Porin Karhu HT
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2021) |
Porin Karhu HT | |
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City | Pori |
League | None |
Founded | 2000 |
Folded | 2022 |
Home arena | Isomäki Areena (capacity: 6 350) |
Colours | |
Owner(s) | Karhu Hockey Team ry |
Affiliates | Porin Ässät (SML)[1] KK-V (Fin-5) |
Farm club(s) | Karhu HT II (defunct) |
Website | http://www.karhuht.com/ |
Championships | |
Suomi-sarja | 1: 2020–21 |
Porin Karhu Hockey Team, also known as Karhu HT (abbreviated KHT) was an ice hockey team in Pori, Finland.
History
[edit]Karhu HT's 2011–2012 season in the 2nd Division went well. KHT finished 1st in their division with 25 points and went to the Suomi-sarja qualification playoffs.[2] Karhu HT didn't succeed in getting promoted to Suomi-sarja though.[3]
Karhu HT got promoted to Suomi-sarja after the 2014–15 season.[4][5]
In its first Suomi-sarja season, Karhu HT finished third in the regular season, but got swept by JHT Kalajoki in the first round of the playoffs.[6] Karhu HT's goalie, Niklas Lehti, had the second best save percentage in the league, of the players who played at least a third of the games.
Karhu HT finished fifth in the 2020–21 regular season. KHT beat Haukat in the finals after two games. This was Karhu HT's first Suomi-sarja championship.[7] Karhu HT's player budget was estimated to be 35 000€ by Satakunnan Kansa.[5]
In 2022, Karhu HT gave up their spot in Suomi-sarja after they had gotten 0 points in 13 games.[8][9]
League history
[edit]Leagues Karhu HT has played in:
- 4. divisioona (2000–2001)
- 2. divisioona (2007–2015)
- Suomi-sarja (2015–2022)
Logo history
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Karhu HT's logo from 2007 to 2014
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Karhu HT's logo from 2014 to 2019
The current logo of Karhu HT was used from 2000 to 2007 and was taken into use again in 2019. Karhu HT also uses the logo of KK-V, since their hockey teams merged in 2018 when KK-V gave up their spot on the 2. divisioona.
Franchise records
[edit]These are the top-five-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed season.
- * – current Karhu HT player
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
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Notable players
[edit]- Teemu Vuorisalo (2019 Suomen cup, 2022)
- Kasperi Nuto (2017-2022)
- Kasperi Kotkaniemi (2020-21, 2022)
- Julius Harttunen (2019-2022)
- Atte Valli (2015-2022)
Other sports
[edit]Karhu HT hasn't had any teams in other sports than ice hockey, but Karhu HT and MuSa, a local football club, have hosted football tournaments and other events together.[10][11]
Sources
[edit]- ^ "Ässät ja Karhu HT aloittavat yhteistyön".
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Team Standings II-divisioona (2011–2012)". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Team Standings Suomi-sarja (2011–2012)". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Karhu HT:lle kovia vahvistuksia". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Suomi-sarja | Karhu HT on päässyt mestaruusjahtiin nollan euron pelaajabudjetilla – "Emme halua olla pelaajien hautausmaa, vaan ponnahduslauta"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Team Standings Suomi-sarja (2015–2016)". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Suomi-sarja | Karhu HT on jääkiekon Suomi-sarjan mestari!". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Suomi-sarja | Karhu HT:n tuskien taipaleelle yllätyspäätös: Porilaiset luopuvat sarjapaikastaan kesken kauden". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Löfman, Sini. "Leijonat - Karhu Hockey Team ry luopuu Suomi-sarjan sarjapaikastaan". www.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Musan Salama ja Karhu HT järjestää tapahtumia yhteistyössä". musansalama.fi. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "MuSa ja Karhu HT löivät hynttyyt yhteen turnauksen muodossa: "Olisi mahtavaa tehdä tästä perinne"". Radioplay. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.