Iisalmen Peli-Karhut, or IPK for short, is a
Finnish ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
team based in
Iisalmi
Iisalmi (; ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in the regions of Finland, region of Northern Savonia in Finland. It is located north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of (), ...
, Finland, playing in the second-tier league
Mestis
Mestis (from , meaning 'Championship series', stylized as MEST1S) is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division ...
. The club was founded in 1966.
They play their home games in the
Kankaan jäähalli.
History
Iisalmen Peli-Karhut were established in 1966. IPK was promoted to the Mestis in 2016.
IPK Iisalmi won the 2024 Mestis championship, beating
Imatran Ketterä in the finals.
Additionally, IPK won the Mestis bronze medal in 2021.
References
External links
Official site
Ice hockey teams in Finland
Ice hockey clubs established in 1966
1966 establishments in Finland
Iisalmi
Sport in North Savo
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