Kiekko-Vantaa U18

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2021-2022 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#43	Akseli Jantunen (G)	21	2004	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'2"	165	L
	#30	Verneri Jantunen (G)	20	2005	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L
	#34	Kalle Kuparinen (G)	20	2004	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	196	L
	#39	Botond Szücs (G)	21	2004	Gyõr, HUN	6'0"	176	L
	#31	Eetu Vuorinen (G)	19	2006	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	165	R
	#1	Samu Välimäki (G)	21	2004	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'11"	146	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#4	Aleksi Huhtinen (D)	21	2004	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L
	#22	Mikko Hyytiäinen (D/F)	20	2005	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#20	Petteri Kankkunen (D/F)	21	2004	Järvenpää, FIN	6'1"	179	R
	#23	Topias Liski (D)	20	2005	Kerava, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#33	Aaron Martikainen (D)	20	2005	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#26	Jasper Nikkanen (D)	21	2004	Vantaa, FIN	5'8"	139	L
	#8	Arttu Niskanen (D/F)	21	2004	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	181	L
		Lauri Nummi (D)	21	2004	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	176	R
		Samu Pehkonen (D)	21	2004		-	-	L
	#12	Jere Puronlahti (D)"C"	21	2004		6'2"	209	L
	#10	Joona Sihvonen (D)"A"	22	2003	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	#6	Ossi Sippola (D)	18	2007	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#21	Elmo Ukkonen (D)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	194	R
	#2	Akseli Väistö (D)	19	2006	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'11"	176	R
FORWARDS
	#18	Verni Blomqvist (RW)"A"	21	2004	Nurmijärvi, FIN	-	-	R
	#60	Joni Hakala (F)	20	2005	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'11"	176	L
		Olli Hakkarainen (F)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	-	R
	#36	Edvin Halme (C)	20	2005		6'5"	172	-
	#7	Venni Hiltunen (RW)	21	2004		-	-	L
	#24	Oliver Hult (F)	19	2006	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L
		Miku Illukka (F)	21	2004	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L
	#24	Joel Jarva (LW)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L
	#16	Rasmus Juntunen (LW)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	#11	Iiro Jääskeläinen (LW)	21	2004	Vantaa, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#15	Eero Kailanen (F)	19	2006	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	#13	Aatu Karvinen (F)	19	2006	Vantaa, FIN	5'10"	174	R
	#29	Miko Kuittinen (F/D)	21	2004		-	-	L
	#27	Eeli Luhtanen (C)	22	2003	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	176	R
	#9	Eelis Manelius (RW)	21	2004	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	174	L
	#17	Bruno Nyström (LW)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L
	#14	Lukas Olenius (C)	21	2004	Järvenpää, FIN	5'11"	163	L
	#5	Anton Paasonen (C)	21	2004	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#28	Nico Rask (F)	19	2006		-	-	L
	#19	Akseli Reinikainen (RW)	20	2005	Kerava, FIN	5'7"	165	L
	#55	Lauri Sirviö (C)	21	2004		-	-	L
	#25	Iiro Valtonen (RW)	20	2005		-	-	-

Position: G: 5, D: 10, F: 16Av Age: 17.55 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 172 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Staff

Head CoachBenjamin Laurinkari
Asst. CoachMiro Kivilahti
Goaltending CoachTeemu Toivanen
Team ManagerTeemu Juntunen
Conditioning CoachAntti Heikkinen
Equipment ManagerMarkku Koskelainen
Equipment ManagerTomi Sihvonen

Team Staff History

2021-2022 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Captains

"C"

Jere Puronlahti

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Facts

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

2021-2022 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players
1 player

Experience

Kiekko-Vantaa U18: 965 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 (III-divisioona)
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 (U16 Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa U16 Akatemia (U16 Mestis)
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Team (U18 II-divisioona)
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

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

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
11/23/2025 12:55 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	RoKi U18	0 - 1 (SO)	U18 Mestis
11/22/2025 11:25 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	Sport U18	1 - 4	U18 Mestis
11/16/2025 11:00 AM UTC	Jukurit U18	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	1 - 2	U18 Mestis
11/15/2025 12:55 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	TUTO Hockey U18	5 - 1	U18 Mestis
11/01/2025 05:55 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	3 - 4	U18 Mestis

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08/01/2023

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09/03/2021

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Eemeli Tykkyläinen (D)

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08/03/2021

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Matti Heikkinen (F)

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11/14/2020

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András Mihalik (F)

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08/06/2020

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Kiekko-Vantaa U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 Mestis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 Mestis	22	10	8	-	1	3	53	58	35	1.59	6	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	8	3	5	-	0	0	33	38	9	1.13	4	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	22	3	16	-	0	3	52	104	12	0.55	12	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	22	7	11	-	1	3	65	85	26	1.18	10	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	10	7	3	-	0	0	-	-	21	2.1	2	Saved in relegation
	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	13	-	1	3	55	81	20	0.91	11	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	3	-	2	2	105	42	51	2.32	2	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	7	-	0	0	31	45	9	0.9	6	Qualification loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	4	-	1	2	110	53	49	2.23	2	Qualification
	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	6	-	1	1	83	56	45	2.05	3	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 SM-sarja	43	11	25	-	3	4	127	193	43	1	12	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	17	4	10	-	3	0	44	71	18	1.06	12	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	21	7	11	-	0	3	62	82	24	1.14	14	-
	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	7	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	18	20	-	3	5	142	178	65	1.41	9	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	13	12	-	2	3	97	114	46	1.53	10	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	18	11	6	-	0	1	65	49	34	1.89	3	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	20	2	-	1	1	158	44	63	2.63	1	Promoted
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	18	6	9	-	0	3	44	61	21	1.17	9	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	31	12	17	-	1	1	92	125	39	1.26	13	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	6	-	2	2	51	41	30	1.67	4	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	22	0	-	2	0	179	41	70	2.92	1	Promoted
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	18	2	15	-	0	1	38	96	7	0.39	10	Relegated
	U18 Mestis	10	7	3	-	0	0	53	33	21	2.1	2	-
	U18 Mestis	14	11	1	-	0	2	79	34	35	2.5	1	-
2014-2015	U18 Mestis	18	6	9	-	1	2	75	95	22	1.22	7	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	30	12	13	-	3	2	111	104	44	1.47	9	-
2013-2014	U18 Mestis	18	10	4	-	1	3	74	47	35	1.94	3	-

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