Kokkolan Hermes is a
Finnish
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semi-professional
ice hockey
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club based in
Kokkola
Kokkola (; sv, Karleby, ) is a town and municipality of Finland.
The town is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipali ...
that plays in the
Mestis
Mestis (from fi, Mestaruussarja, meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division' ...
, the second-tier men's league in Finland after
Liiga
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. The club was founded in 1953 and plays their home games at the
Kokkolan jäähalli
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, which has a capacity of 4,200 spectators.
The club also supports an active
minor ice hockey
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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 ().
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
Hermes (; grc-gre, wikt:Ἑρμῆς, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travelle ...
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 I-Divisioona was the second tier of ice hockey
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championship, the only championship in the club's history.
During the 2008-09 season, Hermes ran into financial troubles and were forced to leave the Suomi-sarja.
Current roster
Updated June 1, 2016
Retired numbers
* #1 -
Tapio Salo[Page citing the Club's retired numbers]
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* #7 - Tuomo Valavaara
* 9 - Eino Pollari
* 23 - Jani Uski
* 91 - Jouni Kalliokoski
Technical staff
''Current as of 1 June 2016''
All time statistics leaders
Season by season record
Since founding of Mestis
Mestis (from fi, Mestaruussarja, meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division' ...
in 2000–01
References
External links
Official website
{{Mestis
Mestis teams
Kokkola
Ice hockey clubs established in 1953
Ice hockey teams in Finland
Sport in Central Ostrobothnia
1953 establishments in Finland