What league does JYP U16 play in?

JYP U16 play in the U16 SM-sarja.

When was JYP U16 founded?

JYP U16 was founded in 1977 in Jyväskylä, FIN, Finland.

Where is JYP U16 based?

JYP U16 is based in Jyväskylä, FIN.

Who is the head coach of JYP U16?

The head coach of JYP U16 is Santtu Ahvenjärvi.

Who is the captain of JYP U16?

The captain of JYP U16 is Henri Pöllänen.

What arena does JYP U16 play in?

JYP U16 play their home games at Jyväskylän harjoitusjäähalli in Jyväskylä, FIN.

What are the team colors of JYP U16?

The team colors of JYP U16 are Red + Black + White.

JYP U16

U16 SM-sarja

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2018-2019 Season

JYP U16 were 18-10-2 in the 2018-19 U16 SM-sarja season with 53 points, 4th in the Karsintalohko 2 and 5th overall.

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2018-2019 JYP U16 Player Stats

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JYP U16 — 2018-2019 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U16 SM-sarja
1.		Jesse Helander (LW)	18	16	20	36	6	-	5	4	3	7	0
2.		Joakim Kemell (RW)	15	17	16	33	22	-	5	3	6	9	6
3.		Jere Lassila (C)	15	8	20	28	12	-	5	3	3	6	2
4.		Samuel Mäkinen (C)	17	9	13	22	6	-	5	4	4	8	2
5.		Valtteri Aliranta (C)	17	7	9	16	6	-	5	2	3	5	4
6.		Elias Valjakka (D)	17	4	12	16	10	-	5	1	4	5	4
7.		Henri Pöllänen (F)	15	6	7	13	24	-	1	0	0	0	0
8.		Roni Jauhiainen (D)	14	6	4	10	18	-	4	0	2	2	4
9.		Valtteri Maurola (RW)	15	7	2	9	6	-	5	2	2	4	6
10.		Erik Leppänen (F)	18	2	4	6	8	-	5	0	0	0	2
11.		Aapo Kokkonen (D)	17	1	5	6	8	-	4	0	0	0	0
12.		Juhana Levänen (D)	17	0	5	5	10	-	3	0	0	0	12
13.		Antti Vallström (F)	18	1	3	4	2	-	5	0	2	2	2
14.		Lauri Heikkinen (D)	15	0	4	4	2	-	4	0	0	0	0
15.		Tino Aunala (D)	15	0	4	4	4	-	5	0	0	0	4
16.		Vilho Kunttu (F)	16	3	0	3	0	-	5	0	1	1	4
17.		Kalle Hakkarainen (F)	12	2	1	3	2	-	5	1	0	1	0
18.		Tuomas Mäkinen (RW)	15	2	1	3	4	-	2	0	0	0	2
19.		Aleksi Malinen (D)	1	0	2	2	2	-	5	3	4	7	0
20.		Henri Spoof (RW/LW)	4	0	1	1	2	-
21.		Valtteri Lehtosaari (RW/LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
22.		Vili Seppä (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
23.		Niilo Kalilainen (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Niko Paananen (D)	8	0	0	0	0	-	4	0	0	0	4
25.		Viljami Kivipelto (F)	8	0	0	0	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
26.		Erkki Ikäläinen (D)	12	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
27.		Oiva Yksjärvi (F/D)	17	0	0	0	0	-	5	1	0	1	0
U16 SM-sarja Q
1.		Jere Lassila (C)	30	18	21	39	34	-
2.		Samuel Mäkinen (C)	26	14	19	33	12	-
3.		Jesse Helander (LW)	11	10	13	23	4	-
4.		Henri Pöllänen (F)	26	12	9	21	36	-
5.		Elias Valjakka (D)	25	5	16	21	18	-
6.		Valtteri Maurola (RW)	29	10	10	20	24	-
7.		Joakim Kemell (RW)	12	10	9	19	12	-
8.		Valtteri Aliranta (C)	22	9	8	17	20	-
9.		Tino Aunala (D)	22	1	9	10	4	-
10.		Viljami Kivipelto (F)	23	4	5	9	4	-
11.		Vilho Kunttu (F)	25	5	3	8	22	-
12.		Antti Vallström (F)	24	3	5	8	0	-
13.		Roni Jauhiainen (D)	23	2	6	8	12	-
14.		Aapo Kokkonen (D)	19	2	5	7	2	-
15.		Henri Spoof (RW/LW)	20	1	3	4	4	-
16.		Lauri Heikkinen (D)	27	0	4	4	16	-
17.		Vili Seppä (D)	17	1	2	3	22	-
18.		Oiva Yksjärvi (F/D)	24	1	2	3	6	-
19.		Erik Leppänen (F)	28	1	2	3	16	-
20.		Tuomas Mäkinen (RW)	18	1	1	2	2	-
21.		Juhana Levänen (D)	21	1	1	2	20	-
22.		Niko Paananen (D)	27	0	2	2	8	-
23.		Lauri Linna (F)	2	1	0	1	0	-
24.		Kalle Hakkarainen (F)	11	1	0	1	24	-
25.		Niilo Kalilainen (F)	23	1	0	1	2	-
26.		Marko Lambert (D)	2	0	1	1	2	-
27.		Erkki Ikäläinen (D)	22	0	1	1	2	-
28.		Aapo Krook (LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-
29.		Ossi-Veikka Vuontisvaara (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-
30.		Valtteri Lehtosaari (RW/LW)	3	0	0	0	2	-

JYP U16 — 2018-2019 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.		Topias Leinonen (G)	14	3.43	.895	-	-	-	-	-	410	5	3.40	.884
2.		Kalle Reiman (G)	5	3.00	.891	-	-	-	-	-	123	1	1.00	.933
3.		Tatu Kyrönlahti (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
4.		Valtteri Andersson (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
5.		Jesse Roiha (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
U16 SM-sarja Q
1.		Topias Leinonen (G)	20	2.90	.903	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Kalle Reiman (G)	12	3.42	.888	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Valtteri Andersson (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2018-2019 JYP U16 Staff

Head CoachSanttu Ahvenjärvi
Asst. CoachLasse Nieminen
Asst. CoachMika Paananen
Goaltending CoachPetri Jääskeläinen
Team ManagerJukka Andersson
Team ManagerHarri Kokkonen
Team ManagerRiku Lassila
Equipment ManagerJyrki Jauhiainen
Equipment ManagerHeikki Kalilainen
Equipment ManagerJari Linna

Team Staff History

2018-2019 JYP U16 Captains

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Henri Pöllänen

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Team Captaincy History

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2018-2019 JYP U16 Demographics

JYP U16 Facts

Plays in: U16 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Red + Black + White
Town: Jyväskylä, FIN Map
Founded: 1977

2018-2019 JYP U16 Roster Facts

Nationalities

36 players

Experience

JYP U16: 1 187 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

JYP (Liiga)
JYP U17
JYP U18 (U18 Mestis)
JYP U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
JYP/Diskos U20 (U20 Mestis)
KeuPa HT U17

Arena Information

Arena Name: Jyväskylän harjoitusjäähalli
Location: Jyväskylä, FIN
Capacity: 420
Construction Year: -

JYP U16 Games

JYP U16 — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/28/2026 03:15 PM GMT+2	JYP U16	SaiPa U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
11/21/2026 02:20 PM GMT+2	KJT Haukat U16	JYP U16	-	U16 SM-sarja
11/14/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	HPK U16	JYP U16	1 - 6	U16 SM-sarja
10/31/2026 02:20 PM GMT+2	HIFK U16	JYP U16	6 - 7	U16 SM-sarja
10/17/2026 03:45 PM GMT+3	JYP U16	Jokerit U16	5 - 1	U16 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

JYP U16 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/01/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (G)	Team Kuortane	Details

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JYP U16 History and Standings

JYP U16 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U16 SM-sarja	1	1	0	0	0	9	6	1	9	1	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	9	0	0	1	27	93	27	2.7	1	-
2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	25	17	1	1	6	54	132	86	2.16	3	Final loss
	U16 SM-sarja	10	7	1	1	1	24	59	19	2.4	1	-
2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	25	12	0	5	8	41	105	99	1.64	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	13	7	2	2	2	27	70	42	2.08	4	-
2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	25	18	0	3	4	57	126	64	2.28	3	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	14	3	2	2	7	15	61	50	1.07	9	-
2022-2023	U16 SM-sarja	16	11	1	1	3	36	74	46	2.25	1	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	11	3	2	8	41	98	93	1.71	7	-
2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	16	7	2	1	6	26	43	46	1.63	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	14	0	2	8	44	94	63	1.83	4	-
2020-2021	U16 SM-sarja	5	4	1	0	0	14	28	13	2.8	2	No playoffs held
	U16 SM-sarja	22	8	0	1	13	25	87	108	1.14	7	-
2019-2020	U16 SM-sarja	16	5	2	2	7	21	58	66	1.31	6	Season Cancelled
	U16 SM-sarja	27	15	3	1	8	52	127	110	1.93	3	Final group
2018-2019	U16 SM-sarja	18	14	0	2	2	44	91	64	2.44	2	Bronze game loss
	U16 SM-sarja	30	15	3	2	10	53	115	101	1.77	4	Final group
2017-2018	U16 SM-sarja	10	7	1	0	2	23	55	26	2.3	1	First round loss
	U16 SM-sarja	24	15	1	1	7	48	113	69	2	6	-
2016-2017	U16 SM-sarja	18	5	1	2	10	19	57	80	1.06	10	Did not make playoffs
	U16 SM-sarja	22	17	1	1	3	54	120	49	2.45	2	-
2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja	18	7	1	1	9	24	71	80	1.33	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U16 SM-sarja	10	7	0	0	3	21	63	37	2.1	2	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	9	0	0	1	27	69	39	2.7	1	-
2014-2015	U16 SM-sarja	14	9	2	1	2	32	51	30	2.29	1	Quarterfinal loss
	U16 SM-sarja	14	3	1	1	9	12	38	66	0.86	7	-
	U16 SM-sarja	10	4	0	1	5	13	29	45	1.3	3	-
2013-2014	U16 SM-sarja	18	7	2	1	8	26	66	71	1.44	6	Bronze game win
	U16 SM-sarja	14	7	1	1	5	24	56	57	1.71	4	Final group

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

JYP U16 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	2026-2027	JYP U18	U18 Mestis	19	24	27	51	24
2.	Noel Jolanki (F)	2026-2027	JYP U18	U18 Mestis	18	13	33	46	2
3.	Aaro Översti (F)	2026-2027	JYP U18	U18 Mestis	17	12	16	28	14
4.	Jere Inkinen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	16	9	25	10
5.	Teemu Immonen (F)	2026-2027	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	14	11	25	4
6.	Miiro Linjala (F)	2026-2027	Unterland	Alps Hockey League	16	9	16	25	6
7.	Tino Aunala (D)	2026-2027	Urho	Suomi-sarja	15	6	19	25	12
8.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	15	4	21	25	6
9.	Kalle Hakkarainen (F)	2026-2027	JyKi	III-divisioona	7	11	12	23	4
10.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	20	10	11	21	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

JYP U16 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	14.97
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	165 lbs	15.78
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	163 lbs	15.72
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	15.71
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	15.86

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Julius Nättinen (F)	67	58	67	125
2.	Noel Jolanki (F)	74	29	83	112
3.	Samu Markkula (F)	58	46	59	105
4.	Jesse Helander (F)	64	41	64	105
5.	Samuel Mäkinen (F)	81	37	57	94

Franchise All-Time Goals

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Julius Nättinen (F)	67	58	67	125
2.	Samu Markkula (F)	58	46	59	105
3.	Joakim Kemell (F)	69	45	46	91
4.	Jesse Helander (F)	64	41	64	105
5.	Samuel Mäkinen (F)	81	37	57	94

Franchise All-Time Assists

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Noel Jolanki (F)	74	29	83	112
2.	Julius Nättinen (F)	67	58	67	125
3.	Jesse Helander (F)	64	41	64	105
4.	Janne Kumpulainen (F)	41	31	63	94
5.	Samu Markkula (F)	58	46	59	105

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Valtteri Kakkonen (D)	51	12	34	113
2.	Topias Ranta (D)	34	8	28	96
3.	Kevin Jarygin (F)	30	13	19	96
4.	Elias Rantanen (F)	71	28	65	93
5.	Leon Jermoranta (F)	51	26	42	82

Franchise All-Time Games Played

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elias Valjakka (D)	82	15	38	53
2.	Samuel Mäkinen (F)	81	37	57	94
3.	Valtteri Maurola (F)	76	36	34	70
4.	Henri Pöllänen (F)	76	24	27	51
5.	Noel Jolanki (F)	74	29	83	112

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Kalle Mäkinen (F)	9	12	29	3.22
2.	Joonas Aho (F)	14	18	41	2.93
3.	Pekka Jormakka (F)	22	31	57	2.59
4.	Sami Vatanen (D)	13	12	31	2.38
5.	Janne Kumpulainen (F)	41	31	94	2.29

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jere Inkinen (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	38	29	47	76	2.00	38
2.	Noel Jolanki (F)	2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	35	20	54	74	2.11	10
3.	Aaro Översti (F)	2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	34	25	33	58	1.71	16
4.	Timi Saariniemi (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	36	25	33	58	1.61	81
5.	Samu Markkula (F)	2009-2010	U16 SM-sarja	25	17	38	55	2.20	24

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jere Inkinen (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	38	29	47	76	2.00	38
2.	Eino Häkkinen (F)	2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	36	29	22	51	1.42	4
3.	Ville Hautamäki (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	38	27	22	49	1.29	26
4.	Oskari Degerlund (F)	2011-2012	U16 SM-sarja	28	26	17	43	1.54	26
5.	Aaro Översti (F)	2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	34	25	33	58	1.71	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Noel Jolanki (F)	2024-2025	U16 SM-sarja	35	20	54	74	2.11	10
2.	Jere Inkinen (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	38	29	47	76	2.00	38
3.	Samu Markkula (F)	2009-2010	U16 SM-sarja	25	17	38	55	2.20	24
4.	Aaro Översti (F)	2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	34	25	33	58	1.71	16
5.	Timi Saariniemi (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	36	25	33	58	1.61	81

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

JYP U16 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Topias Ranta (D)	2015-2016	U16 SM-sarja	26	3	17	20	0.77	88
2.	Timi Saariniemi (F)	2023-2024	U16 SM-sarja	36	25	33	58	1.61	81
3.	Leon Jermoranta (F)	2025-2026	U16 SM-sarja	31	19	13	32	1.03	70
4.	Jussi Pesonen (F)	1994-1995	U16 SM-sarja	28	8	10	18	0.64	69
5.	Joonas Kurittu (D)	2021-2022	U16 SM-sarja	34	7	11	18	0.53	67