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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mason McTavish	3	6	4	10
2.	Aatu Räty	3	3	5	8
3.	Joakim Kemell	3	2	5	7
4.	Carter Mazur	3	4	2	6
5.	Roni Hirvonen	3	2	4	6

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Blues U20 U20 SM-sarja

Team Facts

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

2015-2016 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Oskar Autio (G)	22	1999	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	183	L
	#35	Harri Iisakka (G)	24	1997	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	185	R
	#30	Heikki Jalo (G)	24	1997	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	165	L
	#31	Samuli Rasilainen (G)	26	1996	Oulu, FIN	6'2"	196	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#15	Aku Alho (D)	25	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#17	Niclas Almari (D)	24	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	181	L
	#11	Tuomas Halonen (D)	24	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#17	Erno Hopponen (D)	25	1996	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	203	L
	#12	Mikko Kaisko (F)	25	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	192	L
		Miro Kivimäki (D)	24	1998		6'2"	187	L
	#6	Kasper Kotkansalo (D)	23	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	198	L
	#29	Anton Nyyssönen (D)	26	1996	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	181	L
	#20	Tuukka Totro (D) “C”	26	1995	Helsinki, FIN	5'7"	165	R
	#7	Urho Vaakanainen (D)	23	1999	Joensuu, FIN	6'1"	185	L
	#55	Veeti Vainio (D)	25	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	185	R
	#47	Victor Westermarck (D)	28	1994	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	203	R
	#37	Joel Ylä-Mononen (D) “A”	27	1995	Kauniainen, FIN	6'2"	185	L
FORWARDS
	#9	Niklas Andersson (LW/RW)	27	1995	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	148	L
	#53	Robert Arrak (C/RW)	23	1999	Tallinn, EST	6'2"	194	L
	#36	Kasper Björkqvist (RW/LW) “A”	25	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#60	Niko Happo (F)	25	1997	Kauniainen, FIN	5'8"	172	L
	#67	Olli Iisakka (LW/RW)	26	1996	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	187	L
	#27	Tatu Kanerva (LW)	26	1996	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#17	Iikka Kangasniemi (LW/RW)	27	1995	Oulu, FIN	5'7"	154	L
	#79	Lukas Kemppainen (F)	25	1996	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#47	Oliver Kinnunen (W)	23	1999	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	165	L
	#10	Konsta Kosunen (F/D)	25	1997	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	187	L
	#17	Markus Lahtinen (F)	24	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#53	Timi Lahtinen (LW/RW/C)	27	1995	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	209	L
	#53	Oskari Lemetyinen (C)	24	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	176	L
	#53	Ottoville Leppänen (F)	24	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#47	Otto Melkinen (F)	25	1997	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	172	L
	#91	Joonas Niemelä (C/W)	25	1997	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#22	Nicolas Nieminen (F)	24	1997		6'1"	203	L
	#81	Matias Nisula (RW/LW)	26	1996	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	198	R
	#44	Emil Oksanen (RW/LW)	23	1998	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'1"	190	R
	#53	Janne Puhakka (W/C)	27	1995	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#10	Micke Saari (W/C)	28	1994	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'1"	168	L
	#28	Jaakko Seeste (F)	26	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	159	L
	#55	Roberts Stelmahers (LW)	24	1997	Liepaja, LAT	5'10"	176	L
	#22	Emil Ström (RW/C)	26	1995	Uppsala, SWE	5'10"	187	R
	#22	Antti Suomela (C)	28	1994	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	179	L
	#28	Aarne Talvitie (C/LW)	23	1999	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#53	Oskari Uomala (C)	24	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	174	L
	#40	Teemu Väyrynen (LW)	25	1997	Joensuu, FIN	5'10"	170	L
Position: G: 2, D: 11, F: 18 \| Av Age: 19.03 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt: 184 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Timo Hirvonen
Asst. Coach Kari Haakana
Dir. of Coaching Petri Pulkkinen

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Demographics

Nationality

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Team Facts

Nationalities 42 players
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Experience Blues U20: 3 117 GP
NHL: 102 GP
WC: 4 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 47 GP
Liiga: 2 095 GP
AHL: 461 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Blues U17 (Not Active (Finland))
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” Tuukka Totro
“A” Kasper Björkqvist
Joel Ylä-Mononen

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Espoo Metro Areena
Location Espoo, FIN
Capacity 6 820
Construction Year 1999

Games

Date	Home Team	Visiting Team	Score	League
2022-03-22T16:00:00+0200	TPS U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	4 - 0	U20 SM-sarja
2022-03-20T15:15:00+0200	Tappara U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	6 - 4	U20 SM-sarja
2022-03-19T15:00:00+0200	Jokerit U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	3 - 2	U20 SM-sarja
2022-03-16T12:30:00+0200	Kärpät U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	4 - 5	U20 SM-sarja
2022-03-12T14:00:00+0200	Pelicans U20	Kiekko-Espoo U20	5 - 2	U20 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
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
06/17/2022	Confirmed	Leaving	Petteri Rimpinen (G)	Leaving for	TPS U20
06/01/2022
06/01/2022	Extension	Leaving	Jani Lampinen (G)	Leaving for	Kiekko-Espoo
06/01/2022	Extension	Leaving	Perttu Iso-Kuortti (F)	Leaving for	Kiekko-Espoo

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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
1998-1999	U20 SM-liiga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

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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.	Leevi Lemberg (F)	2022-2023	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Jesse Pesonen (F)	2022-2023	Peliitat	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Patrik Siikanen (F)	2022-2023	JYP	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Tom Grönblom (D)	2022-2023	RoKi	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Morten Jürgens (F)	2022-2023	Kiekko-Espoo	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Lenni Killinen (F)	2022-2023	Pelicans	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Miika Heiskari (D)	2022-2023	JoKP	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Aleks Haatanen (F)	2022-2023	Pelicans	Liiga	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Niko Somppi (F)	2022-2023	Peliitat	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Jaakko Haarti (D)	2022-2023	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	-	-	-	-	-

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	1.42	34
5.	Tatu Kanerva (F)	2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	46	31	21	52	1.13	36

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

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	0.46	89

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2022-2023	View roster	5'8"	148 lbs	19.00
2021-2022	View roster	6'0"	174 lbs	19.40
2020-2021	View roster	5'11"	175 lbs	19.32
2019-2020	View roster	6'0"	177 lbs	19.06
2018-2019	View roster	5'11"	178 lbs	19.52

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