HPK

Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is an 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]

HPK
CityHämeenlinna
LeagueLiiga
Founded1929 (1929)
Home arenaRitarihalli
ColoursOrange, black, white
              
Owner(s)HPK Liiga Oy
General managerAntti Toivanen
Head coachAntti Pennanen
CaptainNiklas Friman
Parent club(s)HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry
Championships2006, 2019
Websitewww.hpk.fi

Honours

Champions

Runners-up

Other awards for the club:

Players

2019-2020

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Forwards


Honored members
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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See also

References
  1. "HPK:n liigatoiminta yhtiöityy" [HPK Liiga Operations have been Incorporated]. Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (in Finnish). 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  2. https://liiga.fi/fi/uutiset/2019/05/04/hpk-on-suomen-mestari-2019
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