Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional 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 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

Runners-up

Other awards for the club:

Players

Current roster

No.NatPlayerPosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
81FinlandSamuli AaltonenLWL262023Uusikaupunki, Finland
8FinlandVili AlitaloCL232023Hämeenlinna, Finland
72LatviaArturs AndzansDL252023Riga, Latvia
93SwedenChristopher BengtssonCL322024Stockholm, Sweden
–FinlandOlli ElorantaCL202024Lahti, Finland
17FinlandJuuso Hietanen(A)DR412022Hämeenlinna, Finland
25FinlandHeikki HuttunenCR272022Helsinki, Finland
37FinlandOssi IkonenDL362019Toivakka, Finland
11FinlandJulius JanhonenCL272024Espoo, Finland
71FinlandJuho JärveläCL232023Mikkeli, Finland
4FinlandViljami JokirinneDL222024Nokia, Finland
3FinlandKalle KangasDL212024Vantaa, Finland
89FinlandJuuso KetolaDR262023Ulvila, Finland
–FinlandAkseli KetonenDR202024Hämeenlinna, Finland
23FinlandJesse KiiskinenRWR212024Hollola, Finland
44FinlandOliver KopiloffC/LWL202024Hämeenlinna, Finland
15FinlandOlli KorhonenCL282024Anjalankoski, Finland
43FinlandMiska KukkonenDR262024Jokioinen, Finland
80FinlandKasper LundellCL222023Espoo, Finland
74FinlandPetteri Nikkilä(C)DL342022Hämeenlinna, Finland
40FinlandPetteri NurmiDL242021Helsinki, Finland
12FinlandSami PäivärintaCL232023Somero, Finland
30FinlandSami RajaniemiGL342022Oulainen, Finland
19FinlandTeemu RautiainenLWL342023Nurmijärvi, Finland
29FinlandMiro RuokonenLWL302023Forssa, Finland
35FinlandKaj SaarinenGL212022Hämeenlinna, Finland
1FinlandKim SaarinenGL202023Hämeenlinna, Finland
18FinlandValtteri SavolainenLWL232022Hämeenlinna, Finland
28FinlandAleksi SinkkonenLWL242024Imatra, Finland
50FinlandAxel SkinnariWR222023Lahti, Finland
92FinlandVili ToivonenRWL212022Loppi, Finland
82FinlandEetu Tuulola(A)RWR282023Hämeenlinna, Finland
10FinlandRoope VesterinenWL202022Hämeenlinna, Finland
38FinlandEerik WalleniusDL202023Salo, Finland

Updated August 1, 2024

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

Joonas Kemppainen playing for HPK in October 2009

See also

External links

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