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.

Who is the head coach of Pelicans U18?

The head coach of Pelicans U18 is Jani Allenius.

What arena does Pelicans U18 play in?

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

Pelicans U18

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Pelicans U18 were 13-8-1 in the 2025-26 U18 SM-sarja season with 44 points, 3rd in the SM-sarja and 5th overall.

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2025-2026 Pelicans U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Viljami Lämsä (G)	17	2009		5'10"	143	L
		Frantisek Poletin (G)	18	2008	Praha, CZE	6'2"	194	L
		Niilo Ruponen (G)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#29	Niklas Väisänen (G)	18	2008		-	-	-
		Albert Zerlik (G)	17	2009		-	-	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Samu Alalauri (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	220	R
	#7	Valtteri Heiskanen (D)	16	2009	Joensuu, FIN	6'0"	163	L
	#23	Juuso Honkanen (D)	18	2008		-	-	-
		Oskar Jokinen (D)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#19	Michal Jordán (D)	17	2009	Zlin, CZE	5'11"	168	L
	#21	Neo Kallio (D)	18	2008		-	-	R
	#33	Mici Kasurinen (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	220	L
	#13	Lassi Lehtonen (D)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#15	Roope Mäenpää (D)	17	2009		6'0"	165	L
	#2	Veikka Pantsari (D)	18	2008		5'11"	176	L
	#6	Jimi Pirttimäki (D)	18	2008		5'10"	165	R
		Jan Plánka (D)	16	2010		5'4"	128	L
		Lauri Rantanen (D)	17	2008	Pori, FIN	6'0"	192	R
	#11	Reino Rouhiainen (D)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	194	L
FORWARDS
	#28	Luka Arkko (LW)	18	2008	Lahti, FIN	6'3"	212	L
	#5	Miklós István Gyulai (F)	18	2008	Budapest, HUN	5'11"	165	L
	#20	Vertti Henttonen (F)	17	2009		6'0"	161	L
	#24	Juho Hyppönen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#16	Vili Jämsen (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#12	Joonas Jääskeläinen (F)	17	2009		5'10"	165	L
	#10	Joakim Koivunen (F)	17	2008	Lahti, FIN	-	-	L
	#32	Joel Kontio (F)	18	2008		6'0"	159	R
	#34	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#17	Miklas Kynsilehto (F)	18	2008	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	154	L
	#26	Otto Laipio (F)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#18	Romeo Mikkonen (F)	17	2008		-	-	-
	#9	Alexander Orban (F)	16	2010	Bratislava, SVK	6'0"	174	R
	#4	Dmitrii Panteleev (LW)	17	2009	Hamina, FIN	5'7"	154	L
	#27	Aleksi Rintala (F)	18	2008	Kouvola, FIN	5'10"	163	R
	#25	Alvar Soisalo (RW/LW)	17	2009	Turku, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#35	Joakim Torvinen (C)	17	2009	Järvenpää, FIN	6'0"	183	L
		Julius Torvinen (C)	16	2010	Järvenpää, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#8	Mikael Tyrväinen (F)	17	2009		-	-	-

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 16Av Age: 17.45 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 170 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Pelicans U18 Staff

Head CoachJani Allenius
Head CoachAatu Viljanen
Asst. CoachKarri Rämö
Asst. CoachNiklas Westerlund
Goaltending CoachJoona Rahm
Team ManagerHanna Pirttimäki
Dir. of CoachingOlli Mikkola
Equipment ManagerJani Jääskeläinen
Equipment ManagerMikko Pantsari
Youth Hockey SupervisorVille Ahvenainen

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2025-2026 Pelicans U18 Demographics

Pelicans U18 Facts

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

2025-2026 Pelicans U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
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1 player

Experience

Pelicans U18: 1 331 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
09/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	SaiPa U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/20/2026 11:00 AM UTC	Lukko U18	Pelicans U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
09/19/2026 01:20 PM UTC	TPS U18	Pelicans U18	2 - 3	U18 SM-sarja
09/12/2026 12:45 PM UTC	Tappara U18	Pelicans U18	3 - 4 (OT 60:31)	U18 SM-sarja
09/11/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Pelicans U18	Jokerit U18	3 - 5	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

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Reino Rouhiainen (D)

Leaving forÄssät U20

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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)

Leaving forJukurit U20

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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	5	2	1	-	1	1	16	15	9	1.8	7	-
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.	Vili Jämsen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	5	4	9	13	0
2.	Santeri Saharinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	4	2	6	0
3.	Emil Kujala (F)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	2	1	5	6	0
4.	Vertti Haikala (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	0	6	6	2
5.	Tomi Purmola (F)	2026-2027	Shakers	II-divisioona	2	4	1	5	2
6.	Aleksi Kilpeläinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	2	3	5	2
7.	Alvar Soisalo (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	1	4	5	4
8.	Tomas Poletin (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	2	4	4
9.	Joakim Torvinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	2	2	4	0
10.	Juuso Arola (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	5	1	3	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	16.58
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	17.45
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	17.20
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	17.03
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