HIFK
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HIFK (Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK, originally Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors) is a sports association from Helsinki, Finland. HIFK has activities in many sports, including football, ice hockey, bandy, floorball, handball, athletics and bowling. It is the oldest IFK club in Finland, established in 1897.
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[edit] HIFK (ice hockey)
| HIFK | |
| City | Helsinki |
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| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1897 (1927 Ice-Hockey section) |
| Home arena | Helsinki Ice Hall (capacity 8,200) |
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| General manager | Jukka Valtanen |
| Head coach | Kari Jalonen |
| Captain | Kim Hirschovits |
The club undertook ice hockey activities after 1927. Since then, HIFK has won the Finnish National Championship title six times (1969, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1998).
The team plays in Helsinki, Finland at the Helsinki Ice Hall. The derbys against local rivals Helsingin Jokerit are often sold out and are one of the fiercest in Nordic hockey.
HIFK's general manager starting from May 1st 2008 is Jukka Valtanen. He is the successor of Pentti Matikainen, who coached Team Finland to its first hockey Olympic medal (silver) in Calgary 1988.
The last Finnish championship title is from 1998, when the team was widely recognized as one of the best ever to have skated together in the top flight of Finnish ice hockey.
Players who featured 1998 championship team included a number of future (and former) NHL stars – including Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins), Jan Caloun (Columbus Blue Jackets), Johan Davidsson (Anaheim Ducks), Miika Elomo (Washington Capitals), Bob Halkidis (Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings), *Olli Jokinen (Los Angeles Kings, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes), *Jere Karalahti (Los Angeles Kings), Jarno Kultanen (Boston Bruins), *Brian Rafalski (Detroit Red Wings), Christian Ruutu (Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks), *Jarkko Ruutu (Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators), Kimmo Timonen (Philadelphia Flyers) and Marko Tuomainen (Los Angeles Kings).
[edit] History
One of the major influences to HIFK was the NHL veteran and Stanley Cup winner Carl Brewer. Hired in 1968 as a playing coach, he advocated a North American style of play which has persisted in HIFK since. Brewer's influence to the way hockey is played in Finland led to his posthumous induction to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current players
Goaltenders:
- 30 Jani Nieminen
- 33 Aleksis Ahlqvist
- 2 Matias Loppi
- 4 Max Wärn
- 9 Kimmo Kuhta
- 11 Dan Hacker
- 12 Markus Kankaanperä
- 14 Mikko Turunen
- 18 Robert Nyholm
- 21 Jerry Ahtola
- 24 Jermu Porthen
- 26 Toni Söderholm
- 27 Eetu Pöysti
- 28 Rony Ahonen
- 29 Jussi Pesonen
- 32 Lennart Petrell
- 34 Joni Haverinen
- 39 Arttu Luttinen
- 41 Ilari Melart
- 44 Kim Hirschovits
- 45 Janne Keränen
- 46 Teemu Ramstedt
- 47 Juha-Petteri Purolinna
- 48 Hannu Pikkarainen
- 49 Ilkka Heikkinen
- 62 Jani Honkanen
- 72 Siim Liivik
- -- Mikko Kurvinen
[edit] Notable players
- Tony Arima
- Terry Ball
- Darren Boyko
- Carl Brewer
- Jan Caloun
- Johan Davidsson
- Matti Forss
- Steve Guolla
- Matti Hagman
- Bob Halkidis
- Raimo Hirvonen
- Esa Isaksson
- Iiro Järvi
- Hannu Kapanen
- Sami Kapanen
- Jere Karalahti
- Valeri Krykov
- Kimmo Kuhta
- Kari Laitinen
- Hannu Lassila
- Pertti Lehtonen
- Sakari Lindfors
- Harri Linnonmaa
- Anssi Melametsä
- Lauri Mononen
- Cory Murphy
- Raymond Murray
- Matti Murto
- Frank Neal
- Timo Pärssinen
- Lalli Partinen
- Esa Peltonen
- Lasse Pirjetä
- Brian Rafalski
- Juha Rantasila
- Pekka Rautakallio
- Heikki Riihiranta
- Christian Ruuttu
- Simo Saarinen
- Tommi Salmelainen
- Tony Salmelainen
- Ilkka Sinisalo
- Toni Söderholm
- Juhani Tamminen
- Esa Tikkanen
- Pekka Tuomisto
- Stig Wetzell
- Carey Wilson
[edit] Former HIFK players currently in NHL
- Niklas Bäckström
- Olli Jokinen
- Toni Lydman
- John Madden
- Ville Peltonen
- Brian Rafalski
- Jarkko Ruutu
- Tuomo Ruutu
- Kimmo Timonen
- Tomáš Vokoun
- Marek Židlický
- Tim Thomas
[edit] Retired numbers
- 1 Stig Wetzell, 1972–1983
- 5 Heikki Riihiranta, 1967–1983
- 7 Simo Saarinen, 1980–1996
- 17 Matti Murto, 1964–1983
- 20 Matti Hagman, 1972–1992
- 22 Mika Kortelainen, 1987–2002
- 23 Pertti Lehtonen, 1976–1998
- 35 Sakari Lindfors, 1985–2002
[edit] Helsingfors IFK (football)
| Full name | Idrotts Föreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tähtirinnat (The Star Chested) De Stjärnprydda |
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| Short name | HIFK | ||
| Founded | 1897 1907 (football department) |
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| Ground | Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki (Capacity: 4000) |
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| Chairman |  Kimmo Niemistö |
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| Manager |  Gert Remmel |
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| League | Kakkonen | ||
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Idrotts Föreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors was formed on the 15 of October in 1897 by Georges Doubitsky, a 15-year old student at Svenska Reallyceum in Helsinki. The football department was formed in 1907, the same year that the Football Association of Finland was founded. HIFK was one of the most successful football sides in Finland until the early 1970's when the team was relegated from the Finnish premier league. After 1972 the team hasn't managed to return to the finnish top flight, and currently plays in Kakkonen - the third tier of the Finnish football league system.
HIFK has played in the UEFA cup in 1971-1972, and participated in the European Cup in the 1960-1961 and 1962-1963 seasons.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Football
- Finnish Championship:
- Winners (7): 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1959, 1961
- Runners-up (7): 1909, 1912, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1971
- Third Place (4): 1932, 1936, 1958, 1970
[edit] External links
- Meltzer, Bill. "Jokerit, HIFK Renew Longstanding Rivalry" at NHL.com. Retrieved 10-11-06.
- HIFK Hockey official web site
- HIFK Football official web site
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