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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)
This club in 1997-1998: SM-liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Iiro Itämies |  | 08.07.1972 | 176 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Jani Riihinen | | 13.02.1978 | 179 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Ari-Pekka Siekkinen | | 12.01.1965 | 181 cm | 78 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» | |
| LD | Kari Haakana | | 08.11.1973 | 187 cm | 103 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Aki Kauppinen | | 17.05.1978 | 185 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Veli-Pekka Kautonen | | 09.05.1970 | 189 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LD | Sami Nuutinen | | 11.06.1971 | 186 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Tommi Nyyssönen | | 13.03.1974 | 184 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Jani Ojala | | 17.10.1974 | 190 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LD | Robert Salo | | 07.06.1968 | 184 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Teemu Sillanpää | | 07.04.1971 | 187 cm | 96 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LD | Fredrik Svensson |  | 13.04.1975 | 184 cm | 94 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Toni Sysimies | | 14.01.1976 | 180 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D/F | Pavel Kostichkin |  | 09.11.1968 | 187 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Nils Ekman | | 11.03.1976 | 183 cm | 83 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Timo Hirvonen | | 05.12.1973 | 178 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Peter Högardh | | 25.05.1976 | 178 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Juha Ikonen | | 07.06.1970 | 179 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Joonas Jääskeläinen | | 14.07.1973 | 185 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Juha Joenväärä | | 22.08.1974 | 178 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Mikko Koivunoro | | 12.11.1971 | 177 cm | 81 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» | |
| C | Tero Lehterä | | 21.04.1972 | 183 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Marko Palo | | 26.09.1967 | 180 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Sergei Priakhin | | 07.12.1963 | 192 cm | 95 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» | |
| RW | Tero Tiainen | | 01.08.1974 | 186 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Tommi Turunen | | 13.01.1970 | 179 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilkka Sinisalo | | 10.07.1958 | GM | Show profile» |
| Håkan Nygren * | | 07.07.1944 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Hannu Saintula | | 04.08.1957 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Retired Number
33 - Timo Hirvonen
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)
Finland (26), Russia (2), Sweden (3)Kiekko-Espoo participates in season 1997-1998: SM-liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja
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