2017–18 Mestis season

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.

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
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	Imatran 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

Playoffs

	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

Relegation

The bottom two teams faced the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a best-of-7 series where the winners got a place in Mestis for the next season.

• Hermes - KOOVEE 1:3, 4:0, 4:2, 3:0, 2:0
• Peliitat - JHT 4:2, 8:0, 4:1, 6:1