What league does Kiekko-Vantaa U18 play in?

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 play in the U18 Mestis.

When was Kiekko-Vantaa U18 founded?

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

Where is Kiekko-Vantaa U18 based?

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 is based in Vantaa, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kiekko-Vantaa U18?

The head coach of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 is Benjamin Laurinkari.

Who is the captain of Kiekko-Vantaa U18?

The captain of Kiekko-Vantaa U18 is Aaron Martikainen.

What arena does Kiekko-Vantaa U18 play in?

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

What are the team colors of Kiekko-Vantaa U18?

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

Kiekko-Vantaa U18

U18 Mestis

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2022-2023 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#34	Akseli Jantunen (G)	21	2004	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'2"	165	L
	#30	Verneri Jantunen (G)	20	2005	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L
	#1	Lauri Joenpolvi (G)	19	2006	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	165	L
		Aapo Ruokosalo (G)	20	2006	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#39	Eetu Vuorinen (G)	20	2006	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	165	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#26	Valtteri Björk (D)	21	2005	Porvoo, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#7	Mikko Hyytiäinen (D/F)	21	2005	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#33	Aaron Martikainen (D)"C"	21	2005	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#31	Topias Ojala (D)	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#5	Emil Pyyhtiä (D)	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#4	Oliver Rahikainen (D)	21	2005	Lahti, FIN	6'3"	181	L
	#12	Ossi Sippola (D)	19	2007	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#27	Anton Stengård (D)	20	2005	Loviisa, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#14	Valtteri Tiilikainen (D/F)	20	2006	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	176	L
		Joonatan Öhman (D)	20	2006	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L
FORWARDS
	#23	Joni Hakala (F)	21	2005	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#11	Olli Hakkarainen (F)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	-	R
	#28	Iiro Henell (F)	21	2005	Tuusula, FIN	5'6"	121	L
	#10	Oliver Hult (F)	19	2006	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#24	Joel Jarva (LW/C)	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#9	Rasmus Juntunen (LW)"A"	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	181	L
	#15	Eero Kailanen (F)	20	2006	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	168	L
		Markus Kirvesmäki (RW)	19	2007	Sipoo, FIN	-	-	L
	#20	Eerik Kytövaara (RW)"A"	21	2005	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#21	Aleksi Lyytinen (F)	20	2006	Järvenpää, FIN	6'1"	170	R
	#19	Artjom Masljonov (C/D)	19	2006	Tallinn, EST	6'3"	183	L
		Oliver Multas (F)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#16	Arttu Nikula (F)	20	2006	Järvenpää, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#13	Bruno Nyström (LW)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L
	#3	Akseli Reinikainen (RW)	21	2005	Kerava, FIN	5'7"	165	L
		Robin Saari (F)	19	2007	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	-
		Tatu Teerioja (F)	19	2007	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	-
	#36	David Timofejev (F)	20	2006	Narva, EST	5'9"	163	L
	#17	Verner Valojärvi (C/W)	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	203	L
	#25	Iiro Valtonen (RW)	21	2005		-	-	-
	#6	Akseli Väistö (F/D)	20	2006	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'11"	176	R

Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 17Av Age: 17.35 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 172 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Staff

Head CoachBenjamin Laurinkari
Asst. CoachMiro Kivilahti
Goaltending CoachTeemu Toivanen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Captains

"C"

Aaron Martikainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Demographics

Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Facts

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

2022-2023 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
2 players

Experience

Kiekko-Vantaa U18: 1 101 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 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
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 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/13/2026 10:55 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	RoKi U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/12/2026 10:25 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	JYP U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/09/2026 04:05 PM UTC	TUTO Hockey U18	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	4 - 3 (OT 62:12)	U18 Mestis
09/06/2026 11:15 AM UTC	KooKoo U18	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	3 - 2 (SO)	U18 Mestis
09/05/2026 10:55 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	KOOVEE U18	1 - 4	U18 Mestis

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Matti Heikkinen (F)

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Kiekko-Vantaa U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 Mestis	3	0	1	-	0	2	6	11	2	0.67	9	-
2025-2026	U18 Mestis	22	13	6	-	1	2	76	49	43	1.95	5	-
	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	-

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	2	3	6	9	0
2.	Tatu Teerioja (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	3	3	3	6	2
3.	Aatu Karvinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	2	2	4	25
4.	Jimi Kajaus (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	2	1	3	4	0
5.	Oskari Kuusisto (F)	2026-2027	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	1	3	4	2
6.	Andre Linna (D)	2026-2027	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	0	4	4	0
7.	Roni Karvinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	2	1	3	2
8.	Valtti Mäenpää (F)	2026-2027	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	2	1	3	6
9.	Santeri Huovila (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	2	1	2	3	0
10.	Aleksi Lyytinen (F)	2026-2027	KJT Haukat U20	U20 Mestis	2	1	2	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	157 lbs	16.54
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	161 lbs	17.28
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.67
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	17.50
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	17.35

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eetu Matilainen (D)	75	35	60	95
2.	Lauri Kokko (F)	88	53	37	90
3.	Oskari Latvala (F)	53	29	57	86
4.	Juho Perttilä (F)	60	44	39	83
5.	Aapo Ahola (D)	77	31	51	82

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lauri Kokko (F)	88	53	37	90
2.	Juho Perttilä (F)	60	44	39	83
3.	Markku Kitunen (F)	61	44	24	68
4.	Oliver Hult (F)	87	43	28	71
5.	Yu Sato (F)	36	37	42	79

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eetu Matilainen (D)	75	35	60	95
2.	Oskari Latvala (F)	53	29	57	86
3.	Aapo Ahola (D)	77	31	51	82
4.	Rasmus Juntunen (F)	84	24	51	75
5.	David Timofejev (F)	76	36	44	80

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Niko Ahola (F)	60	21	49	145
2.	Pertti Voutilainen (F)	61	12	37	144
3.	Teemu Härkönen (F)	38	5	16	143
4.	Tony Ojala (F)	73	25	40	139
5.	David Timofejev (F)	76	36	80	128

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lauri Kokko (F)	88	53	37	90
2.	Joona Sihvonen (D)	88	6	15	21
3.	Oliver Hult (F)	87	43	28	71
4.	Oskari Pulli (F)	87	22	40	62
5.	Jimi Toivonen (D)	87	9	28	37

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Patrik Mallenius (F)	4	4	9	2.25
2.	Yu Sato (F)	36	37	79	2.19
3.	Joel Lehtinen (F)	33	26	62	1.88
4.	Jari Voutilainen (F)	35	33	59	1.69
5.	Joonas Saari (F)	35	14	58	1.66

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Yu Sato (F)	2018-2019	24	28	62
2.	Eetu Matilainen (D)	2016-2017	24	19	61
3.	Rasmus Juntunen (F)	2022-2023	44	18	61
4.	Joel Lehtinen (F)	2008-2009	26	22	58
5.	Akseli Reinikainen (F)	2022-2023	40	16	56

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Oliver Hult (F)	2023-2024	43	30	47
2.	Yu Sato (F)	2018-2019	24	28	62
3.	Jari Voutilainen (F)	2006-2007	26	28	50
4.	Lauri Kokko (F)	2014-2015	45	27	49
5.	Lauri Kokko (F)	2013-2014	43	26	41

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Rasmus Juntunen (F)	2022-2023	44	43	61
2.	Eetu Matilainen (D)	2016-2017	24	42	61
3.	Akseli Reinikainen (F)	2022-2023	40	40	56
4.	Joonas Saari (F)	2006-2007	26	38	50
5.	Joel Lehtinen (F)	2008-2009	26	36	58

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Vili Turunen (F)	2014-2015	37	23	114
2.	Marcus Argillander (F)	2000-2001	26	16	109
3.	Tomi Vainio (D)	2000-2001	36	13	104
4.	Niko Mättö (F)	2013-2014	35	37	96
5.	Jere Lönnqvist (F)	2012-2013	43	30	96