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1997-1998 Hermes Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		Niklas Bäckström (G)Loan	47	1978	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	192	L
		Tero Lassila (G)	48	1977	Kokkola, FIN	6'0"	172	L
		Samuli Peltosara (G)Loan	50	1975	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	163	L
		Juuso Riksman (G)	48	1977	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	190	L
		Kimmo Vesa (G)	52	1973	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Teemu Aalto (D)	47	1978	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	190	R
		Antti Boman (D)	51	1974	Pori, FIN	6'2"	209	L
		Markku Erholtz (D)	49	1976	Kiuruvesi, FIN	5'9"	183	L
		Kimmo Eronen (D)Loan	54	1971	Turku, FIN	5'9"	185	L
		Mikko Jokela (D)Loan	45	1980	Lappeenranta, FIN	6'1"	214	R
		Pasi Järvinen (D)	49	1976	Tervakoski, FIN	5'8"	172	R
		Jarno Kosonen (D)Loan	48	1977	Vaasa, FIN	5'10"	190	L
		Marko Kotajärvi (D)	47	1978	Kuortane, FIN	6'0"	201	L
		Tuomo Kyhä (D)	49	1976	Pori, FIN	6'1"	220	L
		Arttu Käyhkö (D)Loan	52	1973	Joensuu, FIN	6'5"	218	L
		Vesa Lahtinen (D)	57	1968	Rauma, FIN	6'1"	203	L
		Juha Peltonen (D)	48	1977	Turku, FIN	5'11"	196	L
		Matti Perkiö (D)	52	1973	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	212	R
		Jukka Pietilä (D)	49	1976	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	172	L
		Antti Rahkonen (D)Loan	48	1977	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	176	L
		Jesse Saarinen (D)	48	1977	Turku, FIN	6'0"	207	R
		Olegs Sorokins (D)	51	1974	Riga, LAT	5'10"	190	L
		Atvars Tribuncovs (D)	49	1976	Ogre, LAT	6'2"	220	L
		Petri Tuomisto (D)	54	1971	Pori, FIN	6'2"	196	L
		Ari Vallin (D)Loan	47	1978	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'11"	194	L
FORWARDS
		Sami Ahmavuo (F)	49	1976	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	183	L
		Johannes Alanen (LW)Loan	47	1978	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	194	L
		Jussi Eloranta (F)	49	1976	Aura, FIN	5'9"	176	L
		Pasi Forsberg (F)	54	1971	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	181	R
		Vesa Goman (C)	54	1971	Stenungsund, SWE	5'10"	183	L
		Jukka Hentunen (RW)	51	1974	Joroinen, FIN	5'10"	198	R
		Mikko Honkonen (RW)	49	1976	Kuopio, FIN	5'9"	168	L
		Sami Kankkunen (F)	-			-	-	-
		Heikki Kettunen (C)	49	1975	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	176	R
		Sami Kokko (LW)	52	1973	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	190	L
		Timo Koskela (RW)Loan	46	1979	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	179	L
		Valerijs Kulibaba (C)	49	1976	Riga, LAT	6'0"	192	-
		Jouni Lahtinen (F)	50	1975	Kangasala, FIN	6'1"	203	L
		Petri Laitinen (F)	47	1978	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#20	Marko Lapinkoski (F)	56	1969	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	187	R
		Juha Penttilä (F)	45	1980	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	187	R
		Markku Piikkilä (RW)	60	1965	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'0"	201	R
		Kimmo Piispanen (F)	53	1972	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	174	L
		Timo Pärssinen (LW/RW)	48	1977	Lohja, FIN	5'10"	181	L
		Mika Rautakallio (C)	52	1973	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	187	L
		Jomi Santala (RW)	50	1975	Helsinki, FIN	5'9"	192	L
		Jari Suorsa (RW)Loan	49	1976	Kuusankoski, FIN	6'1"	196	L
		Herkko Suvanto (RW)	49	1976	Espoo, FIN	5'11"	187	R
		Aki Uusikartano (C)	48	1977	Lieto, FIN	6'1"	179	L
		Rene Vastamäki (F)	45	1980	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	205	L
		Sami Vehmanen (F)	51	1974	Kokkola, FIN	6'1"	198	L
		Antti Virtanen (RW)	48	1977	Turku, FIN	5'9"	157	R
		Hannu Väisänen (LW)Loan	47	1978	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	183	L

Position: G: 4, D: 16, F: 19Av Age: 23.38 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 190 lbsCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Hermes Staff

Head CoachIsmo Lehkonen

Team Staff History

Hermes Facts

Plays in: Mestis
Team Colors: Red + White + Blue
Town: Kokkola, FIN Map
Founded: 1953

1997-1998 Hermes Roster Facts

Nationalities

50 players
3 players

Experience

Hermes: 1 511 GP
WC: 2 GP
Liiga: 1 169 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hermes U16 (U16 Mestis)
Hermes U18 (U18 Suomi-sarja)
Hermes U20 (U20 Mestis)
JHT (Suomi-sarja)
Kärpät (Liiga)
Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Muik Hockey (Suomi-sarja)
Raahe-Kiekko (Suomi-sarja)
Sport (Liiga)
Sport U20 (U20 SM-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kokkolan jäähalli
Location: Kokkola, FIN
Capacity: 5 500
Construction Year: 1988

Hermes Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/28/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Hermes	RoKi	-	Mestis
12/27/2025 03:00 PM UTC	RoKi	Hermes	-	Mestis
12/20/2025 03:00 PM UTC	IPK	Hermes	4 - 2	Mestis
12/19/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Hermes	TUTO Hockey	2 - 0	Mestis
12/16/2025 04:30 PM UTC	Hermes	IPK	2 - 3	Mestis

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12/21/2025

confirmed

Julius Vähätalo (F)

Joining fromNo team

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12/12/2025

loan

Janne Peltonen (D)

Joining fromKärpät

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11/24/2025

confirmed

Tom Grönblom (D)

Joining fromNo team

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11/19/2025

confirmed

Ville Immonen (F)

Leaving forUnknown

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11/10/2025

confirmed

Juuso Vesala (D)

Leaving forSaPKo

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10/29/2025

confirmed

Jerry Sammalisto (F)

Leaving forRetired

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10/04/2025

loan

Juuso Vesala (D)

Leaving forJHT

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09/25/2025

confirmed

Ville Immonen (F)

Joining fromSport

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Hermes History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Mestis	27	7	18	-	2	0	78	112	25	0.93	10	-
2024-2025	Mestis	49	22	22	-	1	4	135	164	72	1.47	5	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Mestis	48	22	16	-	4	6	180	147	80	1.67	6	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Mestis	52	25	17	-	6	4	176	149	91	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Mestis	52	18	21	-	4	9	142	151	71	1.37	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2020-2021	Mestis	30	8	13	-	4	5	86	96	37	1.23	9	Final loss
2019-2020	Mestis	50	23	27	-	2	7	164	160	74	1.48	8	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Mestis	50	29	16	-	3	2	180	133	95	1.9	1	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Mestis	50	14	23	-	4	9	142	186	59	1.18	11	Saved in relegation
2016-2017	Mestis	50	22	19	-	5	4	160	139	80	1.6	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Mestis	50	22	20	-	2	6	158	167	76	1.52	6	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja	36	20	8	-	1	7	165	137	69	1.92	3	Final loss
2013-2014	Suomi-sarja	38	12	15	-	5	6	136	144	52	1.37	10	Saved in relegation
2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	22	8	12	-	2	0	69	93	28	1.27	9	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	20	10	8	-	1	1	69	62	33	1.65	4	-
2011-2012	Suomi-sarja	20	7	8	-	1	4	72	73	27	1.35	4	Saved in relegation
	Suomi-sarja	14	6	7	-	0	1	48	56	19	1.36	6	-
2010-2011	Suomi-sarja	14	9	3	-	1	1	72	37	30	2.14	3	-
	Suomi-sarja	22	5	14	-	1	2	77	109	19	0.86	9	No playoffs held
2009-2010	Suomi-sarja	16	7	5	-	2	2	71	59	27	1.69	2	Promoted
	II-divisioona	16	15	1	-	0	0	110	34	45	2.81	1	-
2008-2009	III-divisioona	8	8	0	0	-	-	91	11	16	2	1	-
2007-2008	Suomi-sarja	14	6	8	-	0	0	49	64	18	1.29	5	No playoffs held
	Suomi-sarja	20	11	3	-	1	5	90	64	40	2	3	-
2006-2007	Suomi-sarja	36	24	7	3	1	1	184	98	54	1.5	1	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Mestis	45	12	25	8	-	-	116	156	35	0.78	10	Relegated
2004-2005	Mestis	44	18	18	8	3	-	124	130	47	1.07	5	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Mestis	45	28	12	4	0	1	166	103	61	1.36	3	Bronze game win
2002-2003	Mestis	44	17	18	6	-	3	131	121	43	0.98	8	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	Mestis	44	19	20	5	-	-	152	149	44	1	8	Quarterfinal loss

Hermes Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Suomen Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Suomen Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	10	2	6	3	1	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Suomen Cup	7	5	2	-	-	-	29	18	15	2.14	-	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	Suomen Cup	4	3	1	-	0	0	21	14	-	-	-	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Suomen Cup	1	0	1	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-

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1997-1998 Hermes Roster

1997-1998 Hermes Staff

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1997-1998 Hermes Roster Facts

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