HPK (Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. SM-liiga is the top professional Ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ritarihalli (also names Rinkelinmäen jäähalli and Hämeenlinnan jäähalli are used is an Arena in Rinkelinmäki Hämeenlinna, Finland Hämeenlinna Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. SM-liiga is the top professional Ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. Hämeenlinna Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Ritarihalli (also names Rinkelinmäen jäähalli and Hämeenlinnan jäähalli are used is an Arena in Rinkelinmäki Hämeenlinna, Finland Based at Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (Ritarihalli), Hämeenlinna, HPK was established in 1929. Ritarihalli (also names Rinkelinmäen jäähalli and Hämeenlinnan jäähalli are used is an Arena in Rinkelinmäki Hämeenlinna, Finland Hämeenlinna Football ( American) January 1 - Rose Bowl - Georgia Tech 8 California 7 The highlight (or lowilght 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. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Notable players

Karri Rämö shared the netminding duties with Miika Wiikman during the 2005-06 season. Karri Rämö (born July 1, 1986 in Asikkala, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey Goaltender with the Image from the match vs. HIFK, January 2006. HIFK ( Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK, originally Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors) is a sports association from Helsinki, Finland

• Riku Hahl
• Niko Kapanen
• Antti Miettinen
• Brian Rafalski
• Hannu Toivonen

Retired numbers

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

Gallery

HPK players (in dark blue) warm up at Rinkelinmäki, March 2006

External links

• HPK official web site

This European ice hockey team-related article is a stub. Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish Ice hockey forward currently Niko Klaus Petteri Kapanen (born 29 April 1978 in Hattula, Finland) is a professional Ice hockey centre currently playing for Antti Miettinen (born July 3, 1980 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward who Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Hannu Toivonen (born May 18, 1984 in Kalvola, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey Goaltender who currently Eero Salisma (born December 16, 1916 in Hämeenlinna, Finland - July 19, 1998) was a professional Ice hockey Marko Palo (born September 26, 1967 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.