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Kiekko-Espoo

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 1996-1997

This club in 1996-1997: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Juha Aaltonen	04.09.1978	181 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Tomi Räisänen	02.06.1977	178 cm	75 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Jani Riihinen	13.02.1978	179 cm	79 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Hannu Seppänen	13.09.1979	187 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Markus Vasarainen	24.03.1979	183 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
LD	Juha Gustafsson	26.04.1979	189 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Toni Hänninen	11.07.1977	174 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
LD	Niclas Hedberg	03.01.1978	177 cm	74 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Aki Kauppinen	17.05.1978	185 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Jaakko Korpikoski	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Arto Laatikainen	24.05.1980	184 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Ville Miettinen	05.09.1978	168 cm	69 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Janne Saarinen	11.04.1978	180 cm	80 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Henry Suvitaival	25.08.1978	178 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Toni Sysimies	14.01.1976	180 cm	86 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Matti Tevanen	04.05.1978	178 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Jari Tuomainen	05.07.1977	178 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Riku Varjamo	13.02.1976	185 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Kimmo Ahokas	22.12.1976	184 cm	76 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Tommi Degerman	23.02.1976	186 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Peter Högardh	25.05.1976	178 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Juuso Innanen	06.02.1978	169 cm	72 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Mikael Jämsänen	24.05.1977	172 cm	78 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Ari Katavisto	12.03.1980	185 cm	98 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Karo Koivunen	19.04.1979	177 cm	77 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Marko Kuikka	22.03.1978	180 cm	84 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Arto Kuki	22.02.1976	190 cm	99 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Janne Kuusla	02.05.1977	178 cm	78 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Mikko Laine	09.02.1976	180 cm	80 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Tomi Lindfors	25.06.1979	172 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Marko Mäkinen	31.03.1977	195 cm	115 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Olli Mitro	16.05.1976	187 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Juha-Matti Raunio	11.01.1977	178 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Teemu Riihijärvi	01.03.1977	198 cm	97 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Samuli Riikonen	04.09.1978	181 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Sami Saarinen	07.04.1978	186 cm	74 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Erkko Simsiö	11.01.1976	186 cm	93 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Immo Suutarinen	08.09.1979	174 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Teemu Telsavaara	16.02.1976	185 cm	77 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Antti Tevanen	04.05.1978	178 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Jyrki Vaittinen	04.02.1977	180 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Tom Weckström	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	left	Show profile»

Coach name	State	Born	Coach position
Jukka Holtari		08.11.1961	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

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

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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)

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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 1996-1997

Youngest player: Arto Laatikainen (16 years)
Oldest player: Erkko Simsiö (21 years)
Shortest player: Ville Miettinen (168 cm)
Tallest player: Teemu Riihijärvi (198 cm)
Nationalities: Finland (41), Sweden (1)

Leagues

Kiekko-Espoo participates in season 1996-1997: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja

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