HPK Hämeenlinna

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 but the hockey team was not started until 1946. 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.
The team traditionally plays in the Easton Turnaus.
==Current team==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Number 	Nationality	Player 	Glovehand 	Contract Length	Birthplace 	
1 	 	Rasmus Rinne 	L 	2012 	Hyvinkää, Finland	
19 	 	Teemu Lassila	L 	2011 	Helsinki, Finland	
77 	 	Juha Metsola 	L 	2011 	Tampere, Finland 	
Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
Number 	Nationality	Player 	Left/Right Handed	Contract Length	Birthplace 	
8 	 	Mathias Porseland	R 	2011 (2012) 	Gothenburg, Sweden 	
21 	 	Jukka Laamanen 	L 	2012 	Savonlinna, Finland 	
25 	 	Santeri Alatalo 	L 	2011 	Tampere, Finland 	
34 	 	Joni Haverinen 	L 	2011 	Vantaa, Finland 	
36 	 	Marko Tuulola 	L 	2011 	Hämeenlinna, Finland	
43 	 	Lauri Kärmeniemi 	R 	2012 	Hämeenlinna, Finland	
50 	 	Aleksi Holmberg 	L 	2011 	Helsinki, Finland 	
73 	 	Tuukka Mäkelä 	L 	2012 	Helsinki, Finland 	
51 	 	Ville Hietikko 	R 	2011 	Hyvinkää, Finland 	
Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards
Number 	Nationality	Player 	Left/Right Handed	Position	Contract Length	Birthplace
9 	 	Jyrki Louhi 	L 	RW 	2011 	Nurmo, Finland
10 	 	Antti Roppo 	R 	RW 	2012 	Tampere, Finland
14 	 	Miikka Männikkö 	R 	RW 	2011 	Tampere, Finland
29 	 	Jaakko Turtiainen	L 	F 	2011 	Helsinki, Finland
31 	 	Toni Häppölä 	L 	C 	2011 	Helsinki, Finland
39 	 	Ville Viitaluoma 	L 	C 	2012 	Espoo, Finland
55 	 	Janne Kolehmainen	L 	RW 	2012 	Lappeenranta, Finland
61 	 	Joona Karevaara 	R 	LW 	2011 	Hämeenlinna, Finland
71 	 	Juuso Puustinen 	R 	RW 	2012 	Kuopio, Finland
85 	 	Niko Nieminen 	R 	RW 	2011 	Espoo, Finland
91 	 	Kaspars Saulietis	R 	RW 	try-out (2011) 	Riga, Latvia
8 	 	Tomas Knotek 	L 	C 	try-out (2011) 	Kladno, Czech Republic
72 	 	Arsi Piispanen 	R 	C 	2011 	Jyväskylä, Finland
79 	 	Tuukka Pulliainen	L 	C 	try-out (2011) 	Turku, Finland
== Notable players ==
* 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
* Miika Wiikman
===Retired numbers===
*2 - Eero Salisma
*13 - Marko Palo
*17 - Juha Hietanen
*18 - Aleksi Virtanen
*24 - Mika Lartama (not currently displayed because of drug conviction in 2005)http://www.kaleva.fi/plus/index.cfm?j=515759
==Gallery==
image:Rinkelinmäki HPK-HIFK lämmittely.jpg|HPK players (in dark blue) warm up at Rinkelinmäki, March 2006
==References==
 
==External links==
*HPK official web site
Category:Finnish ice hockey clubs
Category:SM-Liiga team
Category:Established in 1946