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HPK
CityHämeenlinna
LeagueLiiga
Founded1929 (1929)
Home arenaPohjantähti Areena
ColoursOrange, black, white
     
Owner(s)HPK Liiga Oy
General managerAntti Toivanen
Head coachMikko Manner
CaptainJuuso Hietanen
Parent club(s)HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry
Websitehpk.fi
Championships
Playoff championships2006, 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

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Champions

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Runners-up

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Other awards for the club:

Players

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Current roster

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No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
81 Finland Samuli Aaltonen LW L 24 2023 Uusikaupunki, Finland
8 Finland Vili Alitalo C L 21 2023 Hämeenlinna, Finland
72 Latvia Arturs Andzans D L 23 2023 Riga, Latvia
93 Sweden Christopher Bengtsson C L 31 2024 Stockholm, Sweden
Finland Olli Eloranta C L 18 2024 Lahti, Finland
17 Finland Juuso Hietanen (A) D R 39 2022 Hämeenlinna, Finland
25 Finland Heikki Huttunen C R 26 2022 Helsinki, Finland
37 Finland Ossi Ikonen D L 34 2019 Toivakka, Finland
11 Finland Julius Janhonen C L 25 2024 Espoo, Finland
71 Finland Juho Järvelä C L 21 2023 Mikkeli, Finland
4 Finland Viljami Jokirinne D L 20 2024 Nokia, Finland
3 Finland Kalle Kangas D L 19 2024 Vantaa, Finland
89 Finland Juuso Ketola D R 24 2023 Ulvila, Finland
Finland Akseli Ketonen D R 19 2024 Hämeenlinna, Finland
23 Finland Jesse Kiiskinen RW R 19 2024 Hollola, Finland
44 Finland Oliver Kopiloff C/LW L 18 2024 Hämeenlinna, Finland
15 Finland Olli Korhonen C L 26 2024 Anjalankoski, Finland
43 Finland Miska Kukkonen D R 24 2024 Jokioinen, Finland
80 Finland Kasper Lundell C L 20 2023 Espoo, Finland
74 Finland Petteri Nikkilä (C) D L 32 2022 Hämeenlinna, Finland
40 Finland Petteri Nurmi D L 22 2021 Helsinki, Finland
12 Finland Sami Päivärinta C L 21 2023 Somero, Finland
30 Finland Sami Rajaniemi G L 32 2022 Oulainen, Finland
19 Finland Teemu Rautiainen LW L 32 2023 Nurmijärvi, Finland
29 Finland Miro Ruokonen LW L 28 2023 Forssa, Finland
35 Finland Kaj Saarinen G L 20 2022 Hämeenlinna, Finland
1 Finland Kim Saarinen G L 18 2023 Hämeenlinna, Finland
18 Finland Valtteri Savolainen LW L 21 2022 Hämeenlinna, Finland
28 Finland Aleksi Sinkkonen LW L 22 2024 Imatra, Finland
50 Finland Axel Skinnari W R 20 2023 Lahti, Finland
92 Finland Vili Toivonen RW L 19 2022 Loppi, Finland
82 Finland Eetu Tuulola (A) RW R 26 2023 Hämeenlinna, Finland
10 Finland Roope Vesterinen W L 18 2022 Hämeenlinna, Finland
38 Finland Eerik Wallenius D L 18 2023 Salo, Finland

Updated August 1, 2024

Honored members

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Karri Rämö shared the netminding duties with Miika Wiikman during the 2005–06 season. Image from the match vs. HIFK, January 2006.

NHL alumni

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Joonas Kemppainen playing for HPK in October 2009

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HPK:n liigatoiminta yhtiöityy" [HPK Liiga Operations have been Incorporated]. Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (in Finnish). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Liiga".
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