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 Lari Mäkijärvi.

Who is the captain of GrIFK U18?

The captain of GrIFK U18 is Ville Rapo.

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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2022-2023

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2022-2023 GrIFK U18 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
U18 Mestis
1.	Markus Tikkanen (C)	17	16	18	34	22	-
2.	Ville Rapo (F)	18	13	14	27	10	-
3.	Balázs Pajor (F)	18	6	13	19	2	-
4.	Caspar Åberg (D)	18	5	12	17	2	-
5.	Veeti Hellgren (RW)	15	9	4	13	6	-
6.	Mikael Kortene (F)	18	6	7	13	12	-
7.	Kim Soini (F)	16	4	6	10	8	-
8.	Ben von Bonsdorff (C/D)	18	4	6	10	12	-
9.	Eemil Hämäläinen (D)	16	3	5	8	6	-
10.	Kalle Laitinen (D)	17	3	4	7	8	-
11.	Mikael Järvinen (LW/RW)	17	0	6	6	28	-
12.	Fredrik Toiviainen (D)	18	0	6	6	0	-
13.	Valtteri Kippo (D/F)	12	0	5	5	6	-
14.	Tuomas Saari (D/F)	14	1	3	4	10	-
15.	Joel Maijala (F)	17	0	4	4	16	-
16.	Adam Pellava (D)	13	0	3	3	12	-
17.	Noel Lindholm (F)	12	1	1	2	4	-
18.	Richard Diesen (F)	13	1	1	2	4	-
19.	Väinö Järvinen (D)	14	0	2	2	4	-
20.	Olavi Jylhä (D)	8	1	0	1	0	-
21.	Juuso Simula (F)	3	0	1	1	0	-
22.	Julius Hotanen (F)	10	0	1	1	2	-
23.	Aapo Viikari (F)	14	0	1	1	4	-
24.	Joona Virtanen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
25.	Julius Kalliokoski (D/F)	5	0	0	0	2	-
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Markus Tikkanen (C)	21	12	6	18	22	-	6	5	6	11	6
2.	Ville Rapo (F)	22	4	13	17	20	-	4	2	2	4	6
3.	Veeti Hellgren (RW)	22	7	4	11	26	-	6	3	1	4	2
4.	Caspar Åberg (D)	21	2	7	9	8	-	6	0	2	2	6
5.	Mikael Järvinen (LW/RW)	21	3	5	8	10	-	6	1	3	4	0
6.	Kalle Laitinen (D)	20	2	6	8	6	-	6	0	3	3	0
7.	Eemil Hämäläinen (D)	22	1	6	7	4	-	5	2	2	4	0
8.	Ben von Bonsdorff (C/D)	19	2	4	6	8	-	6	1	2	3	4
9.	Tuomas Saari (D/F)	17	1	4	5	18	-	3	0	0	0	0
10.	Väinö Järvinen (D)	17	2	2	4	4	-	4	0	0	0	0
11.	Joel Maijala (F)	21	2	2	4	0	-	5	0	1	1	4
12.	Julius Hotanen (F)	12	0	4	4	4	-	6	2	1	3	2
13.	Valtteri Kippo (D/F)	22	0	4	4	24	-	6	0	0	0	4
14.	Balázs Pajor (F)	20	2	1	3	8	-	5	1	2	3	0
15.	Kim Soini (F)	22	2	1	3	6	-	6	0	1	1	0
16.	Fredrik Toiviainen (D)	21	1	2	3	22	-	5	0	0	0	0
17.	Noel Lindholm (F)	16	2	0	2	2	-	3	1	0	1	0
18.	Mikael Kortene (F)	22	0	2	2	20	-	6	0	2	2	2
19.	Joona Virtanen (D)	2	1	0	1	0	-	4	2	2	4	18
20.	Julius Kalliokoski (D/F)	2	1	0	1	2	-
21.	Aapo Viikari (F)	4	1	0	1	0	-
22.	Juuso Simula (F)	10	1	0	1	2	-	1	0	0	0	0
23.	Anton Lundberg ()	1	0	1	1	0	-	1	0	1	1	0
24.	Ukko Kykkänen (D)	1	0	1	1	2	-
25.	Adam Pellava (D)	17	0	1	1	6	-	5	1	1	2	6
26.	Kasper Kanerva (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
27.	Kenny Lundmark (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
28.	Niko Taurivuo (C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
29.	Marcus Hanhinen (D)	1	0	0	0	2	-
30.	Richard Diesen (F)	4	0	0	0	0	-
31.	Olavi Jylhä (D)	16	0	0	0	8	-	4	0	0	0	6

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 Mestis
1.	Kaius Teppo (G)	8	1.73	.937	6	1	-	1	484:30	208
2.	Rony Hirvelä (G)	10	1.98	.926	7	2	-	1	606:17	252
3.	Mikke Metsälä (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
4.	Karo Tairo (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
U18 SM-sarja
1.	Mikke Metsälä (G)	3	6.43	.884	0	2	-	0	140:00	114	0
2.	Rony Hirvelä (G)	18	4.77	.882	5	11	-	2	994:28	593	5	3.71	.872
3.	Kaius Teppo (G)	4	8.48	.780	0	4	-	0	183:57	92	2	7.75	.771
4.	Karo Tairo (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2022-2023 GrIFK U18 Staff

Head CoachLari Mäkijärvi
Head CoachLari Mäkijärvi
Asst. CoachMikael Paunio
Asst. CoachMikael Paunio
Goaltending CoachHeikki Jalo
Team ManagerClaus von Bonsdorff
Team ManagerClaus von Bonsdorff
Equipment ManagerMatti Hämäläinen
Equipment ManagerTeemu Järvinen
Equipment ManagerMarcus Toivianen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 GrIFK U18 Captains

"C"

Ville Rapo

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 GrIFK U18 Demographics

GrIFK U18 Facts

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

2022-2023 GrIFK U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

GrIFK U18: 1 124 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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

Arena Information

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

GrIFK U18 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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11/09/2025

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Milo Heikkilä (D)

Leaving forBremerton Sockeyes

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09/11/2023

confirmed

Balázs Pajor (F)

Leaving forVasas SC U20

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GrIFK U18 History and Standings

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

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ukko Kykkänen (D)	2026-2027	IPK U20	U20 Mestis	1	2	3	5	0
2.	Kasperi Kontola (F)	2026-2027	KJT Haukat U20	U20 Mestis	2	2	1	3	0
3.	Alexander Pomoell (D)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	2	0	1	1	0
4.	Eino Hämäläinen ()	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch	U20 Mestis	2	0	1	1	0
5.	Niko Taurivuo (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	1	0	0	0	0
6.	Alexander Abramov (F)	2026-2027	Viikingit U20	U20 Mestis	1	0	0	0	0
7.	Elliot Cederberg (D)	2026-2027	Hermes	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Bastien Maïa (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Maximilian Gläßl (D)	2026-2027	Selber Wölfe	Oberliga	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Niko Seppälä (D)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	-	-	16.00
2025-2026	View Roster	6'4"	196 lbs	17.13
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	17.08
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	17.28
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	17.17

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	37	30	76
2.	Joshua Kossila (F)	2008-2009	22	33	67
3.	Martin Cierny (F)	2013-2014	42	27	62
4.	Samuli Salomaa (F)	2013-2014	36	32	58
5.	Juuso Harmanen (F)	2019-2020	24	33	56

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joshua Kossila (F)	2008-2009	22	33	67
2.	Juuso Harmanen (F)	2019-2020	24	33	56
3.	Samuli Salomaa (F)	2013-2014	36	32	58
4.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	37	30	76
5.	Martin Cierny (F)	2013-2014	42	27	62

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Miska Komulainen (F)	2021-2022	37	46	76
2.	Martin Cierny (F)	2013-2014	42	35	62
3.	Elmeri Asmundela (F)	2019-2020	24	35	52
4.	Joshua Kossila (F)	2008-2009	22	34	67
5.	Eero Kinnunen (D)	2021-2022	39	33	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Antti Korkealaakso (D)	2013-2014	34	19	148
2.	Dovydas Pasvenskas (F)	2025-2026	30	31	77
3.	Olli Kohonen (F)	2017-2018	12	8	71
4.	Edward Starck (F)	2018-2019	12	19	69
5.	Aleksi Rinkinen (F)	2007-2008	15	8	68