2002–03 Suomi-sarja season

2002-03 Suomi-sarja season
League	Suomi-sarja
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	18
Suomi-sarja champions	HC Salamat
Promoted from Suomi-sarja	HC Salamat to Mestis
Relegated to 2. Divisioona	AaKoo Anjalankoski
Suomi-sarja seasons
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002-03 Suomi-sarja season was the third season of the Suomi-sarja as the third level of ice hockey in Finland.

Regular season

Western Zone

	Club	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Diskos Jyväskylä	28	19	1	1	1	6	146	89	42
2.	Jeppis Pietarsaari	28	16	2	1	1	8	119	83	38
3.	RoKi-79 Rovaniemi	28	14	2	2	3	7	110	82	37
4.	Kiekko-Oulu	28	14	2	0	1	11	140	118	33
5.	Koo-Vee	28	14	1	0	2	11	135	113	32
6.	Raahe Kiekko	28	10	2	2	2	12	124	136	28
7.	Etelä-Portimo-72 Ylitornio	28	12	1	0	1	14	121	137	27
8.	Seinäjoki HT	28	5	1	2	1	19	79	140	15
9.	Ahmat Haukipudas	28	5	1	0	1	21	100	176	13

Eastern Zone

	Club	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Jokipojat	32	21	0	3	2	6	143	64	47
2.	HC Salamat	32	19	2	1	0	10	157	109	43
3.	SaPKo Savonlinna	32	17	2	3	1	9	173	105	42
4.	PePo HC Lappeenranta	32	14	5	1	0	12	145	145	39
5.	Ketterä Imatra	32	14	3	2	1	12	120	99	37
6.	HeKi Heinola	32	15	1	1	1	14	112	122	34
7.	Titaanit Kotka	32	12	1	2	2	15	96	128	30
8.	WarKis Varkaus	32	7	0	1	5	19	131	193	20
9.	AaKoo Anjalankoski	32	4	0	0	2	26	77	189	10

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• Jokipojat - Kiekko-Oulu 2:1 (7:4, 1:5, 5:1)
• Jeppis Pietarsaari - SaPKo Savonlinna 0:2 (2:5, 1:2)
• HC Salamat - RoKi-79 Rovaniemi 2:0 (6:3, 9:6)
• Diskos Jyväskylä - PePo HC Lappeenranta 2:1 (11:2, 2:5, 5:2)

HC Salamat qualified for the Mestis by finishing second in the league qualification round. They were declared Suomi-sarja champions as a result.

Relegation

	Club	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Ahmat Haukipudas	7	5	0	1	0	1	32	24	11
2.	Vermuntilan Tempo HT	7	5	0	0	0	2	29	21	10
3.	VG-62 Naantali	7	4	0	0	0	3	40	24	8
4.	Warkis Varkaus	7	4	0	0	0	3	37	26	8
5.	Pallo-Karhut Kuusamo	7	3	0	0	0	4	34	32	6
6.	Seinäjoki HT	7	2	0	1	1	3	24	29	6
7.	AaKoo Anjalankoski	7	2	0	0	0	5	23	41	4
8.	Urho Suolahti	7	1	1	0	0	5	24	46	4