HPK

HPK (Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho) is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. Based at Hämeenlinnan jäähalli (Patria-areena), Hämeenlinna, 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.
== 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
* Hannu Toivonen
* Jarkko Varvio
===Retired numbers===
*2 - Eero Salisma
*13 - Marko Palo
*17 - Juha Hietanen
*18 - Hannu Savolainen
==External links==
*HPK official web site
Category:Finnish ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1929