Team Facts
Plays in U20 SM-sarja Full name Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho Team colours Orange + Black + White Town Hämeenlinna, FIN Founded 1929

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#60 Mikke Mämmi (G) 18 2005 - - L Junior
#31 Kaj Saarinen (G) 19 2004 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'3" 181 L 24/25
#30 Kim Saarinen (G) 17 2006 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'4" 181 L 25/26+1
DEFENSEMEN
#5 Veeti Falck (D) 19 2004 Kiuruvesi, FIN 5'11" 161 L Junior
#21 Saku Joutsi (D) 19 2004 Loppi, FIN 6'1" 181 R Junior
#4 Akseli Ketonen (D) 18 2005 5'11" 152 R Junior
#12 Otto Kokki (D) 19 2004 6'0" 181 L Junior
#8 Toivo Nummela (D)   “A” 19 2004 5'9" 143 L Junior
Jiri Pärssinen (D) 21 2002 Turku, FIN 6'2" 187 R 23/24
Viljami Savolainen (D) 17 2006 5'10" 161 L Junior
#23 Jimi Säteri (D) 17 2005 6'0" 163 - Junior
#7 Niklas Talvikunnas (D) 18 2005 Kauhava, FIN 6'4" 209 R 24/25+1
#41 Mikael Tapio (D) 21 2002 Järvenpää, FIN 6'4" 209 R 23/24
FORWARDS
#11 Vili Alitalo (C/W)   “C” 20 2003 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'11" 179 L Junior
#45 Matias Huuskonen (C) 19 2004 5'9" 157 L Junior
#25 Juho Järvelä (C) 20 2003 Mikkeli, FIN 6'4" 198 L 24/25+1
#37 Teemu Kaikkonen (C/RW) 19 2004 - - L Junior
#14 Kaarlo Kapanen (C) 17 2006 5'10" 152 - Junior
#44 Oliver Kopiloff (C/LW) 17 2006 5'10" 159 L Junior
#3 Juho Lukkari (C/W) 19 2004 Hyvinkää, FIN 5'5" 163 L 23/24
#22 Anton Määttä (F) 18 2005 6'0" 165 L Junior
#26 Totte Pulli (LW) 18 2005 6'3" 194 L Junior
#16 Aukusti Savijoki (F) 18 2004 5'11" 170 L Junior
#18 Valtteri Savolainen (LW) 20 2003 Hämeenlinna, FIN 6'1" 172 L 24/25
#29 Aleksi Skog (RW)   “A” 19 2004 Vihti, FIN 5'7" 132 L Junior
#43 Vili Toivonen (RW) 18 2005 Loppi, FIN 5'10" 163 L 24/25+1
#15 Roope Vesterinen (LW/RW) 17 2006 Hämeenlinna, FIN 5'10" 174 L 24/25
#39 Valtteri Viitaluoma (C) 17 2006 6'0" 172 L Junior
#27 Joni Virolainen (RW/LW) 19 2003 Tampere, FIN 5'10" 165 L Junior
Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 16 | Av Age: 18.52 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 171 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 29 players Experience HPK U20: 769 GP
Liiga: 93 GP Affiliated Team(s) FPS (Mestis)
HPK (Liiga)
HPK U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
HPK U18 (U18 SM-sarja)
Team Captains
“C” Vili Alitalo “A” Toivo Nummela
Aleksi Skog
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Pohjantähti areena Location Hämeenlinna, FIN Capacity 5 360 Construction Year 1979
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-09-30T16:00:00+0300 HPK U20 Pelicans U20 - U20 SM-sarja
2023-09-29T18:30:00+0300 HPK U20 JYP U20 4 - 1 U20 SM-sarja
2023-09-24T16:15:00+0300 JYP U20 HPK U20 4 - 1 U20 SM-sarja
2023-09-23T13:00:00+0300 Ilves U20 HPK U20 1 - 3 U20 SM-sarja
2023-09-17T15:30:00+0300 Kiekko-Espoo U20 HPK U20 2 - 3 (OT) U20 SM-sarja
2023-09-16T13:00:00+0300 SaiPa U20 HPK U20 5 - 6 U20 SM-sarja
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/09/2023
09/09/2023 Loan Joining Viljami Jokirinne (D) Joining from FPS
07/06/2023
07/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Kie Vähäkangas (F) Leaving for Jokerit U20
06/29/2023
06/29/2023 Confirmed Leaving Alex Stepanek (F) Leaving for Merritt Centennials
06/15/2023
06/15/2023 Confirmed Leaving Topias Saikkonen (D) Leaving for Vänersborgs HC
05/25/2023
05/25/2023 Confirmed Leaving Topias Männikkö (D) Leaving for KooKoo U20
05/25/2023 Confirmed Leaving Anton Näykki (F) Leaving for KooKoo U20
05/12/2023
05/12/2023 Confirmed Leaving Jimi Rönkkönen (F) Leaving for Ketterä
05/10/2023
05/10/2023 Confirmed Leaving Justus Ojala (F) Leaving for FPS
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2002-2003 U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - - - - - - -
2003-2004 U20 SM-liiga 41 13 9 19 6 3 109 137 41 1.00 9 Did not make playoffs
2004-2005 U20 SM-liiga 39 11 7 21 1 6 99 141 30 0.77 11 Relegation Play
U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - - - - - 1 Saved in relegation
2005-2006 U20 SM-liiga 39 18 2 16 3 0 117 110 44 1.13 5 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 U20 SM-liiga 42 11 4 24 1 2 97 149 30 0.71 13 Relegation Play
U20 SM-liiga 6 4 1 0 0 1 32 13 10 1.67 2 Saved in relegation
2007-2008 U20 SM-liiga 42 20 - 13 2 7 144 145 71 1.69 4 Bronze game loss
2008-2009 U20 SM-liiga 42 18 - 16 5 3 146 129 67 1.60 6 Semifinal loss
2009-2010 U20 SM-liiga 42 20 - 16 2 4 134 125 68 1.62 6 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 U20 SM-liiga 42 28 - 8 3 3 176 97 93 2.21 1 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 48 25 - 19 1 3 176 164 80 1.67 7 Bronze game win
2012-2013 U20 SM-liiga 48 28 - 11 3 6 142 103 96 2.00 1 Champion
2013-2014 U20 SM-liiga 48 21 - 19 3 5 146 141 74 1.54 8 First round loss
2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 48 21 - 15 7 5 192 157 82 1.71 6 Final loss
2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 50 21 - 19 6 4 141 151 79 1.58 9 Bronze game loss
2016-2017 U20 SM-liiga 48 29 - 11 5 3 173 113 100 2.08 1 Champion
2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 35 24 - 4 3 4 137 72 82 2.34 1 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 53 35 - 6 5 7 203 104 122 2.30 1 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 U20 SM-liiga 34 17 - 14 1 2 108 104 55 1.62 8 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 52 22 - 23 4 3 159 174 77 1.48 8 Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020 U20 SM-liiga 34 20 - 14 2 3 104 90 61 1.79 6 Final group
U20 SM-liiga 52 25 - 18 4 5 164 146 88 1.69 6 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 U20 SM-sarja 23 10 - 13 3 0 77 94 27 1.17 14 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 23 10 - 13 3 0 77 94 27 1.17 14 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 U20 SM-sarja 19 9 - 5 2 3 72 51 34 1.79 7 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 44 15 - 19 5 5 137 149 60 1.36 10 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 U20 SM-sarja 23 9 - 12 1 1 67 69 30 1.30 16 Final group
U20 SM-sarja 22 10 - 9 1 2 77 76 34 1.55 6 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 U20 SM-sarja 9 6 - 1 2 0 36 17 22 2.44 1 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2013-2014 JCWC 3 2 - 1 0 0 10 9 6 2.00 2 Final loss

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Borna Rendulic (F) 2023-2024 HK Sochi KHL 11 5 6 11 6
2. Verneri Ahonen (F) 2023-2024 KooKoo U20 U20 SM-sarja 6 1 9 10 4
3. Jan-Mikael Järvinen (F) 2023-2024 Ässät Liiga 7 1 6 7 2
4. Kristjan Kombe (F) 2023-2024 JoKP Mestis 3 2 4 6 0
5. Robert Leino (F) 2023-2024 Örebro HK SHL 5 2 4 6 4
6. Henri Allen (D) 2023-2024 Kiekko-Ahma II-divisioona 3 1 5 6 2
7. Antti Rantsi (F) 2023-2024 KelA II-divisioona 2 3 2 5 0
8. Niklas Blomberg (F) 2023-2024 Kiekko-Ahma II-divisioona 3 3 2 5 0
9. Miika Franssila (D) 2023-2024 Kiekko-Ahma II-divisioona 3 2 3 5 0
10. Atte Rajala (D) 2023-2024 KooKoo U20 U20 SM-sarja 9 2 3 5 4
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Erkka Seppälä (F) 129 37 105 142
2. Toni Saarinen (F) 73 65 62 127
3. Jussi Tie (F) 103 58 68 126
4. Santeri Vuoti (F) 128 45 80 125
5. Teemu Rautiainen (F) 94 59 65 124
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ismo Nikkinen (F) 146 71 47 118
2. Toni Saarinen (F) 73 65 62 127
3. Teemu Rautiainen (F) 94 59 65 124
4. Jussi Tie (F) 103 58 68 126
5. Harri Suutarinen (F) 89 54 35 89
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Erkka Seppälä (F) 129 37 105 142
2. Santeri Vuoti (F) 128 45 80 125
3. Jimi Rönkkönen (F) 113 37 79 116
4. Joona Monto (F) 123 26 71 97
5. Max Kenig (F) 99 35 70 105
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Petteri Nikkilä (D) 114 15 63 264
2. Jarno Toivonen (F) 85 12 22 255
3. Ville Hietikko (D) 123 7 28 226
4. Teppo Tuomanen (D) 98 19 48 213
5. Juuso Hämäläinen (F) 79 13 16 188
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Teemu Kaislehto (D) 174 12 34 46
2. Ismo Nikkinen (F) 146 71 47 118
3. Olli Maansaari (F) 142 25 50 75
4. Harri Kainulainen (F) 140 41 60 101
5. Niilo-Kustaa Määttä (F) 140 28 48 76
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Jarkko Varvio (F) 3 5 11 3.67
2. Tommi Hämäläinen (D) 4 4 8 2.00
3. Antti Laaksonen (F) 1 1 2 2.00
4. Tommi Santala (F) 4 6 7 1.75
5. Toni Saarinen (F) 73 65 127 1.74
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Patrik Virta (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 43 29 46 75 1.74 55
2. Kasper Kenig (F) 2000-2001 U20 SM-liiga 34 38 36 74 2.18 106
3. Teemu Rautiainen (F) 2010-2011 U20 SM-liiga 41 35 33 68 1.66 38
4. Erkka Seppälä (F) 2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 50 16 48 64 1.28 8
5. Jaakko Kuusisto (F) 2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 42 25 33 58 1.38 14
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kasper Kenig (F) 2000-2001 U20 SM-liiga 34 38 36 74 2.18 106
2. Teemu Rautiainen (F) 2010-2011 U20 SM-liiga 41 35 33 68 1.66 38
3. Patrik Virta (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 43 29 46 75 1.74 55
4. Jaakko Kuusisto (F) 2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 42 25 33 58 1.38 14
5. Harri Kainulainen (F) 2016-2017 U20 SM-liiga 40 25 24 49 1.23 22
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Erkka Seppälä (F) 2017-2018 U20 SM-liiga 50 16 48 64 1.28 8
2. Patrik Virta (F) 2014-2015 U20 SM-liiga 43 29 46 75 1.74 55
3. Kasper Kenig (F) 2000-2001 U20 SM-liiga 34 38 36 74 2.18 106
4. Timo Koskela (F) 1997-1998 U20 SM-liiga 35 14 36 50 1.43 44
5. Robert Leino (F) 2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 32 13 36 49 1.53 16
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Petteri Nikkilä (D) 2011-2012 U20 SM-liiga 43 7 22 29 0.67 115
2. Juuso Hämäläinen (F) 2015-2016 U20 SM-liiga 45 8 2 10 0.22 115
3. Kasper Kenig (F) 2000-2001 U20 SM-liiga 34 38 36 74 2.18 106
4. Jarno Toivonen (F) 2003-2004 U20 SM-liiga 30 5 3 8 0.27 103
5. Joni Lindlöf (F) 2004-2005 U20 SM-liiga 34 15 16 31 0.91 100
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 171 lbs 18.52
2022-2023 View roster 5'11" 172 lbs 19.41
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 178 lbs 19.84
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 175 lbs 19.33
2019-2020 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 19.48
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