2023–24 Mestis season
| 2023–24 Mestis season | |
|---|---|
| League | Mestis |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2023 – April 2024 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| TV partner(s) | C More |
| Regular Season | |
| Best record | IPK |
| Runners-up | Ketterä |
| Promoted to Liiga | Kiekko-Espoo |
| Relegated to Suomi-sarja | FPS |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | IPK |
| Runners-up | Ketterä |
| Mestis seasons | |
The 2023–24 Mestis season was the 24th season of Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league. This season marked the return of Jokerit to Finnish hockey after 10 years in the KHL.[1]
Clubs
[edit ]Updated 25 July 2023.
| Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPS | Forssa | Forssa Ice Hall, 3,000 | 1931 | Finland Asko Rantanen |
| Hermes | Kokkola | Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 | 1953 | Finland Tuukka Poikonen |
| Hokki | Kajaani | Kajaanin jäähalli, 2,372 | 1968 | Finland Pasi Räsänen |
| IPK | Iisalmi | Kankaan jäähalli, - | 1966 | Finland Niko Härkönen |
| Jokerit | Helsinki | Keravan jäähalli, 2,000
Helsinki Ice Hall, 8,200 |
1967 | Finland Tero Määttä |
| JoKP | Joensuu | Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | Finland Kari Martikainen |
| Kiekko-Espoo | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena, 6,900 | 2018 | Finland Tomas Westerlund |
| Ketterä | Imatra | Imatra Spa Areena, 1,300 | 1957 | Finland Tuomo Ropo |
| KeuPa HT | Keuruu | Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 | 1995 | Finland Sami Ryhänen |
| KOOVEE | Tampere | Tampere Ice Stadium, 7,300 | 1929 | Finland Miikka Kuusela |
| Kiekko-Vantaa | Vantaa | Trio Areena, 3,700 | 1994 | Finland Jani Manninen |
| RoKi | Rovaniemi | Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | Finland Maso Lehtonen |
| TUTO Hockey | Turku | Rajupaja Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | Finland Hermanni Vidman |
Team changes
[edit ]The following team changes have happened for the 2023–24 season:
To Mestis
[edit ]Promoted from Suomi-sarja
- None
Relegated from Liiga
- None as Liiga is closed[2]
Other
- Jokerit from the KHL
From Mestis
[edit ]Promoted to Liiga
- None as Liiga is closed[2]
Relegated to Suomi-sarja
- None
Other
- HK Zemgale/LLU did not receive a license[3]
- Peliitat went bankrupt an thus did not receive a license[4]
Regular season
[edit ]The regular season consists of 48 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IPK | 48 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 205 | 123 | +82 | 108 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ketterä | 48 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 192 | 115 | +77 | 98 | |
| 3 | Jokerit | 48 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 179 | 120 | +59 | 94 | |
| 4 | K-Espoo | 48 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 166 | 130 | +36 | 87 | |
| 5 | TUTO Hockey | 48 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 145 | 142 | +3 | 85 | |
| 6 | Hermes | 48 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 180 | 147 | +33 | 80 | |
| 7 | JoKP | 48 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 146 | 158 | −12 | 72 | Advance to Wild-card round |
| 8 | RoKi | 48 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 165 | 177 | −12 | 71 | |
| 9 | K-Vantaa | 48 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 164 | 158 | +6 | 70 | |
| 10 | KOOVEE | 48 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 122 | 174 | −52 | 54 | |
| 11 | KeuPa HT | 48 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 122 | 180 | −58 | 52 | |
| 12 | Hokki | 48 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 112 | 166 | −54 | 41 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 13 | FPS | 48 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 95 | 203 | −108 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.
Playoffs
[edit ]Playoffs are being played in four stages. Wild-card round is a best-of-3 series, with the quarter-finals, the semifinals and the final being best-of-7 series. The teams are reseeded after the first two stages, so that the best team by regular season performance to make the quarter-finals and the semifinals faces the worst team in the corresponding stage.[3]
Bracket
[edit ]
Promotion and relegation
[edit ]Promotion
[edit ]As the champion of Mestis in season 2022-23, Liiga decided to promote Kiekko-Espoo for the Liiga Season 2024-25.[5]
Relegation
[edit ]In the first round of relegation playoffs the 12th and 13th seated teams will play against each other. The loser will be relegated to the Suomi-sarja for next season.
In the second round of relegation playoffs, the winner of the first round will play against the champion of Suomi-sarja. The winner of this round will play next season in Mestis and the loser will be in Suomi-sarja.
Both 1st and 2nd rounds are played as a best-of-7 series.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "13 joukkuetta sai Mestis-lisenssin – Jokereiden paluulle sinetti". mestis.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023年07月26日.
- ^ a b "SM-liiga sulkeutuu, Pelicans saa jatkaa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2000年04月20日. Retrieved 2023年07月26日.
- ^ a b c "Mestiksen otteluohjelma kaudelle 2023–24 julkaistu – Kiekko-Espoo ja Jokerit kohtaavat avausottelussa". mestis.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023年07月26日.
- ^ "Jokerien paluulle viimein sinetti! Seuralta merkittävä paljastus kotipeleistään Mestiksessä". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2023年05月03日. Retrieved 2023年07月26日.
- ^ "Kiekko-Espoon tiedote Liiga-projektista". Kiekko Espoo (in Finnish). 2024年03月05日. Retrieved 2024年03月17日.