HPK
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| HPK | |
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| Founded | 1929 |
| Home ice | Hämeenlinnan jäähalli |
| Based in | Hämeenlinna |
| Colours | |
| League | SM-liiga |
| Head coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| General manager | Risto Korpela |
HPK Hämeenlinna is a professional Finnish ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga.
- Founded: 1929 (ice hockey from 1946)
- Arena: Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (capacity 5,000)
- League championships won: 1 (2006)
History
Based at Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (Ritarihalli), Hämeenlinna, HPK was established in 1929 and HPK originally stood for Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho. Today, 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 figure masked in a helmet. HPK won the SM-liiga championship in 2006.Players
Retired numbers
- 2 - Eero Salisma
- 13 - Marko Palo
- 17 - Juha Hietanen
- 18 - Hannu Savolainen
- 24 - Mika Lartama
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