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'''Viipurin Reipas''' was an ice hockey team from [[Vyborg]]. Reipas played in the [[SM-sarja]] on two seasons, ([[1927-28 SM-sarja season|1928]] and [[1931-32 SM-sarja season|1932]]).
{{Infobox hockey team|logo=Viipurin Reipas ice hockey team.png|city=[[Viipuri]] (Vyborg)|founded=1928 (hockey operations)|league=[[SM-sarja]]|championships='''1:''' 1928}}
'''Viipurin Reipas''' was an ice hockey club based in [[Vyborg|Viipuri]] (Vyborg). Its ice hockey section was established in 1928. It played in the [[SM-sarja|SM-Sarja]] for two seasons (1928 and 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toimitus |title=Leijonat - Finhockey - Suomi-kiekon historia pähkinänkuoressa |url=http://www.finhockey.fi/info/historia/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.finhockey.fi |language=fi-fi}}</ref>


== Reipas in SM-Sarja ==
Reipas was one of the six first hockey teams that played in the first Finnish Championship in 1928.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1927/28 |url=http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/Finlande1928.htm |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.passionhockey.com}}</ref>
'''Reipas''' won the first SM-sarja season back in 1928. Reipas returned to SM-sarja in 1932 but forfeited its only game against [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]


== Relocation ==
== Relocation ==
After The Winter War and The Continuation War, the city of Vyborg was ceded to [[Soviet Union]] and Reipas was forced to move within Finnish borders. Reipas relocated to [[Lahti]] and was renamed [[Reipas Lahti|Lahden Reipas]]
After The Winter War and The Continuation War, the city of Viipuri was ceded to [[Soviet Union]] and Reipas was forced to move within Finnish borders. In 1945 Reipas relocated to [[Lahti]] where it continued, in the new home town of the evacuees, under its original name until renamed to [[Reipas Lahti|Lahden Reipas]]. In 1975, [[Lahti Pelicans|Kiekkoreipas]] was formed to take over hockey operations.
[[Image:Finnish Ice Hockey Champions - Viipurin Reipas - 1928.jpg|thumb|right|First Finnish Champions in 1928|308x308px]]
[[Image:Viipurin Reipas sports club.jpg|thumb|right|Viipurin Reipas sports club based in Lahti uses this logo|150x150px]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Finland]]
[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Finland]]

Latest revision as of 15:54, 26 July 2024

Viipurin Reipas
Viipurin Reipas ice hockey team.png
City: Viipuri (Vyborg)
League: SM-sarja
Founded: 1928 (hockey operations)

Viipurin Reipas was an ice hockey club based in Viipuri (Vyborg). Its ice hockey section was established in 1928. It played in the SM-Sarja for two seasons (1928 and 1932)[1]

Reipas was one of the six first hockey teams that played in the first Finnish Championship in 1928.[2]

Relocation

After The Winter War and The Continuation War, the city of Viipuri was ceded to Soviet Union and Reipas was forced to move within Finnish borders. In 1945 Reipas relocated to Lahti where it continued, in the new home town of the evacuees, under its original name until renamed to Lahden Reipas. In 1975, Kiekkoreipas was formed to take over hockey operations.

First Finnish Champions in 1928
Viipurin Reipas sports club based in Lahti uses this logo

References

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