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 Joel Pasonen.

Who is the captain of Jukurit U18?

The captain of Jukurit U18 is Aatu Hakkarainen.

Jukurit U18

U18 Mestis

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Jukurit U18 were 18-3-1 in the 2025-26 U18 Mestis season with 53 points, 3rd overall.

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2025-2026 Jukurit U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Rasmus Backman (G)	17	2009		-	-	-
		Aapo Karjalainen (G)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#30	Eetu Liukkonen (G)	18	2008	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#35	Aleksandr Osipov (G)	18	2008	Mikkeli, FIN	6'0"	170	L
	#1	Aksel Ring (G)	17	2009	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	179	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#4	Daniel Boman (D)	18	2008		5'5"	163	L
	#25	Onni Heinonen (D)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#14	Iivari Himanen (D)	17	2008	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	174	R
	#7	Eemeli Hirvonen (D)	17	2009	Nurmijärvi, FIN	6'4"	203	L
	#6	Jehki Kelho (D)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#28	Aapo Kurri (D)	18	2008	Savonlinna, FIN	6'0"	196	L
	#27	Oskars Lūks (D)	17	2008	Riga, LAT	6'5"	214	L
	#2	Roope Ravolainen (D)	18	2008	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#15	Vili Saarelainen (D)	18	2008	Mikkeli, FIN	5'9"	174	R
		Miko Säämänen (D)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#9	Niilo Tarkiainen (D/F)	17	2008	Vihti, FIN	5'10"	172	L
		Sami Tissari (D)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#5	Tuukka Toikkanen (D)	17	2009		-	-	-
FORWARDS
	#24	Niki Alén (RW)"A"	18	2008	Rauma, FIN	6'2"	198	R
	#18	Leevi Antila (F)	18	2008		-	-	L
	#10	Aatu Hakkarainen (F)"C"	18	2008	Mikkeli, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#21	Aatos Järvinen (F)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#19	Jose Kankkunen (RW/LW)"A"	18	2008	Mikkeli, FIN	5'11"	159	L
		Niklas Kohvakka (C)	15	2010	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	154	R
	#16	Elias Kunnari (F)	17	2009	Salla, FIN	5'9"	143	L
	#3	Luukas Kunnari (F)	17	2009	Salla, FIN	5'8"	143	L
	#17	Aape Kurkela (F)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#26	Oskari Kuvaja (F)	16	2009	Liminka, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#11	Eerik Melonen (F)	18	2008	Rantasalmi, FIN	5'7"	134	L
	#13	Ricards Misins (RW/C)	18	2008	London, GBR	5'8"	179	L
	#8	Jere Nissinen (F)	17	2009	Mikkeli, FIN	6'0"	170	R
	#23	Denis Oleinik (F)	17	2009	Vilnius, LTU	6'0"	176	L
		Jami Piispa (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#22	Lenni Puolakka (F)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#20	Timi Säämänen (LW)	19	2007	Mikkeli, FIN	5'6"	176	L

Position: G: 4, D: 10, F: 15Av Age: 17.45 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 172 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Jukurit U18 Staff

Head CoachJoel Pasonen
Asst. CoachJuuso Akkanen
Asst. CoachTimi Henriksson
Goaltending CoachJuuso Tuppurainen
Team ManagerJanne Kankkunen
Dir. of CoachingSakari Muotka
Equipment ManagerSami Liukkonen
Equipment ManagerRodion Osipov

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2025-2026 Jukurit U18 Captains

"C"

Aatu Hakkarainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Jukurit U18 Facts

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

2025-2026 Jukurit U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
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1 player
1 player

Experience

Jukurit U18: 1 230 GP
Liiga: 6 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

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/20/2026 10:20 AM UTC	TUTO Hockey U18	Jukurit U18	-	U18 Mestis
09/19/2026 09:00 AM UTC	Jukurit U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	-	U18 Mestis
09/13/2026 12:20 PM UTC	Jukurit U18	TUTO Hockey U18	8 - 1	U18 Mestis
09/12/2026 03:10 PM UTC	Jukurit U18	Sport U18	6 - 5 (OT 63:33)	U18 Mestis
09/06/2026 03:45 PM UTC	KOOVEE U18	Jukurit U18	5 - 4 (SO)	U18 Mestis

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Elias Kokko (F)

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05/17/2021

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Luka Vodlan (F)

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confirmed

Niilo Suvanto (F)

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07/02/2020

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Sayam Limtong (F)

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Heikki Lappi (D)

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09/11/2019

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08/10/2019

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Atte Tonteri (G)

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Jukurit U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 Mestis	4	1	1	-	1	1	22	19	6	1.5	6	-
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

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Dāvids Tarvids (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzen U20	Extraliga junioru	4	4	3	7	10
2.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	3	2	3	5	0
3.	Aapo Kurri (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	2	3	5	2
4.	Tomas Litmanen (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo U20	U20 Mestis	4	3	1	4	2
5.	Aapo Koivunen (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo U20	U20 Mestis	4	1	3	4	4
6.	Elias Kokko (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä U20	U20 Mestis	2	2	1	3	0
7.	Jiro Frilander (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	5	0	3	3	0
8.	Kalle Siekkinen (F)	2026-2027	S-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	1	2	0	2	0
9.	Valtteri Haataja (D)	2026-2027	Pyry Hockey	Mestis	2	1	1	2	2
10.	Jesse Holmberg (D)	2026-2027	HCIK	II-divisioona	3	0	2	2	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	165 lbs	16.46
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	17.45
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	17.34
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.44
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.41

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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)	6	7	12	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Niki Alén (F)	2025-2026	40	40	61
2.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2023-2024	44	27	60
3.	Mikael Vasara (F)	2013-2014	25	34	59
4.	Aatu Hakkarainen (F)	2025-2026	38	27	53
5.	Jiro Frilander (F)	2021-2022	40	27	52

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Niki Alén (F)	2025-2026	40	40	61
2.	Mikael Vasara (F)	2013-2014	25	34	59
3.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2023-2024	44	27	60
4.	Aatu Hakkarainen (F)	2025-2026	38	27	53
5.	Jiro Frilander (F)	2021-2022	40	27	52

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Perttu Kiesilä (F)	2016-2017	23	34	44
2.	Samuel Sallinen (F)	2023-2024	44	33	60
3.	Aaro Parviainen (D)	2023-2024	44	33	42
4.	Jose Kankkunen (F)	2025-2026	42	32	49
5.	Iivari Himanen (D)	2025-2026	42	31	38

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Roni Kurvinen (D)	2015-2016	22	5	108
2.	Roope Ravolainen (D)	2025-2026	41	10	91
3.	Peetu Liukkonen (F)	2010-2011	22	6	81
4.	Miikka Hakala (F)	2012-2013	18	30	76
5.	Niklas Karjalainen (D)	2021-2022	40	15	75