Haukat

Haukat
CityJärvenpää
LeagueSuomi-sarja
Founded1979 (1979)
Home arenaJärvenpään jäähalli
ColoursOrange, black
General managerMatti Ollikainen
Head coachSami Helenius
CaptainSamu Öystilä
WebsiteHaukat.fi

The Jääurheiluseura Hawks, commonly known as the Haukat ('Hawks'), is a men's ice hockey team in the Suomi-sarja, the third-tier professional ice hockey league in Finland.[1] The team is based in Järvenpää, in the Uusimaa region of southern Finland, and their home arena is the Järvenpää Ice Hall (Finnish: Järvenpää jäähalli).

History

Founded in 1979, the team faced relegation to the Suomi-sarja after losing the Mestis regular season in 2005–06. After years of financial trouble and facing the prospect of relegation, Haukat gave up their place in Mestis and ended their hockey activities for a few years.

Haukat started playing hockey again during the season 2009–2010. Haukat started playing in 2. Divisioona, which is the fourth highest level of hockey in finland. The team was promoted to Suomi-sarja for 2017–2018 season.[2]

Notable Haukat players

References

  1. ^ "Suomi-sarjan lisenssit jaettu - MuIK Hockey takaisin Suomi-sarjaan". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Suomi-sarjan sarjalisenssit on myönnetty kaudelle 2017-2018". Jääurheiluseura Hawks ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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