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
CityHelsinki, 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
AffiliateHIFK Akatemia
WebsiteOfficial website
Franchise history
1982–1989HIFK Naiset
2018–HIFK Naiset
(Stadin Gimmat)
Current uniform
Current season
Active departments of HIFK
Bandy Floorball Football
Handball Ice hockey
(men's)		 Ice hockey
(women's)
Athletics Bowling Golf
eSports

One of the ten founding teams from the inaugural 1982–83 Naisten SM-sarja 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 seventh of ten teams in 1982–83, ninth of twelve in 1983–84, eighth of thirteen in 1984–85, fifth of eight in 1985–86, and sixth of eight 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 Maria Turki (Novitsky), and forward Ulla Saarikko – HIFK continued their upward trajectory, posting an 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

2022–23 roster
As of 26 November 2022[4][5][6][7]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
3 Emma Andersson F L 16 2022
3 Nelly Andersson D R 15 2022 Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Finland
13 Veera Huotari F L 24 2020
19 Lumi Jääskeläinen G L 24 2019 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
44 Nellie Karlberg F L 18 2022
23 Johanna Kemppainen (A) F L 25 2019 Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, Finland
22 Eveliina Kitula (L) F R 17 2022 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
20 Erica Korhonen F L 17 2022
16 Sara Kuuluvainen D L 19 2022
21 Iina Kuusela G L 26 2020 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
92 Olivia Kylliäinen D R 18 2020 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
33 Kiia Lahtinen G L 19 2019 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
91 Julia Liikala (A) F L 21 2021 Peräseinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
88 Athéna Locatelli (A) D L 31 2020 Bourg-de-Péage, ARA, France
27 Miressa Mäkelä F L 22 2022 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
9 Nenna Mehtonen D L 21 2018 Klaukkala, Uusimaa, Finland
12 Ilona Palin D L 16 2021
18 Michaela Pejzlová F L 25 2020 Pardubice, Czech Republic
29 Anni Pere F L 19 2018 Loviisa, Uusimaa, Finland
11 Karoliina Rantamäki (C) F L 44 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
72 Clara Rozier F R 25 2020 Évian, ARA, France
15 Mikaela Saukkonen F L 22 2018 Hyvinkää, Uusimaa, Finland
39 Sara Suhonen F L 17 2022 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
28 Sanni Vanhanen F L 17 2022 Nokia, Pirkanmaa, Finland
10 Emilia Vesa F R 22 2022 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
26 Satu-Maaria Vihervuori D L 18 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
4 Siiri Yrjöla D L 18 2020 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Saara Niemi
  • Goaltending coach: Tuukka Hämäläinen
  • Video coach: Nikolas Sepponen
  • Skills coach: Martin Andler
  • Conditioning coach: Simon Dannapfel
  • Conditioning coach: Joonas Lahtinen
  • Conditioning coach: Margot Vander Ghinst
  • Team managers: Jukka Ahola & Johanna Sandqvist
  • Equipment managers: 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: [9]

Player awards
  • 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.[12]

Single-season records

Career records

Statistics valid from 2019–20 season through 2021–22 season.[13]

  • 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.

As of April 2022

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[13]

References
  1. Foster, Meredith (24 July 2018). "Q & A with Saara Niemi of HIFK". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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