		Rasmus Järvelä (G)	21	3.31	.898	8	11	-	1	1214:12	591
3.		Jesse Juntunen (G)	2	3.40	.887	2	0	-	0	123:26	55
4.		Niko Mäkelä (G)	4	4.68	.853	1	2	-	0	218:07	99
5.		Filip Dvorak (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Sport U18 Staff

Head CoachAnssi Tankka
Asst. CoachJuho Autio
Asst. CoachMarihelena Finne
Goaltending CoachJonathan Iilahti
Team ManagerJuha Sjöblom
Dir. of Hockey OperationsJukka Leino
Dir. of Youth HockeyAri-Pekka Pajuluoma
Equipment ManagerMika Myllyniemi

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Sport U18 Captains

"C"

Jimi Sjöman

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Sport U18 Demographics

Sport U18 Facts

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

2025-2026 Sport U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
2 players
2 players

Experience

Sport U18: 1 288 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

Sport U18 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 01:55 PM GMT+2	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	Sport U18	-	U18 Mestis
11/14/2026 03:05 PM GMT+2	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	Sport U18	-	U18 Mestis
10/31/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	Sport U18	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	4 - 3 (SO)	U18 Mestis
10/25/2026 12:30 PM GMT+2	RoKi U18	Sport U18	4 - 1	U18 Mestis
10/24/2026 03:00 PM GMT+3	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	Sport U18	1 - 6	U18 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

Sport U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/18/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Rasmus Järvelä (G)	S-Kiekko	Details
05/16/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	KieHa	Details
09/03/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Viljami Kukkola (G)	Chatham Maroons	Details
07/02/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Iisakki Sjöblom (F)	KuRy	Details
06/26/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Hotti (D)	Titaanit	Details
06/26/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Akseli Siira (D)	TIHC	Details
06/26/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Oskari Valta (D)	TIHC	Details
06/26/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Otto Valta (F)	TIHC	Details

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Sport U18 History and Standings

Sport U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 Mestis	18	10	6	-	1	1	87	53	33	1.83	5	-
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

Sport U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Elmeri Hällfors (F)	2026-2027	Blackburn Hawks	NIHL 1	13	17	10	27	6
2.	Tuomas Välirinne (F)	2026-2027	Malax IF	II-divisioona	9	11	13	24	2
3.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	2026-2027	KieHa	III-divisioona	7	11	12	23	4
4.	Niilo Pöyhölä (D)	2026-2027	KieHa	III-divisioona	7	6	17	23	4
5.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	14	13	8	21	10
6.	Tomas Kronqvist (F)	2026-2027	Malax IF	II-divisioona	9	6	13	19	18
7.	Ville Niemi (F)	2026-2027	KuRy	II-divisioona	11	6	10	16	8
8.	Edvards Eglitis (F)	2026-2027	Vernal Oilers	NCDC	14	5	11	16	6
9.	Ugnius Cizas (F)	2026-2027	EV Füssen	Oberliga	15	4	12	16	2
10.	Jimi Sjöman (F)	2026-2027	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	16	9	6	15	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Sport U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	16.57
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.61
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.57
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	17.54
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.47

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Sport U18 — 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

Sport U18 — 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

Sport U18 — 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.

Sport U18 — 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

Sport U18 — 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

Sport U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	18	23	40	2.22
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

Sport U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tim Ekman (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	43	25	37	62	1.44	4
2.	Niko Toivola (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	27	20	35	55	2.04	18
3.	Christoffer Seppelin (F)	2010-2011	U18 I-divisioona	25	28	22	50	2.00	51
4.	Onni Pöyhölä (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	44	22	27	49	1.11	32
5.	Topias Liljamo (F)	2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	22	27	49	1.00	26

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Sport U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Christoffer Seppelin (F)	2010-2011	U18 I-divisioona	25	28	22	50	2.00	51
2.	Jonathan Lassander (F)	2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	41	28	19	47	1.15	26
3.	Tim Ekman (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	43	25	37	62	1.44	4
4.	Verneri Vähäkangas (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	27	23	24	47	1.74	28
5.	Jonni Kivistö (F)	2026-2027	U18 Mestis	18	23	17	40	2.22	0

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Sport U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tim Ekman (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	43	25	37	62	1.44	4
2.	Niko Toivola (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	27	20	35	55	2.04	18
3.	Kristian Juoperi (F)	2026-2027	U18 Mestis	18	7	32	39	2.17	6
4.	Tim Ekman (F)	2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	37	18	29	47	1.27	16
5.	Robbie Laaja (F)	2007-2008	U18 I-divisioona	25	11	29	40	1.60	12

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Sport U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jesper Söderholm (D)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	28	9	10	19	0.68	116
2.	Tuomas Välirinne (F)	2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	41	18	17	35	0.85	97
3.	Kim Nykvist (D)	2009-2010	U18 I-divisioona	25	6	10	16	0.64	90
4.	Anton Ivars (F)	2010-2011	U18 I-divisioona	26	14	26	40	1.54	85
5.	Joackim Ahrner (F)	2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	44	11	9	20	0.45	85