HPK Kiekkonaiset

HPK Kiekkonaiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga (NSML), the premier women's hockey league in Finland. They are the representative women’s team of the club Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK), based in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme, Finland. HPK was the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup as the winner of the Finnish Championship in 2011.
History.
A women's hockey team has competed under the parent club HPK since at least 1999. From 1999 to 2008, HPK Kiekkonaiset competed in the I-divisioona (called Naisten Mestis after 2013). The team qualified for the Naisten SM-sarja "karsintasarja" (promotion/relegation series) in the 2000–01 season but lost 11 of 14 qualification games and remained in I-divisoona. The opportunity for promotion through the "karsintasarja" returned in the 2007–08 season and this time, with a roster that included Meeri Räisänen, Essi Salminen, Hanne Sikiö, and Eveliina Similä, HPK achieved promotion to the Naisten SM-saija.
HPK debuted in the Naisten SM-sarja at the opening of the 2008–09 season, strengthened by the addition of a number of experienced players, notably Petra Herzigová, Katja Riipi, Nora Tallus, and Vilma Vaattovaara. The team won the bronze medal match against Oulun Kärpät with a game winning goal from Riipi.
As Naisten SM-sarja Champions in 2011, HPK was the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup.
Players and personnel.
2020–21 roster.
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Team honours.
Finnish Championship.
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