What league does Pelicans U18 play in?

Pelicans U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

When was Pelicans U18 founded?

Pelicans U18 was founded in 1996 in Lahti, FIN, Finland.

Where is Pelicans U18 based?

Pelicans U18 is based in Lahti, FIN.

What arena does Pelicans U18 play in?

Pelicans U18 play their home games at Wemasto Areena in Lahti, FIN.

Kiekkoreipas U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2001-2002 Kiekkoreipas U18 Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Valtteri Airosmaa (G)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	6'3"	194	L
	Toni Rask (G)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	Teemu Saarela (G)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	5'8"	148	L
DEFENSEMEN
	Kimmo Itkonen (D)	41	1985	Kempele, FIN	5'8"	165	R
	Tomi Kaitarinne (D)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	203	L
	Antti Kautonen (D)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	214	L
	Toni Kirén (D)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	196	L
	Antti Louhelainen (D)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	Manu Nurminen (D)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	152	R
	Marko Pykälä (D)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	-	-	R
	Jarno Saharinen (D)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	194	L
	Teemu Sinivirta (D)	41	1984	Lahti, FIN	5'7"	168	L
	Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen (D)	40	1985	Nastola, FIN	5'9"	187	R
	Jani Åkerman (D)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	174	L
FORWARDS
	Risto Ahonen (F)	42	1984	Heinola, FIN	5'11"	205	L
	Sami Hannula (F)	41	1984	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	216	L
	Henri Heino (C)	40	1986	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	Tomi Inkinen (C)	42	1984	Heinola, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	Ville-Matti Koponen (C/RW)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	187	R
	Mika Kovero (F)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	159	L
	Henri Manninen (RW)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	Ville Rantanen (F)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	Jesse Ryyli (F)	-			-	-	-
	Jesse Saarinen (LW/RW)	41	1985	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	172	L
	Tuomas Santavuori (LW)	41	1985	Savonlinna, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	Esko Seppänen (F)	42	1984	Heinola, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	Esa Toivanen (F)	41	1984	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	159	L
	Ville Tuhkanen (F)	42	1984	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	Jari Virtanen (F)	41	1985	Heinola, FIN	5'9"	194	L

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2001-2002 Pelicans U18 Demographics

Pelicans U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Lahti, FIN Map
Founded: 1996

2001-2002 Kiekkoreipas U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players

Experience

Kiekkoreipas U18: 942 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Giants
Pelicans (Liiga)
Pelicans U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U20 Team (U20 Aluesarja)
Peliitat (II-divisioona)
Peliitat U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Vierumäki United U20

Arena Information

Arena Name: Wemasto Areena
Location: Lahti, FIN
Capacity: 5 534
Construction Year: 1973

Pelicans U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/19/2026 01:20 PM UTC	TPS U18	Pelicans U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 12:45 PM UTC	Tappara U18	Pelicans U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/11/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	Jokerit U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/06/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Pelicans U18	KalPa U18	3 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 09:30 AM UTC	Pelicans U18	Kärpät U18	3 - 4 (SO)	U18 SM-sarja

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Reino Rouhiainen (D)

Leaving forÄssät U20

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10/12/2025

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Niklas Meiseri (F)

Leaving forPeliitat

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09/18/2025

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Jasper Heikkinen (D)

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07/31/2024

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Simon Pohludka (F)

Leaving forVictoria Royals

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04/23/2024

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Samuel Welling (F)

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07/12/2023

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Noa Sinisalo (D)

Joining fromHYRI U18

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06/09/2022

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Roope Uusikartano (D)

Joining fromTPS U16

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08/12/2021

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Marek Alscher (D)

Leaving forPortland Winterhawks

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Pelicans U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	0	-	0	1	6	5	4	2	3	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	8	-	2	1	78	71	44	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	6	-	2	3	77	63	40	1.82	3	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	7	-	0	1	79	71	43	1.95	2	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	8	-	2	1	65	56	38	1.73	6	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	10	-	1	0	77	65	35	1.59	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	6	-	2	1	78	46	44	2	1	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	7	12	-	0	3	51	73	27	1.23	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	7	-	1	4	63	60	37	1.68	5	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	18	17	-	5	2	134	130	68	1.58	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	17	6	6	-	4	1	50	49	27	1.59	10	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	24	10	12	-	2	0	73	71	34	1.42	11	-
	U18 SM-sarja	3	3	0	-	0	0	15	8	9	3	1	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	18	23	-	2	3	169	180	61	1.33	10	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	12	-	2	1	118	97	50	1.67	7	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	18	18	-	7	6	168	162	74	1.51	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	13	9	-	5	4	125	107	53	1.71	7	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	13	27	-	3	6	120	175	51	1.04	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	10	13	-	3	5	77	90	41	1.32	10	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	18	9	7	-	0	2	49	50	29	1.61	6	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	4	19	-	3	4	66	108	22	0.73	15	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	18	8	7	-	3	0	61	55	30	1.67	5	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	6	20	-	1	3	71	134	23	0.77	14	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	17	20	-	7	4	167	177	69	1.44	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	12	11	-	4	3	116	109	47	1.57	7	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	24	19	-	1	4	187	145	78	1.63	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	13	-	0	2	114	93	47	1.57	8	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	14	10	2	-	2	0	74	43	34	2.43	2	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	11	16	-	2	1	104	120	38	1.27	11	-
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja	33	8	20	-	4	1	92	117	33	1	11	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Santeri Saharinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	3	1	4	0
2.	Tomas Poletin (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	2	4	4
3.	Vertti Haikala (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	0	4	4	2
4.	Juuso Honkanen (D)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	1	2	3	0
5.	Sakke Hämäläinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	0	3	3	0
6.	Petteri Riihinen (D)	2026-2027	Ässät	Liiga	3	2	0	2	0
7.	Aatu Pohjalainen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	2	0	2	0
8.	Leevi Tukiainen (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	2	1	1	2	0
9.	Joel Kontio (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	1	1	2	0
10.	Jooa Bäf (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	1	1	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	16.60
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.42
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.11
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.00
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	17.14

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Regular Season

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

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.	Luka Arkko (F)	72	39	21	60
4.	Joel Kontio (F)	81	35	34	69
5.	Topi Ahola (F)	64	34	25	59

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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	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

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kim Nieminen (F)	109	9	37	46
2.	Lauri Koskinen (F)	105	28	25	53
3.	Waltteri Vannula (D)	103	1	10	11
4.	Julius Vesaaja (F)	102	46	21	67
5.	Valtteri Tanninen (D)	100	1	19	20

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Lauri Raiman (F)	1	2	3	3.00
2.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	35	31	67	1.91
3.	Iiro Sopanen (F)	33	14	45	1.36
4.	Tomas Poletin (F)	11	4	15	1.36
5.	Simon Pohludka (F)	37	23	47	1.27

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	2025-2026	35	31	67
2.	Julius Vesaaja (F)	2018-2019	48	37	51
3.	Joel Kontio (F)	2025-2026	38	24	49
4.	Romeo Mikkonen (F)	2025-2026	41	16	49
5.	Simon Pohludka (F)	2023-2024	37	23	47

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Julius Vesaaja (F)	2018-2019	48	37	51
2.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	2025-2026	35	31	67
3.	Patrik Forsberg (D)	2012-2013	32	25	40
4.	Joel Kontio (F)	2025-2026	38	24	49
5.	Topias Räty (F)	2006-2007	31	24	44

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	2025-2026	35	36	67
2.	Jere Pekkanen (F)	2014-2015	48	34	42
3.	Romeo Mikkonen (F)	2025-2026	41	33	49
4.	Ville-Matti Koponen (F)	2001-2002	28	32	46
5.	Iiro Sopanen (F)	2006-2007	33	31	45

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Eero Kokkonen (D)	2000-2001	35	8	101
2.	Veikka Pantsari (D)	2025-2026	40	12	97
3.	Taavi Vartiainen (F)	2010-2011	24	29	94
4.	Jere Korhonen (D)	2014-2015	34	5	93
5.	Henri Myöhänen (F)	2007-2008	35	23	88