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2023-2024 Kiekko-Espoo Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Aleksi Karjalainen (G)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	176	L
		Joonas Kiiskinen (G)	21	2004	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	137	L
	#1	Jani Lampinen (G)	22	2003	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	176	L
	#72	Oskari Parviainen (G)	24	2001	Lahti, FIN	6'1"	183	L
	#35	Cristopher Rembetti (G)	20	2005	Joensuu, FIN	6'0"	150	L
	#30	Petteri Rimpinen (G)	19	2006	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'0"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#23	Atte Heinänen (D)	21	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	192	L
	#15	Erno Hopponen (D)	28	1996	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	203	L
	#55	Niko Karlsson (D)	23	2002	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#3	Miro Keskitalo (D)"C"	29	1996	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#6	Elias Kettunen (D)	22	2003	Järvenpää, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#7	Vili Laitinen (D)	25	1999	Lohja, FIN	5'9"	176	R
	#43	Anton Niemeläinen (D)	23	2002	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	192	L
	#48	Nooa Nyman (D)	20	2005	Helsinki, FIN	5'8"	150	L
	#11	Noel Pietilä (D)	25	2000	Hyvinkää, FIN	5'9"	159	L
	#8	Eetu Pylkkänen (D)	27	1998	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	194	R
	#80	Niko Seppälä (D)"A"	27	1998	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	218	L
	#4	Joona Tamminen (D)	25	2000	Lohja, FIN	5'10"	174	L
	#2	Tommy Willberg (D)	21	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'5"	207	L
FORWARDS
	#22	Terry And (F)	27	1997	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	163	R
	#37	Roope Elimäki (C)	32	1993	Luumäki, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#6	Ron Gustafsson (LW)	23	2002	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	170	L
	#20	Jaakko Heikkinen (F)	28	1997	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	190	L
	#28	Janne Hämäläinen (LW)"A"	27	1998	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'9"	187	L
	#71	Morten Jürgens (C/W)	25	2000	Tallinn, EST	6'4"	231	R
	#25	Juuso Jämsen (F)	25	2000	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	168	R
	#19	Marcus Kallionkieli (LW)Loan	24	2001	Kankaanpää, FIN	6'2"	194	L
	#2	Leevi Kinnunen (C)	22	2003	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#14	Niko Kivelä (LW/RW)	30	1995	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#90	Juho Koivusaari (F)	27	1998	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	172	R
	#21	Elias Koponen (F)Loan	23	2002	Kuopio, FIN	5'10"	192	L
	#47	Aatu Laakso (C)	23	2002	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	196	L
	#91	Joonas Larinmaa (W/C)	33	1992	Turku, FIN	5'8"	165	L
	#41	Ottoville Leppänen (LW)Loan	27	1998	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#48	Joona Niittymäki (RW)	22	2003	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	170	R
	#41	Markus Oden (F)Loan	24	2001	Pierce, WA, USA	5'10"	176	R
	#27	Eetu Paasovaara (C)	27	1998	Kiiminki, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#12	Joni Piipponen (LW/RW)"A"	31	1994	Nurmijärvi, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#21	Kim Strömberg (C/W)	37	1987	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	185	L
	#82	Oliver Suni (F)Loan	23	2002	Kempele, FIN	6'2"	194	R
	#29	Tuomas Suoniemi (C/W)	19	2006	Stavanger, NOR	5'10"	161	L
	#16	Tommi Takaveräjä (F)	31	1994	Vihti, FIN	5'9"	170	R
	#9	Rasmus Tallqvist (LW)	21	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'3"	196	L
	#21	Rasmus Toivainen (LW/RW)	21	2004	Helsinki, FIN	5'8"	165	L
	#82	Venni Tolppola (C/RW)Loan	21	2004	Nurmijärvi, FIN	6'0"	163	R
	#78	Arttu Tuomaala (C)	24	2001	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#18	Oskari Utriainen (F)	23	2002	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	190	R
	#82	Joonas Virtanen (RW)	22	2003	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	190	L

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 20Av Age: 24.26 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2023-2024 Kiekko-Espoo Staff

Head CoachTomas Westerlund
Asst. CoachKurtis McLean
Goaltending CoachRolf von Hedenberg
Sports ManagerKim Hirschovits
Team ManagerTaisto Barsk
CEOAku Kallonen
ChairmanAmi Rubinstein
Conditioning CoachJukka Lehto
Dir. of Hockey OperationsJuuso Holtari
Equipment ManagerTaisto Barsk
Head Equipment ManagerAleksi Lindstedt
Skating CoachJukka Lehto

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Kiekko-Espoo Captains

"C"

Miro Keskitalo

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Kiekko-Espoo Facts

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

2023-2024 Kiekko-Espoo Roster Facts

Nationalities

46 players
2 players

Experience

Kiekko-Espoo: 1 859 GP
SHL: 52 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 66 GP
Liiga: 1 849 GP
Czechia: 45 GP
AHL: 6 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 Suomi-sarja)
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
11/22/2025 02:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	Ilves	-	Liiga
11/19/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Kärpät	Kiekko-Espoo	-	Liiga
11/15/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	KooKoo	2 - 3 (OT 61:08)	Liiga
11/12/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	TPS	2 - 4	Liiga
11/01/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Jukurit	Kiekko-Espoo	2 - 1	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

09/25/2025

confirmed

Ville Lajunen (D)

Leaving forHC Plzeň

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09/06/2025

confirmed

Kristian Näkyvä (D)

Joining fromTimrå IK

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08/21/2025

confirmed

John Stevens (F)

Joining fromAbbotsford Canucks

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08/19/2025

confirmed

Iikka Kangasniemi (F)

Joining fromPelicans

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08/05/2025

confirmed

Aku Alho (D)

Leaving forJKH GKS Jastrzebie

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08/04/2025

extension

Tomi Sallinen (F)

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07/22/2025

confirmed

Joni Jurmo (D)

Joining fromCalgary Flames

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07/01/2025

confirmed

Joonas Rask (F)

Joining fromHIFK

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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
2025-2026	Liiga	22	8	7	-	2	5	62	64	33	1.5	8	-
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
Kiekko-Espoo
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
1995-1996	SM-liiga	50	18	26	6	-	-	131	164	42	0.84	9	Did not make playoffs

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

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2023-2024 Kiekko-Espoo Roster

2023-2024 Kiekko-Espoo Staff

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Kiekko-Espoo History and Standings

Kiekko-Espoo Tournament Statistics

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