When was Hermes founded?

Hermes was founded in 1953 in Kokkola, FIN, Finland.

Where is Hermes based?

Hermes is based in Kokkola, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Hermes?

The head coach of Hermes is Juha Pajuoja.

Who is the captain of Hermes?

The captain of Hermes is Teemu Aalto.

What arena does Hermes play in?

Hermes play their home games at Hallix Areena in Kokkola, FIN.

What are the team colors of Hermes?

The team colors of Hermes are Red + White + Blue.

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1998-1999 Season

Hermes were 21-17-10 in the 1998-99 I-divisioona season with 52 points, 5th overall.

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1998-1999 Hermes Roster

Hermes — 1998-1999 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Juris Klodans (G)	52	1974	Riga, LAT	6'0"	194	L
		Markus Korhonen (G)Loan	51	1975	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	187	L
	#37	Juuso Riksman (G)	49	1977	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	190	L
		Jussi Ruokoja (G)	45	1981	Kokkola, FIN	5'10"	190	L
	#30	Ari Vapola (G)	46	1980	Kokkola, FIN	6'0"	190	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Teemu Aalto (D)"C"	48	1978	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	190	R
	#6	Markku Erholtz (D)	50	1976	Kiuruvesi, FIN	5'9"	183	L
		Marko From (D)Loan	47	1979	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	214	L
	#12	Taneli Hautala (D)	48	1978	Kokkola, FIN	6'2"	256	L
	#5	Kimmo Lisko (D)	49	1977	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	198	R
	#3	Juha Mattila (D)	49	1976	Pori, FIN	6'0"	209	R
	#15	Tomi Pettinen (D)	49	1977	Ylöjärvi, FIN	6'3"	212	L
	#18	Antti Rahkonen (D)	49	1977	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#4	Kimmo Salmela (D)	47	1979	Kokkola, FIN	5'9"	176	L
		Sami-Ville Salomaa (D)Loan	49	1977	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	225	L
	#12	Olegs Sorokins (D)	52	1974	Riga, LAT	5'10"	190	L
		Marko Toivonen (D)Loan	48	1978	Laitila, FIN	6'6"	236	R
	#7	Kim Vähänen (D)"A"	50	1976	Hämeenlinna, FIN	6'2"	205	L
FORWARDS
	#16	Artis Ābols (LW)	53	1973	Riga, LAT	6'0"	203	L
		Daniel Ekström (F)	48	1978		-	-	-
	#26	Jussi Eloranta (F)	50	1976	Aura, FIN	5'9"	176	L
		Andreas Haglund (F)	45	1981	Pietarsaari, FIN	5'9"	205	L
	#24	Jukka Hentunen (RW)"A"	52	1974	Joroinen, FIN	5'10"	198	R
	#6	Henri Hietaharju (F)	44	1982	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	192	L
	#10	Jarno Honkonen (C)	52	1974	Kerimäki, FIN	5'11"	168	L
	#16	Andrejs Ignatovics (RW)	55	1971	Riga, LAT	5'6"	170	R
		Sami Kankkunen (F)	-			-	-	-
	#25	Heikki Kettunen (C)"A"	50	1975	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	176	R
	#32	Janne Kivelä (F)	45	1981	Kokkola, FIN	6'0"	194	L
	#19	Sami Kokko (LW)	53	1973	Espoo, FIN	5'9"	190	L
		Timo Koskela (RW)Loan	47	1979	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	179	L
	#17	Petri Laitinen (F)	47	1978	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	190	L
	#21	Ville Lapinkorpi (F)	45	1981	Vimpeli, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#20	Marko Lapinkoski (F)	57	1969	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	187	R
		Tuomas Lohikoski (LW)	50	1976	Oulu, FIN	5'11"	176	L
		Riku Niemelä (C)	49	1977	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	190	L
		Mikko Niininen (LW)	49	1977	Tampere, FIN	-	-	L
	#24	Juha Penttilä (F)	46	1980	Kokkola, FIN	5'11"	187	R
	#14	Mika Puhakka (LW)	50	1976	Imatra, FIN	5'8"	176	L
	#21	Juha-Pekka Rinkinen (RW)	50	1975	Imatra, FIN	5'10"	185	L
	#36	Rami Uusitalo (F)	49	1977	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	181	L
	#23	Juha-Matti Vanhanen (C)	48	1978	Tampere, FIN	5'10"	187	R
		Rene Vastamäki (F)	46	1980	Tampere, FIN	6'0"	205	L
		Jarmo Vehkala (F)	49	1977	Kokkola, FIN	5'10"	176	L
	#96	Antti Virtanen (RW)	49	1977	Turku, FIN	5'9"	157	R
	#11	Jari-Pekka Vuorela (F)	48	1978	Tampere, FIN	6'4"	190	L
		Hannu Väisänen (LW)Loan	48	1978	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	183	L
Position: G: 5, D: 10, F: 19Av Age: 22.62 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Hermes Staff

Head CoachJuha Pajuoja
Asst. CoachJouni Kalliokoski
Team ManagerEsa Weckström
ChairmanJarkko Ylikarjula

Team Staff History

1998-1999 Hermes Captains

"C"

Teemu Aalto

"A"

Team Captaincy History

1998-1999 Hermes Demographics

Hermes Facts

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

1998-1999 Hermes Roster Facts

Nationalities

42 players
4 players
1 player

Experience

Hermes: 1 482 GP
WC: 24 GP
Liiga: 1 021 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: Hallix Areena
Location: Kokkola, FIN
Capacity: 5 500
Construction Year: 1988

Hermes Games

Hermes — 1998-1999 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/23/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Hermes	RoKi	-	Mestis
10/21/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Hermes	KeuPa HT	-	Mestis
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Hermes	Pyry Hockey	3 - 4 (OT 61:39)	Mestis
10/16/2026 03:30 PM UTC	KeuPa HT	Hermes	2 - 3	Mestis
10/10/2026 02:00 PM UTC	TUTO Hockey	Hermes	3 - 2 (SO)	Mestis

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Latest Transactions

Hermes — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/07/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Nikkilä (G)	Hiisi	Details
10/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Meriläinen (F)	Hurtat	Details
09/30/2026	Extension		Juuso Aaltonen (F)		Details
09/30/2026	Extension		Julius Vesaaja (F)		Details
09/13/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Veikka Hahl (F)	Muik Hockey	Details
09/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Julius Vesaaja (F)	IPK	Details
09/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Eetu Mäki (F)	Cracovia Krakow	Details
09/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Aapo Ahola (D)	SC Csíkszereda	Details

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Hermes History and Standings

Hermes — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Mestis	11	3	3	-	1	4	30	34	15	1.36	6	-
2025-2026	Mestis	49	18	24	-	6	1	147	170	67	1.37	7	Quarterfinal loss
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

Hermes Tournament Statistics

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	-	-	-	-

Hermes Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Hermes — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Eppu Karuvaara (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	6	6	13	19	0
2.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	6	3	14	17	4
3.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	10	1	16	17	0
4.	Aku Kinnari (F)	2026-2027	KOOVEE II	II-divisioona	8	4	12	16	0
5.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	10	9	6	15	4
6.	Robert Arrak (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	12	8	7	15	0
7.	Miiro Linjala (F)	2026-2027	Unterland	Alps Hockey League	10	7	8	15	0
8.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	10	4	11	15	2
9.	Joona Jääskeläinen (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	12	4	11	15	4
10.	Mikko-Matti Paakkola (F)	2026-2027	Sables	II-divisioona	7	4	10	14	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Hermes — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.11
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.40
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.23
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	22.66
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	22.45

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	272	198	228	426
2.	Jani Uski (F)	265	97	192	289
3.	Marko Lapinkoski (F)	227	91	134	225
4.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	99	124	100	224
5.	Topi Anttila (F)	166	57	116	173

Franchise All-Time Goals

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	272	198	228	426
2.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	99	124	100	224
3.	Jani Uski (F)	265	97	192	289
4.	Marko Lapinkoski (F)	227	91	134	225
5.	Mikko Nieminen (F)	118	75	88	163

Franchise All-Time Assists

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	272	198	228	426
2.	Jani Uski (F)	265	97	192	289
3.	Marko Lapinkoski (F)	227	91	134	225
4.	Topi Anttila (F)	166	57	116	173
5.	Samu Markkula (F)	179	44	116	160

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Kalle Mattila (F)	107	17	42	311
2.	Jouni Vuorinen (D)	213	19	131	291
3.	Matti Perkiö (D)	139	11	44	257
4.	Tomi Sippola (D)	181	9	57	256
5.	Henri Limma (F)	199	27	55	233

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	272	198	228	426
2.	Jani Uski (F)	265	97	192	289
3.	Aapo Aro (D)	247	39	61	100
4.	Marko Kotajärvi (D)	247	14	14	28
5.	Henri Hietaharju (F)	234	39	73	112

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Konsta Keteli (F)	1	1	3	3.00
2.	Jarno Suokko (F)	33	34	86	2.61
3.	Mika Halava (F)	2	2	5	2.50
4.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	99	124	224	2.26
5.	Vladimír Kýhos (F)	31	11	66	2.13

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	52	56	108	3.09	32
2.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	34	59	35	94	2.76	62
3.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	39	52	91	2.53	28
4.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	37	45	82	2.28	63
5.	Antti Virtanen (F)	1997-1998	I-divisioona	49	29	45	74	1.51	22

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	34	59	35	94	2.76	62
2.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	52	56	108	3.09	32
3.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	39	52	91	2.53	28
4.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	37	45	82	2.28	63
5.	Aleksandrs Macijevskis (F)	1996-1997	I-divisioona	43	37	30	67	1.56	26

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	35	52	56	108	3.09	32
2.	Vladimír Kýhos (F)	1990-1991	II-divisioona	31	11	55	66	2.13	44
3.	Jouni Kalliokoski (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	39	52	91	2.53	28
4.	Samu Markkula (F)	2018-2019	Mestis	49	16	47	63	1.29	20
5.	Frantisek Cerny (F)	1991-1992	II-divisioona	36	37	45	82	2.28	63

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Hermes — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jani Virtanen (D)	1999-2000	I-divisioona	42	10	7	17	0.40	189
2.	Kalle Mattila (F)	1999-2000	I-divisioona	41	3	3	6	0.15	155
3.	Vikki Tammelin (D)	1999-2000	I-divisioona	45	1	3	4	0.09	148
4.	Juha-Matti Rautajoki (F)	2012-2013	Suomi-sarja	41	34	15	49	1.20	130
5.	Matti Perkiö (D)	1995-1996	I-divisioona	43	5	11	16	0.37	130