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

2010-2011 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#33 Ari Ahokas (G) 32 1991 Lohja, FIN 5'10" 192 L
#1 Jonathan Iilahti (G) 31 1992 Vaasa, FIN 6'1" 176 L
#33 Riku Ryhänen (G) 30 1993 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 179 L
#35 Miska Sydänmaa (G) 30 1993 Mäntsälä, FIN 5'11" 172 L
#35 Lars Volden (G) 31 1992 Oslo, NOR 6'3" 190 L
DEFENSEMEN
#2 Jani Hakanpää (D) Dallas Stars 31 1992 Kirkkonummi, FIN 6'7" 225 R
#6 Nikke Kettukangas (D) 31 1992 Kerava, FIN 5'10" 181 L
#30 Aleksi Laakso (D) 33 1990 Seinäjoki, FIN 6'0" 176 L
#3 Petteri Lindbohm (D) 30 1993 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 209 L
#21 Roope Matilainen (D) 31 1992 Espoo, FIN 6'0" 185 L
#30 Kristian Näkyvä (D) 33 1990 Helsinki, FIN 6'0" 198 L
#55 Joonas Rissanen (D) 32 1991 Karkkila, FIN 6'1" 185 L
#16 Robin Saari (D) 31 1992 Kirkkonummi, FIN 5'11" 201 L
#8 Sebastian Söderlund (D) 31 1992 Helsinki, FIN 6'1" 192 L
#26 Niklas Tikkinen (D/F) 29 1994 Espoo, FIN 5'11" 185 L
#20 Joonas Valkonen (D)   “A” 30 1993 Vantaa, FIN 6'2" 198 L
#40 Aleksi Vornanen (D) 31 1992 Espoo, FIN 6'1" 174 L
FORWARDS
#88 Miro Aaltonen (C) 30 1993 Joensuu, FIN 5'11" 172 L
#60 Jan Blomqvist (F) 31 1992 Espoo, FIN 5'9" 174 L
#11 Juuso Forsström (C/W) 33 1990 Lohja, FIN 5'9" 165 L
#77 Petteri Halinen (C/RW) 31 1992 Espoo, FIN 6'4" 187 L
#9 Niklas Huovila (F) 32 1991 Kirkkonummi, FIN 5'11" 172 L
#27 Juuso Ikonen (RW/LW) 28 1995 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 172 R
#30 Aleksi Järvinen (RW/LW) 30 1993 Espoo, FIN 5'10" 170 L
#18
Michael Kaspi (F) 32 1991 Helsinki, FIN 5'7" 161 L
#17 Kalle Kossila (C/LW) 30 1993 Neuilly-sur-Seine, FRA 5'10" 185 L
#22 Joona Manninen (C)   “C” 32 1991 Joensuu, FIN 6'2" 205 L
#12 Mika Mörsky (LW) 32 1991 Kirkkonummi, FIN 5'9" 163 L
#15 Justus Nurmi (F) 33 1990 Tampere, FIN 6'1" 207 R
#50 Nico Nyberg (F) 30 1993 Espoo, FIN 6'0" 172 L
#66 Joonas Nättinen (C/RW) 32 1991 Jämsä, FIN 6'2" 192 R
#30 Ahti Oksanen (LW/C) 30 1993 Kirkkonummi, FIN 6'3" 207 L
#10 Sasu Peltomaa (LW) 33 1990 Vaasa, FIN 6'6" 198 L
#47 Valtteri Rissanen (F) 31 1992 Espoo, FIN 5'8" 159 R
#7 Robert Rooba (LW/RW) 30 1993 Tallinn, EST 6'3" 209 L
#44 Henri Ruotsalainen (RW/C)   “A” 30 1993 Porvoo, FIN 5'11" 176 L
#27 Jere Sallinen (LW/C) 33 1990 Espoo, FIN 6'2" 201 L
#50 Henri Tamminen (RW/LW) 30 1993 Espoo, FIN 6'2" 205 R
#28 Jami Tamminen (RW) 33 1990 Espoo, FIN 6'3" 209 L
#50 Peter Tiivola (C) 30 1993 Helsinki, FIN 6'4" 203 L
#19 Valtteri Virkkunen (C/LW) 32 1991 Espoo, FIN 5'9" 176 L
Position: G: 4, D: 8, F: 18 | Av Age: 19.2 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 188 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 39 players
1 player
1 player Experience Blues U20: 2 448 GP
NHL: 314 GP
WC: 94 GP
OG: 19 GP
SHL: 957 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 246 GP
Liiga: 4 082 GP
KHL: 729 GP
Czechia: 85 GP
AHL: 971 GP
DEL: 13 GP
NL: 352 GP Affiliated Team(s) Blues U17 (Not Active (Finland))
Hunters (Suomi-sarja)
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
“C” Joona Manninen “A” Henri Ruotsalainen
Joonas Valkonen
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
2023-12-02T14:30:00+0200 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Pelicans U20 - U20 SM-sarja
2023-12-01T18:00:00+0200 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Tappara U20 2 - 1 (SO) U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-25T12:00:00+0200 Pelicans U20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 6 - 3 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-24T18:00:00+0200 Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ässät U20 1 - 0 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-18T14:00:00+0200 Lukko U20 Kiekko-Espoo U20 2 - 1 U20 SM-sarja
2023-11-17T18:00:00+0200 Kiekko-Espoo U20 KalPa U20 3 - 0 U20 SM-sarja
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/08/2023
09/08/2023 Confirmed Joining Piotr Ciepielewski (F) Joining from GKS Katowice
09/06/2023
09/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Nik Pratneker Hatic (D) Leaving for Sioux City Musketeers
08/31/2023
08/31/2023 Confirmed Leaving Matti Heikkinen (F) Leaving for Haukat
08/30/2023
08/30/2023 Confirmed Leaving Iiro Hakkarainen (F) Leaving for Fargo Force
07/06/2023
07/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Lukas Olenius (F) Leaving for Jokerit U20
07/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Kasper Winqvist (F) Leaving for Jokerit U20
07/05/2023
07/05/2023 Confirmed Leaving Matias Myllykoski (D) Leaving for Alberni Valley Bulldogs
06/26/2023
06/26/2023 Confirmed Leaving Maks Percic (D) Leaving for Vernon Vipers
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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
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 Final group
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 Final group
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 Final group
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 Final group
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 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 45 19 - 20 2 4 136 150 65 1.44 12 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 U20 SM-sarja 27 11 - 9 3 4 76 68 43 1.59 10 -
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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. Eemeli Tykkyläinen (D) 2023-2024 EVU U20 Team U20 Suomi-sarja 10 11 20 31 4
2. Niklas Andersson (F) 2023-2024 Karhu-Kissat III-divisioona 9 15 13 28 2
3. Joona Puhakka (F) 2023-2024 Salamat III-divisioona 8 11 17 28 4
4. Antti Suomela (F) 2023-2024 Lausanne HC NL 28 10 15 25 8
5. Joonas Niemelä (F) 2023-2024 Kitzbüheler EC AlpsHL 19 9 15 24 8
6. Kalle Kossila (F) 2023-2024 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 23 9 14 23 10
7. Henri Ruotsalainen (F) 2023-2024 Heerenveen Flyers BeNeLiga 16 7 14 21 8
8. Joona Väisänen (D) 2023-2024 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 21 3 17 20 8
9. Jere Sallinen (F) 2023-2024 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 26 9 10 19 6
10. Olli Iisakka (F) 2023-2024 GKS Katowice Poland 21 7 12 19 18
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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
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 178 lbs 19.00
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 180 lbs 19.76
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 179 lbs 19.60
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 178 lbs 19.52
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 180 lbs 19.26
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