IFK Helsinki
- Short name: HIFK
- Name in original language: IFK Helsingfors
- Year of foundation: 1897
- Colours: red, white, blue
- Club status: active
- Address: Oy HIFK Hockey Ab
Helsingin jäähalli
00250 Helsinki - Phone: +358 09 - 477 7020
- Fax: +358 09 - 4777 0229
- Email: office@hifk.fi
- WWW: HIFK Helsinki, Junior teams
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All time leagues: Champions Hockey League | European Hockey League | European Trophy | Juniors | Liiga | U17 Ylempi | Junior Club World Cup | U19 Ylempi | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B Mestis | Jr. B Suomi-sarja | Jr. B2 SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | Jr. C Mestis | Jr. C Suomi-sarja | Naisten Liiga | Mestis (W) | Jr. A I divisioona | Jr. A III divisioona | Jr. C I Divisioona | Spengler Cup
Season 2022-2023
This club in 2022-2023: Liiga | Jr. A SM-Liiga | Jr. A Suomi-Sarja | Jr. B SM-sarja | Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja | Jr. C SM-sarja | Naisten Liiga | Jr. A III divisioona | Spengler Cup
# | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | Ville Kurvinen | 31.03.2006 | 185 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | ||
F | Alvar Tiri | ??.??.2006 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Helsingin jäähalli
- Adress: Helsingin jäähalli
Nordenskiöldinkatu
00250 Helsinki - Phone: +358 9-477 7110
- Email: ravintolat.helsinginjaahalli@restel.fi
- Web: http://www.helsinginjaahalli.fi/
- Capacity: 8200
- Opened in: 1966
Retired numbers
1 Stig Wetzell
5 Heikki Riihiranta
7 Simo Saarinen
17 Matti Murto
20 Matti Hagman
22 Mika Kortelainen
23 Pertti Lehtonen
35 Sakari Lindfor
- Tony Arima
- Niklas Bäckström
- Darren Boyko
- Matti Forss
- Steve Guolla
- Matti Hagman
- Niklas Hagman
- Bob Halkidis
- Raimo Hirvonen
- Esa Isaksson
- Iiro Järvi
- Olli Jokinen
- Hannu Kapanen
- Sami Kapanen
- Jere Karalahti
- Valeri Krykov
- Kimmo Kuhta
- Kari Laitinen
- Hannu Lassila
- Pertti Lehtonen
- Sakari Lindfors
- Harri Linnonmaa
- Ross Lupaschuk
- Toni Lydman
- John Madden
- Anssi Melametsä
- Lauri Mononen
- Cory Murphy
- Rem Murray
- Matti Murto
- Frank Neal
- Timo Pärssinen
- Lalli Partinen
- Esa Peltonen
- Lasse Pirjetä
- Brian Rafalski
- Juha Rantasila
- Pekka Rautakallio
- Heikki Riihiranta
- Christian Ruuttu
- Jarkko Ruutu
- Tuomo Ruutu
- Simo Saarinen
- Tommi Salmelainen
- Tony Salmelainen
- Ilkka Sinisalo
- Juhani Tamminen
- Tim Thomas
- Esa Tikkanen
- Kimmo Timonen
- Pekka Tuomisto
- Tomas Vokoun
- Roman Vopat
- Stig Wetzell
- Carey Wilson
- Marek Zidlicky
Champions ’69, ’70, ’74, ’80, ’83, ’98, '11
League winners:- 2011-2012: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 2010-2011: SM-liiga
- 2009-2010: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 2008-2009: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 2006-2007: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 2004-2005: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 2002-2003: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 2002-2003: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1998-1999: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 1997-1998: SM-liiga
- 1990-1991: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1988-1989: Jr. B SM-sarja
- 1986-1987: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1985-1986: Jr. C SM-sarja
- 1983-1984: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1982-1983: SM-liiga
- 1982-1983: Jr. A SM-Liiga
- 1979-1980: SM-liiga
- 1969-1970: Ahearne Cup
- HIFK Helsinki (official)
- Junior teams (official)
- Facebook Page (facebook)
- Big Red Cats Cheerleaders (Fans site)
- HIFK Fan Club (Fans site)
- New rule interpretations in the Finnish Liiga: More speed and excitement on the ice (10 Sep 2024)
- Champions Hockey League groups set (19 May 2021)
- CHL line-up for next season (09 May 2021)
- Liiga games between December 3 and 19 postponed (02 Dec 2020)
- Champions Hockey League (CHL) - weekend 1 (03 Sep 2018)
HIFK names captain
Arttu Luttinen will he new captain of the Finnish Liiga club HIFK. Juuso Puustinen and Daniel Grillfors will wear the "A" jerseys.
(14 Aug 2015)Liiga Winter Classic
There will be an outdoor game in Finnish Liiga this season. MTV reports that HIFK will play Ilves at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium December 12.
(06 Aug 2015)Finland and Sweden dominate CHL
When it is time for quarter finals in Champions Hockey League only teams of Finland and Sweden remain. IFK Helsinki, Lukko Rauma, SaiPa Lappeenranta and Kärpat Oulu from Finland and Linköpings HC, Frölunda Indians, Skellefteå AIK and Luleå HF from Sweden. The quarter finals are played December 2 and 9.
(11 Nov 2014)HIFK fires Pasi Sormunen
HIFK in Finnish SM-Liiga fired head coach Pasi Sormunen and assistant coach Antti Pennanen. They will be replaced with Raimo Summanen and the junior coach Joonas Tanska as his assistant. Jan Lundell will continue as goalie coach.
(21 Jan 2013)Bergenheim returns to USA
HIFK's NHL lockout player Sean Bergenheim returns to USA after only two games (one goal) in SM-Liiga. He is injured and goes home to USA för rehabilitation. It is still not clear if he will return to HIFK.
(05 Oct 2012)World Junior Club Cup - Day 5
Joshua Leivo scored a hat-trick with only short-handed goals when Sudbury Wolves beat Denmark 7-2 in the World Junior Club Cup. In the other game in Group B HIFK beat HK Riga 3-2. Linköping and Sudbury have qualified for the semis.
Group A is still open. After today's games Waterloo Black Hawks - Norway 5-3 and Karlovy Vary - Dinamo-Shinnik 3-2 four teams are tied with 6 points.
(22 Aug 2012)World Junior Club Cup - Day 4
Linköping were outshot 39-14 but beat HIFK 3-2 to become the first team to qualify for the semi finals of the World Junior Club Cup in Omsk. The home team Omsk Hawks beat Karlovy Vary 4-1.
(21 Aug 2012)World Junior Club Cup - Day 2
On the second day of the World Junior Club Cup in Omsk the North American teams entered the competition. Waterloo Black Hawks of USHL beat HC Energie Karlovy Vary 5-0 while Sudbury Wolves (OHL) beat HIFK Helsinki 9-1.
(19 Aug 2012)World Junior Club Cup - Day 1
The World Junior Club Cup started today in Omsk. Karlovy Vary beat Norway U20 3-1 in the first game. Other results: HIFK-Denmark U20 4-2, Omsk Hawks-Dinamo-Shinnik Bobruisk 1-2 and Linköping-HK Riga 4-1.
(18 Aug 2012)Petri Matikainen is new Avangard Omsk coach
As rumoured in last week, Finnish Petri Matikainen, 45, is the new Avangard Omsk headcoach. He signed a three-years contract and replacing countryman Raimo Summanen, resigned some weeks ago. Matikainen coached Pelicans Lahti and Espoo Blues in the past, and HIFK Helsinki last season. He was also Finland national team assistant coach in last two World Championships
(20 Jul 2012)- Youngest player: Ville Kurvinen (17 years)
- Oldest player: Ville Kurvinen (17 years)
- Shortest player: Ville Kurvinen (185 cm)
- Tallest player: Ville Kurvinen (185 cm)
- Nationalities: Finland (2)
IFK Helsinki participates in season 2022-2023: Liiga, Jr. A SM-Liiga, Jr. A Suomi-Sarja, Jr. B SM-sarja, Jr. B2 Suomi-sarja, Jr. C SM-sarja, Naisten Liiga, Jr. A III divisioona, Spengler Cup
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