In today's world, 2017–18 Mestis season has become a topic of great importance and relevance. Since its emergence, it has captured the attention of a large number of individuals, either due to its direct impact on society or due to its influence in different areas. 2017–18 Mestis season has generated controversy, debate and discussion, and its presence continues to generate interest and curiosity in those who wish to further understand its meaning and scope. In this article, we will explore the different aspects related to 2017–18 Mestis season, from its origin to its evolution in the present, with the aim of providing a comprehensive and comprehensive view on the topic.
2017–18 Mestis | |
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League | Mestis |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 2017 – March 2018 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Best record | KeuPa HT |
Runners-up | SaPKo |
Top scorer | Joona Jääskeläinen |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | KeuPa HT |
Runners-up | TUTO Hockey |
The 2017–18 Mestis season is the 18th season of Mestis, the second highest level of ice hockey in Finland after Liiga. Imatran Ketterä was promoted from Suomi-sarja at the end of last season, while JYP-Akatemia and Hokki faced bankruptcy and were relegated.
Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
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Espoo United | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena, 6,982 | 2016 | ![]() |
Hermes | Kokkola | Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 | 1953 | ![]() 14.12.2017 ![]() |
IPK | Iisalmi | Kankaan jäähalli, 1,358 | 1966 | ![]() |
Jokipojat | Joensuu | Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | ![]() |
Ketterä | Imatra | Imatra Spa Areena, 1,300 | 1957 | ![]() |
KeuPa HT | Keuruu | Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 | 1995 | ![]() |
Kiekko-Vantaa | Vantaa | Trio Areena, 2,004 | 1994 | ![]() |
LeKi | Lempäälä | Masku Areena, 900 | 1904 | ![]() |
Peliitat | Heinola | Versowood Areena, 2,686 | 1984 | ![]() 1.3.2018 ![]() |
RoKi | Rovaniemi | Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | ![]() |
SaPKo | Savonlinna | Talvisalo ice rink, 2,833 | 1929 | ![]() |
TUTO Hockey | Turku | Marli Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | ![]() |
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 | KeuPa HT | 50 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 182 | 132 | +50 | 97 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | SaPKo | 50 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 175 | 138 | +37 | 96 | |
3 | Ketterä | 50 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 180 | 159 | +21 | 88 | |
4 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 50 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 150 | 151 | −1 | 80 | |
5 | TUTO Hockey | 50 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 166 | 129 | +37 | 79 | |
6 | Jokipojat | 50 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 156 | 140 | +16 | 76 | |
7 | IPK | 50 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 141 | 161 | −20 | 72 | |
8 | LeKi | 50 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 146 | 149 | −3 | 71 | |
9 | Espoo United | 50 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 141 | 147 | −6 | 69 | |
10 | RoKi | 50 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 150 | 171 | −21 | 68 | |
11 | Hermes | 50 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 142 | 186 | −44 | 59 | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
12 | Peliitat | 50 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 153 | 219 | −66 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.[1]
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 | KeuPa HT | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | LeKi | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | KeuPa HT | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Jokipojat | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | SaPKo | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | IPK | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | KeuPa HT | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | TUTO Hockey | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Ketterä | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Jokipojat | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | SaPKo | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
5 | TUTO Hockey | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 1 | 2 | SaPKo | 1 | |||||||||
5 | TUTO Hockey | 4 | 6 | Jokipojat | 0 |
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6 April 2018 18:30 | SaPKo | 3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Jokipojat | Winter Salon rink, Savonlinna Attendance: 1,187 |
Game reference | ||||
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22 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
35 | Shots | 30 |
6 April 2018 18:30 | KeuPa HT | 2–4 (0–2, 1–0, 1–2) | TUTO Hockey | Keuruu Ice Hall, Keuruu Attendance: 985 |
Game reference | ||||
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2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
26 | Shots | 28 |
8 April 2018 17:00 | TUTO Hockey | 2–5 (0–4, 1–0, 1–1) | KeuPa HT | Kupittaan jäähalli, Turku Attendance: 2,018 |
Game reference | ||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
47 | Shots | 31 |
11 April 2018 18:30 | KeuPa HT | 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) | TUTO Hockey | Keuruu Ice Hall, Keuruu Attendance: 867 |
Game reference | ||||
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18 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
22 | Shots | 27 |
13 April 2018 18:15 | TUTO Hockey | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | KeuPa HT | Kupittaan jäähalli, Turku Attendance: 1,809 |
Game reference | ||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
37 | Shots | 24 |
14 April 2018 16:30 | KeuPa HT | 3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) | TUTO Hockey | Keuruu Ice Hall, Keuruu Attendance: 938 |
Game reference | ||||
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20 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
22 | Shots | 16 |
16 April 2018 18:15 | TUTO Hockey | 1–2 OT1 (0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 0–1) | KeuPa HT | Kupittaan jäähalli, Turku Attendance: 1,748 |
Game reference | ||||
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12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
34 | Shots | 34 |
KeuPa HT wins the series 4-2.
The bottom two teams will face the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a best-of-7 series were the winners will get a place in Mestis for the next season.
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No team got relegated from or promoted to Mestis for the next season.