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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 | 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 2013-2014
Club teams
This club in 2013-2014: European Women´s Champions Cup | Liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | SM-Sarja (Women)
Recent gamesseason 2013-2014
| Mar. 28 14 | Lukko Rauma | - | Espoo Blues | 2-1 | Show details» |
| Mar. 29 14 | Espoo Blues | - | Lukko Rauma | 2-1 OT | Show details» |
| Mar. 31 14 | Lukko Rauma | - | Espoo Blues | 3-1 | Show details» |
Current rosterseason 2013-2014
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Kaapo Kähkönen |  | 16.08.1996 | 187 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Mikko Koskinen | | 18.07.1988 | 200 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Jani Nieminen | | 28.07.1987 | 178 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Petteri Similä | | 09.04.1990 | 196 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Lars Volden |  | 26.07.1992 | 190 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jani Honkanen | | 20.09.1979 | 185 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Joonas Jalvanti | | 09.09.1988 | 182 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Kalle Kaijomaa | | 01.06.1984 | 187 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mikko Kuukka | | 03.11.1985 | 193 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Arto Laatikainen | | 24.05.1980 | 184 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Olli Malmivaara | | 13.03.1982 | 197 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jere Seppälä | | 04.01.1993 | 174 cm | 67 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Joni Tuominen | | 04.09.1982 | 176 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Joonas Valkonen | | 03.06.1993 | 188 cm | 86 kg | left | 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 | Justin DiBenedetto |  | 25.08.1988 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jere Elo | | 07.03.1992 | 191 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Kim Hirschovits (C) | | 09.05.1982 | 185 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Tommi Huhtala | | 07.12.1987 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Juuso Ikonen | | 03.01.1995 | 178 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Matti Järvinen | | 14.10.1989 | 195 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Siim Liivik |  | 14.02.1988 | 187 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jussi Makkonen | | 24.04.1985 | 193 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Philip McRae |  | 15.03.1990 | 188 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Nico Nyberg | | 07.09.1993 | 179 cm | 66 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Ilmari Pitkänen | | 18.07.1990 | 181 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Eetu Pöysti | | 16.01.1989 | 183 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Teemu Rinkinen | | 07.03.1987 | 185 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Robert Rooba | | 02.09.1993 | 191 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Tomi Sallinen | | 11.02.1989 | 184 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Peter Tiivola | | 05.09.1993 | 192 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Valtteri Virkkunen | | 18.02.1991 | 176 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Daniel Widing |  | 13.04.1982 | 184 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Torenius | | 10.02.1977 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Peter Ahola | | 14.05.1968 | AGM | Show profile» |
| Jyrki Aho | | 14.07.1974 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Jyrki Aho | | 14.07.1974 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Petteri Väkiparta | | 02.12.1977 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Timo Hirvonen | | 05.12.1973 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Jukka Järvinen | | 29.11.1981 | Equipment Manager | Show profile» |
| Janne-Petteri Vuorinen | | 27.12.1982 | Sporting Director | Show profile» |
| Ilari Näckel | | 12.08.1972 | Goalie coach | Show profile» |
| Ilari Näckel | | 12.08.1972 | Team Manager | 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
- 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)
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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 2013-2014
- Youngest player: Kaapo Kähkönen (17 years)
- Oldest player: Jani Honkanen (34 years)
- Shortest player: Jere Seppälä (174 cm)
- Tallest player: Mikko Koskinen (200 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (1), Estonia (2), Finland (28), Norway (1), Sweden (1), USA (1)
- Highest win: KalPa Kuopio - Espoo Blues 0-6
- Season average home attendance: 5324
Leagues
Espoo Blues participates in season 2013-2014: European Women´s Champions Cup, Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B2 SM-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, SM-Sarja (Women)
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