What league does Pelicans U16 play in?

Pelicans U16 play in the U16 SM-sarja.

When was Pelicans U16 founded?

Pelicans U16 was founded in 1996 in Lahti, FIN, Finland.

Where is Pelicans U16 based?

Pelicans U16 is based in Lahti, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Pelicans U16?

The head coach of Pelicans U16 is Teemu Leppänen.

Who is the captain of Pelicans U16?

The captain of Pelicans U16 is Pyry Paakki.

What arena does Pelicans U16 play in?

Pelicans U16 play their home games at SOL Areena in Lahti, FIN.

Pelicans U16

U16 SM-sarja

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2017-2018

2017-2018 Season

Pelicans U16 were 16-6-2 in the 2017-18 U16 SM-sarja season with 50 points, 4th in the Karsintalohko 1 and 9th overall.

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2017-2018 Pelicans U16 Player Stats

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Pelicans U16 — 2017-2018 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U16 SM-sarja
1.		Aatu Jämsen (RW/LW)	18	3	10	13	8	-	5	2	3	5	2
2.		Ukko Laakkonen (F)	14	6	4	10	6	-
3.		Niklas Laakso (C)	16	4	5	9	10	-	5	0	2	2	8
4.		Niko Venäläinen (C)	17	3	6	9	12	-	5	0	0	0	2
5.		Matias Leinonen (F)	12	6	2	8	38	-
6.		Atte Peltonen (LW)	16	2	5	7	41	-	5	1	0	1	2
7.		Tomi Leppänen (D)	18	5	1	6	28	-	5	0	1	1	0
8.		Sayam Limtong (LW/RW)	18	5	0	5	2	-	5	0	1	1	0
9.		Aaro Yli-Heikkilä (D)	18	1	4	5	16	-	5	1	0	1	0
10.		Justus Jaakkola (D)	16	1	3	4	8	-	5	0	0	0	2
11.		Topias Vilén (D)	17	1	3	4	6	-	5	0	0	0	2
12.		Oskari Kuntonen (C)	4	2	1	3	0	-	5	3	1	4	2
13.		Janne Aaltonen (F)	8	1	2	3	2	-	5	1	0	1	0
14.		Niki Brofeldt (LW)	11	1	2	3	20	-
15.		Toni Ahonen (RW)	8	1	1	2	2	-	5	0	0	0	0
16.		Visa Lehtinen (RW)	9	1	1	2	2	-	5	0	0	0	0
17.		Onni Käyhkö (D)	16	0	2	2	2	-	5	0	1	1	0
18.		Kasperi Hakkarainen (D)	5	1	0	1	2	-
19.		Brad Lambert (C/RW)	1	0	1	1	4	-
20.		Matias Rajaniemi (D)	4	0	1	1	4	-	5	0	3	3	6
21.		Eemeli Mälkiä (D)	16	0	1	1	2	-	4	0	0	0	0
22.		Jesse Rantanen (C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	4	1	0	1	0
23.		Ekku Leino (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Eeli Lehtinen (D)	6	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
25.		Veeti Muttilainen (LW)	6	0	0	0	2	-	5	0	1	1	2
26.		Pyry Paakki (D)	10	0	0	0	8	-	5	1	0	1	4
U16 SM-sarja Q
1.		Brad Lambert (C/RW)	19	28	19	47	16	-
2.		Aatu Jämsen (RW/LW)	24	14	21	35	8	-
3.		Toni Ahonen (RW)	20	6	15	21	4	-
4.		Oskari Kuntonen (C)	12	11	9	20	10	-
5.		Veeti Muttilainen (LW)	20	7	8	15	28	-
6.		Topias Vilén (D)	23	4	10	14	8	-
7.		Niko Venäläinen (C)	23	7	6	13	8	-
8.		Justus Jaakkola (D)	24	5	8	13	16	-
9.		Tomi Leppänen (D)	18	4	7	11	6	-
10.		Ukko Laakkonen (F)	21	5	5	10	18	-
11.		Niki Brofeldt (LW)	21	2	8	10	20	-
12.		Atte Peltonen (LW)	16	2	6	8	14	-
13.		Onni Käyhkö (D)	22	2	6	8	4	-
14.		Sayam Limtong (LW/RW)	23	2	6	8	6	-
15.		Niklas Laakso (C)	16	1	7	8	4	-
16.		Aaro Yli-Heikkilä (D)	24	4	3	7	12	-
17.		Pyry Paakki (D)	22	0	5	5	10	-
18.		Visa Lehtinen (RW)	6	2	1	3	4	-
19.		Tuomas Ollikainen (D)	19	1	2	3	4	-
20.		Ekku Leino (D)	6	1	1	2	4	-
21.		Eemeli Mälkiä (D)	16	0	2	2	6	-
22.		Jesse Rantanen (C)	1	1	0	1	0	-
23.		Janne Aaltonen (F)	4	1	0	1	0	-
24.		Eeli Lehtinen (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-

Pelicans U16 — 2017-2018 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.		Viljo Sipiläinen (G)	1	3.00	.917	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Aku Ripatti (G)	10	3.30	.894	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3.60	.892
3.		Aleksi Tuuli (G)	7	3.71	.880	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
4.		Rasmus Malola (G)	1	4.00	.556	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Pyry-Pietari Murto (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
U16 SM-sarja Q
1.		Aleksi Tuuli (G)	15	2.07	.912	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Aku Ripatti (G)	5	2.40	.902	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Rasmus Malola (G)	5	2.60	.886	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Viljo Sipiläinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Veeti Suur-Askola (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2017-2018 Pelicans U16 Staff

Head CoachTeemu Leppänen
Asst. CoachJani Allenius
Goaltending CoachNiki Koivisto

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2017-2018 Pelicans U16 Captains

"C"

Pyry Paakki

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2017-2018 Pelicans U16 Demographics

Pelicans U16 Facts

Plays in: U16 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Lahti, FIN Map
Founded: 1996

2017-2018 Pelicans U16 Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
1 player

Experience

Pelicans U16: 757 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Pelicans (Liiga)
Pelicans U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Pelicans U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Pelicans U20 Team (U20 Aluesarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: SOL Areena
Location: Lahti, FIN
Capacity: 450
Construction Year: 2008

Pelicans U16 Games

Pelicans U16 — 2017-2018 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/30/2026 05:10 PM UTC	Pelicans U16	SaiPa U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
10/18/2026 11:15 AM UTC	KooKoo U16	Pelicans U16	3 - 5	U16 SM-sarja
10/17/2026 10:40 AM UTC	Pelicans U16	KalPa U16	4 - 5	U16 SM-sarja
10/09/2026 04:10 PM UTC	Pelicans U16	HS Falcons U16	7 - 1	U16 SM-sarja

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Pelicans U16 History and Standings

Pelicans U16 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U16 SM-sarja	9	3	5	-	1	0	36	41	11	1.22	7	-
2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	25	6	18	-	0	1	76	133	19	0.76	10	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	11	7	4	-	0	0	36	33	21	1.91	5	-
2024-2025	U16 Mestis	21	17	3	-	1	0	150	48	53	2.52	1	Final loss
	U16 SM-sarja	13	7	4	-	1	1	52	50	24	1.85	7	Relegated
2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	25	19	3	-	2	1	121	58	62	2.48	1	Eighth Final Loss
	U16 SM-sarja	15	9	5	-	0	1	70	42	28	1.87	8	-
2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	16	4	9	-	2	1	48	63	17	1.06	11	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	24	13	7	-	2	2	88	57	45	1.88	5	-
2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	16	13	3	-	0	0	73	37	39	2.44	1	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	11	11	-	0	2	71	81	35	1.46	7	-
2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	1	0	0	-	1	0	6	5	2	2	3	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	20	11	5	-	3	1	83	52	40	2	3	-
2019-2020	U16 SM-sarja	17	9	7	-	1	0	73	66	29	1.71	4	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	27	11	14	-	2	0	94	110	37	1.37	7	Final group
2018-2019	U16 SM-sarja	18	8	6	-	1	3	58	57	29	1.61	5	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	30	7	17	-	3	3	88	132	30	1	9	Final group
2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja	10	3	7	-	0	0	27	42	9	0.9	9	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	16	6	-	0	2	110	57	50	2.08	4	-
2016-2017	U16 SM-sarja	18	11	4	-	2	1	69	44	38	2.11	1	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U16 SM-sarja	22	10	9	-	1	2	74	78	34	1.55	8	-
2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja	10	2	6	-	2	0	28	84	10	1	5	-
	U16 SM-sarja	18	6	12	-	0	0	65	97	18	1	9	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	10	3	7	-	0	0	48	58	9	0.9	4	-
2014-2015	U16 Mestis	14	11	1	-	2	0	112	30	37	2.64	1	Promoted
	U16 SM-sarja	20	6	11	-	0	2	62	90	23	1.15	7	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	10	4	6	-	0	0	31	48	12	1.2	5	-
2013-2014	U16 SM-sarja	20	10	7	-	2	1	113	103	35	1.75	5	-
	U16 SM-sarja	14	1	12	-	0	1	38	99	4	0.29	8	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	5	4	-	0	1	54	52	16	1.6	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Pelicans U16 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alexander Orban (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	6	12	18	37
2.	Vili Jämsen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	11	5	11	16	2
3.	Julius Torvinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	15	5	7	12	4
4.	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	15	7	4	11	4
5.	Vertti Haikala (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	1	10	11	6
6.	Michal Jordán (D)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	1	10	11	0
7.	Miko Rautama (F)	2026-2027	Åmåls SK	Division 2	6	5	5	10	4
8.	Sayam Limtong (F)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	11	4	6	10	0
9.	Santeri Saharinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	4	6	10	8
10.	Emil Kujala (F)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	7	3	7	10	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Pelicans U16 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	14.76
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	163 lbs	15.79
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	15.76
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	15.62
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	15.62

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesperi Viikilä (F)	62	18	54	72
2.	Joonas Jääskeläinen (F)	73	31	38	69
3.	Elias Vilén (F)	61	45	23	68
4.	Mikael Huhtala (F)	42	37	29	66
5.	Jonne Yliniemi (F)	38	32	32	64

Franchise All-Time Goals

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elias Vilén (F)	61	45	23	68
2.	Mikael Huhtala (F)	42	37	29	66
3.	Aatu Viljanen (F)	28	37	22	59
4.	Brad Lambert (F)	26	35	23	58
5.	Joona Ikonen (F)	35	35	20	55

Franchise All-Time Assists

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesperi Viikilä (F)	62	18	54	72
2.	Axel Skinnari (F)	77	14	44	58
3.	Vertti Henttonen (F)	67	12	42	54
4.	Joonas Jääskeläinen (F)	73	31	38	69
5.	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	58	24	38	62

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Nico Siitonen (D)	51	4	17	145
2.	Alex Aura (D)	21	5	8	119
3.	Lauri Heino (F)	41	5	19	88
4.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	37	14	32	87
5.	Davit Kantola (D)	23	2	6	85

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Axel Skinnari (F)	77	14	44	58
2.	Kasper Sallinen (D)	74	16	19	35
3.	Joonas Jääskeläinen (F)	73	31	38	69
4.	Jesse Koskelo (D)	72	4	19	23
5.	Aaro Rokio (F)	70	12	38	50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Topi Kettunen (F)	13	17	35	2.69
2.	Tuomas Sorsa (D)	24	26	55	2.29
3.	Olli Rahkonen (F)	27	23	61	2.26
4.	Brad Lambert (F)	26	35	58	2.23
5.	Aatu Viljanen (F)	28	37	59	2.11

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aleksi Rintala (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	37	28	33	61	1.65	8
2.	Joel Kontio (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	36	30	30	60	1.67	39
3.	Brad Lambert (F)	2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja Q	19	28	19	47	2.47	16
4.	Aatu Viljanen (F)	2008-2009	U16 I-divisioona	20	28	19	47	2.35	35
5.	Mikael Huhtala (F)	2011-2012	U16 I-divisioona	26	22	22	44	1.69	16

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joel Kontio (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	36	30	30	60	1.67	39
2.	Aleksi Rintala (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	37	28	33	61	1.65	8
3.	Brad Lambert (F)	2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja Q	19	28	19	47	2.47	16
4.	Aatu Viljanen (F)	2008-2009	U16 I-divisioona	20	28	19	47	2.35	35
5.	Joona Ikonen (F)	2019-2020	U16 SM-sarja Q	27	26	14	40	1.48	22

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aleksi Rintala (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	37	28	33	61	1.65	8
2.	Joel Kontio (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	36	30	30	60	1.67	39
3.	Joonas Ahvenainen (F)	2008-2009	U16 I-divisioona	21	9	29	38	1.81	18
4.	Vertti Henttonen (F)	2024-2025	U16 Mestis	16	6	29	35	2.19	26
5.	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	2024-2025	U16 Mestis	21	16	27	43	2.05	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Pelicans U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alex Aura (D)	2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja	13	1	1	2	0.15	79
2.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	33	14	17	31	0.94	75
3.	Davit Kantola (D)	2005-2006	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	1	1	2	0.20	73
4.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	2006-2007	U16 I-divisioona	13	17	13	30	2.31	71
5.	Topi Ahola (F)	2003-2004	U16 SM-sarja	17	12	4	16	0.94	70