HPK (Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. 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.

[edit] Notable players

Karri Rämö shared the netminding duties with Miika Wiikman during the 2005-06 season. Image from the match vs. HIFK, January 2006.

• 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
• Petr Tenkrat
• Hannu Toivonen
• Jarkko Varvio

[edit] Retired numbers

• 2 - Eero Salisma
• 13 - Marko Palo
• 17 - Juha Hietanen
• 18 - Hannu Savolainen
• 24 - Mika Lartama (not currently displayed because of drug conviction in 2005)^[1]

[edit] Gallery

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• HPK official web site

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