What league does HC Nokia U18 play in?

HC Nokia U18 play in the U18 Suomi-sarja.

Where is HC Nokia U18 based?

HC Nokia U18 is based in Nokia, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HC Nokia U18?

The head coach of HC Nokia U18 is Janne Vesa.

Who is the captain of HC Nokia U18?

The captain of HC Nokia U18 is Akseli Suontausta.

HC Nokia U18

U18 Suomi-sarja

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2025-2026 Season

HC Nokia U18 are 6-13-3 in the 2025-26 U18 Mestis season with 20 points, 10th in the Alkusarja and 19th overall.

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2025-2026 HC Nokia U18 Roster

HC Nokia U18 — 2025-2026 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Vertti Henriksson (G)	18	2008		5'10"	148	L	Junior
	#35	Verneri Hietamäki (G)	16	2010		-	-	-	Junior
	#34	Aarne Latvala (G)	17	2008	Ylöjärvi, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#72	Onni Nieminen (G)	15	2010		-	-	-	Junior
	#31	Roni Salminen (G)	18	2008	Nokia, FIN	6'1"	172	L	Junior
	#1	Antton Väisänen (G)	16	2009		-	-	-	Junior
DEFENSEMEN
	#4	Moritz Backman (D)	17	2009		6'4"	176	L	Loan
	#5	Eero Haukijärvi (D)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#67	Jason Hietanen (D)	17	2009		-	-	L	Junior
	#3	Kasper Irmola (D)	16	2009	Tampere, FIN	6'4"	161	L	Junior
	#41	Miro Kauranen (D)	17	2009		5'9"	159	L	Loan
	#14	Patrik Punkari (D)	17	2009	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	172	L	Loan
	#24	Miro Puntala (D)	18	2008		5'9"	152	L	Junior
	#14	Väinö Rantanen (D)	16	2010		-	-	-	Loan
	#50	Onni Riikola (D)	18	2008	Nokia, FIN	-	-	-	Junior
	#38	Oskari Sarvilinna (D)	17	2009		-	-	R	Junior
	#42	Akseli Suontausta (D)"C"	17	2008	Nokia, FIN	-	-	R	Junior
	#44	Tomas Vertala (D)	17	2008	Pirkkala, FIN	6'0"	181	L	Loan
	#19	Eeli Väisänen (D)	18	2008	Nokia, FIN	-	-	-	Junior
	#26	Albert Öhman (D)	17	2009	Espoo, FIN	6'4"	179	L	Junior
FORWARDS
	#17	Oskari Ahokas (F)	16	2009		-	-	R	Junior
	#9	Onni Bruce (F)	18	2008	Lempäälä, FIN	5'10"	174	R	Junior
	#25	Mico Hjerp (F)"A"	18	2008		-	-	L	Junior
	#68	Felix Huuskonen (F)	17	2009	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	185	L	Loan
	#4	Aatu Hyvärinen (F)	18	2008	Nokia, FIN	-	-	-
	#77	Aleksi Karekivi (F)	18	2008	Kalajoki, FIN	-	-	L	Junior
	#13	Oskari Katajamäki (F)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#11	Aapo Kemppi (F)"A"	18	2008	Kangasala, FIN	5'9"	165	R	Junior
	#47	Vili Klasila (F)	16	2009		-	-	R	Junior
	#8	Valo Kohvakka (C/RW)	17	2009		6'0"	181	L	Junior
	#54	Valtteri Koivuniemi (F)	17	2008	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	176	R	Junior
	#10	Eino-Ville Lamminen (C)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#68	Aleksi Leinonen (F)	17	2009	Mouhijärvi, FIN	-	-	L	Loan
	#71	Antero Mallat (F)	16	2010		-	-	L	Junior
	#6	Jesse Mutikainen (F)	17	2009		-	-	L	Junior
	#26	Jonne Palomäki (F)	16	2010		-	-	-	Loan
	#68	Kasperi Pietilä (F)	16	2010		-	-	-	Junior
	#27	Konsta Pohjonen (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#73	Nuutti Valo (F)	18	2008		-	-	-	Junior
	#7	Onni Vesa (F)	18	2008	Nokia, FIN	5'11"	143	L	Junior
		Valtteri Virta (F)	17	2009	Nokia, FIN	5'11"	183	L	Loan
Position: G: 6, D: 13, F: 15Av Age: 17.18 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 168 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 HC Nokia U18 Staff

Head CoachJanne Vesa
Asst. CoachHarri Kohvakka
Asst. CoachJanne Koivuniemi
Asst. CoachLauri Paalasmaa
Goaltending CoachMikko Hyvärinen
Team ManagerJohanna Kyrkkö
Equipment ManagerJussi Kemppi
Equipment ManagerIsmo Rantala
Equipment ManagerIsto Väisänen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 HC Nokia U18 Captains

"C"

Akseli Suontausta

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 HC Nokia U18 Demographics

HC Nokia U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 Suomi-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Nokia, FIN Map
Founded: -

2025-2026 HC Nokia U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players

Experience

HC Nokia U18: 888 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Nokia U16 (U16 Mestis)
Pyry U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)

HC Nokia U18 Games

HC Nokia U18 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/23/2025 10:00 AM UTC	HC Nokia U18	Kärpät U18 Akatemia	2 - 1	U18 Mestis
11/16/2025 12:00 PM UTC	Sport U18	HC Nokia U18	5 - 2	U18 Mestis
11/14/2025 05:00 PM UTC	HC Nokia U18	HS Riga 17	3 - 7	U18 Mestis
11/08/2025 12:20 PM UTC	HC Nokia U18	HPK U18	3 - 4 (SO)	U18 Mestis
11/02/2025 02:00 PM UTC	HC Nokia U18	Jukurit U18	1 - 4	U18 Mestis

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HC Nokia U18 History and Standings

HC Nokia U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	U18 Mestis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U18 Suomi-srja	17	12	5	0	-	-	82	48	24	1.41	1	Qualification
	U18 Mestis	22	5	13	-	1	3	57	94	20	0.91	10	Relegated
2024-2025	U18 Mestis	22	7	11	-	2	2	81	103	27	1.23	9	-
	U18 Mestis	18	17	1	-	0	0	119	38	51	2.83	1	-
2023-2024	U18 Mestis	18	12	5	-	0	1	86	53	37	2.06	3	-
	U18 Mestis	18	10	6	-	1	1	70	57	33	1.83	5	-
2011-2012	U18 II-div	20	13	4	3	-	-	108	83	29	1.45	3	-
2008-2009	U18 I-div	26	1	21	4	-	-	74	173	6	0.23	14	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

HC Nokia U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Valo Kohvakka (F)	2026-2027	Sport U18	U18 Mestis	13	6	7	13	14
2.	Vili Klasila (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U18	U18 Mestis	8	7	0	7	0
3.	Valtteri Koivuniemi (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U18	U18 Mestis	8	3	4	7	0
4.	Aleksi Leinonen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	2	5	7	2
5.	Valtteri Virta (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	4	2	6	28
6.	Sakari Kaaja (F)	2026-2027	Pyry Team	II-divisioona	4	2	4	6	2
7.	Patrik Punkari (D)	2026-2027	HPK U18	U18 Mestis	8	1	5	6	6
8.	Onni Bruce (F)	2026-2027	LeKi U20	U20 Mestis	10	3	2	5	6
9.	Aleksi Karekivi (F)	2026-2027	LeKi U20	U20 Mestis	7	2	3	5	0
10.	Tomas Vertala (D)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U20	Austria U20i	10	1	4	5	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

HC Nokia U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	17.18
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	17.54
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	16.67
2014-2015	View Roster	6'3"	198 lbs	17.00
2011-2012	View Roster	5'10"	168 lbs	17.83

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aarre Peltomaa (F)	63	33	64	97
2.	Lenni Vellonen (F)	73	25	70	95
3.	Elias Paavola (F)	74	47	44	91
4.	Aleksi Lehtimäki (F)	74	48	41	89
5.	Juuso Koivuniemi (F)	32	34	43	77

Franchise All-Time Goals

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksi Lehtimäki (F)	74	48	41	89
2.	Elias Paavola (F)	74	47	44	91
3.	Juuso Koivuniemi (F)	32	34	43	77
4.	Aarre Peltomaa (F)	63	33	64	97
5.	Heikki Hälli (F)	31	28	30	58

Franchise All-Time Assists

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lenni Vellonen (F)	73	25	70	95
2.	Aarre Peltomaa (F)	63	33	64	97
3.	Elias Paavola (F)	74	47	44	91
4.	Juuso Koivuniemi (F)	32	34	43	77
5.	Aleksi Lehtimäki (F)	74	48	41	89

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Otto Huikuri ()	69	27	68	138
2.	Markus Aaltonen (D)	21	1	9	129
3.	Jaakko Lehmusto (D)	28	7	18	102
4.	Verneri Harjuntausta (D)	22	3	6	100
5.	Voitto Karimo (D)	65	22	57	91

Franchise All-Time Games Played

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eeli Väisänen (D)	78	13	29	42
2.	Elias Paavola (F)	74	47	44	91
3.	Aleksi Lehtimäki (F)	74	48	41	89
4.	Lenni Vellonen (F)	73	25	70	95
5.	Vihtori Paananen (D)	72	16	29	45

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Olli Lähdeniemi (F)	1	1	4	4.00
2.	Niklas Havonen (F)	3	7	11	3.67
3.	Juuso Koivuniemi (F)	32	34	77	2.41
4.	Roope Syrjänen (F)	3	2	6	2.00
5.	Aleksi Virta (F)	19	24	37	1.95

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Heikki Hälli (F)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	31	28	30	58	1.87	28
2.	Elias Paavola (F)	2024-2025	U18 Mestis	40	31	24	55	1.38	10
3.	Aarre Peltomaa (F)	2024-2025	U18 Mestis	37	20	34	54	1.46	28
4.	Lenni Vellonen (F)	2024-2025	U18 Mestis	37	12	38	50	1.35	4
5.	Aleksi Lehtimäki (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	34	26	19	45	1.32	65

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Elias Paavola (F)	2024-2025	U18 Mestis	40	31	24	55	1.38	10
2.	Heikki Hälli (F)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	31	28	30	58	1.87	28
3.	Aleksi Lehtimäki (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	34	26	19	45	1.32	65
4.	Aleksi Virta (F)	2011-2012	U18 II-divisioona	19	24	13	37	1.95	79
5.	Aleksi Lehtimäki (F)	2024-2025	U18 Mestis	40	22	22	44	1.10	22

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lenni Vellonen (F)	2024-2025	U18 Mestis	37	12	38	50	1.35	4
2.	Aarre Peltomaa (F)	2024-2025	U18 Mestis	37	20	34	54	1.46	28
3.	Lenni Vellonen (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	36	13	32	45	1.25	8
4.	Heikki Hälli (F)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	31	28	30	58	1.87	28
5.	Aarre Peltomaa (F)	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	26	13	30	43	1.65	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

HC Nokia U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Markus Aaltonen (D)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	21	1	8	9	0.43	129
2.	Verneri Harjuntausta (D)	2008-2009	U18 I-divisioona	22	3	3	6	0.27	100
3.	Jaakko Lehmusto (D)	2011-2012	U18 II-divisioona	19	7	7	14	0.74	88
4.	Aleksi Virta (F)	2011-2012	U18 II-divisioona	19	24	13	37	1.95	79
5.	Otto Huikuri ()	2023-2024	U18 Mestis	31	10	19	29	0.94	76