Tappara U18

U18 SM-sarja

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Tappara U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Eetu Nieminen (G)	24	2000	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'1"	194	L
	#35	Sami Nieminen (G)	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	163	L
	#1	Leevi Nikkinen (G)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#35	Miska Olander (G)	25	1999	Valkeakoski, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#30	Riku Räihä (G)	24	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	185	R
	#30	Niklas Seppänen (G)	24	2001	Oulunsalo, FIN	6'1"	183	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#9	Hans Hastio (D)"A"	26	1999		6'0"	183	L
	#3	Matias Hautala (D)	24	2000	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#15	Veeti Hietaniemi (D)	24	2000	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	165	L
	#24	Lassi Peltola (D)	24	2000	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	220	L
	#2	Iivari Räsänen (D)"A"	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	201	L
	#4	Saku Salminen (D)"C"	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#5	Toni Utunen (D)	24	2000	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#6	Niklas Vihriälä (D)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	185	L
	#5	Jaakko Vuorinen (D)	24	2000	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	165	R
	#7	Väinö Österlund (D)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	187	R
FORWARDS
	#22	Santeri Aalto (C/LW)	26	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	187	L
	#19	Max Heikkilä (F)	25	1999	Alavus, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#10	Eetu Kauppinen (F)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	157	L
	#14	Jiri Keskinen (F)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#21	Aku Kinnari (C)	25	1999	Kangasala, FIN	5'8"	146	L
	#11	Jere Kivimäki (LW)	25	2000	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	161	L
	#13	Jami Krannila (C)	24	2000	Pori, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#8	Jussi Laulajainen (F)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#15	Valtteri Nikkilä (F)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'6"	154	R
	#23	Samuel Parkkari (F)	26	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	190	L
	#20	Patrik Puistola (RW/LW)	24	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#12	Rasmus Rasinaho (F)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	172	L
	#16	Kasper Simontaival (RW)	23	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	176	R
	#17	Eemeli Siuro (F)	25	1999	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	157	L
	#16	Jerry Särkioja (F)	26	1999		5'11"	165	L
	#18	Kristian Tanus (LW/C)	24	2000	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	174	L
	#22	Riki Vaali (F)	25	2000	Virrat, FIN	5'10"	154	L

Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 17Av Age: 16.65 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2016-2017 Tappara U18 Staff

Head CoachJussi Taipale
Asst. CoachJani Ahmaoja
Asst. CoachHarri Ilvonen
Goaltending CoachJaakko Simola
Dir. of CoachingSamuli Nordman

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Tappara U18 Captains

"C"

Saku Salminen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2020-04-03, 14:00

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Tappara U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Blue + Orange + White
Town: Tampere, FIN Map
Founded: -

2016-2017 Tappara U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players

Experience

Tappara U18: 1 347 GP
Liiga: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KOOVEE U20 (U20 Mestis)
Tappara (Liiga)
Tappara U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Tappara U17
Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Tappara U20 II

Tappara U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/08/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Tappara U18	Kiekko-Espoo U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
03/07/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Lukko U18	Tappara U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
03/01/2025 12:15 PM UTC	Kärpät U18	Tappara U18	2 - 5	U18 SM-sarja
02/22/2025 12:00 PM UTC	Tappara U18	Ilves U18	6 - 5	U18 SM-sarja
02/21/2025 05:30 PM UTC	Tappara U18	HIFK U18	2 - 6	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

05/31/2024

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Simon Katolicky (F)

Joining fromHC Dukla Jihlava U17

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11/21/2023

confirmed

Tuukka Heiskanen (F)

Leaving forLangley Rivermen

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08/29/2023

confirmed

Leaving forUplakers

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Leaving forIlves U20

07/17/2023

confirmed

Adam Jecho (F)

Leaving forEdmonton Oil Kings

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05/08/2023

confirmed

Atte Joki (F)

Leaving forLukko U18

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09/06/2022

confirmed

Vojtěch Husinecký (D)

Leaving forCalgary Hitmen

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05/26/2021

confirmed

Joni Virolainen (F)

Leaving forJukurit U20

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Tappara 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	9	9	-	3	1	76	67	34	1.55	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	6	-	1	2	84	61	43	1.95	3	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	6	-	3	2	77	63	40	1.82	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	11	8	-	1	2	78	64	38	1.73	4	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	24	12	-	4	3	167	119	83	1.93	3	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	17	11	4	-	1	1	77	42	36	2.12	5	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	23	6	11	-	4	2	86	94	28	1.22	12	-
	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	7	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	16	11	3	-	1	1	72	33	36	2.25	2	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	30	11	15	-	2	2	116	91	39	1.3	11	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	22	17	-	6	4	191	175	82	1.67	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	15	9	-	3	4	126	111	55	1.77	6	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	23	18	-	6	2	168	141	83	1.69	5	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	31	17	11	-	2	1	111	86	56	1.81	6	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	31	12	-	1	4	181	120	99	2.06	2	Bronze game loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	20	8	-	1	1	117	79	63	2.1	3	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	48	23	14	-	17	13	178	136	83	1.73	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	16	7	-	2	5	120	86	57	1.9	4	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	14	11	3	-	0	0	61	31	33	2.36	1	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	8	16	-	1	5	93	125	31	1.03	13	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	23	17	-	3	5	155	139	80	1.67	6	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	19	8	-	1	2	101	72	61	2.03	2	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	48	20	20	-	2	6	180	177	70	1.46	9	First round loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	12	-	1	2	118	104	49	1.63	9	-
2011-2012	U18 I-div	33	25	7	-	1	0	147	79	77	2.33	2	-
	U18 SM-sarja	9	4	2	-	1	2	33	24	16	1.78	6	Relegated
2010-2011	U18 SM-sarja	26	2	20	-	4	0	64	115	14	0.54	14	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	9	4	4	-	0	1	28	38	13	1.44	7	Saved in relegation
2009-2010	U18 SM-sarja	26	9	11	-	5	1	95	98	38	1.46	9	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

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