Hokki

Kajaanin Hokki
Kajaanin Hokki
City	Kajaani, Finland
League	Mestis
Founded	1968
Home arena	Kajaanin jäähalli
Colours
Owner(s)	Hokki Kainuu Oy
General manager	Eino Kiiveri
Head coach	Jarkko Heikkinen
Captain	Risto Mattila
Website	http://www.hokki.fi/

Kajaanin Hokki is a Finnish ice hockey team based at Kajaani. The team was founded in 1968.

The club

Hokki was promoted from Suomi-sarja to Mestis in the end of season 2001–02 after beating Diskos of Jyväskylä in qualifications.

Hokki's home venue is located in Vimpelinlaakso and has the capacity of 1,591.

Cooperation

Among key factors to the team's success have been the co-operation contract with Kärpät and the army unit of Kainuu Brigade. Co-operation with Kärpät consists mostly of player exchange between SM-liiga and Mestis, which enhances player development as younger players from Kärpät gain experience playing amongst men in Hokki. The players in Hokki in turn get the opportunity to train and play with Kärpät enhancing their chances of playing hockey in Finland's highest tier. Examples of players switching between these teams include Janne Pesonen, Tommi Paakkolanvaara, Tuomas Tarkki, Antti Ylönen, and Jyri Junnila.

Hokki and Kainuu Brigade have made it possible to young players to do their mandatory military service while training and playing competitive ice hockey.

Current team

Updated December 14, 2013^[1]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
77	Teddy Da Costa	C	R	38	2013	Melun, France
20	Yevgeni Fofanov	F	L	35	2004	Moscow, Russia
71	Anthony Guttig	LW	L	36	2013	Dijon, France
9	Arttu Heikkinen	F	L	31	2013	Kuhmo, Finland
95	Jarkko Heikkinen	D	L	46	1998	Suomussalmi, Finland
21	Timo Hiltunen	F	R	31	2013	Kuopio, Finland
31	Miska Humaloja	F	L	33	2010	Pyhäjärvi, Finland
5	Ville Hyvärinen	D	L	33	2010	Kuopio, Finland
17	Veikko Karppinen	C	L	38	2011	Kajaani, Finland
28	Heikki Klemetti	F	L	30	2010	Kuhmo, Finland
22	Mika Koivisto	F	L	32	2012	Kiiminki, Finland
19	Antti Kurkinen	F	L	32	2010	Kuhmo, Finland
34	Veli-Antti Leinonen	D	L	41	2011	Paltamo, Finland
18	Ville Määttä	D	L	30	2010	Kuhmo, Finland
15	Arttu Niskakangas	LW	R	36	2013	Ylivieska, Finland
2	Jussi Makkonen	D	L	35	2008	Kajaani, Finland
24	Samu Pyykkönen	F	L	30	2010	Suomussalmi, Finland
8	Anssi Rantanen	D	L	42	2013	Punkalaidun, Finland
6	Casper Santanen	D	L	37	2012	Oslo, Norway
1	Teemu Seppänen	G	L	38	2012	Suomussalmi, Finland
14	Riku Toivo	RW	R	35	2011	Oulunsalo, Finland
30	Tuomas Tolonen	G	L	31	2008	Kajaani, Finland
7	Clemens Unterweger (L)	D	L	32	2013	Lienz, Austria
41	Teemu Virtala	C	L	41	2011	Uusikaupunki, Finland