Kiekko-Espoo Naiset

Kiekko-Espoo Naiset
CityEspoo, Finland
LeagueAuroraliiga
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Home arenaTapiolan harjoitusareena
ColoursNavy, gold, blue
     
Owner(s)Kiekko-Espoo Oy
General managerEmma Terho
Head coachSami Haapanen
CaptainReetta Valkjärvi
AffiliatesKiekko-Espoo Akatemia
Kiekko-Espoo Challenger
WebsiteOfficial website
Franchise history
1989–1992Espoon Kiekkoseura (EKS)
1992–1998Kiekko-Espoo
1998–2016Espoo Blues
2016–17Espoo United
2017–2019Espoo Blues
2019–Kiekko-Espoo
Championships
Aurora Borealis Cup16 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Current season
Kiekko-Espoo players in 2021

Kiekko-Espoo Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga. They play in the Tapiola district of Espoo, Finland at the harjoitusareena (lit.'training arena') of the Tapiolan urheilupuisto.[1] The team was founded as Espoon Kiekkoseura (EKS) in 1989 and has also been known as Espoo Blues Naiset and Espoo United Naiset during its tenure in the Auroraliiga. Kiekko-Espoo have won the Aurora Borealis Cup as the Finnish Champions in women's ice hockey sixteen times, six more wins than any other team in league history; at least one Finnish Championship medal (gold, silver, or bronze) was won under each of the four names.

The parent club, Kiekko-Espoo Oy, also has a representative men's ice hockey team in the Liiga, a representative ringette team in the Ringeten SM-sarja, and active sections in minor and junior ice hockey and youth ringette.

  1. ^ Foster, Meredith (26 March 2019). "The Espoo Blues are the 2019 Aurora Borealis Cup Champions". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 13 July 2019.