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]
| Kokkolan Hermes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Kokkola, Finland |
| League | Mestis |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Home arena | Kokkolan jäähalli |
| Colours | |
| Owner(s) | Edustus Hermes ry |
| General manager | Hannu Myllymäki |
| Head coach | Antti Karhula |
| Captain | Jussi Nättinen |
| Affiliates | Sport (Liiga) JHT (Suomi-sarja) |
| Website | www |
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
editThe 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
editUpdated June 1, 2016[4]
Retired numbers
edit- #1 - Tapio Salo[5]
- #7 - Tuomo Valavaara[5]
- 9 - Eino Pollari[5]
- 23 - Jani Uski[5]
- 91 - Jouni Kalliokoski[5]
Technical staff
editCurrent as of 1 June 2016[6]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Antti Karhula |
| Assistant coach | Märt Eerme |
| Goaltending Coach | Jens Friis |
All time statistics leaders
edit| Goals | |
|---|---|
| Player | Goals |
 Jouni Kalliokoski
|
198 |
 Frantisek Cernyn
|
124 |
| Jan Uski
|
97 |
| Assists | |
|---|---|
| Player | Assists |
| Jouni Kalliokoski
|
228 |
| Jan Uski
|
192 |
| Marko Lapinkoski
|
134 |
| Points | |
|---|---|
| Player | Points |
| Jouni Kalliokoski
|
426 |
| Jani Uski
|
289 |
| Marko Lapinkoski
|
225 |
| Frantisek Cerny
|
224 |
| Topi Anttila
|
173 |
Season by season record
editSince 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
edit- ^ "Kokkolan jäähalli". kokkola.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Hermes". mestis.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Hermes historia" (in Finnish). kokkolanhermes.fi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Hermes". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Page citing the Club's retired numbers
- ^ "Kokkolan Hermes Team Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Hermes - Team History and Stats". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links
edit- Official website (in Finnish)