HPK



HPK (Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. Based at Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (Patria-areena), Hämeenlinna, HPK was established in 1929. The 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 knight masked in a helmet. HPK won their first SM-liiga championship in 2006.

Notable players

 * Riku Hahl
 * Jukka Hentunen
 * Josh Holden
 * Niko Kapanen
 * Rostislav Klesla
 * Janne Laukkanen
 * Antti Miettinen
 * Pasi Nurminen
 * Antti Pihlström
 * Timo Pärssinen
 * Brian Rafalski
 * Karri Rämö
 * Geoff Sanderson
 * Ville Siren
 * Hannu Toivonen
 * Jarkko Varvio

Retired numbers

 * 2 - Eero Salisma
 * 13 - Marko Palo
 * 17 - Juha Hietanen
 * 18 - Hannu Savolainen