2024–25 Mestis season
| 2024–25 Mestis season | |
|---|---|
| League | Mestis |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Defending champions | IPK (2023–24) |
| Duration | September 2023 – April 2024 |
| Number of games | 49 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | MTV |
| Regular Season | |
| Best record | TBA |
| Runners-up | TBA |
| Promoted to Liiga | TBA |
| Relegated to Suomi-sarja | TBA |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | TBA |
| Runners-up | TBA |
The 2024–25 Mestis season is the 25th season of Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participates in the league and each will play 49 games during the regular season.
The regular season is followed by playoffs, promotion and relegation series. The winner of the playoffs will be declared the Champion of Mestis and will participate in the promotion series to Liiga. Those teams finishing ninth and tenth will play a series to avoid relegation to Suomi-Sarja.[1]
Clubs
[edit]Updated 16 September 2024.
| Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes |  Kokkola
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Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 | 1953 |  Tuukka Poikonen
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| Hokki |  Kajaani
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Kajaanin jäähalli, 2,372 | 1968 | Antti Halonen
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| IPK |  Iisalmi
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Kankaan jäähalli, - | 1966 | Simo Karjalainen
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| Jokerit |  Helsinki
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Helsinki Ice Hall, 8,200 | 1967 | Risto Dufva
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| JoKP |  Joensuu
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Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | Kasper Vuorinen
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| Ketterä |  Imatra
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Imatra Spa Areena, 1,300 | 1957 | Janne Tuunanen
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| KeuPa HT |  Keuruu
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Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 | 1995 | Niko Raiskio
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| Kiekko-Vantaa |  Vantaa
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Trio Areena, 3,700 | 1994 | Jani Manninen
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| RoKi |  Rovaniemi
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Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | Sakari Salmela
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| TUTO Hockey |  Turku
|
Rajupaja Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | Jonne Virtanen
|
Team changes
[edit]The following team changes have happened for the 2024–25 season:
To Mestis
[edit]Promoted from Suomi-sarja
- None
Relegated from Liiga
- None as Liiga is closed[2]
From Mestis
[edit]Promoted to Liiga
Relegated to Suomi-sarja
Other
Regular season
[edit]The regular season consists of 49 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoKP | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 12 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | K-Vantaa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | IPK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | TUTO Hockey | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Jokerit | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 | KeuPa HT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Hermes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Hokki | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | RoKi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 2 | Advance to Relegation series |
| 10 | Ketterä | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.
Playoffs
[edit]Playoffs are being played in three stages. Quarter-Finals is a best-of-5 series, with the semifinals and the finals being a 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. The bronze medal will be decided in a single game.[1]
Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Promotion
[edit]For the first time since the summer of 2013, the promotion playoffs will make a comeback. The Mestis champion will compete against the last-placed team of Liiga, with the winner of the best-of-7 series being promoted to Liiga and the loser being relegated to Mestis.[4]
Relegation
[edit]In the first round of the relegation series the 9th and 10th seated teams will play against each other. The winner will stay in Mestis while the loser will continue to play against the champion of Suomi-sarja for a place in next season in Mestis. Both 1st and 2nd rounds are played as a best-of-7 series.[1]
| 1st round of relegation series | 2nd round of relegation series | ||||||||
| 1 | Loser of round 1 | ||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Winner of Suomi-Sarja | |||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mestis-kausi 2024–25 polkaistaan käyntiin torstaina 12.9.2024 finaalien uusintaottelulla IPK – Ketterä". mestis.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "SM-liiga sulkeutuu, Pelicans saa jatkaa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2000-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Mestis-seura hakee konkurssiin – miinusta satojatuhansia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Jääkiekon SM-liiga – Liiga.fi". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-09-01.