Team Facts
Plays in World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 2023 WHC-17 Bronze 2020 WHC-17 Quarterfinal loss 2019 WHC-17 Silver 2018 WHC-17 Quarterfinal loss

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S League
GOALTENDERS
#1 Veeti Louhivaara (G) 17 2006 Jyväskylä, FIN 6'4" 216 L U18 SM-sarja
#30 Aatu Myllykangas (G) 17 2006 Ylivieska, FIN 6'0" 181 L U18 SM-sarja
#1 Petteri Rimpinen (G) 17 2006 Kirkkonummi, FIN 6'0" 176 L U20 SM-sarja
#30 Kim Saarinen (G) 17 2006 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'4" 181 L U18 SM-sarja
DEFENSEMEN
#2 Onni Amhamdi (D) 17 2006 Järvenpää, FIN 6'2" 205 L U18 SM-sarja
#2 Bruno Jalasti (D) 17 2006 Helsinki, FIN 6'0" 174 R U18 SM-sarja
#3 Mitja Jokinen (D) 17 2006 Raisio, FIN 5'10" 161 L U20 SM-sarja
#5 Eelis Marila (D) 17 2006 Espoo, FIN 6'3" 196 L U20 SM-sarja
#3 Veikka Mononen (D) 17 2006 Siilinjärvi, FIN 5'10" 163 L U18 SM-sarja
#6 Niklas Nykyri (D) 17 2006 Joensuu, FIN 6'2" 181 L U18 SM-sarja
#4 Toni Nyman (D)   “A” 17 2006 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 185 L U18 SM-sarja
#6 Heikki Peipinen (D) 17 2006 5'11" 192 L U18 SM-sarja
#8 Sebastian Soini (D) 17 2006 Tampere, FIN 6'2" 181 R U20 SM-sarja
#7 Atte Vikla (D) 17 2006 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 154 L U18 SM-sarja
#8 Viljami Vuorinen (D) 16 2006 5'11" 170 L U18 SM-sarja
#7 Veeti Väisänen (D) 17 2006 Hamina, FIN 6'0" 163 L U20 SM-sarja
#10 Arttu Välilä (D) 16 2006 Rauma, FIN 5'9" 163 L U18 SM-sarja
FORWARDS
#11 Matti Butkovskiy (LW) 17 2006 Mikkeli, FIN 6'2" 187 L U18 SM-sarja
#12 Vertti Haikala (F) 17 2006 Hollola, FIN 5'9" 165 L U18 SM-sarja
#13 Aatu Heinänen (F) 17 2006 Espoo, FIN 6'0" 174 L U18 SM-sarja
#21 Tuukka Heiskanen (F) 17 2006 Tampere, FIN 5'10" 152 L U18 SM-sarja
#12 Konsta Helenius (C/RW) 17 2006 Ylöjärvi, FIN 5'11" 176 R Liiga
#13 Emil Hemming (RW) 17 2006 Vaasa, FIN 6'2" 196 R U20 SM-sarja
#14 Joakim Hirschovits (F) 17 2006 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 150 L U18 SM-sarja
#15 Jonatan Hirschovits (F)   “A” 17 2006 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 161 R U18 SM-sarja
#16 Robin Huttunen (RW/LW) 17 2006 6'0" 157 L U18 SM-sarja
#18 Aatu Karvinen (F) 17 2006 5'9" 154 R U18 SM-sarja
#27 Julius Miettinen (C/W) 17 2006 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 203 L U20 SM-sarja
#14 Joonas Paqvalin (LW) 17 2006 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 183 L U20 SM-sarja
#19 Benjamin Pietila (F) 17 2006 5'7" 159 L U18 SM-sarja
#20 Kasper Pikkarainen (RW) 17 2006 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 194 R U18 SM-sarja
#16 Akseli Pulkkanen (F) 17 2006 Tampere, FIN 5'10" 168 L U18 SM-sarja
#23 Roope Rajala (LW/RW)   “C” 17 2006 Ylöjärvi, FIN 5'11" 187 L U18 SM-sarja
#18 Heikki Ruohonen (C) 17 2006 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 196 L U20 SM-sarja
#24 Joona Saarelainen (C) 17 2006 Mikkeli, FIN 5'9" 176 L U20 SM-sarja
#28 Lauri Sinivuori (LW) 17 2006 Mikkeli, FIN 6'0" 165 L U20 SM-sarja
#20 Tuomas Suoniemi (C) 17 2006 Stavanger, NOR 5'10" 161 L U18 SM-sarja
#21 Natan Teshome (RW) 17 2006 Lappeenranta, FIN 5'11" 152 L U18 SM-sarja
#22 Leo Tuuva (F) 17 2006 Lappeenranta, FIN 5'11" 150 R U18 SM-sarja
#22 Roope Vesterinen (LW/RW) 17 2006 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'10" 174 L U20 SM-sarja
Position: G: 4, D: 13, F: 23 | Av Age: 16.95 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 175 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 40 players Experience Finland U17: 220 GP
Liiga: 62 GP Affiliated Team(s) Finland (WC)
Finland U16 (all) (International-Jr)
Team Captains
“C” Roope Rajala “A” Toni Nyman
Jonatan Hirschovits
Team captaincy history
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-01-26T19:30:00+0100 Germany U17 Finland U17 1 - 4 EYOF
2023-01-25T19:30:00+0100 Switzerland U17 Finland U17 8 - 3 EYOF
2023-01-23T15:30:00+0100 Slovakia U17 Finland U17 2 - 4 EYOF
2023-01-22T15:30:00+0100 Finland U17 Germany U17 4 - 5 (OT) EYOF
2022-11-12T23:00:00+0100 Finland U17 Canada Black U17 7 - 1 WHC-17
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1993-1994 WHC-17 2 0 0 2 - - 5 17 0 0.00 - -
1999-2000 WHC-17 4 0 1 3 - - 10 18 1 0.25 5 -
2000-2001 WHC-17 4 2 0 2 - - 11 15 4 1.00 3 -
2001-2002 WHC-17 4 0 0 4 - - 8 21 0 0.00 5 -
2003-2004 WHC-17 4 1 0 3 - - 16 23 2 0.50 4 -
2004-2005 WHC-17 4 2 1 1 - - 17 16 5 1.25 3 -
2005-2006 WHC-17 4 0 2 2 - - 5 11 2 0.50 4 -
2007-2008 WHC-17 4 2 - 2 0 0 22 22 6 1.50 3 -
2008-2009 WHC-17 4 0 - 4 0 0 12 25 3 0.75 5 -
2009-2010 WHC-17 4 1 - 3 0 0 16 23 3 0.75 5 -
2010-2011 WHC-17 4 1 - 3 0 0 8 10 3 0.75 4 -
2012-2013 WHC-17 4 1 - 2 0 1 17 21 4 1.00 4 Placement game win
2014-2015 WHC-17 6 2 - 3 1 0 20 19 8 1.33 2 Bronze game loss
2015-2016 WHC-17 5 3 - 2 0 0 20 17 9 1.80 2 Placement game win
2016-2017 WHC-17 3 1 - 2 0 0 5 8 3 1.00 4 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 WHC-17 3 2 - 1 0 0 14 9 6 2.00 2 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 WHC-17 3 1 - 1 0 1 6 11 4 1.33 4 Final loss
2019-2020 WHC-17 3 0 - 2 1 0 11 17 2 0.67 4 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 WHC-17 6 3 - 3 0 0 24 26 9 1.50 4 Bronze game win
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2008-2009 EYOF 2 1 - 0 1 0 8 1 5 2.50 1 Bronze game win
2012-2013 EYOF 2 2 - 0 0 0 22 4 6 3.00 Champion
2014-2015 EYOF 2 1 - 1 0 0 12 4 3 1.50 Bronze game win
2018-2019 EYOF 2 1 - 1 0 0 4 5 3 1.50 Bronze game win
2022-2023 EYOF 2 1 - 0 0 1 8 7 4 2.00 Bronze game win
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Tuukka Heiskanen (F) 2023-2024 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 10 4 17 21 12
2. Emil Hemming (F) 2023-2024 TPS U20 U20 SM-sarja 6 8 5 13 0
3. Sami Moilanen (F) 2023-2024 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark 5 4 9 13 2
4. Sami Niku (D) 2023-2024 JYP Liiga 7 4 9 13 4
5. Riku Sihvonen (F) 2023-2024 HC Stadion Litoměřice Czechia2 7 2 10 12 0
6. Benjamin Pietila (F) 2023-2024 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 8 8 3 11 6
7. Juho Lammikko (F) 2023-2024 ZSC Lions NL 8 4 6 10 6
8. Otto Mykrä (F) 2023-2024 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 10 4 6 10 2
9. Lauri Sinivuori (F) 2023-2024 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 10 4 6 10 6
10. Tomi Wilenius (F) 2023-2024 EK Zell am See AlpsHL 5 3 7 10 4
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 10 8 9 17
2. Kristian Vesalainen (F) 11 7 6 13
3. Toni Rajala (F) 5 6 5 11
4. Konsta Helenius (F) 7 2 9 11
5. Eeli Tolvanen (F) 5 9 1 10
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Eeli Tolvanen (F) 5 9 1 10
2. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 10 8 9 17
3. Kristian Vesalainen (F) 11 7 6 13
4. Roope Vesterinen (F) 7 7 3 10
5. Toni Rajala (F) 5 6 5 11
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 10 8 9 17
2. Konsta Helenius (F) 7 2 9 11
3. Erik Haula (F) 5 2 8 10
4. Kristian Vesalainen (F) 11 7 6 13
5. Kasperi Kapanen (F) 5 3 6 9
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Arttu Kuivas (D) 5 0 1 27
2. Juho Järvelä (F) 4 0 1 25
3. Mikko Rantanen (F) 5 2 7 22
4. Roni Rukajärvi (D) 5 0 1 22
5. Joni Ikonen (F) 5 1 6 20
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Kristian Vesalainen (F) 11 7 6 13
2. Urho Vaakanainen (D) 11 0 1 1
3. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 10 8 9 17
4. Joonas Donskoi (F) 10 2 5 7
5. Santeri Arousva (D) 10 1 4 5
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Toni Rajala (F) 5 6 11 2.20
2. Eeli Tolvanen (F) 5 9 10 2.00
3. Erik Haula (F) 5 2 10 2.00
4. Kasperi Kapanen (F) 5 3 9 1.80
5. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 10 8 17 1.70
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Toni Rajala (F) 2007-2008 WHC-17 5 6 5 11 2.20 6
2. Konsta Helenius (F) 2022-2023 WHC-17 7 2 9 11 1.57 4
3. Eeli Tolvanen (F) 2015-2016 WHC-17 5 9 1 10 2.00 0
4. Roope Vesterinen (F) 2022-2023 WHC-17 7 7 3 10 1.43 4
5. Aapeli Räsänen (F) 2014-2015 EYOF 3 5 5 10 3.33 2
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Eeli Tolvanen (F) 2015-2016 WHC-17 5 9 1 10 2.00 0
2. Roope Vesterinen (F) 2022-2023 WHC-17 7 7 3 10 1.43 4
3. Toni Rajala (F) 2007-2008 WHC-17 5 6 5 11 2.20 6
4. Teemu Lämsä (F) 2012-2013 WHC-17 5 6 0 6 1.20 6
5. Aapeli Räsänen (F) 2014-2015 EYOF 3 5 5 10 3.33 2
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Konsta Helenius (F) 2022-2023 WHC-17 7 2 9 11 1.57 4
2. Erik Haula (F) 2007-2008 WHC-17 5 2 8 10 2.00 18
3. Kasperi Kapanen (F) 2012-2013 WHC-17 5 3 6 9 1.80 4
4. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 2008-2009 WHC-17 5 3 6 9 1.80 4
5. Joonas Donskoi (F) 2008-2009 EYOF 4 2 6 8 2.00 4
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Arttu Kuivas (D) 2019-2020 WHC-17 5 0 1 1 0.20 27
2. Juho Järvelä (F) 2019-2020 WHC-17 4 0 1 1 0.25 25
3. Mikko Rantanen (F) 2012-2013 WHC-17 5 2 5 7 1.40 22
4. Roni Rukajärvi (D) 2009-2010 WHC-17 5 0 1 1 0.20 22
5. Joni Ikonen (F) 2015-2016 WHC-17 5 1 5 6 1.20 20
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 175 lbs 16.95
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 182 lbs 16.95
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