What league does Jukurit U18 play in?

Jukurit U18 play in the U18 Mestis.

When was Jukurit U18 founded?

Jukurit U18 was founded in 1970 in Mikkeli, FIN, Finland.

Where is Jukurit U18 based?

Jukurit U18 is based in Mikkeli, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Jukurit U18?

The head coach of Jukurit U18 is Tommo Nukari.

Who is the captain of Jukurit U18?

The captain of Jukurit U18 is Niko Kauppinen.

Jukurit U18

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2019-2020

2019-2020 Season

Jukurit U18 were 18-6-0 in the 2019-20 U18 Mestis season with 52 points, 2nd in the Karsinta - lohko 2 and 4th overall.

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2019-2020 Jukurit U18 Player Stats

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Jukurit U18 — 2019-2020 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 Mestis Q
1.		Verneri Arkko (D)	22	13	25	38	28	-
2.		Leevi Kukkasniemi (RW)	22	12	20	32	39	-
3.		Konsta Orelma (F)	15	13	16	29	4	-
4.		Juho Järvelä (C)	16	11	15	26	12	-
5.		Stepan Nemec (D)	24	5	19	24	2	-
6.		Eetu Tiusanen (C/LW)	23	17	5	22	8	-
7.		Lucas Pirjetä (F)	24	9	12	21	18	-
8.		Sampsa Huoponen (RW)	23	10	10	20	18	-
9.		Joni Hyvärinen (D)	22	6	14	20	18	-
10.		Eetu Kontio (F)	23	6	11	17	10	-
11.		Iiro Ruohonen (D)	12	1	14	15	2	-
12.		Niko Kauppinen (F)	15	5	7	12	12	-
13.		Veeti Pulkkinen (F)	22	4	8	12	2	-
14.		Sayam Limtong (LW/RW)	22	7	4	11	4	-
15.		Arttu Saikkonen (C/RW)	22	2	9	11	6	-
16.		Arttu Honkavuo (F)	22	5	3	8	4	-
17.		Taneli Häkkinen (F)	3	2	5	7	0	-
18.		Heikki Lappi (D)	18	0	6	6	10	-
19.		Jens Malmstedt (F)	18	3	2	5	0	-
20.		Jani Utriainen (D)	15	2	3	5	2	-
21.		Saku Järvenpää (LW)	21	0	4	4	6	-
22.		Lassi Helanen (F)	4	2	1	3	4	-
23.		Miko Pastinen (D)	16	0	3	3	2	-
24.		Thomas Tarvainen (F)	7	1	1	2	4	-
25.		Valtteri Räsänen (D)	4	0	1	1	0	-
26.		Paavo Riipinen (D)	14	0	1	1	6	-
27.		Valtteri Haataja (D/F)	2	0	0	0	6	-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Veikka Hahl (RW)	14	10	11	21	8	-
2.		Juho Järvelä (C)	15	5	15	20	31	-
3.		Leevi Kukkasniemi (RW)	16	5	11	16	6	-
4.		Eetu Kontio (F)	15	6	8	14	4	-
5.		Eetu Tiusanen (C/LW)	16	6	7	13	8	-
6.		Verneri Arkko (D)	16	5	8	13	24	-
7.		Lassi Helanen (F)	7	6	5	11	14	-
8.		Joni Hyvärinen (D)	16	3	7	10	10	-
9.		Stepan Nemec (D)	16	3	6	9	14	-
10.		Sampsa Huoponen (RW)	16	3	3	6	18	-
11.		Niko Kauppinen (F)	14	3	2	5	2	-
12.		Taneli Häkkinen (F)	6	2	3	5	25	-
13.		Valtteri Haataja (D/F)	6	1	4	5	4	-
14.		Lucas Pirjetä (F)	8	1	4	5	2	-
15.		Arttu Saikkonen (C/RW)	14	1	4	5	0	-
16.		Miko Pastinen (D)	16	0	4	4	4	-
17.		Iiro Ruohonen (D)	11	2	1	3	2	-
18.		Arttu Honkavuo (F)	15	1	2	3	2	-
19.		Heikki Lappi (D)	16	0	3	3	2	-
20.		Konsta Orelma (F)	2	1	1	2	0	-
21.		Sayam Limtong (LW/RW)	15	1	1	2	6	-
22.		Saku Järvenpää (LW)	11	1	0	1	6	-
23.		Veeti Pulkkinen (F)	10	0	1	1	2	-
24.		Jens Malmstedt (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
25.		Valtteri Räsänen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Jani Utriainen (D)	8	0	0	0	2	-

Jukurit U18 — 2019-2020 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 Mestis Q
1.		Joel Torniainen (G)	3	1.67	.932	-	-	-	-	-	69
2.		Elmeri Nikulainen (G)	12	2.33	.913	-	-	-	-	-	295
3.		Tom Turkulainen (G)	6	2.33	.901	-	-	-	-	-	127
4.		Olli Taimi (G)	4	2.75	.899	-	-	-	-	-	98
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Tom Turkulainen (G)	4	1.75	.914	-	-	-	-	-	74
2.		Olli Taimi (G)	2	2.50	.911	-	-	-	-	-	51
3.		Elmeri Nikulainen (G)	12	2.83	.901	-	-	-	-	-	311
4.		Joel Torniainen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2019-2020 Jukurit U18 Staff

Head CoachTommo Nukari
Asst. CoachAki-Petteri Pöyry
Asst. CoachJuuso Vuokio
Goaltending CoachTeemu Pulkkinen
Team ManagerJorma Liukko
Team ManagerNiina Pöntinen
Equipment ManagerAri Myyryläinen
Equipment ManagerMarko Tiusanen

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2019-2020 Jukurit U18 Captains

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Niko Kauppinen

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Team Captaincy History

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2019-2020 Jukurit U18 Demographics

Jukurit U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 Mestis
Team Colors: -
Town: Mikkeli, FIN Map
Founded: 1970

2019-2020 Jukurit U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
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Experience

Jukurit U18: 1 319 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Jukurit (Liiga)
Jukurit U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Jukurit U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Jukurit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Jukurit/PiPS U16
KaPa-51 (III-divisioona)
PiPS (II-divisioona)
RU (III-divisioona)
SaPKo (Suomi-sarja)

Jukurit U18 Games

Jukurit U18 — 2019-2020 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/18/2026 09:30 AM UTC	RoKi U18	Jukurit U18	-	U18 Mestis
10/17/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	Jukurit U18	-	U18 Mestis
10/11/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Jukurit U18	RoKi U18	5 - 3	U18 Mestis
10/10/2026 09:55 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	Jukurit U18	1 - 5	U18 Mestis
10/03/2026 09:00 AM UTC	HPK U18	Jukurit U18	2 - 1	U18 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

Jukurit U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
07/12/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Elias Kokko (F)	Sport U20	Details
05/17/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Luka Vodlan (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
05/17/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Niilo Suvanto (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
07/02/2020	Confirmed	leaving	Sayam Limtong (F)	Ketterä U20	Details
07/02/2020	Confirmed	leaving	Heikki Lappi (D)	Ketterä U20	Details
09/11/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Kasper Laakso (F)	KaPa-51	Details
09/11/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Pietu Kanerva (D)	KaPa-51	Details
08/10/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Atte Tonteri (G)	Warkis/PiPS	Details

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Jukurit U18 History and Standings

Jukurit U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 Mestis	12	6	3	-	2	1	63	46	23	1.92	5	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	7	-	0	0	22	42	9	0.9	6	Qualification loss
	U18 Mestis	22	16	3	-	2	1	114	60	53	2.41	2	-
	U18 Mestis	22	13	7	-	1	1	86	51	42	1.91	5	-
2024-2025	U18 Mestis	22	13	7	-	1	1	104	65	42	1.91	4	-
	U18 SM-sarja	8	2	5	-	0	1	18	28	7	0.88	5	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	22	16	5	-	1	0	112	40	50	2.27	3	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	9	-	3	2	82	75	32	1.45	7	-
	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	8	-	2	4	78	86	32	1.45	5	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	5	-	0	2	25	40	11	1.1	5	Relegated
	U18 SM-sarja	22	0	17	-	5	0	40	106	6	0.27	12	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	22	17	4	-	0	1	95	65	52	2.36	2	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	26	13	9	-	1	3	101	88	44	1.69	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	17	5	11	-	0	1	43	65	16	0.94	14	Relegated
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	23	4	18	-	1	0	68	118	14	0.61	18	-
	U18 SM-sarja	5	4	0	-	0	1	21	9	13	2.6	2	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 Mestis	2	1	0	-	0	1	11	7	4	2	1	Promoted
	U18 SM-sarja	16	8	5	-	2	1	68	50	29	1.81	3	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	24	16	6	-	2	0	137	59	52	2.17	2	Qualification
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	18	5	11	-	2	0	46	70	19	1.06	8	Relegated
	U18 Mestis	24	18	3	-	1	2	158	65	58	2.42	1	Promoted
2017-2018	U18 Mestis	18	9	7	-	2	0	72	46	31	1.72	5	-
	U18 Mestis	24	13	8	-	2	1	105	62	44	1.83	3	-
2016-2017	U18 Mestis	18	4	12	-	1	1	48	88	15	0.83	9	-
	U18 Mestis	24	12	10	-	1	1	110	93	39	1.63	4	-
2015-2016	U18 Mestis	18	9	7	-	2	0	73	61	31	1.72	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Mestis	10	1	9	-	0	0	30	53	3	0.3	6	-
	U18 Mestis	14	7	5	-	1	1	61	48	24	1.71	3	-
2014-2015	U18 Mestis	30	5	21	-	1	3	86	152	20	0.67	14	Relegated
2013-2014	U18 Suomi-srja	14	10	3	1	-	-	75	38	21	1.5	1	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Jukurit U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Dāvids Tarvids (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzen U20	Extraliga junioru	11	9	8	17	16
2.	Luca Iustin Moise (F)	2026-2027	ACSH Gheorgheni U20	1.Liga juniorov	6	6	9	15	0
3.	Mikko Hyyryläinen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	4	4	7	11	0
4.	Miiro Linjala (F)	2026-2027	Unterland	Alps Hockey League	7	4	7	11	0
5.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	7	3	8	11	0
6.	Aapo Koivunen (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo U20	U20 Mestis	10	4	6	10	6
7.	Tomas Litmanen (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo U20	U20 Mestis	10	4	6	10	31
8.	Elias Kokko (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	6	3	7	10	2
9.	Kalle Siekkinen (F)	2026-2027	S-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	8	5	3	8	6
10.	Matti Butkovskiy (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	4	4	8	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Jukurit U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	16.52
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	17.52
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	17.41
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.48
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.45

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Perttu Kiesilä (F)	95	46	75	121
2.	Mika Himanen (D)	56	40	67	107
3.	Oskari Kinnunen (F)	75	41	64	105
4.	Lassi Helanen (F)	92	45	51	96
5.	Leevi Kukkasniemi (F)	79	44	52	96

Franchise All-Time Goals

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niki Alén (F)	82	58	35	93
2.	Mikael Vasara (F)	45	50	37	87
3.	Perttu Kiesilä (F)	95	46	75	121
4.	Lassi Helanen (F)	92	45	51	96
5.	Leevi Kukkasniemi (F)	79	44	52	96

Franchise All-Time Assists

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Perttu Kiesilä (F)	95	46	75	121
2.	Verneri Arkko (D)	92	28	68	96
3.	Mika Himanen (D)	56	40	67	107
4.	Oskari Kinnunen (F)	75	41	64	105
5.	Juho Tiainen (F)	81	35	61	96

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Roni Kurvinen (D)	93	17	46	299
2.	Niki Alén (F)	82	58	93	184
3.	Joona Hassinen (F)	76	18	45	180
4.	Juho Tiainen (F)	81	35	96	169
5.	Iiro Kurttila (D)	125	22	69	149

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Iiro Kurttila (D)	125	22	47	69
2.	Timi Säämänen (F)	107	31	29	60
3.	Rasmus Mannila (D)	106	27	44	71
4.	Perttu Kiesilä (F)	95	46	75	121
5.	Jori Pöntinen (F)	93	33	43	76

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mikko Hölttä (F)	8	7	17	2.13
2.	Sami Sivula (F)	22	22	45	2.05
3.	Niklas Kohvakka (F)	14	12	28	2.00
4.	Eemeli Siuro (F)	2	3	4	2.00
5.	Teemu Komulainen (F)	17	17	33	1.94

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niki Alén (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	40	40	21	61	1.53	70
2.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	44	27	33	60	1.36	12
3.	Mikael Vasara (F)	2013-2014	U18 Suomi-sarja	25	34	25	59	2.36	26
4.	Aatu Hakkarainen (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	38	27	26	53	1.39	34
5.	Jiro Frilander (F)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	40	27	25	52	1.30	24

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niki Alén (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	40	40	21	61	1.53	70
2.	Mikael Vasara (F)	2013-2014	U18 Suomi-sarja	25	34	25	59	2.36	26
3.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	44	27	33	60	1.36	12
4.	Aatu Hakkarainen (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	38	27	26	53	1.39	34
5.	Jiro Frilander (F)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	40	27	25	52	1.30	24

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Perttu Kiesilä (F)	2016-2017	U18 Mestis Q	23	10	34	44	1.91	35
2.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	44	27	33	60	1.36	12
3.	Aaro Parviainen (D)	2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	44	9	33	42	0.95	10
4.	Jose Kankkunen (F)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	42	17	32	49	1.17	14
5.	Iivari Himanen (D)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	42	7	31	38	0.90	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Jukurit U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roni Kurvinen (D)	2015-2016	U18 Mestis	22	3	2	5	0.23	108
2.	Roope Ravolainen (D)	2025-2026	U18 Mestis	41	1	9	10	0.24	91
3.	Peetu Liukkonen (F)	2010-2011	U18 II-divisioona	22	1	5	6	0.27	81
4.	Miikka Hakala (F)	2012-2013	U18 Suomi-sarja	18	9	21	30	1.67	76
5.	Niklas Karjalainen (D)	2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	40	7	8	15	0.38	75