What league does JYP/Diskos U20 play in?

JYP/Diskos U20 play in the U20 Mestis.

When was JYP/Diskos U20 founded?

JYP/Diskos U20 was founded in 1977 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

Where is JYP/Diskos U20 based?

JYP/Diskos U20 is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JYP/Diskos U20?

The head coach of JYP/Diskos U20 is Joni Aho.

Who is the captain of JYP/Diskos U20?

The captain of JYP/Diskos U20 is Elias Niiniketo.

What arena does JYP/Diskos U20 play in?

JYP/Diskos U20 play their home games at LähiTapiola Areena in Jyväskylä, FIN.

What are the team colors of JYP/Diskos U20?

The team colors of JYP/Diskos U20 are Red + Black + White.

JYP U20 Akatemia

U20 Mestis

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2025-2026 Season

JYP U20 Akatemia were 14-22-1 in the 2025-26 U20 Mestis season with 41 points, 12th overall.

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2025-2026 JYP U20 Akatemia Player Stats

All Positions

JYP U20 Akatemia — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U20 Mestis
1.		Onni Rusanen (F)	30	8	23	31	61	-
2.		Oskari Seppälä (F)	35	15	15	30	36	-
3.		Onni Lahtinen (RW)	36	12	16	28	8	-
4.		Kasperi Hoikkanen (C)	27	8	18	26	69	-
5.		Tuukka Pitkänen (F)	36	10	12	22	10	-
6.		Otto Ranta-Korpi (F)	21	6	16	22	38	-
7.		Jami Lähde (F)	34	13	8	21	33	-
8.		Topias Tikka (D)	31	5	14	19	22	-
9.		Eemeli Tyni (F)	31	5	12	17	2	-
10.		Elias Hakkarainen (D)	33	4	12	16	2	-
11.		Luka Väisänen (F)	13	3	11	14	6	-
12.		Eero Hyppönen (F)	33	5	7	12	8	-
13.		Mico Orajärvi (C)	12	3	8	11	14	-
14.		Niilo Pakarinen (F)	18	4	6	10	4	-
15.		Iikka Pernu (D)	31	5	4	9	48	-
16.		Luka Kemppainen (D)	34	4	5	9	38	-
17.		Timi Saariniemi (F)	14	2	4	6	8	-
18.		Elias Niiniketo (D)	36	1	5	6	36	-
19.		Valtteri Kuuri (D)	37	2	3	5	22	-
20.		Eelis Aksovaara (F/D)	34	2	2	4	8	-
21.		Kaapo Matilainen (D)	34	2	2	4	60	-
22.		Atte Rajala (F)	25	1	3	4	16	-
23.		Veeti Toikkanen (F)	15	1	1	2	4	-
24.		Aleksi Kokkonen (F)	3	1	0	1	2	-
25.		Joonas Kurittu (D)	11	1	0	1	2	-
26.		Eero Harju (D)	23	0	1	1	4	-
27.		Veikka Berg (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Aleksi Vettenterä (D)	4	0	0	0	2	-
29.		Oliver Vuoti (F)	5	0	0	0	0	-
30.		Viljami Rasi (F)	6	0	0	0	4	-

JYP U20 Akatemia — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U20 Mestis
1.		Elias Ruotsalainen (G)	22	3.57	.907	9	8	-	0	1175:19	679
2.		Luukas Lavikainen (G)	4	4.25	.902	2	2	-	0	211:37	138
3.		Tuukka Bruce (G)	4	4.86	.886	0	4	-	0	173:01	109
4.		Aatu Mattila (G)	13	4.59	.878	2	9	-	0	627:21	347
5.		Jermu Pöyhönen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Onni Ojanperä (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 JYP U20 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJoni Aho
Head CoachSimo Luukkainen
Asst. CoachJussi Kangas
Asst. CoachJeremias Malinen
Team ManagerPekka Väisänen
Equipment ManagerJari Harju
Equipment ManagerVille-Veikko Immonen
Equipment ManagerJarkko Ruotsalainen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 JYP U20 Akatemia Captains

"C"

Elias Niiniketo

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 JYP/Diskos U20 Demographics

JYP/Diskos U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 Mestis
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 1977

2025-2026 JYP U20 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

36 players

Experience

JYP U20 Akatemia: 1 283 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Gladiators HT (II-divisioona)
JyKi (III-divisioona)
JYP (Liiga)
JYP U18 (U18 Mestis)
JYP U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KeuPa HT (Mestis)
KeuPa HT/JyKi U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Pelikaanit (III-divisioona)
Riemu (Suomi-sarja)
Riemu II (III-divisioona)
SJS (III-divisioona)
Urho (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LähiTapiola Areena
Location: Jyväskylä, FIN
Capacity: 4 618
Construction Year: 1982
Secondary Arena: Jyväskylän harjoitusjäähalli

JYP/Diskos U20 Games

JYP/Diskos U20 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 03:50 PM GMT+2	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	JYP/Diskos U20	-	U20 Mestis
11/08/2026 04:30 PM GMT+2	JYP/Diskos U20	Hermes U20	-	U20 Mestis
11/07/2026 06:30 PM GMT+2	LeKi U20	JYP/Diskos U20	0 - 3	U20 Mestis
11/01/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	Ketterä U20	JYP/Diskos U20	7 - 3	U20 Mestis
10/25/2026 12:15 PM GMT+2	JYP/Diskos U20	LeKi U20	6 - 3	U20 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

JYP/Diskos U20 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Aatu Mattila (G)	New England College	Details
09/04/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Onni Rusanen (F)	Urho	Details
08/31/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Elias Niiniketo (D)	Riemu	Details
06/27/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Onni Lahtinen (F)	LeKi	Details
05/27/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Kasperi Hoikkanen (F)	Urho	Details
09/03/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Aleksi Pitkänen (G)	Riemu	Details
07/25/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Elias Kokko (F)	Ketterä U20	Details
07/25/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Oskari Laakkonen (D)	Ketterä U20	Details

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JYP/Diskos U20 History and Standings

JYP/Diskos U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 Mestis	12	6	6	-	0	0	47	52	18	1.5	9	-
2025-2026	U20 Mestis	37	12	22	-	2	1	124	160	41	1.11	12	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	U20 Mestis	38	16	15	-	5	2	161	149	60	1.58	9	-
2023-2024	U20 Mestis	36	13	12	-	6	5	145	143	56	1.56	10	-
2022-2023	U20 Mestis	21	9	8	-	2	2	81	87	33	1.57	4	-
	U20 Mestis	18	11	5	-	0	2	94	59	35	1.94	5	-
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	8	3	4	-	0	1	28	35	10	1.25	4	Qualification loss
	U20 Mestis	40	20	15	-	3	2	152	128	68	1.7	2	-
	U20 Mestis	16	9	6	-	1	0	60	42	29	1.81	5	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

JYP/Diskos U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	13	4	19	23	4
2.	Teemu Immonen (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	16	11	11	22	0
3.	Luca Siren (F)	2026-2027	KalPa U20 Akatemia	U20 Suomi-sarja	12	7	15	22	4
4.	Riku Vähäniitty (F)	2026-2027	Hurtat	III-divisioona	5	6	15	21	2
5.	Otso Paajanen (D)	2026-2027	KeuPa HT/JyKi U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	10	5	8	13	8
6.	Samuel Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	JHT	Suomi-sarja	12	3	10	13	22
7.	Vertti Volotinen (F)	2026-2027	Hunters	Suomi-sarja	11	2	11	13	10
8.	Elias Kokko (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	8	5	7	12	2
9.	Luka Väisänen (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	12	4	6	10	0
10.	Arvi Viinikkala (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	7	6	3	9	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

JYP/Diskos U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	18.46
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.30
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.10
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	19.91
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.73

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	73	37	63	100
2.	Arvi Viinikkala (F)	96	50	42	92
3.	Arttu Rantanen (F)	94	32	51	83
4.	Luka Väisänen (F)	94	28	55	83
5.	Kasperi Hoikkanen (F)	108	22	50	72

Franchise All-Time Goals

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arvi Viinikkala (F)	96	50	42	92
2.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	73	37	63	100
3.	Arttu Rantanen (F)	94	32	51	83
4.	Henri Spoof (F)	45	30	19	49
5.	Luka Väisänen (F)	94	28	55	83

Franchise All-Time Assists

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	73	37	63	100
2.	Luka Väisänen (F)	94	28	55	83
3.	Arttu Rantanen (F)	94	32	51	83
4.	Kasperi Hoikkanen (F)	108	22	50	72
5.	Arvi Viinikkala (F)	96	50	42	92

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Léo Heikkinen (F)	46	18	58	125
2.	Kasperi Hoikkanen (F)	108	22	72	105
3.	Elias Niiniketo (D)	106	9	23	104
4.	Oskari Seppälä (F)	71	19	43	87
5.	Niklas Kiiskilä (D)	61	0	10	86

Franchise All-Time Games Played

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Tuomela (F)	111	24	42	66
2.	Kasperi Hoikkanen (F)	108	22	50	72
3.	Elias Niiniketo (D)	106	9	14	23
4.	Arvi Viinikkala (F)	96	50	42	92
5.	Arttu Rantanen (F)	94	32	51	83

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Valtteri Aliranta (F)	3	3	9	3.00
2.	Roni Alanko (F)	10	9	17	1.70
3.	Elias Kokko (F)	25	16	38	1.52
4.	Miro Marttinen (F)	10	6	14	1.40
5.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	73	37	100	1.37

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	40	25	32	57	1.43	18
2.	Luukas Mustonen (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	35	27	21	48	1.37	22
3.	Luka Väisänen (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	38	17	26	43	1.13	10
4.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	33	12	31	43	1.30	8
5.	Léo Heikkinen (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	32	13	29	42	1.31	79

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Luukas Mustonen (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	35	27	21	48	1.37	22
2.	Henri Spoof (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	37	26	14	40	1.08	16
3.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	40	25	32	57	1.43	18
4.	Arvi Viinikkala (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	35	23	14	37	1.06	8
5.	Eemeli Manni (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	40	22	14	36	0.90	20

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	40	25	32	57	1.43	18
2.	Akseli Kyttälä (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	33	12	31	43	1.30	8
3.	Léo Heikkinen (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	32	13	29	42	1.31	79
4.	Luka Väisänen (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	38	17	26	43	1.13	10
5.	Vertti Volotinen (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	37	15	24	39	1.05	22

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

JYP/Diskos U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Léo Heikkinen (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	32	13	29	42	1.31	79
2.	Aapo Kinnunen (D)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	32	9	7	16	0.50	78
3.	Kasperi Hoikkanen (F)	2025-2026	U20 Mestis	27	8	18	26	0.96	69
4.	Eemeli Heinonen (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	33	8	24	32	0.97	67
5.	Onni Rusanen (F)	2025-2026	U20 Mestis	30	8	23	31	1.03	61