Porin Karhu Hockey Team, also known as Karhu HT (abbreviated KHT) was an

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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. Karhu HT didn't succeed in getting promoted to Suomi-sarja though. Karhu HT got promoted to Suomi-sarja after the 2014–15 season. 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. 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

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in the finals after two games. This was Karhu HT's first Suomi-sarja championship. Karhu HT's player budget was estimated to be 35 000€ by Satakunnan Kansa. In 2022, Karhu HT gave up their spot in Suomi-sarja after they had gotten 0 points in 13 games.

League history

Leagues Karhu HT has played in: * 4. divisioona (2000–2001) * 2. divisioona (2007–2015) *

Suomi-sarja The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provi ...

(2015–2022)

Logo history

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 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.

Franchise records

These are the top five-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed season. * – current Karhu HT player ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points''

Notable players

Teemu Vuorisalo Teemu Vuorisalo (born 3 February 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Karhu HT in the Finnish Suomi-sarja. Vuorisalo made his Liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2014–15 Liiga season The 2014–15 ...

(2019 Suomen cup, 2022) * Kasperi Nuto (2017-2022) * Kasperi Kotkaniemi (2020-21, 2022) * Julius Harttunen (2019-2022) * Atte Valli (2015-2022)

Other sports

Karhu HT hasn't had any teams in other sports than ice hockey, but Karhu HT and

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, a local football club, have hosted football tournaments and other events together.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karhu HT 2000 establishments in Finland Ice hockey clubs established in 2000 Ice hockey teams in Finland Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) Sport in Pori Sports clubs and teams in Satakunta Suomi-sarja teams