What league does Ilves U18 Akatemia play in?

Ilves U18 Akatemia play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

When was Ilves U18 Akatemia founded?

Ilves U18 Akatemia was founded in 1931 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is Ilves U18 Akatemia based?

Ilves U18 Akatemia is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Ilves U18 Akatemia?

The head coach of Ilves U18 Akatemia is Ville Pasanen.

What arena does Ilves U18 Akatemia play in?

Ilves U18 Akatemia play their home games at Hakametsä 2 in Tampere, FIN.

What are the team colors of Ilves U18 Akatemia?

The team colors of Ilves U18 Akatemia are Green + Yellow + White.

Ilves U18 Akatemia

U18 Suomi-sarja

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Ilves U18 Akatemia are 11-5-1 in the 2025-26 U18 Suomi-sarja season with 23 points, 2nd in the Alkusarja - Lohko II and 10th overall.

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2025-2026 Ilves U18 Akatemia Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Julius Järvinen (G)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#35	Ohto Kuukka (G)	17	2008	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	152	L	Junior
	#40	Mirko Lehtonen (G)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#1	Aaro Niemelä (G)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
		Mio Nieminen (G)	16	2010		-	-	-	Junior
DEFENSEMEN
	#56	Juho Antila (D)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#5	Elias Färnemyhr (D)	17	2008	Tampere, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#68	Eino Hietalahti (D)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#3	Aapeli Järvinen (D)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#21	Joona Lahtinen (D)	17	2009	Tampere, FIN	5'5"	117	L	Junior
	#55	Leo Maunu (D)	18	2008	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	176	L	Junior
	#23	Seppo Rekilä (D)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#50	Topias Simula (D/F)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#64	Aleksi Suominen (D)	16	2009	Punkalaidun, FIN	6'0"	170	R	Junior
	#79	Eero-Matias Viitala (D)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
FORWARDS
	#51	Viljami Aalto (C/LW)	18	2008	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	190	L	Junior
	#48	Luukas Arkimies (F)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#46	Kaapo Haliseva (F)	17	2009	Lempäälä, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#49	Petro Kuokkanen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#82	Luka Kuusiluoma (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#63	Valtteri Lahti (LW)	18	2008	Ylöjärvi, FIN	-	-	-	Junior
	#61	Teodor Leier (LW)	18	2008		-	-	L	Junior
	#70	Oskari Mikkola (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#81	Rasmus Nahkiaisoja (F)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#38	Oula Nokelainen (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#77	Aaro Nurmi (F)	17	2009	Pirkkala, FIN	6'1"	148	R	Junior
	#12	Matias Nuuttinen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#39	Mortti Rasi (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#47	Eeli Salminen (F)	16	2009	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#17	Alban Sfarqa (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#80	Matěj Skořepa (F)	17	2009	Praha, CZE	6'0"	168	R	Junior
	#74	Viljo Soikka (F)	18	2008	Vilppula, FIN	5'8"	161	L	26/27
	#52	Martti Syrjälä (F)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior

Position: G: 4, D: 10, F: 17Av Age: 17.10 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 161 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Ilves U18 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachVille Pasanen
Asst. CoachIlkka Laitinen
Asst. CoachSanttu Pisilä
Equipment ManagerJarkko Jaksola

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Ilves U18 Akatemia Demographics

Ilves U18 Akatemia Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Green + Yellow + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1931

2025-2026 Ilves U18 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
2 players

Experience

Ilves U18 Akatemia: 941 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ilves U16 (U16 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Hakametsä 2
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 1 000
Construction Year: 1974

Ilves U18 Akatemia Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/10/2024 04:30 PM UTC	Ilves U18 Akatemia	TUTO Hockey U18	0 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
03/09/2024 11:00 AM UTC	Ilves U18 Akatemia	Kiekko-Espoo U18	2 - 6	U18 SM-sarja
03/03/2024 08:50 AM UTC	Ilves U18 Akatemia	HS Riga 17	4 - 3 (OT 61:44)	U18 SM-sarja
03/02/2024 03:50 PM UTC	Ilves U18 Akatemia	SaiPa U18	2 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
03/01/2024 12:50 PM UTC	KooKoo U18	Ilves U18 Akatemia	4 - 2	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

08/14/2026

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Viljo Soikka (F)

Leaving forFortuna

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06/21/2026

confirmed

Eeli Salminen (F)

Leaving forKing's-Edgehill School U18

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07/16/2024

confirmed

Noah Kääriäinen (D)

Leaving forBlackburn Hawks

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Ilves U18 Akatemia History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Ilves U18 Akatemia
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	17	8	5	4	-	-	74	51	20	1.18	3	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	11	5	1	-	-	82	54	23	1.35	2	-
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	13	7	1	-	-	80	63	27	1.29	3	-
	U18 Mestis	18	13	2	-	1	2	77	42	43	2.39	1	Qualification loss
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	6	2	3	-	1	0	13	21	8	1.33	3	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	22	4	17	-	1	0	54	105	14	0.64	12	Relegation Play
	U18 Mestis	18	13	3	-	0	2	96	51	41	2.28	1	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	22	8	9	-	2	3	93	104	31	1.41	8	-
	U18 Mestis	18	11	5	-	2	0	87	71	37	2.06	2	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 Mestis	26	16	6	-	2	2	127	102	54	2.08	2	Qualification
	U18 SM-sarja	14	5	9	-	0	0	44	61	15	1.07	7	Relegated
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	1	-	0	0	3	5	0	0	15	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	17	10	4	-	1	2	77	50	34	2	2	Promoted
Ilves U18 II
2008-2009	U18 II-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
2006-2007	U18 II-div	21	11	7	3	-	-	108	91	25	1.19	4	-
2005-2006	U18 II-div	18	7	7	4	-	-	81	68	18	1	5	-
2003-2004	U18 I-div	10	9	1	0	-	-	64	35	18	1.8	1	-
	U18 I-div	6	5	1	0	-	-	25	15	10	1.67	2	Final group
2001-2002	U18 I-div	14	6	8	0	-	-	69	64	12	0.86	4	Playoffs Qualifier loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Noah Setälä (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	3	7	7	14	4
2.	Eino Valtanen (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	2	1	8	9	0
3.	Rasmus Nahkiaisoja (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U18	U18 Mestis	6	3	4	7	2
4.	Niko Lahtinen (F)	2026-2027	Kisa-Eagles	II-divisioona	4	4	1	5	2
5.	Valtteri Lahti (F)	2026-2027	EV Füssen U20	DNL U20 Div. I	7	4	1	5	2
6.	Otto Kuitunen (D)	2026-2027	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	1	4	5	4
7.	Kaapo Haliseva (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U18	U18 Mestis	6	1	4	5	4
8.	Lauri Lehtola (D)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	2	3	1	4	0
9.	Jero Salmijärvi (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U20	U20 Mestis	6	3	1	4	4
10.	Miko Uutela (F)	2026-2027	S-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	4	2	2	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	17.10
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.04
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.15
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.09
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	17.00

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	78	40	66	106
2.	Luukas Turtiainen (F)	68	56	42	98
3.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	71	46	50	96
4.	Jero Salmijärvi (F)	71	26	43	69
5.	Lassi Kellberg (F)	62	26	27	53

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luukas Turtiainen (F)	68	56	42	98
2.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	71	46	50	96
3.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	78	40	66	106
4.	Jero Salmijärvi (F)	71	26	43	69
5.	Lassi Kellberg (F)	62	26	27	53

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	78	40	66	106
2.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	71	46	50	96
3.	Jero Salmijärvi (F)	71	26	43	69
4.	Luukas Turtiainen (F)	68	56	42	98
5.	Aukusti Seppälä (D)	74	9	37	46

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Aukusti Seppälä (D)	74	9	46	200
2.	Saku Kaihlanen (D)	57	8	38	129
3.	Olli-Juhani Ollilla (F)	10	5	11	128
4.	Noah Setälä (F)	37	13	25	92
5.	Viljami Aalto (F)	61	14	34	91

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	78	40	66	106
2.	Aukusti Seppälä (D)	74	9	37	46
3.	Roope Uotila (F)	72	20	17	37
4.	Santtu Pisilä (F)	72	12	15	27
5.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	71	46	50	96

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joosua Nippala (F)	2	3	5	2.50
2.	Severi Laine (F)	10	11	23	2.30
3.	Juuso Mäkiselkä (F)	12	7	25	2.08
4.	Eeti Tuominen (F)	14	18	28	2.00
5.	Erik Heikkilä (F)	17	11	29	1.71

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2022-2023	40	20	54
2.	Luukas Turtiainen (F)	2022-2023	40	29	49
3.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	2022-2023	31	23	45
4.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2021-2022	25	17	42
5.	Rasmus Nahkiaisoja (F)	2025-2026	31	17	41

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Luukas Turtiainen (F)	2022-2023	40	29	49
2.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	2022-2023	31	23	45
3.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2022-2023	40	20	54
4.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	2021-2022	26	18	39
5.	Antti Hirsimäki (D)	2006-2007	16	18	26

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2022-2023	40	34	54
2.	Eino Hietalahti (D)	2025-2026	32	29	38
3.	Alban Sfarqa (F)	2025-2026	29	26	36
4.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2021-2022	25	25	42
5.	Rasmus Nahkiaisoja (F)	2025-2026	31	24	41

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Olli-Juhani Ollilla (F)	2003-2004	10	11	128
2.	Elis Välilä (F)	2022-2023	10	9	81
3.	Valtteri Sirén (D)	2006-2007	20	9	78
4.	Matti Lehtonen (D)	2006-2007	17	5	71
5.	Oskari Mikkola (F)	2025-2026	30	26	68