2023–24 Mestis season

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The 2023–24 Mestis season was the 24th season of Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league. This season marked the return of Jokerit to Finnish hockey after 10 years in the KHL.[1]

Team changes

The following team changes have happened for the 2023–24 season:

To Mestis

Promoted from Suomi-sarja

  • None

Relegated from Liiga

  • None as Liiga is closed[2]

Other

From Mestis

Promoted to Liiga

  • None as Liiga is closed[2]

Relegated to Suomi-sarja

  • None

Other


Regular season

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 IPK 48 32 4 4 8 205 123 +82 108 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Ketterä 48 29 5 1 13 192 115 +77 98
3 Jokerit 48 23 10 5 10 179 120 +59 94
4 K-Espoo 48 26 2 5 15 166 130 +36 87
5 TUTO Hockey 48 22 6 7 13 145 142 +3 85
6 Hermes 48 22 4 6 16 180 147 +33 80
7 JoKP 48 18 5 8 17 146 158 −12 72 Advance to Wild-card round
8 RoKi 48 18 6 5 19 165 177 −12 71
9 K-Vantaa 48 19 3 7 19 164 158 +6 70
10 KOOVEE 48 13 6 3 26 122 174 −52 54
11 KeuPa HT 48 11 7 5 25 122 180 −58 52
12 Hokki 48 9 4 6 29 112 166 −54 41 Qualification to relegation playoffs
13 FPS 48 5 3 3 37 95 203 −108 24

Playoffs

Playoffs are being played in four stages. Wild-card round is a best-of-3 series, with the quarter-finals, the semifinals and the final being best-of-7 series. The teams are reseeded after the first two stages, so that the best team by regular season performance to make the quarter-finals and the semifinals faces the worst team in the corresponding stage.

Qualifiers
  • JoKP - KOOVEE 4:3 OT, 6:3
  • RoKi - Kiekko-Vantaa 6:3, 5:2
Quarterfinals
  • IPK - RoKi 4:3 OT, 1:3, 5:3, 3:5, 4:3 OT, 4:3 OT
  • Kettera - JoKP 2:3, 6:1, 3:2 OT, 5:3, 4:0
  • Hermes - Jokerit 3:1, 3:2 OT, 2:3, 3:1, 2:6, 6:1
  • Kiekko-Espoo - TuTo 5:0, 4:1, 2:1, 0:2, 3:5, 1:2 OT, 4:1
Semifinals
  • IPK - Hermes 0:3, 4:3, 6:2, 3:4 OT, 3:8, 3:1, 4:2
  • Kettera - Kiekko-Espoo 2:1, 3:2, 5:0, 2:1
3rd place
  • Kiekko-Espoo - Hermes 3:1
Final
  • IPK - Kettera 5:4 OT, 3:7, 4:1, 5:1, 0:6, 3:5, 3:0

Promotion and Relegation

Promotion

As the champion of Mestis in season 2022-23, Liiga decided to promote Kiekko-Espoo for the Liiga Season 2024-25.[5]

Relegation

In the first round of relegation playoffs the 12th and 13th seated teams will play against each other. The loser will be relegated to the Suomi-sarja for next season.

In the second round of relegation playoffs, the winner of the first round will play against the champion of Suomi-sarja. The winner of this round will play next season in Mestis and the loser will be in Suomi-sarja.

Both 1st and 2nd rounds are played as a best-of-7 series.[3]

  • Hokki Kajaani - FPS Forssa 5:2, 4:3, 1:4, 5:2, 6:1
  • Hokki Kajaani - Pyry Nokia 5:0, 4:3 OT, 5:2, 3:2

References

  1. ↑ "13 joukkuetta sai Mestis-lisenssin – Jokereiden paluulle sinetti" (in fi). https://mestis.fi/fi/uutiset/2023/05/03/13-joukkuetta-sai-mestis-lisenssin-jokereiden-paluulle-sinetti. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SM-liiga sulkeutuu, Pelicans saa jatkaa" (in fi). 2000-04-20. https://yle.fi/a/3-5929142. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mestiksen otteluohjelma kaudelle 2023–24 julkaistu – Kiekko-Espoo ja Jokerit kohtaavat avausottelussa" (in fi). https://mestis.fi/fi/uutiset/2023/06/08/mestiksen-otteluohjelma-kaudelle-202324-julkaistu-kiekko-espoo-ja-jokerit-kohtaavat-avausottelussa. 
  4. ↑ "Jokerien paluulle viimein sinetti! Seuralta merkittävä paljastus kotipeleistään Mestiksessä" (in fi). 2023-05-03. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/jokerien-paluulle-viimein-sinetti-mestiksen-kohuseura-ei-saanut-lisenssia/8688468. 
  5. ↑ "Kiekko-Espoon tiedote Liiga-projektista" (in fi). 2024-03-05. https://kiekko-espoo.com/uutiset/kiekko-espoon-tiedote-liiga-projektista/. 
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