HPK
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| HPK | |
|---|---|
| File:Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho logo.svg | |
| City | Hämeenlinna |
| League | Liiga |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Home arena | Pohjantähti Areena |
| Colours | Orange, black, white |
| Owner(s) | HPK Liiga Oy |
| General manager | Antti Toivanen |
| Head coach | Mikko Manner |
| Captain | Juuso Hietanen |
| Parent club(s) | HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry |
| Website | hpk |
| File:HPK uudet peliasut.png | |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 2006, 2019 |
Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry[1] and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights," with a logo representing a knight's helmet. HPK won their first SM-liiga championship in 2006 and the second in 2019.[2]
Honours
Champions
Runners-up
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) SM-liiga (3): 1952, 1993, 2010
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) SM-liiga (9): 1954, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Other awards for the club:
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) I-Divisioona (it was the second level of ice hockey in Finland) (5): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988
Players
Current roster
Updated August 1, 2024
Honored members
- 2 Eero Salisma
- 9 Jyrki Louhi
- 13 Marko Palo
- 17 Juha Hietanen
- 18 Hannu Savolainen
- 36 Marko Tuulola
NHL alumni
- Canada Eric Fehr
- Finland Riku Hahl
- Finland Jukka Hentunen
- Canada Josh Holden
- Finland Niko Kapanen
- Czech Republic Rostislav Klesla
- Finland Janne Laukkanen
- Finland Ville Leino
- Finland Antti Miettinen
- Finland Pasi Nurminen
- Finland Timo Pärssinen
- Finland Antti Pihlström
- United States Brian Rafalski
- Finland Karri Rämö
- Canada Geoff Sanderson
- Czech Republic Roman Šimíček
- Finland Ville Sirén
- Finland Juuse Saros
- Czech Republic Petr Tenkrát
- Finland Hannu Toivonen
- Finland Jarkko Varvio
- Czech Republic Tomáš Vlasák
- Finland Kristian Vesalainen
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See also
References
- ↑ "HPK:n liigatoiminta yhtiöityy" [HPK Liiga Operations have been Incorporated]. Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (in suomi). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ "Liiga".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to HPK.
- Official website (in Finnish)