Tappara U18

U18 SM-sarja

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W5 - 2Dec 20

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Tappara U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Eetu Nieminen (G)	24	2000	Hyvinkää, FIN	6'1"	194	L
		Emil Pekola (G)	22	2002		5'10"	161	L
	#1	Miikka Porttikivi (G)	22	2002	Huittinen, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#31	Arttu Saarinen (G)	23	2001	Hauho, FIN	6'2"	165	L
		Aleksi Seppälä (G)	22	2002	Tampere, FIN	6'9"	243	L
	#35	Eino-Topias Vuolli (G)	22	2002		5'7"	137	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#23	Sever Bilgili (D)	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	163	L
	#19	Daniel Grönroos (D)	22	2002	Nokia, FIN	5'11"	194	L
		Tomas Hamara (D)	20	2004	Praha, CZE	6'0"	192	L
		Martin Has (D)	23	2001	Praha, CZE	6'4"	207	R
	#5	Eetu Joki (D)	22	2002	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#14	Jiri Karjalainen (D)	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	159	L
	#6	Riku Kaukonen (D)"A"	22	2002		5'11"	161	L
		Kalle Keskinen (D)	22	2002	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	170	L
	#21	Joona Lehmus (D)	22	2002	Lempäälä, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#4	Juuso Rinne (D)	22	2002		6'1"	154	L
		Iivari Räsänen (D)	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	201	L
	#12	Leevi Sorvali (D)	22	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	172	R
	#7	Onni Suominen (D)	23	2001		6'0"	159	L
FORWARDS
	#34	Verneri Ahonen (C/W)	21	2003	Tampere, FIN	6'4"	203	L
	#10	Rrahim Curri (F)	22	2002	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	172	L
	#10	Lauri Hautala (C)	22	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	154	R
	#24	Immu Koskinen (C)	23	2001		6'3"	198	L
	#18	Vili Kukkola (RW)	21	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	209	L
		Valtteri Lahtinen (F)	22	2002	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	163	L
	#22	Oskari Luoto (F)	22	2002	Lempäälä, FIN	6'1"	181	L
	#13	Miro Markkula (F)"A"	23	2001	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#11	Mika Mäki (F)	23	2001	Ruovesi, FIN	5'10"	185	R
	#77	Aaro Mäkinen (F)	23	2001	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'9"	154	L
	#17	Viljami Nieminen (F)"C"	22	2001	Denver, CO, USA	5'10"	181	L
	#16	Matias Nummela (F)	23	2001		6'4"	181	L
	#8	Mikael Ojanen (F)	23	2001	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	212	L
	#15	Jesse Seppälä (LW)	22	2002	Espoo, FIN	5'8"	154	L
	#17	Arttu Tuomaala (C)	23	2001	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#9	Joona Veikkola (LW)	22	2002	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	196	L
	#20	Jere Virolainen (C)	21	2003	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	196	L

Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 14Av Age: 17.25 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2018-2019 Tappara U18 Staff

Head CoachJussi Taipale
Asst. CoachPetri Koskinen
Goaltending CoachJaakko Simola
Team ManagerJaakko Simola
Dir. of CoachingSamuli Nordman
Dir. of Player DevelopmentKimmo Vähä-Ruohola
Skills CoachKasperi Saarinen

Team Staff History

2018-2019 Tappara U18 Captains

"C"

Viljami Nieminen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Tappara U18 Facts

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

2018-2019 Tappara U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
2 players

Experience

Tappara U18: 1 360 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
01/10/2025 05:30 PM UTC	Tappara U18	JYP U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
01/03/2025 05:00 PM UTC	Tappara U18	Jokerit U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
12/20/2024 04:20 PM UTC	TPS U18	Tappara U18	2 - 5	U18 SM-sarja
12/07/2024 11:55 AM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	Tappara U18	2 - 3 (SO)	U18 SM-sarja
12/05/2024 03:50 PM UTC	HIFK U18	Tappara U18	6 - 5 (OT 62:37)	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

05/31/2024

confirmed

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

confirmed

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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Nationalities Throughout History

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