Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

team in the

Liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding lea ...

, the top men's ice hockey league in

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. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F ...

. HPK was established in

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

. The parent club of the team is HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry 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.

Honours

Champions

SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...

Kanada-malja The Kanada-malja is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Finnish Liiga playoffs. Kanada-malja is Finnish for "Canada Bowl"; the trophy is so named because it was donated by Canada's Finnish community in 19 ...

''(2)'': 2006,

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Runners-up

''(3)'':

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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, 2010 *

''(9)'': 1954,

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 ''Other awards for the club:'' *

I-Divisioona I-Divisioona was the second tier of ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hock ...

(it was the second level of ice hockey in Finland) ''(5)'': 1980,

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, 1982,

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

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Players

2019-2020

Goalkeepers

*1 Tuomas Aalto *35 Antti Karjalainen *60 Rasmus Reijola *83 Joona Voutilainen

Defenders

*6 Niklas Friman (C) *10 Atso Lehtinen *25 Roope Laavainen *38 Miro Karjalainen *42

Arto Laatikainen Arto Markus Laatikainen (born May 24, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HPK of the Finnish Liiga. Laatikainen was selected by the New York Rangers in the 7th round (197th overall) of the 1999 NHL ...

(A) *43 Otto Latvala *44 Paavo Tyni *53 Nico Nurmikanta *63 Elmeri Eronen *74 Petteri Nikkilä (A)

Forwards

*14 Mikko Lahtela *15 Santtu Hakanen *16

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*19

Cody Kunyk Cody Kunyk (born May 20, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently under contract to Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga. He has formerly played with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. (NHL) Playing career Kunyk playe ...

*21

Jere Innala Jere Innala (born 17 March 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and the Finland men's national ice hockey team, Finnish national team. Playing career On 7 May 2022, Innala left the ...

*26 Tommi Tikka *27 Filip Krivosik *28 Markus Nenonen (A) *29 Miro Ruokonen *34 Erkka Seppälä *40 Janne Tavi *45 Henri Kanninen *48 Valtteri Puustinen *49 Kasperi Heinänen *51

Philippe Cornet Philippe Cornet (born March 28, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Kassel Huskies of the German second tier DEL2. Cornet was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round (133rd overall) of th ...

*71 Niclas Lucenius *81 Joona Monto *86 Kristjan Kombe

Honored members

*2 Eero Salisma *9

Jyrki Louhi Jyrki Louhi is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward who played for HPK and Jokerit in the SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in Engli ...

*13

Marko Palo Marko Mikael "Adder" Palo (born 26 September 1967 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ässät, Espoo Blues, and HPK, and won the 1995 Swedish championship with HV 71. He ...

*17 Juha Hietanen *18 Hannu Savolainen *36 Marko Tuulola

NHL alumni

* Eric Fehr *

Riku Hahl Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre, who played most notably for HPK in the Finnish Liiga and the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Hahl was drafted 183r ...

* Jukka Hentunen * Josh Holden * Niko Kapanen *

Rostislav Klesla Rostislav "Rusty" Klesla (born March 21, 1982) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. Klesla was selected fourth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, making him the first ever pick in an entry draft by ...

* Janne Laukkanen *

Ville Leino Ville Leino (born 6 October 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. Playing career Finland At age 17, Lei ...

* Antti Miettinen * Pasi Nurminen * Timo Pärssinen * Antti Pihlström * Brian Rafalski * Karri Rämö *

Geoff Sanderson Geoffrey M. Sanderson (born February 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger, most notably for the Hartford Whalers and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Drafted by the Hartford W ...

* Roman Šimíček * Ville Sirén * Juuse Saros *

Petr Tenkrát Petr Tenkrát (born 31 May 1977) is a Czech former ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Nashville Predators and the Boston Bruins. Playing career He won SM-Liiga-silver in 2003 and ...

* Hannu Toivonen *

Jarkko Varvio Jarkko Varvio (April 28, 1972) is a Finnish former ice hockey player who had a very brief stint in the NHL. Varvio was drafted by Minnesota North Stars in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He was the top scorer at the 1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Champio ...

Tomáš Vlasák Tomáš Vlasák (born February 1, 1975) is a Czech former professional hockey player that plays for the Plzeň HC in the Czech Extraliga. He played 10 games with the Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team base ...

* Kristian Vesalainen

References

External links

Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hpk Liiga teams Sport in Hämeenlinna Sports clubs in Finland 1929 establishments in Finland Liiga Ice hockey clubs established in 1929