Kärpät U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2017-2018

2017-2018 Kärpät U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Juuso Ojala (G)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	186	82	L
	#33	Jere Orpana (G)	25	1999	Iisalmi, FIN	183	78	L
		Otto Pälvilä (G)	22	2002		176	70	L
	#33	Juho Suni (G)	23	2001		191	86	L
	#31	Severi Suutarinen (G)	24	2000	Oulu, FIN	183	79	L
	#33	Joona Ukkola (G)	22	2002		177	60	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Ilari Heikkinen (D)	23	2001	Jääli, FIN	185	88	L
	#27	Matias Jurvansuu (D)	25	1999		184	88	L
	#25	Samuel Kemppainen (D)	24	2000	Oulunsalo, FIN	180	80	L
	#5	Samu Koskenkorva (D)"A"	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	175	77	L
	#9	Kalle Loponen (D)	23	2001	Hämeenlinna, FIN	181	85	R
	#16	Sampo Matinlassi (D)	24	2000	Kemi, FIN	178	83	L
	#21	Aleksi Matinmikko (D)	24	2000	Oulu, FIN	181	82	R
	#18	Rami Määttä (D)	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	181	80	L
	#72	Topi Niemelä (D)	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	183	82	R
	#4	Ville Ottavainen (D)	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	196	98	R
	#11	Arttu Paaso (D)	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	176	70	L
	#71	Kasper Puutio (D)	22	2002	Vaasa, FIN	183	81	R
	#6	Juuso Rousu (D)	23	2001		177	74	L
	#27	Uula Ruikka (D)	24	2000	Oulu, FIN	175	79	L
FORWARDS
	#26	Aki-Petteri Antti-Roiko (F)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	180	84	L
	#24	Aleksi Antti-Roiko (C)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	181	78	L
	#37	Eemil Erholtz (RW/LW)	24	2000	Mikkeli, FIN	181	83	R
	#7	Juuso Heikkilä (F)	24	2000	Haapavesi, FIN	182	83	L
	#18	Lari Heikkinen (LW)"A"	24	2000	Oulu, FIN	179	85	L
	#8	Joona Kiviniemi (LW)	23	2001	Tyrnävä, FIN	185	80	L
	#13	Taneli Kovaniemi (F)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	180	85	L
	#19	Kalle Matikainen (LW/RW)"C"	24	2000	Oulu, FIN	180	85	L
	#44	Antti Myllyaho (F)	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	195	96	R
	#22	Miko Pietilä (F/D)	24	2000		172	68	L
	#15	Petteri Puhakka (LW/RW)	23	2001	Pyhäjoki, FIN	176	77	L
	#12	Eetu Ruotsalainen (F)	24	2000		170	75	L
	#44	Aatu Räty (C)	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	188	86	L
	#28	Aku Räty (RW/LW)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	184	86	R
	#8	Zdenek Sedlak (RW/C)	24	2000	Zlin, CZE	188	85	R
	#3	Anton Sikorski (F)	24	2000	Ylitornio, FIN	179	70	L
	#23	Oliver Suni (F)	22	2002	Kempele, FIN	188	88	R
	#39	Tuukka Tieksola (RW)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	180	79	R
	#20	Arttu Tuomaala (C)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	183	84	L
	#27	Samu Tuomaala (RW)	21	2003	Oulu, FIN	180	86	R

Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 17Av Age: 17.16 yearsAv Ht: 180.90 cmAv Wt: 80.10 kgCompare with other teams »

2017-2018 Kärpät U18 Staff

Head CoachAntti Aarnio
Asst. CoachMarkku Erholtz
Asst. CoachJuho Lehto
Asst. CoachMikko Lehtonen
Goaltending CoachRoope Koistinen
Skills CoachJukka Aho
Video CoachRoope Koistinen

Team Staff History

2017-2018 Kärpät U18 Captains

"C"

Kalle Matikainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Kärpät U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: -
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1974

2017-2018 Kärpät U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players
1 player

Experience

Kärpät U18: 1 613 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ahmat (II-divisioona)
Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U17 Etelä (U17 Suomi-sarja)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
Laser HT (II-divisioona)
Laser HT Akatemia (III-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun Energia Areena
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: 6 614
Construction Year: 1974

Kärpät U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
11/01/2025 10:30 UTC	Kärpät U18	Jokerit U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
05/01/2025 13:15 UTC	Kärpät U18	JYP U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
22/12/2024 12:30 UTC	Jokerit U18	Kärpät U18	7 - 1	U18 SM-sarja
21/12/2024 15:20 UTC	HIFK U18	Kärpät U18	4 - 2	U18 SM-sarja
08/12/2024 12:00 UTC	Kärpät U18	TPS U18	4 - 3	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

13/05/2024

confirmed

Heikki Peipinen (D)

Leaving forAmarillo Wranglers

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01/08/2023

confirmed

Artturi Tapaninaho (G)

Leaving forJukurit U20

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25/04/2023

confirmed

Lauri Eskola (F)

Leaving forÄssät U20

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24/04/2023

confirmed

Joona Karvonen (D)

Leaving forÄssät U20

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03/08/2021

confirmed

Iiro Karppinen (D)

Leaving forJokerit U20

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08/06/2021

confirmed

Antti Kuivas (D)

Leaving forJYP U20

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04/08/2020

confirmed

Eetu Apila (F)

Leaving forSport U20

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confirmed

Ville-Pekka Pietilä (F)

Leaving forSport U20

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Kärpät U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	5	-	1	1	82	42	48	2.18	2	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	6	-	5	3	78	66	37	1.68	5	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	5	-	3	2	91	60	43	1.95	1	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	5	-	2	4	70	52	41	1.86	2	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	15	20	-	4	4	127	133	57	1.33	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	17	8	5	-	1	3	64	51	29	1.71	7	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	31	25	3	-	1	2	143	70	79	2.55	1	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	36	7	-	3	0	226	83	114	2.48	1	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	23	5	-	2	0	143	53	73	2.43	1	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	38	6	-	1	4	224	107	120	2.45	1	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	27	2	-	0	2	151	62	83	2.68	1	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	41	2	-	4	2	261	94	133	2.71	1	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	31	27	1	-	2	1	178	59	86	2.77	1	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	35	8	-	2	3	194	107	112	2.33	1	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	30	24	3	-	1	2	128	60	76	2.53	1	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	28	10	-	19	12	199	122	99	2.06	2	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	30	19	5	-	1	5	127	69	64	2.13	3	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	22	16	-	4	6	171	146	80	1.67	5	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	30	12	11	-	3	4	114	96	46	1.53	8	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	21	21	-	2	4	157	169	71	1.48	8	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	11	-	1	4	102	97	48	1.6	7	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	30	18	7	-	2	3	135	100	61	2.03	4	-
	U18 SM-sarja	48	23	15	-	5	5	199	175	84	1.75	5	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja	33	17	10	-	2	4	145	124	59	1.79	5	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	9	3	4	-	1	1	40	37	12	1.33	7	Promoted
2010-2011	U18 SM-sarja	26	17	7	-	0	2	118	95	53	2.04	4	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	9	5	2	-	1	1	38	31	18	2	3	-
2009-2010	U18 SM-sarja	26	16	7	-	2	1	106	70	53	2.04	3	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	9	5	2	-	1	1	43	26	18	2	2	-

Kärpät U18 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1985-1986	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

Where Are They Now?

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Points

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

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