HPK
| HPK | |
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| City | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Home arena | Ritari-areena (capacity 5,360) |
| Colours | |
| Owner(s) |
 HPK Liiga Oy |
| General manager |
Risto Korpela |
| Head coach |
Pasi Arvonen |
| Captain |
Joonas Vihko |
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Website | |
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. The roster below is out of date. The current starting goalie is Nashville Predators draft pick Juuse Saros, who recently lead Finland to the World Junior Championship Gold Medal. Although undersized he is extremely athletic and is the starter for HPK at age 18.
Players
Current roster
Updated September 17, 2014.[1]
Honored members
- 2 Eero Salisma
- 9 Jyrki Louhi
- 13 Marko Palo
- 17 Juha Hietanen
- 18 Hannu Savolainen
- 36 Marko Tuulola
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
- ↑ "Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho - Edustuspelaajat" (in Finnish). www.hpk.fi.
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