HPK

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HPK
City Hämeenlinna, Finland
League SM-liiga
Founded 1929 (1929)
Home arena Ritari-areena (capacity 5,360)
Colours               
Owner(s) Finland HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry
General manager Finland Risto Korpela
Head coach Finland Ari-Pekka Selin
Captain Finland Marko Tuulola
Website
www.hpk.fi

HPK (Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight masked in a helmet. HPK won their first SM-liiga championship in 2006.

Players

Current roster

Updated December 9, 2012.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
43 Finland Aarnio, AnttiAntti Aarnio (A) LW L 32 2012 Oulu, Finland
44 Finland Alén, JuhaJuha Alén  D L 32 2012 Tampere, Finland
16 Canada Fehr, EricEric Fehr RW R 28 2012 Winkler, Manitoba, Canada
15 Finland Grönholm, Ossi-PetteriOssi-Petteri Grönholm D L 32 2011 Kotka, Finland
21 Finland Honka, JuusoJuuso Honka  RW L 23 2007 Turku, Finland
60 Finland Järvinen, MikaMika Järvinen G L 25 2011 Hattula, Finland
37 Finland Kiilholma, JuhaJuha Kiilholma C L 31 2012 Pori, Finland
34 Finland Laakso, AleksiAleksi Laakso  D L 23 2012 Seinäjoki, Finland
6 Sweden Larsson, JohanJohan Larsson D R 27 2012 Lindesberg, Sweden
71 Finland Luomala, MarkoMarko Luomala RW L 33 2011 Vaasa, Finland
4 Finland Mielonen, JuhoJuho Mielonen D R 26 2012 Savonlinna, Finland
20 Finland Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen RW R 33 Lockout Hämeenlinna, Finland
7 Finland Paajanen, OttoOtto Paajanen C L 21 2009 Loppi, Finland
72 Finland Piispanen, ArsiArsi Piispanen C R 19 2010 Jyväskylä, Finland
28 Finland Rautiainen, TeemuTeemu Rautiainen RW L 21 2008 Nurmijärvi, Finland
66 Croatia Rendulić, BornaBorna Rendulić RW R 21 2012 Zagreb, Croatia
85 Finland Saarinen, JesseJesse Saarinen  RW L 28 2012 Lahti, Finland
76 Finland Sallinen, JereJere Sallinen LW L 23 2012 Espoo, Finland
91 Finland Santavuori, TuomasTuomas Santavuori LW L 29 2012 Savonlinna, Finland
3 United States Spang, DanDan Spang D L 30 2012 Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
33 Finland Tolvanen, MikkoMikko Tolvanen G L 25 2011 Vantaa, Finland
26 Finland Tuominen, JoniJoni Tuominen D R 31 2012 Espoo, Finland
29 Finland Turtiainen, JaakkoJaakko Turtiainen RW L 22 2009 Helsinki, Finland
36 Finland Tuulola, MarkoMarko Tuulola (C) D L 43 2008 Hämeenlinna, Finland
5 Finland Vainio, JuusoJuuso Vainio D R 19 2009 Hämeenlinna, Finland
19 Finland Vänttinen, TuomasTuomas Vänttinen (A) C R 30 2012 Savonlinna, Finland
39 Finland Viitaluoma, VilleVille Viitaluoma C L 32 2012 Espoo, Finland

Honored members

  • 2  Eero Salisma
  • 13  Marko Palo
  • 17  Juha Hietanen
  • 18  Hannu Savolainen
  • 24  Mika Lartama  (not currently displayed after drug conviction in 2005)[2]
Karri Rämö shared the netminding duties with Miika Wiikman during the 2005-06 season. Image from the match vs. HIFK, January 2006.

NHL alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho - Edustuspelaajat" (in Finnish). www.hpk.fi. Retrieved 2012-12-09. 
  2. ↑ http://www.kaleva.fi/plus/index.cfm?j=515759

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