What league does Ilves U16 play in?

Ilves U16 play in the U16 SM-sarja.

When was Ilves U16 founded?

Ilves U16 was founded in 1931 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is Ilves U16 based?

Ilves U16 is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Ilves U16?

The head coach of Ilves U16 is Samuli Simula.

Who is the captain of Ilves U16?

The captain of Ilves U16 is Matias Myllyniemi.

What arena does Ilves U16 play in?

Ilves U16 play their home games at Sentteri Decens in Tampere, FIN.

What are the team colors of Ilves U16?

The team colors of Ilves U16 are Green + Yellow + White.

Ilves U16

U16 SM-sarja

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Ilves U16 were 18-7-0 in the 2023-24 U16 SM-sarja season with 51 points, 1st in the Jatkosarja - Ylempi and 4th overall.

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2023-2024 Ilves U16 Player Stats

All Positions

Ilves U16 — 2023-2024 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U16 SM-sarja
1.		Max Järventie (F)	37	34	30	64	34	-	9	3	3	6	6
2.		Akseli Harju (C)	37	18	32	50	14	-	9	4	5	9	2
3.		Joosua Nippala (F)	39	18	29	47	12	-	9	2	2	4	0
4.		Matias Myllyniemi (F)	29	16	29	45	59	-	7	5	8	13	10
5.		Elias Koistinen (F)	36	22	19	41	34	-	9	3	2	5	20
6.		Miska Liljeberg (F)	38	23	14	37	6	-	9	3	1	4	2
7.		Daniel Kihlström (F)	35	11	23	34	8	-	9	1	0	1	0
8.		William Ahlberg (F)	38	10	19	29	20	-	7	1	3	4	0
9.		Roni Kuukasjärvi (D)	35	6	23	29	8	-	9	0	8	8	8
10.		Aapo Kauraniemi (D)	34	1	19	20	20	-	9	1	2	3	4
11.		Nikolas Salo (D)	35	5	14	19	24	-	9	0	3	3	16
12.		Urho Saarivirta (F)	34	6	11	17	4	-	8	0	0	0	4
13.		Rasmus Rinne (F)	6	2	11	13	0	-	9	8	12	20	6
14.		Jiko Laitinen (C)	6	8	4	12	4	-	9	9	9	18	6
15.		Niki Alén (RW)	31	4	5	9	12	-	7	0	1	1	2
16.		Kasper Petäjä (F)	5	2	7	9	2	-
17.		Eemeli Koivu (F)	16	3	5	8	0	-	3	0	0	0	0
18.		Otto Hakkarainen (D)	36	1	7	8	10	-	9	0	2	2	4
19.		Mikael Jokinen (RW)	23	3	4	7	2	-	1	0	0	0	0
20.		Oliver Rinne (D)	34	1	6	7	10	-	9	0	1	1	0
21.		Petro Kuokkanen (F)	27	2	2	4	29	-	2	0	0	0	0
22.		Leo Maunu (D)	34	0	4	4	4	-	9	0	1	1	0
23.		Veeti Tolvanen (F)	2	3	0	3	0	-
24.		Leo Kerminen (F)	1	1	1	2	0	-
25.		Viljami Aalto (C/LW)	2	1	1	2	2	-
26.		Topias Simula (D/F)	2	0	2	2	0	-
27.		Väinö Metso (D)	2	0	2	2	0	-
28.		Joona Lahtinen (D)	11	0	2	2	2	-	5	0	0	0	2
29.		Viljo Soikka (F)	2	1	0	1	0	-
30.		Max Poikela (F)	7	1	0	1	2	-
31.		Valtteri Lahti (LW)	9	1	0	1	4	-	5	0	0	0	0
32.		Roope Lauttanen (F)	4	0	1	1	0	-
33.		Sakari Keskinen (D)	9	0	1	1	4	-
34.		Mortti Rasi (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
35.		Neo Partanen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
36.		Oskari Katajamäki (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
37.		Mico Kuusimaa (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
38.		Antti Merikoski (LW)	1	0	0	0	14	-
39.		Peik Niemi (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-
40.		Justus Pihlava (D)	22	0	0	0	4	-

Ilves U16 — 2023-2024 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U16 SM-sarja
1.		Ohto Kuukka (G)	27	2.77	.906	19	5	-	1	1579:01	707	9	4.00	.872
2.		Vertti Henriksson (G)	12	2.40	.895	9	3	-	0	674:00	229
3.		Linus Louvanto (G)	1	4.00	.867	0	1	-	0	30:00	13
4.		Rasmus Teeri (G)	1	5.00	.844	1	0	-	0	60:00	27
5.		Kasperi Melanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Aaro Niemelä (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Alexander Biskop (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

2023-2024 Ilves U16 Staff

Head CoachSamuli Simula
Asst. CoachJere Alanen
Asst. CoachAleksi Vainionpää
Goaltending CoachNiko Karttila
Equipment ManagerTeemu Lahti

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Ilves U16 Captains

"C"

Matias Myllyniemi

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 Ilves U16 Demographics

Ilves U16 Facts

Plays in: U16 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Green + Yellow + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1931

2023-2024 Ilves U16 Roster Facts

Nationalities

47 players

Experience

Ilves U16: 1 006 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ilves (Liiga)
Ilves U16 Akatemia (U16 Mestis)
Ilves U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Ilves U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Ilves U18 Akatemia (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Sentteri Decens
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 500
Construction Year: 2011

Ilves U16 Games

Ilves U16 — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2026 09:15 AM UTC	Ilves U16	Team EESTI U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
10/10/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Ilves U16	Sport U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
09/25/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Ilves U16	EVU U16	14 - 3	U16 SM-sarja
09/18/2026 03:20 PM UTC	KJT Haukat U16	Ilves U16	6 - 3	U16 SM-sarja
09/11/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Ilves U16	Kiekko-Espoo U16	3 - 4 (OT 61:24)	U16 SM-sarja

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Ilves U16 History and Standings

Ilves U16 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U16 SM-sarja	5	3	1	-	0	1	30	17	10	2	4	-
2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	25	14	5	-	2	4	101	71	50	2	5	Bronze game win
	U16 SM-sarja	10	6	3	-	1	0	53	31	20	2	5	-
2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	25	16	6	-	2	1	108	59	53	2.12	1	Final loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	11	1	-	2	0	99	23	37	2.64	1	-
2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	25	15	7	-	3	0	119	78	51	2.04	1	Final loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	12	1	-	0	1	86	33	37	2.64	1	-
2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	16	12	2	-	2	0	95	48	40	2.5	2	Bronze game loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	16	8	-	0	0	149	69	48	2	5	Bronze game loss
2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	16	12	3	-	1	0	90	54	38	2.38	2	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	10	10	-	1	3	87	87	35	1.46	7	-
2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	2	1	1	-	0	0	6	10	3	1.5	4	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	22	17	3	-	2	0	150	69	55	2.5	1	-
2019-2020	U16 SM-sarja	16	3	10	-	1	2	66	86	13	0.81	10	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	30	14	12	-	3	1	131	124	49	1.63	5	Final group
2018-2019	U16 SM-sarja	18	4	11	-	2	1	81	125	17	0.94	9	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	27	14	9	-	3	1	140	126	49	1.81	4	Final group
2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja	10	5	4	-	1	0	46	34	17	1.7	3	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	24	13	7	-	3	1	137	87	46	1.92	6	-
2016-2017	U16 SM-sarja	22	10	7	-	2	3	101	87	37	1.68	5	-
	U16 SM-sarja	18	5	5	-	4	4	60	60	27	1.5	5	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja	18	13	4	-	1	0	100	43	41	2.28	3	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	2	0	0	-	1	1	13	13	3	1.5	2	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	3	6	-	1	0	42	50	11	1.1	4	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	7	3	-	0	0	65	40	21	2.1	2	-
2014-2015	U16 SM-sarja	18	9	8	-	1	0	74	65	30	1.67	6	Semifinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	6	7	-	1	0	56	62	20	1.43	5	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	6	2	-	0	2	53	33	20	2	3	-
2013-2014	U16 SM-sarja	18	7	10	-	1	0	79	82	23	1.28	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	8	4	-	2	0	79	67	28	2	3	Final group

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Ilves U16 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Kristian Juoperi (F)	2026-2027	Sport U18	U18 Mestis	11	4	21	25	6
2.	Noah Setälä (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	5	8	9	17	4
3.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	10	12	3	15	4
4.	Perttu Aho (F)	2026-2027	Hiki-Hockey	II-divisioona	6	5	8	13	2
5.	Miska Liljeberg (F)	2026-2027	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	4	8	12	4
6.	Onni Keltikangas (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	3	9	12	6
7.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	9	5	6	11	6
8.	Oliver Niemi (F)	2026-2027	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	4	7	11	6
9.	Max Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	10	2	9	11	2
10.	Juho Nyberg (F)	2026-2027	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	4	6	10	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Ilves U16 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	-	-	14.88
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	15.75
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	15.74
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	163 lbs	15.61
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	15.59

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rasmus Rinne (F)	79	49	74	123
2.	Aleksi Heponiemi (F)	62	38	77	115
3.	Miro Nalli (F)	72	45	59	104
4.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	67	30	63	93
5.	Jiko Laitinen (F)	46	52	36	88

Franchise All-Time Goals

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jiko Laitinen (F)	46	52	36	88
2.	Rasmus Rinne (F)	79	49	74	123
3.	Miro Nalli (F)	72	45	59	104
4.	Ville Meskanen (F)	67	43	39	82
5.	Roope Rajala (F)	53	42	24	66

Franchise All-Time Assists

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksi Heponiemi (F)	62	38	77	115
2.	Rasmus Rinne (F)	79	49	74	123
3.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	67	30	63	93
4.	Miro Nalli (F)	72	45	59	104
5.	Julius Mattila (F)	72	32	55	87

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikke Levo (D)	34	6	15	161
2.	Antti Räikkönen (F)	26	17	25	131
3.	Joni Törrö (D)	51	4	16	125
4.	Ville Hirvonen (F)	44	24	42	100
5.	Tapio Sammalkangas (D)	52	8	19	100

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rasmus Rinne (F)	79	49	74	123
2.	Miro Nalli (F)	72	45	59	104
3.	Julius Mattila (F)	72	32	55	87
4.	Akseli Harju (F)	72	22	43	65
5.	Jesper Mattila (D)	71	9	42	51

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	20	40	71	3.55
2.	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	28	31	75	2.68
3.	Perttu Lindgren (F)	13	16	33	2.54
4.	Sami Sandell (F)	14	15	32	2.29
5.	Matias Myttynen (F)	18	15	41	2.28

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jiko Laitinen (F)	2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	40	44	32	76	1.90	14
2.	Aleksi Heponiemi (F)	2014-2015	U16 SM-sarja	31	26	50	76	2.45	16
3.	Max Poikela (F)	2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	38	28	47	75	1.97	53
4.	Jalmari Melanen (F)	2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	36	18	53	71	1.97	35
5.	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	24	28	40	68	2.83	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jiko Laitinen (F)	2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	40	44	32	76	1.90	14
2.	Max Järventie (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	37	34	30	64	1.73	34
3.	Ville Meskanen (F)	2011-2012	U16 SM-sarja	29	33	21	54	1.86	30
4.	Tomi Hirvonen (F)	1992-1993	U16 SM-sarja	34	32	20	52	1.53	71
5.	Rasmus Rinne (F)	2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	34	30	37	67	1.97	20

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jalmari Melanen (F)	2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	36	18	53	71	1.97	35
2.	Aleksi Heponiemi (F)	2014-2015	U16 SM-sarja	31	26	50	76	2.45	16
3.	Max Poikela (F)	2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	38	28	47	75	1.97	53
4.	Eemeli Suomi (F)	2011-2012	U16 SM-sarja	29	22	41	63	2.17	47
5.	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	24	28	40	68	2.83	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Ilves U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Antti Räikkönen (F)	1995-1996	U16 SM-sarja	26	17	8	25	0.96	131
2.	Viljami Annala (F)	2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	36	11	19	30	0.83	93
3.	Miro Hölli (F)	2019-2020	U16 SM-sarja Q	28	15	31	46	1.64	87
4.	Joni Törrö (D)	2010-2011	U16 SM-sarja	19	2	7	9	0.47	83
5.	Joni Ahmavuo (D)	1993-1994	U16 SM-sarja	31	2	7	9	0.29	82