Pelicans U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2011-2012

2011-2012 Pelicans U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Joonas Harald (G)	29	1996	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#70	Janne Juvonen (G)	31	1994	Kiihtelysvaara, FIN	6'1"	187	L
		Matias Laaksonen (G)	31	1994	Hollola, FIN	5'11"	161	L
	#1	Oskari Taari (G)	31	1994	Kotka, FIN	5'10"	170	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#73	Mikko Aronen (D)	31	1994	Orimattila, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#21	Patrik Forsberg (D/F)	30	1995	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'3"	212	R
	#16	Perttu Hynönen (D)	31	1994	Sotkamo, FIN	6'0"	183	R
	#72	Sebastian Kauppila (D)	31	1994	Tornio, FIN	5'10"	174	L
	#19	Jesse Koskelo (D)	30	1995	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	#7	Juho Kujala (D)	31	1994	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#71	Saku Laitinen (D)	31	1994	Sysmä, FIN	5'11"	194	L
	#6	Verneri Paunonen (D)	31	1994	Hollola, FIN	6'3"	209	L
		Nico Siitonen (D)	29	1996	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#20	Eetu Sopanen (D)	29	1996	Kouvola, FIN	6'5"	216	R
	#42	Antti Suokas (D)	30	1995	Kärkölä, FIN	6'0"	187	L
		Toni-Petteri Tulonen (D)	30	1995	Lahti, FIN	5'6"	139	L
	#18	Eelis Tupasela (F)	30	1995	Hämeenkoski, FIN	5'7"	143	L
FORWARDS
	#24	Hannes Björninen (C)	30	1995	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	196	L
	#17	Johan Elfvengren (LW/RW)"C"	31	1994	Hartola, FIN	5'11"	185	R
	#23	Antti Heinikainen (F)	30	1995	Hirvensalmi, FIN	5'8"	170	L
	#10	Niklas Kaartinen (F)	32	1993	Tornio, FIN	5'8"	139	L
	#11	Saku Kaikkonen (F)	31	1994	Lahti, FIN	6'4"	212	L
	#19	Aleksi Koskipalo (F)	31	1994	Hartola, FIN	5'7"	143	L
	#15	Jonatan Lanu (F)	30	1995	Atlanta, GA, USA	6'1"	181	R
	#3	Teemu Lehtimäki (F)	31	1994	Hollola, FIN	6'1"	165	L
	#13	Eemil Marttila (F)	30	1994	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#63	Sebastian Repo (RW)	29	1996	Lahti, FIN	6'3"	212	R
	#8	Eljas Suoknuuti (F)	31	1994	Hollola, FIN	6'3"	205	R
	#35	Joel Vainikka (F)	30	1995	Hollola, FIN	5'10"	143	L
	#25	Taavi Vartiainen (LW/RW)	31	1994	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	201	L
	#14	Jesperi Viikilä (C)	30	1995	Asikkala, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#13	Ville Väinölä (F/D)	29	1996	Nastola, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#75	Dan Wicklund (F)	31	1994	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#22	Jonne Yliniemi (F)	29	1996	Hollola, FIN	5'9"	194	L
	#12	Mikael Åhman (F/D)	31	1994	Lahti, FIN	5'7"	137	L

Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 17Av Age: 17.45 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2011-2012 Pelicans U18 Staff

Head CoachTommi Niemelä
Asst. CoachMarko Pykälä
Dir. of CoachingHerkko Koski
Equipment ManagerSamuli Korjus

Team Staff History

2011-2012 Pelicans U18 Captains

"C"

Johan Elfvengren

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Pelicans U18 Facts

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

2011-2012 Pelicans U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players

Experience

Pelicans U18: 1 168 GP
Liiga: 2 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)
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
11/22/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Ilves U18	Pelicans U18	4 - 5	U18 SM-sarja
11/21/2025 05:10 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	HIFK U18	3 - 4 (OT 60:18)	U18 SM-sarja
11/15/2025 11:30 AM UTC	Pelicans U18	Ilves U18	2 - 6	U18 SM-sarja
11/14/2025 05:10 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo U18	Pelicans U18	2 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
11/12/2025 04:40 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	Kärpät U18	3 - 2 (OT 62:28)	U18 SM-sarja

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10/12/2025

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Niklas Meiseri (F)

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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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06/22/2021

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Juho Heinonen (F)

Leaving forSport U20

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Pelicans U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	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
	U18 SM-sarja	9	5	3	-	1	0	27	14	17	1.89	5	Promoted

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