2020–21 Mestis season
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| League | Mestis |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2020 – April 2021 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | K-Espoo |
| Runners-up | JoKP |
| Top scorer | Joonas Larinmaa (KeuPa HT) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Marlo Koponen (Ketterä) |
| Finals champions | Ketterä |
| Runners-up | Hermes |
| Mestis seasons | |
The 2020–21 Mestis season was the 21st season of Mestis, the second highest level of ice hockey in Finland after Liiga. Due to promotion/relegation games being cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the last season both semi-finalists from last seasons Suomi-sarja (K-Espoo and FPS) were promoted to Mestis. Therefore this seasons consisted of 14 teams.[1]
Regular season
Initially the plan was to have each team play 50 games in total but due to the season being on hold from 2nd December 2020 to 10th February 2021 the teams were unable to play the full season.[2][3] Due to this points-per-game determines the order of the teams. SaPKo and RoKi decided not to continue the season when it resumed in February 2021.[4]
Top six advanced straight to the quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played a wild card round for the final two spots. Since the highest series of Finnish hockey is a closed series no team will be promoted to Liiga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W+ | Pts | PPG | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-Espoo | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 108 | 84 | 24 | 3 | 60 | 1.94 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | JoKP | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 107 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 59 | 1.90 | |
| 3 | Ketterä | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 130 | 92 | 38 | 1 | 57 | 1.84 | |
| 4 | KeuPa HT | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 112 | 102 | 10 | 2 | 57 | 1.84 | |
| 5 | IPK | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 108 | 94 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 1.77 | |
| 6 | KOOVEE | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 89 | 93 | −4 | 2 | 44 | 1.57 | |
| 7 | K-Vantaa | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 89 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 1.45 | Advance to Wild-card round |
| 8 | TUTO Hockey | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 98 | 104 | −6 | 3 | 42 | 1.40 | |
| 9 | Hermes | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 96 | −10 | 4 | 37 | 1.23 | |
| 10 | Peliitat | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 92 | 113 | −21 | 4 | 36 | 1.16 | |
| 11 | FPS | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 77 | 103 | −26 | 1 | 32 | 1.07 | |
| 12 | Hokki | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 79 | 107 | −28 | 2 | 27 | 0.90 | |
| 13 | SaPKo | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 4 | 27 | 1.50 | Did not finish the season |
| 14 | RoKi | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 0 | 24 | 1.33 |
Playoffs
Playoffs are being played in four stages. Each stage before the final is a best-of-3 series, with the final being a best-of-5 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.
Bracket
| Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Quarter-finals (best-of-3) | Semi-finals (best-of-3) | Finals (best-of-5) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | K-Espoo | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | K-Vantaa | 2 | 9 | Hermes | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | JoKP | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Peliitat | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Hermes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | JoKP | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | K-Vantaa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ketterä | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Hermes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ketterä | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | KOOVEE | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ketterä | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | TUTO Hockey | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | IPK | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Hermes | 2 | 4 | KeuPa HT | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | IPK | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Wild-card round
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal game
| 4/21/2021 18:30 |
JoKP | 0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2) |
IPK | PKS Areena, Joensuu Attendance: 20 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leevi Nikkinen | Goalies | Samu Pakarinen | Referees: Jani Pesonen Ville-Veikko Väkeväinen | |
| 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 |
03:33 – A. Ahola (B. Maia, J. Hämäläinen) 33:17 – M. Juusola (T. Kokkola, V. Järvinen) 46:19 – J. Hämäläinen (J. Nevalainen) 56:36 – N. Koskinen (J. Nevalainen) (ENG) | |||
| 14 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 30 | ||
Finals
| 4/20/2021 18:30 |
Ketterä | 2–3 (1–1, 1–0, 0–2) |
Hermes | Imatra Spa Areena, Imatra Attendance: 6 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santeri Lipiäinen | Goalies | Joel Blomqvist | Referees: Antti Hölli Pasi Nieminen | |
A. Rämö (N. Ahoniemi) – 13:22 N. Ahoniemi (R. Mäkitalo, S. Forsblom) (PP1) – 20:28 |
0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 |
11:50 – J. Ketola (A. Lausniemi, J. Ahlgren) 49:05 – A. Karjalainen (E. Ahopelto, E. Paasovaara) 57:07 – O. Uomala (A. Lausniemi, J. Reini) (PP1) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 48 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 4/22/2021 18:30 |
Hermes | 2–7 (1–3, 1–0, 0–4) |
Ketterä | Kokkolan jäähalli, Kokkola Attendance: 20 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Blomqvist | Goalies | Santeri Lipiäinen | Referees: Jonne Mäkisalo Joona Vares | |
J. Rautiainen (J. Reini, E. Ahopelto) – 06:04 J. Ahlgren (H. Limma, T. Tuupanen) – 35:34 |
0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–4 2–5 2–6 2–7 |
01:39 – N. Ahoniemi 11:09 – M. Varttinen 16:45 – N. Ahoniemi (R. Mäkitalo, M. Tiihonen) (PP1) 51:15 – E. Luhanka (R. Mäkitalo) 56:53 – J. Viskari (J-M Alanen, J. Liuksiala) (ENG) 58:14 – R. Mäkitalo (ENG) 59:59 – E. Luhanka (J. Hänninen, P. Kiesilä) (PP1) | ||
| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 4/24/2021 17:00 |
Ketterä | 5–9 (4–2, 0–2, 1–5) |
Hermes | Imatra Spa Areena, Imatra Attendance: 6 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santeri Lipiäinen Severi Auvinen |
Goalies | Vilho Heikkinen Joel Blomqvist |
Referees: Pasi Nieminen Antti Hölli | |
| S. Tanhua – 03:53 R. Mäkitaloa (A. Rämö, M. Tiihonen) – 05:50 H. Karjalainen (V. Paalanen) – 11:10 J. Viskari (J. Liuksiala, M. Koponen) – 15:50 S. Tanhua (P. Kiesilä) – 56:28 |
1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–3 4–4 4–5 4–6 4–7 4–8 4–9 5–9 |
07:06 – E. Ahopelto (E. Paasovaara, E. Takala) (PP1) 19:34 – H. Limma (E. Ahopelto) 34:08 – S. Vesterinen (V. Heikkala, A. Lausniemi) 39:18 – H. Harju (S. Vesterinen, Z. Sedlák) 41:46 – E. Takala (E. Paasovaara, E. Ahopelto) (PP1) 43:28 – H. Harju (O. Uomala, Z. Sedlák) 46:05 – E. Ahopelto (E. Paasovaara, J. Ketola) 49:59 – V. Heikkala (J. Reini, A. Lausniemi) 51:21 – J. Ahlgren (H. Limma) | ||
| 35 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 4/27/2021 18:30 |
Hermes | 3–4 2OT (1–2, 1–1, 1–0, 0–0, 0–1) |
Ketterä | Kokkolan jäähalli, Kokkola Attendance: 20 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Joel Blomqvist | Goalies | Santeri Lipiäinen | Referees: Jonne Mäkitalo Joona Vares | |
| Z. Sedlák (H. Harju, V. Meisaari) – 06:44 Z. Sedlák (O. Uomala, J. Reini) (PP1) – 35:46 Z. Sedlák (A. Lausniemi, O. Uomala) (PP1) – 41:03 |
1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 3–4 |
09:11 – M. Haaparanta (J-M Alanen, N. Ahoniemi) 09:59 – J. Viskari (J. Hallikas, J. Liuksiala) 21:41 – M. Tiihonen (H. Karjalainen) 91:15 – R. Mäkitalo (S. Forsblom) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 49 | Shots | 47 | ||
| 4/29/2021 18:30 |
Ketterä | 8–3 (3–2, 4–0, 1–1) |
Hermes | Imatra Spa Areena, Imatra Attendance: 6 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santeri Lipiäinen | Goalies | Joel Blomqvist Vilho Heikkinen |
Referees: Joona Vares Jonne Mäkisalo | |
| H. Karjalainen (R. Reini, M. Koponen) – 00:46 R. Mäkitalo (A. Rämö, M. Tiihonen) – 02:32 J-M Alanen (M. Haaparanta, N. Ahoniemi) – 03:08 R. Mäkitalo (S. Forsblom) (SH1) – 25:46 R. Mäkitalo (A. Rämö, R. Reini) (PP1) – 27:23 H. Karjalainen (R. Reini) (PP1) – 28:31 H. Karjalainen (J-M Alanen, N. Ahoniemi) – 31:11 M. Haaparanta (J-M Alanen, N. Ahoniemi) – 50:16 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 4–2 5–2 6–2 7–2 7–3 8–3 |
06:26 – J. Ahlgren (E. Ahopelto) 18:17 – O. Uomala (H. Harju, Z. Sedlák) (PP1) 47:51 – T. Tuupanen (A. Lausniemi, J. Ketola) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 38 | ||
Ketterä wins the finals 3-2.
See also
References
- ↑ "Lisenssikomitean päätöksiä - Forssan Palloseuralle Mestis-lisenssi" (in Finnish). mestis.fi. 2020-05-18. https://mestis.fi/fi/uutiset/2020/05/18/lisenssikomitean-paatoksia-forssan-palloseuralle-mestis-lisenssi. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Mestis-kausi starttaa torstaina - näin pelataan" (in Finnish). mestis.fi. 2020-09-23. https://mestis.fi/fi/uutiset/2020/09/23/mestis-kausi-starttaa-torstaina-nain-pelataan. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Jääkiekkoliiton alaisten sarjojen syyskausi keskeytetään 2.12. alkaen" (in Finnish). finhockey.fi. 2020-12-01. http://www.finhockey.fi/index.php/ajankohtaista/sarjatoiminta/item/5565-jaakiekkoliiton-alaisten-sarjojen-syyskausi-keskeytetaan-2-12-alkaen. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Mestiksen runkosarja jatkuu ensi viikolla jo torstaina - näin pelataan" (in Finnish). mestis.fi. 2021-02-05. https://mestis.fi/fi/uutiset/2021/02/05/mestiksen-runkosarja-jatkuu-ensi-viikolla-jo-torstaina-nain-pelataan. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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