HPK
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| League | SM-liiga |
| Founded | 1929 |
| History | HPK 1929 - present |
| Arena | Hämeenlinnan jäähalli |
| City | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| Team Colors | Black, orange, white |
| General Manager | Risto Korpela |
| Head Coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| Team Captain | Mikko Jokela |
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 (Ritarihalli), 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.
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[edit] Notable players
[edit] Retired numbers
- 2 - Eero Salisma
- 13 - Marko Palo
- 17 - Juha Hietanen
- 18 - Hannu Savolainen
[edit] Gallery
 HPK players (in dark blue) warm up at Rinkelinmäki, March 2006 |
[edit] External links
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| SM-liiga teams : Ässät | Blues | HIFK | HPK | Ilves | Jokerit | JYP | KalPa | Kärpät | Lukko | Pelicans | SaiPa | Tappara | TPS | |
| Trophies and awards: Kultainen kypärä | Kalevi Numminen trophy | Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy | Matti Keinonen trophy | Raimo Kilpiö trophy | Urpo Ylönen trophy | Pekka Rautakallio trophy | Aarne Honkavaara trophy | Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | Lasse Oksanen trophy | Jari Kurri trophy | |
| Former teams : FPS | Jokipojat | KooKoo | Koo-Vee | Sport | TuTo | |
| Other leagues and teams : Mestis | Suomi-sarja | Finnish national men's ice hockey team | Finnish national women's ice hockey team | |
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