▁bronze ▁medal ▁series ▁in ▁six ▁years ▁and ▁winning ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁( 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Golden ▁Age : ▁Esp oo ▁Blues , ▁ 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁renamed ▁Esp oo ▁Blues ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁continu ing ▁the ▁tr end ▁of ▁sharing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁its ▁brother - team ▁in ▁the ▁Li iga , ▁which ▁also ▁renamed ▁Esp oo ▁Blues ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁name ▁change ▁unw itting ly ▁ ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁" g old en ▁age " ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁Starting ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁SM - s ar ja ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁ach ieving ▁victory ▁over ▁J Y P ▁in ▁the ▁final s , ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁st agger ing ▁seven ▁consecutive ▁champion ships ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁years . ▁The ▁Blues ▁were ▁kept ▁off ▁the ▁SM - s ar ja ▁medal ▁pod ium ▁only ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 1 6 ▁span ; ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁championship ▁titles , ▁they ▁earned ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁two ▁more ▁bronze ▁med als ▁in ▁ 2 0