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{{Infobox Pro hockey team
{{Infobox hockey team
| team        = Heinolan Peliitat
| team        = Heinolan Peliitat
| bg_color    = #be0027
| colour      = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BF1B2C 5px solid; border-bottom:#231F20 5px solid;
| text_color  = white
| colour text = #000000
| logo        = Heki logo.png
| logo        = Peliitat Heinola logo.png
| logosize    = 150px
| logosize    = 180px
| city        = [[Heinola]], [[Finland]]
| city        = [[Heinola]], Finland
| league      = [[Mestis]]
| league      = [[2. Divisioona]]
| conference  =
| founded    = 1984
| division    =
| arena      = '''[[Versowood Areena]]'''
| founded    = {{Start date|1984}}
| colours    = Red, white, black<br>{{color box|#BF1B2C}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#231F20}}  
| operated    =
| arena      = '''[[Versowood Areena]]''' (capacity 2,975)
| colours    = {{Colorbox|#be0027}} {{colorbox|white}} {{colorbox|black}}  
| owner      = Heinolan Peliitat Oy
| owner      = Heinolan Peliitat Oy
| GM          =
| captain    =  
| coach      =
| affiliates  = [[Lahti Pelicans]] ([[Liiga]])
| captain    =
| media      = Itä-Häme
| affiliates  = [[Pelicans]], [[HC Kuusankoski]]
| parentclub  =
| parentclub  =
| farmclub    =
| farmclub    =
| website    = [http://peliitat.fi/ peliitat.fi]
<!---Franchise history--->
<!---Franchise history--->
| name1  = '''Heinolan Peliitat'''
| name1  = Heinolan Peliitat
| dates1  = 1984-1989
| dates1  = 1984–1989
| name2  = '''Heinolan Kiekko'''
| name2  = Heinolan Kiekko
| dates2  = 1989-2011
| dates2  = 1989–2011
| name3  = '''Heinolan Peliitat'''
| name3  = Heinolan Peliitat
| dates3  = 2011-Present
| dates3  = 2011–present
}}
}}
'''Heinolan Peliitat''' (''formerly Heinolan Kiekko'') is an ice hockey club based in [[Heinola]], [[Finland]]. The club is made up of 11 teams<ref name=info>[http://www.eurohockey.net/teams/teaminfo.cgi?team=HeKi%20Heinola General Club info]</ref> with the top team playing in the [[Mestis]]. They play their home games in the [[Versowood Areena]],<ref name=arena>[http://www.eurohockey.net/teams/homeice.cgi?team=HeKi%20Heinola Arena info on EuroHockey.net]</ref> which has a capacity of 2,975 (with 1,500 seated<ref name=arena />).
[[File:Heki logo.png|thumb|200px]]
'''Heinolan Peliitat''' (''formerly Heinolan Kiekko'') is an ice hockey club based in [[Heinola]], [[Finland]]. The team plays in the [[2. Divisioona]],<ref name=":0" /> the 4th tier of ice hockey in Finland. They play their home games in the [[Versowood Areena]], which has a capacity of 2,975 (with 1,500 seated). The club is affiliated with the [[Liiga]] side [[Lahti Pelicans]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peliitat at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/3083/peliitat |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=www.eliteprospects.com}}</ref>
 
== History ==
The original Peliitat was founded in 1969 and played in 1983–1987 and 1988–1989 in the [[I-Divisioona]]. The club's activities ended with relegation from the I-Divisioona and bankruptcy in 1989.
 
After the bankruptcy of Peliitat, Heinola Kiekko, founded in 1984, became the leading ice hockey club in [[Heinola]]. HeKi played for a long time in the [[2. Divisioona]] and got promoted in 1999 into the [[Suomi-sarja]]. Success finally came in the 2004–05 season, when HeKi finished second in the series. In the finals, HeKi still had to face a loss to the Seinäjoki Hockey Team.
 
In the 2005–06 season, HeKi won the Suomi-sarja championship and also the [[Mestis]] qualifiers, beating [[Kokkolan Hermes]], among others. For the 2006–07 season, HeKi rose to the second-highest league in Finland. At the same time, the activities of the representative team were separated from the junior teams.
 
In April 2011, the operation of HeKi's representative team was incorporated as Heinola Edustuskiekon Tuki Oy, and at the same time, the name Heinolan Peliitat, considered nostalgic in the city, was taken to use again.
 
After the [[2022–23 Mestis season]], Peliitat played [[Nokian Pyry]] in the Mestis qualifiers and avoided relegation. Peliitat later went bankrupt<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Käräjäoikeus asetti Peliitat konkurssiin |url=https://www.itahame.fi/paikalliset/5918591 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Itä-Häme |language=fi}}</ref> and did not receive a Mestis license for the 2023–24 season and thus got relegated down two tiers into the 2. Divisioona.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=Heinolan Peliitat palaa nopeasti kiekkokartalle |url=https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/5988867 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Etelä-Suomen Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 20:29, 26 July 2024

Heinolan Peliitat
Peliitat Heinola logo.png
City: Heinola, Finland
League: 2. Divisioona
Founded: 1984
Home Arena: Versowood Areena
Colors: Red, white, black
              
Affiliate(s): Lahti Pelicans (Liiga)
Franchise history
1984–1989: Heinolan Peliitat
1989–2011: Heinolan Kiekko
2011–present: Heinolan Peliitat
Heki logo.png

Heinolan Peliitat (formerly Heinolan Kiekko) is an ice hockey club based in Heinola, Finland. The team plays in the 2. Divisioona,[1] the 4th tier of ice hockey in Finland. They play their home games in the Versowood Areena, which has a capacity of 2,975 (with 1,500 seated). The club is affiliated with the Liiga side Lahti Pelicans.[2]

History

The original Peliitat was founded in 1969 and played in 1983–1987 and 1988–1989 in the I-Divisioona. The club's activities ended with relegation from the I-Divisioona and bankruptcy in 1989.

After the bankruptcy of Peliitat, Heinola Kiekko, founded in 1984, became the leading ice hockey club in Heinola. HeKi played for a long time in the 2. Divisioona and got promoted in 1999 into the Suomi-sarja. Success finally came in the 2004–05 season, when HeKi finished second in the series. In the finals, HeKi still had to face a loss to the Seinäjoki Hockey Team.

In the 2005–06 season, HeKi won the Suomi-sarja championship and also the Mestis qualifiers, beating Kokkolan Hermes, among others. For the 2006–07 season, HeKi rose to the second-highest league in Finland. At the same time, the activities of the representative team were separated from the junior teams.

In April 2011, the operation of HeKi's representative team was incorporated as Heinola Edustuskiekon Tuki Oy, and at the same time, the name Heinolan Peliitat, considered nostalgic in the city, was taken to use again.

After the 2022–23 Mestis season, Peliitat played Nokian Pyry in the Mestis qualifiers and avoided relegation. Peliitat later went bankrupt[3] and did not receive a Mestis license for the 2023–24 season and thus got relegated down two tiers into the 2. Divisioona.[1]

Notes

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