Viipurin Reipas

Viipurin Reipas was a Finnish ice hockey team from the homonymous sports club from Viipuri (Vyborg) that founded in 1891. Reipas played in the SM-sarja on two seasons (1928 and 1932).

Viipurin Reipas ice hockey team used this logo

First Finnish Champions in 1928

Relocation

After The Winter War and The Continuation War, 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 from Lahden Reipas.

Reipas in SM-Sarja

Viipurin Reipas sports club based in Lahti uses this logo

Reipas won the first SM-sarja season back in 1928. Viipurin Reipas returned to SM-sarja in 1932 but forfeited its only game against HJK. Lahden Reipas spent five seasons in SM-sarja from 1965 to 1970. Their best finish was sixth in 1965–66.

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