HIFK Naiset


IFK Helsinki Naiset, abbreviated HIFK Naiset and also known as Stadin Gimmat, is an ice hockey team in the Finnish Auroraliiga. They play in the Pirkkola district of Helsinki at the Pirkkolan jäähalli. The team is the representative women's ice hockey team of the multisport club Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors 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.
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 from the second-tier Naisten Mestis at the end of their debut season in 2018–19.
HIFK-Stadin Gimmat has two affiliate teams, HIFK Akatemia and HIFK Challenger, which are active in the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja, respectively.
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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. The team struggled early on, forced to compete with fellow Helsinki-based team Helsingin Jääkiekkoklubi 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 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, 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 and HIFK Naiset-Stadin Gimmat.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: '''Points'''

Players and personnel

2025–26 roster

Coaching staff and team personnel
  • Head coach: Saara Kivenmäki
  • Assistant coach: Antti Borgenström
  • Assistant coach: Marko Kivenmäki
  • Goaltending coach: Aleksi Kiviranta
  • Conditioning coach: Virpi Rajala
  • Team manager: Antti Borgenström
  • Equipment manager: Timo Nikunen
  • Physical therapist: Virpi Rajala

Team captaincy history

Head coaches

Awards and honors

Finnish Championship

Aurora Borealis Cup : 2023, 2024Runners-up : 2022Third Place : 1988, 1989, 2021
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Player awards

All-Stars

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''

Player of the Month

Team records and leaders

The player records detailed here are from the Naisten Liiga ; Naisten Mestis statistics accrued during the 2018–19 season are not included. Records valid through the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.

Single-season records

Career records

  • Most goals: Michaela Pejzlová, 94 goals
  • Most assists: Michaela Pejzlová, 138 assists
  • Most points: Michaela Pejzlová, 232 points
  • Most points, defenceman: Siiri Yrjölä, 100 points
  • Best points per game, over 30 games played: Michaela Pejzlová, 2.37 P/G
  • Most penalty minutes: Two players, 94 PIM
  • * Maria Novitsky
  • * Clara Rozier
  • Most games played, skater: Anni Pere, 138 games
  • Most games played, goaltender: Kiia Lahtinen, 48 games
  • Best save percentage: Iina Kuusela,.934 SV%
  • Best goals against average: Kiia Lahtinen, 1.48 GAA
  • Most shutouts: Kiia Lahtinen, 13 shutouts

All-time scoring leaders

The top Naisten Liiga regular season point scorers 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
NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
sortname|Michaela|Pejzlová

Notable alumnae

International players