HPK Kiekkonaiset

HPK Kiekkonaiset
CityHämeenlinna, Finland
LeagueAuroraliiga
Foundedc. 1999 (1999)
Home arenaHämeenlinnan harjoitushalli
ColoursOrange, black, white
     
Owner(s)HPK Liiga Oy
General managerJorma Hassinen
Head coachJari Risku
CaptainHeta Seikkula
MediaHämeen Sanomat
AffiliateHPK Akatemia
Websitehpk.fi
Championships
Regular season titles2 (2009–10, 2010–11)
Aurora Borealis Cup1 (2010–11)
Current uniform
Current season

HPK Kiekkonaiset (lit.'HPK Puck-Women') or HPK Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga, the premier women's ice hockey league in Finland. They play in Hämeenlinna, a city in the Finnish south-central province of Kanta-Häme, at the Hämeenlinnan harjoitushalli (HML hh; lit.'Hämeenlinna training hall'), a secondary ice rink at Ritari-areena. HPK were the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup as the winners of the Finnish Championship in 2011 and also won bronze in the 2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup.

They are the representative women's ice hockey team of the multi-sport club Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK), however, the team is directly owned by HPK Liiga Oy, the ownership organization of the Liiga team HPK. HPK Kiekkonaiset are one of two Auroraliiga teams owned directly by a men's league team.[1]

  1. ^ Karhu, Ann-Christine (17 September 2022). "Ruotsissa naiskiekkoilijoille maksetaan palkkaa – Suomessa pääsarjatason kiekko on edelleen monelle kallis harrastus". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.