What league does HIFK play in?

HIFK play in the Auroraliiga (W).

HIFK is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HIFK?

The head coach of HIFK is Saara Kivenmäki.

Who is the captain of HIFK?

The captain of HIFK is Athéna Locatelli.

What arena does HIFK play in?

HIFK play their home games at Pirkkolan jäähalli 1 in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the general manager of HIFK?

The general manager of HIFK is Johanna Sandqvist.

HIFK

Auroraliiga (W)

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

HIFK were 21-9-2 in the 2024-25 Auroraliiga (W) season with 64 points, 4th overall.

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2024-2025 HIFK Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Auroraliiga (W)
1.	Pauliina Salonen (C)	32	16	18	34	22	20	5	0	5	5	8	0
2.	Anni Pere (F)	32	16	17	33	14	21	5	3	0	3	0	0
3.	Emmi Juusela (F)	32	7	26	33	12	15	5	1	2	3	0	-1
4.	Johanna Kemppainen (C/W)	31	9	11	20	8	1	5	0	1	1	2	-2
5.	Heidi Holmberg (C/D)	30	7	13	20	20	11	5	0	1	1	14	-1
6.	Athéna Locatelli (D)	32	4	13	17	14	9	5	0	0	0	0	1
7.	Erica Korhonen (F)	31	6	10	16	8	4	5	1	0	1	0	0
8.	Ilona Palin (D)	29	4	11	15	20	10	5	0	1	1	4	1
9.	Julia Kuhta (F)	29	10	4	14	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10.	Iida Lappalainen (C)	32	10	4	14	4	-1	5	2	0	2	4	0
11.	Emma Lappalainen (F)	32	6	7	13	8	4	5	1	2	3	4	0
12.	Ella Turunen (F)	32	2	8	10	4	3	5	1	0	1	4	-1
13.	Satu-Maaria Vihervuori (D/F)	32	3	6	9	18	11	5	1	0	1	2	-2
14.	Nellie Karlberg (F)	24	2	7	9	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15.	Olivia Kylliäinen (D)	32	0	8	8	20	11	5	1	2	3	2	2
16.	Sehana Galbrun (F)	29	4	3	7	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
17.	Olivia Huttunen (F/D)	27	2	4	6	6	12	5	0	0	0	0	1
18.	Veera Huotari (C)	21	1	4	5	2	-1	5	0	1	1	0	0
19.	Nelly Andersson (D)	24	1	3	4	31	1	5	0	0	0	0	-3
20.	Sara Suhonen (F)	5	1	1	2	4	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
21.	Aada Holm (D)	10	1	1	2	2	-1
22.	Aino Lehikoinen (F)	10	1	1	2	4	-2	5	0	1	1	0	0
23.	Sara Loikkanen (F)	4	1	0	1	0	2
24.	Nenna Montonen (F)	4	0	1	1	0	4
25.	Mila Järvenpää (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
26.	Eveliina Kitula (D/F)	-	-	-	-	-	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Auroraliiga (W)
1.	Nelli Nieminen (G)	6	1.67	.915	5	1	-	1	358:36	107	0
2.	Miia Vainio (G)	23	2.51	.901	13	8	-	0	1388:10	530	5	2.43	.924
3.	Tea Koljonen (G)	3	1.95	.882	2	0	-	0	185:00	45
4.	Sofia Haverinen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

2024-2025 HIFK Staff

Head CoachSaara Kivenmäki
Asst. CoachAntti Borgenström
Asst. CoachMarko Kivenmäki
Goaltending CoachAleksi Kiviranta
General ManagerJohanna Sandqvist
Team ManagerNina Forelius
Dir. of CoachingMartin Andler
Dir. of Youth HockeyJohanna Sandqvist
Equipment ManagerOliver Karlberg
Equipment ManagerTimo Nikunen
Physical TherapistVirpi Rajala
Skills CoachMartin Andler
Strength & Conditioning CoachMarko Kivenmäki

Team Staff History

2024-2025 HIFK Captains

"C"

Athéna Locatelli

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2024-2025 HIFK Demographics

HIFK Facts

Plays in: Auroraliiga
Team Colors: -
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: -

2024-2025 HIFK Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
2 players

Experience

HIFK: 1 687 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HIFK Akatemia (Suomi-sarja (W))
HIFK U18
Kiekko-Vantaa (Suomi-sarja (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: Pirkkolan jäähalli 1
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: 800
Construction Year: 2021

HIFK Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/28/2026 12:30 PM UTC	HIFK	Ilves	2 - 5	Auroraliiga
03/24/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HPK	HIFK	1 - 0	Auroraliiga
03/22/2026 01:00 PM UTC	HIFK	HPK	4 - 0	Auroraliiga
03/21/2026 01:00 PM UTC	HPK	HIFK	5 - 1	Auroraliiga
03/19/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HIFK	HPK	3 - 2 (SO)	Auroraliiga

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Satu-Maaria Vihervuori (D)

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Liisa Kastikainen (F)

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07/21/2026

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Lunasa Sano (F)

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Anni Timonen (D)

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06/25/2026

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Clémence Boudin (F)

Joining fromCergy-Pontoise II U18

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Maéli Raigneau (D)

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HIFK History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Auroraliiga (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Auroraliiga (W)	32	22	7	-	0	3	137	68	69	2.16	3	Bronze game loss
2024-2025	Auroraliiga (W)	32	20	9	-	1	2	113	81	64	2	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Naisten L (W)	32	27	5	-	0	0	175	49	75	2.34	2	Champion
2022-2023	Naisten L (W)	36	29	4	-	3	0	197	57	93	2.58	1	Champion
2021-2022	Naisten L (W)	29	26	3	-	0	0	137	41	78	2.69	2	Final loss
	Naisten L (W)	20	17	3	-	0	0	100	31	51	2.55	2	Final group
2020-2021	Naisten L (W)	27	16	6	-	4	1	104	59	57	2.11	3	Bronze game win
	Naisten L (W)	19	11	4	-	4	0	77	42	41	2.16	3	Final group
2019-2020	Naisten L (W)	10	9	1	-	0	0	59	13	27	2.7	1	Quarterfinal loss
	Naisten L (W)	20	6	9	-	2	3	65	61	25	1.25	7	Final group
2018-2019	Naisten L (W)	6	4	2	-	0	0	24	10	12	2	1	Promoted
	Mestis (W)	10	9	0	-	1	0	43	9	29	2.9	1	Qualification
	Mestis Q (W)	16	15	1	-	0	0	116	17	45	2.81	1	-
1988-1989	SM-sarja (W)	14	8	4	2	-	-	53	33	18	1.29	3	Financial relegation
1987-1988	SM-sarja (W)	14	7	5	2	-	-	35	32	16	1.14	3	-
1986-1987	SM-sarja (W)	14	6	8	0	-	-	33	39	12	0.86	6	-
1985-1986	SM-sarja (W)	14	3	7	4	-	-	36	40	10	0.71	5	-
1984-1985	SM-sarja (W)	9	3	6	0	-	-	26	29	6	0.67	3	-
1983-1984	SM-sarja (W)	8	2	6	0	-	-	27	42	4	0.5	4	-
1982-1983	SM-sarja (W)	8	3	5	0	-	-	43	26	6	0.75	4	-

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.	Henni Virtanen (D)	2026-2027	HPK	Auroraliiga	6	5	3	8	12
2.	Nellie Karlberg (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	Mestis	4	3	4	7	0
3.	Nathalie Karlberg (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	Mestis	4	0	6	6	2
4.	Karoliina Rantamäki (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Auroraliiga	6	2	3	5	0
5.	Mikaela Saukkonen (D)	2026-2027	HPK	Auroraliiga	6	1	4	5	0
6.	Nenna Montonen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	Mestis	4	3	1	4	2
7.	Clara Rozier (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC Féminin	SWHL A	5	2	2	4	2
8.	Krista Parkkonen (D)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK	SDHL	4	1	3	4	2
9.	Sanni Vanhanen (F)	2026-2027	Finland	EHT (W)	2	2	1	3	0
10.	Sanni Vanhanen (F)	2026-2027	Finland (all)	International (W)	2	2	1	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'6"	141 lbs	20.41
2025-2026	View Roster	5'6"	143 lbs	21.73
2024-2025	View Roster	5'6"	143 lbs	20.63
2023-2024	View Roster	5'6"	141 lbs	21.67
2022-2023	View Roster	5'6"	141 lbs	21.69

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	98	94	138	232
2.	Clara Rozier (F)	121	75	85	160
3.	Julia Liikala (F)	83	67	92	159
4.	Athéna Locatelli (D)	180	25	103	128
5.	Pauliina Salonen (F)	94	62	60	122

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	98	94	138	232
2.	Clara Rozier (F)	121	75	85	160
3.	Julia Liikala (F)	83	67	92	159
4.	Emmanuelle Passard (F)	85	65	55	120
5.	Pauliina Salonen (F)	94	62	60	122

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	98	94	138	232
2.	Athéna Locatelli (D)	180	25	103	128
3.	Julia Liikala (F)	83	67	92	159
4.	Clara Rozier (F)	121	75	85	160
5.	Karoliina Rantamäki (F)	104	40	76	116

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Olivia Kylliäinen (D)	165	10	45	98
2.	Clara Rozier (F)	121	75	160	94
3.	Maria Novitsky (D)	68	14	26	94
4.	Nenna Mehtonen (D)	116	12	43	88
5.	Mikaela Saukkonen (D)	146	25	65	80

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anni Pere (F)	201	49	39	88
2.	Athéna Locatelli (D)	180	25	103	128
3.	Johanna Kemppainen (F)	167	55	59	114
4.	Olivia Kylliäinen (D)	165	10	35	45
5.	Satu-Maaria Vihervuori (D)	156	12	24	36

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Miisa Klemola (F)	19	23	50	2.63
2.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	98	94	232	2.37
3.	Sanni Ahola (D)	1	0	2	2.00
4.	Sanni Vanhanen (F)	54	45	106	1.96
5.	Saara Kivenmäki (F)	14	9	27	1.93

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	2022-2023	31	32	82
2.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	2023-2024	24	30	71
3.	Julia Liikala (F)	2022-2023	30	28	66
4.	Sanni Vanhanen (F)	2023-2024	32	27	66
5.	Emmi Juusela (F)	2025-2026	32	26	60

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	2021-2022	29	37	55
2.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	2022-2023	31	32	82
3.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	2023-2024	24	30	71
4.	Clara Rozier (F)	2023-2024	32	29	58
5.	Julia Liikala (F)	2022-2023	30	28	66

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	2022-2023	31	50	82
2.	Michaela Pejzlová (F)	2023-2024	24	41	71
3.	Sanni Vanhanen (F)	2023-2024	32	39	66
4.	Julia Liikala (F)	2022-2023	30	38	66
5.	Julia Liikala (F)	2023-2024	26	36	60

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Sanna Kolehmainen (D)	2018-2019	13	9	49
2.	Krista Parkkonen (D)	2019-2020	8	8	33
3.	Nelly Andersson (D)	2024-2025	24	4	31
4.	Pauliina Salonen (F)	2025-2026	32	54	30
5.	Krista Parkkonen (D)	2019-2020	20	13	30