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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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Select league
All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | Champions Hockey League (2008–09) | European Women´s Champions Cup | Juniors | SM-liiga | Junior Club World Cup | Suomen Cup | II divisioona | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B Suomi-sarja | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Mestis | Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women) | I divisioona | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. B I divisioona | Jr. B II divisioona | Jr. C I Divisioona | Juniors (U16)
Season 2003-2004
Club teams
This club in 2003-2004: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women) | Jr. C I Divisioona
Current rosterseason 2003-2004
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Sami Heinonen |  | 02.07.1976 | 186 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| G | Jere Myllyniemi | | 24.01.1983 | 185 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Mika Oksa | | 06.07.1976 | 187 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Rami Alanko | | 31.12.1975 | 185 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Drew Bannister |  | 09.04.1974 | 189 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Janne Jalasvaara | | 15.04.1984 | 181 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Arto Laatikainen | | 24.05.1980 | 184 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Tero Määttä | | 02.01.1982 | 188 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Tommi Pelkonen | | 23.08.1984 | 184 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Radek Philipp |  | 12.02.1977 | 190 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mikko Sairanen | | 29.09.1981 | 180 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Rod Sarich |  | 23.03.1981 | 192 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Sebastian Sulku | | 28.02.1972 | 181 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Marko Tuomainen | | 25.04.1972 | 192 cm | 99 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Joni Tuominen | | 04.09.1982 | 176 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Olli Ahonen | | 05.04.1979 | 183 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Semir Ben-Amor | | 06.05.1982 | 183 cm | 101 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Jan Čaloun | | 20.12.1972 | 177 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Teemu Elomo | | 13.01.1979 | 181 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Miika Elomo | | 21.04.1977 | 183 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Bruce Gardiner | | 11.02.1972 | 182 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Markku Hurme | | 12.10.1972 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jarkko A. Immonen | | 18.01.1984 | 181 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Kari Kalto | | 07.07.1978 | 181 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Ladislav Kohn | | 04.03.1975 | 182 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Mikko Lehtonen | | 01.04.1987 | 194 cm | 99 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Mike Lephart |  | 03.04.1977 | 180 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Matti Näätänen | | 17.07.1983 | 180 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Niko Nieminen | | 16.06.1982 | 184 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Antti Pihlström | | 22.10.1984 | 180 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jukka Tiilikainen | | 04.04.1974 | 184 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Joni Töykkälä | | 25.02.1984 | 183 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Lauri Tukonen | | 01.09.1986 | 188 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Matti Uusivirta | | 29.03.1985 | 188 cm | 92 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Juha Ylönen | | 13.02.1972 | 184 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannu Virta | | 22.03.1963 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Christian Ruuttu | | 20.02.1964 | GM | Show profile» |
| Ted Sator * | | 18.11.1949 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
LänsiAuto Areena
- Adress: Urheilupuistontie 3
02200 Espoo - Phone: +358 9-8565 0200
- Web: http://metroareena.fi/
- Capacity: 7017
- Opened in: 1998
Retired Number
33 - Timo Hirvonen
- Peter Ahola
- Rami Alanko
- Tyler Arnason
- Frank Banham
- Timo Blomqvist
- Scott Brower
- Bernd Brückler
- Jan Čaloun
- Mariusz Czerkawski
- Johan Davidsson
- Thomas Draper
- Ben Eaves
- Nils Ekman
- Joakim Eriksson
- Kari Haakana
- Niklas Hagman
- Timo Hirvonen
- Juha Ikonen
- Joonas Jääskeläinen
- Otakar Janecký
- Toni Kähkönen
- Jere Karalahti
- Steve Kariya
- Ladislav Kohn
- Krys Kolanos
- Mikko Koskinen
- Arto Laatikainen
- Jani Lajunen
- Tero Lehterä
- Jere Lehtinen
- Mikko Lehtonen
- Donald MacLean
- Ryan Malone
- Kent Manderville
- Dale McTavish
- Branislav Mezei
- Cory Murphy
- Jarmo Myllys
- Sami Nuutinen
- Stefan Öhman
- Antti Pihlström
- Esa Pirnes
- Erkki Rajamäki
- Mike Ribeiro
- Christian Ruuttu
- Ilkka Sinisalo
- Petri Skriko
- Iiro Tarkki
- Petr Ton
- Lauri Tukonen
- Jiří Vykoukal
- Landon Wilson
- 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»
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- CHL moves on to quarterfinals (10 Nov 2015)
- CHL determined ranking for the draw (29 Apr 2015)
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- JYP sweeps Blues (26 Mar 2015)
Recent newsShow all news»
Kim Hirschovits to Kärpät
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)European Women´s Champions Cup second round
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)European Women’s Champions Cup second stage
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)Dinamo Riga wins LDZ Kauss
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)
Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 2003-2004
- Youngest player: Mikko Lehtonen (17 years)
- Oldest player: Bruce Gardiner (32 years)
- Shortest player: Joni Tuominen (176 cm)
- Tallest player: Mikko Lehtonen (194 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (2), Czechia (3), Finland (28), Great Britain (1), USA (1)
Leagues
Espoo Blues participates in season 2003-2004: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women), Jr. C I Divisioona
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