A women's ice hockey team has competed under the parent club HPK since at least 1999. From 1999 to 2008, HPK competed in the
Naisten I-divisioona (renamed Naisten Mestis in 2013). In 2001, the team qualified to contend for
promotion to the Naisten SM-sarja (NSMs; called Naisten Liiga during 2017–2024 and rebranded as Auroraliiga in 2024) in the league's (qualification series) but they lost eleven of fourteen qualification games and remained in the I-divisoona. The opportunity for promotion through the returned in the 2007–08 season and, this time, with a roster that included
Meeri Räisänen,
Essi Salminen,
Hanne Sikiö, and
Eveliina Similä, HPK achieved promotion to the Naisten SM-sarja. HPK debuted in the Naisten SM-sarja at the opening of the 2008–09 season, strengthened by the addition of a number of experienced players, notably
Petra Herzigová,
Katja Riipi,
Nora Tallus, and
Vilma Vaattovaara. The team won the bronze medal match against
Oulun Kärpät with a game winning goal from Riipi. HPK was the first team to be awarded the
Aurora Borealis Cup the Naisten SM-sarja Champions in 2011. As the 2011 Finnish Champions, the team was automatically granted placement in the second round, Group E of the following season's
IIHF European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC). The Group E round-robin was contested in Hämeenlinna during 2 to 4 December 2011 and HPK bested
ESC Planegg,
Aisulu Almaty, and the
EHV Sabres to sweep the series and earn a berth in the tournament finals.
Venla Hovi and
Riikka Noronen led all Group E skaters in scoring, with 9 points and 7 points in four games, respectively. The EWCC Finals were also hosted in Hämeenlinna and were played during 24 to 26 February 2012 at
Metritiski Areena. HPK won their first match, beating ESC Planegg with a score of 3–2, but they were unable to overcome the scoring power and excellent goaltending of their final two opponents, losing 2–6 to
Tornado Moscow Region and 1–5 to the
ZSC Lions Frauen. They were awarded European Women's Champions Cup bronze medals, becoming the third Finnish team to medal in the EWCC. In June 2021, it was announced that the team would be transferred to HPK Liiga
Oy, owner of the HPK Liiga team and the
U20 SM-sarja team HPK U20. HPK Kiekkonaiset had previously been a part of the HPK-affiliated
junior ice hockey club HPK Edustusjääkiekko Ry, a non-profit
registered association. At the time of the transfer, Antti Toivanen, CEO of HPK Liiga Oy and general manager of the HPK men's team, explained that the move was motivated by an interest in capitalizing on the growing women's ice hockey market, which had been highlighted by the record crowds that attended the
2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in
Espoo. Jorma Hassinen, general manager of HPK Kiekkonaiset, expressed hope that the transfer would allow female players to develop with the same opportunities as their male counterparts. == Season-by-season results ==