Mestis
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| Mestis | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Jukurit |
| Most championship(s) | Jukurit (6) |
| TV partner(s) | Elisa, Veikkaus |
| Official website | mestis.fi |
| Related competitions | SM-liiga, Suomi-sarja |
Mestis (from 'Mestaruussarja', 'Championship series'), is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.
The league was established in 2000 to replace the I-Divisioona. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; 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 league was re-opened in the 2008–09 season.
Clubs
| Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOOVEE | Tampere | Hakametsä 2 arena, 800 | 1929 |
| Hermes | Kokkola | Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 | 1953 |
| Iisalmen Peli-Karhut | Iisalmi | Kankaan jäähalli, - | 1966 |
| Jokipojat | Joensuu | LVI-Myller Areena, 4,800 | 1953 |
| JYP-Akatemia | Jyväskylä | Synergia-areena, 4,365 | 1974 |
| Kiekko-Vantaa | Vantaa | Trio Areena, 2,004 | 1994 |
| KeuPa HT | Keuruu | Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 | 1995 |
| LeKi | Lempäälä | Masku Areena, 800 | 1904 |
| Peliitat | Heinola | Versowood Areena, 2,975 | 1984 |
| Rovaniemen Kiekko | Rovaniemi | Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 |
| SaPKo | Savonlinna | Talvisalon jäähalli, 2,833 | 1929 |
| TUTO Hockey | Turku | Kupittaan jäähalli, 3,000 | 1929 |
Winners
| Year | Champion | Silver | Bronze | |
| 2001 | Jukurit | TuTo | Hermes | |
| 2002 | Jukurit | KooKoo | KalPa | |
| 2003 | Jukurit | K-Vantaa | KooKoo | |
| 2004 | KalPa | Jukurit | Hermes | |
| 2005 | KalPa | Sport | TuTo | |
| 2006 | Jukurit | Sport | TuTo | |
| 2007 | Hokki | Jukurit | Sport | |
| 2008 | TuTo | Hokki | Jukurit | |
| 2009 | Sport | Jokipojat | Hokki | |
| 2010 | Jokipojat | D-Team | KooKoo | |
| 2011 | Sport | Jukurit | D-Team | |
| 2012 | Sport | Jokipojat | KooKoo | |
| 2013 | Jukurit | KooKoo | TuTo | |
| 2014 | KooKoo | Jukurit | TuTo | |
| 2015 | Jukurit | KooKoo | Hokki | |
| 2016 | Jukurit | Hokki | Jokipojat | |
| 2017 | SaPKo | K-Vantaa | Espoo-United | |
| 2018 | KeuPa HT | TUTO Hockey | SaPKo | |
| 2019 |
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 | 4 |
| Hokki | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jokipojat | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| SaPKo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| KeuPa HT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K-Vantaa | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JYP-Akatemia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hermes | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Espoo United | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Former teams
- Jää-Kotkat fell into the Suomi-Sarja in 2003.
- Hyvinkään Ahmat fell into the Suomi-Sarja in 2004.
- KalPa was raised to the SM-Liiga in 2005.
- Haukat resigned from standings without qualifying in 2006.
- FPS and KOOVEE fell into the Suomi-Sarja in 2007.
- HC Salamat fell into the Suomi-Sarja in 2008.
- Kotkan Titaanit fell into the Suomi-Sarja in 2009.
- Kiekko-Laser went bankrupt in 2011.
- Vaasan Sport was raised to the SM-Liiga in 2014.
- HC Keski-Uusimaa was abandoned serial place in 2014.
- KooKoo was raised to the SM-Liiga in 2015.
- Jukurit was raised to the SM-Liiga in 2016.
- JYP-Akatemia fell into the Suomi-Sarja and was terminated in 2017.
- Hokki went bankrupt in 2017.
- Espoo United went bankrupt in 2018.
External links
- Mestis Official website, in Finnish
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