EPS played in the Suomi-sarja, the third-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland.

[2] In their first season, Salamat drew international attention when they signed Hayley Wickenheiser, star of the Canadian women's national ice hockey team, making her the first female forward to be rostered by a professional ice hockey team.

[3] At the conclusion of their first season, HC Salamat earned promotion from the Suomi-sarja to the second-tier Mestis.

In August 2009, after a poor season in the Suomi-sarja, the owning osakeyhtiö (limited company) of the team, HC Kirkkonummen Salamat Oy, was declared bankrupt and ceased operations.

In 2011, the club formed a representative men’s team and Salamat returned to the ice in the III-divisioona.