HIFK Naiset
HIFK Naiset, also known as Stadin Gimmat (lit. 'Girls of Stadi', a nickname for Helsinki), are an ice hockey team in the Finnish Naisten Liiga. They play in the Pirkkola district of Helsinki at the Pirkkolan jäähalli (lit. 'Pirkkola ice hall'). The team is operated by Oy HIFK-Hockey Ab, the same organization that owns the HIFK men's ice hockey team of the Liiga – HIFK Naiset are one of only two Naisten Liiga teams owned directly by a Liiga team.
| HIFK Naiset | |
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| City | Helsinki |
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Founded | 1982 Refounded 2018 |
| Home arena | Pirkkolan jäähalli |
| Colours | Red, white, dark blue |
| Owner(s) | HIFK Ishockey rf |
| General manager | Johanna Sandqvist |
| Head coach | Saara Niemi |
| Captain | Karoliina Rantamäki |
| Affiliates | HIFK Akatemia HIFK Challenger |
| Parent club(s) | HIFK |
| Website | Official website |
| Franchise history | |
| 1982–1989 | HIFK Naiset |
| 2018–present | HIFK Naiset (Stadin Gimmat) |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1 (2022–23) |
| Aurora Borealis Cup | 2 (2023, 2024) |
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The original HIFK Naiset was one of the ten founding teams from the inaugural 1982–83 Naisten SM-sarja season but they were financially relegated in 1989 and the club chose not to pursue women's ice hockey for the following several decades. The current team was established in 2018 and gained promotion to the Naisten Liiga from the second-tier Naisten Mestis at the end of their debut season in 2018–19.
HIFK-Stadin Gimmat has two affiliate teams, HIFK Akatemia and HIFK Challenger (known as HIFK U18 from 2018 to 2023), which are active in the Naisten Mestis and Naisten Suomi-sarja, respectively.