Mestis
Current season, competition or edition: 2009–10 Mestis season | |
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| Formerly | I-Divisioona |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  Finland |
| Most recent champion(s) | Vaasan Sport |
| Most titles | Jukurit (4) |
| TV partner(s) | MTV3 MAX |
| Official website | http://www.mestis.fi |
Mestis, (from 'Mestaruussarja', 'Championship series'), is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.
The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed (to teams being relegated or promoted) in 2000. After the 2004-05 season, KalPa was promoted to the SM-liiga, and the league was re-opened in the 2008-09 season.
Clubs
| Team | City | Home arena | Founded | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Team | Jyväskylä | Synergia-areena, 4500 | 1974 | Jukka Ahvenjärvi
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| HeKi | Heinola | Versowood Areena, 2975 | 1984 | Janne Sinkkonen
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| Hokki | Kajaani | Kajaanin jäähalli, 1600 | 1968 | Sami Karppinen
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| Jokipojat | Joensuu | Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4800 | 1953 | Jukka Varmanen
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| Jukurit | Mikkeli | Kalevankankaan jäähalli, 4487 | 1970 | Jarno Pikkarainen
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| Kiekko-Laser | Oulu | Oulun Energia Areena, 6614 | 2005 | Mikko Manner
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| Kiekko-Vantaa | Vantaa | Valtti-areena, 3700 | 1994 | Samu Kuitunen
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| KooKoo | Kouvola | Kouvolan jäähalli, 6000 | 1965 | Ismo Lehkonen
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| LeKi | Lempäälä | Masku Areena, 900 | 1904 | Sami Hirvonen
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| SaPKo | Savonlinna | Talvisalon Gigantti-areena, 3175 | 1929 | Pekka Tirkkonen
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| Vaasan Sport | Vaasa | Vaasa Arena, 5000 | 1939 | Antti Törmänen
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| TuTo | Turku | Kupittaan jäähalli, 3000 | 1929 | Petri Niukkanen
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Winners
| Year | Champion | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 | Jukurit | TuTo | Hermes |
| 2002 | Jukurit | KooKoo | KalPa |
| 2003 | Jukurit | K-Vantaa | KooKoo |
| 2004 | KalPa | Jukurit | Hermes |
| 2005 | KalPa | Sport | TuTo |
| 2006 | Jukurit | Sport | TuTo |
| 2007 | Hokki | Jukurit | Sport |
| 2008 | TuTo | Hokki | Jukurit |
| 2009 | Sport | Jokipojat | Hokki |
| 2010 | Jokipojat | D-Team | KooKoo |
| 2011 | Sport | Jukurit | D-Team |
Defunct teams
External links
- Mestis Official website, in Finnish