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'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elite Prospects - Team Standings II-divisioona (2011–2012) |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/ii-divisioona/standings/2012-2013 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.eliteprospects.com}}</ref> Karhu HT didn't succeed in getting promoted to Suomi-sarja though.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elite Prospects - Team Standings Suomi-sarja (2011–2012) |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/suomi-sarja/standings/2012-2013 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.eliteprospects.com}}</ref>

Karhu HT got promoted to Suomi-sarja after the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karhu HT:lle kovia vahvistuksia |url=https://www.jatkoaika.com/Uutiset/karhu-htlle-kovia-vahvistuksia/168971 |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta |language=fi}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-03-30 |title=Suomi-sarja {{!}} Karhu HT on päässyt mestaruusjahtiin nollan euron pelaajabudjetilla – "Emme halua olla pelaajien hautausmaa, vaan ponnahduslauta" |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007891745.html |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elite Prospects - Team Standings Suomi-sarja (2015–2016) |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/suomi-sarja/standings/2015-2016 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.eliteprospects.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-02 |title=Suomi-sarja {{!}} Karhu HT on jääkiekon Suomi-sarjan mestari! |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007898678.html |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}</ref> Karhu HT's player budget was estimated to be 35 000€ by Satakunnan Kansa.<ref name=":0" />

In 2022, Karhu HT gave up their spot in Suomi-sarja after they had gotten 0 points in 13 games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-29 |title=Suomi-sarja {{!}} Karhu HT:n tuskien taipaleelle yllätyspäätös: Porilaiset luopuvat sarjapaikastaan kesken kauden |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000009235333.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Löfman |first=Sini |title=Leijonat - Karhu Hockey Team ry luopuu Suomi-sarjan sarjapaikastaan |url=https://www.leijonat.fi/index.php/sarjat/suomi-sarja/kausi-2022-23/item/44501-karhu-hockey-team-ry-luopuu-suomi-sarjan-sarjapaikastaan |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=www.leijonat.fi |language=fi-fi}}</ref>

== League history ==
Leagues Karhu HT has played in:
* [[4. divisioona]] (2000–2001)
* [[2. divisioona]] (2007–2015)
* [[Suomi-sarja]] (2015–2022)

== Logo history ==
<gallery widths="150px" heights="160px" perrow="6">
File:Karhu_HT_logo_2007–2014.jpg|Karhu HT's logo from 2007 to 2014
File:Karhu_HT_logo_2014–2019.png|Karhu HT's logo from 2014 to 2019
</gallery>
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 [[Kokemäen Kova-Väki|KK-V]], since their hockey teams merged in 2018 when KK-V gave up their spot on the [[2. Divisioona|2. divisioona]].

== Sources ==
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[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Finland]]

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Porin Karhu HT - Revision history