Finland U18 (all)

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Finland U18 (all) Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
		Kristian Antila (G)		1980	Vilppula, FIN	6'3"	205	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Janne Kaasalainen (G)	45	1980	Vantaa, FIN	-	-	R	U18 SM-sarja
		Henri Launonen (G)	44	1981	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'10"	205	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Antero Niittymäki (G)	44	1980	Turku, FIN	6'1"	190	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Mikko Rämö (G)	44	1980	Lahti, FIN	6'0"	187	L	U20 I-divisioona
DEFENSEMEN
		Jaakko Harikkala (D)	43	1981	Kalanti, FIN	6'1"	220	L	I-divisioona
		Mikko Jokela (D)	45	1980	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'1"	214	R	U20 SM-sarja
		Markus Kankaanperä (D)	44	1980	Skellefteå, SWE	6'2"	214	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Perttu Kopola (D)	44	1980	Haapajärvi, FIN	5'11"	183	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Arto Laatikainen (D)	44	1980	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	183	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Tuukka Mäntylä (D)	43	1981	Tampere, FIN	5'7"	187	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Tero Paappanen (D)	45	1980	Järvenpää, FIN	6'0"	183	R	U20 SM-sarja
		Markku Paukkunen (D)	43	1981	Kuopio, FIN	6'1"	214	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Ville Piekkola (D)	44	1980	Oulunsalo, FIN	5'9"	183	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Tapio Sammalkangas (D)	44	1980	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	205	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Sauli Seikkula (D)	45	1980	Rauma, FIN	5'10"	185	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Ismo Siren (D/F)	44	1980	Pornainen, FIN	5'10"	190	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Kim Sjöblom (D)	45	1980	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	170	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Ossi Väänänen (D)"A"	44	1980	Vantaa, FIN	6'4"	216	L	U20 SM-sarja
FORWARDS
	#26	Marko Ahosilta (C/LW)"A"	45	1980	Kuopio, FIN	5'8"	165	L	U20 I-divisioona
		Riku Hahl (C)"C"	44	1980	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	205	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Petri Halme (F)	44	1980	Oulu, FIN	5'8"	181	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Tommi Hannus (RW/C)	44	1980	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	190	R	U20 SM-sarja
		Ville Hirvonen (C)	45	1980	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	185	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Tuomo Jormakka (LW)	44	1980	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'8"	181	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Ari Katavisto (RW)	44	1980	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	216	R	OHL
		Jouni Kulonen (RW)	43	1981	Forssa, FIN	5'7"	157	R	I-divisioona
		Miikka Lindholm (RW)	44	1980	Espoo, FIN	5'8"	179	R	U20 SM-sarja
		Heikki Löfman (LW)	44	1980	Kerava, FIN	6'2"	196	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Tuomas Montonen (F)	45	1980	Rauma, FIN	6'0"	209	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Teemu Normio (LW)	44	1980	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	209	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Veli-Matti Otava (LW)	45	1980	Turku, FIN	5'10"	170	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Mikko Peltonen (F)	43	1981	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	168	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Petja Pietiläinen (LW)	44	1980	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'11"	203	L	WHL
		Jani Rita (LW/RW)	43	1981	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	212	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Tony Salmelainen (LW/RW)	43	1981	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	183	R	U18 SM-sarja
		Teemu Siren (LW)	44	1980	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	212	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Mika Suoraniemi (LW)	45	1980	Turku, FIN	6'0"	181	L	U18 SM-sarja
		Juha Tomunen (F)	44	1980	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	187	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Tomek Valtonen (LW)	45	1980	Piotrków Trybunalski, POL	6'1"	216	L	Liiga
		Jussi Viljanen (F)	44	1980	Pori, FIN	5'9"	176	R	U20 SM-sarja
		Jari Viuhkola (C)"A"	45	1980	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	196	L	U20 SM-sarja
		Jukka Voutilainen (RW/C)	44	1980	Kuopio, FIN	5'10"	196	R	U18 SM-sarja
		Jani Väänänen (RW)	44	1980	Kuopio, FIN	5'11"	198	L	U20 SM-sarja

Position: G: 5, D: 14, F: 25Av Age: 17.14 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Finland U18 (all) Staff

Head CoachJukka Rautakorpi
Asst. CoachKari Makkonen

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1997-1998 Finland U18 (all) Captains

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Riku Hahl

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1997-1998 Finland U18 (all) Roster Facts

Nationalities

44 players

Experience

Finland U18 (all): 525 GP
Liiga: 37 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland U16 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U17 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U20 (WJC-20)
Finland U20 (all) (International-Jr)

Finland U18 (all) Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/09/2025 10:30 AM UTC	Finland U18 (all)	Switzerland U18 (all)	6 - 2	International-Jr
02/08/2025 04:00 PM UTC	Sweden U18 (all)	Finland U18 (all)	1 - 2	International-Jr
02/07/2025 06:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18 (all)	Finland U18 (all)	2 - 4	International-Jr
02/06/2025 02:30 PM UTC	U.S. National U18 Team	Finland U18 (all)	3 - 2	International-Jr
12/30/2024 10:30 AM UTC	Czechia U18 (all)	Finland U18 (all)	2 - 5	International-Jr

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Finland U18 (all) History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-2024	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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