HPK
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| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1929 |
| History | HPK 1929 - present |
| Arena | Hämeenlinnan jäähalli |
| City | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| Team Colors | Black, orange, white |
| Head Coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| Team Captain | Mikko Jokela |
HPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli.
- Founded: 1929
- Arena: Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (capacity 5,000)
- Uniform colours: Black, orange, white
- Logo design: A figure masked in a grey helmet.
- League championships won: 1 (2006)
[edit] Team 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.
[edit] Notable Players
[edit] Retired Numbers
- 2 - Eero Salisma
- 13 - Marko Palo
- 17 - Juha Hietanen
- 18 - Hannu Savolainen
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| SM-liiga teams : Ässät | Blues | HIFK | HPK | Ilves | Jokerit | JYP | KalPa | Kärpät | Lukko | Pelicans | SaiPa | Tappara | TPS | |
| Trophies and awards: Kultainen kypärä | Kalevi Numminen trophy | Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy | Matti Keinonen trophy | Raimo Kilpiö trophy | Urpo Ylönen trophy | Pekka Rautakallio trophy | Aarne Honkavaara trophy | Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | Lasse Oksanen trophy | Jari Kurri trophy | |
| Former teams : FPS | Jokipojat | KooKoo | Koo-Vee | Sport | TuTo | |
| Other leagues and teams : Mestis | Suomi-sarja | Finnish national men's ice hockey team | Finnish national women's ice hockey team | |
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