What league does Kiekko-Espoo play in?

Kiekko-Espoo play in the Liiga.

When was Kiekko-Espoo founded?

Kiekko-Espoo was founded in 1984 in Espoo, FIN, Finland.

Where is Kiekko-Espoo based?

Kiekko-Espoo is based in Espoo, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kiekko-Espoo?

The head coach of Kiekko-Espoo is Sakari Pietilä.

Who is the captain of Kiekko-Espoo?

The captain of Kiekko-Espoo is Juha Ikonen.

What arena does Kiekko-Espoo play in?

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

Who is the general manager of Kiekko-Espoo?

The general manager of Kiekko-Espoo is Ilkka Sinisalo.

What are the team colors of Kiekko-Espoo?

The team colors of Kiekko-Espoo are Blue + White + Yellow.

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1998-1999 Blues Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SM-liiga
1.	Juha Ikonen (C)	52	11	34	45	44	7	4	1	1	2	4	-1
2.	Hannes Hyvönen (RW)	52	23	18	41	74	4	4	2	1	3	2	-2
3.	Christian Ruuttu (C)	45	14	22	36	40	1	4	0	1	1	0	-2
4.	Nils Ekman (LW)	52	20	14	34	96	3	3	1	1	2	6	2
5.	Joonas Jääskeläinen (RW)	50	16	12	28	10	-1	4	0	1	1	0	1
6.	Petr Ton (RW/LW)	49	13	14	27	14	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
7.	Tommy Kiviaho (LW)	54	10	16	26	16	-8	4	0	1	1	4	1
8.	Jiri Vykoukal (D)	46	6	15	21	32	-2	4	0	2	2	18	-1
9.	Pasi Sormunen (D)	45	4	11	15	32	-2	3	3	0	3	20	1
10.	Timo Hirvonen (LW)	54	5	8	13	40	-12	4	0	0	0	4	-1
11.	Jonas Andersson-Junkka (D)	34	4	4	8	20	4
12.	Scott Malone (D)	26	3	5	8	50	-4	4	0	1	1	16	-2
13.	Tero Tiainen (RW)	50	5	2	7	36	-16	4	0	0	0	0	-1
14.	Tero Hämäläinen (C)	29	1	6	7	2	-3
15.	Teemu Riihijärvi (RW)	53	2	4	6	75	-6	4	0	0	0	0	0
16.	Arto Laatikainen (D)	48	0	6	6	14	3	4	0	2	2	2	1
17.	Niko Halttunen (RW)	26	1	4	5	20	-9	3	1	0	1	25	0
18.	Riku-Petteri Lehtonen (D)	54	1	4	5	48	-18
19.	Riku Varjamo (D)	39	1	3	4	18	1
20.	Robert Salo (D)	45	0	4	4	26	-12
21.	Arto Kuki (C)	27	2	1	3	22	-8	4	0	1	1	4	-1
22.	Tomas Kapusta (LW)	7	1	1	2	4	-4
23.	Niklas Hagman (LW)	14	1	1	2	2	-1	4	1	0	1	0	0
24.	Mikael Jämsänen (RW)	44	1	1	2	4	-2	4	0	0	0	4	0
25.	Jesse Welling (LW)	24	1	0	1	18	-6
26.	Juha Gustafsson (D)	4	0	1	1	2	0
27.	Niclas Hedberg (D)	14	0	1	1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
28.	Tommi Nyyssönen (D)	15	0	1	1	12	-7
29.	Mikko Kaukokari (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Teemu Siren (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Miikka Lindholm (RW)	2	0	0	0	2	1
32.	Aki Kauppinen (D)	8	0	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
SM-liiga
1.	Ari-Pekka Siekkinen (G)	45	3.23	.892	16	21	6	2	2561:15	1137	4	3.02	.917
2.	Jani Riihinen (G)	15	3.50	.888	5	5	1	1	703:25	324	0
3.	Markus Vasarainen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1998-1999 Blues Staff

Head CoachSakari Pietilä
Head CoachPekka Rautakallio
Head CoachHannu Saintula
General ManagerIlkka Sinisalo

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1998-1999 Blues Captains

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Juha Ikonen

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1998-1999 Kiekko-Espoo Demographics

Kiekko-Espoo Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Blue + White + Yellow
Town: Espoo, FIN Map
Founded: 1984

1998-1999 Blues Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
3 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Blues: 3 083 GP
NHL: 621 GP
WC: 119 GP
OG: 22 GP
SHL: 229 GP
Liiga: 4 591 GP
Czechia: 484 GP
AHL: 447 GP
DEL: 36 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kiekko-Espoo U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U16 Ch (U16 Mestis)
Kiekko-Espoo U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch (U18 Mestis)
Kiekko-Espoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch (U20 Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Espoo Metro Areena
Location: Espoo, FIN
Capacity: 6 982
Construction Year: 1999

Kiekko-Espoo Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/19/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Ässät	Kiekko-Espoo	-	Liiga
09/15/2026 03:30 PM UTC	SaiPa	Kiekko-Espoo	-	Liiga
09/09/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	KooKoo	6 - 2	Liiga
09/05/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	Pelicans	1 - 2	Liiga
09/01/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	KalPa	5 - 1	Liiga

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Lukas Svejkovsky (F)

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Linus Öberg (F)

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Kiekko-Espoo History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Kiekko-Espoo
2026-2027	Liiga	3	2	1	-	0	0	12	5	6	2	2	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	23	21	-	5	11	157	155	90	1.5	9	First round loss
2024-2025	Liiga	60	20	19	-	10	11	160	171	91	1.52	8	First round loss
2023-2024	Mestis	48	26	15	-	2	5	166	130	87	1.81	4	Bronze game win
2022-2023	Mestis	52	36	8	-	6	2	222	111	122	2.35	1	Champion
2021-2022	Mestis	52	26	13	-	9	4	158	126	100	1.92	2	Final loss
2020-2021	Mestis	31	17	8	-	3	3	108	84	60	1.94	1	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Suomi-sarja	30	27	3	-	1	0	183	57	80	2.67	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Suomi-sarja	39	24	10	-	4	1	167	108	81	2.08	2	Semifinal loss
	Suomi-sarja	32	21	8	-	2	1	142	89	68	2.13	3	Final group
Blues
2015-2016	Liiga	60	13	33	-	6	8	108	168	59	0.98	15	Bankruptcy
2014-2015	Liiga	60	25	21	-	11	3	166	149	100	1.67	5	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	28	26	-	3	3	137	146	93	1.55	6	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	21	28	-	6	5	151	164	80	1.33	12	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	18	23	-	9	10	148	165	82	1.37	8	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	21	24	-	8	7	142	151	86	1.43	9	Final loss
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	19	23	-	9	7	145	155	82	1.41	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	28	18	-	4	8	159	135	100	1.72	2	Bronze game loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	33	12	-	5	6	165	114	115	2.05	2	Final loss
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	24	17	-	5	10	156	135	92	1.64	5	Bronze game loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	23	22	-	4	7	152	135	84	1.5	8	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	15	30	-	5	6	139	159	61	1.09	11	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	18	23	15	-	-	134	139	56	1	9	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	25	15	16	-	-	166	145	68	1.21	4	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	24	23	9	-	-	156	171	58	1.04	8	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	22	26	8	-	-	154	152	52	0.93	9	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	19	25	10	-	-	163	165	48	0.89	7	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	21	26	7	-	-	146	183	49	0.91	7	Quarterfinal loss
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1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	20	22	6	-	-	153	139	46	0.96	8	Bronze game loss
1996-1997	SM-liiga	50	25	19	6	-	-	154	163	51	1.02	6	Quarterfinal loss

Kiekko-Espoo Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Kiekko-Espoo
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Champion
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	12	3	6	3	1	Final loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	4	3	1	-	-	-	21	8	9	2.25	-	Relegated
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	7	6	-	-	-	-
Blues
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	0	1	7	8	4	1	2	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Champions HL	4	4	0	-	0	0	13	4	12	3	1	Semifinal loss

Kiekko-Espoo Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Camilo Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	12	14	26	2
2.	Aapo Katavisto (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	6	2	1	3	0
3.	Cameron Hillis (F)	2026-2027	Ässät	Liiga	3	1	1	2	2
4.	Santeri Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Lukko	Liiga	3	1	1	2	6
5.	Elias Koponen (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	4	0	2	2	0
6.	Joonas Niemelä (F)	2026-2027	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Metal Ligaen	1	1	0	1	0
7.	Aleksi Matinmikko (D)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Liiga	2	1	0	1	0
8.	Robert Rooba (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Liiga	2	1	0	1	2
9.	Aatu Heinänen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	1	0	1	14
10.	Heikki Liedes (F)	2026-2027	Lukko	Liiga	3	1	0	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.11
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.36
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.87
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	24.14
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.32

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juha Ikonen (F)	396	95	172	267
2.	Petro Koivunen (F)	255	106	143	249
3.	Jarmo Muukkonen (F)	367	113	135	248
4.	Arto Laatikainen (D)	632	60	151	211
5.	Tero Lehterä (F)	274	90	119	209

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jarmo Muukkonen (F)	367	113	135	248
2.	Petro Koivunen (F)	255	106	143	249
3.	Ladislav Kohn (F)	254	100	93	193
4.	Joonas Jääskeläinen (F)	336	99	68	167
5.	Juha Ikonen (F)	396	95	172	267

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Juha Ikonen (F)	396	95	172	267
2.	Arto Laatikainen (D)	632	60	151	211
3.	Petro Koivunen (F)	255	106	143	249
4.	Jarmo Muukkonen (F)	367	113	135	248
5.	Arttu Tuomaala (F)	259	61	125	186

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Erkki Rajamäki (F)	202	44	73	599
2.	Timo Hirvonen (F)	572	87	177	451
3.	Arto Laatikainen (D)	632	60	211	441
4.	Peter Ahola (D)	223	43	121	424
5.	Kari Haakana (D)	306	13	52	388

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arto Laatikainen (D)	632	60	151	211
2.	Timo Hirvonen (F)	572	87	90	177
3.	Tomi Sallinen (F)	438	65	96	161
4.	Teemu Sillanpää (D)	400	65	73	138
5.	Robert Salo (D)	399	31	65	96

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Waltteri Hopponen (F)	3	1	7	2.33
2.	Petteri Koskinen (F)	28	28	57	2.04
3.	Roope Turunen (F)	1	1	2	2.00
4.	Patrik Mallenius (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Mariusz Czerkawski (F)	7	9	12	1.71

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Petro Koivunen (F)	1988-1989	39	32	69
2.	Jan Långbacka (F)	1988-1989	44	19	62
3.	Martin Kariya (F)	2006-2007	51	18	61
4.	Mikko Lempiäinen (F)	1988-1989	39	30	60
5.	Petro Koivunen (F)	1989-1990	39	25	60

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Petro Koivunen (F)	1988-1989	39	32	69
2.	Dale McTavish (F)	1999-2000	53	32	51
3.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	1991-1992	43	32	49
4.	Mikko Lempiäinen (F)	1988-1989	39	30	60
5.	Petteri Koskinen (F)	1986-1987	28	28	57

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Kim Hirschovits (F)	2014-2015	59	45	58
2.	Jan Långbacka (F)	1988-1989	44	43	62
3.	Martin Kariya (F)	2006-2007	51	43	61
4.	Jan Caloun (F)	2001-2002	48	43	58
5.	Aleksi Matinmikko (D)	2022-2023	42	40	53

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Timo Willman (D)	2000-2001	55	7	155
2.	Jere Karalahti (D)	2010-2011	53	30	147
3.	Mikko Koivunoro (F)	1996-1997	46	24	132
4.	Erkki Rajamäki (F)	2006-2007	45	4	131
5.	Erkki Rajamäki (F)	2008-2009	31	14	126

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1998-1999 Blues Player Stats

1998-1999 Blues Staff

1998-1999 Blues Captains

Stories

1998-1999 Kiekko-Espoo Demographics

Kiekko-Espoo Facts

1998-1999 Blues Roster Facts

Arena Information

Kiekko-Espoo Games

Latest Transactions

Kiekko-Espoo History and Standings

Kiekko-Espoo Tournament Statistics

Kiekko-Espoo Retired Numbers

Kiekko-Espoo Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Franchise All-Time Goals

Franchise All-Time Assists

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Player Nationalities Throughout History