Kiekko-Espoo

Kiekko-Espoo is a Finnish ice hockey club founded in 2018. Kiekko-Espoo men's team plays in the Mestis and the women's team plays in the Naisten Liiga. Kiekko-Espoo's junior teams play at national league levels in U16, U18 and U20 juniors.[1] The junior teams of Espoo Blues and Kiekko-Espoo played under Kiekko-Espoo Juniorit ry until 2014.[2]

This article is about the Kiekko-Espoo organization. For the defunct club previously called Kiekko-Espoo, see Espoo Blues. For the women's team, see Kiekko-Espoo Naiset.
Kiekko-Espoo
NicknameKivikova
CityEspoo
LeagueMestis
Founded2018
Home arenaEspoo Metro Areena
Colours     
Head coachTomas Westerlund
AffiliatesHunters
Jäähonka

In 2017, Espoon Kiekkoseura and Espoon Palloseura, which split from the Espoo Blues junior organization, launched their own junior representative team and founded Kiekko-Espoo ry.[3] The team plays in U16, U18 and U20 junior leagues under the name Kiekko-Espoo. When Espoo United collapsed in the spring of 2018, the organization decided to also establish a representative team for adults in Kiekko-Espoo. It started playing in the 2018–2019 season in the Suomi-sarja. In the 2019–2020 season, the Blues women's representative team also moved to Kiekko-Espoo.[4]

History

Establishment and first seasons

After the collapse of the Espoo Blues (prev. Kiekko-Espoo) and the Espoo United, Kiekko-Espoo was established in 2018. The new Kiekko-Espoo played its first season in Suomi-sarja[5] from where it got promoted to Mestis. Kiekko-Espoo will try to enter Liiga in the 2024–2025 season.[6]

Kiekko-Espoo made it to the Mestis finals in the 2021–22 season but lost to Imatran Ketterä in 5 games.[7]

Honours

Mestis

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (1) 2021–22[8][7]

Finnish Cup

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner (1): 2022
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (1): 2021

Notes

    References
    1. "Kiekko-Espoo seuran esittely".
    2. "YTJ - Yritys- ja yhteisötietojärjestelmä - Yrityshaku". tietopalvelu.ytj.fi. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
    3. "Kiekko-Espoo tekee paluun kaukaloon EKS:n ja EPS:n junnujen edariseurana". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
    4. "Naiskiekon menestynein seura Blues historiaa – Kiekko-Espoo palaa Naisten liigaan". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
    5. Koivunen, Tommi (2018-05-26). "Kiekko-Espoo palaa kiekkokartalle – entinen SM-liigatähti aikoo pelata ja manageroida!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
    6. Kostiainen, Jari (2022-09-01). "SM-liigan uusi Jokerit-päätös selkeyttää Kiekko-Espoon tilannetta – "Espoo on tehnyt paljon työtä vuosien ajan", kommentoi liigapomo". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
    7. "Imatran Ketterä on jälleen Mestiksen mestari – Kiekko-Espoo kaatui viidessä ottelussa". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
    8. "Kiekko-Espoo at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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