What league does Finland U17 play in?

Finland U17 play in the WHC-17.

When was Finland U17 founded?

Finland U17 was founded in 1928.

Who is the head coach of Finland U17?

The head coach of Finland U17 is Anssi Laine.

Who is the captain of Finland U17?

The captain of Finland U17 is Eero Niemi.

Finland U17

WHC-17

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Finland U17 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Roby Järventie (LW/RW)	totals		51	31	34	65	46	-12
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	14	17	31	42	-12
	Ilves U18	U18 Mestis Q	2	3	3	6	2	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	14	14	28	2	-
Oskari Luoto (C)	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	49	21	36	57	30	-
Roni Hirvonen (C/W)	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	50	21	34	55	34	21
Aatu Räty (C/LW)	totals		47	27	22	49	34	21
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	17	14	31	26	21
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	10	8	18	8	-
Jesse Seppälä (LW/RW)	totals		45	17	31	48	24	0
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	42	17	31	48	24	-
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	0	0
Juuso Mäenpää (C/LW)	totals		42	14	27	41	12	0
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	41	14	27	41	12	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver Suni (F)	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	23	19	17	36	0	-
Riku Uusikartano (C)	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	46	11	25	36	26	-
Luka Nyman (D)	RB Hockey Akademie U19	Czechia U19	37	7	29	36	16	23
Veikka Hahl (RW)	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	43	12	22	34	28	-
Eetu Liukas (LW/RW)	totals		35	12	21	33	85	-2
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	33	12	21	33	83	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	2	-2
Veeti Korkalainen (F)	totals		48	13	19	32	24	-18
	KooKoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	16	9	10	19	8	-
	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	4	9	13	16	-18
Antti Myllyaho (F)	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	48	14	11	25	52	-
Brad Lambert (C/RW)	totals		29	12	13	25	49	-3
	Pelicans U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	6	7	3	10	29	-
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	3	1	4	2	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	17	2	9	11	18	-3
Eero Niemi (RW)	totals		54	9	12	21	14	-15
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	5	9	14	8	-15
	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	15	4	3	7	6	-
Eemil Viro (D)	totals		45	7	14	21	34	1
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	41	7	13	20	34	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jiri Pärssinen (D)	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	27	3	17	20	32	-
Joel Määttä (C)	totals		50	6	13	19	40	-2
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	5	9	14	34	-2
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	1	4	5	6	-
Joona Lehmus (D)	totals		34	3	15	18	16	-7
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	3	14	17	12	-
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	0	1	1	4	-7
Kasper Puutio (D)	totals		41	5	11	16	12	15
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	1	3	4	8	15
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	4	8	12	4	-
Topi Niemelä (D)	totals		45	2	12	14	34	12
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	1	5	6	18	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	1	7	8	16	12
Iivari Säkkinen (F)	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	32	3	10	13	33	-
Valtteri Karnaranta (LW)	totals		23	6	5	11	6	-5
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	15	2	4	6	4	-5
	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	4	1	5	2	-
Ruben Rafkin (D)	Tri-City Storm	USHL	38	2	8	10	90	9
Matias Rajaniemi (D)	totals		47	4	5	9	22	-5
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	2	3	5	16	-5
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	2	2	4	6	-
Christoffer Sedoff (D)	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	0	3	3	18	-6

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Joel Blomqvist (G)	totals		30	-	.936	-	-	-
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	19	-	.935	-	-	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	-	.938	-	-	-
Juha Jatkola (G)	totals		20	-	.879	-	-	-
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	19	-	.881	-	-	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	3.00	.824	-	-	-
Max Väyrynen (G)	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	30	-	.878	-	-	-

2018-2019 Finland U17 Staff

Head CoachAnssi Laine
Head CoachAnssi Laine
Asst. CoachAntti Miettinen
Asst. CoachAntti Miettinen
Goaltending CoachPetri Vehanen
Goaltending CoachPetri Vehanen
Team ManagerMikko Palsola
Equipment ManagerNiko Kuisma
Equipment ManagerNiko Kuisma
Video CoachTommo Nukari
Video CoachTommo Nukari

Team Staff History

2018-2019 Finland U17 Captains

"C"

Eero Niemi

"A"

Joel Määttä

Team Captaincy History

2018-2019 Finland U17 Demographics

Finland U17 Facts

Plays in: World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
2026: WHC-17 Placement game win
2025: WHC-17 Placement game win
2024: WHC-17 Placement game loss
2023: WHC-17 Bronze

2018-2019 Finland U17 Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players

Experience

Finland U17: 126 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland U16 (all) (International-Jr)

Finland U17 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
11/08/2025 04:00 PM UTC	Sweden U17	Finland U17	2 - 3 (OT 60:41)	U17 WHC
11/06/2025 07:30 PM UTC	Canada White U17	Finland U17	5 - 1	U17 WHC
11/03/2025 07:30 PM UTC	USA U17	Finland U17	4 - 3 (SO)	U17 WHC
11/02/2025 07:30 PM UTC	Finland U17	Canada Red U17	4 - 8	U17 WHC
11/09/2024 05:00 PM UTC	Finland U17	Czechia U17	1 - 0	U17 WHC

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Finland U17 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	WHC-17	2	0	1	-	0	1	7	12	1	0.5	3	Placement game win
2024-2025	WHC-17	4	1	3	-	0	0	7	12	3	0.75	5	Placement game win
2023-2024	WHC-17	5	2	2	-	0	1	15	19	7	1.4	4	Placement game loss
2022-2023	WHC-17	6	3	3	-	0	0	24	26	9	1.5	4	Bronze game win
2019-2020	WHC-17	3	0	2	-	1	0	11	17	2	0.67	4	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	WHC-17	3	1	1	-	0	1	6	11	4	1.33	4	Final loss
2017-2018	WHC-17	3	2	1	-	0	0	14	9	6	2	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	WHC-17	3	1	2	-	0	0	5	8	3	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	WHC-17	5	3	2	-	0	0	20	17	9	1.8	2	Placement game win
2014-2015	WHC-17	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	19	8	1.33	2	Bronze game loss
2012-2013	WHC-17	4	1	2	-	0	1	17	21	4	1	4	Placement game win
2010-2011	WHC-17	4	1	3	-	0	0	8	10	3	0.75	4	-
2009-2010	WHC-17	4	1	3	-	0	0	16	23	3	0.75	5	-
2008-2009	WHC-17	4	0	4	-	0	0	12	25	3	0.75	5	-
2007-2008	WHC-17	4	2	2	-	0	0	22	22	6	1.5	3	-
2005-2006	WHC-17	4	0	2	2	-	-	5	11	2	0.5	4	-
2004-2005	WHC-17	4	2	1	1	-	-	17	16	5	1.25	3	-
2003-2004	WHC-17	4	1	3	0	-	-	16	23	2	0.5	4	-
2001-2002	WHC-17	4	0	4	0	-	-	8	21	0	0	5	-
2000-2001	WHC-17	4	2	2	0	-	-	11	15	4	1	3	-
1999-2000	WHC-17	4	0	3	1	-	-	10	18	1	0.25	5	Placement game win
1993-1994	WHC-17	2	0	2	0	-	-	5	17	0	0	-	-
1989-1990	WHC-17	4	3	1	0	-	-	23	15	6	1.5	2	Champion
1987-1988	WHC-17	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	WHC-17	4	0	4	0	-	-	16	33	0	0	-	-

Finland U17 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	postseason
2022-2023	EYOF	2	1	0	-	0	1	8	7	4	2	Bronze game win
2018-2019	EYOF	2	1	1	-	0	0	4	5	3	1.5	Bronze game win
2014-2015	EYOF	2	1	1	-	0	0	12	4	3	1.5	Bronze game win
2012-2013	EYOF	2	2	0	-	0	0	22	4	6	3	Champion
2008-2009	EYOF	2	1	0	-	1	0	8	1	5	2.5	Bronze game win

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	3	3	6	0
2.	Olli Kylmälä (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	3	3	6	0
3.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	2	4	6	2
4.	Lenni Kokkonen (D)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	5	6	0
5.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	2	5	0
6.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	3	5	2
7.	Jeremi Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	3	5	2
8.	Eetu Orpana (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	4	0	4	2
9.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	2	3	1	4	0
10.	Markus Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	2	3	1	4	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	181 lbs	16.91
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	16.95
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	183 lbs	16.83
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	16.95
2019-2020	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	16.91

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Regular Season

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

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

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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	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

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

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.	Lenni Kokkonen (D)	4	1	7	1.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2007-2008	5	6	11
2.	Konsta Helenius (F)	2022-2023	7	2	11
3.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2015-2016	5	9	10
4.	Roope Vesterinen (F)	2022-2023	7	7	10
5.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2014-2015	3	5	10

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2015-2016	5	9	10
2.	Roope Vesterinen (F)	2022-2023	7	7	10
3.	Toni Rajala (F)	2007-2008	5	6	11
4.	Teemu Lämsä (F)	2012-2013	5	6	6
5.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2014-2015	3	5	10

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Konsta Helenius (F)	2022-2023	7	9	11
2.	Erik Haula (F)	2007-2008	5	8	10
3.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2008-2009	5	6	9
4.	Kasperi Kapanen (F)	2012-2013	5	6	9
5.	Joonas Donskoi (F)	2008-2009	4	6	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Arttu Kuivas (D)	2019-2020	5	1	27
2.	Juho Järvelä (F)	2019-2020	4	1	25
3.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	2012-2013	5	7	22
4.	Roni Rukajärvi (D)	2009-2010	5	1	22
5.	Joni Ikonen (F)	2015-2016	5	6	20