Porin Karhu HT
| Porin Karhu HT | |
|---|---|
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| City: | Pori |
| League: | None |
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Home Arena: | Isomäki Areena |
| Colors: | |
| Affiliate(s): | Porin Ässät (SML)[1] KK-V (Fin-5) |
| Farm club(s): | Karhu HT II (defunct) |
Porin Karhu Hockey Team, also known as Karhu HT (abbreviated KHT) was an ice hockey team in Pori, Finland.
History
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
Leagues Karhu HT has played in:
- 4. divisioona (2000–2001)
- 2. divisioona (2007–2015)
- Suomi-sarja (2015–2022)
Logo history
Karhu HT's logo from 2007 to 2014
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.
Sources
- ↑ "Ässät ja Karhu HT aloittavat yhteistyön". https://assat.com/fi-fi/article/uutiset/assat-ja-karhu-ht-aloittavat-yhteistyon/2094/.
- ↑ "Elite Prospects - Team Standings II-divisioona (2011–2012)". https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/ii-divisioona/standings/2012-2013.
- ↑ "Elite Prospects - Team Standings Suomi-sarja (2011–2012)". https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/suomi-sarja/standings/2012-2013.
- ↑ "Karhu HT:lle kovia vahvistuksia" (in fi). https://www.jatkoaika.com/Uutiset/karhu-htlle-kovia-vahvistuksia/168971.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Suomi-sarja | Karhu HT on päässyt mestaruusjahtiin nollan euron pelaajabudjetilla – "Emme halua olla pelaajien hautausmaa, vaan ponnahduslauta"" (in fi). 2021-03-30. https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007891745.html.
- ↑ "Elite Prospects - Team Standings Suomi-sarja (2015–2016)". https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/suomi-sarja/standings/2015-2016.
- ↑ "Suomi-sarja | Karhu HT on jääkiekon Suomi-sarjan mestari!" (in fi). 2021-04-02. https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007898678.html.
- ↑ "Suomi-sarja | Karhu HT:n tuskien taipaleelle yllätyspäätös: Porilaiset luopuvat sarjapaikastaan kesken kauden" (in fi). 2022-11-29. https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000009235333.html.
- ↑ Löfman, Sini. "Leijonat - Karhu Hockey Team ry luopuu Suomi-sarjan sarjapaikastaan" (in fi-fi). https://www.leijonat.fi/index.php/sarjat/suomi-sarja/kausi-2022-23/item/44501-karhu-hockey-team-ry-luopuu-suomi-sarjan-sarjapaikastaan.
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