HPK Kiekkonaiset
| HPK Kiekkonaiset | |
|---|---|
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| City | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Founded | c. 1999 |
| Home arena | Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio |
| Colours | Orange, black, white |
| Owner(s) | HPK Liiga Oy |
| General manager | Jorma Hassinen |
| Head coach | Jari Risku |
| Captain | Heta Seikkula |
| Media | Hämeen Sanomat |
| Affiliate | HPK Akatemia |
| Website | hpkkiekkonaiset.fi |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (2009–10, 2010–11) |
| Aurora Borealis Cup | 1 (2010–11) |
| Current uniform | |
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 Current season | |
HPK Kiekkonaiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga (NSML), the premier women's ice hockey league in Finland. They are the representative women’s team of Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK), a multi-sport club in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme, Finland. HPK were the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup as the winners of the Finnish Championship in 2011.
History
A women's hockey team has competed under the parent club HPK since at least 1999. From 1999 to 2008, HPK Kiekkonaiset competed in the Naisten I-divisioona (called Naisten Mestis after 2013). The team qualified for the Naisten SM-sarja karsintasarja (promotion/relegation series) in the 2000–01 season but lost 11 of 14 qualification games and remained in the I-divisoona.[1] The opportunity for promotion through the karsintasarja returned in the 2007–08 season and this time, with a roster that included Meeri Räisänen, Essi Salminen, Hanne Sikiö, and Eveliina Similä, HPK achieved promotion to the Naisten SM-saija.[2]
HPK debuted in the Naisten SM-sarja at the opening of the 2008–09 season, strengthened by the addition of a number of experienced players, notably Petra Herzigová, Katja Riipi, Nora Tallus, and Vilma Vaattovaara. The team won the bronze medal match against Oulun Kärpät with a game winning goal from Riipi.[3]
As Naisten SM-sarja Champions in 2011, HPK was the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup.[4]
Players and personnel
2022–23 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Jari Risku
- Assistant coach: Emmi Leinonen
- Goaltending coach: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
- Team manager: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
- Equipment managers: Hanna Haakana & Kari Järvinen
- Functionaries: Inka Kuusinen & Riikka Noronen
Team captaincy history
- Nora Tallus, 2008–2010
- Mira Huhta, 2010–2013
- Riikka Noronen, 2013–2017
- Jutta Stoltenberg, 2017–2019
- Riikka Noronen, 2019–2021
- Heta Seikkula, 2021–
Head coaches
- Tuomo Nukari, 2011–January 2013
- Jarkko Julkunen, January 2013–2013
- Vesa Mäkinen, 2014–2016
- Marko Rahikainen, 2016–2018
- Markku Pirttiniemi, 2018–19
- Katja Pasanen, 2019–20
- Mari Saarinen, 2020–21
- Harri Nummela, 2021–22
- Jari Risku,[7] 2022–
Team honours
Finnish Championship
Aurora Borealis Cup (1): 2011
Runners-up (1): 2016
Third Place (4): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Source: [8]
Bronze (1): 2012
Notable alumnae
Years active with HPK listed alongside players' names
- Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa, 2008–2015 & 2017–18
- Venla Hovi, 2010–2012
- Kati Kovalainen, 2009–10
- Sanna Lankosaari, 2009–2012
- Annina Rajahuhta, 2010–2012
- Meeri Räisänen, 2017–18[9]
- Eveliina Similä, 2008–2012
- Susanna Tapani, 2014–2016
- Vilma Vaattovaara, 2008–2011
- Tea Villilä, 2010–11 & 2015–16
International players
Nicole Andenmatten, 2021–22
Samantha Benoit, 2021–22- Kristina Brown, 2014–15
Lenka Čurmová, 2020–21
Megan Delay, 2021–22
Pia Dukarič, 2019–20
Petra Herzigová, 2008–09 & 2013–2015- Lucia Ištocyová, 2021–22
- Adéla Jůzková, 2020–21
- Lívia Kúbeková, 2021–22
Natsumi Kurokawa, 2019–20- Alena Mills, 2021–22
- Kassidy Sauvé, 2021–22
- Miho Shishiuchi, 2014–2016
- Sofia Vysokajová, 2021–22
- Hannah Westbrook, 2012–13
See also
References
- ^ "SM-sarja (W) 2000-2001 Standings". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace féminin 2007/08". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "HPK Kiekkonaiset Historia". hpkkiekkonaiset.fi. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (12 March 2013). "15 faktaa Aurora Borealis -maljasta" (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) - HPK, 2022-2023 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "2022-2023, Naisten Liiga – Kokoonpano, HPK". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "HPK Naisten katsaus kauteen 2021–2022 – uudeksi päävalmentajaksi Jari Risku". Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (in Finnish). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Aaltonen, Juha, ed. (2019). Jääkiekkokirja: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liigan Virallinen Kausijulkaisu 2019–2020 [The Ice Hockey Book: The Finnish Ice Hockey Association and Liiga Official Guide & Record Book 2019–2020] (PDF) (in Finnish). Layout by Joonas Ahola. Jääkiekon SM-liiga Oy & Suomen Jääkiekkoliito. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ Foster, Meredith (20 October 2017). "Meeri Räisänen seeing success in her return to women's hockey". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info