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Espoo Blues

Year of foundation: 1984
Colours: Blue, white, yellow
Club status: active
Address: Blues Hockey Oy
Urheilupuistontie 3
02200 Espoo
Phone: +358 (09) 856 50 200
Fax: +358 (09) 856 50 230
Email: toimisto@blues.fi, myynti@blues.fi
WWW: Espoo Blues

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Season 2012-2013

Feb. 24 13	Espoo Blues	-	JYP Jyväskylä	5-4 OT	Show details»
Mar. 02 13	Espoo Blues	-	Lukko Rauma	7-4	Show details»
Mar. 03 13	SaiPa Lappeenranta	-	Espoo Blues	1-8	Show details»

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Samuli Eskuri	19.02.1993	- cm	- kg	left	Show profile»
G	Christoffer Hernberg	21.03.1995	184 cm	74 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Kaapo Kähkönen	16.08.1996	187 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Samuli Rasilainen	21.06.1996	187 cm	89 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Lars Volden	26.07.1992	190 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Santeri Arousva	09.03.1993	176 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Erik Autio	23.07.1995	179 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Mika Ilvonen	27.02.1995	173 cm	74 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Robin Saari	08.07.1992	- cm	- kg	left	Show profile»
D	Jere Seppälä	04.01.1993	174 cm	67 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Robin Ullberg	13.06.1996	185 cm	89 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Joonas Valkonen	03.06.1993	188 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Victor Westermarck	26.02.1994	188 cm	92 kg	right	Show profile»
D/F	Niklas Tikkinen	01.06.1994	181 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Miro Aaltonen	07.06.1993	179 cm	78 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Ville Ahlgren	06.10.1993	175 cm	70 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Jan Blomqvist	07.01.1992	- cm	- kg	left	Show profile»
F	Riho Embrich	10.03.1993	185 cm	75 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Waltteri Hopponen	04.02.1996	185 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Juuso Ikonen	03.01.1995	178 cm	78 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Aleksi Järvinen	16.07.1993	177 cm	71 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Eetu Koivistoinen	13.07.1995	189 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Nico Nyberg	07.09.1993	179 cm	66 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Samu Öystilä	09.03.1993	184 cm	81 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Janne Puhakka	24.02.1995	172 cm	65 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Robert Rooba	02.09.1993	191 cm	95 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Aleksi Rutanen	19.07.1994	185 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Micke Saari	19.04.1994	185 cm	76 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Samuli Sorsa	23.4.1993	178 cm	75 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Antti Suomela	17.03.1994	183 cm	81 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Peter Tiivola	05.09.1993	192 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Felix Westermarck	08.04.1995	181 cm	76 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Nicolas Wuolle	21.01.1993	174 cm	65 kg	left	Show profile»

Coach name	Born	Coach position
Antti Meriläinen	02.07.1982	Goalie coach	Show profile»
Antti Meriläinen	02.07.1982	Team Manager	Show profile»
Petri Pulkkinen	05.06.1968	Sporting Director	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

Barona Arena

Adress: Urheilupuistontie 3
02200 Espoo
Phone: +358 9-8565 0200
Web: http://metroareena.fi/
Capacity: 7017
Opened in: 1998

Retired Number
33 - Timo Hirvonen

Notable players:

from 1984 to 1998: Kiekko-Espoo
from 1998 to present: Espoo Blues

League winners:

2018-2019: Naisten Liiga
2014-2015: SM-Sarja (Women)
2013-2014: Jr. C SM-sarja
2013-2014: SM-Sarja (Women)
2013-2014: Jr. A SM-Liiga
2012-2013: SM-Sarja (Women)
2011-2012: Jr. C SM-sarja
2010-2011: Jr. C SM-sarja
2010-2011: Jr. B SM-sarja
2008-2009: Jr. A SM-Liiga
2008-2009: SM-Sarja (Women)
2007-2008: SM-Sarja (Women)
2006-2007: SM-Sarja (Women)
2004-2005: SM-Sarja (Women)
2003-2004: SM-Sarja (Women)
2002-2003: SM-Sarja (Women)
2001-2002: SM-Sarja (Women)
2000-2001: SM-Sarja (Women)
1999-2000: SM-Sarja (Women)
1998-1999: SM-Sarja (Women)

from 1900 to present:

Espoo Blues (official)
Blues Fan Club (Fans site)

Recent

articlesShow all articles»

Tappara claim crown of Tampere in back to back week (26 Jan 2016)
CHL moves on to quarterfinals (10 Nov 2015)
CHL determined ranking for the draw (29 Apr 2015)
All CHL teams for 2015–16 are known (21 Apr 2015)
JYP sweeps Blues (26 Mar 2015)

Recent

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Last year's Liiga top scorer Kim Hirschovits will leave Espoo Blues with immediate effect and join Kärpät Oulu. Hirschovits terminated his current contract due to unpaid salaries arising from financial problems the Blues are having and joins the champion until season's end with an option for next season. He will not be eligible for tuesday's second leg in the CHL between Kärpät and Espoo.

(02 Dec 2015)

The three groups of the second round of the European Women´s Champions Cup were played this past weekend. HC SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, HC Lugano, Linköpings HC and Espoo Blues qualified for the Final Tournament that will be played February 20-22.

(08 Dec 2014)

The second stage of the European Women's Champions Cup was played this weekend.

From Group E in Bad Tölz, Tornado Moscow Region (RUS) and ESC Planegg (GER) qualified for the Final Tournament in March.

AIK (SWE) and Espoo Blues (FIN) advanced from Group F in Lohja, Finland.

(08 Dec 2013)

In the final of LDZ Kauss on Wedneseday the Latvian hosts Dinamo Riga won against their KHL rivals Lokomotiv Yaroslavl with 3-1 in Arena Riga. Just one day earlier Lokomotiv had won the last group match between the two teams with 4-1. Finnish SM-liiga side Espoo Blues took the third place after defeating Atlant Mytischy 3:2 in the shootout. The following awards were given to the best players of LDZ Kauss.

Tournament MVP: Karsums (Riga); Best Goalie: Jučers (Riga), Best Defender: Vishnevsky (Atlant), Best Forward: Kalyuzhny (Lokomotiv)

(30 Aug 2012)

Team

statistics

Historic rosters:

Historic statistics:

Past results:

League standings:

Fast

factsseason 2012-2013

Youngest player: Kaapo Kähkönen (16 years)
Oldest player: Jan Blomqvist (21 years)
Shortest player: Janne Puhakka (172 cm)
Tallest player: Peter Tiivola (192 cm)
Nationalities: Estonia (2), Finland (28), Norway (1)
Highest win: IFK Helsinki - Espoo Blues 0-8

Leagues

Espoo Blues participates in season 2012-2013: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, Jr. C Suomi-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)

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