Kokkolan Hermes
| Kokkolan Hermes | |
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| Greatest successes | |
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3rd place of the Mestis 2001, 2004 |
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| Club information | |
| history | 1953 (foundation) |
| Club colors | Red White |
| league | Mestis |
| Venue | Kokkolan jäähalli |
| capacity | 5,500 seats (including 3,050 seats) |
| Head coach | Pasi Tuukkanen |
| captain | Topi Anttila |
Kokkolan Hermes is a Finnish ice hockey club from Kokkola that plays in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish ice hockey league. The team plays their home games in the Kokkolan jäähalli .
The association was founded in 1953. It was created through the merger of the ice hockey departments of the two clubs KPV and GBK . In 2001 and 2004 Hermes reached third place in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish league. In 2006 the team relegated to the Suomi-sarja and only managed to return to the Mestis nine years later.
Well-known former players
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Niklas Bäckström
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Toni Dahlman
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Jukka Hentunas
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Mikko Jokela
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Leo Komarov
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Mika Noronen
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Tomi Pettinen
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Timo Pärssinen
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Oļegs Sorokins
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Iiro Tarkki
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Igor Vyasmikin
Blocked jersey numbers
- 1 - Tapio Salo
- 7 - Tuomo Valavaara
- 9 - Eino Pollari
- 23 - Jani Uski
- 91 - Jouni Kalliokoski
