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 Eemil Nevalainen.

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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2025-2026 Season

SaiPa U18 were 18-3-1 in the 2025-26 U18 Mestis season with 54 points, 1st in the Alkusarja and 1st overall.

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2025-2026 SaiPa U18 Player Stats

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SaiPa 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.		Svit Habjanic (RW/C)	22	18	29	47	2	-
2.		Darcy Terglav (F)	22	17	24	41	14	-
3.		Otso Hyrkkänen (F)	22	13	17	30	4	-
4.		Nolan Terglav (F)	22	12	16	28	24	-
5.		Michal Plancar (F)	17	12	11	23	83	-
6.		Olli Heikkinen (F)	21	4	19	23	2	-
7.		Eemil Nevalainen (D)	21	7	13	20	4	-
8.		Botond Besenyei (D)	22	5	15	20	30	-
9.		Eelis Hyvärinen (F)	22	8	10	18	10	-
10.		Väinö Paasonen (F)	22	9	6	15	0	-
11.		Elias Sinkko (D)	22	2	11	13	4	-
12.		Peetu Jäntti (F)	22	1	8	9	0	-
13.		Niko Mikkola (D)	22	1	6	7	6	-
14.		Kaapo Toura (F)	21	2	4	6	29	-
15.		Santeri Penttilä (D)	22	1	5	6	4	-
16.		Nicolas Marik (C)	5	2	3	5	12	-
17.		Luca Kainulainen (D)	16	1	4	5	6	-
18.		Aaron Julenius (D)	20	1	4	5	53	-
19.		Tuomas Nuuttila (W)	17	2	2	4	4	-
20.		Vojtěch Hora (D)	6	1	3	4	4	-
21.		Elmo Vanhatalo (D)	14	2	1	3	0	-
22.		Aleksi Lankinen (F)	4	1	1	2	0	-
23.		Leevi Blankenstein (F)	13	1	1	2	2	-
24.		Danny Koudinov (F)	1	0	0	0	4	-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Svit Habjanic (RW/C)	18	10	13	23	24	-	10	7	12	19	12
2.		Botond Besenyei (D)	22	8	11	19	16	-	9	0	5	5	2
3.		Nolan Terglav (F)	18	5	13	18	14	-	10	10	10	20	14
4.		Darcy Terglav (F)	17	7	6	13	53	-	10	8	14	22	6
5.		Niko Mikkola (D)	22	4	7	11	10	-	10	1	2	3	6
6.		Elias Sinkko (D)	22	8	2	10	16	-	10	1	1	2	2
7.		Nicolas Marik (C)	10	5	5	10	4	-	9	2	5	7	0
8.		Otso Hyrkkänen (F)	20	3	7	10	10	-	9	1	1	2	2
9.		Eelis Hyvärinen (F)	17	0	9	9	6	-	10	3	4	7	2
10.		Michal Plancar (F)	8	2	6	8	34	-	4	0	0	0	6
11.		Olli Heikkinen (F)	20	1	7	8	6	-	8	2	2	4	4
12.		Peetu Jäntti (F)	22	3	4	7	4	-	10	0	1	1	0
13.		Aaron Julenius (D)	13	3	2	5	42	-	1	0	0	0	2
14.		Santtu Pellinen (RW)	8	4	0	4	0	-	8	4	0	4	0
15.		Aapo Nutikka (LW)	7	1	3	4	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
16.		Väinö Paasonen (F)	16	1	3	4	4	-	10	1	1	2	0
17.		Eetu Särkkä (RW)	6	2	1	3	2	-	10	7	11	18	2
18.		Oula Mihl (C)	8	1	2	3	0	-	8	1	2	3	0
19.		Kaapo Toura (F)	19	1	2	3	22	-	10	0	1	1	6
20.		Santeri Penttilä (D)	21	0	3	3	0	-	10	0	1	1	0
21.		Tuomas Nuuttila (W)	17	1	1	2	4	-	5	0	0	0	0
22.		Vojtěch Hora (D)	6	0	2	2	4	-	9	4	5	9	34
23.		Eemil Nevalainen (D)	8	0	2	2	0	-	10	1	7	8	4
24.		Leevi Blankenstein (F)	9	0	2	2	4	-	1	0	1	1	0
25.		Valto Lindh (RW)	1	1	0	1	0	-	1	1	0	1	0
26.		Roope Maijanen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
27.		Ilari Suninen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
28.		Miro Kuukka (F)	1	0	0	0	2	-
29.		Antti Varis (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
30.		Aleksi Lankinen (F)	7	0	0	0	2	-	1	0	1	1	0
31.		Joona Lippojoki (D)	8	0	0	0	6	-
32.		Elmo Vanhatalo (D)	15	0	0	0	6	-	3	0	0	0	0
33.		Luca Kainulainen (D)	16	0	0	0	8	-	9	1	1	2	6

SaiPa 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.		Krystof Stepanek (G)	6	1.65	.937	4	2	-	2	363:45	149
2.		Onni Suurkuukka (G)	10	2.23	.920	8	1	-	1	566:06	240
3.		Stepan Bogac (G)	7	2.71	.909	6	1	-	0	398:03	179
4.		Viljami Pöyhiä (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Tuukka Kurvinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Onni Suurkuukka (G)	7	5.02	.884	1	5	-	0	394:33	252	1	1.92	.933
2.		Stepan Bogac (G)	3	4.54	.882	1	1	-	0	132:18	75	1	2.04	.939
3.		Krystof Stepanek (G)	15	4.89	.880	5	9	-	0	785:16	470	8	1.99	.926
4.		Viljami Pöyhiä (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0.00	1.000
5.		Alpo Antikainen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

2025-2026 SaiPa U18 Staff

Head CoachLovro Bajc
Asst. CoachMike Kersten
Asst. CoachVeli-Pekka Nutikka
Goaltending CoachMike Kersten
Goaltending CoachJanne Valtonen
Team ManagerHenkka Isbom
Dir. of Youth HockeyAntti Weckström
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

2025-2026 SaiPa U18 Demographics

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

31 players
4 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

SaiPa U18: 1 320 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 II-divisioona)
SaiPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

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

SaiPa U18 Games

SaiPa U18 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/25/2026 11:45 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	Jokerit U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Tappara U18	SaiPa U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
10/21/2026 08:15 AM UTC	Kärpät U18	SaiPa U18	7 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
10/17/2026 11:30 AM UTC	SaiPa U18	Ässät U18	3 - 7	U18 SM-sarja
10/16/2026 03:45 PM UTC	SaiPa U18	Pelicans U18	2 - 7	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

SaiPa U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/08/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Elias Sinkko (D)	PEPO HC	Details
08/12/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lazar Rakosi (F)	Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U20	Details
05/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Bence Baróti (F)	Újpesti Jégkorong Akadémia U20	Details
09/13/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Vertti Takaveräjä (F)	PEPO HC	Details
08/29/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Artjom Abeljanov (F)	HC Panter	Details
04/30/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Anton Inna (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
09/17/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Samuli Laitinen (F)	PESÄ	Details
09/09/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Samuel Sisik (F)	Janesville Jets	Details

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SaiPa U18 History and Standings

SaiPa U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
SaiPa U18
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	15	4	10	-	0	1	34	77	13	0.87	12	-
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

SaiPa U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tino Pennanen (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	12	9	11	20	6
2.	Mac Howlett (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	11	8	12	20	6
3.	Niilo Väre (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U18 Akatemia	U18 II-divisioona	6	3	13	16	8
4.	Jani Taskula (F)	2026-2027	JoKP	Mestis	14	8	7	15	4
5.	Elmeri Inkiläinen (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	12	5	10	15	6
6.	Arttu Reponen (F)	2026-2027	PEPO HC	II-divisioona	4	4	11	15	4
7.	Joona Jääskeläinen (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	13	4	11	15	4
8.	Henry Karjalainen (F)	2026-2027	JoKP	Mestis	14	6	8	14	6
9.	Veeti Moilanen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	5	9	14	0
10.	Tuukka Turunen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	11	3	11	14	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

SaiPa U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	16.39
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.38
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.40
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.21
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.67

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

SaiPa U18 — 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

SaiPa U18 — 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

SaiPa U18 — 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.

SaiPa U18 — 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

SaiPa U18 — 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

SaiPa U18 — 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

SaiPa U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tino Pennanen (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	40	22	29	51	1.28	38
2.	Santeri Suikkanen (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	26	23	27	50	1.92	35
3.	Max Tanskanen (F)	2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	39	12	38	50	1.28	10
4.	Sebastian Sjöholm (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	26	15	34	49	1.88	18
5.	Veeti Moilanen (F)	2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	31	22	26	48	1.55	6

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

SaiPa U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joonatan Lempiäinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	28	24	17	41	1.46	8
2.	Tuomo Hankaniemi (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	50	24	12	36	0.72	41
3.	Santeri Suikkanen (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	26	23	27	50	1.92	35
4.	Petri Lohjala (F)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	35	23	17	40	1.14	24
5.	Joona Lankinen (F)	2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	45	23	13	36	0.80	20

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

SaiPa U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Max Tanskanen (F)	2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	39	12	38	50	1.28	10
2.	Santeri Koponen (D)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	49	8	36	44	0.90	46
3.	Max Tanskanen (F)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	10	35	45	1.05	22
4.	Sebastian Sjöholm (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	26	15	34	49	1.88	18
5.	Kristian Tyyskä (F)	2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	48	14	33	47	0.98	44

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

SaiPa U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Juuso Järvinen (D)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	50	4	9	13	0.26	144
2.	Jani Kallio (D)	2006-2007	U18 SM-sarja	33	6	7	13	0.39	132
3.	Aaretti Partanen (D)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	36	4	16	20	0.56	112
4.	Kari Tissari (D)	1992-1993	U18 SM-sarja	30	6	13	19	0.63	105
5.	Jani Kallio (D)	2007-2008	U18 SM-sarja	30	2	4	6	0.20	104