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 Samuli Simula.

Who is the captain of Ilves U18 Akatemia?

The captain of Ilves U18 Akatemia is Eino Saukkonen.

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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2021-2022 Season

Ilves U18 Akatemia were 5-9-0 in the 2021-22 U18 SM-sarja season with 15 points, 5th in the Alkusarja - Alempi and 42nd overall.

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2021-2022 Ilves U18 Akatemia Player Stats

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Ilves U18 Akatemia — 2021-2022 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 Mestis
1.		Toni Mäkinen (F)	25	17	25	42	4	-	2	1	1	2	0
2.		Jaakko Merikoski (F)	26	18	21	39	22	-	4	0	1	1	8
3.		Bilal Chaudhry (F)	26	15	23	38	26	-	6	5	3	8	16
4.		Joonas Harviala (F)	21	15	13	28	18	-	6	4	3	7	6
5.		Eero Niskakangas (F)	21	10	13	23	37	-	6	0	3	3	0
6.		Onni Puikkonen (F)	23	12	10	22	8	-	5	3	2	5	4
7.		Kasper Kuoppala (D)	25	2	17	19	8	-	6	0	7	7	0
8.		Eino Saukkonen (D)	23	7	11	18	29	-	6	0	3	3	4
9.		Severi Virtanen (D)	21	4	11	15	20	-	6	3	0	3	8
10.		Eino Valtanen (F)	20	5	5	10	2	-	6	2	1	3	0
11.		Rasmus Hautamäki (LW)	26	5	3	8	20	-	6	0	4	4	2
12.		Akseli Kaartinen (D)	21	2	6	8	12	-	4	1	0	1	2
13.		Nooa Lamu (C)	9	4	2	6	4	-
14.		Joakim Almi (F)	21	2	4	6	8	-	6	1	2	3	8
15.		Kasperi Ahonen (F)	6	1	5	6	4	-
16.		Kalle Kaipainen (F)	25	2	3	5	18	-	2	0	0	0	0
17.		Veeti Mähönen (D)	8	1	3	4	20	-
18.		Lauri Lehtola (D)	14	1	3	4	12	-	6	1	1	2	0
19.		Akusti Peltonen (D)	22	0	4	4	14	-	6	0	1	1	4
20.		Krister Mörönen (LW)	4	1	2	3	0	-
21.		Konsta Frantsila (RW)	5	1	2	3	8	-
22.		Oliver Turunen (LW)	22	1	1	2	8	-	6	1	0	1	4
23.		Vili Majuri (D)	21	0	2	2	31	-	6	0	0	0	0
24.		Niko Siiki (D)	22	0	1	1	4	-	6	0	0	0	0
25.		Espen Erve (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-
26.		Vili Haapala (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-
27.		Eemil Virtanen (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-
28.		Otto Kuitunen (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	2	2	0
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Jaakko Merikoski (F)	14	5	7	12	14	-
2.		Eero Niskakangas (F)	13	6	5	11	14	-
3.		Onni Puikkonen (F)	14	8	2	10	10	-
4.		Toni Mäkinen (F)	13	3	7	10	12	-
5.		Bilal Chaudhry (F)	10	3	5	8	4	-
6.		Kasperi Ahonen (F)	12	2	6	8	2	-
7.		Miko Uutela (RW)	4	1	5	6	0	-
8.		Joonas Harviala (F)	7	1	4	5	0	-
9.		Lauri Lehtola (D)	10	1	4	5	8	-
10.		Eino Saukkonen (D)	13	1	4	5	22	-
11.		Nooa Lamu (C)	4	2	2	4	0	-
12.		Joakim Almi (F)	11	2	2	4	0	-
13.		Artturi Viitakoski (F)	3	2	1	3	0	-
14.		Krister Mörönen (LW)	4	2	1	3	0	-
15.		Kasper Kuoppala (D)	2	1	1	2	0	-
16.		Vili Majuri (D)	14	1	1	2	4	-
17.		Akseli Kaartinen (D)	14	0	2	2	6	-
18.		Laurus Laitila (F)	1	1	0	1	0	-
19.		Otto Kuitunen (D)	4	1	0	1	0	-
20.		Eino Valtanen (F)	10	1	0	1	2	-
21.		Severi Virtanen (D)	11	0	1	1	2	-
22.		Niko Siiki (D)	12	0	1	1	0	-
23.		Hermanni Ilomäki (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Paavo Kulo (D)	1	0	0	0	12	-
25.		Viljami Annala (F)	2	0	0	0	2	-
26.		Rasmus Hautamäki (LW)	4	0	0	0	2	-
27.		Espen Erve (D)	7	0	0	0	2	-
28.		Oliver Turunen (LW)	9	0	0	0	4	-
29.		Vili Haapala (D)	9	0	0	0	22	-
30.		Kalle Kaipainen (F)	11	0	0	0	0	-
31.		Akusti Peltonen (D)	13	0	0	0	8	-

Ilves U18 Akatemia — 2021-2022 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 Mestis
1.		Eelis Sauna-aho (G)	5	3.78	.900	3	2	-	0	301:15	171	0
2.		Aku Karvala (G)	16	3.68	.900	10	4	-	0	880:58	488	5	2.83	.930
3.		Mikael Neva (G)	8	4.17	.878	4	2	-	0	388:54	195	1	6.17	.867
4.		Matias Guina (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Aku Karvala (G)	5	3.28	.924	1	3	-	1	237:27	159
2.		Jimi Kuivila (G)	1	4.00	.909	0	1	-	0	60:00	40
3.		Mikael Neva (G)	9	4.11	.899	4	4	-	0	466:41	286
4.		Lauri-Emil Pajula (G)	1	7.00	.854	0	1	-	0	60:00	41
5.		Eelis Sauna-aho (G)	1	24.60	.700	0	0	-	0	7:19	7

2021-2022 Ilves U18 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachSamuli Simula
Asst. CoachHarri Kohvakka
Asst. CoachAleksi Vainionpää
Goaltending CoachVesa Paavola
Team ManagerHannu Peltonen
Equipment ManagerAleksi Juntunen

Team Staff History

2021-2022 Ilves U18 Akatemia Captains

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Eino Saukkonen

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Team Captaincy History

2021-2022 Ilves U18 Akatemia Demographics

Ilves U18 Akatemia Facts

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

2021-2022 Ilves U18 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

40 players

Experience

Ilves U18 Akatemia: 863 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

Ilves U18 Akatemia — 2021-2022 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
03/10/2024 06:30 PM GMT+2	Ilves U18 Akatemia	TUTO Hockey U18	0 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
03/09/2024 01:00 PM GMT+2	Ilves U18 Akatemia	Kiekko-Espoo U18	2 - 6	U18 SM-sarja
03/03/2024 10:50 AM GMT+2	Ilves U18 Akatemia	HS Riga 17	4 - 3 (OT 61:44)	U18 SM-sarja
03/02/2024 05:50 PM GMT+2	Ilves U18 Akatemia	SaiPa U18	2 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
03/01/2024 02:50 PM GMT+2	KooKoo U18	Ilves U18 Akatemia	4 - 2	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/14/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Viljo Soikka (F)	Fortuna	Details
06/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Eeli Salminen (F)	King's-Edgehill School U18	Details
07/16/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Noah Kääriäinen (D)	Blackburn Hawks	Details

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Ilves U18 Akatemia History and Standings

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

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Noah Setälä (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	11	12	17	29	6
2.	Antti Hirsimäki (D)	2026-2027	Virkiä II	III-divisioona	6	8	13	21	2
3.	Eino Valtanen (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers	II-divisioona	10	9	9	18	2
4.	Rasmus Nahkiaisoja (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U18	U18 Mestis	18	7	11	18	4
5.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	2026-2027	Lysekils HK	Division 3	6	6	6	12	20
6.	Martti Syrjälä (F)	2026-2027	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	19	6	6	12	0
7.	Severi Virtanen (D)	2026-2027	Uplakers	II-divisioona	10	3	9	12	8
8.	Eino Hietalahti (D)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U18	U18 Mestis	16	2	10	12	6
9.	Niko Lahtinen (F)	2026-2027	Kisa-Eagles	II-divisioona	9	6	5	11	4
10.	Jero Salmijärvi (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U20	U20 Mestis	17	4	7	11	26

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	165 lbs	17.19
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.22
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.27
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.18
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	17.10

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Ilves U18 Akatemia — 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

Ilves U18 Akatemia — 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

Ilves U18 Akatemia — 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.

Ilves U18 Akatemia — 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

Ilves U18 Akatemia — 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

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	40	20	34	54	1.35	22
2.	Luukas Turtiainen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	40	29	20	49	1.23	20
3.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	31	23	22	45	1.45	28
4.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	25	17	25	42	1.68	4
5.	Rasmus Nahkiaisoja (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	31	17	24	41	1.32	33

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Luukas Turtiainen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	40	29	20	49	1.23	20
2.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	31	23	22	45	1.45	28
3.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	40	20	34	54	1.35	22
4.	Jaakko Merikoski (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	26	18	21	39	1.50	22
5.	Antti Hirsimäki (D)	2006-2007	U18 II-divisioona	16	18	8	26	1.63	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	40	20	34	54	1.35	22
2.	Eino Hietalahti (D)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	32	9	29	38	1.19	16
3.	Alban Sfarqa (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	29	10	26	36	1.24	63
4.	Toni Mäkinen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	25	17	25	42	1.68	4
5.	Rasmus Nahkiaisoja (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	31	17	24	41	1.32	33

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Ilves U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Olli-Juhani Ollilla (F)	2003-2004	U18 I-divisioona	10	5	6	11	1.10	128
2.	Elis Välilä (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	10	6	3	9	0.90	81
3.	Valtteri Sirén (D)	2006-2007	U18 II-divisioona	20	3	6	9	0.45	78
4.	Matti Lehtonen (D)	2006-2007	U18 II-divisioona	17	2	3	5	0.29	71
5.	Oskari Mikkola (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	30	18	8	26	0.87	68