City Kokkola, Finland Home arena Kokkolan jäähalli General manager Jouni Sinko Arena Kokkolan jäähalli Location Kokkola, Finland Affiliate Vaasan Sport | League Mestis Owner(s) Edustus Hermes ry Head coach Antti Karhula Captain Jussi Nättinen Date founded 1953 | |
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Kokkolan Hermes is a Finnish semi-professional ice hockey team based in Kokkola that plays in the Mestis the second top league in Finland after Liiga. The club was founded in 1953 and play their home games at the Kokkolan jäähalli which has a capacity of 4,200 spectators.
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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 clubs history.
During the 2008-09 season Hermes ran into financial troubles and were forced to leave the Finnish series.
Current Roster
Updated June 1, 2016
Retired numbers
Technical staff
Current as of 1 June 2016
Season by season record
Since founding of Mestis in 2000–01
