Stadin Gimmat

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HIFK Naiset
2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
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CityMalmi, Helsinki, Finland
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Founded1982 (1982)
Refounded 2018
Home arenaMalmin jäähalli
ColoursRed, white, dark blue
     
Owner(s)Oy HIFK-Hockey Ab
General managerSaara Niemi
Head coachSaara Niemi
CaptainKaroliina Rantamäki
AffiliatesHIFK Akatemia
Websitestadingimmat.fi
Franchise history
1982–1989HIFK Naiset
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Stadin Gimmat or HIFK Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. They play in the Malmi district of Helsinki, at the Malmi Ice Hall (Finnish: Malmin jäähalli). As the representative women's ice hockey team of the Helsinki-based multi sport club HIFK, Stadin Gimmat is closely affiliated with the HIFK men's ice hockey team of the Liiga.[1]

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]

The team is interchangeably referred to as HIFK, the name of its parent club, and as Stadin Gimmat, meaning the “Girls of Stadi” (Stadi is a nickname for Helsinki).

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 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 Finland 50 (23+27) Promoted to Naisten Liiga
2019–20 Naisten Liiga 7th 30 15 2 – 3 10 124 74 52 France E. Passard 47 (28+19) Lost quarterfinals, 0–3 (Kärpät)
2020–21 Naisten Liiga 3rd 27 16 4 – 1 6 104 57 57 France E. Passard 37 (19+21) Won bronze medal, 2–1 (Ilves)

Players and personnel[]

2021–22 roster[]

As of 19 December 2021[4][5][6]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
25 Finland F L 35 2018 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
3 Finland D R 23 2020 Korsholm, Ostrobothnia, Finland
70 Finland D L 17 2021 Tuusula, Uusimaa, Finland
13 Finland F L 22 2020
19 Finland G L 23 2019 Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland
23 Finland F L 24 2019 Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, Finland
21 Finland G L 25 2020 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
92 Finland D R 17 2020 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
33 Finland G L 18 2019 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
66 Finland D L 21 2019 Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
91 Finland Julia Liikala F L 20 2021 Peräseinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
88 France Athéna Locatelli D L 30 2020 Bourg-de-Péage, ARA, France
90 Czech Republic F L 21 2019 Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Czech Republic
9 Finland D L 20 2018 Klaukkala, Uusimaa, Finland
97 Finland Matilda Nilsson F L 24 2021 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
12 Finland D L 15 2021
14 Finland D L 19 2019 Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
24 Finland F L 19 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
27 France Emmanuelle Passard F L 29 2019 Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré, ARA, France
18 Czech Republic Michaela Pejzlová F L 24 2020 Pardubice, Pardubický kraj, Czech Republic
29 Finland F L 18 2018 Loviisa, Uusimaa, Finland
11 Finland Karoliina Rantamäki (C) F L 43 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
72 France Clara Rozier F R 24 2020 Évian, ARA, France
15 Finland F L 21 2018 Hyvinkää, Uusimaa, Finland
26 Finland D L 17 2019 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
22 Finland F L 19 2018
4 Finland D L 17 2020 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Saara Niemi
  • Assistant coach: Christian Buchert
  • Assistant coach: Martin Andler
  • Goaltending coach: Tuukka Hämäläinen
  • 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[]

  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place (3): 1988, 1989, 2021

Source: [8]

Player awards[]

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 are valid through the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[10]

Single-season records[]

  • Most goals in a season: Emmanuelle Passard, 28 goals (30 games; 2019–20)
  • Most assists in a season: Karoliina Rantamäki, 22 assists (27 games; 2019–20)
  • Most points in a season: Emmanuelle Passard, 47 points (30 games; 2000–00)
  • Most points in a season, defenceman: , 27 points (30 games; 2019–20)
  • Most points in a season, rookie: , 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: , .923 SV% (15 games; 2020–21)
  • Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Iina Kuusela, 2.45 GAA (15 games; 2020–21)
  • Most shutouts in a season: , 2 shutouts (18 games; 2019–20); Iina Kuusela, 2 shutouts (15 games; 2020–21)

Career records[]

Statistics valid from 2019–20 season through 2020–21 season.[11]

  • Most career goals: Emmanuelle Passard, 47 goals (57 games; 2019–2021)
  • Most career assists: Karoliina Rantamäki, 41 assists (47 games; 2019–2021)
  • Most career points: Emmanuelle Passard, 87 points (57 games; 2019–2021)
  • Most career points, defenceman: Krista Parkkonen, 34 points (50 games; 2019–2021)
  • Best career points per game, over 30 games played: Emmanuelle Passard, 1.526 P/G (57 games; 2019–2021)
  • Most career penalty minutes: Krista Parkkonen, 71 PIM (50 games; 2019–2021)
  • Most games played, skater: Emmanuelle Passard, 57 games (2019–2021)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Sanni Ahola, 18 games (2019–20)

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;   = 2021–22 HIFK player

Points
Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
France Emmanuelle Passard F 57 47 40 87 1.53
Finland Karoliina Rantamäki F 47 19 41 60 1.28
Finland F 56 24 21 45 0.80
Czech Republic Michaela Pejzlová F 22 17 20 37 1.68
Finland F 44 18 17 35 0.80
Finland D 50 9 26 35 0.70
Finland F 54 12 22 34 0.63
France Clara Rozier F 27 12 18 30 1.11
United States D 30 7 20 27 0.90
Finland F 47 12 13 25 0.53

Source(s): Finnish Ice Hockey Association, Elite Prospects[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Foster, Meredith (24 July 2018). "Q & A with Saara Niemi of HIFK". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ Kauhala, Hannu (26 April 2018). "HIFK julkisti naisten joukkueen, aloittaa ensi kaudella Mestiksessä". Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ "SM-sarja (W) - HIFK, Team History and Standings". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) - HIFK 2021-2022 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ "TIEDOTE: Gimmoihin 177 maalin tähtihyökkääjä!". HIFK (in Finnish). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Kokoonpano HIFK – Naisten Liiga, alkusarja". tulospalvelu.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ Salomäki, Anne (7 December 2018). "HIFK's Saara Niemi is ice hockey from head to toe". Wärtsilä. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  9. ^ Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan parhaan valmentajan palkinto Saara Niemelle". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats per Season for HIFK from 19/20 Season – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for HIFK from 19/20 Season – Naisten Liiga (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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