What league does Karhu-Kissat U18 play in?

Karhu-Kissat U18 play in the U18 II-divisioona.

When was Karhu-Kissat U18 founded?

Karhu-Kissat U18 was founded in 1938 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is Karhu-Kissat U18 based?

Karhu-Kissat U18 is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Karhu-Kissat U18?

The head coach of Karhu-Kissat U18 is Ossi Rantala.

What arena does Karhu-Kissat U18 play in?

Karhu-Kissat U18 play their home games at Kaarelan jäähalli in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of Karhu-Kissat U18?

The team colors of Karhu-Kissat U18 are Maroon + Green + White.

Karhu-Kissat U18

U18 II-divisioona

Show Updates

52 475

2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Karhu-Kissat U18 were 8-9-1 in the 2023-24 U18 Mestis season with 25 points, 10th in the Alkusarja - Lohko I and 47th overall.

Embed Rosters

2023-2024 Karhu-Kissat U18 Roster

Karhu-Kissat U18 — 2023-2024 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
NOT SPECIFIED
	#17	Lev Jakovlev	19	2007		-	-	-
	#16	Otto Koponen	19	2007	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L
	#18	Topi Kortejärvi	20	2006		-	-	-
	#34	Julius Ojala	18	2007		-	-	-
	#26	Matias Paavilainen	19	2007		-	-	-
GOALTENDERS
	#59	Anton Hovi (G)	18	2008	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	181	R
		Verneri Kanerva (G)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#30	Rasmus Salomaa (G)	19	2007		-	-	L
	#1	Elmo Sauranen (G)	18	2008	Kauniainen, FIN	-	-	L
	#1	Guillaume Schoch (G)	19	2007	Nice, FRA	5'11"	172	L
	#35	Topi Svahn (G)	20	2006	Vihti, FIN	-	-	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Axel Holmgren (D)	17	2008		-	-	-
	#15	Leo Koski (D)	20	2006	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L
		Paulus Laukkanen (D)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#6	Ricards Lisovskis (D)	17	2009	Riga, LAT	6'6"	194	R
		Janne Päivinen (D)	18	2008	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#10	Alberts Šmits (D)	18	2007	Valmiera, LAT	6'3"	209	L
		Joona Tamminen (D)	20	2006	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#7	Renni Vähäkangas (D)	20	2006	Helsinki, FIN	6'6"	238	L
		Vilmeri Väänänen (D)	18	2008	Vantaa, FIN	6'4"	185	L
		Phillipp Zheden (D)	18	2008	Wien, AUT	6'2"	192	L
FORWARDS
		Gaspard German (LW)	18	2008	Caen, FRA	-	-	-
		Haoyu Guo (C)	18	2008	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	150	L
	#28	Niko Kauhanen (F)	20	2006	Porvoo, FIN	5'9"	161	R
	#37	Damians Klavins (F)	19	2007	Riga, LAT	6'3"	185	L
		Noa Koskinen (RW)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#12	Jimi Kuosa (F)	19	2007	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L
		Roope Laaksonen (F)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	5'7"	159	L
		Sebastian Liesirova (RW)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#21	Leevi Liikanen (C)	20	2006	Sipoo, FIN	-	-	L
	#27	Linards Locmelis (F)	19	2007	Riga, LAT	6'4"	198	L
	#24	Sami Loikkanen (F)	20	2005		-	-	-
	#8	Oto Malins (F)	19	2007	Limbazi, LAT	5'9"	143	L
	#9	Luca Iustin Moise (F)	19	2007	Braila, ROM	6'0"	179	L
		Urho Ojanen (LW)	18	2008	Nurmijärvi, FIN	-	-	L
	#32	Niklas Palsio (F)	20	2006		-	-	-
	#95	Väinö Pulkkinen (C)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
		Jimi Ryhänen (C)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	163	L
	#23	Viljami Saramäki (F)	18	2007		5'4"	121	L
		Maël Selén (LW)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	6'5"	216	L
	#13	Aleksi Siltanen (F)	20	2006		-	-	L
	#19	Arttu Suomalainen (RW)	19	2007	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	194	-
		Dāvids Tarvids (C/LW)	18	2008	Jelgava, LAT	6'2"	205	R
	#20	Matvei Timofeev (F)	19	2007		-	-	L
		Timur Tohti (LW/RW)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	181	R
	#77	Henrijs Upenieks (F)	18	2008	Riga, LAT	6'4"	205	L
	#11	Edvinas Urinovic (F)	19	2007	Vilnius, LTU	5'10"	154	L
	#22	Dani Viherlaakso (F)	19	2007	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	190	L
Position: G: 4, D: 3, F: 15Av Age: 17.19 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Karhu-Kissat U18 Staff

Head CoachOssi Rantala
Asst. CoachAaro Pasanen
Goaltending CoachJani Ryhänen
Team ManagerPasi Andersson
Equipment ManagerRoope Ahlgren
Equipment ManagerPetri Ikonen

Team Staff History

Stories

Insights and analysis from EP Editorial team

2025-10-17, 06:25

Scout's Notebook: Four early-season 2026 NHL Draft risers

All Articles

2023-2024 Karhu-Kissat U18 Demographics

Karhu-Kissat U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 II-divisioona
Team Colors: Maroon + Green + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1938

2023-2024 Karhu-Kissat U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players
7 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Karhu-Kissat U18: 858 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Karhu-Kissat (III-divisioona)
Karhu-Kissat U16 (U16 Mestis)
Karhu-Kissat U16 Akatemia (U16 Suomi-sarja)
Karhu-Kissat U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
Karhu-Kissat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Karhu-Kissat U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kaarelan jäähalli
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: -
Construction Year: 2019

Karhu-Kissat U18 Games

No Data Found

RSS

Latest Transactions

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
06/16/2018	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Grönlund (D)	Lukko U20	Details
08/04/2014	Confirmed	leaving	Waltteri Niittula (G)	Fountain Valley School	Details
07/21/2013	Confirmed	leaving	Iiro Salminen (G)	Jenison High	Details

Show Complete Transfer Coverage

Karhu-Kissat U18 History and Standings

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	4	1	3	0	-	-	12	14	2	0.5	2	Qualification loss
	U18 II-div	17	14	2	1	-	-	113	29	29	1.71	1	Promotion Play
	U18 II-div	10	9	0	1	-	-	99	14	19	1.9	1	Qualification loss
2024-2025	U18 Mestis	18	4	12	-	2	0	47	97	9	0.5	8	Relegated
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	18	6	11	-	1	0	80	105	20	1.11	8	-
	U18 Mestis	18	8	9	-	0	1	74	86	25	1.39	10	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	20	8	9	-	3	0	77	70	30	1.5	5	-
	U18 Mestis	18	6	11	-	1	0	58	74	20	1.11	6	-
2021-2022	U18 Mestis	26	8	12	-	3	3	87	104	33	1.27	7	-
	U18 Mestis	13	9	2	-	1	1	59	41	30	2.31	2	Final group
2020-2021	U18 Mestis	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	14	7	6	-	1	0	49	34	23	1.64	4	-
2019-2020	U18 Mestis	15	8	4	-	0	3	50	37	27	1.8	3	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	2	1	1	-	0	0	8	9	3	1.5	2	Final group
	U18 Mestis	24	17	4	-	2	1	102	50	56	2.33	2	Qualification
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	18	3	13	-	1	1	44	78	12	0.67	9	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	31	7	19	-	3	2	71	139	29	0.94	14	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	6	-	1	3	50	52	29	1.61	4	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	6	21	-	1	3	52	115	23	0.74	14	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	11	5	-	1	1	66	40	36	2	2	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	20	17	1	-	1	1	132	35	54	2.7	1	Promoted
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	8	-	0	2	55	66	26	1.44	7	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	30	2	24	-	0	4	57	156	10	0.33	16	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	20	9	9	-	1	1	63	59	30	1.5	3	-
	U18 SM-sarja	14	5	7	-	1	1	48	45	18	1.29	4	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	30	22	2	-	4	2	141	59	76	2.53	1	Promoted
2013-2014	U18 Mestis	18	6	8	-	3	1	70	63	25	1.39	6	-
	U18 Mestis	28	15	10	-	1	2	116	83	49	1.75	7	-
2012-2013	U18 Mestis	14	5	7	-	1	1	57	67	18	1.29	6	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	16	11	4	-	0	1	84	59	34	2.13	2	Final group

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Bryan Henry (F)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	6	14	21	35	2
2.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	9	9	19	28	2
3.	Benjamin Blomqvist (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	7	16	9	25	8
4.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	9	11	12	23	0
5.	Dāvids Tarvids (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzen U20	Extraliga junioru	19	11	12	23	22
6.	Janne Seppänen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Ahma	II-divisioona	6	9	14	23	4
7.	Matias Laaksonen (F)	2026-2027	Malax IF	II-divisioona	9	9	14	23	4
8.	Tuomas Luotonen (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	8	14	8	22	2
9.	Joel Simonen (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	8	12	10	22	16
10.	Oscar Leppänen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	9	12	9	21	0

View Complete List

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	17.52
2024-2025	View Roster	5'9"	148 lbs	17.11
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.19
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	17.63
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.55

View 20 Latest Seasons

Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	79	50	56	106
2.	Tommi Takaveräjä (F)	33	49	43	92
3.	Bryan Henry (F)	55	24	61	85
4.	Niklas Andersson (F)	25	45	30	75
5.	Anton Mustonen (F)	68	31	44	75

Franchise All-Time Goals

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	79	50	56	106
2.	Tommi Takaveräjä (F)	33	49	43	92
3.	Niklas Andersson (F)	25	45	30	75
4.	Joni Piipponen (F)	23	36	32	68
5.	Elias Paavilainen (F)	68	34	20	54

Franchise All-Time Assists

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Bryan Henry (F)	55	24	61	85
2.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	79	50	56	106
3.	Aatu Suontakanen (F)	71	16	50	66
4.	Henrik Reimavuo (F)	56	21	48	69
5.	Janne Seppänen (F)	28	21	46	67

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Samuel Hakala (F)	50	23	67	160
2.	Matias Paavilainen ()	65	27	56	144
3.	Jesse Kankkunen (D)	58	18	49	127
4.	Morten Jürgens (F)	32	7	16	122
5.	Miro Rosenberg (F)	48	7	15	122

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Emil Mononen (F)	85	11	20	31
2.	Joona Vuolteenaho (F)	81	30	36	66
3.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	79	50	56	106
4.	Tatu Tamminen (F)	79	13	9	22
5.	Joel Pelkonen (F)	76	25	17	42

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Niklas Andersson (F)	25	45	75	3.00
2.	Akseli Pennanen (F)	1	1	3	3.00
3.	Joni Piipponen (F)	23	36	68	2.96
4.	Tommi Takaveräjä (F)	33	49	92	2.79
5.	Leo Sormunen (F)	9	11	23	2.56

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Vikke Terho (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	38	33	38	71	1.87	16
2.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	43	34	31	65	1.51	32
3.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2011-2012	U18 II-divisioona	16	35	28	63	3.94	34
4.	Janne Seppänen (F)	2011-2012	U18 II-divisioona	19	19	41	60	3.16	20
5.	Tommi Takaveräjä (F)	2010-2011	U18 II-divisioona	19	27	28	55	2.89	20

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2011-2012	U18 II-divisioona	16	35	28	63	3.94	34
2.	Jesse Vuorinen (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	43	34	31	65	1.51	32
3.	Vikke Terho (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	38	33	38	71	1.87	16
4.	Tommi Takaveräjä (F)	2010-2011	U18 II-divisioona	19	27	28	55	2.89	20
5.	Jaakko Mustonen (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	34	26	28	54	1.59	52

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Janne Seppänen (F)	2011-2012	U18 II-divisioona	19	19	41	60	3.16	20
2.	Bryan Henry (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	36	13	41	54	1.50	20
3.	Vikke Terho (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	38	33	38	71	1.87	16
4.	Aatu Suontakanen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	32	10	34	44	1.38	32
5.	Henrik Reimavuo (F)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	35	16	32	48	1.37	12

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Karhu-Kissat U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Morten Jürgens (F)	2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	32	7	9	16	0.50	122
2.	Lari Parikka (D)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	27	2	6	8	0.30	115
3.	Andreas Sawiris (D)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	30	2	17	19	0.63	98
4.	Jesse Kankkunen (D)	2012-2013	U18 Mestis	34	15	23	38	1.12	95
5.	Miro Rosenberg (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	20	2	6	8	0.40	94