What league does IPK U20 play in?

IPK U20 play in the U20 Mestis.

When was IPK U20 founded?

IPK U20 was founded in 1966 in Iisalmi, FIN, Finland.

Where is IPK U20 based?

IPK U20 is based in Iisalmi, FIN.

Who is the head coach of IPK U20?

The head coach of IPK U20 is Jukka Halonen.

Who is the captain of IPK U20?

The captain of IPK U20 is Niko Tikkanen.

What arena does IPK U20 play in?

IPK U20 play their home games at Kankaan jäähalli in Iisalmi, FIN.

IPK U20

U20 Mestis

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2023-2024 Season

IPK U20 were 12-18-6 in the 2023-24 U20 Mestis season with 38 points, 16th overall.

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2023-2024 IPK U20 Roster

IPK U20 — 2023-2024 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Lenni Itkonen (G)	21	2005	Iisalmi, FIN	5'11"	154	L
	#30	Kalle Jukkola (G)	24	2002	Sievi, FIN	6'4"	194	L
		Aaron Koskela (G)	19	2007	Haapajärvi, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#35	Aleksi Ruohonen (G)	21	2005		-	-	L
	#93	Mikko Tahkola (G)	22	2004	Iisalmi, FIN	6'0"	154	L
	#35	Olli Taimi (G)	23	2003	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#32	Mikko Tiirikainen (G)	24	2002	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	159	L
	#35	Eeli Vaskimo (G)	20	2006	Porvoo, FIN	5'11"	172	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#7	Roberts Bukalders (D)	20	2005	Jelgava, LAT	6'2"	176	L
	#41	Ilmari Heinonen (D)	20	2006	Kiuruvesi, FIN	5'9"	154	L
	#27	Petteri Huttunen (D)	21	2005	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#4	Arttu Kauppinen (D)	20	2005	Iisalmi, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#23	Nico Kettunen (D)	21	2005	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	181	R
	#28	Josi Kähkönen (D)"A"	24	2002	Kuopio, FIN	5'11"	176	R
	#80	Eemeli Lappalainen (D)	21	2005	Iisalmi, FIN	5'11"	165	R
	#55	Juho Niskanen (D)	20	2006	Kiuruvesi, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#3	Ilya Yurmann (D)	21	2005	Tyumen, RUS	5'10"	165	L
FORWARDS
	#55	Jerry Ahonen (F)	20	2006	Iisalmi, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	#22	Niklas Alanko (F)	21	2005	Lapinlahti, FIN	6'0"	185	R
	#58	Norbert Bendegúz Antal (F)	23	2003	Budapest, HUN	6'1"	176	L
	#34	Ricards Benislavskis (RW)	24	2002	Riga, LAT	5'11"	176	L
	#13	Veikko Holappa (C)	22	2004	Oulu, FIN	5'8"	154	L
	#16	Miska Huttunen (F)	21	2005	Iisalmi, FIN	5'7"	154	L
	#41	Topi Laine (LW/RW)	22	2004	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'10"	161	R
	#9	Tiitus Louet (F)	22	2004	Liminka, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#3	Eeli Mustonen (F)	20	2006	Sonkajärvi, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#18	Aatu Mård (F)	21	2005	Iisalmi, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#89	Jesse Nuutinen (F)	21	2005	Iisalmi, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	#6	Marcus Nyberg (LW)	22	2003	Lempäälä, FIN	5'7"	165	R
	#38	Konsta Piirainen (F)	22	2003	Kuhmo, FIN	6'0"	181	R
	#15	Matias Pirhonen (LW)"A"	21	2004	Iisalmi, FIN	5'9"	183	L
	#8	Juuso Pulkkinen (F)"A"	23	2003	Iisalmi, FIN	6'0"	183	R
	#81	Jesse Tervo (F)	21	2005	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	198	L
	#10	Niko Tikkanen (C)"C"	23	2003	Iisalmi, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#44	Niko Tuppurainen (LW)	22	2004	Iisalmi, FIN	-	-	L
		Aaro Vaskimo (LW/RW)	20	2006	Porvoo, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#67	Onni Vaskimo (C/RW)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	183	R
Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 17Av Age: 19.71 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 IPK U20 Staff

Head CoachJukka Halonen
Asst. CoachToni Ruotsalainen
Sports ManagerJuho Salmela
Team ManagerJarmo Huttunen
Equipment ManagerOlli-Matti Nuutinen
Equipment ManagerJanne Pirhonen
Equipment ManagerPasi Tiirikainen
Equipment ManagerVesa Tuppurainen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 IPK U20 Captains

"C"

Niko Tikkanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 IPK U20 Demographics

IPK U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 Mestis
Team Colors: -
Town: Iisalmi, FIN Map
Founded: 1966

2023-2024 IPK U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

IPK U20: 1 480 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IPK (Mestis)
IPK U16 (U16 Suomi-sarja)
IPK U17 (U17 Suomi-sarja)
IPK U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
Kalla Hockey (III-divisioona)
KalPa (Liiga)
KalPa U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
KalPa U20 Akatemia (U20 II-divisioona)
LL-89 (III-divisioona)
SuKiKa (II-divisioona)
UU (II-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kankaan jäähalli
Location: Iisalmi, FIN
Capacity: 1 300
Construction Year: 1990

IPK U20 Games

IPK U20 — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/31/2026 04:15 PM UTC	LeKi U20	IPK U20	-	U20 Mestis
10/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Laser HT U20	IPK U20	-	U20 Mestis
10/17/2026 02:40 PM UTC	IPK U20	TUTO Hockey U20	1 - 7	U20 Mestis
10/16/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Hermes U20	IPK U20	2 - 3	U20 Mestis
10/11/2026 10:30 AM UTC	IPK U20	KOOVEE U20	4 - 1	U20 Mestis

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Latest Transactions

IPK U20 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/13/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Juuso Keskitalo (F)	PeTo	Details
09/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jerry Ahonen (F)	LL-89	Details
08/23/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Onni Snellman (F)	SuKiKa	Details
08/22/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Matias Pirhonen (F)	LL-89	Details
06/27/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Juuso Keskitalo (F)	PeTo	Details
06/11/2026	Extension		Niklas Alanko (F)		Details
06/11/2026	Extension		Ukko Kykkänen (D)		Details
05/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Topi Jaamalainen (F)	Urho	Details

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IPK U20 History and Standings

IPK U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
IPK U20
2026-2027	U20 Mestis	9	5	4	-	0	0	40	38	15	1.67	6	-
2025-2026	U20 Mestis	37	20	12	-	4	1	172	125	69	1.86	6	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	U20 Mestis	38	15	18	-	2	3	155	166	52	1.37	11	-
2023-2024	U20 Mestis	36	8	18	-	4	6	132	161	38	1.06	16	-
2022-2023	U20 Mestis	20	11	6	-	1	2	96	75	37	1.85	5	-
	U20 Mestis	18	6	10	-	0	2	66	94	20	1.11	14	-
2021-2022	U20 Mestis	40	15	18	-	6	1	144	160	58	1.45	7	-
	U20 Mestis	16	5	8	-	3	0	55	71	21	1.31	10	-
2020-2021	U20 Mestis	29	5	19	-	3	2	91	142	23	0.79	6	Season Cancelled
	U20 Mestis	23	3	16	-	3	1	73	118	16	0.7	16	-
2019-2020	U20 Suomi-Srja	13	4	6	3	-	-	37	54	11	0.85	5	Season Cancelled
IPK/KalPa U20
	U20 Suomi-Srja	18	13	4	1	-	-	93	67	27	1.5	1	-
IPK U20
2017-2018	U20 Suomi-Srja	14	6	7	1	-	-	62	61	13	0.93	6	No playoffs held
	U20 Mestis	26	4	20	-	0	2	70	135	14	0.54	16	Relegated
2016-2017	U20 Mestis	40	9	28	-	1	2	131	236	31	0.78	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	U20 Alueliiga	10	3	5	2	-	-	49	58	8	0.8	4	-
	U20 Suomi-Srja	10	4	6	0	-	-	53	54	8	0.8	5	Relegated
	U20 Suomi-Srja	8	3	5	0	-	-	43	37	6	0.75	4	-
2014-2015	U20 Alueliiga	9	3	5	1	-	-	40	47	7	0.78	3	-
	U20 Aluesarja	7	6	1	0	-	-	44	27	12	1.71	2	-
	U20 Aluesarja	4	2	1	1	-	-	31	17	5	1.25	2	-
	U20 Suomi-Srja	3	0	3	0	-	-	9	30	0	0	4	Relegated
2013-2014	U20 Aluesarja	10	2	6	2	-	-	43	57	6	0.6	5	-
	U20 Aluediv	12	6	5	1	-	-	71	55	13	1.08	3	-
	U20 Suomi-Srja	8	3	5	0	-	-	33	61	6	0.75	4	Relegated
2012-2013	U20 Suomi-Srja	14	0	12	2	-	-	39	92	2	0.14	8	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	U20 Suomi-Srja	14	2	11	1	-	-	53	98	5	0.36	8	Did not make playoffs
	U20 I-div	12	1	10	1	-	0	26	89	3	0.25	7	-

IPK U20 Stars And Cult Players

Tommi Mielonen (F)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

IPK U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tino Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	KuRy	II-divisioona	6	10	4	14	4
2.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	8	3	10	13	12
3.	Jonatan Pajala (D)	2026-2027	Warkis	II-divisioona	5	3	8	11	4
4.	Petteri Huttunen (D)	2026-2027	Laser HT U20	U20 Mestis	8	3	6	9	2
5.	Paavo Lind (D)	2026-2027	Viikingit	II-divisioona	6	4	4	8	8
6.	Niko Nuutinen (F)	2026-2027	Hokki	III-divisioona	3	3	5	8	2
7.	Tuomas Makkonen (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat U20	U20 Mestis	9	3	5	8	2
8.	Kalle Antila (F)	2026-2027	Laser HT U20	U20 Mestis	10	2	5	7	2
9.	Samuli Karjalainen (D)	2026-2027	SuKiKa	II-divisioona	4	2	4	6	0
10.	Konsta Piirainen (F)	2026-2027	SaPKo	Suomi-sarja	9	2	4	6	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

IPK U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	18.65
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.87
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.71
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	19.71
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	19.75

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niklas Alanko (F)	137	82	59	141
2.	Niko Nuutinen (F)	108	69	71	140
3.	Matias Pirhonen (F)	187	55	84	139
4.	Niko Lång (F)	110	72	62	134
5.	Tapio Huttunen (F)	85	64	50	114

Franchise All-Time Goals

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niklas Alanko (F)	137	82	59	141
2.	Niko Lång (F)	110	72	62	134
3.	Niko Nuutinen (F)	108	69	71	140
4.	Tapio Huttunen (F)	85	64	50	114
5.	Matias Pirhonen (F)	187	55	84	139

Franchise All-Time Assists

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matias Pirhonen (F)	187	55	84	139
2.	Niko Nuutinen (F)	108	69	71	140
3.	Miska Huttunen (F)	120	38	70	108
4.	Waltteri Salo (F)	99	36	69	105
5.	Aleksi Myöhänen (F)	127	33	67	100

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Timo Suomisalo (F)	78	35	65	248
2.	Tapio Huttunen (F)	85	64	114	226
3.	Niklas Alanko (F)	137	82	141	213
4.	Evgeny Nylund (D)	15	0	2	196
5.	Eemil Jaatinen (F)	89	34	71	166

Franchise All-Time Games Played

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matias Pirhonen (F)	187	55	84	139
2.	Juuso Pulkkinen (F)	153	45	50	95
3.	Niklas Alanko (F)	137	82	59	141
4.	Aleksi Myöhänen (F)	127	33	67	100
5.	Petri Patronen (F)	122	24	36	60

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ville Heiskanen (D)	1	3	4	4.00
2.	Tommi Kärkkäinen (F)	1	1	3	3.00
3.	Ville Kainulainen (F)	18	22	40	2.22
4.	Samuel Timonen (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Olli Pulkkinen (F)	6	5	11	1.83

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Konsta Piirainen (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	40	31	28	59	1.48	48
2.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2025-2026	U20 Mestis	33	27	26	53	1.61	43
3.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	33	26	25	51	1.55	10
4.	Niko Lång (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	36	25	21	46	1.28	32
5.	Waltteri Salo (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	38	18	28	46	1.21	62

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Konsta Piirainen (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	40	31	28	59	1.48	48
2.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2025-2026	U20 Mestis	33	27	26	53	1.61	43
3.	Arttu Ahvenjärvi (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	33	26	25	51	1.55	10
4.	Niko Lång (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	36	25	21	46	1.28	32
5.	Tuomas Makkonen (F)	2025-2026	U20 Mestis	37	23	22	45	1.22	4

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Waltteri Salo (F)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	37	8	32	40	1.08	44
2.	Topi Jaamalainen (F)	2024-2025	U20 Mestis	34	10	29	39	1.15	49
3.	Konsta Piirainen (F)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	40	31	28	59	1.48	48
4.	Waltteri Salo (F)	2022-2023	U20 Mestis	38	18	28	46	1.21	62
5.	Josi Kähkönen (D)	2023-2024	U20 Mestis	34	6	28	34	1.00	28

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

IPK U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Evgeny Nylund (D)	2012-2013	U20 Suomi-sarja	8	0	2	2	0.25	146
2.	Reece Kelly (D)	2021-2022	U20 Mestis	34	10	18	28	0.82	120
3.	Jonatan Pajala (D)	2020-2021	U20 Mestis	28	10	19	29	1.04	107
4.	Antti Virtanen (F)	2003-2004	U20 I-divisioona	11	0	5	5	0.45	92
5.	Juuso Halonen (D)	2009-2010	U20 II-divisioona	22	11	15	26	1.18	76