What league does Pingviinit U22 play in?

Pingviinit U22 play in the U22 Ylempi.

When was Pingviinit U22 founded?

Pingviinit U22 was founded in 1987 in Pirkkala, FIN, Finland.

Where is Pingviinit U22 based?

Pingviinit U22 is based in Pirkkala, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Pingviinit U22?

The head coach of Pingviinit U22 is Olli-Veikka Vakkala.

Who is the captain of Pingviinit U22?

The captain of Pingviinit U22 is Teemu Erola.

Pingviinit U22

U22 Ylempi

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2021-2022 Season

Pingviinit U22 are 8-3-1 in the 2021-22 U22 Ylempi season with 17 points, 3rd in the Alkusarja - Lohko 2 and 4th overall.

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2021-2022 Pingviinit U22 Roster

Pingviinit U22 — 2021-2022 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
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	#11	Matti-Pekka Pakarinen	23	2003		-	-	-	Junior
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Jaakko Halmesvirta (G)	26	2000		5'9"	132	L
	#1	Jasperi Jokinen (G)	24	2002	Pirkkala, FIN	5'9"	154	L
	#2	Kasperi Paksuniemi (G)	23	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	161	L
	#30	Lassi Viljanen (G)	24	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	163	L	26/27
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Pekka Halmevuo (D)	25	2000		6'3"	154	L
	#15	Tuomas Jussila (D)	23	2003	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	176	L	25/26
	#28	Nico Kuivila (D)	22	2004	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#23	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	22	2003	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	176	L
		Juuso Rinne (D)	24	2002		6'1"	154	L
	#28	Juho Saari (D)	25	2000	Kankaanpää, FIN	5'11"	176	L	25/26
	#28	Leevi Salminen (D/F)	25	2001		5'9"	161	L
	#6	Paavo Salonen (D)	23	2003		5'10"	148	L
	#10	Samuli Tallgren (D)	24	2002	Pirkkala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
FORWARDS
	#21	Teemu Erola (F)"C"	24	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#41	Tatu Formisto (F)	24	2002	Valkeakoski, FIN	5'10"	165	L	26/27
	#12	Anton Heikkinen (F)	25	2001		5'11"	170	R
	#16	Teemu Heldén (F)	24	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	157	R
	#20	Kalle Hildén (F)	23	2002	Pirkkala, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#17	Jere Isosaari (F)	24	2002		-	-	L
	#22	Verneri Jokirinne (LW/RW)	24	2002	Nokia, FIN	6'4"	190	R	26/27
	#13	Pyry Jämsä (F)	24	2002		-	-	L	25/26
	#7	Onni Karimo (F)	23	2003		-	-	-
	#18	Jiri Keskinen (LW)	27	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	187	L	26/27
	#37	Joni Kuivila (F)	27	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	174	L
		Jesse Lahtinen (F)	24	2002		5'8"	121	L
	#40	Eero Niemi (RW)"A"	26	2000	Pirkkala, FIN	5'11"	176	L	26/27
	#18	Jonni-Micael Niemi (F)	24	2002		6'0"	152	-	26/27
	#24	Niko Olkkola (F)	23	2002	Lempäälä, FIN	5'11"	176	L	25/26
	#37	Matias Pitkäranta (F)	25	2001	Kangasala, FIN	5'10"	141	R	26/27
	#26	Pavel Ryshkevich (F)	23	2003	Lempäälä, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#4	Tatu Takkinen (F)	24	2002		5'7"	123	L	Junior
	#27	Aleksi Veittikoski (F)"A"	26	2000		5'10"	154	L
	#7	Veikko Virtanen (F)	21	2004		-	-	L	Junior
	#9	Väinö Virtanen (F)	24	2002		-	-	L
Position: G: 1, D: 5, F: 14Av Age: 20.10 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 168 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 Pingviinit U22 Staff

Head CoachOlli-Veikka Vakkala
Equipment ManagerHarri Halmesvirta
Equipment ManagerPetri Tallgren

Team Staff History

2021-2022 Pingviinit U22 Captains

"C"

Teemu Erola

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2021-2022 Pingviinit U22 Demographics

Pingviinit U22 Facts

Plays in: U22 Ylempi
Team Colors: -
Town: Pirkkala, FIN Map
Founded: 1987

2021-2022 Pingviinit U22 Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players

Experience

Pingviinit U22: 433 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Pingviinit (II-divisioona)

Pingviinit U22 Games

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Latest Transactions

Pingviinit U22 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/25/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Jiri Keskinen (F)	Karhu HT	Details
08/20/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Matias Pitkäranta (F)	Kisa-Eagles	Details
07/10/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Jasperi Jokinen (G)	Fortuna	Details

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Pingviinit U22 History and Standings

Pingviinit U22 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U22 Ylempi	12	8	3	1	-	-	100	62	17	1.42	3	-
2020-2021	U22 Ylempi	12	3	8	1	-	-	43	63	7	0.58	6	Season Cancelled

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Pingviinit U22 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jiri Keskinen (F)	2026-2027	VaPS	III-divisioona	4	6	12	18	2
2.	Matias Pitkäranta (F)	2026-2027	Kisa-Eagles	II-divisioona	9	5	9	14	4
3.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	2026-2027	Laser HT	Suomi-sarja	9	3	5	8	22
4.	Tatu Hautamäki (F)	2026-2027	Pingviinit	II-divisioona	4	2	6	8	4
5.	Eero Niemi (F)	2026-2027	Pingviinit	II-divisioona	7	5	2	7	6
6.	Tatu Formisto (F)	2026-2027	FPS	Suomi-sarja	9	2	2	4	4
7.	Samuli Tallgren (D)	2026-2027	Durham Hawks	NPHL	3	1	2	3	0
8.	Jonni-Micael Niemi (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers	II-divisioona	4	1	2	3	0
9.	Joonas Toivonen (F)	2026-2027	Pingviinit	II-divisioona	5	0	1	1	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Pingviinit U22 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	20.10
2020-2021	View Roster	5'11"	163 lbs	19.55

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Erola (F)	32	20	41	61
2.	Eero Niemi (F)	25	35	11	46
3.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	22	26	18	44
4.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	21	11	31	42
5.	Samuli Tallgren (D)	30	7	25	32

Franchise All-Time Goals

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eero Niemi (F)	25	35	11	46
2.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	22	26	18	44
3.	Teemu Erola (F)	32	20	41	61
4.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	21	11	31	42
5.	Jere Isosaari (F)	20	10	9	19

Franchise All-Time Assists

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Erola (F)	32	20	41	61
2.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	21	11	31	42
3.	Samuli Tallgren (D)	30	7	25	32
4.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	22	26	18	44
5.	Tuomas Jussila (D)	19	5	16	21

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	21	11	42	93
2.	Eero Niemi (F)	25	35	46	64
3.	Anton Heikkinen (F)	17	3	13	43
4.	Joonas Toivonen (F)	9	2	2	35
5.	Veikko Virtanen (F)	17	1	5	32

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pekka Halmevuo (D)	33	6	7	13
2.	Teemu Erola (F)	32	20	41	61
3.	Samuli Tallgren (D)	30	7	25	32
4.	Eero Niemi (F)	25	35	11	46
5.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	22	26	18	44

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jesse Lahtinen (F)	2	1	5	2.50
2.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	22	26	44	2.00
3.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	21	11	42	2.00
4.	Teemu Erola (F)	32	20	61	1.91
5.	Miro Kautto (F)	7	5	13	1.86

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Teemu Erola (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	22	16	35	51	2.32	10
2.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	22	26	18	44	2.00	18
3.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	15	11	30	41	2.73	79
4.	Eero Niemi (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	21	31	9	40	1.90	62
5.	Samuli Tallgren (D)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	18	5	24	29	1.61	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eero Niemi (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	21	31	9	40	1.90	62
2.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	22	26	18	44	2.00	18
3.	Teemu Erola (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	22	16	35	51	2.32	10
4.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	15	11	30	41	2.73	79
5.	Jere Isosaari (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	10	8	9	17	1.70	2

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Teemu Erola (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	22	16	35	51	2.32	10
2.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	15	11	30	41	2.73	79
3.	Samuli Tallgren (D)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	18	5	24	29	1.61	8
4.	Jesper Majaniemi (D)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	22	26	18	44	2.00	18
5.	Tuomas Jussila (D)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	19	5	16	21	1.11	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Pingviinit U22 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Verneri Jokirinne (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	15	11	30	41	2.73	79
2.	Eero Niemi (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	21	31	9	40	1.90	62
3.	Anton Heikkinen (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	7	2	6	8	1.14	37
4.	Joonas Toivonen (F)	2020-2021	U22 Ylempi	9	2	0	2	0.22	35
5.	Veikko Virtanen (F)	2021-2022	U22 Ylempi	17	1	4	5	0.29	32

Player Nationalities Throughout History

47 players