HPK | |
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City | Hämeenlinna |
League | Liiga |
Founded | 1929 |
Home arena | Pohjantähti Areena |
Colours | Orange, black, white |
Owner(s) | HPK Liiga Oy |
General manager | Antti Toivanen |
Head coach | Mikko Manner |
Captain | Juuso Hietanen |
Parent club(s) | HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry |
Website | hpk |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | 2006, 2019 |
Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edustusjääkiekko ry[1] and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights," with a logo representing a knight's helmet. HPK won their first SM-liiga championship in 2006 and the second in 2019.[2]