When was HIFK founded?

HIFK was founded in 1929 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

HIFK is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HIFK?

The head coach of HIFK is Antti Törmänen.

Who is the captain of HIFK?

The captain of HIFK is Arttu Luttinen.

What arena does HIFK play in?

HIFK play their home games at Helsingin jäähalli in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the general manager of HIFK?

The general manager of HIFK is Tom Nybondas.

What are the team colors of HIFK?

The team colors of HIFK are Red + Blue + White.

HIFK

2015-2016

2015-2016 Season

HIFK were 43-13-4 in the 2015-16 Liiga season with 127 points, 1st overall.

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2015-2016 HIFK Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Liiga
1.	Teemu Ramstedt (C)	60	8	44	52	14	14	18	5	13	18	2	4
2.	Tomas Zaborsky (LW/C)	55	27	21	48	55	17	17	3	7	10	26	2
3.	Robert Leino (C)	54	10	23	33	16	8	10	1	4	5	2	4
4.	Tommi Taimi (D)	43	7	25	32	30	9	14	3	3	6	8	3
5.	Mika Partanen (LW/RW)	52	16	15	31	26	18	16	2	6	8	6	2
6.	Corey Elkins (C)	58	10	20	30	16	12	18	7	4	11	6	8
7.	Jasse Ikonen (W/C)	55	19	10	29	10	14	18	6	4	10	2	8
8.	Juuso Puustinen (RW)	50	13	14	27	18	6	14	4	5	9	6	3
9.	Arttu Luttinen (LW/RW)	56	17	9	26	49	5	18	5	3	8	6	2
10.	Joonas Rask (RW)	43	10	12	22	10	10	18	4	13	17	0	3
11.	Yohann Auvitu (D)	48	6	15	21	6	22	18	6	7	13	14	8
12.	Roope Hintz (C/LW)	33	8	12	20	4	15	18	2	4	6	2	2
13.	Joonas Järvinen (D)	49	2	16	18	73	19	17	0	3	3	8	3
14.	Daniel Grillfors (D)	43	3	14	17	8	13	9	0	1	1	2	4
15.	Lauri Taipalus (D)	58	1	13	14	67	10	15	1	3	4	8	4
16.	Siim Liivik (C/W)	38	4	9	13	6	5	16	0	1	1	2	-2
17.	Thomas Nykopp (C/LW)	27	6	3	9	6	2	7	0	2	2	0	1
18.	Micke-Max Åsten (C/W)	48	3	6	9	61	6	14	0	2	2	8	1
19.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (RW/LW)	31	5	3	8	2	-8
20.	Miihkali Teppo (D)	46	0	8	8	10	6	9	0	1	1	0	-3
21.	Matt Generous (D)	48	1	6	7	134	6	16	1	2	3	16	3
22.	Keith Aulie (D)	23	1	4	5	12	3	17	1	1	2	4	-1
23.	Henri Tamminen (RW/LW)	26	3	1	4	6	1	2	0	0	0	2	-1
24.	Tomi Tuomisto (C/D)	14	1	2	3	6	1	10	2	1	3	0	0
25.	Panu Mieho (C/W)	14	1	1	2	6	1
26.	Juuso Salmi (D)	16	1	0	1	6	3	11	0	1	1	0	1
27.	Joel Lehtinen (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
28.	Juha Jääskä (LW/RW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Miro Karjalainen (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Julius Nyqvist (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Matti Lamberg (RW)	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	-1
32.	Sebastian Moberg (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-3
33.	Eemeli Heikkinen (D)	35	0	0	0	18	-7
Champions HL
1.	Joonas Rask (RW)	6	2	2	4	10	-1
2.	Mika Partanen (LW/RW)	6	3	0	3	6	3
3.	Corey Elkins (C)	6	2	1	3	0	0
4.	Teemu Ramstedt (C)	6	0	3	3	2	-1
5.	Robert Leino (C)	5	0	2	2	0	2
6.	Arttu Luttinen (LW/RW)	6	0	2	2	0	0
7.	Yohann Auvitu (D)	6	0	2	2	2	0
8.	Tomas Zaborsky (LW/C)	4	1	0	1	4	-2
9.	Jasse Ikonen (W/C)	6	1	0	1	2	-1
10.	Lauri Taipalus (D)	6	1	0	1	10	0
11.	Tommi Taimi (D)	4	0	1	1	4	-2
12.	Juuso Puustinen (RW)	5	0	1	1	2	1
13.	Daniel Grillfors (D)	6	0	1	1	2	1
14.	Joonas Järvinen (D)	6	0	1	1	8	-3
15.	Thomas Nykopp (C/LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
16.	Sebastian Moberg (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
17.	Panu Mieho (C/W)	3	0	0	0	0	-3
18.	Matt Generous (D)	4	0	0	0	4	-2
19.	Miihkali Teppo (D)	6	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Henri Tamminen (RW/LW)	6	0	0	0	0	-1
21.	Eemeli Heikkinen (D)	6	0	0	0	2	1
22.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (RW/LW)	6	0	0	0	2	-2
23.	Micke-Max Åsten (C/W)	6	0	0	0	8	-4

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Liiga
1.	Ville Husso (G)	39	1.91	.927	25	8	6	5	2328:00	945	15	1.55	.935
2.	Kevin Lankinen (G)	22	2.36	.906	12	5	4	0	1294:29	490	3	3.33	.891
Champions HL
1.	Ville Husso (G)	5	2.17	.930	2	3	0	0	304:00	145
2.	Kevin Lankinen (G)	1	2.05	.929	0	1	0	0	58:30	26

2015-2016 HIFK Staff

Head CoachAntti Törmänen
Asst. CoachPekka Kangasalusta
Asst. CoachJoonas Tanska
Goaltending CoachJan Lundell
General ManagerTom Nybondas
General ManagerJukka Valtanen
Team ManagerAri Halttunen
BroadcasterJ-P Jalo
ChairmanTimo Everi
Equipment ManagerJoni Hallikainen
Equipment ManagerMika Pikkumaa
Equipment ManagerPanu Pilvola
ScoutVeli-Pekka Kautonen
ScoutHarri Rindell
Skills CoachTommi Hämäläinen
Video CoachAri Halttunen

Team Staff History

2015-2016 HIFK Captains

"C"

Arttu Luttinen

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Team Captaincy History

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2015-2016 HIFK Demographics

HIFK Facts

Plays in: Liiga
Team Colors: Red + Blue + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2015-2016 HIFK Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
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Experience

HIFK: 3 479 GP
NHL: 172 GP
WC: 65 GP
OG: 3 GP
SHL: 443 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 32 GP
Liiga: 5 524 GP
KHL: 179 GP
Czechia: 26 GP
AHL: 823 GP
NL: 3 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HIFK U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
HIFK U17
HIFK U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
HIFK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
JoKP (Mestis)
Kiekko-Espoo (Liiga)
Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Helsingin jäähalli
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: 8 200
Construction Year: 1966

HIFK Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HIFK	JYP	-	Liiga
09/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HIFK	Kärpät	-	Liiga
09/19/2026 12:00 PM UTC	HIFK	Lukko	2 - 3 (OT 62:30)	Liiga
09/16/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HIFK	Jukurit	4 - 7	Liiga
09/09/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Jukurit	HIFK	3 - 1	Liiga

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HIFK History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Liiga	5	1	3	-	0	1	13	21	4	0.8	15	-
2025-2026	Liiga	60	25	26	-	4	5	149	183	88	1.47	10	First round loss
2024-2025	Liiga	60	27	16	-	9	8	173	165	107	1.78	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Liiga	60	26	16	-	7	11	179	139	103	1.72	6	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	Liiga	60	24	19	-	8	9	155	150	97	1.62	6	Bronze game loss
2021-2022	Liiga	59	27	19	-	5	8	174	146	99	1.68	5	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Liiga	50	26	13	-	7	4	153	113	96	1.92	2	Bronze game win
2019-2020	Liiga	59	34	25	-	8	9	174	143	103	1.75	6	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Liiga	60	24	18	-	8	10	182	169	98	1.63	6	Bronze game loss
2017-2018	Liiga	60	26	17	-	8	9	163	128	103	1.72	5	Bronze game win
2016-2017	Liiga	60	22	25	-	8	5	138	140	87	1.45	9	Bronze game loss
2015-2016	Liiga	60	37	13	-	6	4	186	131	127	2.12	1	Final loss
2014-2015	Liiga	60	24	21	-	9	6	177	150	96	1.6	7	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Liiga	60	25	26	-	4	5	147	145	88	1.47	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2012-2013	SM-liiga	60	26	24	-	3	7	153	163	91	1.52	8	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	SM-liiga	60	33	21	-	6	0	194	149	111	1.85	3	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	SM-liiga	60	31	11	-	6	12	199	140	117	1.95	3	Champion
2009-2010	SM-liiga	58	30	20	-	6	2	185	152	104	1.79	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	SM-liiga	58	25	23	-	5	5	169	167	90	1.55	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2007-2008	SM-liiga	56	23	16	-	11	6	167	145	97	1.73	7	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	SM-liiga	56	25	21	-	5	5	165	159	90	1.61	6	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	SM-liiga	56	28	14	-	10	4	180	136	108	1.93	2	Bronze game loss
2004-2005	SM-liiga	56	29	15	-	5	7	162	116	104	1.86	4	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	SM-liiga	56	30	17	9	-	-	181	142	72	1.29	3	Bronze game win
2002-2003	SM-liiga	56	23	24	9	-	-	177	165	57	1.02	7	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	SM-liiga	56	19	26	11	-	-	148	168	49	0.88	10	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	SM-liiga	56	26	23	7	-	-	173	171	59	1.05	4	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	23	21	10	-	-	171	162	56	1.04	6	Bronze game loss
1998-1999	SM-liiga	54	34	14	6	-	-	209	104	74	1.37	2	Final loss
1997-1998	SM-liiga	48	29	14	5	-	-	179	115	63	1.31	2	Champion

HIFK Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	4	8	0	0	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2022-2023	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	5	12	0	0	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	3	3	-	1	0	10	11	8	1.33	3	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	Champions HL	6	2	2	-	1	1	14	18	9	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	0	1	20	20	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	0	1	13	11	4	1	2	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	0	1	6	8	4	1	2	16th final loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	31	15	14	2.33	2	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	ET	8	1	6	-	0	1	16	31	4	0.5	8	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	2	4	-	0	2	24	26	8	1	6	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	3	3	-	2	0	24	19	13	1.63	4	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	4	4	-	0	0	27	24	12	1.5	6	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	Spengler Cup	4	0	4	-	0	0	8	18	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	Euro HL	6	5	1	-	0	0	29	25	15	2.5	1	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	Euro HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	27	18	14	2.33	1	Playoffs Qualifier loss
1995-1996	Spengler Cup	4	1	3	-	-	-	12	24	4	1	4	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	Spengler Cup	4	1	3	-	-	-	16	23	2	0.5	5	Did not make playoffs
1983-1984	European Cup	2	1	1	0	-	-	7	9	-	-	7	Semifinal loss
1980-1981	European Cup	3	1	1	1	-	-	8	13	3	1	2	Final group
	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	9	5	-	-	2	Promoted
1974-1975	European Cup	6	3	2	0	1	0	29	35	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
	Pohjola Cup	6	1	5	0	-	-	18	38	2	0.33	4	-
1973-1974	Pohjola Cup	6	2	3	0	-	-	17	20	4	0.67	3	-
1972-1973	Sir William Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	10	8	4	2	1	-
	Ahearne Cup	6	3	3	0	-	-	28	27	6	1	4	-
1971-1972	Sir William Cup	6	4	2	0	-	-	26	24	8	1.33	2	-
	Ahearne Cup	6	0	6	0	-	-	11	28	0	0	8	-
1970-1971	Ahearne Cup	7	2	4	1	-	-	25	30	5	0.71	6	-
	European Cup	4	2	1	1	-	-	14	13	-	-	8	Eighth Final Loss
1969-1970	Ahearne Cup	7	6	1	0	-	-	48	24	12	1.71	1	-

HIFK Retired Numbers

HIFK Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	6	1	11	12	0
2.	Markus Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	2	3	1	4	2
3.	Ilari Kapanen (D)	2026-2027	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	1	2	2	4	2
4.	Petrus Palmu (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Liiga	4	2	2	4	2
5.	Viljo Kähkönen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	6	2	2	4	6
6.	Valtteri Kakkonen (D)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	3	1	3	4	0
7.	Viljo Kähkönen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	1	3	4	2
8.	Trent Bourque (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	5	1	3	4	4
9.	Joel Kerkkänen (F)	2026-2027	GKS Tychy	PHL	3	0	4	4	0
10.	Rasmus Ruusunen (F)	2026-2027	RoKi	Mestis	3	3	0	3	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	24.56
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.44
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.50
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.94
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.91

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matti Hagman (F)	469	273	427	700
2.	Pertti Lehtonen (D)	851	228	312	540
3.	Kimmo Kuhta (F)	729	248	231	479
4.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	604	194	235	429
5.	Darren Boyko (F)	476	171	236	407

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matti Hagman (F)	469	273	427	700
2.	Kimmo Kuhta (F)	729	248	231	479
3.	Esa Peltonen (F)	344	230	161	391
4.	Pertti Lehtonen (D)	851	228	312	540
5.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	604	194	235	429

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matti Hagman (F)	469	273	427	700
2.	Pertti Lehtonen (D)	851	228	312	540
3.	Darren Boyko (F)	476	171	236	407
4.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	604	194	235	429
5.	Kimmo Kuhta (F)	729	248	231	479

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jere Karalahti (D)	400	56	170	795
2.	Pertti Lehtonen (D)	851	228	540	718
3.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	160	41	83	672
4.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	604	194	429	663
5.	Ilari Melart (D)	312	28	77	643

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pertti Lehtonen (D)	851	228	312	540
2.	Kimmo Kuhta (F)	729	248	231	479
3.	Arttu Luttinen (F)	631	137	154	291
4.	Mika Kortelainen (F)	604	194	235	429
5.	Lennart Petrell (F)	572	117	109	226

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jorma Salmi (F)	18	20	29	1.61
2.	Matti Hagman (F)	469	273	700	1.49
3.	Jan Caloun (F)	160	92	223	1.39
4.	Gerald Sullivan (F)	18	20	25	1.39
5.	Unto Nevalainen (F)	58	53	78	1.34

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Matti Hagman (F)	1979-1980	35	37	87
2.	Jan Caloun (F)	1998-1999	51	24	81
3.	Jan Caloun (F)	1999-2000	44	38	72
4.	Matti Hagman (F)	1983-1984	37	22	69
5.	Matti Hagman (F)	1986-1987	44	17	68

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jan Caloun (F)	1999-2000	44	38	72
2.	Matti Hagman (F)	1979-1980	35	37	87
3.	Timo Pärssinen (F)	2003-2004	56	32	62
4.	Jaroslav Bednar (F)	2000-2001	56	32	60
5.	Kimmo Kuhta (F)	2003-2004	56	31	59

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jan Caloun (F)	1998-1999	51	57	81
2.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2024-2025	51	52	59
3.	Matti Hagman (F)	1986-1987	44	51	68
4.	Matti Hagman (F)	1979-1980	35	50	87
5.	Jori Lehterä (F)	2023-2024	57	50	56

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	2004-2005	50	28	215
2.	Marko Tuomainen (F)	1998-1999	48	28	173
3.	Toni Mäkiaho (F)	1998-1999	40	20	170
4.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	1997-1998	37	20	166
5.	Robert Schnabel (D)	2005-2006	51	14	165