Ilves U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Ilves U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Niklas Arola (G)	25	1999		5'11"	148	L
	#40	Eetu Haavisto (G)	27	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#35	Santeri Metsänen (G)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	170	L
	#35	Mikael Saari (G)	28	1996	Linköping, SWE	6'1"	181	L
	#35	Kristian Tamminen (G)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#1	Waltteri Urpolahti (G)	26	1998	Pori, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#55	Nico Vikstén (G)	27	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	190	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#4	Arttu Flinck (D)	27	1998	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#31	Valtteri Ilomäki (D)	28	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	181	R
	#6	Jesper-Juhani Ilvessuo (D)"A"	28	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	205	L
	#18	Ville Järvinen (D)	28	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'4"	209	L
	#29	Miska Kukkonen (D)	24	2000	Jokioinen, FIN	6'2"	198	R
	#28	Oskari Laaksonen (D)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	183	R
	#19	Oskari Lammi (D/F)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	187	L
	#12	Robert Linden (D)	26	1998		6'1"	170	-
	#33	Alejandro Ramirez Salinas (D)	27	1997	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	168	L
	#36	Santeri Silvennoinen (D)	25	1999	Joensuu, FIN	5'10"	179	R
	#3	Tuukka Virtanen (D)	27	1997	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	192	L
FORWARDS
	#23	Niko Ahoniemi (RW/LW)	28	1996	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	168	L
	#25	Erik Ahopelto (C)	28	1996	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#26	Topias Haapanen (LW)	26	1998	Pirkkala, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#10	Ville Heponiemi (F)"A"	29	1995	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#32	Joona Ikonen (RW)	26	1998	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	163	R
	#34	Paavo Kilponen (F)	27	1998	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	172	L
	#10	Joona Koppanen (C/LW)	27	1998	Tampere, FIN	6'5"	192	L
	#17	Rasmus Koskinen (RW/LW)	27	1997	Mora, SWE	5'7"	161	R
	#8	Henrik Kärkkäinen (RW)	27	1997	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	161	R
	#22	Juuso Meskanen (F)	27	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	176	L
	#5	Henry Mäntylä (C)"A"	27	1997	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	225	L
	#27	Miro Nalli (LW)	26	1999	Sahalahti, FIN	6'2"	181	L
	#20	Aleksi Niemi (C/LW)	28	1996	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	174	L
	#15	Ville Nieminen (LW/RW)"C"	28	1996	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#23	Juho Painilainen (LW/RW)	29	1996	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	176	L
	#9	Eeli Pajuoja (F)	26	1998	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#37	Toni Toivonen (F)	27	1998		5'5"	148	L
	#21	Antti Torikka (F)	28	1997		5'9"	154	L
	#18	Joni Tuominen (F)	28	1997		6'1"	176	L
	#39	Valtteri Viitakoski (F)	28	1996	Cornwall, ON, CAN	5'10"	154	L
	#38	Miro Väänänen (C)	26	1998	Joensuu, FIN	5'11"	198	L

Position: G: 6, D: 7, F: 19Av Age: 18.84 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 Ilves U20 Staff

Head CoachSami Hirvonen
Asst. CoachTimo Peltomaa
Asst. CoachPasi Saarinen
Goaltending CoachPasi Nieminen
Team ManagerTimo Peltomaa
Goaltending ConsultantMarkus Korhonen

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Ilves U20 Captains

"C"

Ville Nieminen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Ilves U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Green + Yellow + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: 1931

2016-2017 Ilves U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

38 players
1 player

Experience

Ilves U20: 1 775 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 13 GP
Liiga: 141 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hiki-Hockey (II-divisioona)
Ilves (Liiga)
Ilves U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Ilves U17 (U17 Ylempi)
Ilves U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
KOOVEE
KOOVEE U18 (U18 Mestis)
KOOVEE U20 (U20 Mestis)
LeKi (Suomi-sarja)
Pyry (Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tampereen jäähalli
Location: Tampere, FIN
Capacity: 7 300
Construction Year: 1965

Ilves U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/08/2025 12:00 PM UTC	Ilves U20	Sport U20	3 - 4 (OT 60:42)	U20 SM-sarja
03/07/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Ilves U20	HPK U20	6 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
03/01/2025 11:00 AM UTC	Ilves U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	1 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
02/28/2025 04:00 PM UTC	Ilves U20	Tappara U20	2 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
02/22/2025 02:00 PM UTC	SaiPa U20	Ilves U20	2 - 6	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

Date	Status		Player	Team
10/08/2024	confirmed	leaving	Eemil Rautio (F)	Marian Univ.
09/12/2024	confirmed	leaving	Kalle Keinonen (D)	Minot Minotauros
08/25/2024	confirmed	leaving	Julius Ikonen (F)	Pyry
08/24/2024	confirmed	leaving	Joonatan Rouhiainen (F)	Pyry
07/06/2024	confirmed	leaving	David Svozil (D)	Oshawa Generals
05/08/2024	extension		Martin Fajmon (G)
05/08/2024	extension		Jimi Kuivila (G)
05/08/2024	extension		Arttu Niskanen (D)

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Ilves U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	11	26	-	4	3	116	166	44	1	16	-
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	5	24	-	3	6	74	153	27	0.71	19	-
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	22	7	13	-	1	1	62	82	24	1.09	10	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	9	12	-	2	0	87	88	31	1.35	15	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	26	13	10	-	2	1	103	91	44	1.69	4	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	19	3	14	-	1	1	50	94	12	0.63	18	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	23	9	14	-	1	3	69	86	29	1.26	12	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	9	14	-	1	3	69	86	29	1.26	12	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	18	13	3	-	1	1	68	45	42	2.33	2	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	9	25	-	0	3	84	124	30	0.88	16	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	18	4	12	-	1	1	42	66	15	0.83	9	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	13	16	-	1	4	105	111	45	1.32	11	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	18	9	5	-	3	1	62	42	34	1.89	2	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	35	9	18	-	5	3	82	112	40	1.14	14	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	23	12	-	5	8	169	127	87	1.81	5	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	27	12	-	8	3	213	146	100	2	4	Champion
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	32	11	-	3	2	194	134	104	2.17	1	Bronze game loss
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	27	17	-	1	3	177	146	86	1.79	6	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	18	20	-	5	5	161	177	69	1.44	11	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	17	23	-	2	6	144	184	61	1.27	11	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	42	20	18	-	3	1	138	138	67	1.6	8	Bronze game win
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	42	19	17	-	3	3	141	144	66	1.57	7	Bronze game win
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	42	17	18	-	2	5	123	152	60	1.43	9	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	20	14	-	2	6	183	158	70	1.67	5	Semifinal loss
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	23	9	3	2	5	161	119	58	1.38	2	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	18	16	3	1	1	123	117	42	1.08	6	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga	39	23	5	11	1	10	155	89	58	1.49	1	Champion
2003-2004	U20 SM-liiga	6	3	1	2	1	1	20	13	9	1.5	1	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	41	14	18	9	1	8	120	119	38	0.93	11	Relegation Play
2002-2003	U20 SM-liiga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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