2016–17 Mestis season
The 2016–17 Mestis season was the 17th season of Mestis, the second highest level of ice hockey in Finland after Liiga. Previous seasons champion Jukurit got a place in the Liiga. IPK got promoted from Suomi-sarja at the end of last season. Espoo United got a place in Mestis after Espoo Blues suffered bankruptcy and the league was exceptionally played with 13 teams.
| 2016–17 Mestis | |
|---|---|
| League | Mestis |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2016 – March 2017 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | SaPKo |
| Runners-up | TuTo |
| Top scorer | Jonatan Tanus |
| Relegated to Suomi-sarja | JYP-Akatemia |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Teemu Lepaus |
| Finals champions | SaPKo |
| Runners-up | Kiekko-Vantaa |
At the end of the season SaPKo won both the regular season and the playoffs. Hokki and IPK retained their place in Mestis, while JYP-Akatemia was relegated. Hokki faced bankruptcy during the off-season and thus Imatran Ketterä were awarded a place in Mestis for the next season.
Clubs
| Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espoo United | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena, 6,982 | 2016 |  Timo Hirvonen |
| Hermes | Kokkola | Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 | 1953 | Antti Karhula |
| Hokki | Kajaani | Kajaanin Jäähalli, - | 1968 | Jari Laukkanen |
| Iisalmen Peli-Karhut | Iisalmi | Kankaan jäähalli, - | 1966 | Janne Sinkkonen |
| Jokipojat | Joensuu | Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | Jouni |
| JYP-Akatemia | Jyväskylä | Synergia Areena, 4,618 | 2008 | Jukka Ahvenjärvi |
| KeuPa HT | Keuruu | Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 | 1995 | Mikko Heiskanen |
| Kiekko-Vantaa | Vantaa | Trio Areena, 3,700 | 1994 | Simo Mälkiä |
| LeKi | Lempäälä | Masku Areena, 800 | 1904 | Miikka Kuusela |
| Peliitat | Heinola | Versowood Areena, 2,975 | 1984 | Marko Tuomainen |
| Rovaniemen Kiekko | Rovaniemi | Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | Juha Juujärvi |
| SaPKo | Savonlinna | Talvisalo ice rink, 2,833 | 1929 | Pasi Räsänen |
| Tuto | Turku | Marli Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | Miika Elomo |
Regular season
Top eight advance to the Mestis playoffs while the bottom two face the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a relegation playoff. Since the highest series of Finnish hockey is a closed series no team will be promoted to Liiga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SaPKo | 50 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 181 | 110 | +71 | 108 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Tuto | 50 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 167 | 114 | +53 | 92 | |
| 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 50 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 148 | 139 | +9 | 83 | |
| 4 | Hermes | 50 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 160 | 139 | +21 | 80 | |
| 5 | Espoo United | 50 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 132 | 138 | −6 | 77 | |
| 6 | Jokipojat | 50 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 136 | 143 | −7 | 72 | |
| 7 | Peliitat | 50 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 152 | 164 | −12 | 72 | |
| 8 | KeuPa HT | 50 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 144 | 156 | −12 | 72 | |
| 9 | LeKi | 50 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 143 | 155 | −12 | 68 | |
| 10 | RoKi | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 148 | 154 | −6 | 65 | |
| 11 | Hokki | 50 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 116 | 135 | −19 | 65 | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
| 12 | JYP-Akatemia | 50 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 129 | 161 | −32 | 65 | |
| 13 | Iisalmen Peli-Karhut | 50 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 114 | 162 | −48 | 56 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.[1]
Playoffs
Playoffs are being played in three stages. Each stage is a best-of-7 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
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | SaPKo | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | KeuPa HT | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | SaPKo | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Espoo United | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hermes | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Espoo United | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | SaPKo | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Jokipojat | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TuTo | 2 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Tuto | 4 | 2 | TuTo | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Peliitat | 0 | 5 | Espoo United | 1 | ||||||||
Relegation qualification
Bottom three teams of Mestis face the top two teams of Suomi-Sarja in a relegation qualification, where two top teams will get a place in Mestis for the next season. Each team will play against each other twice.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokki | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 18 | Play in Mestis for 2017–18 season |
| 2 | Iisalmen Peli-Karhut | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 18 | |
| 3 | Ketterä | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 12 | Play in Suomi-sarja for 2017–18 season |
| 4 | JYP-Akatemia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 10 | |
| 5 | JHT | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.[2]
See also
References
- "Sarjataulukko". Jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Sarjataulukko". Jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.