Mestis
Current season, competition or edition: 2020–21 Mestis season | |
| File:Mestis logo.svg | |
| Formerly | I-Divisioona |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Motto | Suomen viihdyttävintä lätkää (Finland’s most entertaining hockey) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Countries |  Finland |
| Most recent champion(s) | Ketterä |
| Most titles | Jukurit (7) |
| TV partner(s) | Fanseat Elisa Nelonen Media VeikkausTV |
| Promotion to | Liiga |
| Relegation to | Suomi-sarja |
| Related competitions | Liiga, Suomi-sarja |
| Official website | mestis.fi |
Mestis (from Template:Lang-fi, 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 to replace the 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 relegated or promoted) in 2000. After the 2004–05 season, KalPa was promoted to the SM-liiga, and the Liiga was re-opened in the 2008–09 season.[1] Vaasan Sport was promoted in 2014–15,[2] KooKoo was promoted in 2015–16,[3] and Jukurit was promoted in 2016–17.[4] 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 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clubs
Finnish teams in Mestis 2024–25
| Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOOVEE |  Tampere
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Hakametsä 2 arena, 800 | 1929 | Juha Pajuoja
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| Hermes |  Kokkola
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Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 | 1953 | Antti Karhula
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| Hokki |  Kajaani
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Kajaanin jäähalli, 2,372 | 1968 | Niko Eronen
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| IPK |  Iisalmi
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Kankaan jäähalli, - | 1966 | Jukka Niiranen
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| JoKP |  Joensuu
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Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | Ari Aaltonen
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| Ketterä |  Imatra
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Imatra Spa Areena, 1,300 | 1957 | Maso Lehtonen
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| Kiekko-Vantaa |  Vantaa
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Trio Areena, 3,700 | 1994 | Simo Mälkiä
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| Kiekko-Espoo |  Espoo
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Espoo Metro Areena, 6,982 | 2018 | Mikko Heiskanen
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| KeuPa HT |  Keuruu
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Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 | 1995 | Mikko Heiskanen
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| FPS |  Forssa
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Forssa Ice Hall, 3,000 | 1931 | Asko Rantanen
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| Peliitat |  Heinola
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Versowood Areena, 2,975 | 1984 | Marko Tuomainen
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| RoKi |  Rovaniemi
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Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | Petteri Hirvonen
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| SaPKo |  Savonlinna
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Talvisalo ice rink, 2,833 | 1929 | Pasi Räsänen
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| TUTO Hockey |  Turku
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Marli Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | Miika Elomo
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Winners
| 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 did not finish. | It ceased by korona-viruspandemic. | Medals not awarded by any team. | Ketterä |
| 2021 | Hermes/IPK/Ketterä | Hermes/-- | JoKP/-- | Kiekko-Espoo |
Medaltable:
| team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jukurit | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Sport | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| KalPa | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| KooKoo | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| TUTO Hockey | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Hokki | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jokipojat | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| KeuPa HT | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SaPKo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ketterä | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K-Vantaa | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JYP-Akatemia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hermes | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Espoo United | 0 | 0 | 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 and 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, 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, went bankrupt in 2018.
Mestis timeline
| 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 | |||
| K-Vantaa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TuTo | TUTO Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Hietanen, Heikki, ed. (8 March 2008). "SM-liigalle ja Jääkiekkoliitolle uusi yhteistyösopimus" (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Hakola, Tero; Sippola, Jussi (28 February 2014). "Vaasan Sport korvaa Jokerit Liigassa" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Seppänen, Antti (1 October 2014). "KooKoo Hockey Oy:n lisenssianomus Liigaan hyväksytty" (in Finnish). Liiga. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Pärnänen, Antti (10 September 2015). "Mikkelin Jukurit nousee Liigaan!" (in Finnish). Liiga. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
External links
- Mestis Official website (in Finnish)