HIFK Naiset

HIFK Naiset, also known by the nickname Stadin Gimmat ('Girls of Stadi,' a nickname for Helsinki), are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They play in the Pirkkola district of Helsinki, at the Pirkkola Ice Hall (Finnish: Pirkkolan jäähalli). As the representative women's ice hockey team of the Helsinki-based multi-sport club HIFK, the team is closely affiliated with the HIFK men's ice hockey team of the Liiga.[1]

For other teams of the parent club, see HIFK.
HIFK Naiset
2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
CityMalmi, Helsinki, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1982 (1982)
Refounded 2018
Home arenaPirkkolan jäähalli
ColoursRed, white, dark blue
     
Owner(s)Oy HIFK-Hockey Ab
General managerSaara Niemi
Head coachSaara Niemi
CaptainKaroliina Rantamäki
AffiliatesHIFK Akatemia
WebsiteOfficial website
Franchise history
1982–1989HIFK Naiset
2018–HIFK Naiset
(Stadin Gimmat)
Current uniform
Active departments of
HIFK
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Handball Ice hockey (men's) Ice hockey (women's)
Athletics Bowling Golf
eSports

One of the ten founding teams from the 1982–82 inaugural Naisten SM-sarja (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017) season, the original HIFK Naiset was financially relegated in 1989 and the club chose not to pursue women’s ice hockey for the following several decades. The current team was established in 2018 and gained promotion to the Naisten Liiga from the second-tier Naisten Mestis at the end of their debut season in 2018–19.[2]

History

Original team, 1982–1989

HIFK Naiset was one of the original ten teams to play in the inaugural season, 1982–83, of the Naisten SM-sarja, 'Women's Finnish Championship Series' (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017). The team struggled early on, forced to compete with fellow Helsinki-based team Helsingin Jääkiekkoklubi (HJK) for top talent. HIFK finished in the bottom half of the league in their first five seasons, ranking 7th of 10 in 1982–83, 9th of 12 in 1983–84, 8th of 13 in 1984–85, 5th of 8 in 1985–86, and 6th of 8 in 1986–87.

The team’s fortunes turned in the 1987–88 season and they earned a 7-2-5 (win-tie-loss) record with a +3 goal differential and claimed third place in the Naisten SM-sarja playoffs, earning Finnish Championship bronze. With a 1988–89 roster that included three members of the newly-created Finnish women's national ice hockey team – defencemen Johanna Ikonen and Ulla Saarikko, and forward Maria Turki (Novitsky) – HIFK continued their upward trajectory, posting a 8-2-4 record with a +20 goal differential and claiming Finnish Championship bronze for the second consecutive season.

Despite the marked improvement of the team, HIFK was financially relegated after the 1988–89 season and no senior women’s representative team or any programs for women and girls existed in the club for the following twenty-five years.

Season-by-season results

This is a list of all seasons completed by HIFK Naiset, including the original HIFK Naiset (1982–1989) and Stadin Gimmat-HIFK Naiset (2018–present).[3]

Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime/shootout wins (2 points), T = Ties (1 point), OTL = Overtime/shootout losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Preliminaries and regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
1982–83 Naisten SM-sarja 7th 83–0–543266 Did not qualify
1983–84 Naisten SM-sarja 9th 82–0–627424 Did not qualify
1984–85 Naisten SM-sarja 8th 93–0–626296 Did not qualify
1985–86 Naisten SM-sarja 5th 143–4–7364010 Did not qualify
1986–87 Naisten SM-sarja 6th 146–0–8333912 Did not qualify
1987–88 Naisten SM-sarja 3rd 147–2–5353216 Won bronze medal
1988–89 Naisten SM-sarja 3rd 148–2–4533318 Won bronze medal
2018–19 Naisten Mestis 1st 26241–011592674 Mi. Klemola 50 (23+27) Promoted to Naisten Liiga
2019–20 Naisten Liiga 7th30152–3101247452 E. Passard 47 (28+19) Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät)
2020–21 Naisten Liiga 3rd27164–161045757 E. Passard 37 (19+21) Won bronze medal, 2–1 (Ilves)
2021–22 Naisten Liiga 2nd29260–031374178 M. Nilsson 55 (37+18) Lost final, 2–3 (K-Espoo)

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster
As of 13 April 2022[4][5][6]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
25 Mia Heikuri F L 35 2018 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
3 Anni Hietaharju D R 24 2020 Korsholm, Ostrobothnia, Finland
70 Sara Honkanen D L 18 2021 Tuusula, Uusimaa, Finland
13 Veera Huotari F L 23 2020
19 Lumi Jääskeläinen G L 23 2019 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
23 Johanna Kemppainen F L 24 2019 Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, Finland
21 Iina Kuusela G L 25 2020 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
92 Olivia Kylliäinen D R 18 2020 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
33 Kiia Lahtinen G L 18 2019 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
66 Petra Lamminaho D L 21 2019 Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
91 Julia Liikala F L 21 2021 Peräseinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
88 Athéna Locatelli D L 30 2020 Bourg-de-Péage, ARA, France
10 Veronika Lorencová F L 22 2019 Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Czech Republic
9 Nenna Mehtonen D L 20 2018 Klaukkala, Uusimaa, Finland
97 Matilda Nilsson F L 25 2021 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
12 Ilona Palin D L 16 2021
14 Krista Parkkonen D L 19 2019 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
24 Ida Pasanen F L 20 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
27 Emmanuelle Passard F L 30 2019 Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré, ARA, France
18 Michaela Pejzlová F L 25 2020 Pardubice, Pardubický kraj, Czech Republic
29 Anni Pere F L 18 2018 Loviisa, Uusimaa, Finland
11 Karoliina Rantamäki (C) F L 44 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
72 Clara Rozier F R 24 2020 Évian, ARA, France
15 Mikaela Saukkonen F L 22 2018 Hyvinkää, Uusimaa, Finland
26 Satu-Maaria Vihervuori D L 18 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
22 Henni Virtanen F L 19 2018 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
4 Siiri Yrjöla D L 17 2020 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Saara Niemi
  • Assistant coach: Christian Buchert
  • Goaltending coach: Tuukka Hämäläinen
  • Video coach: Nikolas Sepponen
  • Conditioning coach: Joonas Lahtinen
  • Conditioning coach: Margot Vander Ghinst
  • Team managers: Jukka Ahola & Johanna Sandqvist
  • Equipment manager: Riikka Ahola & Timo Nikunen

Team captaincy history

Head coaches

Awards and honors

Finnish Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 2022
  • Third Place (3): 1988, 1989, 2021

Source: [8]

Player awards
  • Krista Parkkonen, 2019–20
  • Hannu Saintula Award (Coach of the Year)
  • Scholar-Athlete Award
  • Anni Hietaharju, 2020–21

All-Stars
  • Second Team
    • Athéna Locatelli, 2020–21
    • Krista Parkkonen, 2020–21
    • Michaela Pejzlová, 2020–21

Player of the Month

Team records

The individual records detailed here include statistics since the team joined the Naisten Liiga in the 2019–20 season only, as complete player statistics for HIFK Naiset during the 1982–1989 Naisten SM-sarja seasons are not available. Records valid through the conclusion of the 2021–22 season.[11]

Single-season records
  • Most goals in a season: Matilda Nilsson, 37 goals (29 games; 2021–22)
  • Most assists in a season: Michaela Pejzlová, 27 assists (21 games; 2021–22)
  • Most points in a season: Matilda Nilsson, 55 points (29 games; 2021–22)
  • Most points in a season, defenceman: Caroline Shaunessy, 27 points (30 games; 2019–20)
  • Most points in a season, rookie: Krista Parkkonen, 21 points (28 games; 2019–20)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: Krista Parkkonen, 63 PIM (28 games; 2019–20)
  • Best save percentage in a season, over ten games played: Iina Kuusela, .951 SV% (18 games; 2021–22)
  • Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Iina Kuusela, 1.23 GAA (18 games; 2021–22)
  • Most shutouts in a season: Iina Kuusela, 6 shutouts (18 games; 2021–22)

Career records

Statistics valid from 2019–20 season through 2021–22 season.[12]

  • Most career goals: Emmanuelle Passard, 65 goals (85 games; 2019–2022)
  • Most career assists: Karoliina Rantamäki, 58 assists (74 games; 2019–2022)
  • Most career points: Emmanuelle Passard, 120 points (85 games; 2019–2022)
  • Most career points, defenceman: Krista Parkkonen, 49 points (69 games; 2019–2022)
  • Best career points per game, over 30 games played: Michaela Pejzlová, 1.84 P/G (43 games; 2019–2022)
  • Most career penalty minutes: Krista Parkkonen, 75 PIM (69 games; 2019–2022)
  • Most games played, skater: Emmanuelle Passard, 85 games (2019–2022)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Iina Kuusela, 33 games (2020–2022)

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point (goal+assist) scorers since HIFK joined the Naisten Liiga in 2019.

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

Points
Nat PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Emmanuelle Passard F8565551201.41
Karoliina Rantamäki F742858861.16
Michaela Pejzlová F433247791.84
Matilda Nilsson F293718551.90
Johanna Kemppainen F812925540.67
Clara Rozier F552231530.96
Krista Parkkonen D691435490.71
Athéna Locatelli D54633390.72
Miressa Mäkelä F441817350.80
Fanny Jalonen F541222340.63
Julia Liikala F271518331.22
Caroline Shaunessy D30720270.90
Emmi Juusela F471213250.53
Siiri Yrjölä D56619250.45
Veronika Lorencová F741012220.30

Source(s): Finnish Ice Hockey Association, Elite Prospects[12]

References
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