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 Aatu Viljanen.

Who is the captain of Pelicans U16?

The captain of Pelicans U16 is Joona Ranta.

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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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Pelicans U16 were 21-3-1 in the 2023-24 U16 SM-sarja season with 62 points, 1st in the Jatkosarja - Alempi and 1st overall.

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2023-2024 Pelicans U16 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
U16 SM-sarja
1.	Aleksi Rintala (F)	37	28	33	61	8	-	2	2	2	4	0
2.	Joel Kontio (F)	36	30	30	60	39	-	2	1	2	3	0
3.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	33	14	17	31	75	-
4.	Romeo Mikkonen (F)	37	10	20	30	6	-	2	1	0	1	2
5.	Mici Kasurinen (D)	29	9	18	27	26	-	2	1	2	3	0
6.	Joonas Jääskeläinen (F)	39	11	15	26	16	-	2	1	0	1	14
7.	Juuso Honkanen (D)	34	7	18	25	12	-	2	0	1	1	0
8.	Juho Hyppönen (F)	32	6	13	19	63	-	2	0	0	0	0
9.	Luka Arkko (LW)	5	12	5	17	2	-
10.	Joakim Koivunen (F)	35	7	10	17	10	-	2	1	1	2	4
11.	Joona Ranta (D)	33	5	10	15	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
12.	Veikka Pantsari (D)	36	7	7	14	50	-
13.	Vertti Henttonen (F)	38	4	10	14	38	-	2	0	1	1	2
14.	Joonatan Vaitiniemi (F)	34	7	6	13	35	-	2	0	0	0	4
15.	Vili Jämsen (F)	34	5	6	11	8	-	2	1	0	1	0
16.	Reino Rouhiainen (D)	35	1	10	11	26	-	2	0	1	1	2
17.	Julius Kumpulainen (F)	30	1	8	9	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
18.	Luca Kampman (F)	31	5	3	8	4	-	2	0	1	1	0
19.	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	24	4	4	8	4	-
20.	Jimi Pirttimäki (D)	31	3	5	8	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
21.	Samu Alalauri (D)	4	3	4	7	0	-
22.	Veeti Piiroinen (F)	26	3	4	7	20	-
23.	Juho Piiparinen (D)	2	2	4	6	0	-
24.	Lauri Rantanen (D)	5	0	6	6	0	-
25.	Timi Aitta-Aho (F)	4	1	4	5	4	-
26.	Michal Jordán (D)	23	1	3	4	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
27.	Joonas Pekurinen (D)	28	1	3	4	16	-	2	0	0	0	2
28.	Väinö Paasonen (F)	6	3	0	3	12	-	2	0	0	0	0
29.	Onni Vaak (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
30.	Lauri Vahvelainen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U16 SM-sarja
1.	Aarni Salin (G)	18	1.82	.933	14	1	-	4	1055:22	444	1	5.00	.896
2.	Niklas Väisänen (G)	21	2.82	.904	13	7	-	1	1234:23	548	1	6.07	.829
3.	Viljami Lämsä (G)	2	2.00	.871	0	0	-	0	120:00	27
4.	Aleksi Bowland (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Albert Zerlik (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Juho Heinonen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Max Tiukkanen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023-2024 Pelicans U16 Staff

Head CoachAatu Viljanen
Asst. CoachKarri Rämö
Asst. CoachRuben Rampazzo
Goaltending CoachJoona Rahm
Team ManagerHanna Pirttimäki
Equipment ManagerJussi Honkanen
Equipment ManagerJani Jääskeläinen
Equipment ManagerMikko Pantsari

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Pelicans U16 Captains

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Joona Ranta

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Team Captaincy History

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2023-2024 Pelicans U16 Demographics

Pelicans U16 Facts

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

2023-2024 Pelicans U16 Roster Facts

Nationalities

36 players
1 player

Experience

Pelicans U16: 947 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

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/17/2026 10:40 AM UTC	Pelicans U16	KalPa U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
10/09/2026 04:10 PM UTC	Pelicans U16	HS Falcons U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
09/26/2026 09:10 AM UTC	Pelicans U16	Jokerit U16	5 - 4 (OT 62:40)	U16 SM-sarja
09/25/2026 04:10 PM UTC	Pelicans U16	HS Riga 16	3 - 6	U16 SM-sarja
09/20/2026 02:30 PM UTC	JYP U16	Pelicans U16	10 - 4	U16 SM-sarja

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Pelicans U16 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U16 SM-sarja	6	1	4	-	1	0	20	32	5	0.83	8	-
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

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Vili Jämsen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 Mestis	7	4	10	14	2
2.	Alexander Orban (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	2	7	9	0
3.	Emil Kujala (F)	2026-2027	VG-62	II-divisioona	4	2	6	8	0
4.	Vertti Henttonen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	2	6	8	10
5.	Michal Jordán (D)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	1	6	7	0
6.	Vertti Haikala (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	0	7	7	4
7.	Santeri Saharinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	4	2	6	6
8.	Julius Torvinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3	3	6	2
9.	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3	3	6	4
10.	Santtu Kinnunen (D)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	6	1	5	6	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	170 lbs	14.72
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	15.79
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	15.69
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	15.59
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	15.62

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Topi Kettunen (F)	13	17	35	2.69
2.	Oskar Melichercik (F)	4	8	10	2.50
3.	Tuomas Sorsa (D)	24	26	55	2.29
4.	Olli Rahkonen (F)	27	23	61	2.26
5.	Brad Lambert (F)	26	35	58	2.23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Aleksi Rintala (F)	2023-2024	37	28	61
2.	Joel Kontio (F)	2023-2024	36	30	60
3.	Brad Lambert (F)	2017-2018	19	28	47
4.	Aatu Viljanen (F)	2008-2009	20	28	47
5.	Mikael Huhtala (F)	2011-2012	26	22	44

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joel Kontio (F)	2023-2024	36	30	60
2.	Aleksi Rintala (F)	2023-2024	37	28	61
3.	Brad Lambert (F)	2017-2018	19	28	47
4.	Aatu Viljanen (F)	2008-2009	20	28	47
5.	Joona Ikonen (F)	2019-2020	27	26	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Aleksi Rintala (F)	2023-2024	37	33	61
2.	Joel Kontio (F)	2023-2024	36	30	60
3.	Joonas Ahvenainen (F)	2008-2009	21	29	38
4.	Vertti Henttonen (F)	2024-2025	16	29	35
5.	Konsta Kostiainen (F)	2024-2025	21	27	43

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Alex Aura (D)	2015-2016	13	2	79
2.	Behailu Pussinen (F)	2023-2024	33	31	75
3.	Davit Kantola (D)	2005-2006	10	2	73
4.	Aku Nevalainen (F)	2006-2007	13	30	71
5.	Topi Ahola (F)	2003-2004	17	16	70