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{{about|men's second-tier ice hockey league in Finland|women's second-tier ice hockey league in Finland|Naisten Mestis}}
{{about|men's second-tier ice hockey league in Finland|women's second-tier ice hockey league in Finland|Naisten Mestis}}
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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Mestis
| title = Mestis
| current_season = 2020–21 Mestis season
| current_season = 2024–25 Mestis season
| logo = Mestis logo.svg
| logo = Mestis badge.png
| pixels = 220px
| pixels = 195px
| caption =
| caption =
| formerly = [[I-Divisioona]]
| formerly = [[I-Divisioona]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| sport = Ice hockey
| founded = 2000
| founded = {{end date and age|2000}}
| fame =
| fame =
| motto = ''Suomen viihdyttävintä lätkää'' (Finland’s most entertaining hockey)
| motto = ''Suomen viihdyttävintä lätkää'' (Finland’s most entertaining hockey)
| inaugural =
| inaugural = [[2000–01 Mestis season|2000–01]]
| teams = 14
| teams = 10
| countries = {{FIN}}
| level = [[League system|Level 2]]
| champion = [[Imatran Ketterä|Ketterä]]
| country = {{FIN}}
| most_champs = [[Jukurit]] (7)
| champion = [[Iisalmen Peli-Karhut|IPK]]
| champ_season = 2023–24
| qualification =
| promotion = [[Liiga]]
| most_champs =
| most successful club = [[Jukurit]] (7)
| relegation =[[Suomi-sarja]]
| folded =
| qualification =
| website = [http://www.mestis.fi/ mestis.fi]
| promotion = [[SM-liiga]]
| singles =
| relegation = [[Suomi-sarja]]
| domestic_cup = [[Finnish Cup (ice hockey)|Finnish Cup]]
| ceo =
| director =
| folded =
| website = {{url|https://mestis.fi/|Mestis.fi}}
| TV = [[Fanseat]]<br>[[Elisa (company)|Elisa]]<br>[[Nelonen Media]]<br>[[Veikkaus]]TV
| singles =
| related_comps = [[Liiga]], [[Suomi-sarja]]
| founder =
| ceo =
| director =
| TV = [[C More]]
| related_comps = [[Naisten Mestis]]
| founder = [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]]
}}
}}


'''Mestis''' (from {{langx|fi|Mestaruussarja}}, meaning 'Championship series', stylized as '''MEST1S''') is the second-highest men's [[ice hockey]] league in [[Finland]]. The league was established by the [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]] in [[2000 in sports|2000]] to replace the [[I-Divisioona|I-divisioona]] ('First Division').
'''Mestis''' (from {{lang-fi|Mestaruussarja}}, meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest men's [[ice hockey]] league in [[Finland]]. The league was established by the [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]] in [[2000 in sports|2000]] to replace the [[I-Divisioona|I-divisioona]] ('First Division'). It had initially been the highest hockey league in Finland that could be reached through playing merits alone; the [[SM-liiga]] was closed (to teams being [[Promotion and relegation|relegated or promoted]]) in 2000. After the [[2004–05 SM-liiga season|2004–05 season]], [[KalPa]] was promoted to the SM-liiga, and the Liiga was re-opened in the [[2008–09 SM-liiga season|2008–09 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-03-08|editor-last=Hietanen|editor-first=Heikki|title=SM-liigalle ja Jääkiekkoliitolle uusi yhteistyösopimus|url=http://www.finhockey.fi/taustasivut/artikkeliarkisto/?num=345929|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529043118/http://www.finhockey.fi/taustasivut/artikkeliarkisto/?num=345929|archive-date=2008-05-29|access-date=2020-07-24|publisher=[[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]]|language=fi}}</ref> [[Vaasan Sport]] was promoted in [[2014–15 Liiga season|2014–15]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hakola|first=Tero|last2=Sippola|first2=Jussi|date=2014-02-28|title=Vaasan Sport korvaa Jokerit Liigassa|url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000002713277.html|access-date=2020-07-24|publisher=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]|language=fi}}</ref> [[KooKoo (Liiga)|KooKoo]] was promoted in [[2015–16 Liiga season|2015–16]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seppänen|first=Antti|date=2014-10-01|title=KooKoo Hockey Oy:n lisenssianomus Liigaan hyväksytty|url=https://liiga.fi/fi/uutiset/2014/10/01/kookoo-hockey-oyn-lisenssianomus-liigaan-hyvaksytty|access-date=2020-07-24|publisher=[[Liiga]]|language=fi}}</ref> and [[Mikkelin Jukurit|Jukurit]] was promoted in [[2016–17 Liiga season|2016–17]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pärnänen|first=Antti|date=2015-09-10|title=Mikkelin Jukurit nousee Liigaan!|url=https://liiga.fi/fi/uutiset/2015/09/10/mikkelin-jukurit-nousee-liigaan|access-date=2020-07-24|publisher=[[Liiga]]|language=fi}}</ref> Mestis, however, is an open league, with promotion and relegation between it and [[Suomi-sarja]]. However there will be no relegation during the [[2020-21 Mestis season|2020-21]] season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].


Being promoted to [[Liiga|SM-liiga]] is possible if a Mestis team beats a SM-liiga club in the qualification series and matches all the criteria set by the SM-liiga. Mestis, however, is an open league where relegation and promotion are possible with the 3rd league, [[Suomi-sarja]].

Mestis is also the highest league governed by the FIHA.

== History ==
In the years 2000–2008, it was not practically possible for Mestis teams to get promoted to the SM-liiga, which was closed in 2000, but it was possible to drop down to the Suomi-sarja instead. However, [[KalPa]] was promoted to the SM-liiga in the spring of 2005, when the number of teams in the league was increased from 13 to 14 teams. For the 2008–2009 season, the SM-liiga qualifiers were brought back for a few seasons, but in the 2013–2014 season, the qualifiers were removed again. After the elimination of the qualifiers, [[Vaasan Sport|Sport]], [[KooKoo (ice hockey club)|KooKoo]] and [[Mikkelin Jukurit|Jukurit]] have been promoted to the SM-liiga through the license system.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=Jääkiekko {{!}} Jääkiekon Mestis levittäytyi jo Latviaan, mutta kustannusten kasvu hirvittää seuroja: ”Se huolestuttaa” |url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009086619.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref> The promotion and relegation between the SM-liiga was brought back for the 2024–25 season.

Mestis got a new team, [[HK Zemgale/LLU]], from Latvia for the 2022–23 season.<ref name=":0" /> HK Zemgale had never played in a Finnish league before and was added to Mestis to bring more entertainment and internationalization to Finnish ice hockey.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Latvian mestari HK Zemgale pelaa ensi kaudella Mestistä |url=https://mestis.fi/fi/uutiset/2022/08/12/latvian-mestari-hk-zemgale-pelaa-ensi-kaudella-mestista |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=mestis.fi |language=fi}}</ref>

According to Mestis themselves, they are talking with other international clubs about joining the Mestis league.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-12 |title=Mestis laajenee ulkomaille: latvialainen seura liittyy sarjaan |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mestis-laajenee-ulkomaille-latvialainen-seura-liittyy-sarjaan/8486722 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
==Clubs==
==Clubs==
{{Mestis labelled map|float=right}}
{{Mestis labelled map}}
The team names are usually the traditional name of the club. All clubs are commonly known by the name of their team. ''Oy'' and ''Ab'' are the abbreviations for [[Osakeyhtiö|limited company]] in [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] respectively.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:65%; text-align:left"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:white; width:18%" | Team
!Team name
! style="background:white; width:15%" | City
!Club's registered name
! style="background:white; width:23%" | Home arena, capacity
!Location
! style="background:white; width:9%" | Founded
!Home venue,
! style="background:white; width:16%" | Head coach
capacity
!Titles Mestis
|-
|-
| [[KOOVEE (ice hockey)|KOOVEE]]
|[[Kokkolan Hermes|Hermes]]
|Kokkolan Hermes Oy
| [[File:Tampere.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Tampere]]
|[[File:Kokkola.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Kokkola
| [[Hakametsä 2 arena]], 800
|[[Kokkolan jäähalli|Kokkola Ice Hall]],
| align=center | 1929
4,200
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Juha Pajuoja]]
|0
|-
|-
|[[Hokki]]
| [[Kokkolan Hermes|Hermes]]
|Hokki Kainuu Oy
| [[File:Kokkola.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Kokkola]]
|[[File:Kajaani.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Kajaani
| [[Kokkolan jäähalli]], 4,200
|[[Kajaanin jaahalli|Kajaani Ice Hall]],
| align=center| 1953
2,372
| {{flagicon |FIN}} [[Antti Karhula]]
|1
|-
|-
|[[Iisalmen Peli-Karhut|IPK]]
| [[Hokki]]
|IPK Hockey Oy
| [[File:Kajaani.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Kajaani]]
|[[File:Iisalmi.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Iisalmi
| [[Kajaanin jäähalli]], 2,372
|[[Kankaan jäähalli]],
| align=center| 1968
1,358
| {{flagicon |FIN}} [[Niko Eronen]]
|1
|-
|-
|[[Jokerit]]
| [[Iisalmen Peli-Karhut|IPK]]
|Jokerit Helsinki Oy
| [[File:Iisalmi.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Iisalmi]]
|[[File:Helsinki.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Helsinki
| [[Kankaan jäähalli]], -
|[[Helsinki Ice Hall]],
| align=center | 1966
8,200
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jukka Niiranen]]
|0
|-
|-
| [[Joensuun Jokipojat|JoKP]]
|[[Kiekko-Pojat|JoKP]]
|Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat Oy
| [[File:Joensuu.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Joensuu]]
|[[File:Joensuu.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Joensuu
| [[Mehtimäki Ice Hall]], 4,800
|[[Mehtimäki Ice Hall]]
| align=center | 1953
4,039<ref>https://www.joensuu.fi/-/mehtimaen-jaaurheilukeskus-otetaan-kayttoon-5-12-</ref>
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ari Aaltonen]]
|0
|-
|-
| [[Imatran Ketterä|Ketterä]]
|[[Imatran Ketterä|Ketterä]]
|Imatran Ketterä Oy
| [[File:Imatra.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Imatra]]
| [[Imatra Spa Areena]], 1,300
|[[File:Imatra.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Imatra
|[[OmaSp Areena]],
| align=center | 1957
1,200
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Maso Lehtonen]]
|3
|-
|-
| [[Kiekko-Vantaa]]
|[[KeuPa HT]]
|KeuPa Hockey Oy
| [[File:Vantaa.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Vantaa]]
|[[File:Keuruu.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Keuruu
| [[Trio Areena]], 3,700
|[[Keuruu Ice Hall]],
| align=center | 1994
1,100
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Simo Mälkiä]]
|1
|-
|-
| [[Kiekko-Espoo]]
|[[Kiekko-Vantaa]]
|Kiekko-Vantaa Hockey Oy
| [[File:Espoo.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Espoo]]
|[[File:Vantaa.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Vantaa
| [[Espoo Metro Areena]], 6,982
|[[Tikkurila Ice Hall]],
| align=center | 2018
2,004
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Heiskanen]]
|0
|-
|-
| [[KeuPa HT]]
|[[Rovaniemen Kiekko|RoKi]]
|RoKi Hockey Oy
| [[File:Keuruu.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Keuruu]]
|[[File:Rovaniemi.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Rovaniemi
| [[Keuruun Jäähalli]], 1,100
|[[Lappi Areena]],
| align=center | 1995
3,500
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Heiskanen]]
|0
|-
|-
| [[Forssan Palloseura|FPS]]
|[[TUTO Hockey]]
|TUTO Hockey Oy
| [[File:Forssan vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Forssa]]
|[[File:Turku.vaakuna.svg|23x23px]] Turku
| [[Forssa Ice Hall]], 3,000
|[[Kupittaan monitoimihalli|Kupittaa multipurpose hall]],
| align=center | 1931
3,000
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Asko Rantanen]]
|1
|-
|-
|}
| [[Peliitat Heinola|Peliitat]]

| [[File:Heinola.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Heinola]]
=== Past participants ===
| [[Versowood Areena]], 2,975
[[File:Sport-tuto-elo05.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Vaasan Sport vs TuTo in 2005]]
| align=center | 1984
[[File:KooKoo-Jukurit 2007.jpg|thumb|300x300px|KooKoo vs Jukurit in 2007]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Marko Tuomainen]]
* [[Jää-Kotkat]], relegated to the [[Suomi-sarja]] in 2003.
|-
* [[Hyvinkään Ahmat]], relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2004.
| [[Rovaniemen Kiekko|RoKi]]
* [[KalPa]], promoted to the SM-liiga in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-11 |title=Hirmujälkeä tehneestä joukkueesta tuli hetkessä SM-liigan 2000-luvun naurunaihe – hekuma vaihtui helvetilliseksi taipaleeksi: "Ei se ollut herkkua kenellekään" |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/hirmujalkea-tehneesta-joukkueesta-tuli-hetkessa-sm-liigan-2000-luvun-naurunaihe-hekuma-vaihtui-helvetilliseksi-taipaleeksi-ei-se-ollut-herkkua-kenellekaan/8307670 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=mtvuutiset.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
| [[File:Rovaniemi.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Rovaniemi]]
* [[Haukat]], resigned in 2006.
| [[Lappi Areena]], 3,500
* [[HC Salamat]] relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2008.
| align=center | 1979
* [[Kotkan Titaanit]] relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2009.
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Petteri Hirvonen]]
* [[Kiekko-Laser]] went bankrupt in 2011.
|-
* [[Vaasan Sport]], promoted to the SM-liiga in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lempinen |first=Marko |date=2014-04-11 |title=Tässä on liiganousija Sportin ensi kauden joukkue – pelaajabudjetti kasvaa dramaattisesti |url=https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000000741232.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>
| [[SaPKo]]
* [[HC Keski-Uusimaa]] was abandoned serial place in 2014.
|[[File:Savonlinna.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Savonlinna]]
* [[KooKoo (Liiga)|KooKoo]], promoted to the SM-liiga in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTV: Mikkelin Jukurit nousee SM-liigaan! |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/a/2015090920322528 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
| [[Talvisalo ice rink]], 2,833
* [[Jukurit]], promoted to the SM-liiga in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pärnänen |first=Antti |date=2014-09-30 |title=Nyt se on varmaa: SM-liiga laajenee ja KooKoo nousee |url=https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000000814375.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>
| align=center | 1929
* [[JYP-Akatemia]], relegated to the Suomi-sarja and folded in 2017.
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Pasi Räsänen]]
* [[Espoo United (ice hockey)|Espoo United]], went bankrupt in 2018.
|-
* [[LeKi]], did not receive a license in 2019.
| [[TuTo|TUTO Hockey]]
* [[SaPKo]], went bankrupt in 2022.
| [[File:Turku.vaakuna.svg|20px]] [[Turku]]
* [[HK Zemgale/LBTU]], will not play in Mestis for the season 2023-24.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Zeltiņš: "Zemgale/LBTU" budžets būtiski mazāks nebūs - Hokeja ziņas |url=https://hokejazinas.com/latvijas-cempionats/zeltins-zemgale-lbtu-budzets-butiski-mazaks-nebus/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |language=lv-LV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mestiksen otteluohjelma kaudelle 2023–24 julkaistu – Kiekko-Espoo ja Jokerit kohtaavat avausottelussa |url=https://mestis.fi/fi/uutiset/2023/06/08/mestiksen-otteluohjelma-kaudelle-202324-julkaistu-kiekko-espoo-ja-jokerit-kohtaavat-avausottelussa |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=mestis.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
| [[Marli Areena]], 3,000
* [[Peliitat Heinola|Peliitat]], went bankrupt in 2023 and did not receive a license to Mestis<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Käräjäoikeus asetti Peliitat konkurssiin |url=https://www.itahame.fi/paikalliset/5918591 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Itä-Häme |language=fi}}</ref>
| align=center | 1929
* [[FPS (ice hockey)|FPS]], relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2024.
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Miika Elomo]]
* [[Kiekko-Espoo]], promoted to the SM-liiga in 2024.
* [[Koovee (ice hockey)|KOOVEE]], went bankrupt in 2024.

*

===Mestis timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01 || 2001–02 || 2002–03 || 2003–04 || 2004–05 || 2005–06 || 2006–07 || 2007–08 || 2008–09 || 2009–10 || 2010–11 || 2011–12 || 2012–13 || 2013–14|| 2014–15|| 2015–16 || 2016–17 || 2017–18 || 2018–19 || 2019–20 || 2020–21 || 2021–22 || 2022–23 || 2023-24
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="24" style="color: white; background-color: #316bb5" | '''[[Kiekko-Vantaa|<span style="color:#efb542;">K-Vantaa</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=11 style="color: white; background-color: #000062" | '''[[TuTo Hockey|<span style="color:white;">TuTo</span>]]''' || colspan="13" style="color:white; background-color: #000062" | '''[[TuTo Hockey|<span style="color:white;">TUTO Hockey</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=16 style="color: white; background-color: #f7ce00" | '''[[Mikkelin Jukurit|<span style="color:#291972;">Jukurit</span>]]''' || colspan="8" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=15 style="color: white; background-color: black" | '''[[KooKoo (Liiga)|<span style="color:#e87026;">KooKoo</span>]]''' || colspan="9" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=14 style="color: white; background-color: #fd1812" | '''[[Vaasan Sport|<span style="color:white;">Sport</span>]]''' || colspan="10" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=7 style="background-color: green" | '''[[Forssan Palloseura|<span style="color:white;">FPS</span>]]''' || colspan= 3 |
| colspan="10" | || colspan="4" style="background-color: green" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6 style="background-color: #d8000b" | '''[[Kokkolan Hermes|<span style="color:#1e56a1;">Hermes</span>]]''' || colspan= 4 | || colspan=5 | || colspan="9" style="background-color: #d8000b" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6 style="background-color: black" | '''[[Jääurheiluseura Haukat|<span style="color:white;">Haukat</span>]]''' || colspan= 4 | || colspan="14" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=4 style="background-color: red" | '''[[Hyvinkään Ahmat|<span style="color:black;">Ahmat</span>]]''' || colspan= 6 | || colspan="14" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=3 style="background-color: blue" | '''[[Jää-Kotkat|<span style="color:yellow;">UJK</span>]]''' || colspan= 7 | || colspan="14" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=2 style="color: white; background-color: #16286a" | '''[[Diskos|<span style="color:white;">Diskos</span>]]''' ||colspan= 6 | || colspan=3 style="color: white; background-color: #16286a" | '''[[D Team|<span style="color:white;">D Team</span>]]''' ||colspan=6 style="color: white; background-color: black" | '''[[JYP-Akatemia|<span style="color:#dd2200;">JYP-Akatemia</span>]]''' || colspan="7" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| style="background-color: #dd2200" | '''[[Jokipojat|<span style="color:white;">Jokipojat</span>]]''' ||colspan=3 | || colspan=10 style="background-color: #dd2200" | || || colspan=5 style="background-color: #dd2200" | || colspan="4" style="background-color: #dd2200" | '''[[Jokipojat|<span style="color:white;">JoKP</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=1| || colspan=4 style="background-color: black" | '''[[KalPa|<span style="color:yellow;">KalPa</span>]]''' || colspan=5 | || colspan="14" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|colspan=2| || colspan=15 style="color:red; background-color: red" | '''[[Kajaanin Hokki|<span style="color:white;">Hokki</span>]]''' || colspan=2 | || colspan="5" style="background-color: #0667ac" | '''[[Kajaanin Hokki|<span style="color:red;">Hokki</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=3| || colspan=5 style="background-color: #0667ac" | '''[[HCK Salamat|<span style="color:white;">HCK Salamat</span>]]''' || colspan=2 | || colspan="14" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6| || colspan=6 style="background-color: #be0027" | '''[[Heinolan Peliitat|<span style="color:white;">HeKi</span>]]''' || colspan="11" style="background-color: #be0027" | '''[[Heinolan Peliitat|<span style="color:white;">Peliitat</span>]]'''
|
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6| || colspan=15 style="background-color: #1e264e" | '''[[Savonlinnan Pallokerho|<span style="color:#ba313b;">SaPKo</span>]]'''
| colspan="3" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6| || style="background-color: black" | '''[[KOOVEE (ice hockey)|<span style="color:yellow;">KOOVEE</span>]]''' || colspan=3 | || colspan = 8 | || colspan="6" style="background-color: black" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=7| || colspan=12 style="background-color: #07239e" | '''[[Lempäälän Kisa (jääkiekko)|<span style="color:white;">LeKi</span>]]'''|| colspan="5" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=7| || colspan=2 style="background-color: #dd2200" | '''[[Kotkan Titaanit|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Titaanit</span>]]''' || || colspan="14" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=9| || style="background-color: #0444e4" | '''[[Rovaniemen Kiekko|<span style="color:#fffc4f;">RoKi</span>]]''' || colspan=5 | || colspan="9" style="background-color: #0444e4" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=2 style="background-color: purple" | '''[[Kiekko-Laser|<span style="color:white;">K-Laser</span>]]''' || colspan="12" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 style="background-color: blue" | '''[[HC Keski-Uusimaa|<span style="color:white;">HCK</span>]]''' || colspan="10" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=4 | || colspan="10" style="background-color: #0056ad" | '''[[KeuPa HT|<span style="color:white;">KeuPa HT</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=6 | || colspan="8" style="background-color: black" | '''[[Iisalmen Peli-Karhut|<span style="color:#fee600;">IPK</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=6 | || colspan=2 style="background-color: #013E7F" | '''[[Espoo United (ice hockey)|<span style="color:white;">Espoo United</span>]]''' || colspan="6" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=7 | || colspan="7" style="background-color: #0251c7" | '''[[Imatran Ketterä|<span style="color:red;">Ketterä</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=10 | || colspan="4" style="background-color: #00529C" | '''[[Kiekko-Espoo|<span style="color:#FDB930;">K-Espoo</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="10" |
| colspan="12" | || colspan="1" style="background-color: #0c78dd" | '''[[HK Zemgale/LLU|<span style="color:black;">HK Zemgale</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="23" |
| style="background-color: blue | '''[[Jokerit|<span style="color:white;">Jokerit</span>]]'''
|}
|}


==Winners==
==Winners==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Champion
|'''Year'''
! Silver
|'''Champion'''
! Bronze
|'''Silver'''
! Regular Season<br />Winner
|'''Bronze'''
|'''Regular Season<br />Winner'''
|-
|-
|[[2000–01 Mestis season|2001]]
|[[2000–01 Mestis season|2001]]
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|Hermes
|Hermes
|-
|-
|[[2019-2020 Mestis season|2020]]
|[[2019–20 Mestis season|2020]]
|colspan=3|Season was not finished due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. No medals were awarded.
|Season did not finish.
|It ceased by korona-viruspandemic.
|Medals not awarded by any team.
|Ketterä
|Ketterä
|-
|-
|[[2020–2021 Mestis season|2021]]
|[[2020–21 Mestis season|2021]]
|Hermes/IPK/Ketterä
|Ketterä
|Hermes/IPK/Ketterä
|Hermes
|IPK
|JoKP/--
|Kiekko-Espoo
|-
|[[2021–22 Mestis season|2022]]
|Ketterä
|Kiekko-Espoo
|RoKi
|Ketterä
|-
|[[2022–23 Mestis season|2023]]
|Kiekko-Espoo
|Ketterä
|RoKi
|Kiekko-Espoo
|-
|[[2023–24 Mestis season|2024]]
|IPK
|Ketterä
|Kiekko-Espoo
|Kiekko-Espoo
|IPK
|}
|}


'''Medaltable:'''
'''Medal table:'''


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! team
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Gold
|'''team'''
! Silver
|'''Gold'''
! Bronze
|'''Silver'''
|'''Bronze'''
|-
|-
|Jukurit
|Jukurit
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|2
|2
|1
|1
|-
|Ketterä
|3
|2
|0
|-
|-
|KalPa
|KalPa
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|2
|2
|1
|1
|-
|K-Espoo
|1
|1
|1

|-
|-
|KeuPa HT
|KeuPa HT
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|0
|0
|-
|-
|IPK
|SaPKo
|1
|1
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|-
|SaPKo
|Ketterä
|1
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|-
|-
|K-Vantaa
|K-Vantaa
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|2
|2
|0
|0
|-
|Hermes
|0
|1
|2
|-
|-
|JYP-Akatemia
|JYP-Akatemia
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|1
|1
|-
|-
|RoKi
|Hermes
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|0
|0
|1
|1
|}

== Past participants ==
* [[Jää-Kotkat]], relegated to the [[Suomi-sarja]] in 2003.
* [[Hyvinkään Ahmat]], relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2004.
*[[KalPa]], promoted to the SM-liiga in 2005.
*[[Haukat]], resigned in 2006.
*[[FPS (ice hockey)|FPS]] and [[KOOVEE (ice hockey)|KOOVEE]], relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2007.
*[[HC Salamat]] relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2008.
*[[Kotkan Titaanit]] relegated to the Suomi-sarja in 2009.
*[[Kiekko-Laser]] went bankrupt in 2011.
*[[Vaasan Sport]], promoted to the Liiga in 2014.
*[[HC Keski-Uusimaa]] was abandoned serial place in 2014.
*[[KooKoo (Liiga)|KooKoo]], promoted to the Liiga in 2015.
*[[Jukurit]], promoted to the Liiga in 2016.
*[[JYP-Akatemia]], relegated to the Suomi-sarja and folded in 2017.
*[[Hokki]], went bankrupt in 2017.
*[[Espoo United (ice hockey)|Espoo United]], went bankrupt in 2018.

===Mestis timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 80%;"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01 || 2001–02 || 2002–03 || 2003–04 || 2004–05 || 2005–06 || 2006–07 || 2007–08 || 2008–09 || 2009–10 || 2010–11 || 2011–12 || 2012–13 || 2013–14|| 2014–15|| 2015–16 || 2016–17 || 2017–18 || 2018–19 || 2019–20 || 2020–21
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=21 style="color: white; background-color: #316bb5" | '''[[Kiekko-Vantaa|<span style="color:#efb542;">K-Vantaa</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=11 style="color: white; background-color: #000062" | '''[[TuTo Hockey|<span style="color:white;">TuTo</span>]]''' || colspan=10 style="color:white; background-color: #000062" | '''[[TuTo Hockey|<span style="color:white;">TUTO Hockey</span>]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=16 style="color: white; background-color: #f7ce00" | '''[[Mikkelin Jukurit|<span style="color:#291972;">Jukurit</span>]]''' ||colspan=5 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=15 style="color: white; background-color: black" | '''[[KooKoo (Liiga)|<span style="color:#e87026;">KooKoo</span>]]''' ||colspan=6 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=14 style="color: white; background-color: #fd1812" | '''[[Vaasan Sport|<span style="color:white;">Sport</span>]]''' || colspan=7 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=7 style="background-color: green" | '''[[Forssan Palloseura|<span style="color:white;">FPS</span>]]''' || colspan= 3 | || colspan=10 | ||colspan=1 style="background-color: green" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6 style="background-color: #d8000b" | '''[[Kokkolan Hermes|<span style="color:#1e56a1;">Hermes</span>]]''' || colspan= 4 | || colspan=5 | || colspan=6 style="background-color: #d8000b" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6 style="background-color: black" | '''[[Jääurheiluseura Haukat|<span style="color:white;">Haukat</span>]]''' || colspan= 4 | || colspan=10 | ||colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=4 style="background-color: red" | '''[[Hyvinkään Ahmat|<span style="color:black;">Ahmat</span>]]''' || colspan= 6 | || colspan=10 | ||colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=3 style="background-color: blue" | '''[[Jää-Kotkat|<span style="color:yellow;">UJK</span>]]''' || colspan= 7 | || colspan=10 | || colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=2 style="color: white; background-color: #16286a" | '''[[Diskos|<span style="color:white;">Diskos</span>]]''' ||colspan= 6 | || colspan=3 style="color: white; background-color: #16286a" | '''[[D Team|<span style="color:white;">D Team</span>]]''' ||colspan=6 style="color: white; background-color: black" | '''[[JYP-Akatemia|<span style="color:#dd2200;">JYP-Akatemia</span>]]''' || colspan=4 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| style="background-color: #dd2200" | '''[[Jokipojat|<span style="color:white;">Jokipojat</span>]]''' ||colspan=3 | || colspan=10 style="background-color: #dd2200" | || || colspan=5 style="background-color: #dd2200" | || colspan=1 style="background-color: #dd2200" | '''[[Jokipojat|<span style="color:white;">JoKP</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=1| || colspan=4 style="background-color: black" | '''[[KalPa|<span style="color:yellow;">KalPa</span>]]''' || colspan=5 | || colspan=10 | || colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|colspan=2| || colspan=15 style="color:red; background-color: red" | '''[[Kajaanin Hokki|<span style="color:white;">Hokki</span>]]''' || colspan=2 | ||colspan=5 style="background-color: #0667ac" | '''[[Kajaanin Hokki|<span style="color:red;">Hokki</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=3| || colspan=5 style="background-color: #0667ac" | '''[[HCK Salamat|<span style="color:white;">HCK Salamat</span>]]''' || colspan=2 | ||colspan=10 | ||colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6| || colspan=6 style="background-color: #be0027" | '''[[Heinolan Peliitat|<span style="color:white;">HeKi</span>]]''' || colspan=9 style="background-color: #be0027" | '''[[Heinolan Peliitat|<span style="color:white;">Peliitat</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6| || colspan=15 style="background-color: #1e264e" | '''[[Savonlinnan Pallokerho|<span style="color:#ba313b;">SaPKo</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=6| || style="background-color: black" | '''[[KOOVEE (ice hockey)|<span style="color:yellow;">KOOVEE</span>]]''' || colspan=3 | || colspan = 8 | || colspan=3 style="background-color: black" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=7| || colspan=12 style="background-color: #07239e" | '''[[Lempäälän Kisa (jääkiekko)|<span style="color:white;">LeKi</span>]]''' || || colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=7| || colspan=2 style="background-color: #dd2200" | '''[[Kotkan Titaanit|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Titaanit</span>]]''' || || colspan=10 | || colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=9| || style="background-color: #0444e4" | '''[[Rovaniemen Kiekko|<span style="color:#fffc4f;">RoKi</span>]]''' || colspan=5 | || colspan=6 style="background-color: #0444e4" |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=2 style="background-color: purple" | '''[[Kiekko-Laser|<span style="color:white;">K-Laser</span>]]''' || colspan=8 | || colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 style="background-color: blue" | '''[[HC Keski-Uusimaa|<span style="color:white;">HCK</span>]]''' || colspan=6 | || colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=4 | || colspan=7 style="background-color: #0056ad" | '''[[KeuPa HT|<span style="color:white;">KeuPa HT</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=6 | || colspan=5 style="background-color: black" | '''[[Iisalmen Peli-Karhut|<span style="color:#fee600;">IPK</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=6 | || colspan=2 style="background-color: #013E7F" | '''[[Espoo United (ice hockey)|<span style="color:white;">Espoo United</span>]]''' || colspan=2 | || colspan=1 |
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=7 | || colspan=4 style="background-color: #0251c7" | '''[[Imatran Ketterä|<span style="color:red;">Ketterä</span>]]'''
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan=10| || colspan=10 | || colspan=1 style="background-color: #00529C" | '''[[Kiekko-Espoo|<span style="color:#FDB930;">K-Espoo</span>]]'''
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.mestis.fi/ Mestis] Official website (in Finnish)
*[https://mestis.fi/ Official website] (in Finnish)


{{Mestis}}
{{Mestis}}
{{SM-liiga}}

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[[Category:Mestis| ]]
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues in Europe]]
[[Category:Professional ice hockey leagues in Finland]]
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues in Finland|2]]
[[Category:Second tier ice hockey leagues in Europe|Fin]]
[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Finland]]

Latest revision as of 18:25, 21 December 2024

This article is about men's second-tier ice hockey league in Finland. For women's second-tier ice hockey league in Finland, see Naisten Mestis.

Mestis
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 Mestis season
FormerlyI-Divisioona
SportIce hockey
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FounderFinnish Ice Hockey Association
First season2000–01
MottoSuomen viihdyttävintä lätkää (Finland’s most entertaining hockey)
No. of teams10
Country Finland
Most recent
champion(s)		IPK
(2023–24)
Most titlesJukurit (7)
TV partner(s)C More
Level on pyramidLevel 2
Promotion toSM-liiga
Relegation toSuomi-sarja
Domestic cup(s)Finnish Cup
Related
competitions		Naisten Mestis
Official websiteMestis.fi

Mestis (from Finnish: Mestaruussarja, meaning 'Championship series', stylized as MEST1S) is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division').

Being promoted to SM-liiga is possible if a Mestis team beats a SM-liiga club in the qualification series and matches all the criteria set by the SM-liiga. Mestis, however, is an open league where relegation and promotion are possible with the 3rd league, Suomi-sarja.

Mestis is also the highest league governed by the FIHA.

History

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In the years 2000–2008, it was not practically possible for Mestis teams to get promoted to the SM-liiga, which was closed in 2000, but it was possible to drop down to the Suomi-sarja instead. However, KalPa was promoted to the SM-liiga in the spring of 2005, when the number of teams in the league was increased from 13 to 14 teams. For the 2008–2009 season, the SM-liiga qualifiers were brought back for a few seasons, but in the 2013–2014 season, the qualifiers were removed again. After the elimination of the qualifiers, Sport, KooKoo and Jukurit have been promoted to the SM-liiga through the license system.[1] The promotion and relegation between the SM-liiga was brought back for the 2024–25 season.

Mestis got a new team, HK Zemgale/LLU, from Latvia for the 2022–23 season.[1] HK Zemgale had never played in a Finnish league before and was added to Mestis to bring more entertainment and internationalization to Finnish ice hockey.[2]

According to Mestis themselves, they are talking with other international clubs about joining the Mestis league.[2][3]

Clubs

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Finnish teams in Mestis 2024–25

The team names are usually the traditional name of the club. All clubs are commonly known by the name of their team. Oy and Ab are the abbreviations for limited company in Finnish and Swedish respectively.

Team name Club's registered name Location Home venue,

capacity

Titles Mestis
Hermes Kokkolan Hermes Oy Kokkola Kokkola Ice Hall,

4,200

0
Hokki Hokki Kainuu Oy Kajaani Kajaani Ice Hall,

2,372

1
IPK IPK Hockey Oy Iisalmi Kankaan jäähalli,

1,358

1
Jokerit Jokerit Helsinki Oy Helsinki Helsinki Ice Hall,

8,200

0
JoKP Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat Oy Joensuu Mehtimäki Ice Hall

4,039[4]

0
Ketterä Imatran Ketterä Oy Imatra OmaSp Areena,

1,200

3
KeuPa HT KeuPa Hockey Oy Keuruu Keuruu Ice Hall,

1,100

1
Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa Hockey Oy Vantaa Tikkurila Ice Hall,

2,004

0
RoKi RoKi Hockey Oy Rovaniemi Lappi Areena,

3,500

0
TUTO Hockey TUTO Hockey Oy Turku Kupittaa multipurpose hall,

3,000

1

Past participants

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Vaasan Sport vs TuTo in 2005
KooKoo vs Jukurit in 2007

Mestis timeline

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2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023-24
K-Vantaa
TuTo TUTO Hockey
Jukurit
KooKoo
Sport
FPS
Hermes
Haukat
Ahmat
UJK
Diskos D Team JYP-Akatemia
Jokipojat JoKP
KalPa
Hokki Hokki
HCK Salamat
HeKi Peliitat
SaPKo
KOOVEE
LeKi
Titaanit
RoKi
K-Laser
HCK
KeuPa HT
IPK
Espoo United
Ketterä
K-Espoo
HK Zemgale
Jokerit

Winners

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Year Champion Silver Bronze Regular Season
Winner
2001 Jukurit TuTo Hermes TuTo
2002 Jukurit KooKoo KalPa Jukurit
2003 Jukurit K-Vantaa KooKoo Jukurit
2004 KalPa Jukurit Hermes Jukurit
2005 KalPa Sport TuTo KalPa
2006 Jukurit Sport TuTo Jukurit
2007 Hokki Jukurit Sport Sport
2008 TuTo Hokki Jukurit TuTo
2009 Sport Jokipojat Hokki Jokipojat
2010 Jokipojat D-Team KooKoo KooKoo
2011 Sport Jukurit D-Team Jukurit
2012 Sport Jokipojat KooKoo Jukurit
2013 Jukurit KooKoo TUTO Hockey Jukurit
2014 KooKoo Jukurit TUTO Hockey TUTO Hockey
2015 Jukurit KooKoo Hokki Jukurit
2016 Jukurit Hokki Jokipojat Jukurit
2017 SaPKo K-Vantaa Espoo-United SaPKo
2018 KeuPa HT TUTO Hockey SaPKo KeuPa HT
2019 Ketterä KeuPa HT TUTO Hockey Hermes
2020 Season was not finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No medals were awarded. Ketterä
2021 Ketterä Hermes IPK Kiekko-Espoo
2022 Ketterä Kiekko-Espoo RoKi Ketterä
2023 Kiekko-Espoo Ketterä RoKi Kiekko-Espoo
2024 IPK Ketterä Kiekko-Espoo IPK

Medal table:

team Gold Silver Bronze
Jukurit 7 4 1
Sport 3 2 1
Ketterä 3 2 0
KalPa 2 0 1
KooKoo 1 3 3
TUTO Hockey 1 2 5
Hokki 1 2 2
Jokipojat 1 2 1
K-Espoo 1 1 1
KeuPa HT 1 1 0
IPK 1 0 1
SaPKo 1 0 1
K-Vantaa 0 2 0
Hermes 0 1 2
JYP-Akatemia 0 1 1
RoKi 0 0 2
Espoo United 0 0 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jääkiekko | Jääkiekon Mestis levittäytyi jo Latviaan, mutta kustannusten kasvu hirvittää seuroja: "Se huolestuttaa"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Latvian mestari HK Zemgale pelaa ensi kaudella Mestistä". mestis.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Mestis laajenee ulkomaille: latvialainen seura liittyy sarjaan". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.joensuu.fi/-/mehtimaen-jaaurheilukeskus-otetaan-kayttoon-5-12-
  5. ^ "Hirmujälkeä tehneestä joukkueesta tuli hetkessä SM-liigan 2000-luvun naurunaihe – hekuma vaihtui helvetilliseksi taipaleeksi: "Ei se ollut herkkua kenellekään"". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ Lempinen, Marko (11 April 2014). "Tässä on liiganousija Sportin ensi kauden joukkue – pelaajabudjetti kasvaa dramaattisesti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ "MTV: Mikkelin Jukurit nousee SM-liigaan!". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ Pärnänen, Antti (30 September 2014). "Nyt se on varmaa: SM-liiga laajenee ja KooKoo nousee". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Zeltiņš: "Zemgale/LBTU" budžets būtiski mazāks nebūs - Hokeja ziņas" (in Latvian). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Mestiksen otteluohjelma kaudelle 2023–24 julkaistu – Kiekko-Espoo ja Jokerit kohtaavat avausottelussa". mestis.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Käräjäoikeus asetti Peliitat konkurssiin". Itä-Häme (in Finnish). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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