HPK Kiekkonaiset

HPK Kiekkonaiset is the representative women’s ice hockey team of the sports club HPK (Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho) based in Hämeenlinna, Finland. They have competed in Naisten Liiga (NSML), the premier women's hockey league in Finland, since the 2008-09 season. HPK was the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup as the winner of the Women’s Finnish Championship in 2011.

Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) Kiekkonaiset
CityHämeenlinna, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Home arenaPohjantähti Areena (Ritari-areena)
ColoursOrange, black, white
              
General manager Jorma Hassinen
Head coach Katja Pasanen
Captain Riikka Noronen
Parent club(s)HPK Edustusjääkiekko Ry
Championships2011
Websitehpkkiekkonaiset.fi

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 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 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 was victorious.[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 on a game winning goal from Katja 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

Current roster

Updated 26 March 2020 [5][6][7]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
42 Inka Kuusinen G L 22 2017 Janakkala, Finland
31 Riikka Oinonen G L 23 2018 Vantaa, Finland
33 Salla Sivula G L 22 2018 Tampere, Finland
8 Heli Allinen D L 18 2017 Kauhava, Finland
18 Noora Jaakkola D L 29 2012 Toijala, Finland
80 Natsumi Kurokawa D L 23 2019 Koganei, Japan
16 Heta Seikkula D L 18 2017 Kauhava, Finland
17 Kiia Simola D L 18 2018 Hämeenlinna, Finland
22 Jutta Stoltenberg (A) D L 28 2008 Hamburg, Germany
10 Iida Haakana F/D L 23 2012 Hämmeenlinna, Finland
3 Pihla Hämeenniemi F L 19 2016 Lappajärvi, Finland
19 Anniina Kaitala F L 22 2019 Hauho, Finland
11 Iida Karjalainen F L 23 2018 Oulu, Finland
15 Emma Katajamäki F/D L 22 2017 Seinäjoki, Finland
24 Saara Kolehmainen F L 15 2018 Hämmeenlinna, Finland
23 Niina Koukkula F L 22 2019 Hämeenlinna, Finland
20 Saimi Lehto F L 18 2019 Riihimäki, Finland
28 Julia Liikala F L 19 2016 Peräseinäjoki, Finland
9 Ines Lukkarila F L 18 2019 Rovaniemi, Finland
21 Jade Mäkivaara F L 22 2019 Kauhajoki, Finland
39 Essi Määttä F R 23 2013 Lappeenranta, Finland
2 Riikka Noronen (C) F L 37 2019 Jyväskylä, Finland
25 Janika Rossi F/D L 17 2019 Lieksa, Finland
51 Kiti Seikkula (A) F L 18 2017 Kauhava, Finland
14 Viivi Simola F L 18 2017 Hämeenlinna, Finland
5 Jasmine Ylätalo F L 18 2019 Kalajoki, Finland

Current team staff
  • Head Coach: Katja Pasanen
  • Assistant Coach: Mari Saarinen
  • Assistant Coach: Jussi Korhonen
  • Goaltending Coach: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
  • Team Manager: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
  • Equipment Manager: Kari Järvinen
  • Assistant Equipment Managers ():
    • Tommi Ahola
    • Hanna Haakana

Team captains

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–present

Team honours

Finnish Champions

Runners-up

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Notable alumni

Years active with HPK listed alongside players' names

See also

References
  1. "SM-sarja (W) 2000-2001 Standings". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  2. "Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace féminin 2007/08". hockeyarchives.info (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  3. "HPK Kiekkonaiset Historia". hpkkiekkonaiset.fi. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  4. Mennander, Pasi (2013-03-12). "15 faktaa Aurora Borealis -maljasta" [15 facts about the Aurora Borealis Cup] (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. "HPK Kiekkonaiset Jokkue 2019-20" [HPK Women's Hockey Players 2019-20]. hpkkiekkonaiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  6. "HPK - Liiga (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  7. 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. Annamedia Oy. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  8. Foster, Meredith (2017-10-20). "Meeri Räisänen seeing success in her return to women's hockey". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
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