HPK

HPK

City	Hämeenlinna, Finland
League	SM-liiga
Founded	1929
Home arena	Ritari-areena (capacity 5 360)
Colors
Owner(s)	HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry
General manager	Risto Korpela
Head coach	Timo Lehkonen
Captain	Marko Tuulola
Website http://www.hpk.fi/

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. 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.

Current team

Goaltenders
Number	Nationality	Player	Glovehand	Contract Length	Birthplace
32		Rasmus Rinne	L	2012	Hyvinkää, Finland
33		Mikko Tolvanen	L	2013	Vantaa, Finland
60		Mika Järvinen	L	2013	Hattula, Finland

Defencemen
Number	Nationality	Player	Left/Right Handed	Contract Length	Birthplace
8		Mathias Porseland	R	2011	Gothenburg, Sweden
15		Ossi-Petteri Grönholm	L	2013	Kotka, Finland
21		Jukka Laamanen	L	2012	Savonlinna, Finland
25		Santeri Alatalo	L	2011	Tampere, Finland
36		Marko Tuulola	L	2011	Hämeenlinna, Finland
43		Lauri Kärmeniemi	R	2012	Hämeenlinna, Finland
73		Tuukka Mäkelä	L	2012	Helsinki, Finland

Forwards
Number	Nationality	Player	Left/Right Handed	Position	Contract Length	Birthplace
7		Otto Paananen	L	W	2013	Loppi, Finland
10		Antti Roppo	R	RW	2012	Tampere, Finland
12		Alex Leavitt	R	C	2012	Edmonton, Canada
26		Janne Laakkonen	L	W	2012	Kuopio, Finland
28		Teemu Rautiainen	L	F	2014	Nurmijärvi, Finland
29		Jaakko Turtiainen	L	F	2011	Helsinki, Finland
37		Juuso Honka			2013	Turku, Finland
44		Scott Barney		W	2012	Oshawa, Canada
55		Janne Kolehmainen	L	RW	2012	Lappeenranta, Finland
61		Marek Zagrapan	L	C	2012	Prešov, Czechoslovakia
71		Marko Luomala	L	W	2013	Vaasa, Finland
72		Arsi Piispanen	R	C	2013	Jyväskylä, Finland
80		Tuukka Pulliainen	L	C	2012	Turku, Finland
85		Niko Nieminen	R	RW	2012	Espoo, Finland