Esport Oilers is a floorball club based in Espoo, Finland, whose men's team competes in F-liiga, the top flight of Finnish floorball.
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| Sport | Floorball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| League | Men: F-liiga |
| Based in | Espoo |
| Arena | Men: Tapiolan urheiluhalli |
| Colors | |
| Owner | Esport Oilers ry |
| Managing director | Jouni Vehkaoja |
| Head coach | Men: Aleksi Lammi |
| Championships | Men: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2024 Women: 1994 |
| Website | Official website |
During their inaugural season, Esport Oilers was known as Espoon Oilers. It was renamed in 2013, in order to highlight the club's cooperation with Esport, a fitness center and gym company.[1] Esport Oilers is the second biggest floorball club in Finland with 1040 licensed players.[2]
Men's team has been playing the highest finnish league, F-Liiga, since 1994/1995 season. It has won five titles, the last time in the 2023–24 season. The team plays its home matches in Tapiolan urheiluhalli, which has a seating capacity of 1,570.
Women's team plays regional competitions. It has been playing in the highest league in 14 seasons, 1993–94 and 1997–98 through 2009–10. In the first of them, 1993–94, it has won a title.[3]
Honours
edit- Men's F-liiga titles: 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2023–24
- Men's Suomen Cup titles: 1995–96, 2001–02
- Women's Salibandyliiga title: 1993–94
Men's Team
edit| # | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Hellsten | G |
| 2 | Aaro Astala | F |
| 4 | Ilari Talvitie | D |
| 8 | Olli Jokela | D |
| 11 | Santeri Lindfors | F |
| 14 | Jesperi Lindfors | D |
| 15 | Joona Hokkanen | F |
| 16 | Eetu Sorvali | F |
| 17 | Eetu Nykänen | D |
| 18 | Antti Suomela | D |
| 19 | Perttu Järvinen | D |
| 22 | Heikki Iiskola | F |
| 24 | Juho Seppälä | D |
| 36 | Markus Laakso | G |
| 38 | Elias Pekari | F |
| 60 | Eppu Suhanto | D |
| 62 | Matias Juuranto | D |
| 70 | Justus Mustonen | D |
| 71 | Jesper Silvonen | F |
| 72 | Markus Salmi | F |
| 73 | Justus Kainulainen | F |
| 75 | Joona Larte | F |
| 80 | Eetu Niemelä | F |
| 88 | Markus Markkola | F |
| 92 | Tuomas Iiskola | F |
| 97 | Arttu Haapala | F |
| Head coach | Aleksi Lammi |
| Coaches | Jussi Sihvonen Mika Väisänen Aapo Räntilä Toni Hiekka |
| Team managers | Niko Kakko Rasmus Markelin |
Records
editTeam records
edit- Biggest win: Oilers – Classic 18–4 (2 November 2005)
- Biggest loss: Oilers – SPV 2–11 (31 January 2015)
- Most goals scored in league history: 4913 (1994–2023)
- Most points in league history: 1129 (1994–2023)
- Most wins in a season in league history: 28 (2005–06)
- Most goals scored in a season in league history: 333 (2005–06)
- Best goal difference in a season in league history: +152 (333 – 181 2005–06)
- Most saved penalty shots in a season in league history: 8 (2007–08)
Individual league records
edit- Most goals in a season: 78 (Justus Kainulainen 2023-24)
- Most points in a regular season: 48 + 60 = 108 (Jaakko Hintikka 2005–06)
- Most goals in a regular season: 63 (Tero Tiitu 2005–06)
- Most power play assists in a season: 16 (Matias Kaartinen 2012–13)
- Most shorthanded goals scored in a season: 7 (Tero Tiitu 2005–06)
- Most shorthanded assists in a season: 6 (Jaakko Hintikka 2005–06)
References
edit- ^ Karjalainen, Anssi. "Liigaseuran nimi vaihtuu – "Ei tuulesta temmattu juttu"". Pääkallo.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
Miesten Salibandyliigassa pelaava Espoon Oilers hämmästytti kaksi viikkoa sitten ilmoittamalla tehneensä yhteistyösopimuksen Esport-Yhteisöjen kanssa. Samalla seuran uudeksi nimeksi kerrottiin vaihtuvan Esport Oilers ry.
- ^ "Korona näkyy salibandynkin harrastajien määrässä - tässä suurimmat salibandyseurat". Suomen Salibandyliitto (in Finnish). 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "Historia". F-liiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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