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4	Connor McDavid	56	23	56	79
5	Kyle Connor	63	32	46	78

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2005-2006 Blues Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Bernd Brückler (G)	43	1981	Graz, AUT	6'1"	190	L
	#1	Antti Härmä (G)	38	1987	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#46	Matti Kaltiainen (G)	42	1982	Espoo, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#31	Neil Little (G)	53	1971	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	6'1"	196	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#14	Tuomas Eskelinen (D)	46	1978	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	209	L
	#2	Juha Gustafsson (D)	45	1979	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	198	L
	#32	Kari Haakana (D)	51	1973	Outokumpu, FIN	6'2"	227	L
	#15	Jussi Halme (D)Loan	44	1980	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	181	L
	#5	Thomas Heinrichs (D)	44	1980	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	198	L
	#4	Janne Jalasvaara (D)	40	1984	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	203	L
	#83	Jari Korhonen (D)	49	1975	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	190	L
	#34	Ismo Kuoppala (D)	49	1975	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#6	Mikael Kurki (D)	38	1987	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#42	Arto Laatikainen (D)	44	1980	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	183	L
	#21	Tero Määttä (D)	43	1982	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	247	L
	#44	Kimmo Peltonen (D)"A"	49	1975	Lahti, FIN	5'11"	201	R
		Matti Tevanen (D)	46	1978	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	181	L
FORWARDS
	#16	Olli Ahonen (C)	45	1979	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	172	L
	#28	Semir Ben-Amor (LW/RW)	42	1982	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	223	L
	#10	Joakim Eriksson (C)"A"	48	1976	Södertälje, SWE	6'0"	192	L
	#23	Joni Finell (F)	38	1986	Helsinki, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#33	Timo Hirvonen (LW)"C"		1973	Varkaus, FIN	5'10"	187	R
	#13	Markku Hurme (RW)"A"	52	1972	Helsinki, FIN	5'11"	176	L
	#78	Kari Kalto (C)	46	1978	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	198	L
	#22	Steve Kariya (LW)	47	1977	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'6"	159	R
	#17	Ladislav Kohn (RW)	50	1975	Uherske Hradiste, CZE	5'10"	194	L
	#19	Mikko Lehtonen (RW)	37	1987	Espoo, FIN	6'4"	203	R
	#85	Niko Nieminen (RW)	42	1982	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	187	R
	#20	Pentti Nöyränen (RW)	41	1983	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	183	L
	#12	Esa Pirnes (C)	47	1977	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#18	Erkki Rajamäki (LW)	46	1978	Vantaa, FIN	6'2"	212	L
	#25	Teemu Riihijärvi (RW)	48	1977	Espoo, FIN	6'6"	214	L
	#9	Tomas Sinisalo (C/LW)	39	1986	Philadelphia, PA, USA	5'11"	203	L
	#7	Joni Töykkälä (C)	41	1984	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	185	L
	#40	Jaakko Uhlbäck (LW)	46	1978	Kuopio, FIN	6'2"	207	L

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2005-2006 Blues Staff

Head CoachKari Heikkilä
Asst. CoachPetri Matikainen
Goaltending CoachJukka Ropponen
Sports ManagerRaimo Summanen
Dir. of Player PersonnelJukka Holtari
Equipment ManagerJuha Pikkanen
Franchise OwnerJussi Salonoja
Head Equipment ManagerRiku Koivunen

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Kiekko-Espoo Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Blue + White + Yellow
Town: Espoo, FIN Map
Founded: 2018

2005-2006 Blues Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Blues: 4 233 GP
NHL: 323 GP
WC: 26 GP
SHL: 566 GP
Liiga: 7 203 GP
AHL: 1 060 GP
DEL: 123 GP
NL: 24 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Blues U17
Kiekko-Espoo U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U16 Ch (U16 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia
Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch (U18 SM-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
03/08/2025 03:00 PM UTC	JYP	Kiekko-Espoo	-	Liiga
03/07/2025 04:30 PM UTC	KalPa	Kiekko-Espoo	-	Liiga
03/05/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	TPS	2 - 1 (OT 63:20)	Liiga
03/01/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	HIFK	4 - 3	Liiga
02/28/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Jukurit	Kiekko-Espoo	1 - 4	Liiga

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Latest Transactions

Date	Status		Player	Team
02/15/2025	confirmed	joining	Sami Rajaniemi (G)	HPK
02/15/2025	confirmed	joining	Teemu Tallberg (F)	Tingsryds AIF
02/15/2025	confirmed	leaving	Arvid Degerstedt (F)	Mora IK
02/10/2025	confirmed	joining	Arvid Aronsson (D)	Linköping HC
02/03/2025	confirmed	joining	Joose Antonen (F)	Södertälje SK
02/01/2025	confirmed	leaving	Niko Seppälä (D)	HC Sparta Praha
01/26/2025	extension		Cameron Hillis (F)
01/26/2025	extension		Janne Hämäläinen (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
2024-2025	Liiga	55	19	17	-	10	9	151	156	86	1.56	8	-
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
1994-1995	SM-liiga	50	20	26	4	-	-	154	169	44	0.88	7	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

Kiekko-Espoo Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Joni Häppölä (F)	2024-2025	KHT	II-divisioona	24	26	40	66	0
2.	Niklas Andersson (F)	2024-2025	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	22	33	32	65	14
3.	Atro Leppänen (D)	2024-2025	Sport	Liiga	56	18	40	58	26
4.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	2024-2025	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	21	7	47	54	4
5.	Oskari Siiki (F)	2024-2025	Kaltern/Caldaro	IHL	33	24	29	53	2
6.	Sami Blomqvist (F)	2024-2025	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL 2	48	27	24	51	8
7.	Hannu Kuru (F)	2024-2025	JKH GKS Jastrzebie	PHL	40	13	37	50	8
8.	Teemu Väyrynen (F)	2024-2025	Kalmar HC	HockeyAllsvenskan	47	11	37	48	8
9.	Juuso Rajala (F)	2024-2025	EHC Neuwied	CEHL	29	9	39	48	6
10.	Lari Posti (F)	2024-2025	Haukat	Suomi-sarja	34	28	19	47	16

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.45
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	23.49
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.76
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	23.00
2020-2021	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	25.13

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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.	Tero Lehterä (F)	274	90	119	209

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.	Teemu Sillanpää (D)	400	65	73	138
4.	Robert Salo (D)	399	31	65	96
5.	Juha Ikonen (F)	396	95	172	267

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	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Petro Koivunen (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	39	32	37	69	1.77	42
2.	Jan Långbacka (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	19	43	62	1.41	26
3.	Martin Kariya (F)	2006-2007	SM-liiga	51	18	43	61	1.20	58
4.	Mikko Lempiäinen (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	39	30	30	60	1.54	35
5.	Petro Koivunen (F)	1989-1990	I-divisioona	39	25	35	60	1.54	30

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Petro Koivunen (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	39	32	37	69	1.77	42
2.	Dale McTavish (F)	1999-2000	SM-liiga	53	32	19	51	0.96	87
3.	Jere Lehtinen (F)	1991-1992	I-divisioona	43	32	17	49	1.14	6
4.	Mikko Lempiäinen (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	39	30	30	60	1.54	35
5.	Petteri Koskinen (F)	1986-1987	II-divisioona	28	28	29	57	2.04	44

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kim Hirschovits (F)	2014-2015	Liiga	59	13	45	58	0.98	46
2.	Jan Långbacka (F)	1988-1989	I-divisioona	44	19	43	62	1.41	26
3.	Martin Kariya (F)	2006-2007	SM-liiga	51	18	43	61	1.20	58
4.	Jan Caloun (F)	2001-2002	SM-liiga	48	15	43	58	1.21	49
5.	Aleksi Matinmikko (D)	2022-2023	Mestis	42	13	40	53	1.26	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Timo Willman (D)	2000-2001	SM-liiga	55	3	7	0.13	155
2.	Jere Karalahti (D)	2010-2011	SM-liiga	53	11	30	0.57	147
3.	Mikko Koivunoro (F)	1996-1997	SM-liiga	46	6	24	0.52	132
4.	Erkki Rajamäki (F)	2006-2007	SM-liiga	45	1	4	0.09	131
5.	Erkki Rajamäki (F)	2008-2009	SM-liiga	31	11	14	0.45	126