SaiPa U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2025-2026 SaiPa U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Stepan Bogac (G)	18	2007	Praha, CZE	6'1"	185	L	Junior
		Tuukka Kurvinen (G)	15	2010		-	-	-	Junior
	#39	Viljami Pöyhiä (G)	16	2009		6'0"	163	L	Junior
	#30	Krystof Stepanek (G)	16	2009	Kolin, CZE	6'3"	161	L	Junior
	#90	Onni Suurkuukka (G)	17	2008	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'2"	187	L	Junior
DEFENSEMEN
	#91	Botond Besenyei (D)"A"	17	2008	Miskolc, HUN	6'0"	192	L	Junior
	#22	Vojtech Hora (D)	17	2008	Ceska Lipa, CZE	6'4"	187	L	Junior
	#76	Aaron Julenius (D)	17	2008		-	-	R	Junior
	#77	Luca Kainulainen (D)	-			-	-	L	Junior
	#38	Joona Lippojoki (D)	15	2010		5'8"	161	L	Junior
	#5	Niko Mikkola (D)"A"	17	2008		6'4"	190	L	Junior
	#6	Eemil Nevalainen (D)"C"	17	2008	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'10"	159	L	Junior
	#19	Santeri Penttilä (D)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#2	Elias Sinkko (D)	17	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#10	Elmo Vanhatalo (D)	17	2008		-	-	-	Junior
FORWARDS
	#89	Leevi Blankenstein (F)	17	2008	Imatra, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#11	Svit Habjanic (RW/C)	17	2008	Kranj, SLO	5'11"	168	L	Junior
	#21	Olli Heikkinen (F)"A"	17	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#24	Otso Hyrkkänen (F)	18	2007		5'8"	154	R	Junior
	#26	Eelis Hyvärinen (F)	17	2008	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'2"	181	L	Junior
	#54	Peetu Jäntti (F)	17	2008	Imatra, FIN	-	-	-	Junior
	#34	Aleksi Lankinen (F)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#40	Nicolas Marik (C)	17	2008	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	6'0"	185	L	Junior
	#20	Oula Mihl (F)	15	2010		-	-	-
	#9	Tuomas Nuuttila (W)	16	2009	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'0"	163	R	Junior
	#97	Väinö Paasonen (F)	17	2008		-	-	L	Junior
	#12	Michal Plancar (F)	17	2008	Banska Bystrica, SVK	6'2"	209	L	Junior
	#96	Darcy Terglav (F)	16	2009	Briançon, FRA	5'9"	154	L	Junior
	#86	Nolan Terglav (F)	17	2008	Lévis, QC, CAN	6'3"	190	L	Junior
	#16	Kaapo Toura (F)	17	2008	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'2"	194	R	Junior

Position: G: 5, D: 10, F: 15Av Age: 16.66 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 SaiPa U18 Staff

Head CoachLovro Bajc
Asst. CoachMike Kersten
Asst. CoachVeli-Pekka Nutikka
Goaltending CoachMike Kersten
Goaltending CoachJanne Valtonen
Team ManagerHenkka Isbom
Equipment ManagerMarko Hiltunen
Equipment ManagerOlli-Pekka Nikkilä
Equipment ManagerToni Rinkinen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 SaiPa U18 Captains

"C"

Eemil Nevalainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

SaiPa U18 Facts

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

2025-2026 SaiPa U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
4 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

SaiPa U18: 963 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ketterä U18 (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Ketterä U20 (U20 Mestis)
Parru HT (II-divisioona)
PEPO HC (Suomi-sarja)
PESÄ (II-divisioona)
SaiPa (Liiga)
SaiPa U16 (U16 SM-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
01/10/2026 10:45 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	SaiPa U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
01/04/2026 02:15 PM UTC	Jokerit U18	SaiPa U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
12/21/2025 02:45 PM UTC	KooKoo U18	SaiPa U18	2 - 5	U18 SM-sarja
12/20/2025 10:15 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	HIFK U18	2 - 5	U18 SM-sarja
12/17/2025 03:25 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18	SaiPa U18	4 - 1	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

09/13/2025

confirmed

Vertti Takaveräjä (F)

Leaving forPEPO

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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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01/04/2023

confirmed

Stepan Bogac (G)

Joining fromBílí Tygři Liberec U17

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08/12/2022

confirmed

Adam Csabi (F)

Joining fromHC Energie Karlovy Vary U17

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06/16/2022

confirmed

Olivér Farkas (D)

Joining fromDVTK Jegesmedvék

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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
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	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	-
2013-2014	U18 Mestis	28	21	4	-	1	2	170	76	67	2.39	1	Promoted
	U18 SM-sarja	34	14	13	-	5	2	130	141	54	1.59	3	-

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