What league does KOOVEE U16 play in?

KOOVEE U16 play in the U16 Mestis.

When was KOOVEE U16 founded?

KOOVEE U16 was founded in 1929 in Tampere, FIN, Finland.

Where is KOOVEE U16 based?

KOOVEE U16 is based in Tampere, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KOOVEE U16?

The head coach of KOOVEE U16 is Ilkka Heldan.

Who is the captain of KOOVEE U16?

The captain of KOOVEE U16 is Sakari Somero.

KOOVEE U16

U16 Mestis

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2008-2009

2008-2009 Season

KOOVEE U16 were 3-1-1 in the 2008-09 U16 I-divisioona season with 7 points, 2nd in the Pre-qualification (Aluekarsinta) - 1 and 24th overall.

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2008-2009 KOOVEE U16 Roster

KOOVEE U16 — 2008-2009 Roster
	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Sebastian Doe (G)	-			-	-	L
	Juuso Hirvelä (G)	32	1993	Vaasa, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	Pekka Kääriäinen (G)	33	1993	Pirkkala, FIN	6'2"	179	L
	Niklas Niemi (G)	32	1994	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	205	L
	Leevi Saari (G)	33	1993	Hämeenkyrö, FIN	5'10"	150	L
DEFENSEMEN
	Jimmy Ekman (D)"A"	33	1993	Jyväskylän mlk, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	Eerikki Erä (D)	32	1993	Hämeenkyrö, FIN	6'0"	150	R
	Jukka Eskola (D)	32	1994	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'10"	179	L
	Henry Hellstedt (D)	33	1992	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	Joonas Kilponen (D)	32	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	159	L
	Jaapo Koivisto (D)	33	1993	Leuven, BEL	5'9"	132	L
	Jero Laukkanen (D)	32	1994	Lempäälä, FIN	5'11"	154	L
	Anssi Leväsluoto (D)	31	1994		5'5"	134	L
	Antero Leväsluoto (D)	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	187	R
	Kim Milan (D)	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'6"	163	L
	Toni Salonen (D)	32	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	150	L
	Nick Schläpfer (D)	33	1993	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	176	R
FORWARDS
	Vili Hakosalo (F)	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	Marko Heinonen (F)	33	1993	Lempäälä, FIN	5'9"	161	L
	Valtteri Helenius (F)	32	1994	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	163	L
	Lauri Mettiäinen (F)	32	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'5"	148	L
	Niko Mikkola (F)	32	1994	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	141	L
	Noel Nurmisto (F)	32	1994	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	Tuomas Oja (F)	34	1992	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	132	L
	Henri Peltomäki (F)	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	185	L
	Teemu Petäjistö (F)	32	1994	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	154	L
	Aku Puhakka (F)	32	1993	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	Kalle Rantanen (D)	32	1994	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	154	R
	Eetu Santamäki (F)	33	1993	Varkaus, FIN	6'0"	163	L
	Chris Schläpfer (F)	33	1993	Hämeenlinna, FIN	5'9"	143	R
	Sakari Somero (F)"C"	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	143	L
	Santeri Työppönen (F)"A"	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	154	L
	Miika Vainio (F/D)	33	1993	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	Sasu Vainio (F)	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	139	L
	Joonas Vähäkuopus (F)	33	1993	Tampere, FIN	5'4"	115	R
Position: G: 1, D: 8, F: 13Av Age: 15.59 yearsAv Ht: 5'9"Av Wt: 157 lbsCompare with other teams »

2008-2009 KOOVEE U16 Staff

Head CoachIlkka Heldan

Team Staff History

2008-2009 KOOVEE U16 Captains

"C"

Sakari Somero

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2008-2009 KOOVEE U16 Demographics

KOOVEE U16 Facts

Plays in: U16 Mestis
Team Colors: -
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2008-2009 KOOVEE U16 Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

KOOVEE U16: 492 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KOOVEE
KOOVEE U17 (U17 Ylempi)
KOOVEE U18 (U18 Mestis)
KOOVEE U20 (U20 Mestis)

KOOVEE U16 Games

KOOVEE U16 — 2008-2009 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/01/2025 03:15 PM UTC	KOOVEE U16	Sport U16	5 - 7	U16 SM-sarja
10/31/2025 04:30 PM UTC	HC Nokia U16	KOOVEE U16	3 - 7	U16 SM-sarja
10/17/2025 03:30 PM UTC	JYP U16	KOOVEE U16	4 - 0	U16 SM-sarja
10/11/2025 03:30 PM UTC	Jukurit U16	KOOVEE U16	1 - 4	U16 SM-sarja
10/10/2025 04:15 PM UTC	Tappara U16	KOOVEE U16	15 - 2	U16 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

KOOVEE U16 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
06/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Aleksi Opas (F)	Oxford Sabres U18	Details

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KOOVEE U16 History and Standings

KOOVEE U16 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U16 Mestis	8	7	0	0	0	1	34	15	22	2.75	1	-
2025-2026	U16 Mestis	21	14	4	-	1	2	90	74	46	2.19	3	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	3	5	-	1	1	29	50	12	1.2	8	Relegated
2023-2024	U16 Mestis	14	4	8	-	1	1	47	69	15	1.07	7	-
2022-2023	U16 Mestis	14	10	4	-	0	0	70	50	30	2.14	1	-
	U16 Mestis	21	7	11	-	0	3	77	90	24	1.14	6	-
2021-2022	U16 Mestis	16	7	7	-	0	2	67	49	23	1.44	7	Did not make playoffs
	U16 Mestis	17	10	6	-	1	0	110	51	32	1.88	3	-
2020-2021	U16 Mestis	3	1	2	-	0	0	6	15	3	1	4	Season Cancelled
	U16 Mestis	16	11	4	-	1	0	77	44	35	2.19	2	-
2019-2020	U16 Suomi-srja	9	1	8	0	-	-	32	70	2	0.22	6	-
	U16 Suomi-srja	15	5	9	1	-	-	70	70	11	0.73	4	-
2016-2017	U16 Mestis	14	0	12	-	1	1	37	86	3	0.21	8	Did not make playoffs
	U16 Mestis	17	11	4	-	2	0	84	63	37	2.18	2	Final group
2014-2015	U16 Suomi-srja	14	8	4	2	-	-	84	49	18	1.29	3	Did not make playoffs
	U16 Mestis	8	4	4	-	0	0	35	39	12	1.5	3	Relegated
2013-2014	U16 Suomi-srja	14	11	0	3	-	-	94	39	25	1.79	1	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U16 I-div	8	3	4	1	-	-	29	32	7	0.88	3	Relegated
	U16 I-div	2	2	0	0	-	-	16	4	4	2	1	-
2008-2009	U16 II-divisioona	20	8	11	1	-	-	85	88	17	0.85	5	Did not make playoffs
	U16 I-div	3	0	3	0	-	-	10	23	0	0	4	Relegated
	U16 I-div	5	3	1	1	-	-	26	19	7	1.4	2	Qualification
2006-2007	U16 II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	U16 I-div	7	5	2	0	-	-	52	15	10	1.43	3	Relegated
2003-2004	U16 SM-sarja	11	2	9	0	-	-	19	77	4	0.36	11	-
2001-2002	U16 I-div	14	7	5	2	-	-	55	44	16	1.14	4	Final loss
1999-2000	U16 I-div	14	12	0	2	-	-	72	22	26	1.86	1	-
1987-1988	U16 SM-sarja	16	7	7	2	-	-	61	64	16	1	6	-
1975-1976	U16 SM-sarja	6	0	5	1	-	-	13	37	1	0.17	4	-
1974-1975	U16 SM-sarja	4	2	2	0	-	-	14	27	4	1	3	Final group

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

KOOVEE U16 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Valtteri Peltonen (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	8	11	7	18	0
2.	Daniel Heikkilä (F)	2026-2027	Uplakers U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	5	6	9	15	0
3.	Juuso Ahonen (F)	2026-2027	Kisa-Eagles	II-divisioona	9	4	10	14	8
4.	Jere Innala (F)	2026-2027	HC Lugano	NL	12	8	4	12	4
5.	Niko Mäkelä (F)	2026-2027	Tampa Bay Juniors	NCDC	7	7	5	12	2
6.	Samu Teuho (F)	2026-2027	Nordic Hockey Academy U18	Austria U18i	9	5	5	10	2
7.	Jimi Kähkönen (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U18	U18 Mestis	14	4	5	9	4
8.	Oskar Porkka (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE U20	U20 Mestis	11	6	2	8	8
9.	Valtteri Mäkiviinikka (F)	2026-2027	PK 83	III-divisioona	3	5	3	8	4
10.	Niko Koivuluoto (F)	2026-2027	Kisa-Eagles U20	U20 Suomi-sarja	4	5	3	8	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KOOVEE U16 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	-	-	15.00
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	15.88
2024-2025	View Roster	-	-	16.32
2023-2024	View Roster	6'3"	168 lbs	15.74
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	15.92

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luca Kataja (F)	65	33	57	90
2.	Joonas Järvinen (F)	32	29	35	64
3.	Otso Bogdanoff ()	52	33	28	61
4.	Rasmus Salonen (D)	33	20	39	59
5.	Severi Sahinoja ()	52	19	34	53

Franchise All-Time Goals

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luca Kataja (F)	65	33	57	90
2.	Otso Bogdanoff ()	52	33	28	61
3.	Joonas Järvinen (F)	32	29	35	64
4.	Hans Mäenalanen (F)	29	27	14	41
5.	Tommi Reunamäki (F)	32	26	24	50

Franchise All-Time Assists

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luca Kataja (F)	65	33	57	90
2.	Rasmus Salonen (D)	33	20	39	59
3.	Joonas Järvinen (F)	32	29	35	64
4.	Severi Sahinoja ()	52	19	34	53
5.	Teppo Antila (F)	28	23	29	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Roope Santikko (D)	18	0	2	169
2.	Olli-Pekka Virtanen (F)	27	8	19	91
3.	Riku Hellén (F)	26	10	17	88
4.	Antero Leväsluoto (D)	25	3	9	86
5.	Topi Pohjanaho (F)	22	9	16	83

Franchise All-Time Games Played

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luca Kataja (F)	65	33	57	90
2.	Miikka Tanhuanpää ()	56	7	17	24
3.	Otso Bogdanoff ()	52	33	28	61
4.	Severi Sahinoja ()	52	19	34	53
5.	Jesse Vesalainen ()	50	13	11	24

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Akseli Pyykkö (F)	1	1	3	3.00
2.	Lauri Huhdanpää (F)	16	18	36	2.25
3.	Daniel Heikkilä (F)	17	17	37	2.18
4.	Joonas Järvinen (F)	32	29	64	2.00
5.	Joona Kotanen (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Luca Kataja (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	32	24	29	53	1.66	38
2.	Oskar Porkka (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	34	22	29	51	1.50	63
3.	Joonas Järvinen (F)	2012-2013	U16 Aluesarja	13	19	28	47	3.62	52
4.	Teppo Antila (F)	2011-2012	U16 II-divisioona	20	21	24	45	2.25	18
5.	Severi Sahinoja ()	2024-2025	U16 Suomi-sarja	27	16	24	40	1.48	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Luca Kataja (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	32	24	29	53	1.66	38
2.	Oskar Porkka (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	34	22	29	51	1.50	63
3.	Teppo Antila (F)	2011-2012	U16 II-divisioona	20	21	24	45	2.25	18
4.	Otso Bogdanoff ()	2024-2025	U16 Suomi-sarja	24	21	18	39	1.63	18
5.	Valtteri Keskinen (F)	2023-2024	U16 Suomi-sarja	16	21	13	34	2.13	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Luca Kataja (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	32	24	29	53	1.66	38
2.	Oskar Porkka (F)	2022-2023	U16 Mestis	34	22	29	51	1.50	63
3.	Joonas Järvinen (F)	2012-2013	U16 Aluesarja	13	19	28	47	3.62	52
4.	Luca Kataja (F)	2021-2022	U16 Mestis	33	9	28	37	1.12	34
5.	Teppo Antila (F)	2011-2012	U16 II-divisioona	20	21	24	45	2.25	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KOOVEE U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Roope Santikko (D)	2019-2020	U16 Suomi-sarja	5	0	0	0	0.00	94
2.	Onni Korpela (F)	2021-2022	U16 Mestis	24	10	11	21	0.88	79
3.	Samu Alho (D)	2003-2004	U16 SM-sarja	17	1	3	4	0.24	79
4.	Tuomo Hänninen (F)	2002-2003	U16 I-divisioona	10	10	4	14	1.40	78
5.	Olli-Pekka Virtanen (F)	2010-2011	U16 I-divisioona	20	4	8	12	0.60	75