What league does JHT Akatemia play in?

JHT Akatemia play in the III-divisioona.

When was JHT Akatemia founded?

JHT Akatemia was founded in 2021 in Kalajoki, FIN, Finland.

Where is JHT Akatemia based?

JHT Akatemia is based in Kalajoki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JHT Akatemia?

The head coach of JHT Akatemia is Jari Lehtomäki.

Who is the captain of JHT Akatemia?

The captain of JHT Akatemia is Iiro Ojala.

What arena does JHT Akatemia play in?

JHT Akatemia play their home games at Wiimax Areena in Kalajoki, FIN.

Who is the general manager of JHT Akatemia?

The general manager of JHT Akatemia is Juha Anttiroiko.

What are the team colors of JHT Akatemia?

The team colors of JHT Akatemia are Blue + White + Red.

JHT Akatemia

III-divisioona

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

JHT Akatemia were 9-7-2 in the 2025-26 III-divisioona season with 29 points, 8th in the Lohko 7 and 45th overall.

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2025-2026 JHT Akatemia Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
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	#7	Valtteri Joki-Erkkilä	19	2007		-	-	L
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Eero Niemelä (G)	22	2004	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#35	Jussi Siironen (G)	29	1996	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#31	Tatu Siironen (G)	18	2007	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	170	L
	#30	Tuukka Suonvieri (G)	44	1982	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#96	Konsta Hannula (D)	23	2003	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#55	Jasse Heikkilä (D/F)	21	2005	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#40	Juho Joki-Erkkilä (D/F)"A"	41	1985	Kalajoki, FIN	5'8"	170	L
	#13	Otso Joska (D)	21	2004	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#4	Mikko Koski (D)	25	2001	Raahe, FIN	-	-	L
	#18	Teemu Liias (D)	29	1997	Kalajoki, FIN	5'9"	165	R
	#6	Saku Mäkelä (D)	21	2005	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#44	Iiro Ojala (D)"C"	35	1991	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#56	Aaro Uusitalo (D)	19	2007	Kalajoki, FIN	-	-	R
	#88	Eetu Vähäsarja (D)	20	2006	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	172	L
FORWARDS
	#26	Tuure Anttiroiko (F)	22	2003	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#16	Jonatan Bäckman (F)	19	2007	Kalajoki, FIN	-	-	R
	#46	Jere Espo (LW/RW)"A"	33	1992	Kotka, FIN	6'1"	207	L
	#9	Teemu Flink (F)	24	2002	Raahe, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#41	Joona Hietamäki (F)	19	2007	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#38	Valtteri Himanka (LW/RW)	23	2003	Kalajoki, FIN	6'2"	165	L
	#37	Aapo Joska (F)	20	2005	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#24	Sami Markkanen (C)	51	1974	Kuopio, FIN	5'8"	187	L
	#77	Konsta Nikula (F)	30	1996	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#17	Jani Nurkkala (RW)	29	1997	Ruukki, FIN	6'0"	203	L
	#20	Petri Priuska (F)	25	2000	Kalajoki, FIN	5'7"	159	R
	#19	Antti Rantala (F)	20	2006	Raahe, FIN	-	-	L
	#57	Eemeli Rantanen (F)	19	2007	Pyhäjoki, FIN	-	-	L
	#19	Juuso Raudasoja (F)	19	2007	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#36	Niklas Reinikainen (F)"A"	18	2007	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#38	Jasper Reinikka (F)	32	1994	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#21	Joona Rönn (F)	19	2007	Kalajoki, FIN	-	-	L
	#33	Tino Siipola (F)	31	1995	Kalajoki, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#3	Frank Sorjonen (F)	24	2002	Kalajoki, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	#43	Jyri Tiikkaja (F)	29	1997	Pyhäjoki, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#23	Saku Uunila (F)	39	1987	Kalajoki, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#32	Mikael Ylitalo (F)	23	2003	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	176	R

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 16Av Age: 25.64 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 JHT Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJari Lehtomäki
Asst. CoachJuha Kärjä
Asst. CoachMarko Männikkö
General ManagerJuha Anttiroiko
Team ManagerJuha Anttiroiko
Equipment ManagerJyrki Haapasaari
Equipment ManagerHeikki Heikkilä
Equipment ManagerMarko Mäkelä

Team Staff History

2025-2026 JHT Akatemia Captains

"C"

Iiro Ojala

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 JHT Akatemia Demographics

JHT Akatemia Facts

Plays in: III-divisioona
Team Colors: Blue + White + Red
Town: Kalajoki, FIN Map
Founded: 2021

2025-2026 JHT Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

37 players

Experience

JHT Akatemia: 825 GP
Liiga: 3 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

JHT (Suomi-sarja)
JHT U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
YJK (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Wiimax Areena
Location: Kalajoki, FIN
Capacity: 1 700
Construction Year: 1991

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01/28/2026

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01/25/2026

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Jani Nurkkala (F)

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10/30/2025

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Sami Markkanen (F)

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09/14/2025

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Petri Priuska (F)

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09/04/2025

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09/02/2025

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Lauri Laakko (F)

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JHT Akatemia History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	III-divisioona	18	9	7	-	0	2	125	98	29	1.61	8	-
2024-2025	III-divisioona	18	7	7	-	2	2	96	88	27	1.5	8	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	III-divisioona	18	13	5	-	0	0	126	73	39	2.17	3	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	III-divisioona	17	10	5	-	2	0	106	74	34	2	4	Semifinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marko Kokko (F)	2026-2027	Sables	II-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0
2.	Tuukka Heikkilä (D)	2026-2027	JHT	Suomi-sarja	2	0	0	0	2
3.	Antti Rantala (F)	2026-2027	JHT U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	25.64
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	27.63
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	28.50
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	25.46

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Iiro Ojala (D)	62	33	82	115
2.	Frank Sorjonen (F)	49	25	49	74
3.	Jere Espo (F)	38	18	45	63
4.	Konsta Nikula (F)	44	28	29	57
5.	Juho Joki-Erkkilä (D)	36	12	43	55

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Iiro Ojala (D)	62	33	82	115
2.	Konsta Nikula (F)	44	28	29	57
3.	Frank Sorjonen (F)	49	25	49	74
4.	Jonatan Bäckman (F)	15	20	7	27
5.	Lauri Laakko (F)	17	19	11	30

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Iiro Ojala (D)	62	33	82	115
2.	Frank Sorjonen (F)	49	25	49	74
3.	Jere Espo (F)	38	18	45	63
4.	Juho Joki-Erkkilä (D)	36	12	43	55
5.	Sami Markkanen (F)	31	16	33	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Iiro Ojala (D)	62	33	115	92
2.	Otso Joska (D)	39	8	20	51
3.	Teemu Liias (D)	35	13	34	47
4.	Frank Sorjonen (F)	49	25	74	40
5.	Marko Kokko (F)	27	12	35	38

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Iiro Ojala (D)	62	33	82	115
2.	Frank Sorjonen (F)	49	25	49	74
3.	Konsta Hannula (D)	46	4	11	15
4.	Tuure Anttiroiko (F)	45	7	9	16
5.	Konsta Nikula (F)	44	28	29	57

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tomi Gronoff (F)	2	1	5	2.50
2.	Ville-Petteri Tirri (F)	23	14	44	1.91
3.	Iiro Ojala (D)	62	33	115	1.85
4.	Jani Nurkkala (F)	11	10	20	1.82
5.	Jonatan Bäckman (F)	15	20	27	1.80

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Lauri Laakko (F)	2024-2025	17	19	30
2.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2022-2023	16	10	30
3.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2024-2025	16	8	30
4.	Jere Espo (F)	2022-2023	15	5	29
5.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2025-2026	16	7	28

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jonatan Bäckman (F)	2025-2026	15	20	27
2.	Lauri Laakko (F)	2024-2025	17	19	30
3.	Martti Prittinen (F)	2022-2023	14	13	18
4.	Jyri Tiikkaja (F)	2025-2026	17	11	25
5.	Konsta Nikula (F)	2022-2023	15	11	18

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jere Espo (F)	2022-2023	15	24	29
2.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2024-2025	16	22	30
3.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2025-2026	16	21	28
4.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2022-2023	16	20	30
5.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2021-2022	14	19	27

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Teemu Liias (D)	2024-2025	13	14	33
2.	Iiro Ojala (D)	2022-2023	16	30	32
3.	Niilo Niemelä (D)	2022-2023	18	19	30
4.	Petri Priuska (F)	2025-2026	15	20	28
5.	Teemu Flink (F)	2024-2025	16	9	28

Player Nationalities Throughout History

75 players