# Hokki

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{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey team}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team
| team        = Kajaanin Hokki
| bg_colour   = blue
| text_colour = white
| logo        = Kajaanin Hokki logo.svg
| logo_size   = 240px
| city        = [Kajaani](/source/Kajaani), [Finland](/source/Finland)
| conference  = 
| division    = 
| founded     = {{Start date|1968}}
| operated    = 
| arena       = '''[Kajaanin jäähalli](/source/Kajaanin_j%C3%A4%C3%A4halli)'''
| colours     = {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}}
| owner       = Hokki Kainuu Oy
| gm          = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sarita Kuusisto<ref>{{cite news |title=Hokki Kainuu Oy:n organisaatiossa henkilövaihdoksia – Sarita Kuusistosta uusi toiminnanjohtaja |url=https://www.kainuunsanomat.fi/artikkeli/hokki-kainuu-oyn-organisaatiossa-henkilovaihdoksia-sarita-kuusistosta-uusi-toiminnanjohtaja |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=Kainuun Sanomat |date=16 June 2023 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Toiminnanjohtaja Sarita Kuusisto |url=https://hokki.fi/ajankohtaista/2023/hokki-tutuksi-toiminnanjohtaja-sarita-kuusisto |website=Hokki |access-date=6 August 2024 |language=fi}}</ref>
| coach       = {{flagicon|FIN}} [Antti Halonen](/source/Antti_Halonen_(ice_hockey))<ref>{{cite news |title=Kainuulaiselle kiekkoyleisölle tuttu Antti Halonen on Kajaanin Hokin uusi valmentaja |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20024128 |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=Yle Uutiset |date=24 March 2023 |language=fi}}</ref>
| captain     = {{flagicon|FIN}} [Risto Mattila](/source/Risto_Mattila)
| affiliates  = 
| parentclub  = 
| farmclub    = 
| website     = http://www.hokki.fi/
| league      = [III-Divisioona](/source/III-Divisioona)}}

'''Kajaanin Hokki''' were a [Finnish](/source/Finland) [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) team based in [Kajaani](/source/Kajaani). The team was founded in 1968 and folded in 2025 due to [bankruptcy](/source/bankruptcy).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hokki Kainuu Oy hakeutuu konkurssiin |url=https://hokki.fi/ajankohtaista/hokki-kainuu-oy-hakeutuu-konkurssiin |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Hokki |language=fi}}</ref> The last season of Hokki was the [2024-25 Mestis season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Mestis_season) where they positioned last. Hokki was refounded and currently plays in the [III-Divisioona](/source/III-Divisioona).

==The club==
Hokki was promoted from Suomi-sarja to Mestis in the end of season 2001–02 after beating [Diskos](/source/Diskos) of [Jyväskylä](/source/Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4) in qualifications.

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

==Cooperation==
Among key factors to the team's success was the co-operation contract with [Kärpät](/source/K%C3%A4rp%C3%A4t) and the army unit of [Kainuu Brigade](/source/Kainuu_Brigade). Co-operation with Kärpät consisted mostly of player exchange between [SM-liiga](/source/SM-liiga) and [Mestis](/source/Mestis), which enhanced player development as younger players from Kärpät could gain experience playing amongst men in Hokki. The players in Hokki in turn got 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 included [Janne Pesonen](/source/Janne_Pesonen), [Tommi Paakkolanvaara](/source/Tommi_Paakkolanvaara), [Tuomas Tarkki](/source/Tuomas_Tarkki), [Antti Ylönen](/source/Antti_Yl%C3%B6nen), and [Jyri Junnila](/source/Jyri_Junnila).

Hokki and Kainuu Brigade had made it possible to young players to do their [mandatory military service](/source/Conscription_in_Finland) while training and playing competitive ice hockey.

==References==
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Category:Mestis teams
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1968
Category:Kajaani
Category:1968 establishments in Finland
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Kainuu
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