What league does Gladiators HT play in?

Gladiators HT play in the II-divisioona.

When was Gladiators HT founded?

Gladiators HT was founded in 2018 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

Where is Gladiators HT based?

Gladiators HT is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Gladiators HT?

The head coach of Gladiators HT is Jani Hakkarainen.

Who is the captain of Gladiators HT?

The captain of Gladiators HT is Antti Karjalainen.

What arena does Gladiators HT play in?

Gladiators HT play their home games at LähiTapiola Areena in Jyväskylä, FIN.

What are the team colors of Gladiators HT?

The team colors of Gladiators HT are Gold + White + Black.

Gladiators HT

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2026-2027 Gladiators HT Roster

Gladiators HT — 2026-2027 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#74	Tuomas Juuti (G)	42	1984	Laukaa, FIN	6'1"	198	L	26/27
	#32	Jaakko Laitinen (G)	18	2008		-	-	L	Loan
	#30	Topias Leppänen (G)	21	2005	Laukaa, FIN	6'0"	165	L	26/27
	#31	Elias Luomala (G)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	170	L	26/27
	#18	Meeri Räisänen (G)	36	1989	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	146	L	26/27
DEFENSEMEN
	#15	Leo Kalilainen (D)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	L	26/27
	#27	Antti Karjalainen (D)"C"	30	1996	Tornio, FIN	6'4"	194	L	26/27
	#19	Luka Kemppainen (D)	19	2007	Vaajakoski, FIN	-	-	L	Loan
	#29	Aleksi Keski-Korpela (D)	34	1992	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	5'11"	185	L	26/27
	#6	Valtteri Kuuri (D)	18	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	-	-	L	Loan
	#25	Niko Minkkinen (D)	22	2004	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'4"	198	R	26/27
	#7	Hermanni Salomaa (D)"A"	31	1995	Tornio, FIN	6'2"	192	L	26/27
	#22	Kasperi Tarkiainen (D)	26	2000	Varkaus, FIN	6'1"	181	L	26/27
	#38	Taneli Vainio (D)	23	2002	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	181	R	26/27
	#36	Eemil Virtanen (D)"A"	28	1998	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'7"	154	L	26/27
FORWARDS
	#9	Olli-Pekka Erola (F)	35	1991	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'6"	194	L	26/27
	#3	Olli Hakala (F)	31	1995	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'7"	154	L	26/27
	#44	Eero Hyppönen (F)	19	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	-	-	L	Loan
	#4	Petteri Ikonen (F)	37	1989	Korpilahti, FIN	5'10"	161	L	26/27
	#84	Onni Kangasaho (F)	20	2006	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	176	L	26/27
	#43	Topi Korkeamäki (F)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	161	L	26/27
	#24	Patrick Kälkäjä (F)	28	1998	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L	26/27
	#28	Saska Mustonen (F)	23	2003	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	170	L	26/27
	#51	Juho Nyman (C)	33	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	176	L	26/27
	#58	Onni Pesonen (F)	24	2002	Hämeenkyrö, FIN	6'3"	203	R	26/27
	#61	Aleksi Petrow (F)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	165	R	26/27
	#16	Atte Rajala (F)	19	2007	Haapajärvi, FIN	-	-	L	Loan
	#11	Arttu Rantanen (C)	23	2003	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	176	L	26/27
	#97	Lasse Riitesuo (F)	49	1977	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	176	R	26/27
	#12	Riku Tiainen (RW)"A"	31	1995	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'4"	185	L	26/27
	#10	Jere Viinikainen (F)	26	2000	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'9"	154	L	26/27
	#17	Jussi Viitanen (LW)"A"	33	1992	Tikkakoski, FIN	6'2"	229	R	26/27
Position: G: 5, D: 10, F: 17Av Age: 27.59 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2026-2027 Gladiators HT Staff

GM/Head CoachJani Hakkarainen
Asst. CoachJukka Andersson
Goaltending CoachOtto Kinnunen
Team ManagerPasi Hakala
Athletic TherapistAnna Juuti
Equipment ManagerKari Haapala
Equipment ManagerAki Huttunen
Equipment ManagerJari Hyvönen
Equipment ManagerVeikko Koskinen
Equipment ManagerSami Malinen
Equipment ManagerHarri Partanen
Equipment ManagerMiika Raitakivi
Head Equipment ManagerTomi Heiskanen
Media ManagerTuulo Frondelius
Media ManagerLinda Malmström
Media ManagerViivi Savolainen

Team Staff History

2026-2027 Gladiators HT Captains

"C"

Antti Karjalainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2026-2027 Gladiators HT Demographics

Gladiators HT Facts

Plays in: II-divisioona
Team Colors: Gold + White + Black
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 2018

2026-2027 Gladiators HT Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players

Experience

Gladiators HT: 1 025 GP
Liiga: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
JYP/Diskos U20 (U20 Mestis)
KeuPa HT/Diskos U20
KeuPa HT/JyKi U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Pelikaanit (III-divisioona)
Riemu (Suomi-sarja)
Urho (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LähiTapiola Areena
Location: Jyväskylä, FIN
Capacity: 4 618
Construction Year: 1982

Gladiators HT Games

Gladiators HT — 2026-2027 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
02/15/2026 02:30 PM UTC	Gladiators HT	PeTo	5 - 4 (OT 61:55)	II-divisioona
02/14/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Gladiators HT	Peliitat	11 - 6	II-divisioona
02/07/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Gladiators HT	Pelikaanit	10 - 6	II-divisioona
02/06/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Pelikaanit	Gladiators HT	6 - 7	II-divisioona
01/31/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Warkis	Gladiators HT	3 - 1	II-divisioona

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Latest Transactions

Gladiators HT — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/23/2026	Confirmed	joining	Topias Leppänen (G)	Seattle Totems	Details
09/18/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Joona Savukoski (D)	JHT	Details
09/07/2026	Extension		Meeri Räisänen (G)		Details
09/01/2026	Confirmed	joining	Juho Nyman (F)	Urho	Details
08/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Ilmari Leppänen (F)	Urho	Details
08/26/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Panu Noponen (F)	Unknown	Details
08/26/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tuomas Jussila (D)	Unknown	Details
08/26/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Rasmus Tobiasson (D)	Unknown	Details

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Gladiators HT History and Standings

Gladiators HT — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Gladiators HT
2026-2027	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	II-divisioona	22	9	9	-	2	2	118	121	33	1.5	5	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	II-divisioona	24	14	7	-	2	1	171	109	47	1.96	4	Champion
2023-2024	II-divisioona	20	14	4	-	1	1	118	79	45	2.25	3	Bronze game win
2022-2023	II-divisioona	20	11	5	-	1	3	136	78	38	1.9	4	Champion
2021-2022	II-divisioona	20	11	7	-	2	0	118	70	37	1.85	2	Champion
2020-2021	II-divisioona	15	11	2	-	1	1	78	45	36	2.4	1	Season Cancelled
Peurunka HT
2019-2020	II-divisioona	28	9	15	-	2	2	126	140	33	1.18	6	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	II-divisioona	4	3	1	-	0	0	32	13	9	2.25	2	Qualification loss
	III-divisioona	8	7	1	0	-	-	64	32	14	1.75	2	Qualification
	III-divisioona	10	9	1	0	-	-	106	20	18	1.8	1	-

Gladiators HT Tournament Statistics

Gladiators HT — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Gladiators HT
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	6	8	3	1.5	2	Qualification loss
	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	14	6	6	3	1	-
Peurunka HT
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	6	3	2	-	1	0	36	30	11	1.83	-	Relegated

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Gladiators HT — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Samuli Yliniva (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	6	3	1	4	6
2.	Thomas Tarvainen (F)	2026-2027	Riemu	Suomi-sarja	7	1	2	3	2
3.	Kasperi Toikkanen (F)	2026-2027	Pelikaanit	III-divisioona	3	1	0	1	0
4.	Atte Rantanen (D)	2026-2027	Riemu	Suomi-sarja	2	0	0	0	0
5.	Henri Auvinen (D)	2026-2027	Bollnäs IS	Division 2	4	0	0	0	4
6.	Jaakko Hämäläinen (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Eemeli Aho (D)	2026-2027	Laukaa Stars	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Gladiators HT — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	27.59
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	26.68
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	27.78
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	30.35
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	29.52

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Olli Hakala (F)	148	100	139	239
2.	Mikko Sairanen (F)	69	71	82	153
3.	Ville Hakala (F)	86	61	67	128
4.	Antti Karjalainen (D)	111	38	86	124
5.	Joni Kumpulainen (F)	67	47	73	120

Franchise All-Time Goals

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Olli Hakala (F)	148	100	139	239
2.	Mikko Sairanen (F)	69	71	82	153
3.	Ville Hakala (F)	86	61	67	128
4.	Joni Kumpulainen (F)	67	47	73	120
5.	Henri Niemi (F)	43	47	59	106

Franchise All-Time Assists

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Olli Hakala (F)	148	100	139	239
2.	Mikko Virtanen (F)	70	22	92	114
3.	Antti Karjalainen (D)	111	38	86	124
4.	Mikko Sairanen (F)	69	71	82	153
5.	Jussi Viitanen (F)	60	40	76	116

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Antti Karjalainen (D)	111	38	124	201
2.	Eemil Virtanen (D)	96	8	37	115
3.	Aleksi Keski-Korpela (D)	143	12	54	99
4.	Olli Hakala (F)	148	100	239	97
5.	Henri Niemi (F)	43	47	106	80

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Olli Hakala (F)	148	100	139	239
2.	Aleksi Keski-Korpela (D)	143	12	42	54
3.	Olli-Pekka Erola (F)	126	13	28	41
4.	Antti Karjalainen (D)	111	38	86	124
5.	Eemil Virtanen (D)	96	8	29	37

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tomi Martikainen (F)	1	1	3	3.00
2.	Kristian Kujala (F)	24	37	63	2.63
3.	Kim Nabb (F)	26	26	67	2.58
4.	Janne Tavi (F)	4	4	10	2.50
5.	Henri Niemi (F)	43	47	106	2.47

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kim Nabb (F)	2018-2019	III-divisioona	16	22	33	55	3.44	6
2.	Jussi Viitanen (F)	2024-2025	II-divisioona	21	14	36	50	2.38	6
3.	Mikko Sairanen (F)	2021-2022	II-divisioona	19	19	28	47	2.47	4
4.	Kristian Kujala (F)	2024-2025	II-divisioona	17	27	19	46	2.71	16
5.	Kimmo Jakosuo (F)	2018-2019	III-divisioona	16	15	31	46	2.88	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Juho-Matias Suonikko (F)	2018-2019	III-divisioona	17	31	12	43	2.53	20
2.	Kristian Kujala (F)	2024-2025	II-divisioona	17	27	19	46	2.71	16
3.	Olli Hakala (F)	2025-2026	II-divisioona	22	23	21	44	2.00	8
4.	Kim Nabb (F)	2018-2019	III-divisioona	16	22	33	55	3.44	6
5.	Henri Niemi (F)	2024-2025	II-divisioona	17	21	23	44	2.59	2

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jussi Viitanen (F)	2024-2025	II-divisioona	21	14	36	50	2.38	6
2.	Kim Nabb (F)	2018-2019	III-divisioona	16	22	33	55	3.44	6
3.	Kimmo Jakosuo (F)	2018-2019	III-divisioona	16	15	31	46	2.88	8
4.	Joni Kumpulainen (F)	2018-2019	III-divisioona	14	7	31	38	2.71	10
5.	Mikko Sairanen (F)	2021-2022	II-divisioona	19	19	28	47	2.47	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Gladiators HT — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Antti Karjalainen (D)	2025-2026	II-divisioona	20	10	21	31	1.55	77
2.	Antti Karjalainen (D)	2019-2020	II-divisioona	25	6	15	21	0.84	70
3.	Ville Kauhanen (D)	2022-2023	II-divisioona	15	0	6	6	0.40	54
4.	Topias Luoma (D)	2024-2025	II-divisioona	13	0	1	1	0.08	51
5.	Eemil Virtanen (D)	2025-2026	II-divisioona	20	1	6	7	0.35	47

Player Nationalities Throughout History

127 players