History
The first team was created by a group of teenagers from HJK who had played hockey in junior games. The founding meeting was held on October 19, 1938. The club's name was inspired by Bearcats, a notable Canadian club of that period. Karhu-Kissat played in the country's top-tier SM-sarja for the first time the season 1942–43. In February 6th of the next season, the match between Karhu-Kissat and TBK at Helsinki was stopped because the hockey field was bombed. As a result, a Karhu-Kissat's player was injured and never played hockey again. The seasons 1944–45, 1946–47 and 1948–49, the club also played in the top-tier but after all those seasons was relegated. They returned decisively in the top-tier the season 1951–52, and stayed there until the season 1956–57. This period the team managed to take second place in 1953-54 SM-sarja after losing both games to TBK at the final. Another participation in SM-sarja, the season 1971–72, ended in relegation. The club played for the last time in the top-tier the season 1973–74.after a merge with the HJK's ice hockey department The years that followed, financial difficulties never let the club take part in the top league categories. Currently the club plays in theReferences