2024–25 Mestis season
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The 2024–25 Mestis season was 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
Updated 16 September 2024.
| Team | City | Home arena, capacity | Founded | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes |  Kokkola |
Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 | 1953 |  Juha-Matti Kemppainen |
| Hokki |  Kajaani |
Kajaanin jäähalli, 2,372 | 1968 | Antti Halonen |
| IPK |  Iisalmi |
Kankaan jäähalli, - | 1966 | Toni Ruotsalainen |
| Jokerit |  Helsinki |
Helsinki Ice Hall, 8,200 | 1967 | Risto Dufva |
| JoKP |  Joensuu |
Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4,800 | 1953 | Mikko Rämö |
| Ketterä |  Imatra |
Imatra Spa Areena, 1,300 | 1957 | Janne Tuunanen |
| KeuPa HT |  Keuruu |
Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 | 1995 | Niko Raiskio |
| Kiekko-Vantaa |  Vantaa |
Trio Areena, 3,700 | 1994 | Jani Manninen |
| RoKi |  Rovaniemi |
Lappi Areena, 3,500 | 1979 | Mikko Sirento-Manninen |
| TUTO Hockey |  Turku |
Rajupaja Areena, 3,000 | 1929 | Samuli Marjeta |
Team changes
The following team changes have happened for the 2024–25 season:
To Mestis
Promoted from Suomi-sarja
- None
Relegated from Liiga
- None as Liiga is closed[8]
From Mestis
Promoted to Liiga
Relegated to Suomi-sarja
Other
Regular season
The regular season consists of 49 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jokerit | 49 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 178 | 72 | +106 | 113 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | IPK | 49 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 153 | 130 | +23 | 83 | |
| 3 | Ketterä | 49 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 125 | +20 | 81 | |
| 4 | JoKP | 49 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 130 | 147 | −17 | 72 | |
| 5 | Hermes | 49 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 135 | 164 | −29 | 72 | |
| 6 | K-Vantaa | 49 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 154 | 150 | +4 | 70 | |
| 7 | RoKi | 49 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 116 | 136 | −20 | 68 | |
| 8 | TUTO Hockey[a] | 49 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 147 | 142 | +5 | 65 | |
| 9 | KeuPa HT | 49 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 110 | 137 | −27 | 56 | Advance to Relegation series |
| 10 | Hokki | 49 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 108 | 173 | −65 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes
Notes:
Playoffs
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
| Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jokerit | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | TUTO Hockey | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jokerit | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | K-Vantaa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | IPK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | RoKi | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jokerit | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | IPK | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ketterä | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | K-Vantaa | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | IPK | 4 | Bronze game | |||||||||||
| 3 | JoKP | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | JoKP | 3 | 3 | JoKP | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Hermes | 1 | 4 | K-Vantaa | 1 | |||||||||
Promotion
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.[11]
| 8 April | Pelicans | 5-0 | Jokerit | Isku Areena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Lasch (1) – 15:00 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrik Bartošák (7 shots / 7 saves) | Goalie stats |
| ||||||
| 10 April | Jokerit | 4-3 | 2OT | Pelicans | Helsinki Ice Hall | Recap | ||
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First period | 2:32 – Leevi Tukiainen (1; PS) | ||||||
| Jesse Liuksiala (2) – 3:49 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | |||||||
| Ville Vainikainen (1) – 10:50 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sisu Heikkeri (28 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Patrik Bartošák (22 shots / 18 saves) | ||||||
| 12 April | Pelicans | 2-0 | Jokerit | Isku Areena | Recap | |||
| Daniel Nieminen (3) – 11:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Leevi Tukiainen (2) – 0:15 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrik Bartošák (18 shots / 18 saves) | Goalie stats | Sisu Heikkeri (21 shots / 19 saves) | ||||||
| 15 April | Jokerit | 3-4 | OT | Pelicans | Helsinki Ice Hall | Recap | ||
| Rony Ahonen (1) – 10:18 | First period | 16:54 – Joona Kumpula (2) | ||||||
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Second period |
| ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 2:54 – Miro Väänänen (1) | ||||||
| Sisu Heikkeri (29 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Patrik Bartošák (23 shots / 20 saves) | ||||||
| 17 April | Pelicans | 4–0 | Jokerit | Isku Areena | Recap | |||
| Lars Bryggman (2) – 13:48 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Antti Tyrväinen (1) – 0:31 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Third period | No scoring | |||||||
| Patrik Bartošák (26 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Santeri Lipiäinen (21 shots / 18 saves) | ||||||
| Pelicans win series 4–1 and stays in Liiga | |
Playout and Relegation series
The bottom two teams from the regular season will compete in a playout series, with the winner securing their spot in Mestis. The loser will then face the Suomi-sarja champion in a relegation series to determine who will play in Mestis next season
Both the playout and the relegation series are played as a best-of-7 series.[1]
Bracket
| Playout series | Relegation series | ||||||||
| 9 | KeuPa HT | 4 | |||||||
| 10 | Hokki | 1 | 1 | Hokki * | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Pyry | 4 | |||||||
* = 24.3.2025 Hokki declared bankruptcy. This means the 2nd round of relegation series will not be played and Pyry was declared the winner.[12]