Fixtures
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
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| 12/19 16:30 | - |
Roki vs Lazdins/Mednis
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| 12/19 16:30 | - |
K-Vantaa vs JoKP
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| 12/19 16:30 | - |
Keupa HT vs Jokerit
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| 12/19 16:30 | - |
Hermes vs Tuto
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| 12/20 15:00 | - |
Roki vs Tuto
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| 12/20 15:00 | - |
Pyry vs Keupa HT
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| 12/20 15:00 | - |
Kettera vs Qianxin Kong
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| 12/20 15:00 | - |
Jokerit vs JoKP
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| 12/20 15:00 | - |
IPK vs Hermes
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| 12/27 15:00 | - |
Tuto vs Pyry
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| 12/27 15:00 | - |
Roki vs Hermes
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| 12/27 15:00 | - |
Chile U21 vs Keupa HT
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Results
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17 16:30 | - |
[9] Pyry vs K-Vantaa
[7]
|
3-5 |
| 12/16 16:30 | - |
[10] Hermes vs IPK
[3]
|
2-3 |
| 12/16 16:30 | - |
[2] Jokerit vs Pyry
[9]
|
4-1 |
| 12/16 16:30 | - |
[6] Tuto vs Keupa HT
[8]
|
2-3 |
| 12/13 15:00 | - |
[10] Hermes vs Jokerit
[2]
|
4-1 |
| 12/13 15:00 | - |
[5] Kettera vs IPK
[3]
|
4-1 |
| 12/13 15:00 | - |
[7] K-Vantaa vs Tuto
[6]
|
4-2 |
| 12/13 15:00 | - |
[9] Barendrecht vs Kiekko-Pojat
[1]
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4-5 |
| 12/12 16:30 | - |
[3] IPK vs K-Vantaa
[7]
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5-1 |
| 12/12 16:30 | - |
[9] Keupa HT vs Pyry
[8]
|
3-2 |
| 12/12 16:30 | - |
[5] Roki vs Jokerit
[2]
|
3-4 |
| 12/12 16:30 | - |
[6] Tuto vs Kiekko-Pojat
[1]
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2-3 |
Hokki
Peliitat
SaPKo
Koovee
LeKi
K-Espoo
FPS
JYP-Akatemia
Jukurit
Espoo United
Kookoo
HK Zemgale/LLU
JHT
Vaasan Sport
Hunters
Wikipedia - Mestis
Mestis (from Finnish: Mestaruussarja, meaning 'Championship series', stylized as MEST1S) is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division').
Promotion to the SM-liiga is achievable for a Mestis team if it defeats an SM-liiga club in the qualification series and meets all the criteria established by the SM-liiga. However, Mestis is an open league that allows for relegation and promotion with the third league, Suomi-sarja.
Mestis is also the highest league under the governance of the FIHA.
History
In the years 2000–2008, it was not practically possible for Mestis teams to get promoted to the SM-liiga, which was closed in 2000, but it was possible to drop down to the Suomi-sarja instead. However, KalPa was promoted to the SM-liiga in the spring of 2005, when the number of teams in the league was increased from 13 to 14 teams. For the 2008–2009 season, the SM-liiga qualifiers were brought back for a few seasons, but in the 2013–2014 season, the qualifiers were removed again. After the elimination of the qualifiers, Sport, KooKoo and Jukurit have been promoted to the SM-liiga through the license system. The promotion and relegation between the SM-liiga was brought back for the 2024–25 season.
Mestis got a new team, HK Zemgale/LLU, from Latvia for the 2022–23 season. HK Zemgale had never played in a Finnish league before and was added to Mestis to bring more entertainment and internationalization to Finnish ice hockey.
According to Mestis themselves, they are talking with other international clubs about joining the Mestis league.