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Kokkolan Hermes

Kokkolan Hermes
CityKokkola, Finland
LeagueMestis
Founded1953 (1953)
Home arenaKokkolan jäähalli
Colours     
Owner(s)Edustus Hermes ry
General managerHannu Myllymäki
Head coachAntti Karhula
CaptainJussi Nättinen
AffiliatesSport (Liiga)
JHT (Suomi-sarja)
Websitewww.kokkolanhermes.fi

Kokkolan Hermes is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey club based in Kokkola that plays in the Mestis, the second-tier men's league in Finland after Liiga. The club was founded in 1953 and plays their home games at the Kokkolan jäähalli, which has a capacity of 4,200 spectators.[1]

The club also supports an active minor ice hockey department, which hosts junior teams in the men's U16 Mestis, U17 Mestis, U18 Mestis, U18 Aluesarja, and U20 Mestis. Hermes previously included women's teams in the U16 Naisten Aluesarja and, until 2019, the U20 Finnish Championship tournament (Finnish: U20 SM-turnaus).

History

The club was founded in 1953 when the ice hockey players of GBK and KPV merged their operations and formed the new club Kokkolan Hermes. The team was named after the Greek Olympian messenger god Hermes who was also the god of sports and athletes.

Hermes played in the second top league of Finland from 1993–2006 before being regulated to Suomi-sarja where they remained until 2015 when they were promoted back to Mestis.

Hermes won the 1996 I-Divisioona championship, the only championship in the club's history.[2]

During the 2008-09 season, Hermes ran into financial troubles and were forced to leave the Suomi-sarja.[3]

Current roster

Updated June 1, 2016[4]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
35 Slovakia Denis Godla G L 29 Kezmarok, Slovakia
31 Finland Joonas Kuusela G L 34 Espoo, Finland
5 Latvia Kristaps Bazeviks D L 30 Riga, Latvia
29 Finland Juuso Honka LW L 34 Turku, Finland
17 Finland Mikka Fransilla D L 31 Luumäki, Finland
27 Finland Mikka Huhtanen (L) D L 31 Lappeenranta, Finland
18 Finland Ossi Ikonen D L 34 Toivakka, Finland
20 Finland Juho-Erik Laitamäki (L) D L 28 Seinäjoki, Finland
8 Finland Niko Lehto (A) D L 34 Oulu, Finland
3 Finland Jere Rantala D L 30 Huittinen, Finland
16 Finland Ville Vittaniemi D L 30 Kemi, Finland
22 Finland Niklas Appelgren (A) RW L 34 Kouvola, Finland
10 Finland Antti Hellsten F L 34 Lohja, Finland
33 Finland Joonas Huovinen (L) C/RW R 30 Oulu, Finland
15 Finland Teemu Huttu F L 33 Kiiminki, Finland
80 Finland Jesse Juntheikki C L 36 Tuusula, Finland
28 Finland Joona Jääskeläinen (L) RW R 28 Rovaniemi, Finland
20 Finland Eetu Karvinen LW L 31 Imatra, Finland
24 Finland Janne Kivilahti F L 32 Espoo, Finland
12 Finland Niko Kivinen (L) F L 35 Kokkola, Finland
13 Finland Tuomas Koskinen F L 30 Kangasala, Finland
4 Finland Severi Kuntsi D L 31 Muurame, Finland
19 Finland Jussi Nättinen (C) C R 37 Jyväskylä, Finland
25 Finland Antti Paavilainen F L 31 Helsinki, Finland
11 Estonia Robert Rooba F L 31 Tallinn, Estonia
26 Finland Tommi Tika (L) F L 29 Helsinki, Finland
6 Finland Felix Westermarck (L) F L 29 Espoo, Finland

Retired numbers

Technical staff

Current as of 1 June 2016[6]

2014–15 KeuPa HT Staff
Position Name
Head coach Antti Karhula
Assistant coach Märt Eerme
Goaltending Coach Jens Friis

All time statistics leaders

[4]

Goals
Player Goals
Finland Jouni Kalliokoski 198
Czech Republic Frantisek Cernyn 124
Finland Jan Uski 97
Assists
Player Assists
Finland Jouni Kalliokoski 228
Finland Jan Uski 192
Finland Marko Lapinkoski 134
Points
Player Points
Finland Jouni Kalliokoski 426
Finland Jani Uski 289
Finland Marko Lapinkoski 225
Czech Republic Frantisek Cerny 224
Finland Topi Anttila 173

Season by season record

Since founding of Mestis in 2000–01[7]

Season League GP W T L OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2000-01 Mestis 44 25 7 12 57 153 122 3rd Bronze game win
2001-02 Mestis 44 19 5 20 44 152 149 8th Quarterfinal loss
2002-03 Mestis 44 17 6 18 3 43 131 121 6th Quarterfinal loss
2003-04 Mestis 45 61 166 103 3rd Bronze game win
2004-05 Mesits 44 18 8 18 3 47 124 130 5th Quarterfinal loss
2005-06 Mestis 45 12 8 25 35 116 156 10th
2006–15 Suomi-sarja
2015-16 Mestis 50 22 20 2 6 76 158 167 6th Quarterfinal loss

References

  1. ^ "Kokkolan jäähalli". kokkola.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Hermes". mestis.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Hermes historia" (in Finnish). kokkolanhermes.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Hermes". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e Page citing the Club's retired numbers
  6. ^ "Kokkolan Hermes Team Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Hermes - Team History and Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.