Viipurin Reipas was a Finnish ice hockey club based in Viipuri (Vyborg). Its ice hockey section was established in 1928. It played in the SM-Sarja for two seasons (1928 and 1932)[1]
| Viipurin Reipas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Viipuri (Vyborg) |
| Founded | 1928 (hockey operations) |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 1: 1928 |
Reipas was one of the six first hockey teams that played in the first Finnish Championship in 1928.[2]
Relocation
editAfter the Winter War and the Continuation War during World War II, the city of Viipuri was ceded to Soviet Union and Reipas was forced to move within Finnish borders. In 1945, Reipas relocated to Lahti where it continued, in the new home town of the evacuees, under its original name until renamed to Lahden Reipas. In 1975, Kiekkoreipas was formed to take over hockey operations.
References
edit- ↑ Toimitus. "Leijonat - Finhockey - Suomi-kiekon historia pähkinänkuoressa". www.finhockey.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ↑ "Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1927/28". www.passionhockey.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
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