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HIFK Hockey

April 03, 2023

This article is about the ice hockey team. For other sports clubs using the same name, see HIFK.

HIFK (a traditional abbreviation of the Swedish name Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors, English: "Sporting Society Fellows, Helsinki") is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland that plays in the Liiga, the sport's top-level league in Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall.

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors
CityHelsinki
LeagueLiiga
Founded1897 (1897)
Home arenaHelsingin jäähalli
ColoursRed, white, dark blue
     
Owner(s)HIFK Ligaföreningen rf.
General managerJukka Valtanen
Head coachVille Peltonen
CaptainTeemu Tallberg
AffiliateHelsingin Jääkiekkoklubi
Parent club(s)HIFK
Farm club(s)Jokipojat
Websitehifk.fi
Championships
Playoff championships1969, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1998, 2011

History

The club was founded in 1897 and started participating in ice hockey in 1929. Since then, HIFK has won the Finnish national championship seven times (1969, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1998, and 2011). HIFK has the highest number of audience in the Liiga and is one of the wealthiest sports clubs in Finland.

The derbies against local rivals Jokerit were often sold out and were in the later years among the fiercest in Nordic ice hockey, but are no longer played following Jokerit's withdrawal from Liiga after the 2013–14 season to join the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Following a history of even series of games, HIFK won the game total with 106–105 after a 2–1 victory in a classical outdoor game in March 2014, claiming the title of Helsinki's dominion.[1]

HIFK's general manager starting from May 1, 2008, is Jukka Valtanen. He is the successor of Pentti Matikainen, who coached Team Finland to its first hockey Olympic medal (silver) in Calgary 1988.

HIFK won the Finnish national championship in the 2010–11 season when they defeated Espoo Blues.

The championship team from 1998 is widely recognized as one of the best ever to have skated together in the top flight of Finnish ice hockey.[citation needed] Players on the 1998 championship team included a number of future (and former) NHL players – including Tim Thomas, Jan Čaloun, Johan Davidsson, Bob Halkidis, Olli Jokinen, Jere Karalahti, Jarno Kultanen, Brian Rafalski, Christian Ruuttu, Jarkko Ruutu, Kimmo Timonen and Marko Tuomainen.

History

One of the major influences to HIFK was the NHL veteran and Stanley Cup winner Carl Brewer. Hired in 1968 as a playing coach, he advocated a North American style of play which has persisted in HIFK since. Brewer's influence on the way ice hockey is played in Finland led to his posthumous induction to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

Team information

Logos and jerseys

HIFK uses a shield for their logo, with a four pointed star and text I.F.K. and year of formation 1897 on it. They wear red, white and blue colored jerseys, and have worn those colors since their beginnings. For the 1993-94 season, HIFK changed their logo to a five pointed star with text saying HIFK Hockey on it. Unpopular with fans, and HIFK wanting to modernize their brand, changed their logo again in 1996 to a red big cat on a blue circle. Commonly referred to as "petologo" (English: "beast logo") among fans. When the beast logo became HIFK's primary logo for the 1996-97 season, they reintroduced the original shield logo to become their jersey's new shoulder patches. For the 2008-09 season, HIFK made their original shield logo the primary logo once again. It would swap places with the beast logo on the jerseys, making the beast logo their new shoulder patches until 2017, when the beast logo was eliminated from the jerseys entirely.

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    HIFK's shield logo, used as their primary logo in 1928-1993, 2008-present. As well as the their secondary logo in 1996-2008.

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    HIFK's star logo, used as their primary logo in 1993-1996.

Home arena

 
Jokerit-HIFK Winter classic match played on Helsinki Olympic Stadium

HIFK play their home games at Helsinki Ice Hall. The stadium opened in 1966, and seats up to 8 200 spectators. The arena was also used and shared by rival team Jokerit until 1997, when they moved to the Hartwall Arena. HIFK is well known for playing classic hard rock music during games in Helsinki Ice Hall.

Honors

 
HIFK against Rauman Lukko
 
HIFK against Jokerit

SM-sarja

SM-liiga

International

Other awards for the club:

  • Harry Lindblad trophy (SM-Liiga regular season winner, since 1975): 2016

Players

Current roster

Updated November 2022.[2]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
53   Niilo Halonen G L 24 Loppi
30   Roope Taponen G L 22 Espoo
90   Eemil Vinni G L 17 Vantaa
55   Kasper Kotkansalo D L 24 Helsinki
42   Eddie Larsson D L 32 Mariestad (SWE)
73   Joona Lehmus D L 21 Lempäälä
83   Einari Luhanka D L 23 Helsinki
82   Mico Luoto D L 21 Vantaa
6   Joonas Lyytinen D L 27 Espoo
11   Ilari Melart D L 34 Helsinki
57   Johan Motin D R 33 Karlskoga (SWE)
52   Otso Rantakari D R 29 Helsinki
41   Otto Salin D R 19 Helsinki
54   Sebastian Dyk F R 30 Malmö (SWE)
25   Kasper Halttunen F R 17 Helsinki
19   Kasper Lundell F L 19 Espoo
78   Jesse Seppälä F L 21 Espoo
74   Julius Nättinen F L 26 Jyväskylä
29   Tuomas Uronen F R 18 Kerava
24   Aleksanteri Kaskimäki F L 19 Espoo
81   Iiro Pakarinen F R 31 Suonenjoki
79   Olli Palola F R 34 Oulu
33   Roni Hirvonen F L 21 Espoo
21   Otto Karvinen F L 32 Vantaa
31   Eetu Koivistoinen F L 27 Tampere
71   Leevi Teissala F R 22 Turku
44   Miro Väänänen F L 24 Joensuu
13   Otto Paajanen F L 30 Loppi
18   Teemu Tallberg F L 31 Helsinki
45   Micke-Max Åsten F L 30 Helsinki
51   Juha Jääskä F L 25 Helsinki
10   Kristian Vesalainen F L 23 Helsinki

Honored members

 
Ville Peltonen served as captain of HIFK in 2010–2014.

NHL alumni

 
HIFK players, Stig Wetzell, Heikki Riihiranta, Matti Murto and Matti Hagman in a group picture in 1992.

Other notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "HIFK vei ikuisen Stadin herruuden (in Finnish)". Ilta-Sanomat. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ https://hifk.fi/pelaajat/
  3. ^ "Dave Siciliano". Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1995. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Turchansky, Ray (September 20, 1996). "From bantam to junior in single bound". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta. p. 26. 

External links

  • Official website (in Finnish)

April 03, 2023
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This article is about the ice hockey team For other sports clubs using the same name see HIFK HIFK a traditional abbreviation of the Swedish name Idrottsforeningen Kamraterna Helsingfors English Sporting Society Fellows Helsinki is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki Finland that plays in the Liiga the sport s top level league in Finland The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall Idrottsforeningen Kamraterna HelsingforsCityHelsinkiLeagueLiigaFounded1897 1897 Home arenaHelsingin jaahalliColoursRed white dark blue Owner s HIFK Ligaforeningen rf General managerJukka ValtanenHead coachVille PeltonenCaptainTeemu TallbergAffiliateHelsingin JaakiekkoklubiParent club s HIFKFarm club s JokipojatWebsitehifk wbr fiChampionshipsPlayoff championships1969 1970 1974 1980 1983 1998 2011 Contents 1 History 2 History 3 Team information 3 1 Logos and jerseys 3 2 Home arena 4 Honors 4 1 SM sarja 4 2 SM liiga 4 3 International 5 Players 5 1 Current roster 5 2 Honored members 5 3 NHL alumni 5 4 Other notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe club was founded in 1897 and started participating in ice hockey in 1929 Since then HIFK has won the Finnish national championship seven times 1969 1970 1974 1980 1983 1998 and 2011 HIFK has the highest number of audience in the Liiga and is one of the wealthiest sports clubs in Finland The derbies against local rivals Jokerit were often sold out and were in the later years among the fiercest in Nordic ice hockey but are no longer played following Jokerit s withdrawal from Liiga after the 2013 14 season to join the Russian based Kontinental Hockey League KHL Following a history of even series of games HIFK won the game total with 106 105 after a 2 1 victory in a classical outdoor game in March 2014 claiming the title of Helsinki s dominion 1 HIFK s general manager starting from May 1 2008 is Jukka Valtanen He is the successor of Pentti Matikainen who coached Team Finland to its first hockey Olympic medal silver in Calgary 1988 HIFK won the Finnish national championship in the 2010 11 season when they defeated Espoo Blues The championship team from 1998 is widely recognized as one of the best ever to have skated together in the top flight of Finnish ice hockey citation needed Players on the 1998 championship team included a number of future and former NHL players including Tim Thomas Jan Caloun Johan Davidsson Bob Halkidis Olli Jokinen Jere Karalahti Jarno Kultanen Brian Rafalski Christian Ruuttu Jarkko Ruutu Kimmo Timonen and Marko Tuomainen History EditOne of the major influences to HIFK was the NHL veteran and Stanley Cup winner Carl Brewer Hired in 1968 as a playing coach he advocated a North American style of play which has persisted in HIFK since Brewer s influence on the way ice hockey is played in Finland led to his posthumous induction to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 Team information EditLogos and jerseys EditHIFK uses a shield for their logo with a four pointed star and text I F K and year of formation 1897 on it They wear red white and blue colored jerseys and have worn those colors since their beginnings For the 1993 94 season HIFK changed their logo to a five pointed star with text saying HIFK Hockey on it Unpopular with fans and HIFK wanting to modernize their brand changed their logo again in 1996 to a red big cat on a blue circle Commonly referred to as petologo English beast logo among fans When the beast logo became HIFK s primary logo for the 1996 97 season they reintroduced the original shield logo to become their jersey s new shoulder patches For the 2008 09 season HIFK made their original shield logo the primary logo once again It would swap places with the beast logo on the jerseys making the beast logo their new shoulder patches until 2017 when the beast logo was eliminated from the jerseys entirely HIFK s shield logo used as their primary logo in 1928 1993 2008 present As well as the their secondary logo in 1996 2008 HIFK s star logo used as their primary logo in 1993 1996 Home arena Edit Jokerit HIFK Winter classic match played on Helsinki Olympic Stadium HIFK play their home games at Helsinki Ice Hall The stadium opened in 1966 and seats up to 8 200 spectators The arena was also used and shared by rival team Jokerit until 1997 when they moved to the Hartwall Arena HIFK is well known for playing classic hard rock music during games in Helsinki Ice Hall Goal song Flamethrower by The J Geils Band Opening songs Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold Ghost Riders by Steve Hunter and Whatever You Want by Status Quo Penalty songs Who Are You by The Who when the visiting team takes a penalty Bad To The Bone by George Thorogood when the home team takes a penalty Other noteworthy songs Let s Play Hockey by Bill Misener Red White amp Blue by Lynyrd Skynyrd Go IFK by Jake amp Co Honors Edit HIFK against Rauman Lukko HIFK against Jokerit SM sarja Edit SM sarja Kanada malja 1969 1970 1974 SM sarja Kanada malja 1973 1975 SM sarja Kanada malja 1955 1959 1971 1972SM liiga Edit SM liiga Kanada malja 1980 1983 1998 2011 SM liiga Kanada malja 1986 1999 2016 SM liiga Kanada malja 1982 1987 1988 1992 2004 2018 2021International Edit Ahearne Cup 1 1970 Tampere Cup 2 1994 2015 IIHF European Cup 1 1980 81 Nordic Trophy 1 2008Other awards for the club Harry Lindblad trophy SM Liiga regular season winner since 1975 2016Players EditCurrent roster Edit viewtalkedit Updated November 2022 2 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace53 Niilo Halonen G L 24 Loppi30 Roope Taponen G L 22 Espoo90 Eemil Vinni G L 17 Vantaa55 Kasper Kotkansalo D L 24 Helsinki42 Eddie Larsson D L 32 Mariestad SWE 73 Joona Lehmus D L 21 Lempaala83 Einari Luhanka D L 23 Helsinki82 Mico Luoto D L 21 Vantaa6 Joonas Lyytinen D L 27 Espoo11 Ilari Melart D L 34 Helsinki57 Johan Motin D R 33 Karlskoga SWE 52 Otso Rantakari D R 29 Helsinki41 Otto Salin D R 19 Helsinki54 Sebastian Dyk F R 30 Malmo SWE 25 Kasper Halttunen F R 17 Helsinki19 Kasper Lundell F L 19 Espoo78 Jesse Seppala F L 21 Espoo74 Julius Nattinen F L 26 Jyvaskyla29 Tuomas Uronen F R 18 Kerava24 Aleksanteri Kaskimaki F L 19 Espoo81 Iiro Pakarinen F R 31 Suonenjoki79 Olli Palola F R 34 Oulu33 Roni Hirvonen F L 21 Espoo21 Otto Karvinen F L 32 Vantaa31 Eetu Koivistoinen F L 27 Tampere71 Leevi Teissala F R 22 Turku44 Miro Vaananen F L 24 Joensuu13 Otto Paajanen F L 30 Loppi18 Teemu Tallberg F L 31 Helsinki45 Micke Max Asten F L 30 Helsinki51 Juha Jaaska F L 25 Helsinki10 Kristian Vesalainen F L 23 HelsinkiHonored members Edit 1 Stig Wetzell 1972 83 5 Heikki Riihiranta 1967 83 7 Simo Saarinen 1980 96 9 Kimmo Kuhta 1996 2013 17 Matti Murto 1964 83 20 Matti Hagman 1972 92 22 Mika Kortelainen 1987 2002 23 Pertti Lehtonen 1976 98 35 Sakari Lindfors 1985 2002 Ville Peltonen served as captain of HIFK in 2010 2014 Kimmo Kuhta NHL alumni Edit HIFK players Stig Wetzell Heikki Riihiranta Matti Murto and Matti Hagman in a group picture in 1992 Peter Ahola Tom Askey Keith Aulie Yohann Auvitu Jamie Baker Shawn Bates Jaroslav Bednar Emil Bemstrom Ladislav Benysek Sean Bergenheim Tim Bergland Tom Bissett Henrik Borgstrom Luciano Borsato Darren Boyko Kip Brennan Carl Brewer Alex Broadhurst Niklas Backstrom Jan Caloun Sebastien Centomo Dale Clarke Johan Davidsson Tom Draper Parris Duffus Corey Elkins Miika Elomo Rico Fata Joe Finley Trevor Gillies Raymond Giroux Nikolai Goldobin Markus Granlund Mikael Granlund Steve Guolla Matti Hagman Niklas Hagman Bob Halkidis Jeff Hamilton Brett Harkins Ilkka Heikkinen Miro Heiskanen Roope Hintz Jan Hrdina Ville Husso Hannes Hyvonen Kari Jalonen Mikko Jokela Olli Jokinen Martti Jarventie Iiro Jarvi Jari Kaarela Sami Kapanen Jere Karalahti Michael Keranen Otto Koivula Jarno Kultanen Teemu Laakso Kevin Lankinen Lucas Lessio Joona Luoto Ross Lupaschuk Toni Lydman John Madden Ivan Majesky Anssi Melametsa Sandy Moger Johan Motin Cory Murphy Raymond Murray Todd Nelson Mika Noronen Patrick O Sullivan Joni Ortio Iiro Pakarinen Ville Peltonen Joel Perrault Mathieu Perreault Janne Pesonen Lennart Petrell Ilkka Pikkarainen Lasse Pirjeta Andrej Podkonicky Timo Parssinen Kyle Quincey Brian Rafalski Joonas Rask Pekka Rautakallio Christian Ruuttu Tuomo Ruutu Jarkko Ruutu Simo Saarinen Tony Salmelainen Tommi Santala Ryan Savoia Robert Schnabel Roman Simicek Ilkka Sinisalo Ville Siren Martin Spanhel Antti Suomela Ryan Thang Tim Thomas Billy Tibbetts Esa Tikkanen Kimmo Timonen Brad Thiessen Marko Tuomainen Ryan Vesce Tomas Vokoun Roman Vopat Peter White Petteri Wirtanen Marek Zidlicky Other notable alumni Edit Dave Siciliano player coach during the 1971 72 season 3 4 References Edit HIFK vei ikuisen Stadin herruuden in Finnish Ilta Sanomat 1 March 2014 Retrieved 21 April 2018 https hifk fi pelaajat Dave Siciliano Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Thunder Bay Ontario 1995 Retrieved August 7 2021 Turchansky Ray September 20 1996 From bantam to junior in single bound Edmonton Journal Edmonton Alberta p 26 External links EditOfficial website in Finnish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HIFK Hockey amp oldid 1147571616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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