What league does Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia play in?

Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia play in the Mestis (W).

When was Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia founded?

Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia was founded in 1988 in Espoo, FIN, Finland.

Where is Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia based?

Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia is based in Espoo, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia?

The head coach of Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia is Jami Kantola.

What arena does Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia play in?

Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia play their home games at Warrior Areena in Espoo, FIN.

EKS

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Season

EKS were 8-7-1 in the 2018-19 Mestis Q (W) season with 24 points, 4th in the Lohko 1 and 9th overall.

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2018-2019 EKS Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Minja Drufva (G)	24	2002	Lohja, FIN	5'4"	137	L
	#30	Erica Jaskari (G)Loan	24	2001	Lapua, FIN	5'8"	150	L
	#1	Hanna Minkkinen (G)	27	1998		-	-	-
	#35	Senni Thynell (G)	23	2002		-	-	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#19	Ada Eronen (D)	22	2004	Espoo, FIN	5'7"	154	L
		Tiia-Juulia Honkanen (D)	24	2001	Kotka, FIN	5'1"	121	L
	#4	Riikka Järvinen (D)	26	2000	Kotka, FIN	5'4"	141	L
	#8	Suvi Kortelainen (D)	23	2003	Helsinki, FIN	5'6"	139	L
	#17	Tanja Pörrö (D)	39	1987	Helsinki, FIN	-	-	L
	#26	Nea Saarenpää (D)	23	2003	Lohja, FIN	5'8"	137	L
	#11	Ida Saari (D)	24	2001		-	-	L
	#19	Emmi Salonen (D)	25	2001		-	-	L
	#14	Anna Schmidt (D/F)	31	1995	Vantaa, FIN	5'5"	128	L
	#9	Inka Topio (D)	26	1999		-	-	L
	#15	Minnamari Tuominen (D/C)	36	1990	Helsinki, FIN	5'5"	159	R
	#8	Reetta Valkjärvi (D/C)Loan	30	1996	Hollola, FIN	5'6"	141	L
	#12	Ella Viitasuo (D)Loan	30	1996	Lahti, FIN	5'8"	152	L
	#42	Viktoria Virolainen (D/F)	28	1998		-	-	L
FORWARDS
	#14	Jenna Ahonen (F)	34	1992		-	-	-
	#20	Tinja Haukijärvi (LW)Loan	29	1997	Järvenpää, FIN	5'6"	150	L
	#41	Elin Högnäs (F)	34	1992		5'1"	121	L
	#48	Heini Ilmarinen (F/D)	37	1988	Kerava, FIN	5'8"	161	L
	#18	Erika Jokiniemi (F)	25	2000	Hollola, FIN	5'6"	134	L
	#15	Krista Jussila (F)	25	2001		5'6"	126	L
	#20	Tiia Kinnula (F/D)	25	2001		5'4"	143	L
	#13	Anna Kinnunen (F)	45	1981	Savonlinna, FIN	5'2"	115	R
	#12	Anniina Koskinen (F)	35	1991	Kouvola, FIN	5'2"	132	L
		Tytti Kyrölä (F)	31	1995	Espoo, FIN	5'3"	115	L
	#18	Peppi Kähkönen (C)	24	2001	Espoo, FIN	5'6"	-	L
		Nita Laasonen (F)	25	2000		-	-	L
	#16	Anni Montonen (C)	26	2000	Espoo, FIN	5'7"	132	L
	#40	Janika Pekki (F)	30	1996	Lappeenranta, FIN	-	-	L
	#11	Annina Rajahuhta (RW)Loan	37	1989	Helsinki, FIN	5'5"	159	L
	#8	Emmi Rakkolainen (C)Loan	30	1996	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	137	L
	#13	Nea Ruuskanen (LW)Loan	28	1998	Vantaa, FIN	5'2"	128	L
		Elsa Talvitie (C)	22	2004	Espoo, FIN	-	-	L
	#19	Sara Yrjölä (F)	29	1997	Vantaa, FIN	5'9"	143	L
	#22	Linda Österlund (F)	31	1994		5'5"	132	L

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 12Av Age: 22.27 yearsAv Ht: 5'5"Av Wt: 132 lbsCompare with other teams »

2018-2019 EKS Staff

Head CoachJami Kantola
Asst. CoachKatja Jäppinen
Team ManagerAnniina Koskinen
Team ManagerLinda Österlund
Dir. of CoachingMinnamari Tuominen

Team Staff History

2018-2019 Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia Demographics

Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia Facts

Plays in: Naisten Mestis
Team Colors: -
Town: Espoo, FIN Map
Founded: 1988

2018-2019 EKS Roster Facts

Nationalities

38 players

Experience

EKS: 885 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kiekko-Espoo (Auroraliiga (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: Warrior Areena
Location: Espoo, FIN
Capacity: 200
Construction Year: 2009

Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/10/2024 03:30 PM UTC	HIFK Akatemia	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	3 - 10	Mestis
03/09/2024 02:00 PM UTC	APV	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	1 - 6	Mestis
03/03/2024 12:35 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	KalPa Akatemia	2 - 3 (SO)	Mestis
03/02/2024 04:05 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	KalPa Akatemia	3 - 1	Mestis
02/18/2024 02:45 PM UTC	SaiPa	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	2 - 3	Mestis

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07/21/2026

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05/31/2026

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Lotta Leskinen (D)

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05/04/2026

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Vilma Timonen (D)

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08/05/2024

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Veera Pöntinen (D)

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08/14/2023

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08/30/2022

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Lilia Huovinen (G)

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Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia
2026-2027	Mestis (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Mestis (W)	28	16	9	-	1	2	133	78	52	1.86	3	Bronze game win
2024-2025	Mestis (W)	28	20	5	-	0	3	130	68	63	2.25	1	Bronze game win
2023-2024	Mestis (W)	28	19	4	-	2	3	126	57	64	2.29	2	No playoffs held
2022-2023	Naisten L (W)	6	1	4	-	1	0	8	24	5	0.83	4	Relegated
	Mestis (W)	14	8	5	-	1	0	39	37	26	1.86	2	Qualification
	Mestis Q (W)	16	11	4	-	0	1	70	32	34	2.13	2	Promoted
2021-2022	Mestis (W)	14	7	4	-	1	2	42	34	25	1.79	3	-
	Mestis Q (W)	2	1	1	-	0	0	4	6	3	1.5	3	Qualification loss
	Mestis Q (W)	16	13	2	-	0	1	79	26	40	2.5	1	Qualification
2020-2021	Mestis (W)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	5	Season Cancelled
	Mestis Q (W)	12	7	3	-	2	0	45	30	25	2.08	2	-
2019-2020	Suomi-sarja (W)	9	8	1	0	-	-	50	10	16	1.78	1	Season Cancelled
	Mestis Q (W)	14	6	6	-	0	2	60	44	20	1.43	4	-
EKS
2018-2019	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	9	0	1	-	-	55	27	19	1.9	1	Bronze game win
	Mestis Q (W)	16	7	7	-	1	1	58	39	24	1.5	4	-
Blues EKS
2016-2017	Suomi-sarja (W)	4	3	1	0	-	-	19	10	6	1.5	2	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	5	3	2	-	-	27	23	12	1.2	4	Final group
	Mestis Q (W)	12	5	5	2	-	-	28	34	12	1	3	-
2015-2016	Mestis (W)	2	1	0	-	1	0	9	4	-	-	1	Champion
	Mestis (W)	4	3	0	1	-	-	10	4	7	1.75	1	-
	Mestis (W)	12	4	6	2	-	-	34	41	10	0.83	4	-
	Mestis Q (W)	8	7	1	0	-	-	44	9	14	1.75	1	-
2014-2015	Mestis (W)	7	3	1	3	-	-	30	27	9	1.29	3	-
	Suomi-sarja (W)	7	7	1	0	-	-	46	14	14	2	1	-
	Mestis Q (W)	15	10	3	2	-	-	61	41	22	1.47	2	-
2013-2014	Mestis (W)	7	3	2	2	-	-	18	15	8	1.14	4	-
	Mestis (W)	9	6	3	0	-	-	46	21	12	1.33	3	-
	Mestis (W)	16	3	10	3	-	-	45	67	9	0.56	5	-
2012-2013	SM-sarja (W)	10	0	10	0	-	-	10	93	0	0	6	Qualification loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tinja Haukijärvi (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Auroraliiga	5	6	3	9	12
2.	Henni Virtanen (D)	2026-2027	HPK	Auroraliiga	6	5	3	8	12
3.	Reetta Valkjärvi (D)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Auroraliiga	6	0	5	5	0
4.	Anni Montonen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Auroraliiga	6	2	2	4	0
5.	Ada Eronen (D)	2026-2027	SC Bern Frauen	SWHL A	5	1	3	4	4
6.	Arla Ojala (F)	2026-2027	GrIFK U16	U16 Mestis	5	2	1	3	0
7.	Susanna Viitala (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Auroraliiga	6	2	0	2	0
8.	Nea Koskipalo (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Auroraliiga	6	1	1	2	2
9.	Valérie Christmann (F)	2026-2027	EVZ Women's Team	SWHL A	3	0	2	2	0
10.	Sofia Nuutinen (F)	2026-2027	Mercyhurst Univ.	NCAA	4	0	2	2	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'5"	137 lbs	20.52
2025-2026	View Roster	5'6"	139 lbs	20.60
2024-2025	View Roster	5'7"	137 lbs	20.73
2023-2024	View Roster	5'6"	137 lbs	21.21
2022-2023	View Roster	5'6"	134 lbs	21.10

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Linda Österlund (F)	286	215	186	401
2.	Jenna Ahonen (F)	116	75	66	141
3.	Roosa Vuosalmi (F)	73	77	46	123
4.	Elin Högnäs (F)	140	43	69	112
5.	Kaisa Eronen (F)	144	40	65	105

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Linda Österlund (F)	286	215	186	401
2.	Roosa Vuosalmi (F)	73	77	46	123
3.	Jenna Ahonen (F)	116	75	66	141
4.	Uche Udeh (F)	67	49	23	72
5.	Emmi Jokipelto (F)	45	44	35	79

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Linda Österlund (F)	286	215	186	401
2.	Elin Högnäs (F)	140	43	69	112
3.	Jenna Ahonen (F)	116	75	66	141
4.	Kaisa Eronen (F)	144	40	65	105
5.	Elli Kemppainen (F)	111	30	54	84

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Linda Österlund (F)	286	215	401	168
2.	Lien Högnäs (F)	89	31	61	135
3.	Anna Schmidt (D)	106	19	64	118
4.	Jenna Ahonen (F)	116	75	141	116
5.	Elin Högnäs (F)	140	43	112	96

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Linda Österlund (F)	286	215	186	401
2.	Iida Kuvaja (D)	150	28	34	62
3.	Kaisa Eronen (F)	144	40	65	105
4.	Elin Högnäs (F)	140	43	69	112
5.	Anna Rönnberg (D)	129	2	10	12

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Linnea Melotindos (F)	9	16	21	2.33
2.	Hanna Teerijoki (F)	3	1	7	2.33
3.	Enni Pohjola (F)	3	4	6	2.00
4.	Susanna Viitala (F)	3	2	6	2.00
5.	Reetta Valkjärvi (D)	2	3	4	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Erica Grönlund (F)	2023-2024	23	25	44
2.	Linda Österlund (F)	2023-2024	26	18	39
3.	Linda Österlund (F)	2024-2025	28	13	38
4.	Nia Käyhty (F)	2023-2024	28	16	37
5.	Nathalie Karlberg (F)	2025-2026	26	15	34

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Erica Grönlund (F)	2023-2024	23	25	44
2.	Linda Österlund (F)	2023-2024	26	18	39
3.	Roosa Vuosalmi (F)	2024-2025	16	18	31
4.	Roosa Vuosalmi (F)	2021-2022	15	18	28
5.	Jenna Ahonen (F)	2018-2019	9	18	27

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Linda Österlund (F)	2024-2025	28	25	38
2.	Linda Österlund (F)	2023-2024	26	21	39
3.	Nia Käyhty (F)	2023-2024	28	21	37
4.	Erica Grönlund (F)	2023-2024	23	19	44
5.	Nathalie Karlberg (F)	2025-2026	26	19	34

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Uche Udeh (F)	2012-2013	24	17	61
2.	Linnea Tolvanen (F)	2025-2026	23	29	55
3.	Nathalie Karlberg (F)	2025-2026	26	34	45
4.	Anna Alanen (D)	2008-2009	10	6	40
5.	Heidi Niskanen (D)	2007-2008	21	4	40