Team Facts
Plays in U18 SM-sarja Full name Lahden Pelicans U18 Town Lahti, FIN Founded 1996

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#30 Topi Jokinen (G) 17 2006 - - L Junior
#31 Jaakko Uotila (G) 17 2006 5'10" 128 L Junior
#29 Niklas Väisänen (G) 15 2008 - - - Junior
DEFENSEMEN
#6 Samu Alalauri (D) 15 2008 - - R Junior
#5 Jasper Heikkinen (D) 16 2007 - - - Junior
#3 Jesperi Kärkkäinen (D) 17 2006 6'1" 187 L Junior
#27 Juho Piiparinen (D) 15 2008 - - R Junior
#8 Lauri Rantanen (D) 14 2008 - - - Junior
#2 Niklas Saarelma (D) 17 2006 - - L Junior
#25 Noa Sinisalo (D) 16 2007 5'9" 172 L Junior
#12 Roope Uusikartano (D) 17 2006 Pori, FIN 6'0" 159 L Junior
#7 Verneri Vauhkonen (D)   “C” 17 2006 6'2" 181 L Junior
FORWARDS
#34 Luka Arkko (F) 15 2008 6'2" 183 L Junior
#19 Jooa Bäf (F) 16 2007 - - - Junior
#18 Kaapo Hirvonen (F) 15 2007 Hyvinkää, FIN 5'9" 163 R Junior
#9 Luka Kauppila (F) 17 2005 - - L Junior
#28 Anton Kettunen (C) 17 2006 5'9" 137 L Junior
#15 Aleksi Kilpeläinen (F) 16 2007 6'2" 165 L Junior
#22 Eerik Kolehmainen (F) 17 2006 5'11" 146 - Junior
#23 Lauri Koskinen (F) 16 2006 - - L Junior
#21 Otto Laipio (F) 16 2007 - - - Junior
#13 Emil Leppälä (F) 16 2007 Helsinki, FIN 5'9" 157 L Junior
#14 Niklas Meiseri (F) 16 2007 Hollola, FIN 5'7" 137 L Junior
#24 Simon Pohludka (LW) 17 2006 6'0" 159 L Junior
Aleksi Rintala (F) 15 2008 Kouvola, FIN - - L Junior
#10 Aatu Rohtla (F)   “A” 17 2006 - - L Junior
#11 Santeri Saharinen (F) 17 2006 Lahti, FIN 6'0" 192 L Junior
#20 Severi Sipilä (F) 16 2007 - - - Junior
#16 Vilho Sivonen (F)   “A” 16 2006 - - L Junior
#17 Samuel Welling (F) 16 2006 - - R Junior
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 18 | Av Age: 16.13 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 162 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 29 players
1 player
Experience Pelicans U18: 466 GP Affiliated Team(s) HC Giants (III-divisioona)
Pelicans (Liiga)
Pelicans U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U20 Team (U20 Aluesarja)
Peliitat (II-divisioona)
Vierumäki United U20 (Not Active (Finland))
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Isku Areena Location Lahti, FIN Capacity 5 534 Construction Year 1973
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
07/12/2023
07/12/2023 Confirmed Joining Noa Sinisalo (D) Joining from HYRI U18
06/09/2022
06/09/2022 Confirmed Joining Roope Uusikartano (D) Joining from TPS U16
08/12/2021
08/12/2021 Confirmed Leaving Marek Alscher (D) Leaving for Portland Winterhawks
06/22/2021
06/22/2021 Confirmed Leaving Juho Heinonen (F) Leaving for Sport U20
05/17/2021
05/17/2021 Confirmed Leaving Mikko Piikki (F) Leaving for KooKoo U20
08/16/2020
08/16/2020 Confirmed Leaving Eemeli Kestola (F) Leaving for SaiPa U20
08/04/2020
08/04/2020 Confirmed Leaving Tomi Leppänen (D) Leaving for Lukko U20
06/09/2020
06/09/2020 Confirmed Leaving Oskari Kuntonen (F) Leaving for KooKoo U20
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
Kiekkoreipas U18
2008-2009 U18 SM-sarja 9 6 - 1 2 0 50 19 22 2.44 2 -
2009-2010 U18 SM-sarja 9 4 - 4 1 0 31 37 14 1.56 6 -
U18 SM-sarja 26 10 - 15 1 0 77 97 32 1.23 11 Did not make playoffs
Pelicans U18
2010-2011 U18 SM-sarja 9 2 - 6 1 0 24 36 8 0.89 8 Relegated
U18 I-divisioona 26 16 5 5 - - 128 65 37 1.42 3 -
2011-2012 U18 SM-sarja 9 5 - 3 1 0 27 14 17 1.89 5 Promoted
U18 SM-sarja 33 8 - 20 4 1 92 117 33 1.00 11 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 U18 SM-sarja 30 11 - 16 2 1 104 120 38 1.27 11 -
U18 SM-sarja 14 10 - 2 2 0 74 43 34 2.43 2 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 U18 SM-sarja 30 15 - 13 0 2 114 93 47 1.57 8 -
U18 SM-sarja 48 24 - 19 1 4 187 145 78 1.63 7 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 U18 SM-sarja 30 12 - 11 4 3 116 109 47 1.57 7 -
U18 SM-sarja 48 17 - 20 7 4 167 177 69 1.44 9 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2015-2016 U18 SM-sarja 30 6 - 20 1 3 71 134 23 0.77 14 -
U18 SM-sarja 18 8 - 7 3 0 61 55 30 1.67 5 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 U18 SM-sarja 30 4 - 19 3 4 66 108 22 0.73 15 -
U18 SM-sarja 18 9 - 7 0 2 49 50 29 1.61 6 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 U18 SM-sarja 31 10 - 13 3 5 77 90 41 1.32 10 -
U18 SM-sarja 49 13 - 27 3 6 120 175 51 1.04 10 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 U18 SM-sarja 31 13 - 9 5 4 125 107 53 1.71 7 -
U18 SM-sarja 49 18 - 18 7 6 168 162 74 1.51 7 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020 U18 SM-sarja 30 15 - 12 2 1 118 97 50 1.67 7 -
U18 SM-sarja 46 18 - 23 2 3 169 180 61 1.33 10 Season Cancelled
2020-2021 U18 SM-sarja 3 3 - 0 0 0 15 8 9 3.00 1 Season Cancelled
U18 SM-sarja 24 10 - 12 2 0 73 71 34 1.42 11 -
2021-2022 U18 SM-sarja 17 6 - 6 4 1 50 49 27 1.59 10 -
U18 SM-sarja 43 18 - 17 5 2 134 130 68 1.58 8 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 U18 SM-sarja 22 10 - 7 1 4 63 60 37 1.68 5 -
U18 SM-sarja 22 7 - 12 0 3 51 73 27 1.23 10 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 U18 SM-sarja - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jonne Yliniemi (F) 88 32 45 77
2. Roope Mäkitalo (F) 73 32 44 76
3. Mikael Huhtala (F) 86 39 34 73
4. Jesperi Viikilä (F) 84 24 49 73
5. Aatu Jämsen (F) 61 30 40 70
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Julius Vesaaja (F) 102 46 21 67
2. Mikael Huhtala (F) 86 39 34 73
3. Topi Ahola (F) 64 34 25 59
4. Jussi-Mikko Makkonen (F) 65 34 14 48
5. Jonne Yliniemi (F) 88 32 45 77
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jesperi Viikilä (F) 84 24 49 73
2. Jonne Yliniemi (F) 88 32 45 77
3. Roope Mäkitalo (F) 73 32 44 76
4. Ville-Matti Koponen (F) 61 23 44 67
5. Aatu Jämsen (F) 61 30 40 70
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Taavi Vartiainen (F) 66 25 59 215
2. Antti Tyrväinen (F) 47 18 35 152
3. Eero Kokkonen (D) 62 3 11 119
4. Henri Toivanen (F) 46 15 35 116
5. Otto Hovi (F) 68 12 22 108
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Kim Nieminen (F) 109 9 37 46
2. Waltteri Vannula (D) 103 1 10 11
3. Julius Vesaaja (F) 102 46 21 67
4. Valtteri Tanninen (D) 100 1 19 20
5. Miki Isokuortti (F) 98 19 34 53
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Lauri Raiman (F) 1 2 3 3.00
2. Iiro Sopanen (F) 33 14 45 1.36
3. Antti Iivari (F) 12 6 15 1.25
4. Sebastian Repo (F) 47 24 58 1.23
5. Jesse Kiiskinen (F) 31 19 38 1.23
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Julius Vesaaja (F) 2018-2019 U18 SM-sarja 48 37 14 51 1.06 48
2. Aatu Jämsen (F) 2019-2020 U18 SM-sarja 24 21 26 47 1.96 10
3. Oskari Kuntonen (F) 2019-2020 U18 SM-sarja 39 16 30 46 1.18 10
4. Ville-Matti Koponen (F) 2001-2002 U18 SM-sarja 28 14 32 46 1.64 14
5. Iiro Sopanen (F) 2006-2007 U18 SM-sarja 33 14 31 45 1.36 24
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Julius Vesaaja (F) 2018-2019 U18 SM-sarja 48 37 14 51 1.06 48
2. Patrik Forsberg (D) 2012-2013 U18 SM-sarja 32 25 15 40 1.25 67
3. Topias Räty (F) 2006-2007 U18 SM-sarja 31 24 20 44 1.42 51
4. Topi Ahola (F) 2005-2006 U18 SM-sarja 35 23 16 39 1.11 38
5. Aaro Putto (F) 2014-2015 U18 SM-sarja 48 23 11 34 0.71 26
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jere Pekkanen (F) 2014-2015 U18 SM-sarja 48 8 34 42 0.88 34
2. Ville-Matti Koponen (F) 2001-2002 U18 SM-sarja 28 14 32 46 1.64 14
3. Iiro Sopanen (F) 2006-2007 U18 SM-sarja 33 14 31 45 1.36 24
4. Oskari Kuntonen (F) 2019-2020 U18 SM-sarja 39 16 30 46 1.18 10
5. Miko Rautama (F) 2018-2019 U18 SM-sarja 49 6 29 35 0.71 6
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Eero Kokkonen (D) 2000-2001 U18 SM-sarja 35 3 5 8 0.23 101
2. Taavi Vartiainen (F) 2010-2011 U18 I-divisioona 24 12 17 29 1.21 94
3. Jere Korhonen (D) 2014-2015 U18 SM-sarja 34 1 4 5 0.15 93
4. Henri Myöhänen (F) 2007-2008 U18 SM-sarja 35 12 11 23 0.66 88
5. Henri Toivanen (F) 1996-1997 U18 SM-sarja 34 12 15 27 0.79 85
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 5'11" 162 lbs 16.13
2022-2023 5'11" 167 lbs 17.21
2021-2022 5'11" 170 lbs 17.21
2020-2021 5'11" 176 lbs 17.41
2019-2020 5'11" 180 lbs 17.46
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