2018â19 Mestis | |
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League | Mestis |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 2018 â April 2019 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Best record | Hermes |
Runners-up | LeKi |
Top scorer | Miro-Pekka Saarelainen ( K-Vantaa) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Sameli VentelÀ ( KetterÀ) |
Finals champions | KetterÀ |
Runners-up | KeuPa HT |
The 2018â19 Mestis season is the 19th season of Mestis, the second highest level of ice hockey in Finland after Liiga. KOOVEE was promoted from Suomi-sarja due to Espoo United declaring bankruptcy at the end of last season.
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Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
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Hermes | Kokkola | Kokkolan jÀÀhalli, 4,200 | 1953 | Janne Tuunanen |
IPK | Iisalmi | Kankaan jÀÀhalli, 1,326 | 1966 |
Tommi Miettinen [1] |
Jokipojat | Joensuu | MehtimÀki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | Jouni Varis |
KetterÀ | Imatra | Imatra Spa Areena, 1,200 | 1957 | Maso Lehtonen |
KeuPa HT | Keuruu | Keuruun JÀÀhalli, 1,100 | 1995 | Niko HÀrkönen |
K-Vantaa | Vantaa | Trio Areena, 2,004 | 1994 |
Reijo Ruotsalainen [2] |
KOOVEE | Tampere | HakametsÀ 2, 1050 | 1929 | Juha Pajuoja |
LeKi | LempÀÀlÀ | Masku Areena, 800 | 1904 | Miikka Kuusela |
Peliitat | Heinola | Versowood Areena, 2,975 | 1984 |
Vesa PetÀjÀ [3] |
RoKi | Rovaniemi | Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | Santeri Immonen |
SaPKo | Savonlinna | Talvisalo ice rink, 2,833 | 1929 | Pasi RÀsÀnen |
TUTO Hockey | Turku | Marli Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | Miika Elomo |
Top eight advance to the Mestis playoffs while the bottom two face the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a relegation playoff. Since the highest series of Finnish hockey is a closed series no team will be promoted to Liiga.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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1 | Hermes | 50 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 180 | 133 | +47 | 95 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | LeKi | 50 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 194 | 155 | +39 | 95 | |
3 | KetterÀ | 50 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 163 | 141 | +22 | 87 | |
4 | SaPKo | 50 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 177 | 159 | +18 | 81 | |
5 | TUTO Hockey | 50 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 151 | 130 | +21 | 80 | |
6 | Jokipojat | 50 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 77 | |
7 | RoKi | 50 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 138 | 164 | −26 | 71 | |
8 | KeuPa HT | 50 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 151 | 139 | +12 | 69 | |
9 | IPK | 50 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 160 | 180 | −20 | 68 | |
10 | K-Vantaa | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 138 | 158 | −20 | 65 | |
11 | Peliitat | 50 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 134 | 158 | −24 | 63 | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
12 | KOOVEE | 50 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 141 | 210 | −69 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes. [4]
Playoffs are being played in three stages. Each stage is a best-of-7 series. The teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals, so that the best team by regular season performance to make the semifinals faces the worst team in the semifinals.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Hermes | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | KeuPa HT | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | LeKi | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | KeuPa HT | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | LeKi | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | RoKi | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | KetterÀ | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | KeuPa HT | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | KetterÀ | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Jokipojat | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | KetterÀ | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||
5 | TUTO Hockey | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | SaPKo | 2 | 2 | LeKi | 0 | |||||||||
5 | TUTO Hockey | 4 | 5 | TUTO Hockey | 1 |
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17 April 2019 18:30 | LeKi | 1â3 (0â0, 0â2, 1â1) | TUTO Hockey |
Masku Areena,
LempÀÀlÀ Attendance: 611 |
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Kimmo Rautiainen | Goalies | Julius Pohjanoksa | Referees: Juho YlÀ-Rotiala Pekka Virta Linesmen: Niklas Narvanmaa Oskari Isolauri | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 33 |
16 April 2019 18:30 | KetterĂ€ | 5â4 (1â1, 2â2, 2â1) | KeuPa HT |
Kisapuisto,
Lappeenranta
[5] Attendance: 4,820 |
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Ville Vuohtoniemi Sakari Suominen Linesmen: Miro Skinnarla Joni Pekkala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 22 |
18 April 2019 18:30 | KeuPa HT | 2â3 (1â1, 0â2, 1â0) | KetterĂ€ |
Keuruu Ice Hall,
Keuruu Attendance: 900 |
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Janne MÀkisalo Mika LevÀnen Linesmen: Joonas Hurskainen Onni HautamÀki | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 30 |
20 April 2019 17:00 | KetterĂ€ | 2â1
OT1 (0â0, 0â1, 1â0, 1â0) | KeuPa HT |
Imatra Spa Areena,
Imatra Attendance: 1,225 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Ville Vuohtoniemi Sakari Suominen Linesmen: Miro Skinnarla Joni Pekkala | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
35 | Shots | 29 |
22 April 2019 17:00 | KeuPa HT | 2â1
OT1 (0â0, 1â0, 0â1, 1â0) | KetterĂ€ |
Keuruu Ice Hall,
Keuruu Attendance: 749 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Samuli Tervo | Goalies | Karolus Kaarlehto | Referees: Janne MÀkisalo Mika LevÀnen Linesmen: Joonas Hurskainen Onni HautamÀki | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
20 | Shots | 22 |
24 April 2019 18:30 | KetterĂ€ | 3â2 (2â2, 1â0, 0â0) | KeuPa HT |
Imatra Spa Areena,
Imatra Attendance: 1,300 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Ville Vuohtoniemi Sakari Suominen Linesmen: Miro Skinnarla Joni Pekkala | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 29 |
KetterÀ wins the finals 4-1.
The bottom two teams faced the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a best-of-7 series were the winners got a place in Mestis for the next season. Peliitat and KOOVEE both won their series and thus avoided relegation.
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2018â19 Mestis | |
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League | Mestis |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 2018 â April 2019 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Best record | Hermes |
Runners-up | LeKi |
Top scorer | Miro-Pekka Saarelainen ( K-Vantaa) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Sameli VentelÀ ( KetterÀ) |
Finals champions | KetterÀ |
Runners-up | KeuPa HT |
The 2018â19 Mestis season is the 19th season of Mestis, the second highest level of ice hockey in Finland after Liiga. KOOVEE was promoted from Suomi-sarja due to Espoo United declaring bankruptcy at the end of last season.
|alt=Mestis team map |caption=Mestis team map |places=
}}
Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
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Hermes | Kokkola | Kokkolan jÀÀhalli, 4,200 | 1953 | Janne Tuunanen |
IPK | Iisalmi | Kankaan jÀÀhalli, 1,326 | 1966 |
Tommi Miettinen [1] |
Jokipojat | Joensuu | MehtimÀki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | Jouni Varis |
KetterÀ | Imatra | Imatra Spa Areena, 1,200 | 1957 | Maso Lehtonen |
KeuPa HT | Keuruu | Keuruun JÀÀhalli, 1,100 | 1995 | Niko HÀrkönen |
K-Vantaa | Vantaa | Trio Areena, 2,004 | 1994 |
Reijo Ruotsalainen [2] |
KOOVEE | Tampere | HakametsÀ 2, 1050 | 1929 | Juha Pajuoja |
LeKi | LempÀÀlÀ | Masku Areena, 800 | 1904 | Miikka Kuusela |
Peliitat | Heinola | Versowood Areena, 2,975 | 1984 |
Vesa PetÀjÀ [3] |
RoKi | Rovaniemi | Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | Santeri Immonen |
SaPKo | Savonlinna | Talvisalo ice rink, 2,833 | 1929 | Pasi RÀsÀnen |
TUTO Hockey | Turku | Marli Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | Miika Elomo |
Top eight advance to the Mestis playoffs while the bottom two face the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a relegation playoff. Since the highest series of Finnish hockey is a closed series no team will be promoted to Liiga.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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1 | Hermes | 50 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 180 | 133 | +47 | 95 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | LeKi | 50 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 194 | 155 | +39 | 95 | |
3 | KetterÀ | 50 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 163 | 141 | +22 | 87 | |
4 | SaPKo | 50 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 177 | 159 | +18 | 81 | |
5 | TUTO Hockey | 50 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 151 | 130 | +21 | 80 | |
6 | Jokipojat | 50 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 77 | |
7 | RoKi | 50 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 138 | 164 | −26 | 71 | |
8 | KeuPa HT | 50 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 151 | 139 | +12 | 69 | |
9 | IPK | 50 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 160 | 180 | −20 | 68 | |
10 | K-Vantaa | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 138 | 158 | −20 | 65 | |
11 | Peliitat | 50 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 134 | 158 | −24 | 63 | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
12 | KOOVEE | 50 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 141 | 210 | −69 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes. [4]
Playoffs are being played in three stages. Each stage is a best-of-7 series. The teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals, so that the best team by regular season performance to make the semifinals faces the worst team in the semifinals.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Hermes | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | KeuPa HT | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | LeKi | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | KeuPa HT | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | LeKi | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | RoKi | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | KetterÀ | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | KeuPa HT | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | KetterÀ | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Jokipojat | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | KetterÀ | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||
5 | TUTO Hockey | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | SaPKo | 2 | 2 | LeKi | 0 | |||||||||
5 | TUTO Hockey | 4 | 5 | TUTO Hockey | 1 |
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17 April 2019 18:30 | LeKi | 1â3 (0â0, 0â2, 1â1) | TUTO Hockey |
Masku Areena,
LempÀÀlÀ Attendance: 611 |
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Kimmo Rautiainen | Goalies | Julius Pohjanoksa | Referees: Juho YlÀ-Rotiala Pekka Virta Linesmen: Niklas Narvanmaa Oskari Isolauri | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 33 |
16 April 2019 18:30 | KetterĂ€ | 5â4 (1â1, 2â2, 2â1) | KeuPa HT |
Kisapuisto,
Lappeenranta
[5] Attendance: 4,820 |
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Ville Vuohtoniemi Sakari Suominen Linesmen: Miro Skinnarla Joni Pekkala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 22 |
18 April 2019 18:30 | KeuPa HT | 2â3 (1â1, 0â2, 1â0) | KetterĂ€ |
Keuruu Ice Hall,
Keuruu Attendance: 900 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Janne MÀkisalo Mika LevÀnen Linesmen: Joonas Hurskainen Onni HautamÀki | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 30 |
20 April 2019 17:00 | KetterĂ€ | 2â1
OT1 (0â0, 0â1, 1â0, 1â0) | KeuPa HT |
Imatra Spa Areena,
Imatra Attendance: 1,225 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Ville Vuohtoniemi Sakari Suominen Linesmen: Miro Skinnarla Joni Pekkala | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
35 | Shots | 29 |
22 April 2019 17:00 | KeuPa HT | 2â1
OT1 (0â0, 1â0, 0â1, 1â0) | KetterĂ€ |
Keuruu Ice Hall,
Keuruu Attendance: 749 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Samuli Tervo | Goalies | Karolus Kaarlehto | Referees: Janne MÀkisalo Mika LevÀnen Linesmen: Joonas Hurskainen Onni HautamÀki | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
20 | Shots | 22 |
24 April 2019 18:30 | KetterĂ€ | 3â2 (2â2, 1â0, 0â0) | KeuPa HT |
Imatra Spa Areena,
Imatra Attendance: 1,300 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Karolus Kaarlehto | Goalies | Samuli Tervo | Referees: Ville Vuohtoniemi Sakari Suominen Linesmen: Miro Skinnarla Joni Pekkala | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 29 |
KetterÀ wins the finals 4-1.
The bottom two teams faced the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a best-of-7 series were the winners got a place in Mestis for the next season. Peliitat and KOOVEE both won their series and thus avoided relegation.
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