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Naisten Liiga ice hockey team in Helsinki, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HIFK Naiset, also known as Stadin Gimmat (lit. 'Girls of Stadi', a nickname for Helsinki), is an ice hockey team in the Finnish Auroraliiga (NSML). They play in the Pirkkola district of Helsinki at the Pirkkolan jäähalli (lit. 'Pirkkola ice hall'). The team is the representative women's ice hockey team of the multisport club Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (abbreviated IFK Helsingfors/IFK Helsinki or HIFK) and is operated by Oy HIFK-Hockey Ab, the same organization that owns the HIFK men's ice hockey team of the Liiga – HIFK Naiset are one of only two Auroraliiga teams owned directly by a Liiga team.[1]
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HIFK Naiset | |
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City | Helsinki |
League | Auroraliiga |
Founded | 1982 Refounded 2018 |
Home arena | Pirkkolan jäähalli |
Colours | Red, white, dark blue |
Owner(s) | HIFK Ishockey rf |
General manager | Johanna Sandqvist |
Head coach | Saara Niemi |
Affiliates | HIFK Akatemia HIFK Challenger |
Parent club(s) | HIFK |
Website | Official website |
Franchise history | |
1982–1989 | HIFK Naiset |
2018–present | HIFK Naiset (Stadin Gimmat) |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2022–23) |
Aurora Borealis Cup | 2 (2023, 2024) |
Current uniform | |
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The original HIFK Naiset was one of the ten founding teams from the inaugural 1982–83 Naisten SM-sarja season but they were 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 Auroraliiga (then called the Naisten Liiga) from the second-tier Naisten Mestis at the end of their debut season in 2018–19.[2]
HIFK-Stadin Gimmat has two affiliate teams, HIFK Akatemia and HIFK Challenger (known as HIFK U18 from 2018 to 2023), which are active in the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja, respectively.
HIFK Naiset was one of the original ten teams to play in the inaugural season, 1982–83, of the Naisten SM-sarja (lit. 'Women's Finnish Championship Series'; renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017 and Auroraliiga in 2024). 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 difference 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 – defensemen 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.
This is a list of all seasons completed by HIFK Naiset, including the original HIFK Naiset (1982–1989) and HIFK Naiset-Stadin Gimmat (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 | ||||||||||
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Finish | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
1982–83 | Naisten SM-sarja | 7th | 8 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 43 | 26 | 6 | ![]() |
Did not qualify |
1983–84 | Naisten SM-sarja | 9th | 8 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 6 | 27 | 42 | 4 | ![]() |
Did not qualify |
1984–85 | Naisten SM-sarja | 8th | 9 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 6 | 26 | 29 | 6 | ![]() |
Did not qualify |
1985–86 | Naisten SM-sarja | 5th | 14 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 7 | 36 | 40 | 10 | ![]() |
Did not qualify |
1986–87 | Naisten SM-sarja | 6th | 14 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 8 | 33 | 39 | 12 | Did not qualify | |
1987–88 | Naisten SM-sarja | 3rd | 14 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 35 | 32 | 16 | ![]() |
Won bronze medal |
1988–89 | Naisten SM-sarja | 3rd | 14 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 53 | 33 | 18 | ![]() |
Won bronze medal |
2018–19 | Naisten Mestis | 1st | 26 | 24 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 159 | 26 | 74 | ![]() |
Promoted to Naisten Liiga |
2019–20 | Naisten Liiga | 7th | 30 | 15 | 2 | – | 3 | 10 | 124 | 74 | 52 | ![]() |
Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät) |
2020–21 | Naisten Liiga | 3rd | 27 | 16 | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | 104 | 57 | 57 | ![]() |
Won bronze medal, 2–1 (Ilves) |
2021–22 | Naisten Liiga | 2nd | 29 | 26 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 137 | 41 | 78 | ![]() |
Lost final, 2–3 (K-Espoo) |
2022–23 | Naisten Liiga | 1st | 36 | 29 | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | 197 | 57 | 93 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 3–0 (K-Espoo) |
2023–24 | Naisten Liiga | 2nd | 32 | 27 | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | 175 | 49 | 75 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 3–1 (K-Espoo) |
Coaching staff and team personnel
Source: [9]
Naisten Liiga All-Star teams are selected by Naisten Liiga coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. Prior to the 2023–24 season, All-Star teams were selected by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.
First Team
Second Team
The player records detailed here are from the Naisten Liiga (called Naisten SM-sarja from 1982 to 2017); Naisten Mestis statistics accrued during the 2018–19 season are not included. Records valid through the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.
Source: [24]
Source: [25]
The top Naisten Liiga regular season point scorers (goals + assists) in HIFK history, through the 2023–24 season.
Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game
Nat | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
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Michaela Pejzlová | F | 98 | 94 | 138 | 232 | 2.37 |
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Clara Rozier | F | 121 | 75 | 85 | 160 | 1.32 |
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Julia Liikala | F | 83 | 67 | 92 | 159 | 1.92 |
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Emmanuelle Passard | F | 85 | 65 | 55 | 120 | 1.41 |
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Karoliina Rantamäki | F | 104 | 40 | 76 | 116 | 1.12 |
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Sanni Vanhanen | F | 54 | 45 | 61 | 106 | 1.96 |
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Siiri Yrjölä | D | 114 | 27 | 73 | 100 | 0.88 |
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Johanna Kemppainen | F | 136 | 46 | 48 | 94 | 0.69 |
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Athéna Locatelli | D | 118 | 17 | 72 | 89 | 0.75 |
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Arja Kaunola | F | 73 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 1.05 |
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Matilda Nilsson | F | 29 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 1.90 |
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Emilia Vesa | F | 28 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 1.89 |
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Krista Parkkonen | D | 69 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 0.71 |
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Mikaela Saukkonen | D | 130 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 0.33 |
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Miressa Mäkelä[26] | F | 44 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 0.80 |
Sources: Finnish Ice Hockey Association, Elite Prospects[25]
Seasons active with HIFK listed alongside player name.[25]
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