Kärpät U20

U20 SM-sarja

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Kärpät U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#32	Mathieu Croce (G)Loan	21	2003	Genève, SUI	181	78	L
	#30	Lauri Kivimäki (G)	17	2007	Oulu, FIN	187	84	L
	#35	Aatu Myllykangas (G)	18	2006	Ylivieska, FIN	187	86	L
	#32	Jester Rossi (G)	17	2007	Vihti, FIN	183	76	L
	#31	Visa Vedenpää (G)	19	2005	Oulu, FIN	189	83	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#12	Arttu Laihola (D)	20	2004	Oulu, FIN	181	75	L
	#20	Rolle Multas (D)	19	2005	Kuusamo, FIN	180	77	L
	#22	Niko Nissilä (D)	19	2005	Oulu, FIN	189	78	L
	#3	Aleksi Pakaslahti (D)"C"	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	187	91	L
	#11	Janne Peltonen (D)	19	2005	Oulu, FIN	191	84	L
	#61	Emil Pieniniemi (D)Loan	19	2005	Kuopio, FIN	190	80	L
		Veeti Ruotsalainen (D)	17	2007	Oulunsalo, FIN	178	71	L
	#74	Emil Saarinen (D)	21	2003	Uusikaupunki, FIN	175	82	L
	#4	Niklas Seppänen (D)	19	2005	Kempele, FIN	182	85	L
	#2	Kristers Urbanovics (D)	19	2005	Riga, LAT	189	87	L
FORWARDS
	#29	Arttu Alasiurua (F)	19	2005	Kiiminki, FIN	182	76	L
	#7	Aarno Erholtz (F)	19	2005	Mikkeli, FIN	178	73	L
	#16	Anton Hannula (F)	19	2005	Alavieska, FIN	183	82	L
	#18	Elmeri Iivari (LW/RW)	19	2005		178	84	L
	#59	Elias Jansson (F)	19	2005	Oulu, FIN	184	85	L
	#25	Maxim Korpimäki (F)"A"	20	2004	Hämeenkyrö, FIN	184	88	L
	#13	Eetu Kärkkäinen (F)	19	2005	Oulu, FIN	167	65	L
	#28	Patrick Kärkkäinen (F)	20	2004		175	73	L
	#63	Markus Loponen (C)"C"	18	2006	Oulu, FIN	185	84	L
	#19	Juhani Luhtavaara (F)	21	2003	Liminka, FIN	177	79	L
	#71	Maks Mikkola (F)	21	2003	Oulu, FIN	179	76	L
	#57	Elias Mourujärvi (F)	19	2005	Oulu, FIN	190	85	L
	#81	Dominik Pavlík (C)	17	2007	Trutnov, CZE	185	88	L
	#51	Benjamin Pietilä (F)	18	2006		170	77	L
	#21	Eeli Salovaara (F)	19	2005		188	82	-
	#27	Arttu Tauriainen (F)	19	2005		178	74	-
	#42	Frans Viita (F)	18	2006	Nokia, FIN	176	71	R
	#23	Nooa Viuhkola (RW)	18	2006	Oulu, FIN	185	83	L

Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 16Av Age: 19.17 yearsAv Ht: 181.97 cmAv Wt: 79.79 kgCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Kärpät U20 Staff

Head CoachJuha-Matti Kemppainen
Asst. CoachMarkku Erholtz
Asst. CoachValtteri Immonen
Goaltending CoachAleksi Hilli
Equipment ManagerTommi Härkönen
Equipment ManagerJanne Saarinen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Kärpät U20 Captains

"C"

"A"

Maxim Korpimäki

Team Captaincy History

Kärpät U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + White
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: 1974

2023-2024 Kärpät U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Kärpät U20: 1 525 GP
Liiga: 74 GP
NL: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ahmat (II-divisioona)
Hermes (Mestis)
Hokki (Mestis)
Kiekko-Ketut (III-divisioona)
Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kärpät U20 Akatemia
Laser HT (II-divisioona)
Laser HT Akatemia (III-divisioona)
Raahe-Kiekko (Suomi-sarja)
RoKi (Mestis)
RoKi U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

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

Kärpät U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/01/2025 10:30 UTC	Kärpät U20	Lukko U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
03/01/2025 15:00 UTC	Kärpät U20	Jukurit U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
21/12/2024 10:30 UTC	Kärpät U20	Pelicans U20	1 - 6	U20 SM-sarja
20/12/2024 15:00 UTC	Kärpät U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	5 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
14/12/2024 10:30 UTC	Kärpät U20	HIFK U20	6 - 0	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

17/12/2024

confirmed

Dominik Pavlík (F)

Leaving forMoose Jaw Warriors

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29/10/2024

loan

Niko Nissilä (D)

Leaving forHermes

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25/10/2024

loan

Eetu Kärkkäinen (F)

Leaving forRaahe-Kiekko

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26/08/2024

confirmed

Juhani Luhtavaara (F)

Leaving forLaser HT

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23/08/2024

confirmed

Markus Loponen (F)

Leaving forVictoria Royals

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08/07/2024

confirmed

Maks Mikkola (F)

Leaving forHermes

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29/06/2024

extension

Markus Loponen (F)

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20/05/2024

confirmed

Elias Jansson (F)

Leaving forMichigan Tech

Details »

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Kärpät U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	28	13	9	-	3	3	89	82	48	1.71	5	-
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	24	11	-	2	1	168	110	77	2.03	3	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	19	14	-	4	8	150	129	73	1.62	9	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	14	6	-	1	2	76	48	46	2	8	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	45	22	18	-	3	2	142	111	74	1.64	6	Bronze game loss
	U20 SM-sarja	19	11	6	-	2	0	72	57	37	1.95	5	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	23	15	8	-	0	1	88	56	46	2	5	Final loss
	U20 SM-sarja	23	15	8	-	0	1	88	56	46	2	5	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	52	37	7	-	4	4	182	106	123	2.37	1	Playoffs Cancelled
	U20 SM-liiga	34	28	6	-	2	1	118	60	83	2.44	1	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	52	32	13	-	5	2	216	121	108	2.08	1	Champion
	U20 SM-liiga	34	19	10	-	3	2	133	86	65	1.91	4	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	53	32	13	-	6	2	183	121	110	2.08	2	Final loss
	U20 SM-liiga	35	22	8	-	5	0	131	81	76	2.17	3	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	26	11	-	8	3	171	120	97	2.02	2	Bronze game loss
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	29	11	-	5	5	212	141	102	2.04	2	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	U20 SM-liiga	48	27	17	-	3	1	185	126	88	1.83	4	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	U20 SM-liiga	48	25	16	-	6	1	208	157	88	1.83	5	Final loss
2012-2013	U20 SM-liiga	48	24	21	-	2	1	187	157	77	1.6	4	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga	48	22	20	-	3	3	165	146	75	1.56	8	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	U20 SM-liiga	10	5	4	-	1	0	46	33	17	1.7	3	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	12	23	-	4	3	146	184	47	1.12	12	Relegation Play
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	42	24	12	-	3	3	187	125	81	1.93	3	Champion
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga	10	6	2	-	2	0	48	31	22	2.2	2	Saved in relegation
	U20 SM-liiga	42	15	19	-	3	5	149	160	56	1.33	11	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga	42	14	19	-	2	7	132	148	53	1.26	12	Saved in play-out
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga	42	13	20	6	1	2	120	132	36	0.86	10	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	U20 SM-liiga	39	19	16	2	1	2	129	102	44	1.13	4	Final loss
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga	39	14	12	13	7	6	138	126	48	1.23	6	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	U20 SM-liiga	41	20	10	11	1	10	146	94	52	1.27	6	Quarterfinal loss

Kärpät U20 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2019-2020	JCWC	3	3	0	-	0	0	19	5	9	3	1	Bronze game win

Kärpät U20 Stars And Cult Players

1992
Mikael Granlund (F)

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 Goals

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Franchise All-Time Assists

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Franchise All-Time Games Played

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

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