What league does SaiPa U18 play in?

SaiPa U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

When was SaiPa U18 founded?

SaiPa U18 was founded in 1948 in Lappeenranta, FIN, Finland.

Where is SaiPa U18 based?

SaiPa U18 is based in Lappeenranta, FIN.

Who is the head coach of SaiPa U18?

The head coach of SaiPa U18 is Lovro Bajc.

Who is the captain of SaiPa U18?

The captain of SaiPa U18 is Erik Lipsanen.

What arena does SaiPa U18 play in?

SaiPa U18 play their home games at Lappeenrannan jäähalli in Lappeenranta, FIN.

What are the team colors of SaiPa U18?

The team colors of SaiPa U18 are Yellow + Black + White.

SaiPa U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2023-2024 SaiPa U18 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Tino Pennanen (F)	40	22	29	51	38	-	9	4	2	6	8
2.	Tino Rinkinen (F)	39	17	21	38	46	-	10	1	6	7	4
3.	Richard Zemlicka (F)	29	15	15	30	40	-	10	4	5	9	57
4.	Jami Käkränen (D)	28	5	18	23	63	-	10	2	5	7	6
5.	Valtteri Tamminen (F)	35	6	15	21	39	-	5	1	1	2	2
6.	Aaretti Partanen (D)	36	4	16	20	112	-	9	2	3	5	10
7.	Niklas Gezuri (F)	39	9	10	19	16	-	2	0	0	0	0
8.	Viktor Mikonsaari (C)	13	12	5	17	12	-	9	1	2	3	14
9.	Anton Inna (F)	37	6	11	17	6	-	10	3	3	6	2
10.	Jonatan Länsivuori (D)	44	3	13	16	22	-	9	0	2	2	6
11.	Daniil Mikhlin (F)	14	6	9	15	0	-	10	4	2	6	6
12.	Elmeri Inkiläinen (C)	7	4	8	12	12	-	1	0	0	0	0
13.	Noel Kokkonen (LW)	14	3	8	11	4	-	10	1	4	5	2
14.	Adam Marton (D)	26	5	5	10	2	-
15.	Vertti Valle (F)	37	2	7	9	6	-	4	0	1	1	0
16.	Filip Grönholm (F)	37	5	3	8	35	-	8	2	0	2	2
17.	Erik Lipsanen (D/F)	39	1	6	7	95	-	9	0	2	2	6
18.	Kristian Isbom (D)	41	2	3	5	76	-	10	0	1	1	18
19.	Juuso Juka (F)	20	2	2	4	6	-	1	0	0	0	0
20.	Olli Heikkinen (F)	9	1	2	3	0	-	7	0	0	0	0
21.	Eemil Nevalainen (D)	11	0	3	3	0	-	9	0	1	1	0
22.	Matias Sinkko (F)	25	2	0	2	0	-	3	0	0	0	0
23.	Severi Metsäkallio (F)	36	1	1	2	4	-	8	0	2	2	0
24.	Vertti Takaveräjä (F)	36	1	1	2	28	-	8	0	0	0	0
25.	Vili Viskari (D)	38	1	1	2	20	-	9	0	0	0	6
26.	Elias Sinkko (D)	6	0	2	2	2	-	2	0	0	0	2
27.	Artjom Abeljanov (LW/RW)	13	0	2	2	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
28.	Vilho Yli-Kankahila (F)	3	1	0	1	0	-
29.	Rasmus Jeulonen (F)	23	0	1	1	8	-	1	0	0	0	0
30.	Botond Besenyei (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
31.	Mico Kanervo (F)	7	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
32.	Topias Siitari (D)	20	0	0	0	6	-	2	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Ville-Veikko Hiltunen (G)	21	2.79	.919	10	9	-	0	1268:27	670	6	4.89	.868
2.	Veeti Luukas (G)	15	3.08	.902	5	7	-	0	838:56	395	2	4.50	.880
3.	Stepan Bogac (G)	10	3.76	.897	4	5	-	0	542:34	297	2	6.50	.833
4.	Onni Suurkuukka (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023-2024 SaiPa U18 Staff

Head CoachLovro Bajc
Asst. CoachSami Nikkinen
Goaltending CoachJanne Valtonen
Team ManagerJanne Sirenne
Dir. of CoachingSami Nikkinen
Equipment ManagerOlli-Pekka Nikkilä

Team Staff History

2023-2024 SaiPa U18 Captains

"C"

Erik Lipsanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 SaiPa U18 Demographics

SaiPa U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Yellow + Black + White
Town: Lappeenranta, FIN Map
Founded: 1948

2023-2024 SaiPa U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

SaiPa U18: 1 120 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ketterä U18 (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Ketterä U20 (U20 Mestis)
Parru HT (II-divisioona)
PEPO HC (II-divisioona)
PESÄ (II-divisioona)
SaiPa (Liiga)
SaiPa U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
SaiPa U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
SaiPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Lappeenrannan jäähalli
Location: Lappeenranta, FIN
Capacity: 4 820
Construction Year: 1972

SaiPa U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/19/2026 09:30 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/13/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Ilves U18	SaiPa U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Ässät U18	SaiPa U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/06/2026 09:30 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	Kärpät U18	2 - 3	U18 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 11:45 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	KalPa U18	5 - 4	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

09/08/2026

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Elias Sinkko (D)

Leaving forPEPO HC

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08/12/2026

confirmed

Lazar Rakosi (F)

Joining fromFehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U20

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05/11/2026

confirmed

Bence Baróti (F)

Joining fromÚjpesti Jégkorong Akadémia U20

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09/13/2025

confirmed

Vertti Takaveräjä (F)

Leaving forPEPO HC

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08/29/2025

confirmed

Artjom Abeljanov (F)

Leaving forHC Panter

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04/30/2025

confirmed

Anton Inna (F)

Leaving forKooKoo U20

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09/17/2023

confirmed

Samuli Laitinen (F)

Leaving forPESÄ

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09/09/2023

confirmed

Samuel Sisik (F)

Leaving forJanesville Jets

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SaiPa U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
SaiPa U18
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	1	-	0	0	7	7	3	1.5	7	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	10	7	2	-	1	0	49	19	23	2.3	1	Saved in relegation
	U18 SM-sarja	22	7	15	-	0	0	71	112	21	0.95	11	Relegation Play
	U18 Mestis	22	17	3	-	1	1	123	49	54	2.45	1	Promoted
2024-2025	U18 Mestis	22	13	4	-	1	4	107	55	45	2.05	1	-
	U18 SM-sarja	8	5	2	-	0	1	27	26	16	2	3	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	7	-	3	1	84	72	40	1.82	4	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	10	1	9	-	0	0	-	-	3	0.3	6	Qualification loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	7	-	3	1	86	74	40	1.82	3	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	4	11	-	5	2	54	69	24	1.09	9	-
SaiPa/Ketterä U18
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	10	4	4	-	1	1	33	35	15	1.5	4	Qualification loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	6	-	1	1	92	61	45	2.05	4	Qualification
	U18 SM-sarja	22	4	13	-	2	3	59	90	21	0.95	12	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 SM-sarja	26	17	5	-	2	2	113	74	51	1.96	2	Qualification
	U18 SM-sarja	17	3	12	-	1	1	51	78	12	0.71	16	Relegated
SaiPa U18
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	23	13	8	-	1	1	82	64	42	1.83	4	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	16	7	7	-	1	1	57	51	24	1.5	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	20	3	-	0	1	135	53	61	2.54	1	Promoted
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	8	-	0	2	67	58	23	1.28	7	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	31	8	17	-	2	4	86	128	32	1.03	13	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	18	7	7	-	3	1	61	58	28	1.56	6	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	22	0	-	1	1	174	46	69	2.88	1	-
2016-2017	U18 Mestis	18	10	2	-	3	3	92	53	39	2.17	2	Bronze game loss
	U18 Mestis	24	13	8	-	2	1	128	63	44	1.83	3	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	18	5	11	-	0	2	54	75	17	0.94	9	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	30	5	19	-	3	3	80	151	24	0.8	13	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	20	6	12	-	2	0	65	89	22	1.1	5	-
	U18 SM-sarja	14	3	10	-	1	0	33	65	11	0.79	8	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	8	19	-	1	2	91	154	28	0.93	14	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Janne Naukkarinen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	2	2	1	3	4
2.	Eetu Särkkä (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	2	1	3	0
3.	Roni Karvinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	2	1	3	2
4.	Tino Rinkinen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	2	1	3	2
5.	Santeri Airola (D)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Liiga	1	1	2	3	0
6.	Erik Lipsanen (D)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	1	2	3	4
7.	Svit Habjanic (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	0	3	3	0
8.	Jonatan Länsivuori (D)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	0	3	3	0
9.	Veeti Moilanen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	0	3	3	0
10.	Nicolas Marik (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	2	0	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	16.52
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.35
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.33
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.15
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.63

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eetu Pulli (F)	91	65	41	106
2.	Matias Mäntykivi (F)	51	46	52	98
3.	Tuomo Hankaniemi (F)	97	56	40	96
4.	Max Tanskanen (F)	82	22	73	95
5.	Valtteri Lipiäinen (F)	75	41	53	94

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eetu Pulli (F)	91	65	41	106
2.	Tuomo Hankaniemi (F)	97	56	40	96
3.	Matias Mäntykivi (F)	51	46	52	98
4.	Joona Lankinen (F)	95	44	26	70
5.	Valtteri Lipiäinen (F)	75	41	53	94

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Max Tanskanen (F)	82	22	73	95
2.	Tomi Tiainen (F)	101	29	60	89
3.	Sebastian Sjöholm (F)	86	34	56	90
4.	Anton Inna (F)	82	24	56	80
5.	Otso Hyrkkänen (F)	84	39	54	93

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jani Kallio (D)	63	8	19	236
2.	Michal Plancar (F)	44	26	54	200
3.	Kristian Isbom (D)	84	6	19	196
4.	Henry Karjalainen (F)	83	26	68	177
5.	Sakke Huolman (F)	95	32	84	170

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jouni Timperi (D)	109	10	31	41
2.	Tomi Tiainen (F)	101	29	60	89
3.	Aleksi Akkanen (D)	100	12	41	53
4.	Tuomo Hankaniemi (F)	97	56	40	96
5.	Pekka Sipari (D)	96	8	26	34

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Matias Mäntykivi (F)	51	46	98	1.92
2.	Ville Hämäläinen (F)	12	9	22	1.83
3.	Otto Hokkanen (F)	22	24	40	1.82
4.	Roni Karvinen (F)	21	17	38	1.81
5.	Svit Habjanic (F)	40	28	70	1.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tino Pennanen (F)	2023-2024	40	22	51
2.	Santeri Suikkanen (F)	2013-2014	26	23	50
3.	Max Tanskanen (F)	2022-2023	39	12	50
4.	Sebastian Sjöholm (F)	2013-2014	26	15	49
5.	Veeti Moilanen (F)	2022-2023	31	22	48

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joonatan Lempiäinen (F)	2021-2022	28	24	41
2.	Tuomo Hankaniemi (F)	2012-2013	50	24	36
3.	Santeri Suikkanen (F)	2013-2014	26	23	50
4.	Petri Lohjala (F)	2000-2001	35	23	40
5.	Joona Lankinen (F)	2015-2016	45	23	36

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Max Tanskanen (F)	2022-2023	39	38	50
2.	Santeri Koponen (D)	2014-2015	49	36	44
3.	Max Tanskanen (F)	2021-2022	43	35	45
4.	Sebastian Sjöholm (F)	2013-2014	26	34	49
5.	Kristian Tyyskä (F)	2012-2013	48	33	47

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Juuso Järvinen (D)	2014-2015	50	13	144
2.	Jani Kallio (D)	2006-2007	33	13	132
3.	Aaretti Partanen (D)	2023-2024	36	20	112
4.	Kari Tissari (D)	1992-1993	30	19	105
5.	Jani Kallio (D)	2007-2008	30	6	104