What league does GrIFK U18 play in?

GrIFK U18 play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

When was GrIFK U18 founded?

GrIFK U18 was founded in 1926 in Kauniainen, FIN, Finland.

Where is GrIFK U18 based?

GrIFK U18 is based in Kauniainen, FIN.

Who is the head coach of GrIFK U18?

The head coach of GrIFK U18 is Joni Salovaara.

Who is the captain of GrIFK U18?

The captain of GrIFK U18 is Miska Komulainen.

What arena does GrIFK U18 play in?

GrIFK U18 play their home games at Kauniaisten jäähalli in Kauniainen, FIN.

GrIFK U18

U18 Suomi-sarja

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

GrIFK U18 were 15-9-2 in the 2021-22 U18 Mestis season with 43 points, 9th overall.

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2021-2022 GrIFK U18 Roster

GrIFK U18 — 2021-2022 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
NOT SPECIFIED
	#5	Patrik Harju	22	2004		6'2"	205	L
		Eino Kalajo	22	2004		-	-	-
	#15	Okko Mäkitie	21	2005		6'1"	174	L
	#2	Alex Nordlund	21	2004		5'11"	183	R
	#14	Wilhelm Nyman	21	2005		6'1"	183	L
	#23	Jesse Pursiainen	20	2005	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	159	L
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Anton Laiho (G)	21	2005	Kauniainen, FIN	6'2"	201	L
	#1	Richard Toiviainen (G)	21	2005		6'0"	150	L
	#33	Kasper Turunen (G)	21	2004	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'9"	150	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#21	Eemil Hämäläinen (D)	21	2005		5'10"	150	L
	#10	Timi Lindblom (D)	22	2004		6'0"	165	R
	#23	Arttu Miettinen (D/F)	22	2004	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	L
	#4	Luka Nevalainen (D)	22	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'6"	209	L
	#3	Elias Palmgren (D)	22	2004		6'0"	194	L
	#11	Adam Pellava (D)	21	2005	Kouvola, FIN	5'7"	170	L
	#24	Tuomas Saari (D/F)	22	2004		5'11"	194	L
	#8	Fredrik Toiviainen (D)	21	2005		6'1"	165	L
	#9	Joona Virtanen (D)	21	2005	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	187	L
FORWARDS
	#20	Antti Asmundela (LW)	23	2003		5'11"	187	L
	#14	Filip Grönholm (F)	20	2006	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#7	Veeti Hellgren (RW)	21	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	220	L
	#19	Otto Ikonen (F)	21	2005	Lohja, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#6	Eero Kinnunen (F/D)	22	2004	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	165	L
	#17	Miska Komulainen (LW)"C"	23	2003	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	#22	Matias Kortene (C)"A"	22	2004		6'0"	172	L
		Max Lindblom (F)	22	2004		-	-	L
	#16	Noel Lindholm (F)	20	2005		5'10"	174	L
	#26	Markus Mäkinen (F)	21	2004		5'10"	137	-
	#13	Otso Pudas (LW)	22	2004		5'9"	163	L
	#18	Ville Rapo (F)"A"	22	2004		6'0"	192	L
		Samuel Savioja (F)	22	2004		-	-	R
	#12	Markus Tikkanen (C)	21	2005		6'0"	181	L
Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 11Av Age: 17.46 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 GrIFK U18 Staff

Head CoachJoni Salovaara
Asst. CoachEetu Tavio
Goaltending CoachJari-Pekka Kuronen
Team ManagerMauri Asmundela
Equipment ManagerMatti Hämäläinen
Equipment ManagerPanu Nordlund
Equipment ManagerJari Pursiainen
Equipment ManagerMarcus Toivianen

Team Staff History

2021-2022 GrIFK U18 Captains

"C"

Miska Komulainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2021-2022 GrIFK U18 Demographics

GrIFK U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Kauniainen, FIN Map
Founded: 1926

2021-2022 GrIFK U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players

Experience

GrIFK U18: 953 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

GrIFK (II-divisioona)
GrIFK U16 (U16 Mestis)
GrIFK U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kauniaisten jäähalli
Location: Kauniainen, FIN
Capacity: 700
Construction Year: -

GrIFK U18 Games

GrIFK U18 — 2021-2022 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
03/12/2023 02:00 PM UTC	Ässät U18	GrIFK U18	11 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
03/05/2023 11:20 AM UTC	SaiPa/Ketterä U18	GrIFK U18	6 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
03/04/2023 01:20 PM UTC	GrIFK U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	1 - 9	U18 SM-sarja
03/03/2023 12:50 PM UTC	GrIFK U18	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	0 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
02/26/2023 02:50 PM UTC	GrIFK U18	TUTO Hockey U18	2 - 13	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

GrIFK U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/09/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Milo Heikkilä (D)	Bremerton Sockeyes	Details
09/11/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Balázs Pajor (F)	Vasas SC U20	Details

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GrIFK U18 History and Standings

GrIFK U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	17	3	10	4	-	-	50	91	10	0.59	6	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	18	4	13	1	-	-	62	98	9	0.5	7	-
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	9	10	2	-	-	63	69	20	0.95	4	-
	U18 Mestis	18	10	2	-	5	1	71	51	41	2.28	2	-
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	22	12	9	-	1	0	72	60	38	1.73	6	-
	U18 Mestis	18	12	4	-	1	1	86	38	39	2.17	2	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	18	13	2	-	0	3	73	37	42	2.33	1	-
	U18 SM-sarja	6	2	3	-	1	0	21	28	8	1.33	3	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	22	4	17	-	1	0	49	122	14	0.64	11	Relegation Play
2021-2022	U18 Mestis	26	11	9	-	4	2	122	104	43	1.65	4	-
	U18 Mestis	14	8	3	-	2	1	51	49	29	2.07	3	Final group
2020-2021	U18 Mestis	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	15	3	9	-	1	2	49	71	13	0.87	8	-
2019-2020	U18 Mestis	15	4	6	-	2	3	51	66	19	1.27	9	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	24	10	8	-	3	3	121	101	39	1.63	5	Final group
2018-2019	U18 Mestis	14	3	10	-	1	0	62	102	11	0.79	8	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	12	8	-	2	2	93	115	42	1.75	2	Final group
2017-2018	U18 Mestis	18	12	3	-	2	1	81	44	41	2.28	1	Final loss
	U18 Mestis	24	10	11	-	2	1	77	85	35	1.46	3	-
2016-2017	U18 Mestis	18	14	8	-	1	2	72	86	25	1.39	5	-
	U18 Mestis	20	8	8	-	1	3	92	82	29	1.45	4	-
2014-2015	U18 Mestis	30	12	14	-	2	2	108	122	42	1.4	11	-
2013-2014	U18 Mestis	18	4	10	-	1	3	77	97	17	0.94	8	-
	U18 Mestis	28	14	9	-	4	1	113	103	51	1.82	6	-
2012-2013	U18 Mestis	16	7	7	-	1	1	70	72	24	1.5	6	Relegated
2011-2012	U18 II-div	18	16	2	0	-	-	119	40	32	1.78	1	-
2010-2011	U18 II-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
2009-2010	U18 II-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-
2008-2009	U18 I-div	26	12	10	4	-	-	119	121	28	1.08	7	-
2007-2008	U18 II-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

GrIFK U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Dovydas Pasvenskas (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U18 II	U18 Suomi-sarja	9	5	11	16	20
2.	Kasperi Kontola (F)	2026-2027	KJT Haukat U20	U20 Mestis	12	9	6	15	2
3.	Juuso Harmanen (F)	2026-2027	KHT	II-divisioona	6	6	7	13	2
4.	Ukko Kykkänen (D)	2026-2027	IPK U20	U20 Mestis	8	2	9	11	4
5.	Hugo Aalto (D)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	5	6	4	10	2
6.	Miro Ekman (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK Joukkue	III-divisioona	7	6	4	10	2
7.	Otto Ikonen (F)	2026-2027	HAKI	III-divisioona	6	4	6	10	2
8.	Elias Palmgren (D)	2026-2027	Matinkylä Ducks	III-divisioona	6	4	5	9	2
9.	Elias Kämäräinen (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	6	2	7	9	29
10.	Jesse Niemi (F)	2026-2027	KHT	II-divisioona	5	5	3	8	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

GrIFK U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	-	-	17.00
2025-2026	View Roster	6'4"	196 lbs	17.17
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	17.19
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	17.41
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.37

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elmeri Asmundela (F)	77	44	70	114
2.	Miska Komulainen (F)	86	43	70	113
3.	Joshua Kossila (F)	33	51	48	99
4.	Markus Tikkanen (F)	76	48	46	94
5.	Juuso Harmanen (F)	53	50	41	91

Franchise All-Time Goals

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joshua Kossila (F)	33	51	48	99
2.	Juuso Harmanen (F)	53	50	41	91
3.	Markus Tikkanen (F)	76	48	46	94
4.	Elmeri Asmundela (F)	77	44	70	114
5.	Miska Komulainen (F)	86	43	70	113

Franchise All-Time Assists

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elmeri Asmundela (F)	77	44	70	114
2.	Miska Komulainen (F)	86	43	70	113
3.	Thomas Haag (F)	52	39	51	90
4.	Tony Mollberg (F)	70	24	51	75
5.	Caspar Åberg (D)	78	22	51	73

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Antti Korkealaakso (D)	60	9	30	220
2.	Olli Kohonen (F)	61	35	61	135
3.	Markus Viinikainen (D)	66	18	61	115
4.	Ilari Jaakkola (F)	76	24	67	110
5.	Edward Starck (F)	53	33	81	103

Franchise All-Time Games Played

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ville Rapo (F)	91	27	36	63
2.	Miska Komulainen (F)	86	43	70	113
3.	Elliot Cederberg (D)	86	2	45	47
4.	Caspar Åberg (D)	78	22	51	73
5.	Mikael Kortene (F)	78	24	27	51

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joshua Kossila (F)	33	51	99	3.00
2.	Tatu Mäkijärvi (F)	26	23	54	2.08
3.	Valtteri Tapper (F)	19	19	38	2.00
4.	Bastien Maïa (F)	2	4	4	2.00
5.	Jimi Ronkainen (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	37	30	46	76	2.05	20
2.	Joshua Kossila (F)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	22	33	34	67	3.05	30
3.	Martin Cierny (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	42	27	35	62	1.48	52
4.	Samuli Salomaa (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	36	32	26	58	1.61	43
5.	Juuso Harmanen (F)	2019-2020	U18 Mestis Q	24	33	23	56	2.33	10

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joshua Kossila (F)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	22	33	34	67	3.05	30
2.	Juuso Harmanen (F)	2019-2020	U18 Mestis Q	24	33	23	56	2.33	10
3.	Samuli Salomaa (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	36	32	26	58	1.61	43
4.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	37	30	46	76	2.05	20
5.	Martin Cierny (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	42	27	35	62	1.48	52

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	37	30	46	76	2.05	20
2.	Martin Cierny (F)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	42	27	35	62	1.48	52
3.	Elmeri Asmundela (F)	2019-2020	U18 Mestis Q	24	17	35	52	2.17	14
4.	Joshua Kossila (F)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	22	33	34	67	3.05	30
5.	Eero Kinnunen (F)	2021-2022	U18 Mestis	39	16	33	49	1.26	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

GrIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Antti Korkealaakso (D)	2013-2014	U18 Mestis	34	6	13	19	0.56	148
2.	Dovydas Pasvenskas (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	30	19	12	31	1.03	77
3.	Olli Kohonen (F)	2017-2018	U18 Mestis Q	12	7	1	8	0.67	71
4.	Edward Starck (F)	2018-2019	U18 Mestis	12	8	11	19	1.58	69
5.	Aleksi Rinkinen (F)	2007-2008	U18 II-divisioona	15	5	3	8	0.53	68