Team Facts
Plays in U20 SM-sarja Team colours Blue + White + Yellow Town Espoo, FIN Founded 1984

2006-2007 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#1 Antti Härmä (G) 36 1987 Helsinki, FIN 5'11" 183 L
#32 Mika Korhonen (G) 35 1987 Kuusankoski, FIN 6'0" 179 R
#95 Joonas Kuusela (G) 32 1990 Espoo, FIN 6'2" 187 L
#33 Jan Ropponen (G) 34 1988 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 176 L
#44 Oscar Visa (G) 33 1989 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 157 L
DEFENSEMEN
#22 Jussi Kuikka (D) 36 1986 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 187 L
#7 Mikael Kurki (D) 36 1987 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 187 L
#47 Ville Lajunen (D) 34 1988 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 194 R
#2 Patrik Lehti (D) 35 1987 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 198 R
#16 Lasse Malo (D) 35 1987 Nurmijärvi, FIN 5'10" 181 R
#27 Sami Martikainen (D) 33 1989 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 192 L
#34 Janne-Petteri Mynttinen (D) 34 1988 Kirkkonummi, FIN 5'9" 190 L
#12 Jan Roos (D) 34 1988 Espoo, FIN 5'9" 181 R
#44 Jimi Santala (D) 34 1988 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 187 L
#9 Henri Siivonen (D/LW) 35 1987 Espoo, FIN 6'4" 220 R
#80 Mikael Syrén (D) 35 1987 Espoo, FIN 6'2" 190 L
FORWARDS
#81 Sami Blomqvist (RW/LW) 32 1990 Örnsköldsvik, SWE 5'10" 185 L
#94 Robert Jaakkola (F) 35 1987 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 185 R
#26 Jarno Koskiranta (C) 36 1986 Paimio, FIN 6'3" 198 L
#85 Toni Kähkönen (LW/RW) 36 1986 Vaasa, FIN 6'0" 187 L
#55 Tommi Lehtonen (RW) 36 1986 Espoo, FIN 6'1" 192 L
#13
Camilo Miettinen (RW/C) 36 1986 Medellín, COL 5'10" 185 L
#17 Teemu Mustaniemi (RW) 35 1987 Helsinki, FIN 5'11" 179 L
#10 Matias Nyberg (F) 34 1988 Espoo, FIN 5'8" 168 L
#20 Antti Ojanen (LW) 36 1987 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 168 L
#11 Roope Ranta (RW) 34 1988 Helsinki, FIN 5'8" 159 R
#31 Erik Riska (C/LW) 33 1989 Pietarsaari, FIN 6'2" 203 L
#40 Tomi Sallinen (C) 33 1989 Espoo, FIN 6'0" 176 L
#77 Mikko Sirén (LW) 36 1986 Kerava, FIN 5'9" 176 R
#19 Roope Talaja (LW) 34 1988 Kuopio, FIN 5'11" 194 L
#71 Rasmus Österback (F) 34 1988 Pietarsaari, FIN 5'9" 163 R
Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 14 | Av Age: 18.67 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 185 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 31 players Experience Blues U20: 2 003 GP
WC: 61 GP
OG: 5 GP
SHL: 484 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 261 GP
Liiga: 3 534 GP
KHL: 801 GP
Czechia: 16 GP
DEL: 44 GP Affiliated Team(s) Blues U17 (Not Active (Finland))
Jäähonka (II-divisioona)
Kiekko-Espoo (Mestis)
Kiekko-Espoo U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia (Not Active (Finland))
Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch (U20 SM-sarja)
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Espoo Metro Areena Location Espoo, FIN Capacity 6 820 Construction Year 1999
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-01-27T17:15:00+0200 Kärpät U20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 - U20 SM-sarja
2023-01-21T13:00:00+0200 Pelicans U20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 7 - 4 U20 SM-sarja
2023-01-20T16:00:00+0200 Kiekko-Espoo U20 JYP U20 4 - 5 U20 SM-sarja
2023-01-14T14:30:00+0200 Kiekko-Espoo U20 KooKoo U20 3 - 4 (SO) U20 SM-sarja
2023-01-13T17:00:00+0200 KooKoo U20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 5 - 2 U20 SM-sarja
2023-01-07T15:30:00+0200 Jokerit U20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 4 - 1 U20 SM-sarja
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
01/03/2023
01/03/2023 Confirmed Leaving Joonas Linnavuori (F) Leaving for Jukurit U20
11/10/2022
11/10/2022 Confirmed Leaving Maks Percic (D) Leaving for Michigan Tech
09/01/2022
09/01/2022 Confirmed Leaving Tuomas Eklund (D) Leaving for Kiekko-Vantaa U20
08/08/2022
08/08/2022 Confirmed Leaving Kasper Maaranen (D) Leaving for HPK U20
07/26/2022
07/26/2022 Confirmed Leaving Anton Holm (F) Leaving for Jäähonka
07/26/2022 Confirmed Leaving Pyry Puolakka (F) Leaving for Jäähonka
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed Leaving Roope Markula (F) Leaving for Hunters
06/17/2022
06/17/2022 Confirmed Joining Matias Myllykoski (D) Joining from Jokerit U20
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
Blues U20
1999-2000 U20 SM-liiga 22 9 4 9 - - 78 75 22 1.00 4 -
U20 SM-liiga 40 20 5 15 - - 128 120 45 1.13 3 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 U20 SM-liiga 44 19 6 19 - - 132 128 44 1.00 6 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - - - - - - -
2002-2003 U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - - - - - - Bronze game win
2003-2004 U20 SM-liiga 41 20 5 16 1 4 166 136 46 1.12 7 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 U20 SM-liiga 39 19 9 11 3 6 121 96 50 1.28 4 Bronze game loss
2005-2006 U20 SM-liiga 39 19 4 16 0 0 104 105 42 1.08 7 Bronze game win
2006-2007 U20 SM-liiga 42 28 5 6 1 2 147 79 65 1.55 1 Final loss
2007-2008 U20 SM-liiga 42 20 - 10 8 4 150 108 80 1.90 3 Semifinal loss
2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga 42 28 - 7 5 2 172 90 96 2.29 1 Champion
2009-2010 U20 SM-liiga 42 17 - 14 3 8 131 119 65 1.55 9 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 U20 SM-liiga 42 23 - 10 5 4 159 124 83 1.98 2 Final loss
2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 48 28 - 7 7 6 224 153 104 2.17 2 Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013 U20 SM-liiga 48 27 - 15 3 3 188 129 90 1.88 2 Final loss
2013-2014 U20 SM-liiga 48 34 - 7 4 3 237 116 113 2.35 1 Champion
2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 48 28 - 7 3 10 206 145 100 2.08 2 Bronze game win
2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 50 25 - 16 3 6 205 154 87 1.74 6 Final loss
2016-2017 U20 SM-liiga 48 26 - 10 6 6 193 123 96 2.00 3 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 35 15 - 9 8 3 129 98 64 1.83 4 -
U20 SM-liiga 53 27 - 12 10 4 211 156 105 1.98 3 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 U20 SM-liiga 34 18 - 9 5 2 124 83 66 1.94 3 -
U20 SM-liiga 52 26 - 14 9 3 190 138 99 1.90 2 Final loss
Kiekko-Espoo U20
2019-2020 U20 SM-liiga 34 15 - 19 2 2 98 124 45 1.32 11 -
U20 SM-liiga 18 10 - 6 0 2 74 61 32 1.78 4 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 U20 SM-sarja 21 4 - 17 0 5 52 98 17 0.81 15 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 21 4 - 17 0 5 52 98 17 0.81 15 Season Cancelled
2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja 19 10 - 8 1 0 66 68 32 1.68 10 -
U20 SM-sarja 45 18 - 24 3 0 122 150 60 1.33 11 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 U20 SM-sarja 23 15 - 5 1 2 80 52 49 2.13 4 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2014-2015 JCWC 4 0 - 3 0 1 9 18 1 0.25 5 Placement game loss

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Joonas Niemelä (F) 2022-2023 Kitzbüheler EC AlpsHL 30 21 25 46 22
2. Sebastian Moberg (D) 2022-2023 Crocodiles Hamburg Germany3 37 7 38 45 16
3. Antti Suomela (F) 2022-2023 IK Oskarshamn SHL 36 22 22 44 43
4. Robert Jaakkola (F) 2022-2023 GrIFK II III-divisioona 14 27 16 43 12
5. Pyry Puolakka (F) 2022-2023 Jäähonka II-divisioona 15 16 20 36 8
6. Henri Ruotsalainen (F) 2022-2023 Heerenveen Flyers BeNeLiga 18 14 21 35 0
7. Miro Aaltonen (F) 2022-2023 EHC Kloten NL 39 9 26 35 18
8. Emil Oksanen (F) 2022-2023 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 29 19 15 34 16
9. Heikki Huttunen (F) 2022-2023 RoKi Mestis 36 16 18 34 16
10. Roope Ranta (F) 2022-2023 TUTO Hockey Mestis 34 9 25 34 12
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Veeti Miettinen (F) 138 80 78 158
2. Karo Koivunen (F) 128 44 85 129
3. Riku Kuusisto (F) 93 64 58 122
4. Jarkko Immonen (F) 107 50 71 121
5. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 92 55 64 119
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Veeti Miettinen (F) 138 80 78 158
2. Sami Blomqvist (F) 101 66 47 113
3. Riku Kuusisto (F) 93 64 58 122
4. Tatu Kanerva (F) 153 60 43 103
5. Petro Koivunen (F) 69 59 58 117
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Karo Koivunen (F) 128 44 85 129
2. Veeti Miettinen (F) 138 80 78 158
3. Jarkko Immonen (F) 107 50 71 121
4. Joonas Niemelä (F) 106 40 70 110
5. Antti Suomela (F) 107 45 69 114
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Janne Jalasvaara (D) 103 20 63 171
2. Joonas Niemelä (F) 106 40 110 161
3. Eemeli Mäkinen (D) 68 9 20 160
4. Karo Koivunen (F) 128 44 129 154
5. Juhani Kaisjoki (D) 124 20 68 139
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tatu Kanerva (F) 153 60 43 103
2. Mikko Lepola (F) 145 17 41 58
3. Oskari Lemetyinen (F) 141 31 54 85
4. Veeti Miettinen (F) 138 80 78 158
5. Juhani Merikanto (D) 137 10 29 39
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Jan Långbacka (F) 5 5 11 2.20
2. Jani Elgbacka (D) 1 0 2 2.00
3. Marco Poulsen (F) 34 26 64 1.88
4. Petro Koivunen (F) 69 59 117 1.70
5. Jukka Seilo (F) 27 26 42 1.56
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 47 35 39 74 1.57 20
2. Veeti Miettinen (F) 2019-2020 U20 SM-liiga 52 42 31 73 1.40 6
3. Kasper Björkqvist (F) 2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 45 28 38 66 1.47 32
4. Antti Suomela (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 44 27 38 65 1.48 12
5. Marco Poulsen (F) 1989-1990 Jr. A SM-sarja 34 26 38 64 1.88 24
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Veeti Miettinen (F) 2019-2020 U20 SM-liiga 52 42 31 73 1.40 6
2. Sami Blomqvist (F) 2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga 41 40 21 61 1.49 28
3. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 47 35 39 74 1.57 20
4. Aarne Talvitie (F) 2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 41 34 24 58 1.41 34
5. Tatu Kanerva (F) 2016-2017 U20 SM-liiga 46 31 21 52 1.13 36
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Teemu Pulkkinen (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 47 35 39 74 1.57 20
2. Kasper Björkqvist (F) 2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 45 28 38 66 1.47 32
3. Antti Suomela (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 44 27 38 65 1.48 12
4. Marco Poulsen (F) 1989-1990 Jr. A SM-sarja 34 26 38 64 1.88 24
5. Iikka Kangasniemi (F) 2013-2014 U20 SM-liiga 42 22 38 60 1.43 28
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Joonas Niemelä (F) 2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 31 11 30 41 1.32 99
2. Eemeli Mäkinen (D) 2000-2001 U20 SM-liiga 29 5 6 11 0.38 98
3. Peter Ahola (D) 1986-1987 Jr. A SM-sarja 33 6 12 18 0.55 97
4. Jere Sallinen (F) 2007-2008 U20 SM-liiga 36 11 19 30 0.83 94
5. Immo Suutarinen (F) 1999-2000 U20 SM-liiga 33 10 5 15 0.45 89
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 178 lbs 18.86
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 177 lbs 18.68
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 176 lbs 18.71
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 178 lbs 18.35
2018-2019 View roster 5'11" 177 lbs 18.79
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