What league does Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia play in?

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

When was Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia founded?

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia was founded in 1994 in Vantaa, FIN, Finland.

Where is Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia based?

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia is based in Vantaa, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia?

The head coach of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia is Sami Kautiainen.

Who is the captain of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia?

The captain of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia is Markus Jansson.

What arena does Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia play in?

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia play their home games at Kuljetusrinki Areena in Vantaa, FIN.

What are the team colors of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia?

The team colors of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia are Blue + Orange + White.

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia

U18 Suomi-sarja

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Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia are 10-5-2 in the 2025-26 U18 Suomi-sarja season with 22 points, 3rd in the Lohko I and 12th overall.

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2025-2026 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Valtteri Halmela (G)	17	2009	Espoo, FIN	5'6"	112	L	Junior
	#40	Noel Lehtoranta (G)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
		Joonatan Ross (G)	15	2011	Tartu, EST	6'3"	201	L	Junior
		Miko Ruotsalainen (G)	15	2011		-	-	-	Junior
	#43	Joonas Räsänen (G)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
DEFENSEMEN
	#72	Arttu Eränen (D)	17	2008	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#82	Tuukka Hynynen (D)"A"	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#86	Jusa Kivinen (D)	18	2008		-	-	L	Junior
	#30	Jedi Muhonen (D)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#46	Eemeli Pihlström (D)	17	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#41	Peter Srobar (D)	17	2009	Galanta, SVK	6'3"	185	R
	#26	Emil Taskinen (D)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#58	Yifan Wang (D)	17	2009	Changsha, CHN	5'9"	150	R
	#81	Paul Wichra (D)	17	2009		5'10"	152	R	Junior
FORWARDS
	#50	Alvar Ekroos (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#55	Rudolfs Grinbergs (F)	17	2009	Riga, LAT	6'0"	185	R	Junior
	#89	Haoyu Guo (C)	18	2008	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	150	L	Junior
	#91	Markus Jansson (F)"C"	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#84	Jere Kaunisto (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#88	Aleksi Kilpeläinen (F)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	143	R	Junior
	#60	Lemmy Matiskainen (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#15	Atte Myllynen (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#54	Lenni Niemelä (F)	17	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#44	Lucas Nikkinen (F)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#65	Lucas Piittinen (F)	17	2009	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#7	Samu Railo (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#48	Denis Razguljajev (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#49	Sander Rättel (F)	17	2008	Tallinn, EST	5'10"	154	R	Junior
	#80	Mikael Santtila (F)	17	2009	Tuusula, FIN	6'0"	176	L	Junior
	#71	Eetu Sihvonen (F)"A"	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#77	Matias Särkkä (F)"A"	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#23	Veeti Tonttila (F)	17	2009	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#74	Anton Viitala (F)	18	2008	Nurmijärvi, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#27	William Wolontis (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior

Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 17Av Age: 17.07 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 161 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachSami Kautiainen
Asst. CoachNiko Kautiainen
Goaltending CoachOtto Manskinen
Team ManagerHenri Kilpeläinen
Equipment ManagerAksu Niemelä
Equipment ManagerMika Rönn

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia Captains

"C"

Markus Jansson

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia Demographics

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Blue + Orange + White
Town: Vantaa, FIN Map
Founded: 1994

2025-2026 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia: 755 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

EVU (II-divisioona)
Hunters (Suomi-sarja)
Jokerit U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Jokerit U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KHT (II-divisioona)
Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa II (IV-divisioona)
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 (U16 Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 Akatemia (Finnish Juniors)
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 (U18 Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Team (U18 II-divisioona)
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kuljetusrinki Areena
Location: Vantaa, FIN
Capacity: 3 700
Construction Year: 2001

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
11/22/2024 03:50 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia	HS Riga 17	2 - 7	U18 SM-sarja
11/17/2024 12:50 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia	HS Riga 17	1 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
11/16/2024 11:20 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia	JYP U18 Akatemia	4 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
11/10/2024 04:05 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia	7 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
11/09/2024 10:45 AM UTC	KooKoo U18	Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia	6 - 4	U18 SM-sarja

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Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	17	10	5	2	-	-	73	46	22	1.29	3	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	18	9	6	3	-	-	71	52	21	1.17	3	-
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	11	9	1	-	-	87	63	23	1.1	3	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	4	15	-	1	2	64	120	16	0.73	11	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	6	4	2	-	0	0	26	17	12	2	1	Promoted
	U18 Mestis	22	16	5	-	0	1	116	66	49	2.23	2	Promotion Play
	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	12	-	1	4	58	88	21	0.95	12	Relegated
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	6	5	1	-	0	0	32	17	15	2.5	1	Promoted
	U18 Mestis	22	13	5	-	3	1	85	47	46	2.09	1	Qualification
	U18 Mestis	18	13	3	-	2	0	73	41	43	2.39	3	-
2021-2022	U18 Mestis	24	9	5	-	7	3	79	63	44	1.83	2	-
	U18 Mestis	13	3	6	-	2	2	35	41	15	1.15	7	-
2020-2021	U18 Mestis	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	12	7	4	-	0	1	53	41	22	1.83	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lukas Zach-Kiesling (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals U20	Austria U20i	4	4	7	11	0
2.	Tatu Teerioja (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	6	4	6	10	4
3.	Veeti Järvinen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	6	3	5	8	4
4.	Rudolfs Grinbergs (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U18	U18 Mestis	7	6	0	6	0
5.	Kasperi Kontola (F)	2026-2027	KJT Haukat U20	U20 Mestis	6	4	2	6	2
6.	Markus Jansson (F)	2026-2027	Black Wings Linz U20	Austria U20i	6	5	0	5	0
7.	Eeli Luhtanen (F)	2026-2027	Haukat	Suomi-sarja	4	3	2	5	0
8.	Elias Sotti (F)	2026-2027	KHT	II-divisioona	2	1	4	5	0
9.	Otto Sillanpää (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	1	2	2	4	0
10.	Valtteri Tiilikainen (D)	2026-2027	EVU	II-divisioona	2	2	2	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	161 lbs	17.07
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.03
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	17.26
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	16.94
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	163 lbs	17.17

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lenni Salmela (F)	72	28	31	59
2.	Oliver Multas (F)	33	16	34	50
3.	Nooa Hasa (F)	73	21	24	45
4.	Anton Kitula (F)	61	20	25	45
5.	Oliver Hajda (F)	68	20	25	45

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lenni Salmela (F)	72	28	31	59
2.	Nooa Hasa (F)	73	21	24	45
3.	Markus Jansson (F)	46	21	17	38
4.	Anton Kitula (F)	61	20	25	45
5.	Oliver Hajda (F)	68	20	25	45

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Oliver Multas (F)	33	16	34	50
2.	Veeti Järvinen (F)	40	10	32	42
3.	Lenni Salmela (F)	72	28	31	59
4.	Eetu Sihvonen (F)	58	13	29	42
5.	Ossi Pirjola (F)	69	17	27	44

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Oliver Hajda (F)	68	20	45	141
2.	Aki Toppinen (D)	50	6	14	137
3.	Lauri Nummi (D)	47	1	13	84
4.	Emil Pyyhtiä (D)	42	6	10	75
5.	Nooa Hasa (F)	73	21	45	71

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eljas Roivainen (F)	74	20	18	38
2.	Nooa Hasa (F)	73	21	24	45
3.	Ville Nieminen (D)	73	6	5	11
4.	Lenni Salmela (F)	72	28	31	59
5.	Ossi Pirjola (F)	69	17	27	44

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Oliver Multas (F)	33	16	50	1.52
2.	Nicholas Poulsen (F)	12	9	18	1.50
3.	Aleksi Huhtinen (D)	2	1	3	1.50
4.	Matias Särkkä (F)	23	12	32	1.39
5.	Miko Peltonen (F)	10	7	13	1.30

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eetu Sihvonen (F)	2025-2026	33	12	38
2.	Lenni Salmela (F)	2022-2023	40	17	36
3.	Kalle Kyllästinen (F)	2022-2023	29	16	34
4.	Markus Jansson (F)	2025-2026	34	18	33
5.	Oliver Multas (F)	2023-2024	17	13	33

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Markus Jansson (F)	2025-2026	34	18	33
2.	Lenni Salmela (F)	2022-2023	40	17	36
3.	Lucas Piittinen (F)	2025-2026	35	17	28
4.	Kalle Kyllästinen (F)	2022-2023	29	16	34
5.	Eljas Roivainen (F)	2022-2023	38	15	28

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Eetu Sihvonen (F)	2025-2026	33	26	38
2.	Aleksi Kilpeläinen (F)	2025-2026	33	21	33
3.	Oliver Multas (F)	2023-2024	17	20	33
4.	Oliver Hajda (F)	2022-2023	37	20	33
5.	Matias Särkkä (F)	2025-2026	23	20	32

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Oliver Hajda (F)	2022-2023	37	33	109
2.	Aki Toppinen (D)	2023-2024	18	3	76
3.	Lauri Nummi (D)	2021-2022	35	11	62
4.	Aki Toppinen (D)	2023-2024	12	8	55
5.	Onni Siurola (D)	2022-2023	33	8	53