What league does KalPa U18 Akatemia play in?

KalPa U18 Akatemia play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

When was KalPa U18 Akatemia founded?

KalPa U18 Akatemia was founded in 1929 in Kuopio, FIN, Finland.

Where is KalPa U18 Akatemia based?

KalPa U18 Akatemia is based in Kuopio, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KalPa U18 Akatemia?

The head coach of KalPa U18 Akatemia is Juuso Kärki.

Who is the captain of KalPa U18 Akatemia?

The captain of KalPa U18 Akatemia is Joel Sivonen.

What arena does KalPa U18 Akatemia play in?

KalPa U18 Akatemia play their home games at Olvi Areena in Kuopio, FIN.

What are the team colors of KalPa U18 Akatemia?

The team colors of KalPa U18 Akatemia are Black + Yellow.

KalPa U18 Akatemia

U18 Suomi-sarja

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

KalPa U18 Akatemia were 12-3-2 in the 2025-26 U18 Suomi-sarja season with 26 points, 2nd in the Alkusarja - Lohko III and 5th overall.

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2025-2026 KalPa U18 Akatemia Player Stats

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KalPa U18 Akatemia — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 Suomi-sarja
1.		Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	34	27	38	65	44	-
2.		Eemil Smolander (F)	33	17	23	40	6	-
3.		Miro Happonen (F)	33	18	18	36	20	-
4.		Joonatan Erholtz (F)	33	16	20	36	34	-
5.		Alvar Lepola (D)	33	16	19	35	6	-
6.		Aleksi Pasanen (D)	25	10	24	34	12	-
7.		Joel Sivonen (D)	34	12	16	28	20	-
8.		Kaarle Hurme (F)	32	9	17	26	2	-
9.		Levente Szenasi (F)	9	9	9	18	16	-
10.		Miko Honkanen (F)	30	7	11	18	42	-
11.		Riku Sairanen (D)	25	3	15	18	65	-
12.		Martti Saarelainen (F)	28	7	8	15	40	-
13.		Veeti Pisto (F)	6	9	5	14	2	-
14.		Daniel Rahikainen (F)	25	2	10	12	12	-
15.		Arvi Jokinen (F)	31	7	4	11	12	-
16.		Miiro Heinonen (D)	11	5	3	8	4	-
17.		Eemeli Rantala (F)	3	2	6	8	4	-
18.		Kasper Leskinen (D)	18	2	5	7	45	-
19.		Topias Rantanen ()	30	2	5	7	40	-
20.		Akseli Savolainen (D)	31	2	5	7	49	-
21.		Mico Lindi (D)	8	0	7	7	0	-
22.		Kalle Ahonen (D)	28	1	5	6	24	-
23.		Elias Hakala ()	28	2	3	5	4	-
24.		Renne Rauhala (D)	13	1	4	5	12	-
25.		Eetu Kokko (F)	3	0	4	4	0	-
26.		Otto-Emil Keinänen (D)	8	1	2	3	4	-
27.		Elias Siipola (F)	1	1	1	2	2	-
28.		Jimi Rönkkö (D)	3	1	1	2	0	-
29.		Nuutti Holopainen (F)	1	1	0	1	0	-
30.		Mykola Kasatkin (F)	4	1	0	1	2	-
31.		Mikki Pennanen (D)	21	1	0	1	2	-
32.		Aaro Virolainen (F)	1	0	1	1	0	-
33.		Bohdan Patseliak (F)	5	0	1	1	0	-
34.		Kasper Ylitalo ()	1	0	0	0	0	-
35.		Antti Hämeenaho (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-

KalPa U18 Akatemia — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 Suomi-sarja
1.		Otto Simonen (G)	5	1.80	.926	0	0	-	-	300:00	112
2.		Aksu Savolainen (G)	5	2.62	.923	0	0	-	-	297:30	155
3.		Vilho Tiitinen (G)	1	3.00	.914	-	-	-	-	60:00	32
4.		Taavi Ramula (G)	12	2.99	.890	0	0	-	-	702:33	284
5.		Vili Kivinen (G)	12	3.33	.888	0	0	-	-	666:06	294

2025-2026 KalPa U18 Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJuuso Kärki
Asst. CoachRasmus Kuiri
Goaltending CoachArttu Tarhonen
Team ManagerVirpi Venäläinen
Equipment ManagerMiikka Ahonen
Equipment ManagerMarko Heinonen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 KalPa U18 Akatemia Captains

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Joel Sivonen

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Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 KalPa U18 Akatemia Demographics

KalPa U18 Akatemia Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: Black + Yellow
Town: Kuopio, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2025-2026 KalPa U18 Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

37 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

KalPa U18 Akatemia: 1 031 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KalPa (Liiga)
KalPa U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
KalPa U16 Akatemia (U16 Mestis)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U18 Team (U18 II-divisioona)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)
PiPS (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Olvi Areena
Location: Kuopio, FIN
Capacity: 5 224
Construction Year: 1979

KalPa U18 Akatemia Games

KalPa U18 Akatemia — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
03/13/2022 01:45 PM UTC	KalPa U18 Akatemia	JYP U18 Akatemia	5 - 4 (SO)	U18 SM-sarja
03/12/2022 02:00 PM UTC	Ilves U18	KalPa U18 Akatemia	3 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
03/09/2022 05:00 PM UTC	JYP U18 Akatemia	KalPa U18 Akatemia	8 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
03/05/2022 11:45 AM UTC	KalPa U18 Akatemia	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	6 - 3	U18 SM-sarja
02/27/2022 04:30 PM UTC	Jukurit U18	KalPa U18 Akatemia	4 - 1	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Miko Honkanen (F)	LL-89	Details
04/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	Jokipojat U20	Details
09/19/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Joona Rikkinen (F)	Mannheimer ERC U20	Details
07/28/2021	Confirmed	leaving	Juho Mannila (F)	SuKiKa	Details
02/13/2019	Confirmed	leaving	Linnea Tolvanen (F)	Lukko	Details

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KalPa U18 Akatemia History and Standings

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
KalPa U18 Akatemia
2025-2026	U18 Suomi-srja	17	11	5	1	-	-	89	51	23	1.35	2	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	12	3	2	-	-	103	47	26	1.53	2	-
2024-2025	U18 Suomi-srja	21	14	4	3	-	-	106	53	31	1.48	1	-
	U18 Mestis	18	11	4	-	2	1	96	64	38	2.11	3	-
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	18	14	4	-	0	0	118	62	42	2.33	2	-
	U18 Mestis	18	9	8	-	0	1	101	80	22	1.22	7	-
2022-2023	U18 Mestis	22	10	11	-	0	1	97	104	31	1.41	7	-
	U18 Mestis	18	10	6	-	2	0	83	51	34	1.89	4	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 SM-sarja	26	2	22	-	2	0	54	130	10	0.38	12	Relegation Play
	U18 SM-sarja	14	5	7	-	1	1	51	55	15	1.07	5	-
KalPa U18 II
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	5	1	4	-	0	0	18	22	3	0.6	5	Season Cancelled
KalPa U18 Akatemia
	U18 Mestis	17	9	1	-	4	3	83	50	38	2.24	1	Promoted
KalPa U18 II
2019-2020	U18 Mestis	15	7	3	-	3	2	57	48	29	1.93	2	Season Cancelled
	U18 Mestis	24	15	7	-	2	0	122	58	49	2.04	2	Qualification
KalPa/IPK U18
2018-2019	U18 Suomi-srja	12	1	11	0	-	-	21	98	2	0.17	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	10	5	2	-	-	96	65	22	1.29	3	Final group
2017-2018	U18 Suomi-srja	3	1	1	1	-	-	16	12	3	1	4	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	11	4	2	-	-	88	63	24	1.41	2	-
KalPa U18 II
2009-2010	U18 II-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-
2007-2008	U18 II-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
2006-2007	U18 I-div	26	11	12	2	1	0	123	108	26	1	8	-
2005-2006	U18 I-div	24	5	15	4	-	-	74	106	14	0.58	10	-
2004-2005	U18 I-div	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	U18 I-div	10	6	2	2	-	-	43	29	14	1.4	3	-
	U18 I-div	6	2	4	0	-	-	18	22	4	0.67	6	Final group
2001-2002	U18 I-div	14	3	7	4	-	-	35	54	10	0.71	7	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	U18 I-div	14	4	10	0	-	-	56	69	8	0.57	6	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	U18 I-div	18	9	7	2	-	-	74	72	20	1.11	5	-
1991-1992	U18 I-div	12	8	2	2	-	-	57	47	18	1.5	2	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Eetu Veteläinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	9	6	9	15	2
2.	Eemeli Rantala (F)	2026-2027	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	6	6	12	8
3.	Joonas Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	4	5	6	11	2
4.	Benjamin Korhonen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	9	5	6	11	6
5.	Samuel Ahosilta (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo U20	U20 Mestis	10	4	7	11	10
6.	Daniel Hyvärinen (F)	2026-2027	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	4	7	11	6
7.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	7	2	8	10	12
8.	Ville Vainikainen (F)	2026-2027	Chamonix	Ligue Magnus	9	4	5	9	0
9.	Jonatan Pajala (D)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	4	3	4	7	2
10.	Tuomas Makkonen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	8	3	4	7	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	168 lbs	17.11
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	16.97
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	17.14
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	17.10
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.14

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luca Siren (F)	64	53	52	105
2.	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	71	44	61	105
3.	Jani Karkulehto (D)	90	34	46	80
4.	Otso Voutilainen (F)	42	42	36	78
5.	Antti Väisänen (F)	68	19	51	70

Franchise All-Time Goals

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luca Siren (F)	64	53	52	105
2.	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	71	44	61	105
3.	Otso Voutilainen (F)	42	42	36	78
4.	Jani Karkulehto (D)	90	34	46	80
5.	Joonatan Erholtz (F)	69	31	27	58

Franchise All-Time Assists

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	71	44	61	105
2.	Luca Siren (F)	64	53	52	105
3.	Antti Väisänen (F)	68	19	51	70
4.	Jani Karkulehto (D)	90	34	46	80
5.	Joel Kautto (F)	66	28	41	69

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Eemeli Kettunen (F)	21	10	16	143
2.	Valtteri Kankkunen (D)	44	12	41	137
3.	Eero Hilden (D)	49	15	39	94
4.	Nicolas Kuikka (F)	51	8	19	85
5.	Anssi Jauhiainen (F)	18	2	7	82

Franchise All-Time Games Played

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jani Karkulehto (D)	90	34	46	80
2.	Kalle Leinonen (F)	74	13	32	45
3.	Peetu Erholtz (F)	73	14	30	44
4.	Joel Sivonen (D)	72	16	27	43
5.	Antton Nykänen (D)	72	9	24	33

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Riku Savolainen (F)	1	2	4	4.00
2.	Reeti Polón (F)	1	1	4	4.00
3.	Tino Huuskonen (D)	1	3	3	3.00
4.	Eemeli Rantala (F)	3	2	8	2.67
5.	Eetu Hentunen (F)	11	10	29	2.64

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Luca Siren (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	30	36	33	69	2.30	30
2.	Joel Kautto (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	35	28	38	66	1.89	10
3.	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	34	27	38	65	1.91	44
4.	Antti Väisänen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	34	18	44	62	1.82	14
5.	Otso Voutilainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	26	27	27	54	2.08	59

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Luca Siren (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	30	36	33	69	2.30	30
2.	Joel Kautto (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	35	28	38	66	1.89	10
3.	Jonatan Pajala (D)	2019-2020	U18 Mestis Q	24	28	22	50	2.08	28
4.	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	34	27	38	65	1.91	44
5.	Otso Voutilainen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	26	27	27	54	2.08	59

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Antti Väisänen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	34	18	44	62	1.82	14
2.	Joel Kautto (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	35	28	38	66	1.89	10
3.	Stepan Aleksandrov (F)	2025-2026	U18 Suomi-sarja	34	27	38	65	1.91	44
4.	Luca Siren (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	30	36	33	69	2.30	30
5.	Topias Kauhanen (F)	2022-2023	U18 Mestis	33	19	32	51	1.55	65

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KalPa U18 Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Juho Rissanen (F)	2009-2010	U18 II-divisioona	17	10	15	25	1.47	80
2.	Anssi Jauhiainen (F)	2017-2018	U18 Suomi-sarja Q	13	2	4	6	0.46	70
3.	Samuel Jussila (D)	2009-2010	U18 II-divisioona	19	6	12	18	0.95	68
4.	Jani Voutilainen (F)	2009-2010	U18 II-divisioona	14	2	8	10	0.71	68
5.	Eemeli Kettunen (F)	2018-2019	U18 Suomi-sarja Q	10	7	5	12	1.20	66